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Right. Because, if there's one problem with Forum=3, it's the massive traffic there flooding "genuine forum issues" off the page
Didn't say a problem with the "forum", I said a problem with an admin/mod. L2R.
Genuine forum issues are broken mechanics in a particular forum. Not "This Admin hurts my feelings! QQ". Just like RL workplaces.. got an issue? Go to your manager in private. Don't send out a floor wide email or stand on your desk and scream about it hoping you'll be carried off like a rock star who dives in to the audience during a concert. Everywhere I've worked, that is an invitation to get know the security guards intimately on your way to your parking lot.
Some people enjoy a peanut gallery. I'm not such a fan of them. Drama is fun. Believe me.. I've caused enough of it in my life on the forums over the years to secure me a 5 Star suite in Hell when I get there. But, in Kao's position.. he's got more than just one forum to oversee. And, DF has a crap load more responsibilities than herding kittens here.
I fully understand the frustration that is occurring here. I have been in your shoes. I have participated on forums that make OoT and Asylum look like a trip to Disneyland or a visit with your grandmother. I have been the one getting muted, temp and perma banned for my voicing outrage about moderation. Hell, I went so far once, that I can't even open an EA account anymore for any of their games because I re-posted a PM from one of the developers begging me to stop posting. ;)
But, this forum mutiny is not the answer. It gets you no where except banned or muted. And, no matter how valuable your contributions to the community have been. Once gone, you will be forgotten and people will replace you. Usually in just a matter of weeks. That is how the Internet works. Keep in mind that many of you helped to contribute to the rules that existed prior to this whole crap storm. Creating loopholes intentionally and then exploiting them later is not acceptable. Go pay Bernie Madoff a conjugal visit if you want that kind of sympathy.
Now. I've managed to waste 30 minutes of my time that could be spent doing what I'm actually getting paid to do. Instead I'm lecturing several people (not directly the person I replied to.. just in general) how to interact like adults on the Internet.
Grow up. If my suggestion is approved.. you can complain till your heart's content about the Administration here in PM. And continue to complain about and belittle each other in the forums within the boundaries of the Rules. Cause in my opinion, its much easier to delete PM's than to babysit a forum full of people playing King of the Mountain on a soapbox.