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Subject: The Rules and "Rank Flaming/Trolling"

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

Before the new rules were put into place on January 25, I remember there being a distinct rule (at least in the Halo 3 forum) which prohibited "rank flaming," or basically using someone else's game statistics to make fun of them or harass them on the forums.

Even though I thought the rules were rather convoluted back then and the update was necessary, that rule was pretty important. I don't see it on the official forum rules anymore, where I should supposedly find it under "Play nice, don't be a jerk."

The reason I bring this up is because it has derailed so many discussions in the Reach forum that it is ridiculous. Anyone making a criticism is automatically assessed and treated according to their K/D ratio, number of MLG games etc regardless of the objective validity of the post.

This isn't about adding more rules, it's about reinstating (or re-enforcing if it's still there) a rule which was imperative for on-topic discussion about Halo.

  • 06.24.2011 7:26 PM PDT

"Everything will be gone long before me. When the first living thing was born, I was here, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave." -Shishka

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http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid32227

Who visits the Halo Reach forums anyway? It's full of idiots.

  • 06.24.2011 7:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: Hayabusawarrior
Stop trollin mi forums

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My new GT is: Con38Dom ... yeah. >.>

Wow. A Brig? What a scrub. OP sucks.

<3

  • 06.24.2011 7:47 PM PDT

Posted by: Great_Pretender
Case and point: don't worry about it. Girls start getting boobies pretty soon, and then you'll have plenty of other things to think about. Being an Inheritor is not a life goal.
-TGP-

Posted by: BLAIR223
Who visits the Halo Reach forums anyway? It's full of idiots.


Posted by: DomDaBomb1997
Wow. A Brig? What a scrub. OP sucks.

<3

:'(

[Edited on 06.24.2011 7:49 PM PDT]

  • 06.24.2011 7:48 PM PDT

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

Posted by: DomDaBomb1997
Wow. A Brig? What a scrub. OP sucks.

<3

Indeed, I should just stop playing :D

  • 06.24.2011 7:52 PM PDT

"Everything will be gone long before me. When the first living thing was born, I was here, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave." -Shishka

--

http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid32227

Posted by: DomDaBomb1997
Wow. A Brig? What a scrub. OP sucks.

<3


Least hes higher then me ;)

  • 06.24.2011 7:54 PM PDT
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

We combined a few things into the "Don't be a Jerk," and Harassment rule.

  • 06.24.2011 8:21 PM PDT

We fight for honor. We fight for glory. We fight for our brothers and our homeland. But most importantly......we SMASH. We are the ELITES THAT SMASH. Anyone can join, we have games, warfare, tournaments and more. We're always looking for new members, so stop on by.


Posted by: BLAIR223
Who visits the Halo Reach forums anyway? It's full of idiots.

This. Eighty billion times this.

  • 06.24.2011 8:24 PM PDT

I suspect llamas are secretly wizards. I <3 poptarts n' milk. I like me. Grimick is defined as: a logical parodox, the act of funnaling a potato down your throat, and a deliciously flavored muffin (with pecons and blueberries). Norway is the Swedish word for 'moron'. My sister has cancer, so i get to use handicap parking and cut small children in line at Disneyland.

"Don't eat doughnuts on thin ice."

"The pancake, my friend, has officially been flipped."

I agree with you, that rule saved a lot of trouble. And got many peoplz banned >:)


I think....

  • 06.24.2011 8:28 PM PDT

I suspect llamas are secretly wizards. I <3 poptarts n' milk. I like me. Grimick is defined as: a logical parodox, the act of funnaling a potato down your throat, and a deliciously flavored muffin (with pecons and blueberries). Norway is the Swedish word for 'moron'. My sister has cancer, so i get to use handicap parking and cut small children in line at Disneyland.

"Don't eat doughnuts on thin ice."

"The pancake, my friend, has officially been flipped."


Posted by: Duardo
We combined a few things into the "Don't be a Jerk," and Harassment rule.
So it's still there?

  • 06.24.2011 8:29 PM PDT