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zAkAtAk

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#1 7/23/2010 10:26:44 AM | Liked 0 times

So I've been thinking about how the ITG Moderating + Ranking Ladder will go, how we will choose what the accepted customs will be, etc... This is my idea. We make a thread for people to suggest songs that they feel should be a "Tracked Custom". When a few people (they don't have to be ITG Mods) suggest the song, I will make a Google Doc and let the ITG Mods decide if we should track it. We will determine if it should be tracked based on: 1. Popularity. How well is the song known or is it a newly made song that has a lot of potential or that many people are already playing. 2. Syncing. Is the file on sync and the steps make sense? Obviously we allow ITG officials which in general are usually a little bit early or a little bit late. If the file drifts way offsync, we'll either have to look into fixing it or trashing the file. 3. Skill Set. What makes the file unique - is there a specific skill set? Some examples of skill set would be (but not limited to): Stamina (including length or endurance needed), Crossovers, Double-Steps, Jacks, Gimmicks (including stops and speedups), 24ths/32nds, Drills, Reverse BPMs, Candles, Step-Jumps, etc. If the song has nothing that makes it special, then there really isn't much of a reason to include it. We don't want 70 "Birdie"'s screwing with our random. We'll have to try not to be too objective. ITG Mods can't just say no to a song just because "they're not good at it" or "they don't like the song". As these problems arise, we'll take of them. What does everyone think?
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MusicalRose

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#2 7/23/2010 12:27:30 PM | Liked 0 times

I think popularity and syncing are probably the two most important. Trying to add unique songs is great, but if the song is well liked and well known, then I don't see any harm in making it selectable. Example: I Can Walk On Water I Can Fly
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#3 7/27/2010 2:41:57 PM | Liked 0 times

bumping for attention and more opinions EDIT: don't hit the post button twice. oops.
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zAkAtAk

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#4 7/27/2010 2:41:57 PM | Liked 0 times

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Skeeter
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#5 7/27/2010 3:42:29 PM | Liked 0 times

Already told ya I'm interested in helping out.

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#6 7/29/2010 4:33:17 PM | Liked 0 times

I agree with popularity being the main factor but not so sure on how you can say that a long endurance stepchart is any better than a short freeze filled and BPM changing one.
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#7 7/29/2010 4:34:20 PM | Liked 0 times

double post because of IE. My point was that I just hope we don't get too many conflicting opinions on which stepcharts should/shouldn't be allowed.
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zAkAtAk

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#8 8/6/2010 11:04:14 AM | Liked 0 times

What if instead of having 5 or so ITG Mods, allow anyone that is participating in the ladder vote on allowed customs? If not can I have a list of all the ITG Mods so I can send out the first wave of Customs to be voted on (fr4 pack)
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Skeeter
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#9 8/6/2010 12:07:54 PM | Liked 0 times

I feel like you should have 3 or 4 mods and then when we make our initial decision have the people on the ladder give any issues they see and let us mods discuss their issue and possibly change our minds

MusicalRose

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#10 8/6/2010 1:16:53 PM | Liked 0 times

I think we will probably have two mods for now, three at max. I want the customs to be voted on and generally agreed upon.
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zAkAtAk

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#11 8/6/2010 1:25:07 PM | Liked 0 times

Well currently (iirc) we have 5 people interested in becoming mods - me - skeeter - bionova - ddrjay - kigha so...
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Regulator

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#12 8/6/2010 7:04:44 PM | Liked 0 times

zack, you are a global mod. for all intents and purposes, the ITG stuff is your territory already.
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zAkAtAk

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#13 8/6/2010 11:08:48 PM | Liked 0 times

I just think it would first be good to give you some custom songs fiddle around with and find a way to include them in the random as well. I think once we have some, and it works properly that the ladder could be implemented.
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#14 8/7/2010 2:41:22 AM | Liked 0 times

Quote: zAkAtAk 8/6/2010 11:08:48 PM

thats fine and all, but that was never intended to be up for the moderators to decide anyhow; custom songs are meant to be picked by the community as a whole.
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MusicalRose

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#15 8/7/2010 3:45:57 AM | Liked 0 times

And the ladder can work without customs for a few weeks. There are other functions that are more important and we need to make sure those are working before we worry about something else.
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#16 8/7/2010 3:51:50 AM | Liked 0 times

Quote: MusicalRose 8/7/2010 3:45:57 AM

And the ladder can work without customs for a few weeks. There are other functions that are more important and we need to make sure those are working before we worry about something else.

pretty much this is how im thinking too. im at a point with it that i need some bug catchers. I did the best i can at eliminating many of the bugs, but with that being said theres still probably some that i havent even noticed yet. theres still some features i know i must add, but for now lets assume those are in the near future (i have some long ass car rides ahead of me) some user feedback on the look and feel of it really wouldnt hurt either
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zAkAtAk

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#17 8/7/2010 1:13:40 PM | Liked 0 times

mmk
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