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Crosspost from Reddit: Why are the Eve Forums so Horrible?

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Shae Tadaruwa
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#121 - 2016-08-26 07:15:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Shae Tadaruwa
Serene Repose wrote:
Only thing that makes these forums horrible are REDDIT people posting here. You REDDITs stay home, you'll never know the difference, but we certainly will. TYVM in advance.

You read this Mike, Chribba and Steve Ronuken.

Leave this instant. No Mike Azariah's, Chribba's or Steve Ronuken's allowed. Chribba, as you are even a moderator of /r/eve, that must make you literally the worst ever.

All you devs too. No posting here if you post on r/eve.

Roll

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Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#122 - 2016-08-26 07:17:19 UTC
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Not sure if they cleaned it up but forums here were full of hateful spiteful people who were never reined in when breaking rules or making disgusting personal attacks on others. At least on Reddit there is some semblance of control. They also dont arbitrarily lock posts if they dont personally agree with the thread.

The irony...

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Mephiztopheleze
Laphroaig Inc.
#123 - 2016-08-26 07:34:49 UTC
my $0.02:

'General Discussion' subforums on any game's official forums tends to be a hive of trolls and whingers. Nothing new there. In fact, official games forums tend to be rather mundane place for most games in my experience.

Now, the NCQ&A subforum here at EVE-O is, imho, a terrific resource for new and veteran players alike. Trolling is kept to a minimum, and players will often call out a troll before the ISDs need to rouse from their slumber. There's plenty of super-helpful posters that will happily and gladly answer the noob'est of inquiries with some wit and accurate information. Huge shoutouts here to Ralph King Griffin, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen and Tau Calabander in particular.

NCQ&A represents some of the best posting EVE has to offer.

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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#124 - 2016-08-26 07:42:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
Mephiztopheleze wrote:
my $0.02:

'General Discussion' subforums on any game's official forums tends to be a hive of trolls and whingers. Nothing new there. In fact, official games forums tend to be rather mundane place for most games in my experience.

Now, the NCQ&A subforum here at EVE-O is, imho, a terrific resource for new and veteran players alike. Trolling is kept to a minimum, and players will often call out a troll before the ISDs need to rouse from their slumber. There's plenty of super-helpful posters that will happily and gladly answer the noob'est of inquiries with some wit and accurate information. Huge shoutouts here to Ralph King Griffin, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen and Tau Calabander in particular.

NCQ&A represents some of the best posting EVE has to offer.

I think I wrote it earlier in the thread, but if not - I think the word troll is overused here, especially in GD.

Troll seems to be a word rolled out everytime someone has a different opinion: "don't agree with me, you're just a troll".

By the same thinking, if someone is a troll for having an opinion, then the person using the word must also be a troll, because they have an opinion too.

I think it's one of those things of the internet. It's easy to throw insults at people, because no thought is required, and when we are playing games or browsing websites, serious thought is a bit removed from what we want to do. We do enough of that in daily life.

However, as soon as a few moments are taken to think about something, other people's opinions start to make sense (within limits anyway).

I only play Eve, so can't really comment on other forums, however as far as GD goes, I've always found it to be one of the best places to have a good discussion here. There aren't too many trolls at all and the ones that do appear tend to only last a short while.
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#125 - 2016-08-26 08:50:15 UTC
Shae Tadaruwa wrote:
Serene Repose wrote:
Only thing that makes these forums horrible are REDDIT people posting here. You REDDITs stay home, you'll never know the difference, but we certainly will. TYVM in advance.

You read this Mike, Chribba and Steve Ronuken.

Leave this instant. No Mike Azariah's, Chribba's or Steve Ronuken's allowed. Chribba, as you are even a moderator of /r/eve, that must make you literally the worst ever.

All you devs too. No posting here if you post on r/eve.

Roll

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Serene Repose
#126 - 2016-08-26 08:51:19 UTC
Chribba wrote:
Shae Tadaruwa wrote:
Serene Repose wrote:
Only thing that makes these forums horrible are REDDIT people posting here. You REDDITs stay home, you'll never know the difference, but we certainly will. TYVM in advance.

You read this Mike, Chribba and Steve Ronuken.

Leave this instant. No Mike Azariah's, Chribba's or Steve Ronuken's allowed. Chribba, as you are even a moderator of /r/eve, that must make you literally the worst ever.

All you devs too. No posting here if you post on r/eve.

Roll

I'm using up my weekly quota with this post! Lol
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We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#127 - 2016-08-26 09:16:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Ralph King-Griffin
Scipio Artelius wrote:


I think it's one of those things of the internet. It's easy to throw insults at people, because no thought is required, and when we are playing games or browsing websites, serious thought is a bit removed from what we want to do. We do enough of that in daily life.

