There seems to be an uptick in Political comments in recent months. Those of us who are long time members of the site know that Political and Religious content has been banned for years. Nothing has changed. Please leave all political and religious comments out of the forums.
If you recently joined the forums you were not presented with this restriction in the terms of service. This was due to a conversion error when we went from vBulletin to Xenforo. We have updated our terms of service to reflect these corrections.
Please note any post refering to a politician will be considered political even if it is intended to be humor. Our experience is these topics have a way of dividing the forums and causing deep resentment among members. It is a poison to the community. We appreciate compliance with the rules.
The Staff of SOH
Depends
There have been some threads where people post about piracy or plagerism etc etc yes
Hurt feelings, meh
Difference of opinon, meh
Developer issuses, with supported evidence i think not
At the end of the day who really cares what developer does, some do good work ,some rip people off, while others try to fit in
however people should be able to voice their concerns to other interested parties who might fall victim to them
Just wanted to weigh in on this. I've been to a lot of forums (might be nearly 100 at this point) both FS related and otherwise, and there's a precedent set from the top down that determines how admin staff are. I tend to stereotype forum admin into three categories:
1) A$$holes: These are the forums where there are a million rules and the administrative staff think that they can fix every issue by adding another rule, forgetting that most problems can be solved by common sense. Because of this, they act like posteriors, and ban/lock for the most trivial things, and constantly refer to "the rules" as some magic **** fix all. Relax guys, it's a FORUM! You'll recognize these forums quickly since they often have you jump through a million hoops just to join, post, become certified, and require birth certificates, blood samples, et al. I never last in these forums because I end up wanting to throat punch the idiots who set up the rules.
2: Power Hungry: This is simple. The staff exists because they're the most vehement users. They're often known as "regs," or "regulars," and admin responsibility is often given to those who are most vocal and frequent. Even worse, it's often given to people who want the responsibility from the beginning, leading the admin staff to be full of power hungry jerks who constantly abuse their power, and push down anyone who disagrees with them. This is the worst of the bunch, since you may enjoy it at first, but when you become the new flavor of the month, the vitriol of the power hungry must feed. This results in the membership mostly consisting of very nice, but totally spineless members, as everyone else was driven off unless they seek the dark powers. On a personal note, I HATE these forums. They're the kind that make me want to throw my keyboard, because when I get banned from them, I just imagine the admin snickering like the children in Lord of the Flies.
3) The Rest: These are the normal forums. The admin staff generally only reluctantly closes threads, and a lot of decisions are done quietly and privately. Most of the time, the admin staff has been around so long that they all are on the same page, and you know exactly what to expect. Straightforward, simple, and generally friendly forums. This is where I lump SOH, A2A, and other friendly forums. Every once in a while there's a little bump, but otherwise the road is fairly flat and makes for relatively smooth sailing.