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| ==Purpose of this Poll==
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| Over the last five years, Urban Dead has matured as a game, and with that maturity, both the number and themes of Urban Dead groups has grown. Currently, all groups are listed in their suburb(s)
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| of choice under one of three categories: Survivor, Zombie, or Hostile. The purpose of this poll is very simple:
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| * Given the diverse growth of group types over the last couple of years (PKer, GKer, Dual-Nature, Life-cultist, Death-cultist, the Penultimate Zombie-Killing God with a Suborbital Laser Cannon, etc), do we, as a community, feel that our current classifications:
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| :#accurately describe or classify the groups that do exist in a given suburb.
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| :#are actually useful as an information resource for players?
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| :#allow Group Leaders, especially new ones, to classify their group in a suburb both easily and quickly, with little confusion in classifier meaning?
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| * If we feel the current system falls short, what criteria are important to us as a community? What, exactly, do we want to see changed?
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| * If we feel the current system falls short, is there a better system?
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| ==Polling Guidelines ==
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| This poll is divided into four sections:
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| *The '''first section''' will ask if you are satisfied with the current suburb group classification system.
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| :#Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath either "I am satisfied with the current system." or "I am not satisfied with the current system."
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| :#These are the only two options.
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| *The '''second section''' will ask for your opinion on whether classifying groups more accurately or avoiding conflict between groups over listings is more important to you.
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| :#Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the choice that you agree most with.
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| :#Please only select '''one''' (or none).
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| *The '''third section''' will ask for your opinion on how the system should be changed, if it is changed. Please indicate whether you would like to see more group classifications, less group classifications, or simply a change in the language.
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| :#Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the choice that you agree most with.
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| :#Please only select '''one''' (or none).
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| *The '''final section''' presents a list of alternative naming conventions proposed by the community.
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| :#Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the new classification systems that you agree with.
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| :#'''You may choose as many as you like.''' The order has been randomly selected.
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| *Please limit discussion to the talk page.
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| ==Things to keep in mind==
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| *The UD wiki is a gaming resource. Individual suburb pages should be as informative as possible, especially for new players who may not know the history of a suburb. Likewise, group classifications should also be as informative as possible. We should strive for a system such that a new player can goto a suburb page and at a glance, know:
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| :#How many groups are in / have been in that suburb.
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| :#What type of group are they.
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| :#What those type classifiers actually mean.
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| *Any classification system we choose should be able to classify a wide range of group types that currently exist in Urban Dead. Before you finish this poll, please go to the talk page, read the sample list of groups pulled from a variety of suburbs, and ask yourself the following:
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| ::"Can the current/proposed system I am looking at now classify this list of groups '''easily'''?"
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| *Any classification system we choose should be easy to understand, especially for new players. As you read the poll, pretend you are a new group leader who barely knows how make a group page, and ask yourself the following:
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| ::"Do I at a glance know what all these divisions mean in a given classification system, and is it easy for me to place my group into one of those divisions?"
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| *'''THIS IS NOT A VOTE.''' This is merely a tool for us, as a community, to (hopefully) come to some form of a consensus on how we feel about the current system, and whether or not there may be a better one. Please keep this in mind as you read the poll.
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| =Poll=
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| ==The current system lists groups as either: Survivor, Zombie, or Hostile. Do you wish to change this classification system?==
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| Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath one of the two answers below. You may select '''only one.'''
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| ===I do not wish to see the system changed. I am either '''satisfied''' with the current classification system, or I do not care what classifications are used.===
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| ===I do wish to see the system changed. I am '''not satisfied''' with the current classification system.===
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| ==Improved Classification vs Conflict Resolution==
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| There are two main reasons for the desire to change the current classification system:
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| :*To improve the scope, accuracy or ease-of-use for classifying suburb groups.
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| :*To help decrease or stop conflicts caused by disagreements in how groups are listed.
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| Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the statement that best describes your reasons for wanting change. You may select '''only one.'''
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| ===The scope of the current classification system is limited and I feel it should be changed to reflect how the game has evolved.===
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| ===I feel the current system should be changed to decrease or eliminate conflicts over how groups are classified.===
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| ===Both improved classification and reduced conflicts are equally important to me===
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| ===Neither improved classification nor reduced conflicts are important to me at all===
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| ==Types of changes==
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| There are three general types of changes proposed:
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| :*Expanded classification
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| :*Reduced classification
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| :*Changes in the classification language.
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| Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the statement that best describes the changes you would like to see if a new classification system is made.
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| ===There should be more group types added to the list of classifications===
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| ===There should be fewer group types on the list of classifications===
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| ===Only the language of the classification system should be changed===
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| ==Alternative Group Suburb Classifications==
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| Below is a randomly ordered list of proposed classification systems. Please number (<nowiki>#</nowiki>) and time-stamp your signature underneath the ones that you agree with. You '''may select more than one.'''
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| ===To be added===
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