Freechoice said:
Claiming that the community is 90% ass pickers, its only logical to know that it is a ridiculous expectation for the forum to cater to the 10% with a rule against this type of behavior. It is in Escapist's best interest to cater to the 90%. Otherwise, forum traffic would die and the site would cease.
One thing to note is that this board is guilty of the very thing you accuse this thread of. We are currently in the "Discuss video games" section. (broad, no?) The other sections of the forums are a bit more specific such as user reviews, forum games, featured content, etc. These tend to have more focus guided in their approach to the community. However, what should be noted is that the two forums that see the most activity is the two broad ones which are "Talk about video games" (Gen Disc.) and "Talk about something other than video games" (Off Topic). These are more populated by a considerable amount.
I am pointing that out to simply outline that this community is not structured in its essence. I personally traffic multiple forums digging for good discussion topics but I frequent the escapist because I am so damned opinionated and this is the forum community that loves to promote subjectivity the most. I am more likely to be taken with a grain of salt here than anywhere else... as long as I don't use a hyperbolic figure of speech, because then I must burn after I am corrected.
The thing I love about the Escapist is that it is filled with teenagers trying to be smart and that can be entertaining often. Sometimes I get into debates on here and sometimes someone can even make me reconsider my position on something. Sometimes, I just want to debate something with somebody so long as it is video game related. I have argued for things that I don't even necessarily back just to see where the conversation went. Often though, I post something and it largely goes ignored. Only on rare occasions will I throw bait in my opinion to snag a quote that counters mine.
Overall, the Escapist is not one of the best online communities I go to. Heh, it isn't even close if we count game specific forums. I love this place for its diversity and the community's outlook of "What's your opinion about _______?" which always ends up with two people shouting the word "subjective" at one another completely making everyone talk in circles. Most of these kinds of threads I enter and merely read, not post. I only post to counter something on the board I spot usually. (Possibly taking someone else's bait) I figured if I was going to quote you to question your motives, I may as well tell the OP my thoughts on his topic.
Your posts within this thread has become a pretty common trend on these boards with a different sub-group that thinks that posting that over and over will deter the activity, even though the effort has failed for 2 consecutive years that I am aware of. I am sure it will continue for more but I personally live and let live on the whole matter. There are a lot of "asspickers" (not sure about 90% but it is high) here but I have decided I am OK with it so long as they think about what they post.
My pet peeves on these forums is people who post some journalist/webshow's work and then try to take credit for it indirectly by claiming that sums up THEIR views. Why even bother with the discussion if you are just going to plagiarize your own opinion? I could go on forever about how that shit is completely moronic, but I won't and you're welcome. I can see how yours might be repeat threads but honestly, I don't grasp how you can't just ignore it is there. That isn't me saying "What's your problem?" it is just easy for me just as it may be easy for you to dismiss my pet peeve.
In this day and age, we can plainly see how arguments are just wars of who can ***** the longest without going to the lavatory.
Here's to a healthy colon.
