Board Thread:Wiki - Running & Policies/@comment-27028407-20170906165409

I've already had some feedback from my suggestion I made the other day here.

With 75% supports, 25% neutrals, and 0 opposes, I think there's a good chance these changes will go ahead in future. Therefore, I am going to come up with some suggestions for future guidelines regarding the "New Things" section. Feel free to comment, and request any changes.

SHOULD STAY AS NEW THINGS:


 * First time a new blocker, level type or element is seen.


 * First time two blockers are combined (e.g. lockolate, chocolate under marmalade)


 * First time two elements are combined (e.g. locked ingredient)


 * First time elements appear on the board (e.g. lucky candies appear on board for the first time)


 * First time a certain number of colours appears (e.g. 2-colour levels)


 * New candy cannon types.


 * New order type (e.g. first level to require X blocker order)

POSSIBLY STAY AS NEW THINGS:

*New colour combinations (e.g. 4-6 colour levels for the first time)


 * Layer-specific combinations (e.g. first locked three-layered icing)


 * First time a level has fixed starting layout.

SHOULD NOT STAY AS NEW THINGS:

*First time two elements are in the same level together AND ALL OTHER VARIATIONS (e.g. first time two elements are in the same 4-colour level)

*First time X element/blocker appears in X-colour/type etc. level.

*First level to have X orders. (e.g. first level to require 100 candies or first level to require 10 cherries)

*First level type to have X colours (e.g. first mixed level to have 4 colours).

*First time magic mixers spawn X element in X level type/number of colours/etc. level.

*Any mention of extremely specific things like quadrant levels or difficulties should be axed.

*First time X blocker/element is on a conveyor belt, ESPECIALLY if level types, candy colours etc are mentioned.

*First episode to have level with X moves.

GENERAL:

*There should be two or less specifications. Something like: first locked four-layered icing in a 5-coloured moves level is very bad. This example has four specifications:

1) Locked (liquorice lock)

2) Four-layered icing

3) Five-coloured

4) Moves level

Anything that has 3 specifications should also be removed. Some two-specification aspects should also be removed.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">TWO-SPECIFICATIONS RULE

<p style="font-weight:normal;">GOOD TWO-SPECIFICATION EXAMPLE:

<p style="font-weight:normal;">1) First locked ingredient.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">2) First UFO in chest.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">3) First locked chocolate spawner.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">4) First striped and wrapped candy cannon.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">BAD TWO-SPECIFICATION EXAMPLE:

<p style="font-weight:normal;">1) First locked cherry.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">2) First UFO in four-layered chest.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">3) First chocolate spawner in moves level.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">4) First candy cannon in a quadrant level.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">WHAT COUNTS AS A SPECIFICATION?

<p style="font-weight:normal;">*Level type.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">*Each element/blocker.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">*Each candy cannon element.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">*Each magic mixer element.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">*Number of candy colours.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">What do you think? Have I missed anything gaping? Do you agree? Do you think things should be added, or that some things should be changed around?

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<p style="font-weight:normal;">Lefty8899 (talk) 16:54, September 6, 2017 (UTC) <ac_metadata title="New Things - Suggested Guidelines" notify_everyone="1504716849"> </ac_metadata>