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<blockquote data-quote="Coreyartus" data-source="post: 984990" data-attributes="member: 5399"><p>quote:</p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>WizO_Sith</p><p>There is and will always be a place for constructive negative feedback on these boards. Knowing what works and what doesn't, what is well-written and what is confusing, etc... is vital to the creative process, it helps the designers make the game better and more playable.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know where Otherniceman got this quote, but I think this has been the crux of my problem over on the WotC boards. The definition of "constructive negative feedback" is a total judgement call based on how each moderator feels that particular day... Threads that I would consider constructive criticism have been interpreted by the mods as insulting, and therefore locked. Other threads that have been informative on one board have been shunted (rather curtly) to other boards, and those that are browsing the relevant subject simply miss out on interesting info because it's been moved to other, relatively unrelated boards. What constitutes "constructive" and "on topic" seems to change day to day, to the point that I sometimes feel I can't really discuss anything that I would like to field opinions on simply because it will probably be considered negative, and therefore locked. I find it very very frustrating to feel genuinely about something, only to find that the mods feel it's drivel and tripe and not worth allowing to be expressed in the first place.</p><p></p><p>I guess I've learned that sometimes sharing my thoughts with others isn't worth it, and I should simply let my direct emails speak for me. Maybe I'm taking this to the extreme, but I would think that conversing with other players would actually save WotC the time and headache of an avalanche of "constructively critical" emails. It makes me feel kinda "divided and conquered..."</p><p></p><p>Just my two cents!</p><p></p><p>--Coreyartus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coreyartus, post: 984990, member: 5399"] quote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WizO_Sith There is and will always be a place for constructive negative feedback on these boards. Knowing what works and what doesn't, what is well-written and what is confusing, etc... is vital to the creative process, it helps the designers make the game better and more playable. I don't know where Otherniceman got this quote, but I think this has been the crux of my problem over on the WotC boards. The definition of "constructive negative feedback" is a total judgement call based on how each moderator feels that particular day... Threads that I would consider constructive criticism have been interpreted by the mods as insulting, and therefore locked. Other threads that have been informative on one board have been shunted (rather curtly) to other boards, and those that are browsing the relevant subject simply miss out on interesting info because it's been moved to other, relatively unrelated boards. What constitutes "constructive" and "on topic" seems to change day to day, to the point that I sometimes feel I can't really discuss anything that I would like to field opinions on simply because it will probably be considered negative, and therefore locked. I find it very very frustrating to feel genuinely about something, only to find that the mods feel it's drivel and tripe and not worth allowing to be expressed in the first place. I guess I've learned that sometimes sharing my thoughts with others isn't worth it, and I should simply let my direct emails speak for me. Maybe I'm taking this to the extreme, but I would think that conversing with other players would actually save WotC the time and headache of an avalanche of "constructively critical" emails. It makes me feel kinda "divided and conquered..." Just my two cents! --Coreyartus [/QUOTE]
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