Originally Posted by
Holps
Before I launch into full on rant mode I want to be clear that as I write, I fully intend this to be my final post on the Clash of Clans forums. I am neither quitting the game (as some posters seem to have been doing since December 2015....couldn't find the door apparently) nor am I joining the priesthood. I will absolutely be checking in for forum events and updates etc but I will no longer populate threads with my grizzled cowboy signature pic. I simply can no longer enjoy the environment WE have produced and are all forced to endure.
It is neither fun nor is it largely informative anymore. That is due to both what is written, and how it is written and if we want our forums back then that needs to change. Whether it does change for the better will be down to you guys and nobody else. Your excellent new GASPS will do their best without a doubt, as will the long suffering MODS but all they can be is reactive which means they are fighting the fires rather than preventing them which is a non stop grind....and even they have to sleep..except Tink I imagine.
There are a lot of things you can blame Supercell for, including the faked moon landings and Adam Sandler's obsession with fart jokes but these forums are not endured by Developers and Supercell Executives reading the rants, they are endured by us......and shouldn't they be enjoyed and not endured?
I am not arrogant enough to think this thread will change the issue as years of efforts on my part have failed to persuade my son to flush the toilet or to stop hiding sweet wrappers under his pillow but if this, hopefully civil discussion, makes even 1 or 2 regular posters think about how they post before it slips away under the weight of hate then maybe it will be worth it rather than me just slinking off into the night.
I have never been anti-negativity or even against open forum anger (I once nearly raised an eyebrow at a bus driver). Sometimes it's needed, but the issue is how you articulate it?
Instead of 'Valks are dead!' Why not post 'I'm really struggling with Valks post update..Anyone else having issues or have ideas for making them work?'.......doesn't that breed a healthier thread?
Instead of 'Evil Supercell..Thanks for destroying the CC!' How about ,'Does the new Poison spell mean the end of CC variety?' and...my recent fave 'Supercell should be fired..' Where do you go from there?
So.......I promise not to look back as I walk away because this isn't a Hugh Grant movie and frankly the thought of Andi Macdowell acting makes me shiver. I will certainly miss some of the banter and many of my online buddies so I will just steal the words of the greatest actor of our generation and say........
'It's been emotional.' :(
