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Just curious but is this forum being mod'd now to be antiEQ2 and WOW?
rohbshop
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I had my thread locked, and every other thread with those comparisons are being lockked. WTF? These are only the two most popular mmorpg's to come around, and the most anticipated in a long time. And your locking all the threads that have to do with those games, or even comparisons? I mean i understand a few people are sick of seeing them, doesnt mean they ahve to click on them and read it, nobody forces anyone to read a thread on a forum.
I mean are we supposed to just discuss games that few mmorpg players play, and a handful of people here that seem to act like some game nobody plays is the best game out? I dont understand the mod'ing thats going on, EQ2 didnt come out too long ago, WoW just released like a week ago, and your locking all the threads that compare them. Makes no sense to me that people here cant discuss the two most popular mmorpg's out right now especially on a forum about MMORPG's 
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all it does is start needless flame wars...
if you want to talk about EQ2, go to the EQ2 board...
if you want to talk about WoW, go to the WoW board...
most of us have already had enough of the whole EQ2 vs. WoW thing...
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but why is it so hard for you guys not to read them if thats not what you want to read about? I dont get it. People need to help themself, not expect everyone to cater to what they want. Some people do want to discuss it, sure some people will get overly emotional about the game they like, but some people will discuss it on a reasonable lvl as well w/ real points.
This is a 'general' forum, if we're supposed to go to a specific game forum to discuss them, shouldnt that go for all of the games being discussed here? I'm sorry but it being discussed the most and being the longest threads only goes to show there are more people interested in them than most other threads.
I figure the mods are going to do what their going to do, but i just dont understand threads of the 2 most popular mmorpg's out right now and in a long time, cant be discussed or compared here. On a specific forum for either of those games, your obviously going to hear a way more one sided story.
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It's like those damned Kerry vs. Bush threads we had... sure, they may start off informative and mature, but it didnt take very long to turn into an all out flame fest...
bassically... giant, immature, flaming, vs. threads are something we could do without IMO... im not saying you're immature for starting/participating (i usually end up participating myself), but 99% of the time it ends up being hijacked by raving EQ2/WoW fanbois and becomes nothing more then an immature, spam filled, flame fest...
i guess they just decided it was easier to just stop it completely, rather then wade through all the crap... "SCREW IT... it's just not happening anymore"... thus immediate (or close enough) locking of practically all EQ2 vs. WoW threads... SCREW IT!...
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I'll make this short and blunt.
Both of the communities here for these games have mature and non-mature players and thus this creates a hard median for those that want to discuss these games. Here, being a MOD I have to keep these forums clean, and make sure that no one is offended by those who are careless.
The staff here sponsored a thread that dealt with both of the games, and it lasted quite a while but a few people ruined it for everyone. Now, everythread that we have seen has succumbed to this, so why would we let this continue?
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I'm curious. But why are you reading the thread in the first place if it upsets you? I mean cant you control what you click on and decide to read? Do you not read in the thread title: EQ2 vs WOW. So then that should iinput into your brain "hey, this is probably a thread about EQ2 vs WOW that i dont want to read". Then that should process into "ok then i wont click on it to read it". And at this point you'd never be upset at how stupid i am for wanting to discuss it. Isnt it silly that its all your fault your upset in the first place? I think so
Oh and to the mod, like i said your going to do what yoru going to do. I jsut dont understand it, but i think that has alot more to do with thinking debates turning into arguments, and then sometimes to flames isnt as big a deal as some of you are making it.
bad example but...
imagine some guy came up and started flashing his nuts in your face... you tell him to stop, but instead he just tells you not to look...
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lol, that's a really bad example...
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you cant force somone not to make a wow vs. eq2 thread. that is a part of an mmorpg forum. comparing and talking about other games and which you like better. deleting threads before you even read them just because it says wow vs. eq2 is the worst you can do. it is the same as asuming a person is a murderer so you put him in jail.
i dont get it, how can just the letters 'EQ2' or 'WOW' be so offensive for some of you to see? That doesnt make sense to me, at all. I've yet to hear a good reason why discussion about those games is banned here and thats just the truth, sorry to be so blunt.
Anyhow, whatever. I guess we'll all merilly talk about Eve and Saga of Ryzom ;p
Sounds like you cant read,
The mod said :
Both of the communities here for these games have mature and non-mature players and thus this creates a hard median for those that want to discuss these games. Here, being a MOD I have to keep these forums clean, and make sure that no one is offended by those who are careless.
The staff here sponsored a thread that dealt with both of the games, and it lasted quite a while but a few people ruined it for everyone. Now, everythread that we have seen has succumbed to this, so why would we let this continue?
There's a search option for all the million threads that have been made about that subject, there's a respective section for each game, and there's links to reviews/screenshots/official sites. I agree that it is a part of mmorpg forums to debate between 2 games, up to a certain extend, it has become spam more than anything else. So i fully agree with mods deleting these useless threads on sight.
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just to be sure, i guess that means you'll never talk about a game here that has its own specific forum or has a review anywhere else, since of course you can do a search as well to find out all you want to/need to know about it
Beatbox, i am sure you were not around when that thread was up so how do you know what it was about? This leads to my point. There are new people coming in every day and just because you have discussed a topic doesnt mean they have. You do not have to read a topic that you have discussed already. I dont even click on WoW vs. EQ2 threads any more because i have done my share of those.
