We need a general questions category

[PeZsmistic]

I have been interested in getting a Platform-usage-support category for a long time. Lots of Studio questions have nowhere to go, but this opens the doors to people miscategorizing out of laziness because this is a very miscellaneous category.

[SkyWarrior805]

@wevetments

Isn’t that what #help-and-feedback:scripting-support is for? Just mention in your topic that you have no idea where to start, I’m sure people will understand your case better.

#help-and-feedback:scripting-support Is if you need help with your scripts.

A new “questions” category would be if you have a question on “how to” create something using scripts, is what the OP is saying.

The difference between #help-and-feedback:scripting-support and “questions” is that: one category requires a prebuilt script, the other category does not. I would highly recommend rereading #help-and-feedback:scripting-support posting guidelines to understand the difference between what the OP requests and the limited categories we have.

[SkyWarrior805]

@colbert2677

You should focus on problems rather than proposed solutions.

@yousefoyoy

If the person that desperately needs an answer, he will go post in the incorrect category on purpose just so he can get his answer.

The people posting in incorrect categories is the problem he is trying to solve. Or would you like to continue seeing categories being misused with others posting unrelated topics of said category?

[HugeCoolboy2007 (omega)]

colbert explains what they meant by that in the same paragraph:

@colbert2677

Your feature request’s basis is “lack of categories for certain questions” which should be what you write it around. Possible ideas should be added as footnotes, not as the bulk of your feature request.

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A feature request’s solution is determined by the forum moderators and administrators. What you have to explain and describe is the issue you’re encountering and/or witnessing.

[wevetments]

@SkyWarrior805

The difference between #help-and-feedback:scripting-support and “questions” is that: one category requires a prebuilt script, the other category does not.

Scripting support does not require a pre-made script in order to post something.

@Roblox

How should I write my topic?

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub ?

@Roblox

After that, you should include more details if you have any. Try to make your topic as descriptive as possible, so that it’s easier for people to help you!

@Roblox

Please do not ask people to write entire scripts or design entire systems for you. If you can’t answer the three questions above, you should probably pick a different category.

This is why I do not get the OP’s purpose of creating a new category in the first place. It sounds like a getaway category for people who are lazy to research the DevHub and Forum for existing topics and tutorials.

I would highly suggest you to reread the posting guidelines as well.

[ValiantWind (Val)]

@yousefoyoy

The devfourm haven’t received a big update in a long time, and I think that adding a new category will spice up the devfourm.

the devfourm hasn’t but the DevForum has and more improvements are coming in the future:

Forum Maintenance: Upcoming Features + Improvements

Hey there, developers We’re working on improving the overall experience on the forums. Today, I’ll be covering a few improvements that will be happening very soon including: making it easier to stay on top of critical changes, better naming and organization of sub-categories, addition of some new categories, and a brand new dark theme! There’s a lot of important information below, so try to stick with me until the end. Update to Updates We will be re-naming, combining, and deprecating some s…

@yousefoyoy

Scripting Questions

You can ask scripting questions in #help-and-feedback:scripting-support

@yousefoyoy

Website Questions

The Roblox Developer Forum is a forum for Roblox Development. Its not a place where you can ask for questions on something that has nothing to do with Roblox development. General Roblox Website questions included.

@yousefoyoy

Studio questions

Not that bad of an idea.

@KdudeDev

This already exists as the lounge category, but its not accessible to members, only regulars.

@yousefoyoy

This makes me want to be a regular so bad

@Qinrir

thats the same thing for me lol. Its really unfair that members cant access important categories and that there are trust levels i just wish that they remove em

@yousefoyoy

You cant even become a regular to access the “lounge”. And if they demote you, you will quickly start agreeing with this post.

Regular Promotions are planned to be resumed in the feature. Stop complaining and whining.

Including Regular Promotions planned to resume in the future:

Forum Maintenance: Upcoming Features + Improvements

Soon TM! We’re working on some changes that we think will improve everyone’s experience interacting with the forum

@wevetments

Well I mean Roblox acquired Guilded, and a lot of Roblox development communities are on Discord,

Yep. There’s a server I know on Guilded that’s specifically for Roblox development. Its the biggest Roblox Development Server on Guilded, and its more active than the official Guilded Server.

Note to the OP @yousefoyoy :PM me if you want the invite link. If anyone else wants a link, PM me as well.

