2010-07-23, 11:53 PM
Swerve Wrote:The measure is to make it easier for moderators to do their jobs. Out of all the duties they have to perform, necroposting will no longer have to be considered as they thumb through posts. I'd like to think that instead of giving us the smoking gun for us to shoot, Eosian has simply removed it from even being abused. Instead of raising the possibility of getting banned, a measure was induced to try to stop that possibility altogether. If you really are interested in responding to an old thread, then you can try posting up a new thread and cross-reference the old post. If Eosian wants to fix things that aren't broken, then why is it a problem if he works on things that are a non-issue. I don't understand what the big deal is about the necroposting restrictions, especially after certain areas have gotten exclusion privileges. The site isn't going to be better off due to bumping old posts that were written a long time ago. The site will improve when people begin to contribute new and original threads that haven't been sourced off of an image board or you-tube. The fact is that there are many methods available to you in order to update your thread. If necroposting was never a big issue, then why is it a big issue when Eos implements some methods to make it more manageable?
I am happy with this feature being used on the rest of the site, where it is needed. However, it is not needed here. That's the issue.
Actually, you know what? This isn't the issue. Instead of going around in circles I might as well pull out the semi-ad hominem arguement I've been trying to avoid.
The real issue here is the way that this place is being run. I, as a member of your forum, come here requesting a small, small change, only to be denied because of some logic that barely applies. Was I correct that this only takes a few seconds to change? The fact that statement was ignored, along with several other statements I've made, leaves me to believe so. If necroposting was to become a problem in this forum sometime in the near future, couldn't it just be changed again?
If you can't tell, I'm getting a little ticked off here. I started this just as a small request. May I remind you what this site is? This is a forum, basically a social networking site. This is a place where people are supposed to interact with each other on a personal level. However, I feel as if this personal relation is nonexistant. Why? If it was there, this rule would have been quickly taken off the forum, knowing no harm would come from it. Instead, I am faced with the actions that would most likely be handed off to an employee at some company. It seems like the rules are more important to everyone instead of the satisfaction of the members of this site. This is not some business.
Eos, while I have nothing against you, I feel like you are just exerting your power over me for the hell of it.
Again, I've been trying to avoid saying this, but I felt I must.