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  • areobee401
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2006
    • 16771
    #1

    Question for the guys who have been here for some time

    Mods if this turns into a war of words please lock

    I've been a member of OS for some time and I know my post count is not as high as some of you but i've noticed a nasty tread here as of late. No matter what forum I go into it seems the level of quiality posts is going down hill.

    It seems like the boards are turning into something you would see on the ea or 2k sites. What really makes me angry is with many of our forums having a rep from 2k or ea on it after all this time it could be ruined by foolish and childesh posts.

    Anyone else notice this trend?

    EDIT

    I know I only joined in April 06 so this is not bashing or putting down anyone who has joined in the last 1-3 years.
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    • RAZRr1275
      All Star
      • Sep 2007
      • 9918
      #2
      Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

      I just joined in late 2007. It's even gotten worse since then.
      My latest project - Madden 12 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043231648

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        • stewaat
          #3
          Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

          Originally posted by areobee401
          What really makes me angry is with many of our forums having a rep from 2k or ea on it after all this time it could be ruined by foolish and childesh posts.
          This is the thing that gets me.

          However I'm wondering if 2K can even do anything to better their game/servers? With the economy the way it is I'm thinking the quality of games is going to go down.

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            • Phobia
              Hall Of Fame
              • Jan 2008
              • 11623
              #4
              Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

              Well I think alot of the "bad posts" in the EA forums stems from the license, alot of hate about that around here I notice.

              In the 2k forums you got the "sim" vs "Cheese" crowd. But this trend stems much further than just this forum.

              All in all it is like that saying, "you gotta take the good with the bad"

              But yea I agree with you

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                • ExtremeGamer
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 35299
                  #5
                  Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                  Forums get bigger, more users, more mainstream. Happens to every forum I've been involved with. There's an ignore button, or report feature if the posts get out of control.

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                    • ChubbyBanana
                      Don't Trust Influencers
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 7071
                      #6
                      Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                      Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                      Forums get bigger, more users, more mainstream. Happens to every forum I've been involved with. There's an ignore button, or report feature if the posts get out of control.
                      Agreed.

                      It's kind of like if you find this great little spot for a sandwich. You take your buddy there, and he really likes it. Pretty soon he tells his buddy, who tells his buddy, and so forth.

                      Next thing you know you go there to get a sandwich and there's a line out the door.

                      It's a natural part of the Forum/Site growth Cycle.

                      Like EG said if you see something that bugs you use the "Report Post" function.

                      We Mods can't be everywhere all the time.

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                        • mjb2124
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 13649
                          #7
                          Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                          I agree with areobee401 100%. The ignore feature does come in handy...it doesn't solve all the problems or even 1/2 of them, but it helps. There really isn't a solution to the issue though. It's like EG stated, the forums grew and the quality of posts decreased. There's not much that can be done about it IMO.

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                            • callmetaternuts
                              All Star
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 7045
                              #8
                              Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                              It must suck for any Devs to come in here and try to read or post with all this garbage going on. Any god forbid you try to throw constructive criticism at a game. The haters join up with you, the loyalists want to burn you at the stake for blasphemy.......
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                                • Hooe
                                  Hall Of Fame
                                  • Aug 2002
                                  • 21554
                                  #9
                                  Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                  Originally posted by callmetaternuts
                                  It must suck for any Devs to come in here and try to read or post with all this garbage going on. Any god forbid you try to throw constructive criticism at a game. The haters join up with you, the loyalists want to burn you at the stake for blasphemy.......
                                  That there are "haters" and "loyalists" over things as trivial as video games is kinda sad, but I guess sadly is to be expected once a community gets as large as this one is.

                                  But yeah, the ignore poster and report post features are your friends in this sort of environment; they help the powers-that-be minimize the negative and unwanted flak, actively and passively.

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                                    • fistofrage
                                      Hall Of Fame
                                      • Aug 2002
                                      • 13682
                                      #10
                                      Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                      I just attributed it to myself getting older. But yeah, there is alot of ridiculous stuff going on. But the ignore feature is great. Only problem I have with it is that it should block the thread title too.
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                                        • headrulz101
                                          MVP
                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 2045
                                          #11
                                          Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                          I agree with you but I don't really have that problem since I post only in the Neighborhood, Entertainment and in the Pro Hockey forums!
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                                            • WazzuRC
                                              Go Cougs!
                                              • Dec 2002
                                              • 5617
                                              #12
                                              Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                              I agree with EG. # of posters increases, number of idiotic posts increases. We still had our fair share of idiotic posters, it's just now there's more. Yeah, the forums use to be better, but I think the OS mods have done an outstanding job of keeping everything under control. At least compared to most other forums.

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                                                • buckeyefan78
                                                  MVP
                                                  • Mar 2008
                                                  • 1430
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                                  Originally posted by fistofrage
                                                  I just attributed it to myself getting older. But yeah, there is alot of ridiculous stuff going on. But the ignore feature is great. Only problem I have with it is that it should block the thread title too.
                                                  My problem with the ignore feature is that if you start a thread or are in a convo with someone/a few folks the trolls will still redirect the convo to their liking and pretty much ruin the momentum of the topic...thus making the thread an exercise in futility.

                                                  That's why I don't use it even with the trolls cuz I still want to talk off points people have made in response to said troll. And when a thread that interests me has turned into the majority of folks debating the troll (which is the goal of a troll)...it's absolutely impossible to not respond to their posts if I want to talk about the topic.

                                                  I've directly told someone in here not to talk to me and have ignored him for months on end. Have ABSOLUTELY not acknowledged him. He still quotes my posts and asks me direct questions.

                                                  It's beyond trolling...it's psychotic.

                                                  But...

                                                  Overall, this site is still pretty decent with other members.
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                                                    • areobee401
                                                      Hall Of Fame
                                                      • Apr 2006
                                                      • 16771
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                                      Originally posted by WazzuRC
                                                      I agree with EG. # of posters increases, number of idiotic posts increases. We still had our fair share of idiotic posters, it's just now there's more. Yeah, the forums use to be better, but I think the OS mods have done an outstanding job of keeping everything under control. At least compared to most other forums.
                                                      I agree the mods here do a fantastic job of keeping things under control.
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                                                        • CMH
                                                          Making you famous
                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                          • 26203
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Question for the guys who have been here for some time

                                                          I must stay away from the problem areas because I didn't think it was that bad.

                                                          I always hear about the Madden Forums, the NBA Forums, and others, but I'm rarely in those places.

                                                          Seems like everyone should just become a baseball fan. We're more civil.
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