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Subject: /rename The Flood
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  One flaw I see with "The Flood" in spam. Is it's name is misleading, as many of us may know to flood is to spam on a basis on a high scale, and not to mention "post your stupid things here," also helps point in that direction. New people come in there, seeing that, now have an objective to make spammy posts.

And not to mention, it doesn't theme too well after the seperator, when you have...
The Gallery (Passive Direct, The)
The News (Passive Direct, The)
Voting Both (Passive Direct)
The Classifieds (Passive Direct, The)
The Flood (Game Reference, Hinting, The)

Perhaps rename it to "The Others"?


[Edited on 3/17/2007]

  • 03.17.2007 10:08 PM PDT

The flood is a perfect name. In fact, most spam doesn't spawn from the Flood forum, but rather the Underground. That's where the most threads are locked and stay, and where you'll find the most issues. The Flood is meant to be a spam forum, in a sense, and is fine the way it is. People go overboard and threads get locked, but it isn't like they are bringing down the whole ship.

  • 03.17.2007 10:14 PM PDT

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I think the title fits the forum perfectly. It's not the name that's causing it, it's the fact that people just don't know the limits to what is considered spam.

  • 03.17.2007 10:21 PM PDT
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the flood even look like they are made from actuall spam.

  • 03.17.2007 10:25 PM PDT
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I agree let's call it "The Thrall" instead.

  • 03.17.2007 10:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: sir_brilliant
The flood is a perfect name. In fact, most spam doesn't spawn from the Flood forum, but rather the Underground. That's where the most threads are locked and stay, and where you'll find the most issues. The Flood is meant to be a spam forum, in a sense, and is fine the way it is. People go overboard and threads get locked, but it isn't like they are bringing down the whole ship.

I agree with sir_brilliant's statement that the flood is a good name. He is correct that most spam forms from the Underground Forum. However, the description under the title saying, "Use at your own risk. Say your stupid things here." may be misleading in the fact that members can just post what they want; but that is not the case because when they agree to abide by the Code of Conduct, they are also agreeing to follow the forum rules. Even the Flood has rules to a certain extent. Most threads are allowed, but when a user crosses the line that's when blacklisting occurs. A good idea would be to change the description by saying, "This forum is for discussion of anything off-topic, but appropriate.", or something along those lines. Although it would be a minor change it would still benefit Bungie.net.

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[Edited on 3/17/2007]

  • 03.17.2007 10:33 PM PDT

Posted by: sir_brilliant
The flood is a perfect name. In fact, most spam doesn't spawn from the Flood forum, but rather the Underground. That's where the most threads are locked and stay, and where you'll find the most issues. The Flood is meant to be a spam forum, in a sense, and is fine the way it is. People go overboard and threads get locked, but it isn't like they are bringing down the whole ship.
Actually, the main reason for the amount of locked threads in the Underground forum would have to be the amount of people who don't necessarily understand what the forum is for. The fact that it is a Bungie General forum and not a Halo board, is confusing for some.

The Flood is not meant to be a "spam forum" but rather a forum for "off-topic discussion", basically discussion for those subjects which don't fall into the categories of the other forums.

Sorry to drag the thread slightly off-topic, but I felt that I had to clarify that particular matter.

Actually, I think the current name, "The Flood" should stay rather than be replaced, as renaming it would alienate it from the other forums, as they are all related to the Halo 'verse or Bungie studios in some way (excluding "The Gallery" "Voting Booth" and "The Classifieds").

  • 03.17.2007 11:06 PM PDT

I am a Floodian

The flood is under control because of moderators, but, unlike the underground, it wouldnt go so far out of control without them.

  • 03.17.2007 11:29 PM PDT
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Apparently whoever said the Flood isn't as spammy as the Underground didn't witness it's drunken St. Patty's day antics, it was almost one whole brilliant page of red locks, it...was...so beautiful.

  • 03.17.2007 11:29 PM PDT

I am a Floodian

look at the underground right now... Its scary.

  • 03.17.2007 11:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: squirrel dude
look at the underground right now... Its scary.
My God, it's terrible, I never knew that a forum could have more locks that the Flood, I'm almost ashamed actually that someone beat us.

  • 03.17.2007 11:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: phish92129
Posted by: squirrel dude
look at the underground right now... Its scary.
My God, it's terrible, I never knew that a forum could have more locks that the Flood, I'm almost ashamed actually that someone beat us.

That's because it's the first forum on the list, every new user posts there, usually before reading the rules. Moving the Flood to the top would solve this problem.
Also, almost ALL locked topics in the Underground are off-topic, not spam. There's a difference.

  • 03.18.2007 12:53 AM PDT
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It may be that it's the first forum on the list, but I think more than anything, that contributes to the Underground having locked topics is the fact that it's subtitled with "Bungie General."

  • 03.18.2007 1:00 AM PDT

I am a Floodian

Yeah, I used to go to The Underground as much as The Flood, now I don't go there at all anymore. because of the amazing amount of off topicness. The problem is that before the halo 3 forum, thats what the underground was, because there was no where else to go. Now people are finally starting to get out of the habit of doing so, but that is a few amount. A lot of people refuse to differentiate halo and bungie.

[Edited on 3/18/2007]

  • 03.18.2007 2:34 AM PDT
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The Flood is a great name. I have grown fond of it.

  • 03.18.2007 4:46 PM PDT

If you don't got it, you want it. If you got it, you want more of it. Of course if you don't know what it is, it's hard to get any in the first place.

When I think of spam, I think of an all consuming Beast, one that ravages a forum. I think it's rather fitting the off-topic forum be called The Flood, ya know..in Halo it...Ravages...people...I guess?

  • 03.18.2007 6:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: sir_brilliant
The flood is a perfect name. In fact, most spam doesn't spawn from the Flood forum, but rather the Underground. That's where the most threads are locked and stay, and where you'll find the most issues. The Flood is meant to be a spam forum, in a sense, and is fine the way it is. People go overboard and threads get locked, but it isn't like they are bringing down the whole ship.

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  • 03.18.2007 6:26 PM PDT

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I like the name, it goes well with what it is about. For instance, in the game you have many Flood creatures pouring in to kill you. In the Flood forum you have tons of threads coming in every minute.

  • 03.18.2007 6:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: sir_brilliant
The flood is a perfect name. In fact, most spam doesn't spawn from the Flood forum, but rather the Underground. That's where the most threads are locked and stay, and where you'll find the most issues. The Flood is meant to be a spam forum, in a sense, and is fine the way it is. People go overboard and threads get locked, but it isn't like they are bringing down the whole ship.


Truer words have never been spoken.

  • 03.19.2007 1:34 AM PDT