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I'd like to see something similar to what Steve Kenson used to do when he was the line developer for Mutants & Masterminds, on the Atomic Think Tank message boards..
He had a specific forum section, of which he was the Boss. People could ask a question about the system and he would reply to the question, and then he would lock that thread.
It wasn't a place for extended rules debates, but there was still another forum where that could be done between players and GMs (just like we have right now). This was seperate and resevered just for him to answer questions.
RULES AND EXPECTATIONS (as I recall)
Forum users were strong encouraged to make their subject lines clear as to the topic of the question.
They were expected to have researched the question before asking, both in the books and on rules discussion area. They were especially expected not to ask the same question that had been previously posted to him (i.e. check the forum for a previous reply). In other words, ask a hard question for which there is no clear answer available elsewhere.
And they were expected to ask their question clearly without a whole lot of editorial opinion.
Finally, posters were expected to understand that Steve was taking his valuable time to answer their questions.
AND IN RESPONSE
Once a week, Steve would take a little time to answer three or four questions. Then he locked the thread when he was done. There could be 20+ questions in the queue, but he would dutifully tackle at least 3 or 4, and then he would draw the line and get back to his other editorial responsibilities. Just once a week, or when he felt like it.
After people got used to the format, they got conditioned not to be cute or to waste his time.. and it became one helluva a great resource for everybody.
There are some tough questions about PFRPG out there, and this might be a good approach to getting them cleared up. If an Editor or Designer could do this just once a week for a few minutes, it could be an invaluable help to the community.
Thanks for listening.
True enough Hogarth.
But in these days of ambiguous situations like whether Trip requires a Trip Weapon, or the two different DCs associated with crafting magic items.. this is sorely needed.
Maybe there is very little chance in hell they'll do it, but unless someone suggests it and pushes for it, the idea has NO chance in hell.
We all know that deadlines are crazy and they're overworked.. But at some point existing products have to be supported, even as you're rushing off to the next project.
