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Buddy I rather see mods lock those stupid topics rather then there being hundreds of "Bungie Sucks" topics. Every single possible problem with Halo 2 has already been discussed, just look in the older topics, they don't need to post new ones.

  • 12.30.2005 7:28 AM PDT
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Shutup.

  • 12.30.2005 8:06 AM PDT

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Posted by: Give me Cookies
The Mods are out of control. And being inefficient while doing so

Oh, how I wish that was true sometimes. I, for one, have entertained the idea of septimation (like decimation, except that a random one in 7 will lose instead of one in 10) on occasion when reading through Optimatch... but dreaming is as far as it goes.

If someone's been blacklisted, it's for a reason; and that reason is better than "they don't like Bungie." The same with locked threads. The same with moved threads... and you may wish to check to make sure that some of the "locked" threads you're unhappy about aren't simply being moved to the appropriate forum with a locked notice directing readers to the relocated thread.

If we didn't have moderation, the forums would be an unreadable soup. Sorry. I too wish it weren't so.

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  • 12.30.2005 8:07 AM PDT
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Only the paranoid will survive!

So wait- a topic has gone off-topic and you expect it not to be locked? Make a new thread! The mods don't abuse their power in my opinion. They use it, but not to benefit themselves.

  • 12.30.2005 8:08 AM PDT

Posted by: WolfmanMaverick
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.

Most of the times when somebody posts Bungie Sux, they wind up using every eloquent curse word they can think of. They deserve to blacklisted and have their thread locked. As for the mods being out of control you could not be more wrong. Most of the mods are willing to give second chances to people who see the error of their ways. The mods in my opinion are doing a damn fine job at keeping the forums clean of idiots. In celebration of their hard work I am going to put on my little hat and coat and do a nice little jig for all the mods, while Recon plays an accordian.

  • 12.30.2005 8:18 AM PDT
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As mean as my avatar seems, I'm extremely lenient. Although if I see a thread that will just evolve into flames NO MATTER WHAT happens, I'll lock it.

If you don't want to have a baby (get flamed), it's better to avoid pregnancy all together (lock a thread before it gets out of hand) than get pregnant and then have an abortion (get super flamed and told off), right?

... Maybe that wasn't the best analogy. Shush, it's 1 am. I'm trying to sleep.

-TGP-

[Edited on 12/30/2005]

  • 12.30.2005 8:41 AM PDT

Posted by: WolfmanMaverick
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.

I would not have expected that from you TGP. I think that you might offend someone with that.

  • 12.30.2005 8:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Great_Pretender
As mean as my avatar seems, I'm extremely lenient. Although if I see a thread that will just evolve into flames NO MATTER WHAT happens, I'll lock it.

If you don't want to have a baby (get flamed), it's better to avoid pregnancy all together (lock a thread before it gets out of hand) than get pregnant and then have an abortion (get super flamed and told off), right?

... Maybe that wasn't the best analogy. Shush, it's 1 am. I'm trying to sleep.

-TGP-


What did I tell you about moderating past your bed time? And what is this talk about moderators being overzelous? In my opinion they are doing a great job. They could be better though :)

  • 12.30.2005 9:02 AM PDT

Really , why do some many people want to complain about the Mods . The mods do such a good job why complain about them . When what they do can't get better ....

  • 12.30.2005 9:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Great_Pretender
As mean as my avatar seems, I'm extremely lenient. Although if I see a thread that will just evolve into flames NO MATTER WHAT happens, I'll lock it.

If you don't want to have a baby (get flamed), it's better to avoid pregnancy all together (lock a thread before it gets out of hand) than get pregnant and then have an abortion (get super flamed and told off), right?

... Maybe that wasn't the best analogy. Shush, it's 1 am. I'm trying to sleep.

-TGP-


You do realize that your post has been misquoted in Body Politic.

But back on topic I'v never run into trouble with the mods so far. But I don't spam or flame and I could imagine what it would be like without them. A dictatorship is better than anarchy in this case.

I coud'nt imagine trawling through all the posts and threads that I wouldn't normaly touch with a barge pole all full of flames and spam . I wouldn't want to do it, from some of the threads I see it seems a thankless task.

  • 12.30.2005 9:49 AM PDT
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*rolls eyes* I hate these threads.

Stosh, that was very well put. Reiginko, nice to see you.

