Couldn't agree more. I actually open the TSQ and General sub-forums everytime I come to the forums. And I even check the ideas and A/D log sub-forums from time to time. I really can't see why people can't do this, it's easier if anything.Originally Posted by zachUVA
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That's definitely a good point, but there are some challenges there too.
1. What should be left alone then? That just sounds like something that is incredibly subjective to me. Sure, some cases are obvious, but do you guys really want mods picking and choosing what goes where based on what you described? Doesn't sound like a good thing to me.
2. What about fairness? If someone makes a really good base designs thread that gets people really excited (take OJM's projects and Cake's thread as examples) and that gets put/left in General, well then aren't the mods deeming other, even similar, threads inferior by leaving them in TSQ? I'm not fond of that either and they would have a legit complaint against their threads not being in General too.
Bottom line, I think reality will always fall somewhere between totally arbitrary and totally standardized, but it's a tough mix. It's no secret that I prefer the latter with pretty few exceptions, but hey, posts like yours will always make me think twice about it. Of course, the mod team is fairly diverse too, and I'm sure things will be reevaluated as needed.
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Yes I was aware of the irony when writing up this thread, but I've just about reached my limit. The number of complaints and hateful posts have turned me into a big grouch
The mods here do a great job at keeping their cool while moving threads to the correct location, politely responding to angry and / or hateful posts and so on. It is a very thankless job that deserves a lot more gratitude than it gets. I can only imagine how frustrating it can get for mods sometimes, having to keep up with every thread and having to always be polite and constructive even when often the only thing they get from the community is disrespectful posts and messages.
Like others have pointed out, the sub forums such as tactics and creativity are a great source of information but the fact is, many people only visit general.
Honestly if the goal is to organize the forums so as to make finding information easier, then there needs to either be a complaints subforum or general should just be renamed "complaints" because after every thread is moved to it's proper subforum, all that seems to be left in general is the slew of immature and double/triple/quadruple posted threads about the same complaint.
I can only imagine how a newcomer to the forums must react when they browse general (I would guess this would be most newcomers' first place they'd check out) and just see a page full of threads complaining, flaming, threatening to quit, yelling at mods, and so on.
After the mods have done their jobs, which they do very well, all that is left in general are these complaints. And that, in my opinion, is not nearly as related to general clash of clans info / discussion as all of the well thought out posts that end up in other sub forums.
To those who are saying it is a recent development due to there being no loot, or due to hogs, etc: no I don't think this is the whole reason. There have always been complaints, and no matter how awesome or not so awesome an update may be people will ALWAYS find something to complain about. I don't expect people to stop complaining nor do I want their complaints to go unheard (often within the sea of angry posts complaining about the game there can be some valuable information that helps SC tweak the game and balance content). The ratio of "general" posts vs posts complaining about something has just gone way out of proportion.
SC has got a great game, a great forum, and a fantastic team of moderators. The main gripe I have with clash of clans isn't even directly related to the game haha, it's what I just discussed / originally wrote in my first post.
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IMO this is on the user's fault. Are some of you people really saying that you are too lazy to go click on a new sub forum? General seems to be the place where a lot of meanness and arguments happen, so why not try to discover other places? TSQ's is a fantastic sub forum population with fun projects that we are working on together as a community. Forum games is a fun place to mess about and interact in a kind environment.
I personally like the fact that the forums are organized, it makes it easier to find what you need and want to see.
Maybe you guys should buy a mouse so it is easier for y'all to click and stuff...BACK TO TSQ I GO!!!!
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Seriously, if there was a Complaints sub forum General would have no threads! Hahaha
Gimme back my Forum where EVERYTHING was on the front page!
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OT. I think When we first joined the forums everything is new and exciting and has a different feel to it. After things don't seem as great as they once were, in reality they may not have changed but our perception has.
Well I think due to the increasing Coc population, more dare i say trollers have filtered into the system. Back in the good old early days we did not have much, so we credited the updates, nowadays its all when's the next update? - what is planned? When will it be out? Sc are definitely more scrutizised nowadays. General is a vague term, which might be misleading to some people, which is why many threads are moved. I think that there are occasionally some great threads, some days not so good, but a jewel does pop up, we will just have to wait for it
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This is true, the bigger a game gets the more it's playerbase expects nothing less than perfection - and CoC has become huge. But I don't think this is the entire reason for such an overwhelming increase in posts complaining about the same thing. It would seem that it is a little bit of everything: partially the game and its balance, partially the organization of the forums, partially the increase in popularity of the game, and partially that this is the internet - where trolls like to congregate.Well I think due to the increasing Coc population, more dare i say trollers have filtered into the system. Back in the good old early days we did not have much, so we credited the updates, nowadays its all when's the next update? - what is planned? When will it be out? Sc are definitely more scrutizised nowadays. General is a vague term, which might be misleading to some people, which is why many threads are moved. I think that there are occasionally some great threads, some days not so good, but a jewel does pop up, we will just have to wait for it
I'd like to point out the irony in the fact that this thread is technically a complaint (not to cheapen my own thread..but it's true haha) yet people have responded constructively, maturely, and even a few mods have voiced their opinions so far! It would appear that because I didn't put "LOOT" or "OMG HOGS" or "I QUIT!!" in the title, the trolls havnt bothered clicking on it yet. Works for me!
I appreciate all the feedback. I was fully expecting people to flame me or for people to turn this into another thread about loot, but so far the discussion is still relevant and in my opinion very interesting.
how else is he going to get his point across? he is being respectful and not wildly throwing accusations at people. I agree with him, but i guess people have to complain some where
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