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"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstien
Posted by: NinjAg
Would "because I don't want to" be a good enough reason? We had spam attacks too (fat chance actually hacking Bungie.net, though) and they're confirmed H2S members. I know H2S has good members, but I know that most of the good members stayed at H2S while your bad members came here to spam and horribly represent your community, but I (and most of the people that come to the community forum) know that you have your fair share of good members - you're really preaching to the choir here. I know for a fact that some of the spam attacks you speak of were Bungie.net members (because they'd come back and post screens then get blacklisted). That's right. Bungie.net blacklisted people that spoke about spamming your forums. I hope you guys did the same to your bad members spamming Bungie.net.
I remember seeing sensible H2S members coming to B.net and positive discussion taking place. It was your own members making you look bad, though.
While not wanting to go is one thing, not going there and making accusations about the community is another (thats what I was reffering to with El Roboto). I know there are good members here as well as a fair share of sub-par ones. I was at h2s.com before I came to b.net. I came here to see if the community was actually what I heard of from some of the more biased users. I found out at first glance that it was. A bunch of spam and flaming, etc. I was banned off the spot for a bump, which was a simple misundertanding (by franky, none the less). But I stayed anyways, and I tried to make serious conversation, eventually becoming a pretty active member and even staff to some groups.
Just becuase one member does something stupid. Just because 10 members do something stupid does not mean they represent the community. It may give you an impression, but until you experience that community yourself, refrain from talking about it as much as possible. If you do have something to say, at least put forward where you heard it and in what light. Im not saying you accused us of anything, but El Roboto is a good example of what I am talking about.
And I would like to know which "confirmed members" you speak of. If it was before my membership there (around 2 months after Halo 2's release), then I can say its not my place to argue the truthfulness of your claim. But since I was there, not a single person bragged about spamming the b.net forums. Maybe they did and were dealt with quickly enough for me to miss, or they just didn't come back to brag about it, but confirmed might be a bad word.
Merely finding the same screen name is not proof, nor is them shouting that they are a member. The only true way to find out is through IP checking.
[Edited on 12.06.2007 1:51 PM PST]