- dmg04
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- Fabled Mythic Member
R.I.P. DeathPimp. Never Ending Respect.
"Posted by: Kickimanjaro
I'm trying to become an '04, but it's not working too well."
Someone kill me, Please.
But seriously. Pretty weird, boys and girls. I remember when i posted an insanely embarrassing 4 year birthday thread completely kissing this communities butt and saying it was the best thing that had ever happened to me.
....Still true anyways.
I don't know what the point of birthday threads are anymore. They're just one of those things where people stand on a box and speak of the past/future. So many stupid ideas go through my head every day on how this website could be improved/destroyed... so hell. I guess i could just throw some out right here.
1. More spotlight on private groups
Why not add a bar above the facebook/twitter/jobs tab with a link to the front page of a random group? Group cycles once a week. Applications submitted to one of the two active community guys. Maybe a thread/group dedicated to archive the list.
2. Carpet Bans
I feel like these should happen more often. Too many people reply to spam with spam, creating a massive spam ball that takes up space. People know what they should/shouldn't reply to, so why is the OP banned while everyone else gets off scott free? Not to mention, Replying to a spam thread with 'reported' is just as spammy as the OP. Warnings would be cool.
3. Thread Locks based on Reports
Fairly often there are threads linking people to gore sites, blah blah blah, whatever. Maybe a ratio of replies to reports could be made so the baddest of the bad could be auto locked. If threads are auto locked by mistake, contact a mod. I feel the post collapse feature does the job to an extent, but things could go further. Especially when there isn't a mod on duty or whatever
4. Whaaaaaambulance
Random crappy thought- Why not have a Whaaaaambulance thread linked to the rules? A lot of people complain constantly about the rules being too obscure and getting punished for things they didn't think would be against the rules. The Whaaaambulance thread would be a small community source to see who was punished for what, AKA if you are questioning something you're about to post, see if someone else was banned/warned for it or whatever. While some can see this as just being a Mod Hate Wagon... hell, that's what the Whaaaaambulance is, right?
5. Bungie Store
The Bungie Store in its current state is decent, but the current collection of items could use a looking at. Tons of T-shirts, Not enough Jackets, Flannels, other things. Tons of threads floating around in the abyss asking for these sorts of things, and more.
6. Not enough people calling me out on my -blam!-.
With age comes stupidity. I admit, fairly often i'm a jerk to younger members. Sometimes i see it as a way of spanking the freshman and teaching them the ropes. Other times, i see spartanbarbies posting things that are honestly ridiculous, calling them out on it, but being too harsh. Honestly, community, report people more. I need more slaps on the hand/butt from Qbix, anyways.
This community is great. You guys are full of ideas, and it's fun to see the random diamonds amongst dirt, gravel and stone. Don't let yourselves fall into the cycle of 'Bungie dark, mods suck, more rules, bungie dark'. Imagine things. Post theories. Reach for the stars.
...i'm not going to end on that lame bullcrap.
I think i'll end on this. Naw, how about.... this?
Wait, no. This. *tears come to eyes*
Can't thank you enough, Bungie. You've given me some great games. Can't thank you enough, Community. You've kept me coming back almost every day for the past 7 years.
Now i can finally drunk post. ---legally---
Much love,
DMG04
Rest in Peace, DP. I'll hammer a few for you too, bro.