I don't know that such a system would be necessary on such a widely used site. Remember, it's a site about an MMORPG so most of these people don't know each other.
Regardless, it's been my experience that the highly-rated posts are the most useful, and the downrated posts really are dumb or trollish. Mostly dumb, honestly.
I don't know if that means that a system is thus far unnecessary, or if there's a successful system in place already. :)
I'd like to point out that Wowhead has almost no trollishess. They utilize a rating system, where users can uprate helpful information, and downrate unhelpful information. Once you've been downrated so far, the comment is closed and you have to open it to see it. Conversely, the higher your rating is, the higher it appears in the comments (and the text changes colors). So the most helpful posts appear right at the top and the least helpful are closed.
It's an awesome system. Personally, I think that's what Blizzard needs to do to their forums. I don't use them now (except for tech) but I would be much more likely to use them if they had a great system like that.
I see your point, and agree that he was civil by those standards. I also think that those Internet forum standards are important, because so much of the Internet is filled with LOLWUT speech, which sucks. :P
Yes, there are plenty of great jobs available where your hobbies could affect hiring. Once you're hired, you can show that it won't affect your work, but until then, it's a worry.
Next, and most important to me personally, is that you can easily find my physical address and telephone number online with my real name. Unfortunately, the ratio of lonely-crazy-stalker-types seems to be much higher with WoW players (and gamers in general), and I'd prefer not to let that community know that I'm female, and give them an easy way to find me in real life.
I ask because that's what Blizzard requires, and you can easily find my physical address and telephone number online with my real name.
The ratio of lonely-crazy-stalker-types seems to be much higher with WoW players, and I'd prefer not to let that community know that I'm female, and give them an easy way to find me in real life.
I use my real name here, but I would never use it for any World of Warcraft forum. (I'm sure that it's possible to find out who I play in-game, but this makes it so, so easy.)
There are many reasons that I don't use my real name with WoW, starting with the fact that I have a vagina and prefer not to be bothered in-game or stalked in real life.
Also, keep in mind that membership to Blizzard games can affect your employment, so some people would really prefer to keep their private hobbies... well, private.
It's incredibly offense, because you already have to be logged in to your real WoW account to post, and the forums are moderated. Troll the forums and you're blocked from posting, so the trollishness is already kept to a minimum. So where is the need to use your real name?
This will simply drive even more players to sites like Wowhead, which is easier to navigate, has more information and more accurate information, and doesn't even require a link to your account.
He contradicted himself several times, insinuated that other posters were lying and then ignored them when he was provided with the requested proof, and been completely and totally wrong about parts of the law and morals, lied about his background, and was completely offensive on the topic of civil disobedience, and you call him civil?
First, you don't have to be a regular to have an opinion, but being a regular helps you have an informed opinion. Or having taken any basic economics class. Either one works.
Next, you haven't 'spelled out the FACTS'. You've contradicted yourself several times, insinuated that other people were liars and then ignored them when you were provided with the requested proof, and been completely and totally wrong about the law, morals, civil disobedience, your own work history, and a dozen other things. Your statements have been, at time, the opposite of factual.
You don't just need an economics class, buddy, you need an entire education. I just hope that you didn't pay your own tuition to whatever college claims to have given you one, because that would just be too sad.
No, you don't. It is your work and you should be able to give it away for free, if you like, but the law has barred some artists from doing so, since everything is automatically copyrighted.
Digital works are not scare. They are infinitely replicable at a cost close to zero. A pair of Nikes is a scare good, because they are not infinitely replicable at a cost close to zero.
You really need to sue your college for not providing your with a basic education. Or you can just download a free economics textbook. :)
Further, I would absolutely argue that thieves think that stealing is moral. Only Robin Hood thought that stealing was moral, and he had a good point. Most petty thieves absolutely understand that their actions are both wrong and illegal.
Commercial property is still real property. It doesn't become less yours because you use it for business purposes.
And, at a different point in the thread, you said that moral right sometimes transcends legal right, such as with Riosa Parks and other figures in the Civil Rights movement in America. Do you still believe that, or not?
If so, the moral right may supersede the legal right, just as it did with Ms. Parks.
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Regardless, it's been my experience that the highly-rated posts are the most useful, and the downrated posts really are dumb or trollish. Mostly dumb, honestly.
I don't know if that means that a system is thus far unnecessary, or if there's a successful system in place already. :)
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It's an awesome system. Personally, I think that's what Blizzard needs to do to their forums. I don't use them now (except for tech) but I would be much more likely to use them if they had a great system like that.
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Next, and most important to me personally, is that you can easily find my physical address and telephone number online with my real name. Unfortunately, the ratio of lonely-crazy-stalker-types seems to be much higher with WoW players (and gamers in general), and I'd prefer not to let that community know that I'm female, and give them an easy way to find me in real life.
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Easier to use (MUCH!), better information, and private.
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I ask because that's what Blizzard requires, and you can easily find my physical address and telephone number online with my real name.
The ratio of lonely-crazy-stalker-types seems to be much higher with WoW players, and I'd prefer not to let that community know that I'm female, and give them an easy way to find me in real life.
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There are many reasons that I don't use my real name with WoW, starting with the fact that I have a vagina and prefer not to be bothered in-game or stalked in real life.
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Next, no one has stated that Blizzard can't do this, just that it's dumb to do this.
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Idiot move?
This will simply drive even more players to sites like Wowhead, which is easier to navigate, has more information and more accurate information, and doesn't even require a link to your account.
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I disagree.
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Next, you haven't 'spelled out the FACTS'. You've contradicted yourself several times, insinuated that other people were liars and then ignored them when you were provided with the requested proof, and been completely and totally wrong about the law, morals, civil disobedience, your own work history, and a dozen other things. Your statements have been, at time, the opposite of factual.
You don't just need an economics class, buddy, you need an entire education. I just hope that you didn't pay your own tuition to whatever college claims to have given you one, because that would just be too sad.
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Digital works are not scare. They are infinitely replicable at a cost close to zero. A pair of Nikes is a scare good, because they are not infinitely replicable at a cost close to zero.
You really need to sue your college for not providing your with a basic education. Or you can just download a free economics textbook. :)
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I asked you that earlier, and you said no. Now you say yes? Which is it?
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And, at a different point in the thread, you said that moral right sometimes transcends legal right, such as with Riosa Parks and other figures in the Civil Rights movement in America. Do you still believe that, or not?
If so, the moral right may supersede the legal right, just as it did with Ms. Parks.
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