Off My Mind...

Why is so much effort put into these superfluous "news" articles when the majority of the people with any power don't do anything to actually address any of the real problems on this site? A while ago myself and several associates started a peaceful campaign to have a mod instated especially for the battle forums. It sounds like a simple enough request; the artist show-off forum gets its own mod, and hardly anyone even goes there. It shouldn't be a problem to have someone given the task of patrolling the area where ninety percent of the trolling on this site occurs, right? 
 
Wrong. 
 
We were either ignored or, in one case, attacked. I can understand the fact that the Staff are busy. I mean, they need to think up such interesting reports as "why doesn't the Hulk have a moustache?" That clearly takes precedence over something as silly as the voice of the users. Maybe if we were all paying members our opinions would be more potent, but in the off chance that isn't true we are then paying people to ignore us, and I feel that there is enough of that going on in real world politics that we don't need it here too. 
 
You know those friends that I mentioned? They all finally got fed up with the bullsh!t and moved on to their own greener pastures. That's right, they would rather make their own forum than put up with being ignored by the people in power. Actually, it would be kind to say that being ignored was the extent of it. There was an occasion where one of them was told off by a mod for for creating many well thought out battles. I believe the exact words were "let someone else have a chance." You know, because we need more "Bane vs. Juggernaut" and "How can I hook up with this chick" threads. 
 
This is more than just not getting a mod now. This is the fact that we are never told when an update is on its way, and that we have no say in any new features. Since the last one I haven't been able to access any of my alt accounts, which makes doing anything in the RPG forum that much more difficult. In fact, the only reason I haven't left too is because of one person who is very near and dear to me. It is not because I have any faith left in the people who should, in theory, listen to what we have to say.  
 
Let me make this clear: I have nothing against someone posting their opinions. It's when the importance of what name a superhero chooses takes precedence over the users on this site that I have a problem.
 
Below is a list of links to some recent news posts that I find particularly pointless. I guess what I'm trying to say here is this: keep up the swell work. 
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-my-mind-is-superboys-secret-identity-in-jeopardy/142715/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-my-mind-chloe-sullivan-in-superman-comics/142712/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-my-mind-will-spider-man-join-the-fantastic-four/142704/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-their-minds-should-superheroes-change-their-costumes/142701/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/which-superheroes-have-the-best-new-years-eve-party/142698/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-my-mind-when-will-wonder-woman-return-to-her-old-costume/142697/     
 
http://www.comicvine.com/news/whos-been-naughty-or-nice-this-year-in-comics/142690/

This probably won't end well.

" @InnerVenom123: I really stopped caring about that. "

What you wrote is kind of subjective. While I agree that the staff should listen more to their community (and i brought up this subject multiple times) you can't say those articles are not 'important'. They might not be for you, but others like the humor and discussion it brings forth. After all, this site is still for fun as well.

The battle section has several Mods that that is their main priority, unlike the "Artist Show-Off" that apparently nobody visits.

 
Let me make this clear: I have nothing against something posting their opinions. It's when the importance of what name a superhero chooses takes precedence over the users on this site that I have a problem.
 

" @Ferro Vida said:

" @InnerVenom123: I really stopped caring about that. "

That's evident. You most certainly have balls and you have made some good points.  "

Go Ferro stick it to the Man i only hope this ends well

" @Ferro Vida:  Let's face it. The Battle Forum is a joke when it comes to any kinda of reason or rational behavior.

 
 
Let me make this clear: I have nothing against someone posting their opinions. It's when the importance of what name a superhero chooses takes precedence over the users on this site that I have a problem.
 

Damn

Good points Ferro

Just a question for my own curiousity (in no means meant to flame or be a jerk, if it comes across as that i already apologize :p). But why do you care so much about the current state of the battles forums when you yourself said you only come here for that one special person and that most of the debaters have moved on to greener pastures and set up (what sounds to be) a great place for debating?

" @The Dark Huntress: I was asking Ferro :p "

" @Precise: I think he gave pretty much the same answer. :P Only with a bit more detail.  "

Ferro = WIN

Fair points .

Ten bucks says that after all the hard work he put in to this, nothing changes whatsoever.

It does raise some very good points.

