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

[diaglo]

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.

not on the subject of 4ed threads in particular... but count me as guilty as charged. sorry for that...


but when i see the same old threads saying the same old things. i usually type my same old response.

 

[Templeton580]

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[diaglo]

my favorite is #5. no one broke a rule. someone reports it. and then posts a thread in meta to make sure the mods know they reported it. and then call out the mods in public to blast them for not doing anything.

 

[Zenodotus of Ephesus]

The thing I find amusing enough to make comment on, but not so annoying as to report a post for breaking the rules, is that people keep starting NEW threads on the same subject as if the plethora of other recently started threads are so chock full of divergent 4E ideas as to have no room for their personal, unique perspective. The mods and admins should probably start combining 4E threads to discourage the uneeded, new 4E thread-starting trend that has begun. It's clearly beginning to get out of hand if people are starting Meta threads about how many people are voicing some opinion on the number of threads on the suubject, ALA SW or LotR threads in their day. Obviously, the solution is not to read them but until I made my comment in the most recent one I really had hoped there would be some new news on things, which plainly isn't going to be the case. Trouble is, the subject lines and the information in the initial post are often misleading, disallowing you to note it as yet another rumor thread and simply ignore it. Maybe if threads can't be combined, mods and admins can adjust the subject lines to avoid rumors being put forth as news.

 

[Pielorinho]

You forgot #4, which is what happened in that 4e thread:

4) Someone breaks a rule, someone else is upset about it and they respond in a manner best suited to sparking a flamewar, and then report it.

That may be--like I said, we don't get to read every single post on the boards.

If the Someone#2 reports Someone#1's bad post and then makes a bad post of their own, there is a chance that we won't see someone#2's bad post unless someone#3 (or #1, whichever ) reports it.

The cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy, and the cure for the ills of reporting is more reporting. Let us know when you see something wrong; we definitely appreciate it!

Daniel

 

[William Ronald]

While I am guilty of injecting some humor about possible rules, the humor was not directed at any board member. I think it is one thing to joke about rules that would never be included in a game, and another to attack someone personally. I think that a sense of humor is a good thing, but I do not want posters feeling hurt.

Perhaps some thread consolidation might be a good idea. Or to include such subject headings as Speculation or 4E Speculation -- or even 4E humor. I think that everyone would agree that a sense of humor does contribute to fun on the board -- the whole reason for us being here in the first place.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I think it's a case of new members, or members whom don't scan the boards all that often, not seeing the bazillion other posts on the same topic.

For instance, I know I only go back 2 or 3 pages - and the other day, when a new 4e thread was posted (which I noted and posted in), I don't recall seeing any of the other 4e threads in those 2 or 3 pages (doesn't mean they weren't there, just that I didn't notice them ).

It's not a hanging offense for people to post on the topic - especially since there's a probably a good chance they haven't seen the other bazillion threads on the topic. If the subject irratates you, don't read it. Works great for me. I agree with the fact snarky comments are kinda rude. Granted, I find them amusing - but the original poster most likely does not. And, were they to start happening in a thread I started to ask a simple question - I would be a little P.O.'d as well.

I noted someone in that thread calling the OP a troll - which I thought was a little out of line, but I figured if the OP was offended by it they'd report it.

 

[Truth Seeker]

WHHHHHHHHHEEE!!! I am not alone in confession of guilt.

Praise this THREAd!!

 

[Hand of Evil]

From the peanut gallery I do the post.


Remember the Star Wars threads but link to the other threads on the subject will send the thread to page X sooner too.

 

[Crothian]

I think the big problem is posters won't let a serious discussion actually happen. They derail the topics with what they think is humerious posts, but its actually trolling. They aren't breaking any rules exactly but people are preventing discusions. And its just because they can't not read a thread clearly marked 4e. Its fine to do that in the 4e thread marked humor, but all of them get derailed.