That time again (Immediate Bans Effective, Please Read)

[Millennium]

It seems to be that time again.

I've instructed my moderators to lock this forum down in terms of attitude and acting out of normal users. Unfortunately this is a step that has to happen every year, but this year seems worse than ever.

If you FOR ANY REASON 'troll' another user (try to incite an argument, try to be the 'Big Man On Campus' by poking fun at another user, attack the game developers in any way, or just post in a non-constructive manner) you will be banned.

If you feel like you have been banned unjustly, email [email protected]. But know up front that this warning is the only one that will be given for the immediate future.

This is a private website. We reserve the right to deny access to any user at any time for any reason.

I'm leaving this thread open, as always, in case anyone would like to discuss this. Please do it constructively and understand that this is not the first time we've had to do this in this specific forum.

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[dalger21]

Damn that's harsh but a necessary evil.

Edit: And you're right, it does seem to happen around the time of release...

[buziii]

The OS forums have always been the best for controlling the internet idiots. I applaud all efforts to keep it that way.

[John_Sheldon]

I like that you guys enforce the rules especially in the forums. I've noticed a lot of young & old immature individuals that like to have nothing better to do then go around making peoples life a living hell. I am new to this forum & already I like it, Keep up the good work Gents

[WaitTilNextYear]

So you're saying "the hammer is coming swiftly" once again?

[PhilliesFan13]

In terms of the OSFM thread, my personal opinion is it should be locked at all times and only updated by a mod when someone working on the roster has an update and then when the roster is done. Would avoid the constant pestering of those working on the roster.

The roster forum is seriously the most annoying thing every year with the impatient people.

Again, just my opinion on it.

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[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

In terms of the OSFM thread, my personal opinion is it should be locked at all times and only updated by a mod when someone working on the roster has an update and then when the roster is done. Would avoid the constant pestering of those working on the roster. The roster forum is seriously the most annoying thing every year with the impatient people. Again, just my opinion on it. Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk

And I will play devil's advocate here. Then you are hurting the others who have legitimate questions about the roster or are trying to help by giving the roster makers good info.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

In terms of the OSFM thread, my personal opinion is it should be locked at all times and only updated by a mod when someone working on the roster has an update and then when the roster is done. Would avoid the constant pestering of those working on the roster. The roster forum is seriously the most annoying thing every year with the impatient people. Again, just my opinion on it. Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

And I will play devil's advocate here. Then you are hurting the others who have legitimate questions about the roster or are trying to help by giving the roster makers good info.

I don't mind "hurting others" as you say because it's only a roster after all and nobody is actually being hurt. Good info can be PM'd or placed in a "good info" thread, but let's be honest...out of the thousands of posts in that OSFM thread, what fraction of them is offering "good info"--a vanishingly small amount--versus what fraction are asking when things will be done/telling people not to ask that--basically all of them.

I think the more practical issue is if you lock the OSFM thread, we'll see literally hundreds of threads appear to ask the ETA question. So what's more annoying? I don't think there is a clear solution although I do like the "no ETA" being added to the thread title. That seems to be helping.