- gamertag: [none]
- user homepage:
Below this quote is the original OP. Because I probably didn't put enough consideration into how this would effect their really old users, I'm simply wondering what the community thinks of the option to hide your join-date, just as you can your gamertag.
I know a lot of you want Bungie to keep it around (to show how long you've been here), but I feel like it only adds to controversy and elitism.
Take for example this account. It's a second account I've made after forgetting my old password to my old account. Since I haven't used my old account in about two years, it has probably been deleted. Nonetheless, it ruins my image -- and credibility -- when I come on here with an account that isn't even a week old.
That idea also plays into a lot of the elitism on the forums, and especially The Flood. Instead of people respecting each individual poster and post, many just reply -- quoting the join date of the user -- and degrade them based upon account age.
Join date is nice for users who genuinely want to show how long they've been on for, but it also causes a lot of unneeded issues.
Perhaps an alternative to entirely removing it is making it optionally visible.
Opinions?
[Edited on 02.12.2012 1:00 PM PST]