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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 0:12:45 GMT
Time for a few-off topic warnings and for this thread to be shut the heeeeeeell down, right Ba'al?
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Jan 29, 2015 0:14:02 GMT
Time for a few-off topic warnings and for this thread to be shut the heeeeeeell down, right Ba'al? Way ahead of you.  Posts have already been moved. |
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Post by hardly on Jan 29, 2015 0:20:17 GMT
Lol. You weren't meant to reply to me, posting about the cricket was a joke about going off topic  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 0:23:04 GMT
Lol. You weren't meant to reply to me, posting about the cricket was a joke about going off topic Oh, I think dark.. Er, um... Muir will get the point. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Jan 29, 2015 1:03:13 GMT
I guess I was't really awake. In any case, posts have been split off to a new thread (yes that is a function which the brilliant and completely free proboards forums allow) and as you see we do moderate these boards although thankfully we very rarely have to. |
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Post by greay on Jan 29, 2015 1:33:28 GMT
Can they not split threads on the Steam forums? Not directly, but if a mod made a thread specifically for the off topic discussion (if it had enough substance/deserves to be its own discussion) and move the relevant posts there. It's a bit more work but it beats having 3 threads locked in the last two weeks, IMO. Going back on the steam pages within the first 5 pages there are seven locked topics, most of them for going off topic. The closest I've seen to that many locked topic in one (steam) forum is the Towns forum. And we all know the story there. How do the mods not see the problem lies not with the community but with the game and development style? I can't think of a time I've ever visited the Steam forums and not seen locked threads on the first page. I know he might not see this, but *grabs megaphone* HEY MUIR! CONVERSATIONS EVOLVE! THE SUBJECT MIGHT CHANGE OVER TIME AND IT WON'T END THE WORLD! YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOCK EVERY THREAD THAT HAS A SIDE DISCUSSION! Seriously. That thread had long-since outlived its initial purpose and I can see no harm in allowing it to continue. Sure, delete individual inflammatory posts if needed, but locking that thread for an otherwise very tame diversion boggles my mind. |
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Post by earlparvisjam on Jan 29, 2015 6:53:31 GMT
I guess I was't really awake. In any case, posts have been split off to a new thread (yes that is a function which the brilliant and completely free proboards forums allow) and as you see we do moderate these boards although thankfully we very rarely have to. I hate that I have to come onto here to call the Steam mods on their shenanigans. If they didn't hide their egos behind their titles, I wouldn't have to. Aynen was off-topic, inflamatory, and inaccurate when he THREATENED to ban totallyTim. I want to make sure to point out that's what it was. There are only two mods on those forums so either he/she was talking in third person or else implying that Muir might be an ass and do so. Muir hadn't chimed in and didn't until the thread was locked, I'm willing to give him/her the benefit of the doubt. At best, this was a case of Aynen implying that he might ban someone for a BS excuse. At worse, it was a warning that someone else might ban someone for a BS excuse. I'd love to have Aynen come on here and explain a justification for any moderator to ban someone on a technicality. The way I see it, if you're resorting to a technicality, you've already planned to ban someone and are just looking for an excuse. At that point, you've stepped into the role of a bully. |
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Post by arryu on Jan 29, 2015 7:21:34 GMT
*for some reason the quote I edited won't let me put this in the actual quote bubble* "I can't think of a time I've ever visited the Steam forums and not seen locked threads on the first page." Really? The majority of games in me steam library, if you go the their forums, have no locked threads anywhere within the first few pages, unless its an an obvious reason like the title has hate speech in it, or something like that. Then again, mods on steam can simply delete threads without locking them in the first place, leaving a reason only the OP (and most likely steam higher ups) can see. I suppose we should be thankful the Godus mods have left us the joy of seeing their (often laughable) reason for locking threads. |
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Post by militairensneuvelen on Jan 29, 2015 7:38:28 GMT
The "top 3" thread has received its inevitable lock from Muir. If there's one thing the dying Steam forum needs, it's more conversations to be shut down. Way to go. I asked them to stop derailing the community by making a new "Top 3 Requests" thread. How unrealistic is it (making a new " requests" thread) when the original team was not able/capable/or prepared to address the most BASIC requests (which practically HAD to be implemented, if there was a form of democracy in this process) or even their KS promises? I think it is totally disrespectful to give people the idea that they have any kind of influence/affect in the making of this game... |
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Post by greay on Jan 29, 2015 14:01:59 GMT
