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    Quote Originally Posted by ABakker View Post

    Forums in general - Finally, I would like to state that these forums are not only meant to inform the players, it was built for the players. This means that enjoyment should be had on them as long as it stays within reason. We shouldn't flame, insult, or affect another user's experience on these forums in any way, but I do encourage us to criticize one another. We also should get to have post about one player if we want, we just need to be sure to keep it in reason. Fun is what keeps forums alive, not rules.
    This I agree with the most, I have seen a few threads closed or even deleted because the staff did not agree with what was being said. Nevermind that the majority of people posting in the thread did not break any rules. But when someone starts a thread the staff feels infringes on their territory or questions their abilities, or judgment, without disrespect intended, it gets closed.

    Admin and Thalin at one time stated openly that the users are allowed and to disagree and criticize openly, as long as they follow the forum rules. Yet lately when anyone does disagree or criticizes the establishment, they are infracted, or banned and their thread gets closed or deleted.

    The forums are becoming a Tyranny of sorts instead of a place for players to openly discuss things unless it is approved by staff anymore. Yes this is a private business, yes there are rules and freedom of speech does not apply. But what is allowed and isn't allowed is changing on a daily basis and is now stifling the forum community into being little robots with very little being allowed to be discussed.

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    This forum has had the life knocked out of it, as anyone with any character or sense of humor has been systematically removed.
    I see the future and it is a forum full of ievony code posts and perhaps a few fanboy posts.

    The worst act so far was to ban people for posting copies of the ads that evony uses on other sites because it was considered to be inappropriate material.

    I myself have never been sent an infraction, but then I am fairly careful in my choice of words. Others who may have crossed some invisible line have not fared so well.
    Some posts that were meant only to be humorous and not taken seriously have been removed.
    I wonder just what sort of forum the moderators and representatives want ?

    At the moment it has lost it's way and the knowledge base that was here is shrinking every day. So other sections of the forum will suffer as well, because in the future those who know, will not speak. Those who speak will not know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodri View Post
    This forum has had the life knocked out of it, as anyone with any character or sense of humor has been systematically removed.
    I see the future and it is a forum full of ievony code posts and perhaps a few fanboy posts.

    The worst act so far was to ban people for posting copies of the ads that evony uses on other sites because it was considered to be inappropriate material.

    I myself have never been sent an infraction, but then I am fairly careful in my choice of words. Others who may have crossed some invisible line have not fared so well.
    Some posts that were meant only to be humorous and not taken seriously have been removed.
    I wonder just what sort of forum the moderators and representatives want ?

    At the moment it has lost it's way and the knowledge base that was here is shrinking every day. So other sections of the forum will suffer as well, because in the future those who know, will not speak. Those who speak will not know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodri View Post
    This forum has had the life knocked out of it, as anyone with any character or sense of humor has been systematically removed. *snipped*
    I'm still here!!

    Wait.

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    Great thread!

    Don't know where to post this but, here's an idea.
    What if we actually have a contest for player designed Evony ads? There is a lot of talent here on the forums and it would probably help with the ad fiasco. The prize could be game cents and the use of their ad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoriEndi View Post
    Great thread!

    Don't know where to post this but, here's an idea.
    What if we actually have a contest for player designed Evony ads? There is a lot of talent here on the forums and it would probably help with the ad fiasco. The prize could be game cents and the use of their ad.
    I thought they did that already and just named it the Evony Queen Contest.

    On a serious note, good idea! Now we just need to make sure that Mori's earlier fake ads are not allowed in the contest so I don't *hurl* again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harok View Post
    I thought they did that already and just named it the Evony Queen Contest.

    On a serious note, good idea! Now we just need to make sure that Mori's earlier fake ads are not allowed in the contest so I don't *hurl* again.
    Methinks he doth protest too much ?
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    Abakker, every suggestion you have made in your first post are things the Representatives have already publicly stated that they are in the process of improving or changing - Better communication, changing the advertisements, and improving the quality of the forum. So i`m clueless why you took the time to suggest those things.

    Nowhere in your post did I see the more important issues at hand - such as improving the gameplay by rebalancing the offensive and defensive aspects. It completely kills the game once a server reaches the point of people having high techs, level 9 and 10 walls, and 100,000 archers. Events are worthless and a waste of time if there are no serious players around to participate in them.

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    Escalante, I understand what you mean, but this is for players to comment about. And although some of the complaints are being viewed now, the same answers seem to recur. "We are working on this problem". That does not solve the issue nor answer it. It merely gives time put off hate mail that might be recieved. Ultimately, much is swept under the rug around here, and if your not on at the right time, You don't notice it except with the odd behavior members show afterwards. Also, (Removed as it no longer is pertanate as I have found out). I feel that alot is occuring that is being kept from us members who posibly give money, and so should we not recieve better responses and more cooperation? I feel that I myself have become a target for some reason, and I just wish that perhaps I could talk to higher ups and mods rather then getting the automated response of "I'll look into it." and, I know that their pms. are probably spammed, but If you can't contact a Rep, then something seems wrong.

    Also, as a side-note, I updated my first post with a transparency clause under communication.
    Last edited by ABakker; 07-17-2009 at 10:41 PM.


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    Well, I'm tired of these forums. Very little humor in them anymore. Adios all.

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    Nice idea, Mori, even if we all know you'd likely win.

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