However, as soon as a few moments are taken to think about something, other people's opinions start to make sense (within limits anyway).

And then you can tailor a really funny insult that's both topical and relevant Blink

E.G.

Infinity Ziona wrote:
Not sure if they cleaned it up but forums here were full of hateful spiteful people who were never reined in when breaking rules or making disgusting personal attacks on others. At least on Reddit there is some semblance of control. They also dont arbitrarily lock posts if they dont personally agree with the thread.

I think you just bring that out in us.

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Solecist Project
#128 - 2016-08-26 10:39:16 UTC
Well, there goes my forum free day, but I`LL KEEP IT SHORT ...

Am i the only one who ever wondered why someone would want a profile pic that looks like a 20 year old woman crying and her face looking like "please stop" ?

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Serene Repose
#129 - 2016-08-26 10:40:42 UTC
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Not sure if they cleaned it up but forums here were full of hateful spiteful people who were never reined in when breaking rules or making disgusting personal attacks on others. At least on Reddit there is some semblance of control. They also dont arbitrarily lock posts if they dont personally agree with the thread.
I'm sorry but there isn't a shred of truth to this set of assertions. And as for Reddit's pristine reputation, they'll forever be remembered in the annals (-us?) of history as the site that ruined the lives of two innocent people 'cause they're just so smart and can track down the Boston Marathon Bombers just by posting innuendo, rumor and supposition convincingly back and forth to one another - unabated.

ISD's don't have to use their personal opinions, and to tell you the truth, not much is posted here where opinion makes much difference. Where opinion is relevant to the game, threads are unmolested - except by the posters. Furthermore, to assert there are fewer internet jerks, functional illiterates, mannerless and ill-behaved people on Reddit is an out and out lie.

TYVM. Have a nice day!Big smile

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Solecist Project
#130 - 2016-08-26 10:48:37 UTC
Alternatively it could be a face of a drug abuser needing more.

Still, why the **** would someone want that?

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Lulu Lunette
Savage Moon Society
#131 - 2016-08-26 11:20:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Lulu Lunette
Solecist Project wrote:
Well, there goes my forum free day, but I`LL KEEP IT SHORT ...

Am i the only one who ever wondered why someone would want a profile pic that looks like a 20 year old woman crying and her face looking like "please stop" ?


I'm not crying just got some DUST514 in my eye

cringe

@lunettelulu7
Solecist Project
#132 - 2016-08-26 12:43:09 UTC
Lulu Lunette wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Well, there goes my forum free day, but I`LL KEEP IT SHORT ...

Am i the only one who ever wondered why someone would want a profile pic that looks like a 20 year old woman crying and her face looking like "please stop" ?


I'm not crying just got some DUST514 in my eye

cringe

I wasn't talking about you, silly... you look way older than that!

*runs* xD

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Lulu Lunette
Savage Moon Society
#133 - 2016-08-26 13:41:26 UTC
Was born in YC90 tyvm

@lunettelulu7
Kenrailae
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#134 - 2016-08-26 13:51:33 UTC
Lulu Lunette wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Well, there goes my forum free day, but I`LL KEEP IT SHORT ...

Am i the only one who ever wondered why someone would want a profile pic that looks like a 20 year old woman crying and her face looking like "please stop" ?


I'm not crying just got some DUST514 in my eye

cringe




THAT.... was bad..... you should be ashamed. And I'm from the area of the States known as the Corn belt......

The Law is a point of View

The NPE IS a big deal
Lulu Lunette
Savage Moon Society
#135 - 2016-08-26 14:27:25 UTC
Kenrailae wrote:
Lulu Lunette wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Well, there goes my forum free day, but I`LL KEEP IT SHORT ...

Am i the only one who ever wondered why someone would want a profile pic that looks like a 20 year old woman crying and her face looking like "please stop" ?


I'm not crying just got some DUST514 in my eye

cringe




THAT.... was bad..... you should be ashamed. And I'm from the area of the States known as the Corn belt......


Iowa?

@lunettelulu7
Kenrailae
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#136 - 2016-08-26 14:31:02 UTC
Lulu Lunette wrote:
Iowa?



Indiana.

Corn for days and days and days. Corn and soy beans.

The Law is a point of View

The NPE IS a big deal
Lulu Lunette
Savage Moon Society
#137 - 2016-08-26 15:05:46 UTC
Minnesota here

@lunettelulu7
Solecist Project
#138 - 2016-08-26 15:20:10 UTC
Ain't you cute, you two... <3

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Kenrailae
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#139 - 2016-08-26 15:25:29 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Ain't you cute, you two... <3



You're just jealous you don't get the full Corn experience

The Law is a point of View

The NPE IS a big deal
Solecist Project
#140 - 2016-08-26 15:27:39 UTC
Oh I'd love to be a hillbilly like you are ...

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia