PSA: Me

[n00b1n8R]

I really don't think that moderation needs to be thrown out the window, but the level of ass-covering Lancer has done lately is something I take issue with. If he wants to stay admin, great but don't go deleting posts/wholefuckingthreads that dissagree with your opinions/methods.

[=sw=warlord]

And that cannot be shifted to something new?

To what exactly?
Halo CE?
Halomods and Halomaps
UE3? hundreds of sites for that
CE2/CE3? there's maybe 3 people on this site familiar with it.

[Spartan094]

I really don't think that moderation needs to be thrown out the window, but the level of ass-covering Lancer has done lately is something I take issue with. If he wants to stay admin, great but don't go deleting posts/wholefuckingthreads that dissagree with your opinions/methods.

It's called Damage Control, I mentioned it in a thread before it got deleted.

I really don't have anything against any mod so long as they don't get all pissed off or try to undermine their own bullshit and be a hypocrite. Be like snaf who doesn't post almost anymore.

[DarkHalo003]

To what exactly?
Halo CE?
Halomods and Halomaps
UE3? hundreds of sites for that
CE2/CE3? there's maybe 3 people on this site familiar with it.

I thought this site was more of a continuation of Gearbox in terms of HCE. Either way, what makes me mad is how the Studio forum is almost dead half of the time. That forum, Tech Talk, and Random Funny Pictures is why I even visit this site to begin with.

[king_nothing_]

The problem with this site is its userbase. It's really like Jcap says; too incendiary and over-staunch with opinions. I'm easily to blame as well, but at least I'm nicer about deferring other's opinions, unless I'm defending my argument from other posters who in turn post in an aggressive manner. I really like how Jcap put it though, that everyone keeps adding gas to a fire in an argument. Basically, someone starts the campfire, but no one puts it out, thus causing a massive forest fire. In addition, this site's userbase consistently utilizes the "I'm on the internet, so why the fuck should I care what people have to say? I'm anonymous." which is a shitty, shitty way to proceed in any argument. This site isn't going places because people don't care enough for it to because a.) anyone putting in cruddy quality at first is utterly berated and gangraped by a sadistic community, b.) this community is immature in how it presents its argument and is biased towards generally one-sided every thread (IE, anti-American or Liberal) regarding politics or debatable ideas, c.) this community is based off of traditional backwash instead of the change like it always proclaims.

Now, I would suggest methods of improving this, but then I'd probably be told to fuck myself or I'd be ignored or people would simply do what they do to Lancer and say it's just me posting. Either way, I'll take the same road the rest of this site takes and not suggest what you could do right to fix anything wrong because its current state simply is ugly. That's basically what this site is: an grudging, ugly man that refuses to take any advice because he's ugly.

And I don't mean everyone when I say this community. The people I'm talking about are the same people that are mentioned over and over again when this site reaches a shitfest. Sorry for lashing out at anyone, but I'm sick of some attitudes on this forum.

I pretty much agree with this. Let me reiterate though that I'm not speaking of any of the specific incidents being discussed in here, since I'm not familiar with them; I'm just speaking in generalities.

At least one of two things needs to happen in my opinion:

1) The infractions system should start being used more instead of just immediately deleting/locking stuff. I'm mostly talking about infractions for flaming and the like; some of the possible infractions listed are vague and unnecessary in my opinion, such as "irritating post", "winging it", "shitposting", "backseat moderation", etc. We don't need to be that strict. Just stick to flames.

2) Bring back reputation, with no option to disable it per account. Perhaps that would give people incentive to not be hateful assholes.

[=sw=warlord]

The rep system was inherently flawed which is why it was removed in the first place.

[king_nothing_]

I'm not all too familiar with how it was on this site. How was it flawed?

[Timo]

Rep just turned into a massive circle-jerk of guys boosting each other up. It was pretty neat but I can't see it being much use since this site only has a handful of members posting now.

Mods should be posting in threads and asking people to cool their jets before handing out infractions. Posts should rarely be deleted, and never without an explanation. There's no point making stuff disappear and having people wonder what just happened. You became a joke freelancer when you started an argument in that ace of spades thread about the game being a copy of minecraft. As a mod you should be trying to stop petty shit like that happening in the first place, not starting it. Everyone here is too much of a hard case to drop their opinions or agree to disagree, you included.

[TVTyrant]

I believe I had just gotten my bright green bar from n00b when the rep system went away.

I miss rep.

[king_nothing_]

There are ways to diminish the possibility of abuse of the system, I would think. Increase the reputation user spread setting. Limit the amount users can give daily. Make everyone's rep power the same, so there isn't a small group of people with max rep power circle-jerking each other or who can make or break someone's rep in a short period. Etc.

Obviously it wouldn't be perfect. What is? I don't really care if it's perfect or not. The only reason I mentioned it is because it seems like a way to incentivize people to act civilly. I think it would have that effect to some degree regardless of whether or not it is flawed.