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Subject: Can someone explain why these forums are so Awful?
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24 years old.
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Interests outside of Halo - Soccer, Philosophy, Movies, Politics, Natural Science, Space, Animation, Gym Freak.

I like the fact that it is purely text based.

The only addition I would make would be a post count.

  • 12.04.2011 11:34 AM PDT
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  • Exalted Legendary Member
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24 years old.
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Buyer in Medical Technology Industry.
Music: Ambient, Folk, Alternative.
Interests outside of Halo - Soccer, Philosophy, Movies, Politics, Natural Science, Space, Animation, Gym Freak.

Posted by: Im SteelAssassn
I could care less for any of those features.


This drives me insane. It should be word filtered.


  • 12.04.2011 11:36 AM PDT

Didact's Reprisal -
Now is the time of our unworlding
One final effort is all that remains
And I am not afraid
We shall fulfill our promise
We fight for the grace of the Mantle
And this time none of you will be left behind

Posted by: dm8ns
Posted by: Im SteelAssassn
I could care less for any of those features.


This drives me insane. It should be word filtered.




You should make your own topic about it.

  • 12.04.2011 11:47 AM PDT

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Actually, there are quite a few users who will use meatspin avatars, get banned, make new accounts and use them. Trust me.

It will not be good when Harrison's mom see's this.

[Edited on 12.04.2011 11:49 AM PST]

  • 12.04.2011 11:49 AM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten


Posted by: Iggyhopper
Actually, there are quite a few users who will use meatspin avatars. Trust me.

It will not be good when Harrison's mom see's this.


You and the coup mods do a good job of stopping them. I come on Bungie.net all the time and I haven't seen a shock site avatar in a long time.

But it is sad something that benefits a lot of people like custom avatars is ruined by a few people.

  • 12.04.2011 11:50 AM PDT

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Posted by: Iggyhopper
Actually, there are quite a few users who will use meatspin avatars. Trust me.

It will not be good when Harrison's mom see's this.


You and the coup mods do a good job of stopping them. I come on Bungie.net all the time and I haven't seen a shock site avatar in a long time.

But it is sad something that benefits a lot of people like custom avatars is ruined by a few people.
And I do like the idea, because posts will be hidden if they are reported enough. Users that come in after the fact, in times where mods are nowhere to be found, will only see a "This post has been reported." It covers avatars and embedded images.

I don't like forum signatures. They can give personality to a user but mostly it just becomes an area for a lot of dumb -blam!-. With users posting a lot in the same thread, you will see a lot of the same signatures, so that is also annoying, especially when the signature is bigger than the post.

[Edited on 12.04.2011 12:00 PM PST]

  • 12.04.2011 11:53 AM PDT

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I would really like to see the web team do this, and if it did not work out so well, they could just remove it.

  • 12.04.2011 12:01 PM PDT

Giggity Giggity Goo - Quagmire

If you really want custom avatars, just get a Coup. I myself don't use one, but a lot of users do.

  • 12.04.2011 12:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: sam da man 2008
It's much better like this.


I agree. I can go anywhere and post smileys. I prefer the look of Bungie.net.

  • 12.04.2011 12:49 PM PDT

When I grow up I want to be bitter and spiteful.

"i liked the reality where everything was on fire better"
-legato on remedial chaos theory

The title of this thread got me so excited I was bursting with joy.

Sadly, this thread is really dumb. Like abysmally stupid. It's users trying to implement features, but rather than substantiating their beliefs, they're just spouting childish insults or making fallacious exaggerations and implications.

I demand either the title be changed or the thread and all users who have prior posted in it to be immediately deleted.

[Edited on 12.04.2011 1:11 PM PST]

  • 12.04.2011 1:11 PM PDT

Yes, there're too many numbers in my name.

I think someone needs a little revival on the difference between what's purely bad, and what you simply don't appreciate.

Because you don't like something doesn't mean its terrible. I personally don't see myself using a Dell, but most of the world is constructed with a Dell.

  • 12.04.2011 1:23 PM PDT
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If your reading this you are more bored than I am. Well I guess is where I put something here and you are supposed too enjoy it lol. I play 360 not so much of the PS3 but I might get one in the future. I drive a Ford and ride KTM.


Posted by: HC Swat Is Back
Because the Bungie community is made up of immature trolls.

