I had a feeling you'd take that tact, and I must admit it did come across like that. But if you've missed ALL those times in which I've said, "Criticize away," you're skimming my posts way too much and judging them unfairly.
No, I'm reading your posts as they are written, you acknowledge they are written in a manner which is not totally clear and transparent. In which case the issue is with how they are written.
But let's take that another way. Let's say that a site is dedicated to a certain something, and that site was a place in which that certain something is cast in a negative light. That members can count on like minded folk who want to denigrate that something, in a community that's discouraging about that something. That posts in the forum are about how that something sucks in just about every way possible. Especially when a new version of that something is very near to release.
Does this make sense at all to you? I mean, if positive and negative is relative and all that? But this is what it seems like quite a bit around here. And some of the staff don't seem to mind.
It makes perfect sense, you are calling for some form of positive discrimination in regard to posting, which would be utterly against the ethos of the site, impossible to manage without damaging open conversation and is never going to happen.
And let's say that any discussion about issues with that something game were forbidden to involve technical details about the ONLY COMPARABLE GAME, and the only others that could are only alike in having race cars or a handful of street cars in them. Which leaves everyone who wants to make some sort of positive stand only able to do so if they are technically familiar in whatever the subject is, or left with, "Well... I think it will be fine... uhh... I have faith and stuff." I'm sure that will make for a festive board experience and lively debate.
No one is forbidden to discuss comparable game(s) (if it is singular or plural is open fro discussion - not dictated by you), you are simply asked to keep it to the dedicated 'vs' thread. The staff do allow so leeway in regard to this, but have chosen to crack down of late given that its simply ends up in an unpleasant flame-battle that takes the threads way of topic, and always seem to be initiated by a small number of people (with the majority of posters asking for the thread to get back on track).
As such its clearly not formbidden at all, you just don't like to keep it to the dedicated threads. Incidedntly nothing at all is stopping you starting a dedicated "GT vs Forza sound" thread (or whatever area you wish to discuss), if the 'right' to direct comparison is so important to you; however you would it seems rather attempt to turn as many threads as you like into war-zones.
Lets take as an example this deleted post......
Good luck to all from here. I'm afraid some won't be doing so well because the sounds are supposed to be so bad.
...in which the comment about sounds was off-topic, not needed and has the appearance of being designed to start a fight. You bemoan negative posting, yet here is an example of something that will almost certainly start a cycle of that. I strongly suggest you sort your own house out before yiou continue to pass judgement on others.
Once again, you're reading way too much into that. In fact, you're not really reading it as much as reinterpreting it. Let me rephrase it so that it means what I meant it to without doubt, though I sincerely doubt the proper "translation" has escaped you.
I trust this is plain enough now.
I read what you write, that you have to re-word it makes the initial issue clear enough, and yes the 'original' translation was not clear, regardless of what you wish to think.
You're confusing this section with the Forza boards...
No I'm not, but its good to see the chip is still in place.
Now, seeing as you insist that the mods and admins are all just as even handed and above reproach as Mother Theresa, I have a bone of contention to pick on that point which involves me. From this post of yours:
Insults to the staff, great to see, we do like them.
I'm not sure if you're saying posting it in the open is acceptable or not, so I'll go ahead and PM it to Famine and keep it in the arena in which will cause the least trouble.
In any case, maybe I'll just try something. I won't post squat in here for the rest of the week. I'll just ignore all the criticism, and people can have at it without me reporting all their posts and dictating what can be allowed in here, seeing as I'm such a dictator and all that - sure, whatever. Maybe everyone who has good feelings about Gran Turismo, Polyphony and Kaz could take a break, and the critics can have free reign. And then we can watch and see how awesome the mood is in here, and how vigorous the debate is, and how many people want to join into the festivities when all these wet blankets aren't around to spoil the fun.
As I was not quoting you I don't see how it involves you at all. If you commenting about moderation action then fell free to contact Famine in regard to it, keep in mind that all moderation action is posted centrally and the staff can see them. As such I doubt any of it will be new to him.
Now in regard to continuing this discussion you can do that via PM, your little tirade has dragged this thread off-topic quite enough, continue to do so and it will result in moderation action and the thread being locked.
