House keeping and reporting threads

**Catiline** · 06-24-2005, 07:45

are ANY threads related to CA removed? or just those of a negative nature?

The answer is no. We do close threads that breach the rules of .org on occassion but only as a last resort. As to deletion - I can't remember the last time I did that.

Rerread my post. There is nothing wrong with constructive discussion and criticism. we're not sahutting up dissent, but we are requiring that it's considered, reasoned and polite. THere will be no abuse of CA, no negative campaigning against the game you are apparently here to celebrate...

**Armoryk** · 06-24-2005, 16:00

Really, it seems a simple enough set of guidelines, not backward at all (that's a fact, not an opinion, by the way)....

We're here in the community to discuss a game. We're posting in the single player community to talk about shared experiences that we have playing that game. Some of us come here for the tips and the viewpoints of the other members. Some others seem to come here to post negative opinions about the actions of others.

It's really very tiresome to have some people use this board as a vehicle for venting their spleens at CA developers, or worse, board moderators.

A proposed rule of thumb for "problem-based" threads: If it's something that the community can actually help you with by identifying a problem that can be avoided or worked around, then post it here. If it's an issue that doesn't seem to have been discussed as a problem before, and it might help to point it out, post it here. If the problem is based in someone else's behaviors or traits or personality, keep it under your hat. We can't do anything about it here, it only brings the quality of the conversation down to quibbles and flames, and creates a negative atmosphere.

On your first point, Catiline, I think the change in tone is connected to the life-cycle of the product. As we get more experienced as a community with a game and with each other--and as new membership slows down-- there's simply less "news" and the discussion becomes more about the members of the community that it is about the game itself.

I've purchased the game fairly recently, and I've found this community to be very helpful. I'm still at the stage where I spend more time playing than I should...but all things pass.

**Mongoose** · 06-24-2005, 16:13

I am all for people bashing RTW...but couldn't we do it in 2-3 threads? rather then 5-10?

**Dutch_guy** · 06-24-2005, 16:22

why not just 1 thread, then the n00bs - respect

)- wouldn't have to post a thread about '' AI sucks '' Romans overpowerd "etc etc time and time again.

A thread Kind of like the ''RTW bugs thread '' would be an option

**Viking** · 06-24-2005, 18:50

The bug thread exist already, and it`s well used

Edit: Ah, ok. I misread

**Dutch_guy** · 06-24-2005, 18:59

I know Viking

, I meant that the thread that I was talking about could be just like the bug thread.
A sticky, 1 sticky, just for the ranting / flaming if you will.

That way we won't get those ''I don't like .. '' threads that are filling the colosseum, then we would have just 1 rant thread.