- CNC MadDogg
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"In order to be effective, truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt." -Wei Wu Wei
With the impending change in the Bungie.net forum interface, a lot of people have been suggesting changes. But something people have been saying since the advent of online forums, is again going un addressed. Elevating the dialogue to rational, well thought out discussions, which would attract more mature and productive forum members. I know this seems impossible, but hear me out before dismissing this idea completely.
First off, I understand that there is no way to keep the "crazy folk" from posting nonsense on any given forum thread. They think it's extremely funny, and apparently have no interest in providing REAL feedback or suggestions.
Secondly, I understand that idiots have the right to their idiotic opinions. Jerks will be jerky, children will act their age, and ignorami (plural ignoramus) will continue to post X button theories, despite repeated responses saying "read the sticky", which only serves to re-post the thread at the top of the list, starting the process over again.
Finally, I understand that not everyone appreciates long, drawn out, forum threads. Some people prefer everything short and sweet, like "Poll: Would you kick the Arbiter in the nuts, if you could. Yes or No." (BTW, I would, just to wipe that "feel sorry for me" frown off his stupid, split lipped grill.)
The point I'm trying to make is that what we need in the NEW Bungie.net is a more regulated common sense forum. We can still have space for people to post their worthless garbage (and c'mon, there is some serious waste of space threads out there). But we should also have a place where the B.Net mods and forum Ninja really try to cut the fat.
I think we need not limit the topics, but rather allow the responses to be omitted if they are irrelevant, or otherwise redundant. Too many times I've watched a perfectly decent thread degenerate into flaming back and forth, or rapid fire one sentence discussions. If we (or the forum supervisors) could eliminate the non-pertinent responses, before they became visible to other posters, it would make many threads much more readable.
As for how to decide what content makes it onto the forum, I think that can be left to the Ninja. They've pretty much seen it all when it comes to discussion topics, so they ought to be able to discern between a quality, original post, and something that is re-hashed or worse, just plain nonsense.
I am in no way implying that my own posts would somehow hold more water. In fact I think a majority of the topics I have written on would NOT make the cut. But this would be an opportunity to have a truly unique online experience. Where truly dedicated fans, who put in the time, thought, and research necessary to make a GREAT post could be showcased, and given REAL feedback from other similarly interested individuals. It may be asking too much of the online volunteers to sift through all the submissions. But if Bungie needs help, I'm always available.
[Edited on 3/8/2007]