PR0METHEUS wrote:I honestly don't think this forum is all that bad. Sure, it's not quite how it used to be, but I think a lot of it is our (the users') fault.
In the short time that I have been on this forum, I can honestly say that it's not what I expected. It is certainly better than the kind of stuff I've seen on the official forums, but it does feel like this place is in a steady decline. And I agree, we are all to blame for the condition the forums are in right now.
PR0METHEUS wrote:There's only so much a mod team can do. Maybe there are some mods that tend to be power hungry, but part of that is learning what's appropriate and not appropriate to do as a mod.
Agreed.
PR0METHEUS wrote:Then you also have the normal users who insist on getting into flame wars or responding to the "ZOMG BOT!!?!?!?!!!ONE!1111!!!" threads complaining that there are so many bot threads (not just bot but similar "useless" threads.) I find it ironic when someone posts in a useless thread telling other people to not respond to it... all that does is bump the thread.
Well, I am certainly guilty of that.

On that note, I do have a suggestion to the mods/admins: how about we just put an end to all of this talk about botting. Enough of the accusations(regardless of the presence/absence of evidence), enought of the insults, the namecalling, and anything else that seems to come out with these accusations. There may have been a time when it actually meant something to accuse someone, but nowadays it sounds like nothing more than a witch hunt, the kind of thing you say about somebody you don't like.
PR0METHEUS wrote:Can't we all just get along?

That's the real test.
I'm reminded of what SG said earlier:
SuicideGrl wrote:Be positive. That is what this forum needs more than anything else. Just let go of all the bullshit, the grudges, the slights, the grievances, the issues, whether real or imagined. Let's fix it. It can be done.