So... what are we allowed to talk about these days?

[vampireuk]

The issue wont be resolved though, and as for the "them and us" attitude I havnt seen a mod give off that vibe at all.

 

[Jaz]

The issue wont be resolved though.

Why not? All I want is a clear answer as to why you can't discuss playing Alpha's, but you can discuss playing ROMs. I'm really not asking for much.

 

[vampireuk]

well, this is "EmuTalk". People who care about the ("real") emulation scene probably want to keep emulation and warez as seperate as possible for the sake of the image of emulation. So if Martin said "no warez talk" i'd support that, but don't care much either way... the main thing is as i said before, not to link the file with the means of distribution (like "click here to download hot new warez!", and stay on topic.

:thumbsup:

 

[Jaz]

Bad moderation in my opinion is people closing threads that don't suit yourself and not for the good of the board .. know anybody like that jazz?

You're fucking joking, right? Do I not remember me the one saying that Mods are closing and moving way to many threads?

 

[Jaz]

know anybody like that jazz?

And for the record, it's Jaz.

 

[Jaz]

jaz (for the record) look down the forums you moderate .. a lot of threads closed without good reason by you ..notice a theme here

Care to provide examples?

 

[Jaz]

why? have you deleted them like that other post already stated earlier in the thread

What the hell are you on about?

Anyway, it's nice at least to know that you're honest and think I'm a shit moderator.

 

[Smiff]

IMHO mods are not there to guide the conversation into something "meaningful and wholesome", they are just there to prevent the most extreme trouble, like a very extreme flame war that's spilling over into real life. It's not illegal to be an idiot/waste time/bitch.

 

[sytaylor]

The issue wont be resolved though, and as for the "them and us" attitude I havnt seen a mod give off that vibe at all.

no really he's right, i can even quote you from irc
"my god im sick of them whining"
so its understandable why you wouldn't see it

 

[Stalkid64]

IMHO mods are not there to guide the conversation into something "meaningful and wholesome", they are just there to prevent the most extreme trouble, like a very extreme flame war that's spilling over into real life. It's not illegal to be an idiot/waste time/bitch.

...And in fact... it can add to things greatly, as is being seen in this thread. And personally I'm still waiting for the same clear answer as to why I (or any of the others on here) can't talk about a very enjoyable demo (with extremely fun editing possibilities which are taking things far further than I imagined possible)while I could freely discuss the best solution to killing boss-X in an N64 ROM, or which config gives the best performance.
Idea; If this goes much further without a solid answer, why not do a site-wide poll as we used to do on whether discussion (in the context I've given) should be allowed? Give the members back some of the feeling of shaping the site again.
Just a thought. I have them sometimes.
Excuse me... Eternal Darkness is calling...

 

[Stalkid64]

my last post isn't convincing enough for you?

It's convincing in that yes, I get what you're saying 100%, but I still don't understand why discussing an alpha level demo is more likely to incite piracy as supposed, than "hey - look, an N64 emulator! Doesn't that mean I can, you know, play all the greatest N64 games on my PC? And I don't have to pay for them either? They get downloaded? And I can play these perfectly? YES! Zelda! Mario 64! Goldeneye! Perfect Dark! All in just a few hours, and ALL for FREE!!! BWAAAHHAHAHAHAAH!!!"
As opposed to, say, three days worth of solid overnight and daily download time for a buggy 3 partial level sample that'll take more effort than the average "warez boy" will be willing to give just to get what is essentially an early tech demo working, let alone at a decent speed. Doesn't make sense to me.
If you catch my drift...

 

[Jaz]

no really he's right, i can even quote you from irc
"my god im sick of them whining"

Thank God I'm not the only one who's noticing it.

 

[Eagle]

I dont see anything wrong with discussing Alphas as long as you dont link to a download of them.

 

[Stalkid64]

I dont see anything wrong with discussing Alphas as long as you dont link to a download of them.

That was what I thought... only the recent ammendment to the Gaming Forum rules says otherwise.

 

[pj64er]

guys, this has never been a problem before. I guess its just that mods are (were) a little trigger happy with their powers because of the recent spamming/flaming/plain pointless shit. Dont anyone remember the leaked UT2k3? and how that was handled?

could everyone just calm down and play nice?

 

[Raging Fuel]

Excuse me... Eternal Darkness is calling...

Off topic: Eternal Darkness rules. But they sure did take their sweet time getting it to PAL territories. What chapter are you up to Stalkid? What colour did you choose at the beginning? I'm up to Heresy in a bit over 6 hours, and chose green.

While I'm talking about Eternal Darkness, I just want to I'm disappointed with the camera system. Sure the angles look good when you are walking around normally, but as soon as you need to fight someone, the angles become difficult to work with. Such a shame that the great battle system is ruined by camera angles that make it hard to see what you are doing. Apart from that, everything else about the game is perfect. Gotta love some of those insanity effects.

 

[AlphaWolf]

daaaayo....

 

[Josep]

me say daaayyoo

hey, i posted freak'n screenies of ut2k3, the beta version, and no one did anything and i also posted full version screenies of it a few days b4 it was even out, no one noticed, no one said shit

Eternal darkness is insane can't put into words

annnd

 

[vampireuk]

Thank God I'm not the only one who's noticing it.

Ok if there is a "them and us" attitude the blame cannot be just offloaded onto us. I dont see anyone of those who are complaining helping at all with this apparent attitude.


ahh whats the point in arguing, lets all celebrate the fact that vamp is 1337 and you are not

/me runs like hell and hides behind a rock :devil:

 

[Jaz]

the blame cannot be just offloaded onto us.

I wasn't offloading it onto anyone in particular.