- Heliossoileh1
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δόξει τις ἀμαθεῖ σοφὰ λέγων οὐκ εὖ φρονεῖν.
Euripides, Bacchae. 480.
It has occurred to me that the Community forum is often used to suggest ideas to Bungie employees, Bungie.net's administrators and this great community. As we well know, change is something to be resisted, and, in celebration of this immutability, I offer a few templates by which you might frame your responses to those who fail to grasp this simplest of tenets:
In response to threads that suggest the implementation of a notification system, a friend system or other socially oriented features, respond like this:
"This isn't Facebook. If you want Facebook, log into Facebook.com."
In response to threads that suggest the implementation of a post count, respond like this:
"Post counts make people envious and trollish, and aren't useful anyway, whereas titles are."
In response to threads that suggest an amendment to the title system, respond like this:
"You [whoever the OP is] are just jealous of us [mythic/legendary/heroic] members because you are [insert putative cause(s) of jealousy as appropriate]."
In response to threads that suggest an amendment to the profanity list, respond like this:
"The profanity list is difficult to change, and there's no need to censor words that aren't already censored or permit words which are."
In response to threads that suggest a change to the rules, respond like this:
"The rules are the rules, and are common sense. If you don't like them, go elsewhere. Remember: you have no rights."
If in any doubt as to how to identify the proposed change:
In response to threads which you perceive to be suggesting any sort of change, respond like this:
"OP is a troll."
This is, of course, not an exhaustive list. People will use other means to introduce change, and you will have to use your own imagination in addressing these challenges to our collective harmony. I hope, however, that the foregoing is enough to get you started.
I recognise, of course, the paradox in recommending that you adopt the above responses, as this itself constitutes change. However, the above are just more formulaic ways of communicating what you ordinarily communicate anyway, and so the accusation is narrowly avoided.
To be sure, I am not advocating change in this thread.
[Edited on 10.14.2011 6:54 PM PDT]