- Pyroshark
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OK, I know rants are no longer a rarity on this forum. I don't care; I need somewhee to express my frustration, and I have chosen to enlighten you assorted genii with my rant. If anyone dares to say "Get a blog" I will personally break your face... in a nice, friendly manner. 'Kay?
1). The Fall of New mombasa
New Mombasa, if you think back, used to be a great forum: a place where fan fictions could be read with interest, where theories could be speculated, and where the Halo 2 campaign was the central focus. Other less intelligent threads were banished to the quagmire of Zanzibar, where sanity and coherance were unheard-of. Nowadays, with the newfangled Halo 3 Forum, the vast immigration of idiocy has crippled New Mombasa with the frequent "ZOMG t3h Superjumpig!111!!!one!" threads. Zanzibar, as much as it was loathed, was a great idea - I resent its departure.
2). Fan Fiction
I am severely pissed with the concept of fan fiction. Many writers, I have noticed, have a generic "HALO 3 NOVEL!" plot, which attracts the salivating "readers" for miles around. As a fan fiction writer myself, I should not be one to criticise others' work. However, it must be said that many fan fictions that I have read have poor plot devices, weak spelling/grammar, and are of a general low quality. That would be fine, on the basis that people would recognize this. Do they?
No.
These "writers" are praised for their poor attempts, and receive mass amounts of credit. Other fan fictions, which involve a more original plot and are generally of a better standard, are dismissed as being "amateur". It angers me to see how good peices of fiction are thrown away, while the mediocre endures.
If I upset anyone with this section, then I apologise: offense was never my intention.
3). Group Invites
Why, oh why do groups insist on messaging me with group invites?! Chances are that if your group is known at all then I'm either in it or I've dismisssed it. Group invites are worthless and irritating; stop it!
Many bigger groups even go beyond mass advertisement. Without naming anyone in particular, I've seen groups "disguise" links so that they say they go to something, and in fact link to their group. I've seen this many times. I'm sick of sein it. Stop it! Nobody cares!
4). Forum Cops
Every forum needs moderators and administrators. It's a well-known fact. However, it really bugs the hell out of me when I see these self-proclaimed "forum cops" in the forums. Posting "ZOMG LOCK3D!!!1" in a topic that you don't like or that you think infringes on the forum rules will not help it get locked easier. Quoting the forum rules (often incorrectly) does not make you "cool". I you want to be of some help, inform the moderators of anything you think breaks the forum rules, and wait until it is dealt with. In the mean time, stop brown-nosing; nobody likes a kiss-ass.
That's me done for the minute. If you were offended by any of the above post, then blow it out your ass; I wasn't intending to insult anyone with what I said, and I'm sure you could care less what some random guy on the Internet has to say. Anywho, G'night, Bungie.net.
-Pyroshark-