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Post by ChillyTempurrrrr on Mar 14, 2017 19:42:11 GMT -5
isnt this the official forum now because it is where the forum link on the game takes you to.
dont really see why this isnt the official forum
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Post by tectonic on Mar 14, 2017 20:25:29 GMT -5
I'll count it as the offical forum when my net worth in AU gets transferred into the game. ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 20:28:57 GMT -5
I will count it as an official forum too if that happens.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 20:42:20 GMT -5
"Official" isn't always a good designation to have. You often lose some of your freedoms to criticize, rant, discuss medicinal plants, etc. etc. when you become assimilated under a corporate umbrella.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 21:16:38 GMT -5
"Official" isn't always a good designation to have. You often lose some of your freedoms to criticize, rant, discuss medicinal plants, etc. etc. when you become assimilated under a corporate umbrella. You mean like having tanking related threads moved into rants?
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Post by Dredd77 on Mar 14, 2017 21:18:48 GMT -5
"Official" isn't always a good designation to have. You often lose some of your freedoms to criticize, rant, discuss medicinal plants, etc. etc. when you become assimilated under a corporate umbrella. You mean like having tanking related threads moved into rants? What freedoms do you lose being in Rants?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 21:24:13 GMT -5
Segregation springs to mind. And not the good kind for order, but the bad kind, like white only shops, or no muslims here, kind.
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Post by Paps on Mar 14, 2017 21:39:09 GMT -5
runamokYou're imagination is gettin away from you, I think. If I have to drop a deuce, I go to the head. If I drop a steaming rant, I'd go to the rant sub-section. Kinda fits. Segregation. Jesus.
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Post by SGT D00M! on Mar 14, 2017 21:58:59 GMT -5
"Official" isn't always a good designation to have. You often lose some of your freedoms to criticize, rant, discuss medicinal plants, etc. etc. when you become assimilated under a corporate umbrella. You mean like having tanking related threads moved into rants? Need a hug?
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Post by Dredd77 on Mar 14, 2017 22:20:09 GMT -5
Segregation springs to mind. And not the good kind for order, but the bad kind, like white only shops, or no muslims here, kind. Are you seriously comparing threads being moved from one open subforum to another open subforum to civil rights struggles?
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Post by ShutUpAndSmokeMyWeed on Mar 14, 2017 22:34:12 GMT -5
"Official" means we are being run, or at least overseen by Pixonic. And I'm not sure either we or they want that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 23:54:20 GMT -5
It does seemed to have changed in certain ways. Some ways appear to make things more civil, somethings seem to be about appearence/PR. Notice I used the word "appear" as in my opinion.
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Post by SuperHero on Mar 15, 2017 0:45:42 GMT -5
isnt this the official forum now because it is where the forum link on the game takes you to. dont really see why this isnt the official forum To give a proper answer: No, it is not the official forum. However, Pix deemed it credible enough to link it. They used to have their own forum a long time ago but it was terribly managed and quite "cancerous" to use Strayed's fave description. If it was the official forum, the mod and admins would want payment. LOL...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 0:51:29 GMT -5
Segregation springs to mind. And not the good kind for order, but the bad kind, like white only shops, or no muslims here, kind. Are you seriously comparing threads being moved from one open subforum to another open subforum to civil rights struggles? Simply drawing a parallel. That one is of greater import than another is just emotional feeling. Conrolling what thoughts and impressions people have of something is usually what the communist era states do / did. By 'controlling' here I'm just referencing that General (76 viewing - current) has much more foot traffic than Rants (5 viewing - current). I'd imagine that these viewing numbers are indicative of the normal level of foot traffic. If tanking threads, MM threads etc are to be lumped into rants, how did leaver protection has arrived (Tanking thread), League system info (MM thread), A word about the new MM (MM thread - even in the title), New MM explained (Might be an MM thread - not sure) survive the cull? Or is it more about appearance, as Dethhilt mentioned.
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Post by SuperHero on Mar 15, 2017 4:07:14 GMT -5
I'm generally can't be bothered with folks who want to be too PC, though unfortunately sometimes I have to bother as it comes with being a mod. However, that parallel could EASILY upset folks who have actually suffered for real due to civil rights injustices. runamok : We try our best (we aren't perfect) to look at the content of the threads to determine where it should go. Admittedly there are some situations which are grey or 50/50 and we just have to make our best judgment call about where it should go. Mind you, this is done by a team which can be as diverse as possible (right/left, white/asian, American/non-US). If folks want more traffic, then they need to figure out how to write things without letting so much negative emotion get into their writing. The very fact that some threads survived the cull in fact shows that the segregation is not based on what you were presuming. Censorship exists even in societies with free-speech. Otherwise why stop kids from watching 「popcorn」 for example? We are trying to be responsible team considering that the rating for this game is +12 for iOS and +10 (if I recall) for Android. What we are doing is not segregation. It is categorization. That is extremely different and important, as I am sure none in the mod or admin team would like having a parallel drawn which identifies them as being racists or bigots. We have not stopped you from saying a single things (unless it's inflammatory etc...), but we just ask that you do it in the right places. I like what Paps said btw... Even censorship is there due to the knowledge we have of how young some of the folks who come in this forum can be. And inflammatory and accusatory things are moderated because as the "owners" of this forum, certain countries (including the US) do have laws regarding libel even online. +DethHilt+ : you are right. Things have changed for sure! You have changed too, as have I. LOL... You never used to complain even when we would ban folks on the old forum. In fact, we used to ban much faster and more arbitrarily than we do now. Or maybe it's because new it's easier to navigate in this new forum and see whats going on. Or maybe it might be because like me, you have become more jaded and upset about this game and it's been showing when you vent about the game. You never used to do that. In fact, you used to be the first to say "Shut up and play". However, you haven't been doing much that either. I mean no offense or disrespect. Just a personal observation. Finally, the traffic and membership on the forum has exploded ever since the Pix took notice of it. So yes, we have had to be a little more strict with some of the things we have done, especially with the small team we have and the higher percentage of trolls we seem to get now. I couldn't care less about "appearances", but we have a job to protect the forum. We are trying our best to protect it's integrity. However, as with anything online and written, there will always be different perspectives and interpretations of different things. Emotions can also run high and sometimes cannot be discerned over mere text on a screen. So we can only do our best and hope it's enough.