"This probably won't end well. "

" @Anybody: If you can honestly tell me that the efforts and the number of moderators is proportionate to the number of trolls on this site than I will retract my rant. "

Just came on here to look around, trying not to log in cause I knew I wasn't going to be around very long but... I HAD to comment on this lol
 
Well... this is mostly a rant too xP If you don't want to read it, then dont xD
 
I agree with Ferro on most of the points, I think Battle Thread should have its own mod, and if ppl are willing to take up the title as 'Mod' for it, then why not give them a shot? If it doesn't work out, then hey, take the power away and then they can say that what the battle thread members wanted, wouldn't have worked. I think SOMETHING like that should have been done instead of just ignoring the members. Like Ferro stated, members ARE paying for the site now, shouldn't our voices be heard? Or do we ALL have to pay in order for our requests to be taken under concideration? Its messed up that members from this site got so fed up from being ignored that they decided to leave, go somewere else where they would be heard, and opionions at LEAST listened to. Was there even an explination from the Staff to WHY they never recived a mod? If not, I think they deserved at least that :-/
 
But what I'm wanting ranting about is when the Staff makes 'Super Human Upgrades' and don't say ANYTHING about them, even AFTER they've been made. A fair warning would be nice, especially since people are actually PAYING for this site now. As an rpger (I'm speaking mostly for me as an rpger, unless other rpgers want to agree as well) these upgrades have been a pain at times, first it was the new bio's which makes them look like a joke unless you post them in the 'About me' section taking away from the point of having a 'Super Bio'. Then there was the new log in thing that was suppose to make logging into all the sites more easy, which ended up causing some chaos for the rpgers in the begining. Some of us could'nt log into our alternate accounts because of the syncing of all of the accounts to the other sites and had no idea what was going on! A fair warning from RedLap or CC would have been nice BEFORE this happened, instead of having us freak out trying to figure out what was going on and THEN get an explination from the Staff. Now there's the new post restriction for new accounts, no one was told about this new 'update' and when we rpgers tried to make a new account, we were limited to only five posts per day, but 5 posts we make in like... one minute (maybe less xD)! But anyways, we had no idea what was going on, and it wasn't until someone had to ASK RedLamp, is when we got an answer.  
 
What I'm upset about is NOT so much the updates, what upsets me is the fact that we dont get TOLD about these updates until we are freaking out trying to figure out whats going on and have to ASK someone about the upgrades. All I'm asking for, is a little like... idk just a thread stating whats going to be done to the site and stuff. And a warning to WHEN these upgrades are going to take place would be nice too. There have been a NUMBER of times when I write out a post for an rpg that takes me HOURS (yes hours, I have no life xP) and when I go to post it I get a 'The Site is reciving a Super Human Upgrade!' leaving me wanting to kill something and swearing at my computer and I KNOW I'm not the only one who feels this way. If I KNEW the site was getting an upgrade, then I obvously wouldn't sit there trying to type up something for an rpg around the same time as the uprade. I'm just asking for a warning and a thread about the new updates, is that really so much to ask for? I mean after all, people ARE paying for the site, they should know what they are paying for, dont you think?
 
Ok, I'm done ranting xP

Well said, Ferro. Sad that these same points have been made several times before and were entirely ignored. Fingers crossed that this is actually given any attention. :\

Why doesn't Hulk have a moustache? 
 
Someone get a staff member quick .

Dude this might be getting locked. 
However i agree with you to some extent.  

"  @Ferro Vida:  Let's face it. The Battle Forum is a joke when it comes to any kinda of reason or rational behavior. Even if there was a Moderator present 24/7 only in the battle forums, it would be a disaster. It is rare to find a single thread that doesn't have some flaming in it, and if it doesn't it's probably cause it was ignored by most users because they were C-Listers nobody cared about. "

"Dude this might be getting locked. However i agree with you to some extent.   "

"  Klandicar was trolling for months, and when the creator finally called him out in a thread, the mod sided with the troll and banned him for it.? "

well someone is pissed

The fact that G-Man gets paid for the infantile junk he comes up with amazes me. There is so much time he could be putting to good use like many of the ideas already put forth, but instead he's playing dress up, fiddling around in his garage, or coming up with completely pointless ideas. He's not funny, his articles and videos are pointless and childish most of the time, and anyone who got conned into paying for this site must be feeling pretty foolish right now.

" @difficlus said:

"Dude this might be getting locked. However i agree with you to some extent.   "

Duh.  When you see unhappy people, you lock the thread and they magically become happy.  That's how moderating works. "

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