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Subject: The REAL State of Bungie?
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That's right. My plumage is brighter than yours.

DISCLAIMER! READ THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE A POST!

This thread was not made to persecute anyone, and it was not made to downsize and show how bad this community's forums are. It's the opposite. I made this thread to show how good the forums are. Now read on . . . .


I go to the Flood. A lot. Reason being: It's different. Different topics, off topics, retarded topics, spam, whatever. It's all there, even if it shouldn't be. Delving deeper. . .

I see a lot of threads there, specifically 'Love interest threads', in which someone is seeking advice on an issue in there life. The replies that follow are usually garbage replies of people telling the person he's in the wrong forum, to not ask for advice on Bungie, to go to Hell, to leave, or whatever. Extremely rude.

And why do they do this? Because they think the Bungie forums are really so bad that any thread like should automatically get a spam reply. Why do they think the forums are so bad?

Because people go and make threads (whether in here or any other forum) in which they accuse Bungie of having degraded, no good, tangent, POS forums. And why do those people do that?

Who knows. Because, and this is the point I am addressing, the forums are not bad. They really aren't that bad at all. I can't believe that half the people who would even say that have ever even been to another major website's forum. Go to some big websites. Go to their forums. Make a name and browse and post for a while. On a lot of these sites, they don't have rules, decency, spam/cursing filters, or een good moderators. I say people on these forums should be proud of what they have. We have great mods, great forums, and a great, even friendly evironment compared to other forums.

So, if you're one of these people who debase the forum with their spam and condescending posts, then just stop. It doesn't help, it's not true, and it makes you look like an -blam!-.

[Edited on 10/18/2006]

  • 10.16.2006 5:43 PM PDT

If only people were mature enough to listen.

  • 10.16.2006 5:46 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Posted by: NationalSWAT991
As of now, the Flood Forum IS completely unmature.

I can't stand them.

The state of Bungie is filled with big bullies and meanies.

Almost to the point that they spell immature unmature! The horror!

In all honesty, people forget it's a forum. That's all it is. If you're that upset and concerned, I have a great idea. Go outside and play a game of basketball. Or football. Or whatever sport you like to play. Hell, you can go to the mall. Go for a drive and take some photos. Do whatever it is you do that isn't here.

On that note, I have seen some degradation of the forums. However, this is just appearence. There is still a great deal of good in the forums. You never see people spamming about how much they like Bungie and the forums though, right? Only people who dislike things really get their voices heard. That's how it works everywhere, so just keep that in mind next time someone bashes Bungie or the forums. I'm sure for every one of them, five more people are totally satisfied.

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[Edited on 10/16/2006]

  • 10.16.2006 5:51 PM PDT
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That's right. My plumage is brighter than yours.

That's what my post is about. Not about how bad the forums are. It is about how good they really are.

  • 10.16.2006 6:03 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Eh, the forums are stale and crunchy as usual...it's not so much that they're bad, just that the masses are retarded...so retarded they can't put together a coherent flame.

  • 10.16.2006 6:39 PM PDT
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That's right. My plumage is brighter than yours.

Posted by: Darkness Howls
Eh, the forums are stale and crunchy as usual...it's not so much that they're bad, just that the masses are retarded...so retarded they can't put together a coherent flame.


That's what she said.

  • 10.16.2006 7:05 PM PDT

Ach! Was ist los?

Yo, Rant, you realize you're standing in the middle of a minefield, right?

  • 10.16.2006 7:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: BobBQ
Yo, Rant, you realize you're standing in the middle of a minefield, right?

may I say:

Bu7n.

  • 10.16.2006 7:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: BobBQ
Yo, Rant, you realize you're standing in the middle of a minefield, right?

may I say:

Bu7n.


Butn?

  • 10.16.2006 11:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: Snakedude4life
Posted by: BobBQ
Yo, Rant, you realize you're standing in the middle of a minefield, right?

may I say:

Bu7n.


Butn?


Butn?!

*gasp* I find that offensive!

  • 10.16.2006 11:40 PM PDT

I have recently thought about the weirdness in the fact that the most active forum on this site generally has nothing to do with Bungie for the most part. Why do so many come to a Bungie fan-site to discuss so many things that have nothing to do with Bungie in the least? I'm not trying to insult anyone that participates in The Flood, that's their Bag, its just...strange, perhaps?

  • 10.17.2006 1:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
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In........................................................Out .

Face it, the most popular forums on any popular site are the off-topic ones, period. It's the way things are, get used to it.

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  • 10.17.2006 1:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: stare3
Face it, the most popular forums on any popular site are the off-topic ones, period. It's the way things are, get used to it.



We don't mind off topic. We mind flamers, spammers and people who are just plain gits.

  • 10.17.2006 8:59 AM PDT

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I know what a flammer is. Isn't it uh, like someone who plays the drums or something?

Honestly, I steer clear of the Flood. It's a waste of time, more-so than other areas, and it's really filled with immature posts.

Posting about how your brother just punched you, or about some 'love life' issue (when usually it's what, a 13 year old's girlfriend broke up with him?) isn't mature conversation, regardless of whether you think it is or not.

[Edited on 10/17/2006]

  • 10.17.2006 9:33 AM PDT
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The Flood's fine in my opinion.

I do remember the first time I saw one of its "meltdowns" and was concerned about what was happening to it.

I was told "It's always like this." And after looking into the past of The Flood (thank you Search Feature) I can see that it's true.

The Flood will continue to be this way. Personally, I think it's a cycle, but others say it's just a constant gathering of stupidity and whatnot. Well.........sure, most of the stupid stuff goes on in there. Hell, the title of the Forum is "Say your stupid stuff here," which gives some members the go-ahead to make a topic about very inappropiate things.

But there are flashes of intelligence/interesting discussions in there. You just have to know where to look.

  • 10.17.2006 9:45 AM PDT

Skillet was here and referred to himself in the third person.

The only reason I come here for off-topic disscussion is because I can't stand regular IPB forums...(or any of the million other versions)

Since these forums are nicer, cleaner and shinier...I do my posting here and in the groups.

As far as the Bungie.net forums being garbage...I don't come to the main forums much. I post in my groups and maybe stop in the Flood to see what the latest spammer is spamming and then go elsewhere.

  • 10.17.2006 9:46 AM PDT

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Just because it's an off-topic forum, doesn't mean you have to go off-topic every post, as many people, and even yourself have done, in most cases.. However, like I said, I don't go there too often, and I don't really plan on it. It's fine with me if you guys do what you do there.. :P

  • 10.17.2006 10:36 AM PDT

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Hmm, let me rephrase that: Just because the Forum is for off-topic talk, doesn't mean people have to go into a thread about "What's your favorite type of ice cream?" and say "I like bumblebees."

It happens all the time.

  • 10.17.2006 10:57 AM PDT
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Don't get me wrong Rant. I do enjoy the Flood. I think there's some great content in there. But there ARE spammers, more so than in most other forums, something that is unfortunate.

  • 10.17.2006 11:00 AM PDT

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