The Problem With the Boards
The boards have a glaring issue with them: whatever comes here, dies here. Nothing from these boards has ever became anything more than a post; Riot has never done anything with them, the fellow players see them for maybe a week then they're buried below more posts, and they ultimately will be forgotten by both. Even though this only applies to the Concepts & Creations boards, it is still rather saddening. I spent weeks creating a champion concept that I was quite proud of, I wrote him a lore, made him a kit, thought of his voiceovers and attempted (but failed) to draw him a splash art. When I was done, I wanted to him to be seen, so I could know whether he would've been loved or hated by the player-base. I figured the boards would be the best place to do this, so I posted him there. He was ignored; I later changed his kit up a bit and posted him again. Once again, he went unnoticed. After one final change, I created one last discussion. This one was seen, but only had two comments. After that I figured he was not meant to be, and gave up on him. I thought the flaw was in his design somewhere, and I didn't know how to fix it. I began reading through the boards to find that my champion wasn't the only one who was ignored; almost ever champion concept here seemed neglected. There were a lucky few who were seen, but that was like one out of twenty or so. I suppose there's really no way to fix this; Riot cannot legally use anything off the boards and nobody can force people to listen. It's likely a problem on every board, forum, etcetera; but its a shame to see people's ideas, hopes and creations all come to a board in hopes of recognition and find only neglect.