What would you keep the same? What would you change? What would you add? What would you completely take away? It's up to you. Go overboard! Or just keep it realistic! You decide!

Haha...Good question Rave. Well, I've thought about it for a long time (xD), Firstly, I'll change iSketch, and create registered usernames. I've heard of imposers, which are such a problem. Hmm...And I'll give a certificate to any person who beat the record of winning 1000 rounds :D That would make people be more interested in playing. I think I'll take nothing away for everything in iSketch is almost compulsary. Haha...I can't think of anything else to change. Errr...And reward the admins once every year, for keeping iSketch peaceful and fun.

But, too bad it isn't real or else. Hehe, I don't know what would happen if I were to own iSketch.

/me predicts iSketch would be in chaos if she were to own it.

>.<

a ranking system?!:D

I think isketch as it is, is pretty much perfect other than the usual rants about user regisrations.
But to make it slightly more fun i would incorporate a ranking system as its good to boost your ego,s and see how you fair in the game, nice idea dean.
Also id have the vip area as pay only so say all the people wanting to go to the vip area pay a small amount each visit, which would hopefully keep the adolesants out who seem hellbent on causing ructions, and just maybe we would get a few idiot free games.
Other than that im sure there are tons of other fun things to add, but like i said isketch is to me just great as it is.

OPTIONAL registrations
More completed games needed for voting privs
Ranking system (http://www.isketchforum.net/isketch-survey-results-t1696.html)
Stop people being able to leave at round 10 and re enter to stop their precious stats going down.
Make some rules more clear.

I'd do nothing. Because it's pefect. And i'm lazy.

Also, I would ban lazy people.

Muahahahaahhahaahaahhahaha:twisted:

Stop people being able to leave at round 10 and re enter to stop their precious stats going down.
Oh!! That's why people thought I was cheating or something when I kept leaving when my shockwave was playing up! The end of round celebration would make iSketch freeze, even when I didn't have it switched on so I kept leaving just before the game ended to prevent myself from logging on and off after every game. Turns out it was that 2 versions of shockwave installed thing mucking it up, I never understood it :embarrassed:

/me whacks the vote abusers across the head
And yeah, I think I'd leave iSketch as it is really, except maybe trying to do something about banned people getting passed bans or something. And sticking registered names on a permanent ignore thingy for people who just cause trouble/PM you rubbish/porn links etc

As they are i don't find stats are of any value. If a ranking system were to be implemented then yeah sure, stop them from leaving before the end of round 10, but right now i think it's their business when they leave as they're not hurting anybody, just being ridiculous.

good question. lol, but honesty, i'd never wanna owned isketch.
i enjoyed this game pretty much as a player, but i don't think i'll ever wanna be the owner of this game...

standing at the player's point of view, yes, it's easy to say we want this, we want that~ blah blah blah~

but standing at the developer's point of view, ppl will never satisfy. After those features are added, new problems/ issues will come again like a cycle, which concludes why there are so many versions up til now. (kudos for the isketch maintenance team btw. =])

and more features = more data to maintain = need more resources / man-power to help you to maintain. Sourcing for people, managing of cash flow for isketch etc etc etc takes time and plus your life outside isketch, blah blah blah... so troublesome!

and notice that isketch only have one email for every queries/ feedbacks/ suggestions/ application for admin all post to one email address... and everyday is like people all over the world are having big problems, small problems, all were asked to "email to info@isketch..."

i have no idea how many ppl are at the backstage helping with the daily operation of isketch, but seriously, i guess just by dealing with sorting out of mails alone is already a big headache. . .

kudos again for the owner of isketch. . .

I totally agree with ICHI's post above.


BUT BUT BUT....I would make 1 or 2 small changes (ok 5 or 6)

1. I would give admins the power to block/ban users with offensive names.

2. No letters are allowed.........hmmm tut tut tut personal messages are..... ( we all know the issues this causes)

3. I would make a bigger buddylist.

4. I would introduce newbie/naughty persons training rooms ( this would involve a newbie having to play in a training room until he/she gets the hang of the game then once proven to be a decent player and knowledge of the game they can then join public rooms, also naughty players would be sent to this room (rather than just the 30 mins block) . The training rooms would be monitored by admins (when avaliable) and the admins can decide when a player is ready to be set free to public rooms.....thus this way admins shouldn't be needed that often in public rooms.

