To FFXI forums in General.
Seriously when is enough enough. I see it everyday people derailing threads after a post by a user that upsets someone or the person reading it directly. Blame gets put out on a very few individuals, myself included. (Although I do not deny I have been responsible for derails in the past, and likely will in the future, but such is the nature of discussion boards and offshoot discussions that evolve.)
Now I know a lot of the time certain people, myself included say things that come across as ******** or are outright so. But this is a discussion forum and not some school yard where teacher will stick you on the wall for saying johnny sucks at kickball and it should never be.
The decline of this forum is blamed on the few when it is more than just "the few". Ive seen countless topics filled with so and so is posting mean things again so I will post about them and not the topic. Ive seen/partaken in threads that are so dumb that a derail is the only sensible thing to keep people talking.
Today's instance is just another where one upset person blames a single person, for derailing when it was actually more posting something that was a harsh but on topic statement.
Further more the comments at the end of the closed topic irk me. If there is an overly large issue between one person who is supposed to remain unbiased in most situations, certain comments that are clearly made about said person should not be publicized. If there is an issue between a Mod and a poster than that issue should be taken up between the mod and the poster privately and not publicly. This is the same as poster and poster issues, we are asked to take it to PM's when we have a serious issue with someone, the privacy of individuals should be considered no matter who those individuals are.
I for one think that these certain "trouble makers" have contributed more to these forums over the years Ive been here than most of those that take issue with the "trouble makers". I have seen one particular individual offer more advice than anyone in the closed thread earlier combined. Yet this individual is chastised for lowering the quality of this community.
I think that everyone should look in the mirror and ask themselves what have they done to benefit the community here, other than go on some tireless self-absorbed righteous crusade against the evil wrong doers who say things a tad harsher than what they feel is acceptable.
/end rant.
Edited, Jan 28th 2011 5:19pm by Osarion Lock Thread: Off Topic to FFXI
Edited, Jan 28th 2011 5:19pm by Osarion
Edited, Jan 30th 2011 2:42pm by Kaolian Lock Thread: Thread degenerating into flames. We're done. Any further comment PM Kao or Darqflame.