What in the world is going on here at OS....

[elicoleman]

Re: What in the world is going on here at OS....

Personally, I think it's a stupid idea and would just make the forum look worse (in terms of image, not looks wise).

But that's just me.

John makes a good point.

And trust me, he KNOWS stupid.

[callmetaternuts]

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For what its worth, its not a big deal to skip the obvious ******** posts and threads, its just a huge clutter for anyone who goes into those particular forums. I feel like i contribute and post somewhat regularly and try to pass on any info i have, but if you go into the NCAA/Madden forums right now, all the threads start with "OMT...." or "IAN!!!!!" and its a pain in the butt to read, its a pain for the mods, the devs, and all you see are threads getting locked.

Would a donator only forum get rid of that? No, it just means you dont have to see that. The only upside is you have a place to talk to other somewhat sane individuals away from the 4 post wonders. But we have that here.......and if the devs are still going to frequent the main forums, which i would imagine they would, there isnt an added benefit really.

The mods still have to police it, the devs are still checking it, i imagine most of us would still go there and post or check impressions. I know some people who havent donated but have good insight on the games and provide positive feedback.

Im all for getting rid of the mass of ridiculous postings, just not sure its accomplishing it by creating a separate forum.

I dont know if post counts matter much, for NCAA/Madden, what about Moostache or the other guys who come by here once in awhile? They deliver good posts, but their count is low.

Just remember, the devs werent told to come to the boards to talk to just donators, they came to talk to the masses and get feedback, good and bad, we wouldnt be helping them any, except giving them a forum where all the posts made sense and were constructed in a better manner, but they still have to go through and read all that other garbage, same as now

[Pared]

Re: What in the world is going on here at OS....

Way too much going into this... People either need to decide:

Do you want a donator forum so we post freely without the worries of new posters making ridiculous posts?

OR

Do you want donator forumS so the developers wouldn't be subjected to new posters?

Somehow this went from OS is going downhill because of new posters making stupid posts just to get the attention of the developers to let's get a forum where donators only can hang out.

Which is it?

[ExtremeGamer]

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My opinion, a donation only forum is a bad idea. People are going to act very elite (as they are already in this thread) whenever they post on normal forums. You can't tell me people aren't going to rub it in. Also, it is going to try to give people the feeling they can say/do what they want in that forum. Just feel you're heading down a bad path. Isn't this what IGN did? Only donators could post, and the forums still are a complete cluster****.

Just keep it the way it is, bring in new mods or mods that are actually willing to police the forums (no offense, but there's a bunch of mods I've never seen do ****).

I'm a peon, so my opinion means nothing, just giving it though.

[windseer90]

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I was hoping that there would be some sort of dev feedback section! Hey I can hope, right? If the donator section only has one general place to post then that would not even be worth it. There needs to be subsections like I previously said.

OS Lounge
- Football Gaming (Here we could put some dev feedback!)
- Basketball Gaming
- Baseball Gaming
- Football Talk
- Basketball Talk
- Baseball Talk
- Soccer is really ghey and let's bash it (TJ would approve)
- *Insert other section here that is needed*

TJ already said that wasn't going to happen.

I think you guys are getting a little carried away here. That would be absolute hell to set up and a bear to keep maintained.

No, I'm talking one subforum where only OS Supporters can read and post. You could use that forum to talk about individual games, movies, what you ate for breakfast that day, whatever.

Would it be a lot like the OS Neighborhood? Yes, but with gaming talk added in. It would eliminate the need to post in the individual game forums in most cases because you'd have a lot more intelligent conversation within the Supporters Only subforum.

The more I've thought about it, the less I think we need it. I think we're overreacting to amount of crap posts in the Madden/NCAA thread. It happens at release, and it will go away over time.

[dkgojackets]

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I just dont see what the actual harm would be in having a forum available for donators. I would see it as just one forum, no subcategories or anything, where everything went.

[Vince]

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I dont know if post counts matter much, for NCAA/Madden, what about Moostache or the other guys who come by here once in awhile? They deliver good posts, but their count is low.

That's probably the best point made out of all of this, and now i am against the donator forum..

his early impressions of madden were very good

[CS10029]

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That's probably the best point made out of all of this, and now i am against the donator forum..

his early impressions of madden were very good

That is where we would have an exception. A very rare referral system for certain members, like Razr and whoever you guys are talking about.

[superjames1992]

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I rarely visit the NCAA or Madden forums since I passed on both games this year, but do we really need this? This seems like a bad idea to me. It's not THAT bad and the "one-post-wonders" will be gone soon most likely. Just ignore them and don't let them bother me. I go in there occasionally and there are some crazy guys in there, but just try to ignore it.

I'll go along with all this too.

My opinion, a donation only forum is a bad idea. People are going to act very elite (as they are already in this thread) whenever they post on normal forums. You can't tell me people aren't going to rub it in. Also, it is going to try to give people the feeling they can say/do what they want in that forum. Just feel you're heading down a bad path. Isn't this what IGN did? Only donators could post, and the forums still are a complete cluster****.

Just keep it the way it is, bring in new mods or mods that are actually willing to police the forums (no offense, but there's a bunch of mods I've never seen do ****).

I'm a peon, so my opinion means nothing, just giving it though.

[Steve_OS]

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We are working on a new feature that might ease some of these issues. So, let's wait for that and see what happens.

[ChubbyBanana]

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The only worry I have about a Donator Only Forum is that people would be donating, then coming in and doing the exact same crap.

I'm sure it would give the mods a smaller area to police, but at the same time someone who gave a donation of at least $20 to this site and then got kicked might go around spreading negative rumors about what this community is.

Just my Opinion,

[callmetaternuts]

Re: What in the world is going on here at OS....

The only worry I have about a Donator Only Forum is that people would be donating, then coming in and doing the exact same crap.

I'm sure it would give the mods a smaller area to police, but at the same time someone who gave a donation of at least $20 to this site and then got kicked might go around spreading negative rumors about what this community is.

Just my Opinion,

I dont thnk it gives the mods less to "police", they still have to be in the main forums, they just wouldnt have as much to do in the donator forum (although im sure they would still have to be there from time to time).

Not knowing the behind the scenes portion of OS, the frustrating part is those who register to post 3 comments on how EA sucks, or how OS sucks, and just start a thread for no reason. Last year it was "FK MISSED THE 3rd STRING PUNTER FIX PLS" and this year its "OMT SHOELACES RRE WRONGISES!!!!"

I personally get aggravated bc im trying to find some different info, or post impressions and everything gets so sidetracked or lost in the clutter. That, and i havent used the ignore feature yet.

[CS10029]

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I dont thnk it gives the mods less to "police", they still have to be in the main forums, they just wouldnt have as much to do in the donator forum (although im sure they would still have to be there from time to time).

Not knowing the behind the scenes portion of OS, the frustrating part is those who register to post 3 comments on how EA sucks, or how OS sucks, and just start a thread for no reason. Last year it was "FK MISSED THE 3rd STRING PUNTER FIX PLS" and this year its "OMT SHOELACES RRE WRONGISES!!!!"

I personally get aggravated bc im trying to find some different info, or post impressions and everything gets so sidetracked or lost in the clutter. That, and i havent used the ignore feature yet.

Yeah. I'm thinking of working the ignore feature into things I use on OS. I never used to use the CP and now I do, thats made a huge difference.

[RAZRr1275]

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We are working on a new feature that might ease some of these issues. So, let's wait for that and see what happens.

Can't wait to see what it is.

[CS10029]

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Can't wait to see what it is.

I second that, maybe they are banning everyone.