Until people mature, we will never be able to embed stuff.



If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

  • 12.04.2011 2:36 PM PDT

ISU Cyclones!

Every single reason OP listed is why I call B.net better than any other forum.

  • 12.04.2011 2:39 PM PDT

Remember Elk

Emoticons and pictures does not aid discussion.

As for custom avatars you can just get coup.

  • 12.04.2011 2:53 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?


Posted by: antidope671
Custom avis for everyone, post embedding, and smiley sets....


Those are not what make forums either good or bad.

  • 12.04.2011 3:02 PM PDT


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Posted by: antidope671
Custom avis for everyone, post embedding, and smiley sets....


Those are not what make forums either good or bad.

  • 12.04.2011 3:03 PM PDT

Friends before pixels.

It...isn't?

  • 12.04.2011 3:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: antidope671
Custom avis for everyone, post embedding, and smiley sets....


Those are not what make forums either good or bad.
if bnet was a food, it would have no flavor.

  • 12.04.2011 3:14 PM PDT

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

I tweet?

Posted by: Duck duck DEATH
Sadly, this thread is really dumb. Like abysmally stupid. It's users trying to implement features, but rather than substantiating their beliefs, they're just spouting childish insults or making fallacious exaggerations and implications.


So... this isn't any different than any other thread that's ever been created regrading this particular subject? Well alright.

Honestly, I like Bungie as it is. It has a simple elegance to it. It doesn't need all the bells and whistles that other forums and communities have to be productive and engaging, in my opinion anyway. Would I complain if a new useful feature or two were implimented? No, I'd probably just assimilate it into my experience here. As for avatars and other personal customizations, I don't like them not because of the potential for abuse, but because it breaks the uniformity I've come accustom to here.

  • 12.04.2011 3:15 PM PDT
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1. Staff decides that the memberbase will come to consist of immature children.

2. Additional features, such as the ones mentioned in the OP, are cancelled even before they start building the site.

3. Due to all the restrictions on this site people start to rebel, they're unfortunately doing so by assuming the role of immature and out of control 14 year olds.

4. The staff establishes that it has been correct the entire time and all, what could have been, future plans are cancelled.

Isn't it pretty basic psychology? If you treat a person or group a certain way long enough he/she/they will eventually assume and challenge the role. So while I've personally never seen anyone use "adult material" in their custom avy's on other sites it would undoubtedly happen here in a way of flipping the man the bird. Granted that such a transition period would be brief but it seems as if the staff has adopted a zero tolerance policy, something I personally find a bit odd considering that we don't have 24/7 moderation.

That said, I wouldnt want the site to look like myspace either.

Oh and "get Coup" has never and will never become a valid argument for not adding certain features.

[Edited on 12.04.2011 3:49 PM PST]

  • 12.04.2011 3:40 PM PDT

I'm an Anarchist. I don't need a government to be a good person, but I'm glad it's here because some of you clearly do.

I think requiring a gold-XBL GT link to use a custom avatar would be a half-decent way to prevent a lot of trolls from meat spinning their way to the hall of shame.

Take something away from them that isn't free... at the same time I wouldn't mind if users were required to link a GT to post in all forums. That'd seriously cut down on alt accounts.

But then that'd shortchange all people who're interested in Bungie, but simply don't have Xbox live or for whatever reason can not acquire it.

I guess that'd be a decent compromi

Or we could just not allow custom avatars

  • 12.04.2011 4:04 PM PDT

Yes, I AM just that awesome.

We can't have those because we're all immature dickfaces.

  • 12.04.2011 4:17 PM PDT


Posted by: Tom T
I moderate for the custom avatar.
Hahaha

I don't think those changes will make the forums any better. From all the forums I have been too, the Bnet forum is the best. Its simple and easy without over-complicating things.

  • 12.04.2011 7:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Cpl Crosseyes
Every single reason OP listed is why I call B.net better than any other forum.


Same here. The site looks clean and the colors work for me.

  • 12.04.2011 8:11 PM PDT

In all honestly I like the...cleaness...of these forums. First of all a hate forums with smileys. They get overused and its just looks dumb. Uploaded avatars might be nice as well as embedded pictures but anything more like....embedded videos or visible signatures, and smileys just make it look messy.

  • 12.04.2011 9:18 PM PDT