*for some reason the quote I edited won't let me put this in the actual quote bubble* "I can't think of a time I've ever visited the Steam forums and not seen locked threads on the first page." Really? The majority of games in me steam library, if you go the their forums, have no locked threads anywhere within the first few pages, unless its an an obvious reason like the title has hate speech in it, or something like that. Then again, mods on steam can simply delete threads without locking them in the first place, leaving a reason only the OP (and most likely steam higher ups) can see. I suppose we should be thankful the Godus mods have left us the joy of seeing their (often laughable) reason for locking threads. Sorry, I meant the Godus steam forum specifically. I really don't visit the Steam forums for any games that often, but I occasionally check out the Godus forums to ... watch Rome burn, I guess? I see very little moderation at all in the other forums, but like I said my experience there is really limited, so I can't honestly compare. |
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Post by hardly on Jan 30, 2015 3:15:01 GMT
*for some reason the quote I edited won't let me put this in the actual quote bubble* "I can't think of a time I've ever visited the Steam forums and not seen locked threads on the first page." Really? The majority of games in me steam library, if you go the their forums, have no locked threads anywhere within the first few pages, unless its an an obvious reason like the title has hate speech in it, or something like that. Then again, mods on steam can simply delete threads without locking them in the first place, leaving a reason only the OP (and most likely steam higher ups) can see. I suppose we should be thankful the Godus mods have left us the joy of seeing their (often laughable) reason for locking threads. Sorry, I meant the Godus steam forum specifically. I really don't visit the Steam forums for any games that often, but I occasionally check out the Godus forums to ... watch Rome burn, I guess? I see very little moderation at all in the other forums, but like I said my experience there is really limited, so I can't honestly compare. I go to the DOTA forums and that is way worse. Top subjects for discussion include: why am I in the low priority queue/its not fair that I have to play with people like me (in low priority); requests to prevent non-English speaking people playing on EU/NA/AUS servers. |
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Post by earlparvisjam on Feb 13, 2015 4:49:02 GMT
It's weird that things have gone so far into Bizarro land that I've gone from pointing out Mod abuse to defending mods on Steam in less than two weeks' time. Am I the only person that's noticed this weird warping of reality? |
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Post by Aynen on Feb 13, 2015 5:09:04 GMT
Well, as you rightly pointed out, the recent media attention brings in all kinds of people. Not all of them care about getting banned.
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Post by 13thGeneral on Feb 13, 2015 14:27:18 GMT
It's weird that things have gone so far into Bizarro land that I've gone from pointing out Mod abuse to defending mods on Steam in less than two weeks' time. Am I the only person that's noticed this weird warping of reality? Well, as you rightly pointed out, the recent media attention brings in all kinds of people. Not all of them care about getting banned. I noticed that as well. At least you're humble enough to admit that you flip-flopped, and that is a very civil and hhumane thing to do; shows you're good people. I don't have any personal angst towards the Mods, hell not even (much) towards Peter; I'm not buying his Kool-aid anymore, but just wish he would finally change his ways and stop setting himself up in these predicaments - it's not healthy nor conducive to a truly happy life. Hell, I bet given the right circumstances most here would do what they could to encourage that genuine change within him. He has a very difficult uphill battle ahead of him, and he needs to be honest and genuine to himself before making any more promises to the public and community. I don't know if he can really ever repair the damage,and he needsto remeber that every time he opens his mouth; don't lie, don't lie, do or die. Be better, Peter. Tomorrow is a new day. |
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Post by Deth on Feb 13, 2015 15:39:59 GMT
Honestly I do not have any thing against Peter either. I do not think he is purposely malicious, I think he is just so creative side of the brain that he does not have any analytical/leader type skills to be able to lead a company, as others have said. That and maybe some attention deficit disorder So he is like the squirrel from over the fence, but always like when the hope the squirrel up on caffeine. So Peter always think about his next great idea before finishing the current one.
Not that that forgives him his mistakes. He should realize this and have some one that can reign him in and make sure he stays focused, that and keep out of the press.
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Post by earlparvisjam on Feb 13, 2015 15:47:37 GMT
Honestly I do not have any thing against Peter either. I do not think he is purposely malicious, I think he is just so creative side of the brain that he does not have any analytical/leader type skills to be able to lead a company, as others have said. That and maybe some attention deficit disorder So he is like the squirrel from over the fence, but always like when the hope the squirrel up on caffeine. So Peter always think about his next great idea before finishing the current one. Not that that forgives him his mistakes. He should realize this and have some one that can reign him in and make sure he stays focused, that and keep out of the press. I'm starting to think he has Working Memory loss. It would explain how he can be so earnest about what he's saying but can't seem to mesh his thoughts with his promises. He just says what sounds plausible at the moment to explain why things might be the way they are, regardless of past history, evidence to the contrary, or his own previous opinions. |
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