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Formendacil · 06-05-2015, 03:34 AM

My apologies for missing the deadline--I was expecting to have time on the train home after my work function, but the function ran later and my phone ran short on juice.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 06-05-2015, 10:36 AM

If it is okay, and I am not breaking any rules by doing so?
I would like to ask our more experienced WW-analytics about there methods.

I had an idea that I would use Excel's data transfer option, to get all posts into an easily searchable document, that could also contain my own notes to each post.

It turned out not to be so easy, and with all the editing I need to do, I might as well just have copy pasted the individual posts into the document.

So yeah, any tips to keep track on everything?
Do you just note stuff down and then use the search function on the forum?

Again, sorry if this request breaks any formalities.

Kuruharan · 06-05-2015, 11:34 AM

I have no tips on the best way to approach that, but I just wanted to say asking doesn't violate any game rules.

Macalaure · 06-05-2015, 12:07 PM

I think sharing our analytical approaches is a cool idea.

I personally don't approach the game that analytically for the most part. Just reading along, trying to get a feel, write down a comment and post it if something catches my eye.

What I do usually analyze (though not always, depending on time and mood) is everyDay's voting and the posts by and directed to the recently deceased. Sometimes I analyze one specific player outside of this, either because I want to make a condemning case against someone (evil smiley needed), or because someone completely baffles me.

The way I do that? Clicking through the pages, scrolling a lot, browser-searching for the name/nickname of the poster I'm looking for (or searching for ++'s to get the votes quickly). The information-age equivalent of sweat and tears. Nothing fancy at all. I used to use the post count link on the side to get all the posts by one person, but I stopped because I will miss other people's reactions that way.

I don't write down comments for myself. If there's something I noticed, but that I don't want to post for some reason, then I'll either remember it or it probably wasn't that crucial. Sometimes it's annoying though: that time when you know someone said something somewhere, but you can't find the post anymore for the life of you.

I hope other will share theirs, too.

06-05-2015, 03:34 AM	#1
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	My apologies for missing the deadline--I was expecting to have time on the train home after my work function, but the function ran later and my phone ran short on juice. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

06-05-2015, 11:34 AM	#3
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	I have no tips on the best way to approach that, but I just wanted to say asking doesn't violate any game rules. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

06-05-2015, 12:07 PM	#4
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	I think sharing our analytical approaches is a cool idea. I personally don't approach the game that analytically for the most part. Just reading along, trying to get a feel, write down a comment and post it if something catches my eye. What I do usually analyze (though not always, depending on time and mood) is everyDay's voting and the posts by and directed to the recently deceased. Sometimes I analyze one specific player outside of this, either because I want to make a condemning case against someone (evil smiley needed), or because someone completely baffles me. The way I do that? Clicking through the pages, scrolling a lot, browser-searching for the name/nickname of the poster I'm looking for (or searching for ++'s to get the votes quickly). The information-age equivalent of sweat and tears. Nothing fancy at all. I used to use the post count link on the side to get all the posts by one person, but I stopped because I will miss other people's reactions that way. I don't write down comments for myself. If there's something I noticed, but that I don't want to post for some reason, then I'll either remember it or it probably wasn't that crucial. Sometimes it's annoying though: that time when you know someone said something somewhere, but you can't find the post anymore for the life of you. I hope other will share theirs, too.