Rant and Flames...

[xshayla701]

LOL I got a batphone saying Rogean went crazy, I'm really sorry I missed it tbh.

[Spud]

Just a thought...

Make Rants and Flames a section where threads which have turned into arguments/shit are relegated to. You can't make new threads in Rants and Flames but you can still post replies to threads which have been moved there.

[Malrubius]

Originally Posted by Kruel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I move that we take down R&F. So far we have lost two devoted DEVs. I personally believe this is because of R&F section of the forum. People can post there own rants on there own guild web page. Lets take this down and get more moderators here. We are hurting our development of the server.

I'd love to see that happen permanently. The forums are often the first (and then the last) thing that people ever read about P1999.

[Cujoy]

Then you force one of the mods to be more of a forum janitor than they already have to.

[booter]

Every point that people feel they "need" to make in RnF can be made in Server Chat. You just have to act like the 20-30somethings you are, use fewer racial slurs, and actually make valid points with evidence.

[Barkingturtle]

Originally Posted by booter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Every point that people feel they "need" to make in RnF can be made in Server Chat. You just have to act like the 20-30somethings you are, use fewer racial slurs, and actually make valid points with evidence.

RnF isn't for making points. That's the whole point! It's a word-game. It's sarcastic. It's mean and nasty and fun. It's inside poop and dick jokes. It has been that way since the internet was born. What it never is: worth taking seriously.

How have so few of you learned that over the years? I don't get it. You folks have used message boards before P99, yes?

[booter]

Originally Posted by Barkingturtle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

RnF isn't for making points. That's the whole point! It's a word-game. It's sarcastic. It's mean and nasty and fun. It's inside poop and dick jokes. It has been that way since the internet was born. What it never is: worth taking seriously.

How have so few of you learned that over the years? I don't get it. You folks have used message boards before P99, yes?

I don't personally take RnF seriously, but it was the major cause of this community losing two devs. Not worth it.

I was around on the very first day of the server and active on these boards a little before that. They were fine before we had an RnF section and they'd be fine (probably better) if we got rid of it.

So if your "fun and games" forum is worth losing real developers, delaying content... well I guess we just don't share the same priorities.

[Barkingturtle]

Originally Posted by booter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't personally take RnF seriously, but it was the major cause of this community losing two devs. Not worth it.

Haha, no.

That's like blaming Woodward and Bernstein for Nixon's resignation. If Woodward and Bernstein wrote for The Onion.

And you can tell by my join date I've been around here for a while, too. I don't doubt that this board would be fine without RnF, but I do doubt the entertainment value of a world without rants and flames. I mean, legitimate questions and comments, silly anecdotes and official announcements are great and all, but they suck for passing the time at work.

[Malrubius]

Originally Posted by booter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...worth losing real developers, delaying content...

...and, I would add, a lower player population. There are players (probably a lot of them) from back in the day, who hear about P1999, visit the home page, see the recent threads, say "wtf, I'm not 12", and never return.

Getting rid of R&F, putting in some at least semi-mature forum rules, and putting in some real penalties for breaking those rules - would reap huge benefits in the long run. imho.

[Ektar]

Originally Posted by Barkingturtle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

RnF isn't for making points. That's the whole point! It's a word-game. It's sarcastic. It's mean and nasty and fun. It's inside poop and dick jokes. It has been that way since the internet was born. What it never is: worth taking seriously.

How have so few of you learned that over the years? I don't get it. You folks have used message boards before P99, yes?

it's nice that you think so. I, too, do the whole rnf thang for saying silly things and not taking anything seriously. But the problem is not everyone does! Just because some people "do it wrong" doesn't mean their impact can or should be ignored.

For example, an open inquisition by "exdev 1" against "exdev 2" was not for shits n giggles. Can you honestly say that, because he merely posted it in rnf, it can or should be ignored? like lol it's in rnf so it's not real. Unfortunately this is not the case.