To The Mods And Forum Regulars
<div class="IPBDescription">Just like to say a few words</div> To the moderators.
You guys do an excellent job. Absolutly stellar. The forums here are just wonderful, and a large reason for that is the dedication of the mods. Keep up the great work guys.
To the regulars (and just about everyone on these forums)
The community here is fantastic. Very rarely do I see blatently flaming or insulting posts or topics, for the reason that few people post such things. We have shown ourselves to be able to discuss just about anything in these forums without desending into utter chaos. One key part of keeping these forums a civil and pleasent place is the members themselves.
Why do I say all this? Because I do frequent other forums from time to time, though I don't post in them much. I've just stepped off the Blizzard forums right now. I feel like washing myself with industrial strength alcohol.
The amount of flaming and insulting is just unbelieveable. Moderators are no-where to be seen. The people on there seem to be the scum of humanity, hurling insults around at anyone and everyone. Sadly, these forums are not alone. I've been to other forums that are quite similar. It is simply that the Blizzard ones seem to stand out above the others like some kind of unholy citadel.
Poor or absent moderators is only part of the problem. Deeper still are the problems that would seem to lie with the people themselves who frequent such forums.
So once again, my heartfelt and ardent thanks for making the Natural-Selection forums feel like a breath of clean, sweet mountain air. Mods and forumites alike, give yourselves a pat on the back. You all deserve it.
You guys do an excellent job. Absolutly stellar. The forums here are just wonderful, and a large reason for that is the dedication of the mods. Keep up the great work guys.
To the regulars (and just about everyone on these forums)
The community here is fantastic. Very rarely do I see blatently flaming or insulting posts or topics, for the reason that few people post such things. We have shown ourselves to be able to discuss just about anything in these forums without desending into utter chaos. One key part of keeping these forums a civil and pleasent place is the members themselves.
Why do I say all this? Because I do frequent other forums from time to time, though I don't post in them much. I've just stepped off the Blizzard forums right now. I feel like washing myself with industrial strength alcohol.
The amount of flaming and insulting is just unbelieveable. Moderators are no-where to be seen. The people on there seem to be the scum of humanity, hurling insults around at anyone and everyone. Sadly, these forums are not alone. I've been to other forums that are quite similar. It is simply that the Blizzard ones seem to stand out above the others like some kind of unholy citadel.
Poor or absent moderators is only part of the problem. Deeper still are the problems that would seem to lie with the people themselves who frequent such forums.
So once again, my heartfelt and ardent thanks for making the Natural-Selection forums feel like a breath of clean, sweet mountain air. Mods and forumites alike, give yourselves a pat on the back. You all deserve it.
Comments
actually, thats just alot of asterix (or is it asterixes?) <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Yeah, this is a good forum, actually, it is the only forum I am a part of and it has been the only forum I have ever joined!! The people here are great (and somewhat odd, makes me feel at home <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ) and the mods do an exceptional job at keeping the peace and regulating the topics. I find alot of useful information on all kinds of random things in the Off Topic forum, which is good because I am an info junkie I must know it all. Alot of the regulars are well educated and in general good people who still aren't afraid to speak their minds in a civilized manner most of the time.
*wipes brown off nose*
Oh I thought this was the Steam forums <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> my bad
Yeah - this forum = teh winnar. I've been hanging out in the DoD forums, and when a moderator dares to edit someones post they act like they've been violated or something - calling the admins nazi's etc. And I could just laugh in disbelief - MonsE or Nem would have nuked the entire post, added their own comments and sent the creator of the thread to temporarily suspended land.
These forums rock. Hard. You wont find a better forum elsewhere - its a combination of the people posting and the firm but fair hand of the moderators.
Awesome stuff lads.
I would have to agree
NS forums are among best, if not probably best forums I've ever had the privilidge of posting to. Moderators, devs, admins, forumgoers. Everythings great.
I jest I jest ;D
I'm new to this whole moderator thing so I won't think to take credit for shaping these forums in anyway, the excellent basis was set down by those that came before me and it's because of the hard work they put in that I've actually stayed on these boards for so long, forums are not normally my thing and now I'm moderating these...=\
The community is really good too, I actually haven't been able to play NS in ages due to steam stuffing up my HL. If it wasn't for how good this community is I would of left and never really bothered trying to fix it (and I since have <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->).
Good times, good times.
Just hope it lasts and the community doesn't disentigrate like the DoD or CS ones did <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
<span style='color:white'>***Moved***</span>
omg i have teh moderator h4x! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
yeah thats why i dont leave this place.. even tho i drifted out of NS (im reinstalling is as we speak btw) i still came here
Could agree with you lot more, although i too feel the swear filter is a bit overkill, but then again, i'm a foul mouthed ****. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Could agree with you lot more, although i too feel the swear filter is a bit overkill, but then again, i'm a foul mouthed ****. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I would say the swear filter is spot on, I swear all the time and it really didn't hit me till I used these forums.
Seriously theses forums are well shaped considering the amount of users...
That's not a bad idea anyway........
As much as this is brown-nosing, its still a great thing for me to wake up to compared to yesterday morning ('twas a Monday after all, and you know how those are). Thanks guys <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
yep....
*shoots self*
But obviously, the admins and the mods here rock!! Hehe, I remember the acer incident.....yes I was half-responsible for banning him, but hey, he could use a PM anyway
Unless of course....you also disallow PMing while banned, in which case they're screwed and need to go to the irc channel <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
These are teh bestet forumz I have evar been too!!!111oneoneeleven
Though I haven't been back long...
Everyone is friendly and those who are not are banned or put in there places.
Makes me happy to see that the MODs/Admins do there jobs and do them fairly. Spam is kept low (some times... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ) and all the forums are great to read (except the S&I forums "Hovers...." *cold chills*).
I have only 1 problems though.
RAVE has been suspended for a really long time now, but his H4X0r powers allow him to keep posting, when are you going to just BAN him already? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Could agree with you lot more, although i too feel the swear filter is a bit overkill, but then again, i'm a foul mouthed ****. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
these forums helped me realise how much i truly swore .... i say the F word at least 100 times a day tbh lol it just comes in with nearly everything i say...
even when i die in ns.. oh freaking hell etc....
Actually, I've found that if I ever do visit another forum I can't stand the obnoxious people. Oi.
Thnx to everyone who makes the forums what they are <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
then the hunger for NS knowledge brought me here, and i now spend most of my time online checking up on these forums..
I think its down to good mods, from that civil disscusions are born, and from that a want for the less mature members to stop flaming and start talking (not that there is hardly any flaming anyway, well discusion forum aside <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->).
And nice new custom title CWAG :-)
So all of you have now scared me away from any other forums. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
I thought this was ns.org <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->.