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Subject: What do you think of the Flood forum?
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It's fine.

  • 07.23.2012 8:05 PM PDT
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I enjoy making fun of the morons.

And there's a lot of funny stuff on there. For instance...

[Edited on 07.23.2012 8:17 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2012 8:14 PM PDT

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I'm probably going to frighten people by saying this, but the Flood has definitely made me smarter.

  • 07.23.2012 8:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
I think it gets away with a lot more than it should, and this fact is abused heavily among its regulars.


No it doesn't, and no it isn't.


Gotta agree with Mike here. He may disagree with me when I say that the ninjas are pretty fair on that board but I certainly think the flood's "reputation" on this board is way overblown, to the point where it's obnoxious.

  • 07.23.2012 8:22 PM PDT

Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrvm perinaevm.

Posted by: Achronos
You imply a level of control over Halo: Reach matchmaking that we no longer have. Or, in your vernacular, it isn't our shiznit anymore.


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Posted by: King Dutchy
I'm probably going to frighten people by saying this, but the Flood has definitely made me smarter.
Socially and psychologically, yes. Intellectually? I'm not so sure.

  • 07.23.2012 8:24 PM PDT

Posted by: A Bit Of Zero
This thread would have appealed to me more if it was written with crayons.
Posted by: King Dutchy
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  • 07.23.2012 8:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: True Underdog
Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
I think it gets away with a lot more than it should, and this fact is abused heavily among its regulars.


No it doesn't, and no it isn't.


Gotta agree with Mike here. He may disagree with me when I say that the ninjas are pretty fair on that board but I certainly think the flood's "reputation" on this board is way overblown, to the point where it's obnoxious.

The constant VS threads do get annoying though

  • 07.23.2012 8:25 PM PDT

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Furious George: The new -blam!-

That's hardly a reason for this "the sky is falling" mentality that this place reeks of at times.

  • 07.23.2012 8:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: Hujgup

Posted by: True Underdog
Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
I think it gets away with a lot more than it should, and this fact is abused heavily among its regulars.


No it doesn't, and no it isn't.


Gotta agree with Mike here. He may disagree with me when I say that the ninjas are pretty fair on that board but I certainly think the flood's "reputation" on this board is way overblown, to the point where it's obnoxious.

The constant VS threads do get annoying though
Not if you are knowledgeable about both contestants in the VS thread. Recently there have been multiple VS threads involving Marvel and DC. I'm a fan of both, so I can't help but enjoy what the possible outcomes are of the hypothetical scenarios.

  • 07.23.2012 8:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: Kr1egerdude
Posted by: King Dutchy
I'm probably going to frighten people by saying this, but the Flood has definitely made me smarter.
Socially and psychologically, yes. Intellectually? I'm not so sure.

It certainly does make one more resilient.

[Edited on 07.23.2012 8:36 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2012 8:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

Posted by: Der Todesengel
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I wish the flood and all references to it would stay in the flood.

  • 07.23.2012 8:35 PM PDT

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Bye.

I like to think of The Flood as a garage. You put all that stuff you don't want in your house in the garage, but after a while you realize you've been doing that for so long that it's going to be an absolute mess, and a nightmare to clean. But when you muster the courage to finally check on it, it's not half as bad as you thought it would be.

I salute you, Flood.

[Edited on 07.23.2012 8:39 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2012 8:38 PM PDT

It's a guilty pleasure, though I often wonder how I got to the point of frequenting it.

  • 07.23.2012 8:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: Cobravert
I wish the flood and all references to it would stay in the flood.
I wish that you all references to you should go to Xbox.com and to your porch. After that I will remember your elk.

  • 07.23.2012 8:43 PM PDT

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I think it's name is perfect... It behaves much like a parasite... I stay away from it when I can

  • 07.23.2012 8:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: im am b0red
I think it's name is perfect... It behaves much like a parasite... I stay away from it when I can
I want to transmit it to you.