The only problem i have with the deleting or locking of threads is that it just cancles the conversation the mature people were having. I understand when all a thread has is flaming and then gets locked. But if people are discussing and somone else is saying crap the mods should deal with that person rather than dealing with the whole thread.
I think it would be better if the mods could ban someone from a single thread if they had to. But that might lead to people making secondary accounts. So i dont know
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Their forum, their rules
Live with it.
I'm sorry, i don't understand. Aparently I can't read. Amazingly I been posting here for so often acting like I can read but in reality i cant read a thing. Dont give me that bull shit about search options. If a certain subject needs to be asked that has been asked before then so be it. what is it going to hurt you?
I personally am still clicking on the eq2 vs wow threads to see what people have to say and maybe laugh at the extremely biased opinions.
There are more than a few people that are tired of the endless EQ2/WOW posts that clog up the front page. They push posts about other topics off the front page before people have a chance to see them, and they devolve into childish squabble-fests.
Maybe a very special EQ2 vs. WoW forum could be set up temporarily, so that you all can rant to your little heart's content about the virtues of your chosen game. And keep it out of General Discussion, so that people who want to talk about the dozens of other games can have space.
My office is next to a day-care section, and honestly, some of the things I overhear the kids saying is not that different from some of the comments posted on this board. And those are pre-teen kids. You are all supposedly more mature.
Well since WoW > EQ2 i only think its fair if the MODS like WoW
the reason being is we have fanbois growing on both sides of the fence and since these fanbois have the maturity of a rock... it takes good threads and makes a mockery of them.
it is sad that some decent threads get crapped on.
Other threads were being hijacked by WoW/EQ2 atics and it was beginning to drive away mmorpg users so they are censoring EQ2/WoW material outside of their respective forums to some degree. Past time IMO.
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Seems like every other thread on this forum is about WoW, EQ2, or someone looking for a free mmo/suggestion.
I would approve if this forum were really anti EQ2 and WoW because they both suck. But really, people are just tired of the damn things.
It's because many people have complained about these damned EQ vs WoW threads. They are getting annoying and have been going on for months. If you really want a forum about EQ vs WoW, then go build your own site and clog it up with 100s of different topics on the same annoying thing.
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In anycase, this is the problem as i see it. Many of you dont play EQ2 or WOW and alot of the posters here tend to play some small game like Eve or Ryzom acting like their so much better than everything else, innovative or whatever. Many of you get upset that your game isnt being talked about enough, or doesnt stay on the front page and it annoys you to hear a game you dont play being talked about. Then you come on here acting like EVERYONE hates those threads when your only speaking for yourself, this includes the mods. Unless there was some secret meeting of posters where they all reached this consensus
Someone stated earlier in this thread something about how they hate the EQ2/WOW threads bumping off the other threads because THEY happen to think their so much more interesting, acting like people dont get to see them since they fall to the 2nd page using the WOW/EQ2 threads as the scapegoat. Reality is people read THOSE threads, there just isnt enough interest in those games or threads about those games to keep them at the top of the front page. Its not hard to understand alot more people are currently playing WOW/EQ2 than any other mmorpg, even then i dont know how/why some of you expect a game like Eve to be popular conversation here, and why YOU think WOW/EQ2 should be banned so you can force everyone to stare at the threads about the games most people dont play. Many people here tend to champion smaller, lesser known games all the time, this forum in general has a taste in games that goes contrary to popular opinion, i wont go into what i think about it, but lets just say Eve and Ryzom arent nearly as great as some make out here, nor do I(emphasizing the 'I') care to see those threads, let alone read them. Obviously they arent being bumped too much in favor over WOW/EQ2, which goes to show what more people are interested in than not.
A forum works pretty well without much moderation, since the threads people are interested in and care to reply to will stay on top and be the subject of conversation by more posters. Likewise, the threads that most people arent interested in, that fall to the 2nd page arent generally being bumped because you and a few other people are like the only ones interested in it. In other words, stop blaming WoW/EQ2 for people not being interested in what YOUR interested in
Take a clue from the population counts of the game some of you want to stay on the very top of the page, and exactly how many people really want to talk about that. Personally, i'd much rather read about WOW/EQ2 here than Eve or Ryzom. And i'm still not sure if its just the moderators view, or the people that run this sites view, that topics about the two most popular MMORPG's out right now are/were being locked and banned from discussion here 
I just really hate the me, me, me attitude like some of you speak for everyone when you say "nobody wants to read the WOW/EQ2 threads", when again did this forum reach this consensus? Judging by how long those threads go with many different posters(not just 2 arguing the whole way thru) giving their viewpoints in those threads, i'd say your very wrong. Especially the ones who think the reason why the thread they think everyone should reply to got bumped off to the 2nd page because of the WOW/EQ2 threads, blame the fact that nobody else is interested in what you think is inteeresting
One last thing thats really annoying. Why do people who supposedly hate reading the WOW/EQ2 posts post in those threads reading the whole thread, then go on to post "nobody cares, another boring WOW/EQ2 thread"? Who exactly is forcing you people to click a thread and read it, let alone speak for everyone here and say "nobody cares?". Some of you need to get past your own ego, and realize the evidence suggests there are alot more people who'd rather read those threads than any other thread YOU might think is more interesting.