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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: Agrajag
Posted by: x Foman123 x
Would there be the concern that those who don't have cell phones can't post? That mandates the need to purchase a phone, and I would say B.net has done a great job of making itself free.This is a concern in theory only. While theoretically, it is possible that a user of this site (i.e., an internet user and gamer) might not have access to a mobile phone, the reality is that 100% of this site's users own or have access to a cell phone. I have yet to run across one who can genuinely claim that he or she doesn't.
The "not everyone has a cell phone" argument is, IMO, a complete red herring and a bogus reason not to implement this.I would hazard a guess that cell phones are usually higher on people's list of priorities than computers. Sure, there could be someone who accesses BNet from a library and doesn't have a cell phone, so just to allow that person to access the forums, allow then to do so if no validation is given in a year. It sounds extreme but, a) lurking isn't as terrible as some people make it seem and b) the amount of people who access BNet from a library and also don't own cell phones is of such a small percentage when compared to those who don't that this clause would only be added (if added) for Bungie to be nice to that one person and exentuate the fact that they care about all of their fans.
Needs of many > that of few, and all that.