I think a fair amount of it is conditioning. When you are so used to following rules, being allowed to break them feels weird.Supahewok said:The banjumper who won't leave. Think they had 2 accounts banned just last week, at least. First account years back was Aelinsaar or something. I don't know if it started in WW but lots of folks refer to them as just "the hydra."Silentpony said:Who is Le Hydra? 'Tis a kewl name if nothing else.Cati said:Wew lad. I was only joking 😮 It's not like le hydra is much of a pain in the ass anymore is it, he's pretty easy to spot by now.
Edit: Heh, no, it was two accounts banned in this very thread. What a pest.
Double edit:Actually, if there's a difference it's actually towards being more relaxed. The fights are more tense, but outside of when two people start lambasting each other in a thread, everybody around them is more loose. And let's face it, even within the rules threads have catfights all the time. Only difference I've seen so far is in language used.fisheries said:Is the solution actual aggression? If the rules aren't enforced there, then I can't imagine that improves the level of conversation. Instead of arguing, you can just insult people, and that just makes everyone salty, especially since it's attached to a name.
Maybe a better solution would be cracking down on posters who are baiting and trolling.
Then again, it doesn't look like the forum is a result of a long term forward strategy.
Hell, even with no rules and a paywall, something like 80% of folks airing grievances refuse to name names. There's a fair amount of respect there even without mods watching over conversations.
Plus since a lot of Premium members are actually people who got it free for being here for awhile, and not getting in too much trouble, there is likely a higher number of good eggs.
And perhaps that alone will keep WW from turning into a shit-storm. But we're in the testing the waters phase. When people get used to it, maybe people will be less civil when they realize they don't need to be.