Also, there was once a category in the DevForum called #uncategorized but it got removed for a reason that most of you can most likely guess.

[WooleyWool (AWildWooleyWool)]

@PeZsmistic

I have been interested in getting a Platform-usage-support category for a long time. Lots of Studio questions have nowhere to go, but this opens the doors to people miscategorizing out of laziness because this is a very miscellaneous category.

Wouldn’t #help-and-feedback:game-design-support kinda serve a purpose for those kinds of questions. Back when I asked a lot on here and if I didn’t think my question pertained to the other categories and relates to development, I just asked there. Not been flagged there.

[PeZsmistic]

How on earth does “Can I devex when [niche situation]”, or “How do I rotate my model from one corner” fit under the umbrella of game design?

Do not intentionally and knowingly misuse categories. If your posts slid by in that category, that was a failing on behalf of moderation here, and is not the intended use of that category.

[WooleyWool (AWildWooleyWool)]

@PeZsmistic

How on earth does “Can I devex when [niche situation]”, or “How do I rotate my model from one corner” fit under the umbrella of game design?

Oh not those questions, yea absolutely not. The questions I asked were more studio oriented and if it didn’t match the other categories, were asked there. Not the ones brought up by the OP. Those don’t fit anywhere here.

[yousefoyoy]

@AbuMuA

“How can AD-Blockers affect my ads”, for example. That’s not a question regarding developing.

Yes, it has something to do with development. That question asks a question concerning ad-blockers affect on ads, and people who make game want to advertise their games to get players in, might ask if ad-blockers might have a negative impact on their advertising for their game.

I also know the answer to that question. I just did not have a good idea for a question, but surely people will have their own unique questions.

@wevetments

Scripting support does not require a pre-made script in order to post something.

Yes, it does require a pre-made script. In #help-and-feedback:scripting-support you ask questions regarding why does the script does not work, or there is something wrong with the script.

@wevetments

existing topics and tutorials.

The first thing I do when I have a question, is go search for YouTube tutorials regarding my question, if I do not find my answer to the questions in YouTube, I search for it on the devfourms, if I still don’t get my answer, I will go to devhub, If still, I will just make a topic about it.

@wevetments

existing topics and tutorials.

I think the “Your topic is similar to…” will limit this, since other people might have already asked their questions, Instead of making a new topic.

@ValiantWind

has nothing to do with Roblox development.

Read the topic before talking:

@yousefoyoy

this category should be only developer-based

@ValiantWind

You can ask scripting questions in #help-and-feedback:scripting-support

Like @SkyWarrior805 said:

@SkyWarrior805

#help-and-feedback:scripting-support Is if you need help with your scripts.

A new “questions” category would be if you have a question on “how to” create something using scripts, is what the OP is saying.

The difference between #help-and-feedback:scripting-support and “questions” is that: one category requires a prebuilt script, the other category does not. I would highly recommend rereading #help-and-feedback:scripting-support posting guidelines to understand the difference between what the OP requests and the limited categories we have.

[wevetments]

@yousefoyoy

Yes, it does require a pre-made script. In #help-and-feedback:scripting-support you ask questions regarding why does the script does not work, or there is something wrong with the script.

It does not. I’ve read hundreds of posts that do not have a pre-made script because the person is asking how to start because they have no idea. The posting guidelines do not mention anything about “a premade script is required”

@Roblox

How should I write my topic?

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub ?

Example of a scripting support post with no pre-made script:

1. What do you want to achieve? I’m trying to create a function that updates player data and respects data rate limits
2. What is the issue? I’m not sure how to go about this, I’ve watched several youtube videos and read the devhub documentation, but I still do not understand.
3. What solutions have you tried so far? I’ve looked at this video [insert video link here], and read this devhub article [insert devhub link here], I’m not sure how to implement these.

Any help would be appreciated

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Did you even read the category guidelines for scripting support? I don’t see a mention of a requirement anywhere other than being able to answer those 3 questions.

You just have to be very detailed and eager in writing a post if you do not provide any code for others to help you with. It will give a sense that you are truly interested and is not just simply asking for people to spoonfed you code.

Here’s some examples of scripting posts with no pre-made script

How were the trains in Jailbreak done? [SOLVED]

Hi there, I hope you’re having a good day! I was wondering how I could move models along a set path in a smooth way, and the one example that I thought of instantly were the Jailbreak trains. I’m not asking for any code, I just want a push in the right direction to what methods I should use as I’m not exactly sure where I should start. Thanks!