  • 07.23.2012 8:53 PM PDT
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  • 07.23.2012 9:01 PM PDT

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  • 07.23.2012 9:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: True Underdog
That's hardly a reason for this "the sky is falling" mentality that this place reeks of at times.
While I'll admit that I've overreacted to the Flood in the past (and you've rightfully called me out on it), I still maintain the opinion that while it is nowhere near as bad as some (including me) may make or have made it out to be, it is also not as great and law-abiding as others try to convince the former that it is.

There are several factors that lead to this fact that the Flood breaks more rules per capita (in my experience) than any other forum on here, none of which are the fault of the mods or Bungie itself. The first of those factors is the speed of the forum (and, in line with that, it's population). Playing "Where's Waldo?" in a room with Waldo and three other guys is exponentially easier than playing "Where's Waldo?" in an open field with a thousand people, a hundred of which are dressed like Waldo.

The second factor is that you can discuss practically anything, even politics and religion (for a while). These kinds of things bring in people who like to debate things and generally argue (more so than the Septagon does, but maybe not so much as the Reach forum did). When you bring in people with polarizing viewpoints who like to argue, you run more of a risk of bringing in people with extreme opinions and adamant feelings about the truth behind said opinions (and the falsehoods that everyone else's opinions are based on). This leads to very unconstructive discussions, which can lead to the undying resistance to hear-out the other person in a discussion, which can lead to flaming, which can lead to hate speech, profanity filter evasion, etc. etc.

Another thing that doesn't help the situation is the fact that once "bad" people are there, there's virtually no way of getting rid of them as long as they know how to make a new email address and clear their cache. This isn't Bungie's fault necessarily (or at all) because I can't really think of a system that would work that isn't also easily exploitable that doesn't get rid of a segment of the community (I.E. only people with Gold Xbox Live subscriptions linked to their account can post in the forums and other similar things that've been suggested).

The final reason I think that the Flood is the way it is and subsequently "worse" behavior-wise and rule adherence-wise is the mentality that the Flood has created and people's ideas and notions about it. If you were to go try to be the next John Cena, you would do it in the Flood, not the Community. If you were to avoid the profanity filter, you would do so in the Flood, not the Community. The Flood is known as a place where the mods aren't as present (whether that's true or not), so rule breaking and outlawed discussions and spam is more likely to occur there than it is in other Forums.

I realize the place isn't a cesspool but it could do with a bit of tidying up (not that that's necessarily possible).

  • 07.23.2012 9:08 PM PDT

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I believe I am going to stay out of it before I get caught up in a 7 page carpet ban

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  • 07.23.2012 9:11 PM PDT

Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrvm perinaevm.

Posted by: Achronos
You imply a level of control over Halo: Reach matchmaking that we no longer have. Or, in your vernacular, it isn't our shiznit anymore.


Active 9/1/11, Heroic 12/25/12

Posted by: defnop552
I like to think of The Flood as a garage. You put all that stuff you don't want in your house in the garage, but after a while you realize you've been doing that for so long that it's going to be an absolute mess, and a nightmare to clean. But when you muster the courage to finally check on it, it's not half as bad as you thought it would be.

I salute you, Flood.
Very well put. I think of visiting The Flood as going to a yard sale. You can go to countless yard sales and not find anything good, but finding those rare items make it worth it. Some people will try to scam you and you just have to pass them by. Over time you will find out what yard sales are good and you can have some pretty good discussions.

  • 07.23.2012 9:11 PM PDT

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Racism isn't wrong if it's funny.


Posted by: spawn031
I think it should be renamed, being that "Flood" is a Halo reference.

I think that actually feels kinda' cool.

OT: It needs to be returned to its former glory.

  • 07.23.2012 9:19 PM PDT

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I think its alright for the most part. I don't go there that often though.

  • 07.23.2012 9:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: Elite0007
I think it's fantastic!

  • 07.23.2012 9:29 PM PDT