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Post by Dredd77 on Mar 15, 2017 8:07:42 GMT -5
Are you seriously comparing threads being moved from one open subforum to another open subforum to civil rights struggles? Simply drawing a parallel. That one is of greater import than another is just emotional feeling. Conrolling what thoughts and impressions people have of something is usually what the communist era states do / did. By 'controlling' here I'm just referencing that General (76 viewing - current) has much more foot traffic than Rants (5 viewing - current). I'd imagine that these viewing numbers are indicative of the normal level of foot traffic. If tanking threads, MM threads etc are to be lumped into rants, how did leaver protection has arrived (Tanking thread), League system info (MM thread), A word about the new MM (MM thread - even in the title), New MM explained (Might be an MM thread - not sure) survive the cull? Or is it more about appearance, as Dethhilt mentioned. Ahh, I see. Here, let me try. By Jove, I think I've got it!
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Post by [AurN]Zenotaph on Mar 15, 2017 11:21:39 GMT -5
"Official" means we are being run, or at least overseen by Pixonic. And I'm not sure either we or they want that. Hm, on the other hand, you would get payed for your work here. Money in exchange of independence? I know, what I would choose. Well, I don't care much about money anyways...
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Post by Ⅎ₹ѺC₭₩ELDEℲ₹ on Mar 15, 2017 11:32:06 GMT -5
The Rant board is where it's at anyway. The place is hoppin'. Moving a thread there is not burying anything, its the Thunderdome! TWO WILL ENTER..and one shall have his jean jacket thoroughly ripped clean off!! @heavypanda
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Post by Conflict's Student on Mar 15, 2017 11:36:21 GMT -5
I've been inspired to just sit right here in this forum until tanker threads and downtrodden posters get justice. Justice I say!!! Down with the mods!!! Trolls are people too!!! SMDH. Segregation springs to mind. And not the good kind for order, but the bad kind, like white only shops, or no muslims here, kind. Dude, I sorta get where your train of thought was heading, but... runamok seems an unusually apt username. It's a pretty hard reach to draw parallels between the forum moderation here and extreme forms of racist bigotry that actually affect real people in real life. To call that a 'stretch' would be a massive understatement.
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Post by ou812gr8m8 on Mar 15, 2017 11:41:45 GMT -5
Moderation is being present and proactively helping to run a forum, like here.
Censorship is cold and reactive judgement of content, unlike here.
Two thumbs up for the mods here, and for staying "unofficial but officially recognised".
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Post by nocluevok on Mar 15, 2017 11:42:03 GMT -5
Segregation springs to mind. And not the good kind for order, but the bad kind, like white only shops, or no muslims here, kind. Are you seriously comparing threads being moved from one open subforum to another open subforum to civil rights struggles? Get off my lawn!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 12:17:14 GMT -5
Simply drawing a parallel. That one is of greater import than another is just emotional feeling. Conrolling what thoughts and impressions people have of something is usually what the communist era states do / did. By 'controlling' here I'm just referencing that General (76 viewing - current) has much more foot traffic than Rants (5 viewing - current). I'd imagine that these viewing numbers are indicative of the normal level of foot traffic. If tanking threads, MM threads etc are to be lumped into rants, how did leaver protection has arrived (Tanking thread), League system info (MM thread), A word about the new MM (MM thread - even in the title), New MM explained (Might be an MM thread - not sure) survive the cull? Or is it more about appearance, as Dethhilt mentioned. Ahh, I see. Here, let me try. By Jove, I think I've got it! Nice pictures, your point? Mountain and mole hill? But no mole hill maybe an expression I'm unfamiliar with.
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Post by Dredd77 on Mar 15, 2017 12:22:57 GMT -5
runamok They're both forms made of stone. The "parallel" you referred to. I mean, if we're not going to take difference of degree into account...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 12:28:58 GMT -5
Oh, i see. With you now. Literal rather than figurative. Gotcha.
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Post by Paps on Mar 15, 2017 15:31:44 GMT -5
"Mr. Moderator, tear down these subforums. " The Gipper. I almost shed a single tear.
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Post by ShutUpAndSmokeMyWeed on Mar 15, 2017 18:28:54 GMT -5
"Official" means we are being run, or at least overseen by Pixonic. And I'm not sure either we or they want that. Hm, on the other hand, you would get payed for your work here. Money in exchange of independence? I know, what I would choose. Well, I don't care much about money anyways... LOL, I don't know. I kind of value the independence of this board, and I doubt they would offer to pay us anyway.
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Post by SGT D00M! on Mar 15, 2017 19:30:54 GMT -5
What is the rubel exchange rate these days anyway?
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Post by Paps on Mar 15, 2017 20:30:17 GMT -5
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.017 Ruble to 1.00 Dollar US Heck of an exchange rate...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 0:36:00 GMT -5
runamok They're both forms made of stone. The "parallel" you referred to. I mean, if we're not going to take difference of degree into account... Ones a duck though lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 0:37:41 GMT -5
MLK is rolling in his grave right now. Aw crap, here comes the acronyms. Everyone duck, the next ones gonna be a real winner.
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