Live Redeemable Codes

Hi there. I hope your having a great day so far. I’m currently developing a game and would like to know how I would create a live code system that doesn’t require me to shut down servers. What would be the easiest way to do so?

How would I make a countdown

Hi people! How would I go around making a countdown till a certain day. For eg. a gui that shows the amount of days till May 1st. I have never really understood how os.time/date so i dont really know how to do it.

How to use module scripts with Remote Events?

Hello! I am in the middle of working on a game and wanted to re-organize my scripts. I don’t know how to use the Client-Server connection between ModuleScripts and Local/Server scripts. Does anyone care to explain, give a sample of code? Or just send a youtube tutorial that has ModuleScripts being used with FilteringEnabled. Any help is appreciated and I’d be very thankful.

Spawn system for obby

Hello Developers, I have used the normal spawns and disabled neutral on them all and enabled AllowTeamChangeOnTouch, for it to work do I have to have a team system running in the background, so when the player completes a stage they touch the spawn and then it changes them to that team, or am I missing something? If you can help with any information or articles it would be much appreciated. Many thanks, -Veesom

[yousefoyoy]

@wevetments

Here’s some examples of scripting posts with no pre-made script

All of these will better fit the “questions” category way better than #help-and-feedback:scripting-support

Most of the topics you sent are people who are asking questions about scripting. Not having a problem with their scripts. So it will fit my proposed category way better.

[wevetments]

@yousefoyoy

All of these will better fit the “questions” category

There is no “better fit”, those posts are already perfectly fine where they are. I’ve helped people in posts like that far too many times and only a handful have ever been taken down.

Creating a new scripting support category will only complicate things.

@yousefoyoy

people who are asking questions about scripting. Not having a problem with their scripts.

I have no idea what you’re trying to say. What’s the difference between questions about scripting and having a problem with a script? They’re both related to coding on Roblox.

Alternatively, you could always just suggest having the guidelines of scripting support revised to add in whatever you want to be added.

[ValiantWind (Val)]

@yousefoyoy

Read the topic before talking:

Doesn’t matter what the topic says. This isn’t the Roblox Forums. This is the Roblox Developer Forums. If you don’t like that, then feel free to leave.

[yousefoyoy]

@ValiantWind

Doesn’t matter what the topic says.

What do you mean it doesn’t matter? If you read the topic properly, you would acknowledge the fact that this proposal is developer-related.

I literally said that here:

@yousefoyoy

this category should be only developer-based, like something that will have an affect on his development career or
that will make an impact on his game.

@ValiantWind

This isn’t the Roblox Forums. This is the Roblox Developer Forums.

omg I never knew

[ValiantWind (Val)]

@yousefoyoy

you would acknowledge the fact that this proposal is developer-related.

I read your topic properly. Any suggestions unrelated to development (even to the slightest degree) will not be implemented.

My point to all of this anyway is that your proposed solutions aren’t going to be the solutions to fix the wrongs of the DevForum.

Also, I suggest you read MY first entire reply to understand what I was saying.

If you’re don’t want to read what I said, then I will state it a small portion of it again.

The DevForum once had an #uncategorized section of the DevForum, but it was removed because it didn’t work out.

Roblox had a reason of removing it.

Even if all your points are valid and mine aren’t, the fact that no Roblox employees have replied to this thread implies that they’re not taking this into consideration.

[SkyWarrior805]

@ValiantWind

My point to all of this anyway is that your proposed solutions aren’t going to be the solutions to fix the wrongs of the DevForum.

Nobody knows that until the OP’s “proposed solution” happens. You are clearly gatekeeping at this point, what is so frightening about it then?

[ValiantWind (Val)]

Nothing really. I just wanted to give my take here. It might have been a bit too harsh, but since this doesn’t follow the rules of Forum Features, then it won’t be implemented.

[luisgamercooI231fan (Luis)]

I dont want to seem rude, you seem like a nice person, but isn’t it hypocritical to say so when u have a topic that’s exactly that?

@ValiantWind

My point to all of this anyway is that your proposed solutions aren’t going to be the solutions to fix the wrongs of the DevForum.

[vicy98 (Samarium_Helium)]

There is currently no category to ask about studio itself. This is deperatley needed, and would fall under you studio questions category.

I have an issue and im not sure if it’s a bug or a built-in feature or if im missing something.

Would love a place where I can actually get an answer.