How Negative has the Forum Become? (And a rules update)

As a "point dropper" I think the mods have been doing a great job. The posts are much more civil than before. Negativity comes in waves as people tend to complain every time Pixonic changes the matchmaking system. Overall I'd say things are better.

Thanks for punting those ?poo-poo?posters. 

LOL on that note Judge Dredd (the comic book character) is kinda of an A-hole

Well, since I never really got involved with the law here, I don't really know how to get a strike.
I am sure, I can be somewhat aggressive, but I never felt the need to insult anybody.
Insults are just a sign, that you are just not be able to propperly discuss and make your points clear.
It is like bulliyng smaller kids in school. If you don't like, what they say and can not retaliate verbaly,
just attack them in every way you can. That way, they feel strong. I think, this analogy is adequate.

So, how do I get strikes? Do I really have to insult others directly? Or are there other ways?

Ive only been here about 2 months? I dont think I have enough time here to really know if its +/- better or worse.

What I can tell from my time here. Is the forum staff has to be pretty diligent & tact. A few reasons that could lead to spontaneous combustion.

This game seems to have different playing styles as far as playing it the intended way vs skipping maps and tanking matches. Basically finding ways to make easy earnings. People who play it fair vs unfair can clash.

Some of us have trouble with speaking our minds without thinking of what effect it has on others. Weather it be bad language, belittling. Anything thats not good for young children etc.

Some people just like to fight, hence maybe why this game is attractive.

So hats off to the people (users & staff) here trying to keep this a good round about place to visit.

Every now and then someone says something like this about me or another mod/admin, and I always scratch my head. WHat kind of forum would ban smeone for not liking or disagreeing with a mod- obv, not insults, of course. People who disagree with me a lot make this place way more interesting. 

Every now and then someone says something like this about me or another mod/admin, and I always scratch my head. WHat kind of forum would ban smeone for not liking or disagreeing with a mod- obv, not insults, of course. People who disagree with me a lot make this place way more interesting. 

So... one of the things I've been hearing more of lately is that the tone of the Forum has grown increasingly negative. The word "toxic" has even been used a few times. Now, that's just a small sample size, so I wanted to poll the broader community and get everyone's thoughts.

To me, I concur with this observation (I wrote about it here recently a little). I'm not sure what's behind it, but there may be more than one factor. 

> The "three strikes" rule we implemented gives protection to people who would have been punted by fiat in the previous system
> People are frustrated with the game (although, that's something of a constant, we used to have a torrent of threads about clubbing just like we do now about tanking)
> Candy Crush players are pulling off a mass infiltration troll to destabilize the War Robots community

So here's an important update before I turn over to the discussion.

The admin team is concerned about this just as you are. As a result, we have re-instituted a "ban on first offense" for incoming posters who just "sh1tpost." (Yes, I'm avoiding the censor because I can't find a word that better conveys what I mean.) 

We're not talking about your good-faith actors here. Nor is negativity the flagging factor- you can have negative opinions on things and still express them maturely. The more operative word here is "disruptive" posters looking to wind people up and get attention, insult and argument right from the start. 

We've already punted a few morons, and will continue to be vigilant. We're not just neutral, impassive arbiters of the law here, like you we care about this community and want it to be the best it can be. 

So enough from me, what are your thoughts?


People are too easily butthurt and offended today.  Unless there is "personal attacks", suck it up butter cup.

Negative opinions are going to come up more than positive ones.  It's the nature of forums.   Being Negative is not a crime here. 
If you are that sensitive to negative opinions, well real life is full of it.  Go hide in a cave then princess.

Oh , I see it now!
Wow though, it almost looks like he came straight from reading my post in the 'Pet Peeves' thread. With the "suck it up buttercup" and "butthurt too easily".

Now I feel as if this was just a warning to me and the guy never got banned or something.