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Lord Barrius -> Forum Policy 2 (Electric Boogaloo) (9/3/2011 11:50:22)
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Howdy. It seems some tempers were flaring last night while I was asleep. Let's set the record straight.
This is, as before, a transitional period and I think a lot of people are confused as to what I'm about and what I'm here for, which leads to a lot of policies being slapped down that I don't necessarily agree with. Last night, a policy was instated that forbid discussion of item buffing. The interesting thing is that I didn't find out about it until after I woken up and looked at the board myself. No one PMed me about it, no discussion was held about it. I found out by opening the forum and seeing a stream of locked threads and a new sticky, like everyone else. Needless to say, that policy is no longer in effect, the topic deleted, and my AKs have been told not to enforce it.
Now that does NOT, mind, have any bearing on the game staff's decision not to buff rare items. They still won't buff rare items. That is their decision to make, and I have no bearing on that. Just as the decision to pull this still-new policy is mine to make. I'm not going to forbid the discussion of item buffs, regardless of their rarity, though I obviously expect you all to post them in the proper location (Balance Suggestions, since item buffs are balance topics).
So let me reiterate: I'm here to "clean up" the board, not to forbid you from speaking your mind. And I'm not going to forbid you from speaking your mind. A lot of the discussion topics no longer permitted will be lifted once the board demonstrates that it can handle those discussions in a civil manner. You can still have your dissenting opinions, you can still express your desire to be heard and your complaints. I'm just expecting you to do it in a civil manner, calm and well-thought-out. And if you see policies of that sort introduced, please let me know, because that isn't my goal.
If you guys see policies being added that you don't agree with, you aren't forbidden from PMing me to discuss them. I may well agree with you. I'm only asking that you don't have that discussion in public. You've all seen how that turns out: people at each other's throats, flaming and trolling the place up. That's not what we're about here. Let's keep those discussions civil, and in private where they belong.
I'll let this run for a little bit, then we'll lock it up. I just want my stance on this topic known.
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