D&D 4E [Thread from 2005] Ridiculing People Who Want to Talk About 4E - Okay on ENWorld?

[GVDammerung]

Relatively new poster here.

I would like to know why the admins see fit to allow certain posters to come into a legitimate 4e thread and say “not again!” Or to “joke” about the subject.

Such “not again” posts and “jokes” are (1) thread hijacks, as they turn an attempted serious discussion into a “joke” fest and (2) they are veiled forms or ridicule of those who want to talk about 4e.

Anyone who is tired of 4e threads does not need to read or post to them. Yet, the same posters time and again do the same thing. It would seem if one cannot meaningfully contribute they should not post.

Admins?

 

[Crothian]

Ya, it has become a problem

 

[Morrus]

No, it's not OK. If you see problem posts, please report them using the report post button in the bottom left of any post. That way, the moderators will be made aware of any problems.

 

[RangerWickett]

On the other hand, Russ, the fact that people keep on posting about this topic is getting irritating. It's like the old days of "rangers got the shaft" threads. We know there's not going to be a 4th edition. It doesn't need to be discussed. In fact, it's annoying that people keep bringing up.

 

[Morrus]

On the other hand, Russ, the fact that people keep on posting about this topic is getting irritating. It's like the old days of "rangers got the shaft" threads. We know there's not going to be a 4th edition. It doesn't need to be discussed. In fact, it's annoying that people keep bringing up.

That's too bad, Ryan. If people want to talk about that, who's to say they can't? I don't think you'd like it if people were trying to dictate which of your posts were interesting enough to be allowed and which weren't.

Just because you've had the conversation, doesn't mean that everybody else has. Would you walk into a bar and insist that everyone there cease discussing things you've discussed before?

If someone's having a conversation you're not interested in, then don't join in.

 

[RangerWickett]

Don't mind me. I'm just irritable with a headache.

 

[DaveMage]

Maybe the next edition of Vbulletin will have an "ignore thread" feature.

 

[BSF]

I suppose it is somewhat surprising to see the threads keep cropping up after WotC announced at Gen Con that they would provide at least a 1 year notice window before any theoretical 4E is realeased. I would think people would be through hashing it out, but apparently not. I don't understand why people would keep posting denigrating thoughts in the threads though. I don't read them, I'm not compelled to read them. Once there is an announcement of 4E, I might find thema little more interesting. Until then, I have no interest.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Ok, I am guilty of adding to it... , but it is just amazing to see the denials and ayes on the whole thing.

In the long run, if and when it happens, it will be so. For now...people will dally with the possibility of it. Which of course...just irrate those who wish to avoid such changes in the first place. Like me, I was a 2nd ED man, through and through...but 3E got me interested, and thus I adapted.

4E to come, or not...is a tale in the waiting.

 

[Pielorinho]

Relatively new poster here.

I would like to know why the admins see fit to allow certain posters to come into a legitimate 4e thread and say “not again!” Or to “joke” about the subject.

lemme "Me too!" morrus. We mods and them admins have got lots of stuff going on, and these are very active boards. There are three situations under which rules are broken on the boards:

1) Someone breaks a rule, and nobody is upset about it. Honestly, in such cases, it's hard for the mods to get upset about it either: the rules are in place to keep the boards running smoothly and happily, and if everyone's happy, there's no reason for us to harsh anyone's buzz.
2) Someone breaks a rule, and someone else is upset about it, but they don't bother to report it. Honestly, in such cases, it's hard for me to feel too bad about my own inaction. The "report a post" function is set up so that when a post upsets you, you can let us know about it. If you're not using this functionality, then we can't know that you're upset.
3) Someone breaks a rule, and someone else is upset about it, and they report it. In this case, we mods spring into action like a crack team of ninjas.

Note that sometimes we look at a reported post and say, "Whu-?" We won't always agree with you that a particular post breaks the board rules, but I guarantee you that if a post is reported, at least one (and usually several) mods will take a gander and see if it's all right.

Daniel