- Shai Hulud
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- Exalted Mythic Member
With B.B. gone, the passion of Bungie.net has lessened.
Posted by: Hobo GRrunt
I'm sure that my post won't be read because I only joined two years ago, or because it's not long enough, or because I'm not friends with any of you or not known enough, but I'll give it a shot.
You're right. It hasn't changed. People are still being friends, people are still having fun, people are still creating threads that criticize the forums and community, people are still hiding in groups, new people are still coming in, etc., and I don't really see a problem with it. If you think the community needs more caption contests, go right ahead and make something. If you think the community needs variety, be different. If you think creating this thread helps anything, go back to your groups. As to the people who think there needs to be a figurehead or dictator or whatever, worship someone and have them make your decisions.
There are a lot more posts in the wrong forum, but I'm sure you're mystical time of old had some of that too, although there is a noticeable lack of moderator support.
I'm sure that in a few years or so, the people who are arguing against the OP will be in his position, saying how much the community sucks because it's not how he likes it. And there will be a bunch of people arguing against him, then they will be saying the community sucks, etc.. I know that if this thread was posted a year ago, my post would be extremely different.
What the hell is this? Hobo GRunt, don't think your post won't be read by those who don't know you. If they don't read it, then they have no right to participate in your thread. No worries, man. If it's clear that someone didn't read your post, then chew them out for it.
Another thing wrong with Bungie.net: So many of you care about your time at b.net. To hell with you all! I don't walk around flaunting my Member Since date as though it's some badge that commands immediate respect from newer users. And to be frank and truthful, my older friends on this site don't either. Whenever someone states their join date, take it as a fact to understand: They've known the site for that amount of time. It gives them an amount of wisdom related to that time period. I've seen plenty who will mistake those statements for arrogance, thinking that the user only posted their member since date out of contempt for those who are younger.
Piss off to you members who are frustrated with the veterans of this site! Take our veteranship as a sign of our knowledge of how this site is! I think one thing to note is this: Not even the moderators of this site are happy with the way the community is. And most of those moderators are actually veterans as well.
Oh, and you want a way to make this site better? Don't segregate yourselves to specific forums. Just because you frequent the Septagon does not make you a good contributor to the community. It's just the same as leaving the public forums for the solace of private groups. Threads like "Why I hate the Halo 3 Forum" shouldn't even be posted. You want it to be better? Then the more well-mannered people of this site (who usually are the people who are frequent participants of the Septagon) should post there and be EXAMPLES for the children there!
This site (I talk of the BLUE Bungie.net) was great when it first came out back in '04, because it was structured, more people started joining, and those who joined and those who were already there practiced forum diversity. Then with Halo 2, many were pushed back because of new members who generally treated most people like crap. Some stopped going to certain forums because of the mass spam, flames, et cetera, and came back to the Septagon. Some, like myself, were pushed back from there even more because we were treated as elitists, and we're not. Is it anyone's fault the community is the way it is? No. But rather than whining about the forum with the most spammers, why don't you PM a few spammers, tell them why their ways are wrong, and then GO THERE and try to make a presence in order to fix things.
Perhaps that's what the next Septagon Council should try to do, in addition to spotlights, community events, et cetera. If you don't have the patience to deal with it all, then don't whine.
As I said before, I AM willing. Don't take me for a hypocrite.