106103-why-no-complaint-forum

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Hi er'body,
 
So I just saw another thread locked because it discussed threads/posts. This is more about forum operation, but if it's transgressive go ahead and shut it down.
 
I was curious why the Wildstar forums don't have a Complaint subforum, where all negativity is directed. I understand 'general' creates a pretty big umbrella, but here's how I approach the WS forums: first I hit Evindra (see what's up on my server), then Housing (light my daily candle for cap increase), and then General, to see what's going on. Maybe it's just me, but given the options available, General seems like the only/appropriate place for light-hearted, conversational threads.But what we get is a creamy mixture of hate, praise, isolated good times, and all kinds of silliness.
 
So to be very practical about it, criticism is useful. Even poorly worded criticism can say something when it comes in large numbers. And people want to be heard. All good. But wouldn't it be better to kinda sweep all that stuff over to its own place, where like-minded folks can read one another's posts?
 
I gotta be honest, coming here is more and more like news media— you try to dodge the worst of it, and every day it seems more like the world is a terrible place, but really there are a ton of people having a lot of fun and trying to make it better. :P	
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			This is the complaint forum. Positive posts belong in/get moved to off topic.	
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But what about neutral posts? Or positive posts about 'general' but community-minded stuff.
 
Negative feedback is good, but it certainly doesn't build community. It doesn't help the people who choose to stay, and it tends to clutter the forum given the high number of things a mass amount of people will find to complain about. :P
 
Or hell, if this is basically the complaint forum, call it that and make a new "Community" forum? It could work...	
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This is the complaint forum. Positive posts belong in/get moved to off topic.
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Ok, found it buried, apparently I missed the community forum completely.
 
I guess I"m done with this forum, haha. Odd that that one daily thread is here.	
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Also, wait, I don't see any 'off topic' forum.
 
Am I missing something?
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Even if there was a complaint forum I doubt it would change General very much.
 
People know that the most eyes are on General and thus automatically post it here, regardless of whether it belongs in another section or not.
 
For a lot of people it's not about posting in the relevant forum, it's about getting attention and validating with other players whatever their problem might be, and the easiest place to do that is General.
 
Not to say that it's a bad idea, it might catch some of the stuff that flies around here. 	
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I hear ya, Barong. That's why I wondered why the mods don't just push all the negative stuff out. I know people with complaints will come here to get views, just seemed odd that they're allowed to.
 
That said, I just discovered the community forum, and will move over there. This forum is going to go nova from all the hyperbole. 
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Ok, found it buried, apparently I missed the community forum completely.
 
I guess I"m done with this forum, haha. Odd that that one daily thread is here.
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I hear ya, Barong. That's why I wondered why the mods don't just push all the negative stuff out. I know people with complaints will come here to get views, just seemed odd that they're allowed to.
 
That said, I just discovered the community forum, and will move over there. This forum is going to go nova from all the hyperbole. 
^_~
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I was curious why the Wildstar forums don't have a Complaint subforum, where all negativity is directed. 
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Even poorly worded criticism can say something when it comes in large numbers. And people want to be heard.
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			Forums are mostly comprised of complains, period. Humans love to whine about trivial stuff. Being mad at a computer game is trivial stuff, sez this cancer survivor. Heh.	
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			I luv the GD, and it luvs me back.	
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