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Posted by: Mr SnuggIy
So I think Jun's a master chef, because he takes off his helmet and your like whoa, I think he's a chef.
So to shorten this up, Jun is master chef.
First of all, I would like to say that if you don't enjoy this forum, leave. You signed up. You participate here, and we're not forcing you to. The people here enjoy the community. I will say that this forum does have many immature people on it, but so does everywhere else on the internet. Also, post counts are dumb and serve no purpose except to say that one person spends more time here than another. I would like join dates back since I now have to look at peoples' profiles to find that information. Also, age display is useless. Bungie is not an ageist website. One of the moderators is 13 and he doesn't act immature at all. In terms of Bungie being elitist, I don't know where you got that idea. Maybe there should be a little more democracy, but I'm not gonna complain. I come here to talk about Halo and other topics that I can find in the flood; not so that I can participate in the democracy of a forum, because, quite frankly, I trust the moderators and Achronos. There is always a moderator on, so, if I have a problem with a thread or a person, I find who the moderator is, and I report what I want. It's that simple. It's that easy.
30 moderators is definitely not a problem area. I like it like that. You get to know them, unlike on the xbox.com forums, where there are tons of moderators and no one knows who they are. If you looked at the Halo 3 forum there, you'd be surprised at all of the junk that goes unlocked. The last time I saw a useless thread get locked there was...
I can't even remember when! The point is, Bungie is a tight-nit community. The moderators participate and don't just patrol, and if you have a problem, you know who to ask. As the other people in this thread have pointed out, IP bans will get this forum nowhere. it doesn't help one bit. By the way, when groups come back join one if you don't already participate as they may help you out.
P.S. That last sentence is wrong. Throwing out bans that are IP bans doesn't do anything.
Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
Almost every other forum deals with ranks except this one. Im amazed at how many privileges this community denies itself by being so stupid and ignorant. Forums nearly half the size of bungie.net, even at par with b.net have ranks, post counts, join dates, age display, etc. Its not these things that create elitism, but the community itself. With all due respect Bungie, your community sucks, hard. Its filled with half wit teens and prepubescent morons, or at least those with a mental maturity on par. I honestly think that it was the fact you sold to a larger crowd that Halo 2 and these forums gained such a large supply of imbeciles and flamers, who would rather start a fight than respect other members. We could have so much more here if people just learned to behave and show respect.
30 moderators is obviously one problem area. You dont have enough for this size of forum. You need at least 5 moderators per section depending on activity as well as one sub-admin per section so when a real problem arises you can do the best of things... IP ban. If bungie.net IP banned members, there would probably be at least a 30% decrease in idiots and spammers on this forum, as well as preventing multiple accounts. I have wondered for a while why bungie doesn't take advantage of IP banning, but still haven't gotten a decent answer. Not to mention a Ban from bungie isn't all that threatening anymore, because you ban for almost anything, big or small. It has become the norm and doesnt instil a harsh punishement like it should.
You make a mistake, 1 week temp ban. Do that 3 times, perma ban. Thats the only defense a moderator has against an unruly member. If we had things like moderator warning bars as well as member warning notification, it would make it much easier for even the idiots to know where the lines are drawn, and make them aware of a ban becoming possible. Just throwing out ban's that aren't IP bans doesn't do anything.