First off, I've been wanting to post this here for a while, but AI've never gotten the chance to. I am not saying this to bring anyone down, and I am not doing this for personal reasons (I animate), I just want to see what you guys think. Do you think that someone who does things like create a design document/some other documents and comes up with ideas could or SHOULD be part of a team? Would they be effective? What do you think? I hope to see other peoples' views 
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Can a Design Person Effectively be Part of a Team?
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Why are you asking this, since this Game Design forum is dedicated to, and populated by, people whose job title is "Game Designer"? Perhaps you should rephrase the question, or state your premise -- your own views on this topic.
Do you mean an "idea guy" who has no experience working in the game industry? Or do you mean an "idea guy" who's worked for a couple years in the industry and has earned the title of "game designer"?
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New Idea guy who thinks he can sit back and throw ideas at people while they work hard :D
New Idea guy who thinks he can sit back and throw ideas at people while they work hard
Of course not. I still don't understand what you're trying to find out. If you are just trying to start a heated discussion, this belongs in the Lounge. If you're trying to learn about how to become a game designer, this belongs in the Breaking In forum. If you want to learn about what it really is to be a game designer, this belongs either here or in Breaking Into The Industry. What is it you're trying to accomplish with your question exactly? Are you having discussions with a would-be "idea guy" and trying to figure out how to handle the situation, how to manage the guy? Maybe this belongs in Production / Management.
No, I'm an animator. Sorry, this should probably belong in the lounge.
I still don't understand what it is you're trying to find out. But okay, I'm moving it to the lounge.
Do you think that someone who does things like create a design document/some other documents and comes up with ideas could or SHOULD be part of a team?
Like Tom Sloper said, it all depends on what kind of skills and experience that person have. And what exactly does he do when he creates design documents and comes up with ideas.
Someone who has years of experience working in the industry with a proven track record, knows what is going on and participates in the development process so that he/she can revise the design/ideas...is very useful in the team, probably leading the team.
On the other hand, someone with no experience, no track record, no technical skills/knowledge, and does not participate in the development process to revise design/ideas is completely 100% useless.
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