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Appeal for an imperturbable forum
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Grumpy Owly
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2012-03-28 19:10:25 UTC
Quote:
To post, or not to post, that is the question:
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The spam and trolling of outrageous players,
Or to take pen against a Sea of brainfarts,
And by opposing end them: to rest, to think clearly
more; and by a thought, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand sensationalist shocks
That Opinion is heir to? 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To rest to think clearly,
To think, perchance to Consider words; Ay, there's the rub,
For in that rest of brainfarts, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this Childish and Selfish coil,
Must give us pause.


This is not a post about moderation, this is not a post about censorship, this is not a post about freedom of speech, though each of these issues are likley linked with this appeal.

My appeal is to allow CCP to act with "due diligence" with regards to recent sensitive issues without having to equally manage an added cacophony of opinion regarding the subject. We have a couple of relevant posts for people to air their views on the subject and doesn't need to have the barrage of "brainfarting" we appear to be getting from numerous viewpoints.

CCP have just likely recovered from an energetic and likley exhausting Fanfest, to which I think was mostly successfull and I found it encouraging to have seen all of the new details and designs they have proposed for the future. They will also no doubt be having to review and dicuss all the relevant viewpoints from Fanfest to see how best to relay future blog details and disccusion to ensure clarity and understanding.

My point is that whilst all this extra dissonance about one particular issue it stifling the forums, I can easily imagine the reluctance for CCP staff to not be encouraged to continue the debate about the IG details disccussed at Fanfest whilst emotions and players are anything but mutually constructive. This is preventing imho, the ongoing dialouge with CCP about game features that we all want to see positively encouraged with them at the same time.

So whilst I don't want to in any way stop people from talking about things, can we at least restrict it to the posts already made in regards to the topic to at least provide some form of "normalised" buisness with Spaceships etc. to continue?

(p.s: yes, I hesitated to consider the clicking of the "POST" button regarding this)

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Famble
Three's a Crowd
#2 - 2012-03-28 19:12:25 UTC
The irony is thick in this post

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Entity
X-Factor Industries
Synthetic Existence
#3 - 2012-03-28 19:13:09 UTC
So you basically just made a new thread to tell people to post in the existing ones?
You're so meta!

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Grumpy Owly
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-03-28 19:17:27 UTC
It's an appeal, you don't have to agree with my opinion of course.

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#5 - 2012-03-28 19:21:12 UTC
This is not the greatest thread in the world, no, this is just a tribute.

☼

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Drudging
The High and Mighty
#6 - 2012-03-28 19:23:02 UTC
ibtl
Zowie Powers
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-03-28 19:25:38 UTC
Wait, who am I supposed to be inciting to commit suicide now?
Are you sure this is legit?
This is a Mittani alt right?

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Beckie DeLey
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-03-28 19:27:25 UTC
Posting in an existing thread.

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Degren
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-03-28 19:30:19 UTC
20 minutes until the bread is done.

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Grumpy Owly
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2012-03-28 19:30:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Grumpy Owly
Zowie Powers wrote:
Wait, who am I supposed to be inciting to commit suicide now?
Are you sure this is legit?
This is a Mittani alt right?


No-one, also I won't link sensitive material as evidence at this time as that would be unwarrented but if you knew my stance regarding the recent CSM elections you'd be aware I'm not a Mittani alt I think.

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THE L0CK
Denying You Access
#11 - 2012-03-28 19:32:53 UTC
Grumpy Owly wrote:

(p.s: yes, I hesitated to consider the clicking of the "POST" button regarding this)



Should have considered it just a little longer.

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Ivana Twinkle
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-03-28 19:34:39 UTC
When in doubt,

POST!