Posted by Benis on 8/22/2017 9:38:00 AM (view original):
Posted by johnsensing on 8/22/2017 9:34:00 AM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 8/22/2017 8:48:00 AM (view original):
And, FWIW, the "limit" on posting is really dumb.
A) The user is active. Seems like something the site would want.
B) HD isn't the only forum on this site. Some guys play 5-6 different games here.
C) HBD requires full worlds to start. Some commishes bump their threads 20+ times a day.
I don't really have a problem with restricting the forums to users with active teams. I still think a waiting period is a good idea before removing rights but that would require programming and I'd rather other things be programmed. All the tools we need to police the forums ourselves are in place. Profanity filter and block option. Not sure what else is needed.
This seems exactly right to me. Apparently either Mike's drunk or I am.
I'd add that banning "negative" comments about the game, as several posters have seemed to advocate, is also a really dumb idea. Who defines negative? And a lot of "negative" posts I see are "this facet of 3.0 sucks -- here's how I would fix it." Seems those are posts we want to encourage.
I've heard many times the forums are toxic. I guess they aren't toxic anymore and everything is all good. What a weird 180.
First, I may unblock JSS. So maybe I am drunk.
Second, the forums are much better now than they were in Nov-Mar(or so). The constant complaining/griping/crying has turned to periodic complaining/griping/crying.
Finally, "negative" is easy to define but there is a line between good/bad negative. Many of the negative posts in the past were(and you'll see them in this thread if you go back): "They really ****** up HD" or "This game sucks so bad now that I'm gone when I run out of credits" or "Seble ruined HD. Why would anyone trust him to fix it?" That does no one any good. It's like the wife getting a new haircut and you saying "It makes your face look fat" rather than "I like your hair better the way it was." Anyway, back on topic, if you don't have a team and you're being critical of the game, move along or be moved along. No one needs that.