As aforementioned by many others, the Forum Ninjas job is completely voluntary. No pay, whatsoever. They get a few minor perks, such as the white text and custom avatar, but that's it. Completely free. Do you understand service? This is what the moderators do. Service. They spend hours daily keeping an eye on bnet to keep the peace.

Why do mods lock posts? Many reasons. Often, the thread will start as or drift off-topic. Sometimes a flamewar arises. Sometimes threads are just plain spam. Many, many reasons, all legitimate.

There are around 15 moderators here on B.net. They monitor 12 forums. Not an easy task. When you take a forum such as the Flood and give it rules, it requires a ton of volunteer moderating work. Almost everyday I go back about 5 pages in the Flood to see if I've missed anything interesting. I see locked topics galore. Yet I still find threads that should be locked, that are missed, or take a long time to be noticed by moderators. There are 1,000,000+ members of Bungie.net. Compared to these 15 moderators. Sounds an awful lot like 15 logs trying to do the job of Hoover Dam. And look how clean the forums are. The dam rarely bursts, and when it does, it takes no time at all for it to be patched.

What about unfair blacklistings? Well, I've seen and done many things on bnet. And I've seen very few unfair blacklistings. One not even by a moderator(Frankie gave me a 2-day). They are very lenient actually. May idiots intentionally break the common 3-strike rule before getting banned. Yet some people do things that go unpunished. Just a locked thread and a warning(hence the 3-strike rule). Sometimes, even I have been surprised by the leniency, generosity, and general good faith in the community by our Forum Ninjas. Sure, sometimes they're drunk. But they are never irresponsible.

Also, the moderators can't do their job alone. They rely greatly on the community. I'm not going to go too deep into this at the moment, but you can always read this for more info:

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  • 12.30.2005 10:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: stosh
Shutup.

Eloquent, concise, almost like a haiku... only it's even shorter.

I think that we have achieved post perfection.

Really? I say that everyday and all people do is slap me. I wish you were my dad...Wait, that sounded weird. Let me rephrase that: I wish you were dead!

Note: The above statement is not meant to be taken as a death threat. I only said that to cover for my apparent slip in showing that I love Rec---You can stop reading this now if you wish.

  • 12.30.2005 11:01 AM PDT

-S

Posted by: stosh
Shutup.


Way to jump in, boss.

  • 12.30.2005 11:31 AM PDT

Posted by: stosh
Shutup.


Well said. *Claps*

  • 12.30.2005 11:36 AM PDT
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Wait to steal the show Stosh. Jerk.

Note: That was not meant to be inflammatory, and I respect Stosh and his...manly self. I only said that to show my jealousy over his awesome, destructive, and simply beautifully written response to the thread maker.

  • 12.30.2005 11:40 AM PDT

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"shutup" a words such as that can get soo cliche...

  • 12.30.2005 11:42 AM PDT

Ah well, i suppose that rant has been shot down, myself i think that the mods are doing a really good job. I was blacklisted within about 4 minutes of making a political comment. That was about 2 months ago.

^ Now thats efficient.

But who really cares what i think !

[Edited on 12/30/2005]

  • 12.30.2005 11:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: ODST1125
"shutup" a words such as that can get soo cliche...


Oh sorry. We need a new word then. Hmm... "Upshut?"

  • 12.30.2005 11:50 AM PDT

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  • 12.30.2005 11:53 AM PDT

Well i have seemed to have been ignored so i guess noone cares what i think.

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Posted by: goldhawk
Well i have seemed to have been ignored so i guess noone cares what i think.

You agreed with everyone...who's going to debate with you?

  • 12.30.2005 11:54 AM PDT
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I think we the users are making the mods have a hard time, in turn they give us a hard time. Yoozel has a point from page 2, but some parts maybe no. We as the users of B.net make there live hell some times. I think we need to carm down. I don't think the mods are out of control just we are making it seem that. But I think the mods could calm alittle.

The mods are doing their job.

[Edited on 12/30/2005]

  • 12.30.2005 1:09 PM PDT

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I find it funny...how so many people join B.net, and then complain about how "cruddy" or "inefficient" or "strict" it is. Well it was in the TOS when you joined...Bungie owns everything or something to the effect. So stop complaining and never come back if you do not like B.net. Just let your account become of what some others have done...that is DELETED.

  • 12.30.2005 1:39 PM PDT