5. I would set up 200000 volts to be sent down players pc's who say WTF or repeatly say HINT HINT HINT....

6. Last but not least, if i owned isketch I would either make it chargable or have adverts to cover the costs.


edit: I would also like to have the feature where a player can get in contact with an admin (if one on) eg. /msg admin ( any player who then abuses this feature would have it removed.

All of you have good ideas! I think I'd create a ranking as well as having playes register. If a player wished they could pay a fee to obtain VP privileges but every player must be registered with a username and password.

What jewels said! (and very good they were too :smile:)

Oh... and that insult command would be put firmly in Room 101. For any person that would try it they would get a huge fist come out of the monitor and punch them on their nose. Howzzzat for an insult :twisted:

I totally agree with ICHI's post above.


BUT BUT BUT....I would make 1 or 2 small changes (ok 5 or 6)

1. I would give admins the power to block/ban users with offensive names.

2. No letters are allowed.........hmmm tut tut tut personal messages are..... ( we all know the issues this causes)

3. I would make a bigger buddylist.

4. I would introduce newbie/naughty persons training rooms ( this would involve a newbie having to play in a training room until he/she gets the hang of the game then once proven to be a decent player and knowledge of the game they can then join public rooms, also naughty players would be sent to this room (rather than just the 30 mins block) . The training rooms would be monitored by admins (when avaliable) and the admins can decide when a player is ready to be set free to public rooms.....thus this way admins shouldn't be needed that often in public rooms.

5. I would set up 200000 volts to be sent down players pc's who say WTF or repeatly say HINT HINT HINT....

6. Last but not least, if i owned isketch I would either make it chargable or have adverts to cover the costs.


edit: I would also like to have the feature where a player can get in contact with an admin (if one on) eg. /msg admin ( any player who then abuses this feature would have it removed.
YES YES AND MORE YESSSSS.
Jewels for all the above im in total agreement, well said hunny.
cherry buys jewels a soapbox for christmas, gotta love that shiny gal.

I'd put my word list up.

Lol Sumario, maybe they just haven't got round to it yet.

YES YES AND MORE YESSSSS.
Jewels for all the above im in total agreement, well said hunny.
cherry buys jewels a soapbox for christmas, gotta love that shiny gal.
:razz:
What jewels said! (and very good they were too ):razz:

Oh... and that insult command would be put firmly in Room 101.
Any chance the DONE BUTTON could go into room 101 aswell ? :razz:

Why stop at the done button? Get rid of that annoying Hint button too.

Also, I don't think it would be great to make new people play in rooms with trouble makers :rolleyes:

Ive already suggested larger buddylists to admins and feedback before, But I believe it takes up to much resources. also that admins could have the power to change a noobs tabbed window!

Ah some good suggestions! I don't think I have any new ones :rolleyes: But would like to add my point of view anyhow

1. Dean's idea of admin being able to physically tab people into the correct window would save a lot of frustration I think

2. Jewels' suggestion of banning all letters - so many arguments over what constitutes a PM etc....

3. TempusFugit's views on the /insult command - hear! hear!

4. Agree with NoHInts on that 10 games is not long enough to really learn the rules etc - so dedicated training rooms - perhaps with 'trainers' as opposed to/in addition to 'admin' who help new players learn the game. Admin seem to have too much work to do just monitoring the game, so not much time for assisting new players to learn. Hmm, thinking about this out loud - if a person logs on with a dot - give the option of "New Player" (directed to an area that has rooms with 'trainers') or "???" (can't think of words - but for regular players on new computers etc) which would direct them to the regular room list.

