The issue I see with the War Room/Library/Resources idea is that with GW seeming to be on the road to returning and re-releasing the Old World at a different time period, and apparently intending to release new rules as well, not sure how useful the time will be putting up items from 10+ years ago?
After the work done by
AverlandArchiver, these items are available NOW. They can be put online NOW. Whatever the future holds, they would be available NOW. I cannot say how many people they would serve in the future, but they would clearly serve a couple of dozen people NOW.
Perhaps these items could be started up again with the impending GW re-release, and once we get an idea of what the rules and fluff are looking like.
Sure, and looking forward to that!
Also, wondering how it is being determined that 6th Edition is in vogue again, and whether otr not a 6th edition rebirth will get cut short when GW does its re-release.
Most rules-specific threads
on this forum - and especially most rules-specific questions
by the newly joined - concern the 6th edition. 8th ed seems to be the other one people attune to. But the 8th edition does have a forum of its own (EEFL), so probably people go there to discuss the 8th ed.
Otherwise than what happens on this forum, I cannot say for sure. All I can say is that in my own gaming circles the 6th ed has risen as an alternative to The Ninth Age (T9A), bypassing Kings of War in popularity. Other than that, there is sporadic 8th ed, 5th ed, and a rare 7th ed (with 6th ed books) in between. But out of the 'nostalgia editions', the 6th ed is in vogue. (Of course AoS is the other big game next to T9A).
Otherwise, there's the old thread: http://warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=55482.0.
So I looked at this thread and saw suggestions for migrating to other platforms. I checked out the W-E face book page, except it seemed like a closed system only for those using face book. If I recall the discourse thing-a-ma-jig is another social media platform that can't be owned by a user. If there's a discord for W-E, then not even sure how to find it, nor get on to it, etc. And I checked out the Reddit page ... it's such a mess of folks just posting photos without any clear indication of social interaction, although maybe I just don't get what's going on with that.
Things move at a brisk pace in the social media.
FB Warhammer-Empire has been in the decline for several years already. It nowadays has about ten new threads per month, and half of that tends to be 3d printing companies' ads. So is about as 'dead/alive' as this forum is.
FB Warhammer Fantasy: The Empire seems to be the place to discuss Empire these days. It has about 50 new threads per month.
But there are many other FB sites. The way you use them is you join those that interest you, and then your FB feed will be a combination of those sites, or you can log those sites when you like. That equals the forum experience of the old. And yes, you have to join these groups, they're not open to everyone to see. Also, as a disclaimer, I'm not a fan of the FB interface. But that is where the people are, and stuff is happening over there.
About
Discord, I haven't been able to find Warhammer Empire specific discussions. Discord groups tend to be game specific, and they also seem to have a local nature. So try to find your local/national Discords for the games you like, and discuss the Empire under that aegis. T9A is an obvious one. The Crown of Command group is international and very active. It is about the Warhammer hobby as it was in the 90s, with various offshoots. The same group is also active in the FB, under the same name (about 30 new threads per month).
Agree
Reddit is a mess. Best used as an inspirational colouring book via the google image search.
People also use
Instagram and Twitter to show their hobby. Probably also TikTok and other such platforms. This is where the kids and youth of today are active. These groups are very personal, a networking thing, and come and go. But searching for Warhammer & Empire over at Instagram & Twitter will probably bring you some content. Probably more than the W-E has. I'm not active in these media, so cannot give directions.
Modern social media also has the instant messaging platforms, such as Messenger, WhatsApp etc., where there are some groups that are bigger than just personal gaming groups. Finding and joining them is purely about networking - you cannot find them in the open. They might be quite inclusive too. Then again all smaller social media groups are inclusive echo chambers.
Out of all the old style fora,
Lead Adventure is probably the one most active. It harbours every aspect of the hobby, not just Warhammer and definitely not just the Empire. Actually, Warhammer has very little presence over there, but then again the Renaissance section is full of Empire-relevant painting, with 'alternative' historical figurines.
The other active forum is
T9A. Of course, it's totally T9A centric, but does have a hobby corner for each army, the Empire of Sonnstahl included. Some gorgeous and inspirational Empire projects over there.
My point with listing all these other sites was that the activity is still there, just that it has migrated to other platforms. And likely will not migrate back here. You have to be active nowadays to find your peer groups. When the WH:tOW hits, you will see new FB and Discord etc. groups pop up, and people will mostly discuss the new/old game there. They will not return en masse to old forum platforms. Most who pick up the new game in the shops will never learn about the W-E site.
Hope this clarifies what I meant.
Maybe you should start an advertisement campaign over at the other platforms, to try to suck the people to this forum?
(Don't do it, it would look bad!
)
-Z
