Forum Policy Update

Your new policy is working out great so far! The forum is full of with love and compassion.

Lol

Yeah, a forum policy is as effective as its weekend staffing, it seems.

I haven't noticed any changes, not sure if this is a good or bad thing but it hasn't made things any worse so keep it up I guess. I am liking the increased communication though.

A noble goal, Don Quixote, a noble goal. :-) I wish you the best of luck.

I'd just pointed out elsewhere that these forums have been so toxic that 99% of my guild of 100+ people wouldn't read them or post here even with a CDC BL4 positive pressure containment suit. The forums have an image problem, and I welcome the efforts to police them more effectively.

If by doing so you lose some customers, then I think that's okay. Sometimes, some paying customers aren't worth the revenue they bring in because they scare away too many other paying customers.

Think of the drunk-smelly-obnoxious person at the restaurant. You go in, you see him, you decide to eat elsewhere. That's kinda what's been going on here.

As a consultant, IRL, I've seen my firm "fire" a few customers because they, for whatever reason, were hurting our morale or reputation, both of which hurt our bottom line. It's a good business decision.

Give 'em ach-ee-double-hockeysticks!


Paige

Hatred and negativity was not only driving people away from the forums, but even from giving the game a try. I know people that decided not to buy, because after surfing the forums for a while, they assumed that the game is horrible and dying since day one.

This is a great (and allow me to say, overdue) move.

I think they've bitten off more than they can chew, it must be disheartening trying to moderate general discussion when there's just a constant stream of hate.

Good luck with this one, honestly. It's badly needed on these forums as so many people post what could be legitimate concerns, but can't do it without taking jabs, being hostile and insulting someone. So, it will be a monumental task for the moderators. >.<

Best post in the entire thread, well said.

Well I can confirm that they are deleting posts that arnt even negative on a whim. And giving out warnings.....

Here is a little example.

In the rules it says that "Petitions are frowned upon" It does NOT say that it is against ToS/ToA and as such we should be careful about how we petition, not that we CANT petition.

So dont delete a thread that is very constructive, positive and informative just because the title has one word you all dont like.

It is simple if you have a list of items you don't like also have suggestions to improve them to go along with each one.