5. A little message to the person you have put on ignore to say that you have put them on ignore :twisted: (a nice message!) ooo wait - that's a new suggestion :smile: /flirt new ideas

Could make it so that if someone tries to PM you when you have them on ignore they get the message sent back to them in reverse :twisted:

"?em gnirongi uoy era yhW"

Ha, that would be kinda amusing NH ^
4. Agree with NoHInts on that 10 games is not long enough to really learn the rules etc - so dedicated training rooms - perhaps with 'trainers' as opposed to/in addition to 'admin' who help new players learn the game. Admin seem to have too much work to do just monitoring the game, so not much time for assisting new players to learn. Hmm, thinking about this out loud - if a person logs on with a dot - give the option of "New Player" (directed to an area that has rooms with 'trainers') or "???" (can't think of words - but for regular players on new computers etc) which would direct them to the regular room list
The only problem with that is what if good/regular players who know the rules have to reinstall shockwave, thus making them a newbie, that rule would have to apply to them too, no?

Recently the number of times I've had to re-newb myself is countless and I think having to wait for 10 rounds to get voting privs back is kinda frustrating, especially cos when I can't vote, that just happens to be the time when I'm in a room full of cheaters/people playing "iWrite my answer" etc.
However, I'd agree with a plan like that if iSketch acknowledged that it was a registered account perhaps, in which case there would be no need to earn the voting privs back.

A few thoughts on the points mentioned already from the "other side of the fence" as it were.

Training Rooms

Well essentially that's what Easy rooms were 1st put there for in the hope that current players would make newbies welcome and encourage them to play by the rules. Sadly this only seems to work for some of the time. As for trainers ?? Well think about the logistics of getting enough people to agree to be online training at a certain time of day giving up their regular playing hours and making sure that all languages and timezones would be covered. Don't get me wrong it's a lovely idea that's been discussed many times but I can't see it actually working :sad:

Admins being able to tab players

I think this would be very popular with admins who, like myself, have spent ages sending messages in bold, PM and finally resorting to big red letters on the draw canvass trying to get people into the right box.

/msg Admin

I'm 200% certain this would be abused no end by the players who already cause enough disruption at the game without being able to give admins extra grief. Yes I know you suggested it being removed from players that abuse it but they already get around many things I'm sure they would find a way to get around that too LOL.

Training Rooms

Well essentially that's what Easy rooms were 1st put there for in the hope that current players would make newbies welcome and encourage them to play by the rules. Sadly this only seems to work for some of the time.One of the things I liked when first starting iSketch was being able to read the instructions, choose a room, and play right away. Maybe specialized training rooms would be good for some people. Others might find them frustrating, and quit the game before really playing it.

Personally I'd like to see Easy rooms smaller (more chances to practice drawing) and more helpful to new players, as BB said.

I think 10 is bearable, but how about a limit of 10, no invites? That way a room can't get out of hand with 1 person inviting 8 others when the room is already full.

Ads to cover costs....

Registered Usernames....

Absolute maximum room space....

You're turning it into InkLink:eek:

*NoHints would like to know what Rave would do.

I think 10 is bearable, but how about a limit of 10, no invites? That way a room can't get out of hand with 1 person inviting 8 others when the room is already full.


Absolute maximum room space....


For newbie rooms alone. Otherwise how would we have tournaments?

Some really good ideas!

Id like to see a couple of these "Training" rooms size increase to..lets say 20 people. maybe a smaller room for those who want to draw more.

Do you know what, id really love to see a isketch shop, so we can buy t shirts baseball caps keyrings ect all from our beloved isketch.
Thats proberly way of kilter as to what this topic is about, but its here now anyway.

Maybe players who have been there longer/are responsible could be given more responsibilitys like the /msg admin thing someone mentioned

Im liking the idea of getting rid of the done button

I think id get rid of the chat only rooms, stick to sketching

In the studio id have the option of a word list so people could practice drawing like they would in a game

Somehow stop the abuse of people who try and play by the rules in the Easy rooms.. Its crazy how nasty people can get at someone for telling them not to draw the word rather than write it.

In the studio id have the option of a word list so people could practice drawing like they would in a game

I like this idea too.

Another slant on my 'training rooms' idea - given the virtually impossible logistics of that suggestion. :cry:

- perhaps an interactive/simulated game tutorial - where a couple of the most commonly neglected rules are breached by the simulated players and the resulting action is demonsrated.

