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Subject: A simple question regarding certain forums...

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I work for the Department of Defense.

Have the mods simply "given up" on the H3 beta forum? Is it cause they're busy PLAYING the beta? I remember first reading Recons beautiful post... "Do this, BAN, do this BAN, do this BAN!!!" I was like, "Wow, finally there all going to come down hard on stupid threads..."

MAN was I wrong.

Day-old bumps.

Triple posts.

Flaming.

Trolling.

Repeat topics.

Repeat topics.

Repeat topics.

Bug questions all over.



I mean, thats just a few, and im avoiding the forums at all cost these days... I just would like to know why Recons awesome rules never got upheld? Lack of Ninja's?

Some mods claimed it was a never-ending up-hill battle... But I've yet to see a locked thread in like, 3 days... So yeah, I was just wondering why it seems that the beta forum has been abandoned after such "diligent" rules were proposed.

  • 05.22.2007 7:45 AM PDT
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Seeing as how it takes two minutes for a thread to disappear off the front page, it would be unfeasible for a mod to catch every rule-breaker. I suppose it's really down to expectations. I don't expect them to catch everything, especially if most of it goes unreported. You seem to expect more from them, but if they aren't online then there isn't much to expect.

  • 05.22.2007 7:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Posted by: Darkm0d
Repeat topics.

Repeat topics.

Repeat topics.

Ironically (or perhaps hypocritically), this thread is a repeat topic. (original)

Anyway, yes, the H3 Beta forum is a bit of a mess thanks to tens of thousands of jubilant "Beta testers" and a smaller but proportional number of trolls. But the moderators are definitely working on it when they have the time. At one point last night, someone was locking threads and handing out the banhammer at a pretty good pace for a couple of hours. You have to remember that there are only a few active moderators (relative to the masses) and lots of forums to watch over.

There is no blame to be placed on the moderators we do have, and you certainly should not accuse them of "abandoning" the forums to play the H3 Beta -- they are volunteer moderators and they are just as excited and allowed to play the Beta as the rest of us are.

Instead, you should consider that Bungie's previous success with the Halo franchise and their unprecedented VERY public Beta has built up massive hype for this game. Remember, then, that a large influx of people to the Bungie.net website is inevitable -- many of them well-intentioned but new and unfamiliar with the rules as-of-yet, and some of them ill-intentioned (and perhaps similarly unfamiliar with the rules). An increase in so-called "bad posts" was inevitable and indeed expected.

At any rate, I disagree with your explicit accusation of "abandonment" and also with any implication that the forum is not improving. A few days ago, I noted in this post that it was taking ten minutes for H3 Beta threads to drop to the third page of that forum, which was an improvement from the 2 minutes that it was taking a few days before that. Now take a look at the H3 Beta forum -- as I look at it right now it is currently taking 42 minutes for a thread to drop to the third page.

The improvement is noticeable and measurable, and the ninjas, while perhaps overworked and stretched a little thin, are certainly still plugging away to bring that forum's "bad posts" down to a reasonable level.

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  • 05.22.2007 9:00 AM PDT

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Posted by: x Foman123 x
At any rate, I disagree with your explicit accusation of "abandonment" and also with any implication that the forum is not improving. A few days ago, I noted in this post that it was taking ten minutes for H3 Beta threads to drop to the third page of that forum, which was an improvement from the 2 minutes that it was taking a few days before that. Now take a look at the H3 Beta forum -- as I look at it right now it is currently taking 42 minutes for a thread to drop to the third page.

The improvement is noticeable and measurable, and the ninjas, while perhaps overworked and stretched a little thin, are certainly still plugging away to bring that forum's "bad posts" down to a reasonable level.

Those numbers can be deceptive. If you sign on to bungie.net at around 12-3 PM (pacific time), then you will notice that threads are knocked off the first page within a couple minutes.

  • 05.22.2007 9:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Posted by: mediocresniper
Those numbers can be deceptive. If you sign on to bungie.net at around 12-3 PM (pacific time), then you will notice that threads are knocked off the first page within a couple minutes.

I disagree.

First, I was talking about threads dropping to the third page of the forum, not the second page.

Second, you will notice that my first post noting that threads were being knocked off the front two pages in ten minutes was also posted about about 9:00 AM PDT. Thus, a few days later, at about the same time of day, threads are now lasting more than four times as long. That is a marked improvement. I am not talking about the pure numbers, but rather the improvement. These improvements, in different increments, are clearly visible at all times of day -- I encourage you to take a look for yourself and watch things get better over time. :-)

  • 05.22.2007 9:58 AM PDT

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You people have just sent my sides into orbit. A bunch of MLG try hards sucking the dick of some supposed pro half the thread hasn't even heard of. Classic.

Posted by: Darkm0d
Have the mods simply "given up" on the H3 beta forum? Is it cause they're busy PLAYING the beta?

I guess being a volunteer means I am supposed to be on here every waking moment to watch over the forums. Looks like no more Beta for me.

I am sorry but that will just not fly. I do what I can while I am on but you have to realize how many people are on posting and not reading the stickies. We can only do so much. We ban people left and right for rule infractions. While typing this I have already blacklisted three people in the Beta forum. In my opinion it has gotten better in there. We do what we can. We are people with lives outside of Bungie.net. If you do not like it then you can take comfort in the fact that the Beta forum will not be around after the Beta. So if you can avoid it until then you will be a happier forum goer. Just my two cents.

  • 05.22.2007 11:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: mediocresniper
Those numbers can be deceptive. If you sign on to bungie.net at around 12-3 PM (pacific time), then you will notice that threads are knocked off the first page within a couple minutes.

I disagree.

First, I was talking about threads dropping to the third page of the forum, not the second page.

Second, you will notice that my first post noting that threads were being knocked off the front two pages in ten minutes was also posted about about 9:00 AM PDT. Thus, a few days later, at about the same time of day, threads are now lasting more than four times as long. That is a marked improvement. I am not talking about the pure numbers, but rather the improvement. These improvements, in different increments, are clearly visible at all times of day -- I encourage you to take a look for yourself and watch things get better over time. :-)

Indeed, you are right about that.

Mainly, I'm just waiting for things to get back to normal. The beta has taken its toll on the seventh column.

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Now do you see what I meant when I said we needed temporary mods?

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