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Subject: Abandonment of the Bungie Universe Forum.

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

Okay, so this isn't one of those threads where I'm going to [apple] and moan about the mods not doing their job, yaddaya, yaddaya, yaddaya. But, they never visit the Universe Forums. I see them locking threads, elsewhere, like in the Community and in the Flood. For the Universe it's almost like, "Oh, it's that time of the month again." Then, they'll go there once, lock a few threads, then they're done for another month. They've pretty much abandoned the place. Now, why do I care? Because the Universe Forum is getting filled with useless, off-topic threads/polls and nothing is being done about it. I'm sure this won't change a damn thing, but c'mon. It's getting ridiculous.

Examples of front page topics that people get away with:
Vid Master Endure
Bolt Action Sniper vs. Semi-Auto
Must See TV!!!
Reach Maps
HALO RANKING SYSTEM
You ate all the chips
Halo: Reach bots in Custom Games
Which gametype should I play to rank up fast?
Would you like a 1v1 playlist?

[Edited on 09.18.2011 1:03 PM PDT]

  • 09.18.2011 5:34 AM PDT
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:)

Well it's not like the Universe forum gets that much traffic, so the mods probably don't go there as often..

[Edited on 09.18.2011 6:00 AM PDT]

  • 09.18.2011 6:00 AM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

Well, the people who do go there on a daily basis (like myself), find themselves just writing, "Wrong Forum" since it's so crowded with useless off-topic threads.

  • 09.18.2011 6:06 AM PDT

What a hipster.

Posted by: SEAL Sniper 9
Well, the people who do go there on a daily basis (like myself), find themselves just writing, "Wrong Forum" since it's so crowded with useless off-topic threads.
Writing "Wrong Forum" is just adding to the cause. All your doing is bumping the thread back to the top of the page. If you know the answer to the persons question, you might as well answer it, then report. If you don't know the answer, just report and be on your way (Don't post "report and move on", as that is no help and just adding insult to injury).

  • 09.18.2011 6:13 AM PDT
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:)


Posted by: SEAL Sniper 9
Well, the people who do go there on a daily basis (like myself), find themselves just writing, "Wrong Forum" since it's so crowded with useless off-topic threads.

I go there every few days to either lurk or post, and I just ignore the off-topic threads. They aren't that much of a problem.

Besides, if your topic is somewhat decent, it'll stay on the first page for ages anyway.

  • 09.18.2011 6:21 AM PDT
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Boomer.
Best. Ship. Ever!

The threads are harmless in the end and they are easy to ignore. Don't post in them. There isn't enough traffic to warrant the ninja's to monitor the universe forum often.

  • 09.18.2011 7:03 AM PDT

Have you seen my mind anywhere? I seem to have lost it...

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I have seen you future

While the threads are harmless, they do get annoying. I used to go there all the time, but now there is so little discussion that I rarely visit. Most of this is Bungie being between universes, but part of this is the fact that a large fraction of the topics are off topic.

  • 09.18.2011 7:20 AM PDT

Report, and don't post in them. The report button does work, even if it doesn't get you the results you want right away.

[Edited on 09.18.2011 7:41 AM PDT]

  • 09.18.2011 7:41 AM PDT

I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.

I tweet?

Well it seems that the Universe forum have two problems working against it in the face of spam. First is the forum itself, compared to the other forums it moves rather slow. This means that it wakes longer for bad posts to be pushed off the front page. The other thing is the users who post in the forum. Just like everywhere else on the site it seems no one can leave well enough alone and ignore a bad thread or report it without saying a word. Perhaps before blaming the moderators people can start taking responsibility themselves.

Now with that out of the way I would like to mention that the lack of moderator presence does appear in the Universe forum as well. Whether it's because their attention is mainly needed elsewhere, or they simply overlook that particular forum, I don't know. However, it seems with such a relatively slow forum it wouldn't be much trouble to poke over there every now and then.






Or perhaps we can just nuke the Universe forum... the cesspool.

  • 09.18.2011 7:51 AM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

Well, it looks like they finally went to the Universe and weeded out the off-topic threads. Doubt they'll keep it up, though.

  • 09.18.2011 10:35 AM PDT

This. Also, OP, you done evaded the profanity filter, and you could be banned if someone like Duardo sees it. QUICK! CHANGE THE WORD TO 'APPLE'!
Posted by: jross1993
Well it's not like the Universe forum gets that much traffic, so the mods probably don't go there as often..

  • 09.18.2011 10:39 AM 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-

If the report button was used and the posts were collapsed, then that means that that thread has moved into the report queue for the moderators. They'll get to it when they can, but with so many people using the report button when it's not needed, or when it is, I'm sure their queue is pretty full.

  • 09.18.2011 10:42 AM PDT

Not to mention the fact that I'm sure the users that regularly visit the Universe probably do not use the Report Button often, because they do not believe the Mods will pay attention.
Posted by: Xplode441
If the report button was used and the posts were collapsed, then that means that that thread has moved into the report queue for the moderators. They'll get to it when they can, but with so many people using the report button when it's not needed, or when it is, I'm sure their queue is pretty full.

  • 09.18.2011 10:45 AM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

Give me a break. It's Sunday and it's early.

Sue me for sleeping in. It was my wedding anniversary this weekend and we've been having late nights.

  • 09.18.2011 10:48 AM PDT

"I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights!"

"And i will show you where the iron crosses grow..."

- "Cross of Iron"

Retreat!

  • 09.18.2011 10:49 AM PDT

Get it, Recon!
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Give me a break. It's Sunday and it's early.

Sue me for sleeping in. It was my wedding anniversary this weekend and we've been having late nights.

  • 09.18.2011 10:49 AM PDT

Кланяються мені!

Age old answer but reporting these threads will alert the mods to them. And you know while they are in the neighborhood they might clean up a around the place.

Just thought I would throw my opinion into the pool.

  • 09.18.2011 10:52 AM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.


Posted by: Recon Number 54
Give me a break. It's Sunday and it's early.

Sue me for sleeping in. It was my wedding anniversary this weekend and we've been having late nights.

I'm surprised you didn't edit my post and make some dick joke.

  • 09.18.2011 1:02 PM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.


Posted by: ctjl96
QUICK! CHANGE THE WORD TO 'APPLE'!

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  • 09.18.2011 1:04 PM PDT

\_O_/
Posted by: SEAL Sniper 9

Posted by: ctjl96
QUICK! CHANGE THE WORD TO 'APPLE'!

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  • 09.18.2011 1:06 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Give me a break. It's Sunday and it's early.

Sue me for sleeping in. It was my wedding anniversary this weekend and we've been having late nights.
TMI

  • 09.18.2011 1:07 PM PDT

“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything

Well, if enough people report the OP to collapse the post, wouldn't that get a mods attention?

  • 09.18.2011 1:15 PM PDT

What a hipster.

Posted by: Big Vokes
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Give me a break. It's Sunday and it's early.

Sue me for sleeping in. It was my wedding anniversary this weekend and we've been having late nights.
TMI
Vokes, you have a way with words =).

@Kicki, that's if enough people bother to even look at the thread let along report it. Most people in the Universe forum, well, know the Halo Universe... That being said, for the most part, they know what to look for.

  • 09.18.2011 1:40 PM PDT

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Hello community, If you have any questions or concerns then please feel free to ask, whatever it may be and I will answer them to the best of my knowledge/ability. (It may not be THE answer you're looking for but AN answer is better than NO answer.)

KEEP CALM AND PLAY XBOX
Thank you.

I didn't know "apple" is a verb. huh...

  • 09.18.2011 1:42 PM PDT

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