You could have one player writing and being skipped, followed by a short explanation of using letters, another continually guessing in the chat box and being told to TAB, one attempting to draw a picture 'intended to shock' and being booted.... :rolleyes:

I think id get rid of the chat only rooms, stick to sketching

I can think of a couple of chat room addicts who might take you to war for even suggesting that :P

/me wonders if they'll come out of their corner and comment :razz:
As far as me.. if I owned iSketch, I'd probably break it. Unintentionally. :cry:

Edit: Oh look, my post count as of this post is 1,666.
Little devil, me.

I can think of a couple of chat room addicts who might take you to war for even suggesting that :P

* MsNerdinator;110981 wonders if they'll come out of their corner and comment :razz:


Nobody puts BB in the corner!!! I adore chat at it's best but does take some getting used to. I've also converted a few players to enjoying it over the years :twisted:

:eek: get rid of the chat box?!?!?!?! What would me and baby do all day???? :razz:

I like the idea of admin being able to tab players up - would save me constantly flirting the tabkey lol

If I owned isketch I'd make it so that no one under the age of 16 could play. Some of the conversations on there are slightly more 'adult' and not always suitable for younger players to be reading.

I'd also make up raiding parties of regulars to go and infiltrate inklink and pinch their good players and drag the muppets on sketch kicking and screaming to play inklink instead :twisted:

get rid of the chat box?!?!?!?! What would me and baby do all day???? :razz:

I like the idea of admin being able to tab players up - would save me constantly flirting the tabkey lol

If I owned isketch I'd make it so that no one under the age of 16 could play. Some of the conversations on there are slightly more 'adult' and not always suitable for younger players to be reading.

LMAO yes what would we do without the chat box:rolleyes: as u all no i only play if im extremely bored lmao i like the conversation on sketch to be honest:razz:

i agree on those apart from the age limit this purely because technically the adults (like ourselves) shouldnt be talking in a public room the way we do LOL coz we're all dirty buggers really lol n need to get laid more to be perfectly honest lmao:razz: we should maybe just keep that for created rooms

if i owned isketch id ban anyone in the room that came in n used the word "BRAP" lmao cant stand it n id get rid of the done button for sure.

make something that moves idlers to another room..:P

I'd take the site down.


Muhaha. Ha, ... ha!

After a week, I'd put it back up and let you enter your credit card details, because it is now a paid game.

Though actually it's just a scam, because after pressing Okay, you will be sent to some random porn site. And I will have your details.

Muhaha, ha... ha, ha!

one thing:

add "report user" (abuse) system

Maybe a team of like admin underlings, not quite admins as they dont have the full power of an admin, but do have some capabilities like warning, kicking from rooms or skipping rounds, and a system for said team to call for an admin if they believe a player needs further attention.

This would give admins more time to deal with the most troublesome users and leave the petty offenses to the admin underlings.

Maybe a team of like admin underlings, not quite admins as they dont have the full power of an admin, but do have some capabilities like warning, kicking from rooms or skipping rounds, and a system for said team to call for an admin if they believe a player needs further attention.

This would give admins more time to deal with the most troublesome users and leave the petty offenses to the admin underlings.
Agreeable id say jobe, its along the lines of what jewels put across.:biggrin:

Maybe a team of like admin underlings, not quite admins as they dont have the full power of an admin, but do have some capabilities like warning, kicking from rooms or skipping rounds, and a system for said team to call for an admin if they believe a player needs further attention.

This would give admins more time to deal with the most troublesome users and leave the petty offenses to the admin underlings.

They used to have 'room operators' who had these kind of privileges before. I am unsure as to why they don't now - which is a shame considering how bad things are on the game at the moment (what with the holiday's coming up and the awful vote abusers in full party mode) and rarely an admin in sight :rolleyes:

I used to be a room op in public rooms, I did it for about three years or so. I used to be opped by a lot of admins and sometimes when there was only one admin on call, I'd be called into a difficult room, opped until it settled down, then called into another room, be opped there... and so on. Most often though I'd just be opped in one room and deal with whatever trouble came that way.

