How about a community truce?
 

I just read up on a certain infamous recently locked thread and while it started out constructively and interesting it still managed to go down the usual feces slinging contest. Now, I can see where "both sides" are coming from but are any of these "dialogs" really making our community seem like a friendly and constructive place? It's not a very inviting atmosphere for people that may actually be on the verge of getting an interest in the genre, is it? When you are arguing about stuff like "exactly how many days are a few days" or "I didn't say that, you did!" then you know people are FRUSTRATED. Not only the people that are criticizing or complaining about the game but also the people that feel the need to start pointless arguments with them.

Arguing about FM's, DM's or other sim related stuff is common on boards like this, usually in a civil manner. Arguing over who said what or who is entitled to which opinion is just wrong, I urge everybody to rise above yourselves and channel your frustrations in other real-world activities or in trying to help any newcomers to the game instead of destroying thread after thread after thread. People are calling each other immature or question their reading abilities, really? Maybe someone is unemployed or retired, maybe someone is on sick-leave or something when they find the time to spend all their time on a message board. If that's your case, make your posts count, don't waste your time on petty arguments that never leads to anything except resentment from others, after all, we are all here for the same reason aren't we? the passion for combat sims and sims in general.

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Agreed there needs to be a truce.

We have to accept that there are 'fanboys and 'detracters' who will disagree that the sun rises in the east and will argue/flame/troll over the smallest point.

I have also accepted that there are 4 or 5 of the former and latter who would sell their family in defence/critism of this game so I decided to use the 'ignore' function, saves so much time.

As MACADEMIC said though (before his post was removed), the original MP thread was so clumsily censored over what was originally a very well though out and argued topic it defies belief.

Its a nice idea but it would never work...

You wont stop people coming here moaning and or speaking about their disapointment in the game and its that that causes the thread to be jumped on and the game defended to the hilt by the usual suspects...

Nice thought though

Threads / posts / people tend to disappear around here...

MAC

Very very true

That's the real shame about this place, very 'Orwellian' in it's stance at times

Well, I will accept the truce if all the fanboys acknowledge a total defeat! I am afraid there is no other way around this :o

Problem is that it's posts like this (as innocuous as it is) that cause a reaction and flame war (and before it's said I am anything but a fanboy)

I propose a sub forum for certain topics where you can battle it out till your hearts content with a warning in the heading so you know what to expect when visiting..

And instead of warning and closing threads just ban the culprits if it spills over to other threads.. pretty simple..

Tiring how EVERY thread turns out the same, the devs always wait til it's erupted before acting imo, warning signs were probably 3 pages prior..

If you ignore the rules and post in the civil section then your get a warning and thread closed straight away, if the 'defenders' take a cheap shot before its noticed then they get banned/warning

Easy as pie