Magmarock: I had no trouble getting hotline Miami 2 or Postal 2. Maybe you should do a little more research, because just because some guy says you can't get something doesn't mean you can't.
Magmarock: Sorry, I don't' understand the statement.

Magmarock: Yes I'd for be for that. Features such as an ignore button or simply not being able to post in the forums until you've spent some money could probably help with that. What do you think?

JDelekto: I wouldn't go for the "pay for play", only because it tends to assume only the "rich elite" could post; however, I think an ignore button would be quite apropos.

Beware the 'ignore', a person seeking attention who does not get it could become a threat to themselves or others.

Fenixp: Sorry, how to put it differently... When you post a topic worth talking about, even like this one, it will be talked about. Sure, there will be completely unrelated posts and as it is, we can't avoid that (not that I would want to), but here we are, having a discussion focused on what you wanted to have a discussion about. However, when somebody posts a topic where there's very little to talk about, it either dies off and falls into obscurity or gets derailed to all hell - because there's nothing to talk about. I would like to point out that I consider even posts like "Fuck moderating the forum. It's a big bundle of fun the way it is. I don't see why they should ruin it because one irritating little twat doesn't like swear words." valuable once you learn to derive value from them. It's all about your expectations and how do you approach discussion aroun here - change these, and I think you'll find it a lot more pleasant experience.

Cadaver747: GOG.com moderate forums: I happen to saw that about 2 hours ago a new topic about love marriage astrologer with phone number disappeared completely from face of the digital earth.
That kind of moderation is far enough for me. I believe that constantly swearing people will get some trouble as well.

But all other have absolutely full right of speech. It's my right to be funny, stupid, angry, sophisticated or plain crazy, or even decaying ;)

If you want to moderate forums just hit "-" like everyone does. Enough said.

darthspudius: and what is wrong with swearing?

darthspudius: and what is wrong with swearing?

Cadaver747: Absolutely nothing. All I meant was *extensive* use of swear words.

darthspudius: But what if a sailor joins the forum? Pretty fucked there lol.

jeffreydean1: A lot of forums have been getting really obnoxious with moderators lately. GOG is one of the few places where I can go that isn't so heavily modded everyone is afraid to speak their minds.

One of my favorite forums for over a decade, comicbookresources.com recently bowed to pressure from the twitter/tumblr social justice horde and wiped a decade of forum history and restarted with rules so draconian they'd make RPG.net blush. I got banned (from a forum I was on for a DECADE!) simply for stating (calmly, without insult) that I liked a comic cover that was controversial at the time and I disagreed with censoring it.

The place is a minefield now and anyone that isn't 100% ultra liberal is banned the instant they dare to talk about their opinions, especially if they disagree with anyone female because the mods there are literally instructed to baby any female posters and insti-ban any males that dare to so many as question them. (I'm a polyamorous bisexual guy and apparently I'm too conservative according to the mods and I am not welcome)

So yeah, my experience with moderated forums leads me to believe that it's a bad idea. This place takes care of itself. It does it well and it doesn't need mods in here enforcing strict conversation protocol and banning people for leaning too far to one side or another politically.

Cadaver747: Absolutely nothing. All I meant was *extensive* use of swear words.

Magmarock: So there have been times when the blues have jumped in to mod things. Do you have a link I'd like to see.

jeffreydean1: polyamorous

Cadaver747: No can no, the topic is no longer exists. As for the *bad* behavior community solved such cases on their own.

Magmarock: I've been noticing a number of references to SJW in this thread and honestly I wasn't sure why. But this comment of yours does seem to offer a little insight. I don't use Twitter, Facebook or Tumbler, because well it's Twitter, Facebook and Tumbler what other reason do you need.

Magmarock: I mean if someone comes along and says Gone Home isn't a game which I think is a valid argument then the fanboys will attack and if anything will do more damage to your freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is awesome but also kind of pointless if you have express that speech because people keep drowning you out with their idiocy.