When an admin opped me I could skip artists for letters, for giving away the number of letters, or for a general "transgression" like porn. If the culprit persisted, or if I suspected more serious things like cheating, I could PM an admin and ask for help. I would also teach newbies how to play, what the commands were, how to get an icon, etc. or teach more experienced players the slightly different rules in rooms like Tandem or 2WBP. I even used to like it when one of "my" newbies turned up in Expert only to beat the **** out of me!

In order to be opped by an admin you had to have their absolute trust, i.e. they had to know that you would follow the guidelines they gave you and that you wouldn't exceed them. Room opping stopped very suddenly; one day it was possible to be opped in a public room and the next day it wasn't. I've always assumed that someone must have done something stupid which spoiled it for the rest of us but that's just a guess. Whatever the reason, I can't help but feel it's a factor in the way iSketch has been overrun with idiots but then, I'm biased.

Oh so there was such a thing as room ops, lol.
I think they should come back, would help id say.

One thing...I'd make sure all bullies were banned instantly and permanently.

Nobody puts BB in the corner!!! I adore chat at it's best but does take some getting used to. I've also converted a few players to enjoying it over the years :twisted:
/me hides from BB being one of those convertees

Oh so there was such a thing as room ops, lol.
I think they should come back, would help id say.
I remember a time when flopsy was a room op in Chat

* Jobe hides from BB being one of those convertees

/me remembers Jobe being converted!


I remember a time when flopsy was a room op in Chat

I remember that too! It was a rare occurrence in there though.

Ah, nostalgia. It isn't what it was.

I'd banish the too serious people from isketchland...for life!

I'd banish the too serious people from isketchland...for life!

If you stick to user created rooms you'll find plenty of like minded poeple who don't want to play by the game rules.

If you stick to user created rooms you'll find plenty of like minded poeple who don't want to play by the game rules.

I am not talking abt breaking no rulz, coz I aint a rule breaker and I dont tolerate em either...just last night, I drew up my pic, all but one person guessed the word, and in the last few seconds I drew a 'lol' pointin towards my pic, since it was kinda funny....and the guy who couldnt get the word, was bitter enough to try and boot me out for 'writing letters'. Luckily all other players in the room, got my back and booted his ass out, even before I could say a thing...there u go!
and heres quote from another player as well:
"uhh...he finished the word...we all guessed it, where were you?"

I'd firstly,

1) Remove the /insult & /slap button lol
2) Create registrations
3) Let admins be seen and not invisible... It's so hard to figure out which admin helped you when you want to thank him/her.
4) A buddy list which has no limit. (as jewels said)
5) In the boot function, remove the No reason/I just feel like it option.
6) Make different rooms with different ages/level, etc. Rooms-Ages 10-15, Rooms-Ages 16-20.

That's all!

6) Make different rooms with different ages/level, etc. Rooms-Ages 10-15, Rooms-Ages 16-20.


If you made rooms for children you would have to make some huge changes to the site itself as these rooms would give the impression you are running a "child friendly" site. Speaking for myself I would not feel comfortable in taking repsonsibility for other people's children. My own are a handful enough lol.

I know players in the past have suggested rooms by age such as 20 - 30 and 30 - 50 etc but this could take away some of the fun that isketch brings by having people of varying ages playing together :smile:

As a final thought if a parent wanted to create their own room for a bunch of young kids say 10-15 they would also have to option to monitor the kids and remove anyone who behaved inappropriately.

If you made rooms for children you would have to make some huge changes to the site itself as these rooms would give the impression you are running a "child friendly" site. Speaking for myself I would not feel comfortable in taking repsonsibility for other people's children. My own are a handful enough lol.

I know players in the past have suggested rooms by age such as 20 - 30 and 30 - 50 etc but this could take away some of the fun that isketch brings by having people of varying ages playing together :smile:

Well, BB I know children are like... so naughty. My aim is to classify the word lists for etc,

Wordlist for English Easy UK (Ages 10-15)
Wordlist for English Expert UK (Ages 16-20)
Wordlist for English Expert UK 2 (Ages 21-30)

I was just trying to let kids know which room they're supposed to enter so they'll not like, get mixed up and enter Expert or smth. Haha.