[Unknown Target]

Or is the main HLP forum getting more and more hostile, with more and more spammers? I mean, every thread I go into now has either gone SO far off-topic, or there is a mini-flame war going on (witness the "Who Would Win" thread, and the "wEVIL!!!!!!!!!!" thread)

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Well, what would be "on topic" in a more-or-less general discussion forum?

[Unknown Target]

No, I mean "on-topic" in the actual thread.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

What, like threads being derailed?

[Redfang]

I think I've noticed the same. Or not. It's always been like that? Meh, I don't know.
 

Originally posted by Petrarch of th VBB
What, like threads being derailed?

Exactly.

[Anaz]

threads go their own way, just like thread of discussion IRL.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Petrarch of th VBB
What, like threads being derailed?

So, has anyone else checked out the article on Wired about Massive, the crowd management software created for handling the Helms Deep battle in The Two Towers?


Just by way of, you know, an example.

[Ryx]

Originally posted by mikhael


So, has anyone else checked out the article on Wired about Massive, the crowd management software created for handling the Helms Deep battle in The Two Towers?


Just by way of, you know, an example.

Cheking now

[Unknown Target]

*strangles  mikhael*
See what I mean?

[mikhael]

Oh, and a Popular Science on the same thing. Much better than the Wired one.

[Ryx]

Wouldn't it be cool to create large space battles with this?

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
*strangles  mikhael*
See what I mean?

Well I did say it was an example. I was just helping illustrate your point.

[Galemp]

How ironic...

But yes, there have been some... hostilities. But who can take seriously a flame war over how you spell chihuahua?

[Whitelight]

Yea, have noticed a slite increase, but the admins here monitor the boards better than most forums and are on top of any ill issues against the community.. They are our police of the hlp boards.. No handcuffs, just the hammer of justice;)

[Kamikaze]

Perhaps it's just that threads without much to discuss on the original topic shouldn't be made/should be closed after the value is gone? (wEVIL!!!!!! obviously was not worth discussing on after we found wEvil was fine...)

[Knight Templar]

Meh.

[vyper]

Originally posted by Whitelight
Yea, have noticed a slite increase, but the admins here No handcuffs, just the hammer of justice;)

Doesn't Shrike have.... never mind.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by vyper


Doesn't Shrike have.... never mind.

...

[IceFire]

You guys do know that the nature of discussion is that of an untamed beast.  Collectively, people determine the direction of a discussion by interacting in it.  On topic is whats being discussed right now...and that can be changed with one mighty admin hammer of justice by closing it or by a proactive member swinging the discussion back to the original one or closer to it.

Discussion isn't bad...if it doesn't evolve than there is no point to having the discussion in the first place.  On the other hand, if you've asked a legitimate question...then you do deserve a legitimate answer with as little disruption as possible.  It goes both ways...

[Stealth]

Originally posted by IceFire
You guys do know that the nature of discussion is that of an untamed beast.  Collectively, people determine the direction of a discussion by interacting in it.  On topic is whats being discussed right now...and that can be changed with one mighty admin hammer of justice by closing it or by a proactive member swinging the discussion back to the original one or closer to it.

Discussion isn't bad...if it doesn't evolve than there is no point to having the discussion in the first place.  On the other hand, if you've asked a legitimate question...then you do deserve a legitimate answer with as little disruption as possible.  It goes both ways...

and i second that


what he's talking about i think, is on some threads the creator specifically puts "*whatever topic is* NO SPAM!!!" and people still go spam it