I'm apathetic to how others perceive me. My alts are irrelevant here. That isn't in any way a "problem." Also, I've never posted about fecal matter. I haven't needed to "tone down" either. I am almost always serious. If such threads are an eyesore then don't read them. Also, no one is being "called out" here. I see people here make joking threats all the time, usually it's something ridiculous which isn't made a big deal, Sparkles' thread was different for some reason to which I am still unsure. I am merely attempting to help Bungie improve their website. And I think gaming discussion should be in the gaming forum, and any "drama" be directed in the off-topic forum so those that don't want to see it don't have to. Report systems sound nice but are extremely easy to avoid and promote rude behavior, as we saw on the old site. Sure, people are a little more nasty now but there's so much more freedom and expression, and I can handle myself if someone becomes an irritant by simply ignoring their posts altogether or muting them. The bans have never and will never work, so why make this site worse again?

[quote] I see people here make joking threats all the time[/quote] If it's something like "fite me irl", then I'd feel more inclined to be on your side on that. If it's a bit more extreme, even if it's a joke, it's generally not acceptable on most places like this. [quote]Also, no one is being "called out" here.[/quote] I was referring to the post you linked us to, not the one you just made. I might not have been entirely clear on that. [quote]And I think gaming discussion should be in the gaming forum, and any "drama" be directed in the off-topic forum so those that don't want to see it don't have to.[/quote] This is a forum that is primarily game-centric. Bungie is a game developer, we have all played at least one of their games or are anticipating to with Destiny coming out. I realize the necessity of off-topic, but in no way does it mean off-topic should be the dumpster for everyone's problems/angst. A little drama, sure, why not. Big drama, which is what usually happens here, is not necessary. Again, this is a recent hallmark of this website that I haven't encountered anywhere else. It's not a huge problem for me personally since I can just hide it, but again, it doesn't make it okay to act like that. [quote]Sure, people are a little more nasty now but there's so much more freedom and expression, and I can handle myself if someone becomes an irritant by simply ignoring their posts altogether or muting them[/quote] Which as a whole I'm okay with in principle. Nothing's ever really effected me directly because I've never been a target here, because I don't make myself one. On the other hand, some of the stuff that happens here is an over-all eyesore, and commonly thwarts discussion pertaining to why we're even here in the first place. [quote]The bans have never and will never work, so why make this site worse again?[/quote] That I can kind of agree with actually. Anyone who's banned can easily make a new account and post from that, which is what everyone's doing. Some people cut it close by making it very obvious who they are, and they usually get a way with it. If I know who's evading a ban, I mute their alt, at which point - again - it's not a big problem for me. As much of a problem it is, I'm not really on-board with IP banning anyone either, so it's kind of a dead end issue. I wouldn't know what to do about that, and I won't pretend to. Either way, we'll find out what's next for us early next year. From there we can talk about website improvements a bit more. I suppose my overall point is this is more of a home to gaming (primarily Bungie games) and the community that follows it rather than a clubhouse for what usually goes on here. I'm more in favor of enforcing [i]that[/i] than anything else. But that's just me. I tend to be more even and to the point, which is why I don't take part in a lot of what goes on here. I recognize that's not how everyone else is, so I can't say my idea is what's best for the website. But as a whole, inviting more mess into the website is counter-productive and not why this forum exists. Obviously something could be done a little differently here, but I think we're still in the transition of having that being figured out.

[quote]I was referring to the post you linked us to, not the one you just made. I might not have been entirely clear on that.[/quote] Just wanted to clarify the thread is a user who blatantly called me disabled in their title. If they call me out (Which I'm completely fine with) then better be able to take it as well.