Complaining is fine. When it gets repetitive is when it gets annoying. People who consistently diss a game we all love so much, not a single praise about one of the hundreds of awesome aspects about it. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, I firmly believe that. But some people are just starting to sound like a broken record...

Hi. My name is Stacey. I have put in a lot of time and posts here and I assure you, no one takes me seriously :) The mods here are great, funny, cool folks but they have to obey the TOS, deems da rules.I'm sorry you've had such a sour experience, but I bet if you hang around long enough we'll grow on you like a well loved fungus 8)

swdonnelly84 wrote:I'm fairly new to these forums but have noticed a routine pattern. The moment someone complains or voices any dissatisfaction with the game then that person gets insulted and torn apart, why I ask? Then these same people get their threads locked over EA's terms of use. That's fair enough I guess, if it wasn't so double sided. The complainer (for lack of a better term) gets insulted, but that's alright it seems, but when the insults are returned, their thread gets locked. Double standards are never fun. This is a General Discussion forum for all users. If there can be good morning and good night threads, threads about making a certain amount of posts, then the hundreds of completely off topic threads about movies, games, weekend plans?, etc. Then why isn't it ok to voice an honest opinion that may get the game improved. Is there a special club here that requires so much time in or a certain number of posts you're supposed to make before you're respected or taken seriously? Or do you need to befriend the regulars before your views/opinions are respected? Bottom line, if you don't like/get along well with others, then stay off their threads and leave them alone. I've even gotten posts and PM's from some of the regulars about other users and to basically stay away from them and their posts. They have just as much entitlement here as the rest of us and you play The Fool when you resort to elementary school politics. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.PS- There, their, they're have different uses. Also, your and you're, and to, too and two do too.I think if your going to complain there is a right way to go about. These forums are here if there is somthing wrong, we can try and help each other out. But why keep complain make such a big fuss about it. Then carry on playing? If you are genuinely not happy with the game. Then it's the ea feed back system you should be saying it to. It's very unfortunate for people who are having issues with the game. And you should come here and ask if anyone is experiencing. But the problem is some ppl have genuine issues and some openly admit to trolling. This is a very friendly forum community and members may get offended if they see others getting attact.I agree there's no need to result in immature post. But there also no need to post slanderous words and be rude to other members or the company.Just keep these forums friendly and ask for help besides going down the hostile road :mrgreen:

The problem isn't the complaining or the hating. Hate is also a strong word. You simply can't hate someone over the Internet. A better word for you to use is "dislike"The problem is its the same individuals with the same complaints over and over again. These "individuals" never have anything good or positive to say. It's all complain, whine, moan & throw temper tantrums. Rinse and repeat the next day and so forth.

Well put JayKay. A story comes to mind though. When I'm at work we have at least two news stations on our video wall on 24/7. By the end of a shift I am completely sick and tired of everything they have to say, even how the newscasters say it. However, on my off days I enjoy the evening news very much. Usually just a half hour program with the days highlights and top stories. A little dose once a day is enjoyable, a big dose every single day is not alright. I feel this applies here quite well.

When someone only contributes negativity they should expect negativity in return.This forum is a community and like a family. No one likes the family member that does nothing but bring everyone down all the time. The big problem is that complaining here does almost nothing to help their cause all it does is bring on more negativity. And when someone keeps doing the same thing over and over again it is no longer complaining but IMO is looking to start fights because they know precisely the response they will get. So it crosses the line from a genuine complaint into the troll realm.

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joshsherer
12 years ago
Skyrim-mrp wrote:
JoshSherer wrote:
TC is right. It's absolutely despicable that I make a topic, someone attacks me, and my topic gets locked. Hell, yesterday I made a topic that had literally zero complaining in it. It was a topic asking about Kang and Kodos. Then my stalker came around and typed some wall of text that contained such poor spelling, grammar, and punctuation that it burned my retinas down to their core. This wall of text was just his usual nonsensical flames and accusations. Again, that topic had zero complaining in it. So because he attacks me, my topic gets locked. How is that fair? So if I go to any topic I don't like, and flame the TC, the mods will reward me by locking their topic? And this happens in complaint topics too of course...but yesterday it happened in a non-complaint topic.

See you post would of been valid but you had to be rude and insult there grammar and spelling. Why do you need to be like this? Attention?

I don't see how my rudeness invalidates the point in my post. If you disliked my delivery, that's fine...but the argument is still valid.
joshsherer
12 years ago
jwlizard76 wrote:
I always kind of have to chuckle when people are upset that something isn't fair.

Me too! *high five*
undaunted001
12 years ago
Sure :thumbup:
jwlizard76
12 years ago
http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a605/Jwlizard76/image_zps7aaa49c4.jpg

See how you walked into that?
joshsherer
12 years ago
pharrah2003 wrote:
JoshSherer wrote:
Skyrim-mrp wrote:
JoshSherer wrote:
TC is right. It's absolutely despicable that I make a topic, someone attacks me, and my topic gets locked. Hell, yesterday I made a topic that had literally zero complaining in it. It was a topic asking about Kang and Kodos. Then my stalker came around and typed some wall of text that contained such poor spelling, grammar, and punctuation that it burned my retinas down to their core. This wall of text was just his usual nonsensical flames and accusations. Again, that topic had zero complaining in it. So because he attacks me, my topic gets locked. How is that fair? So if I go to any topic I don't like, and flame the TC, the mods will reward me by locking their topic? And this happens in complaint topics too of course...but yesterday it happened in a non-complaint topic.

See you post would of been valid but you had to be rude and insult there grammar and spelling. Why do you need to be like this? Attention?

I don't see how my rudeness invalidates the point in my post. If you disliked my delivery, that's fine...but the argument is still valid.

I think you may be missing the point. :/

I missed nothing.
subii42
12 years ago
Howz about we make an "official complaint" thread and sticky it at the top, and all moaning threads can go there.
Abody will be happy then :mrgreen:
jwlizard76
12 years ago
Good luck with that stick problem
jenniferbusc
12 years ago
subii42 wrote:
Howz about we make an "official complaint" thread and sticky it at the top, and all moaning threads can go there.
Abody will be happy then :mrgreen:

+1! :thumbup:
jwlizard76
12 years ago
canadianspring wrote:
jwlizard76 wrote:
Good luck with that stick problem

And how exactly do comments like this benefit the conversation?

Oh look I made a new friend.
pyklet
12 years ago
I've visited many forums in my time, TSTO is a very black and white forum, by this I mean 2 distinct groups, those in the clique and those who aren't.

EVERY forum has a core, this isn't always a bad thing. But when that core starts to react as one against anyone who dares question the forums sole foundation (EA and Simpsons in this case) people will feel pushed a side, as views differ. If enough people berate the person with a differing view then they're either gonna not bother posting in future or retaliate, this is what normally happens here.

I'm not taking a pop at any one person here, this is just a very general overview from someone who doesn't get to involved in the forum politics. It's a great place to find information out, and as long as you're not dissing EA or the game its fairly friendly place. But cross that line and it becomes a very intolerant forum.

Focus on the good things, yes you will get trolls, everywhere gets them. But don't confuse a troll post with someone who's trying to vent their frustration at the game in a language that's not their primary. some people are just misunderstood and labeled wrongly, some complainers are a lot younger than you imagine this is a game aimed at kids as well as bigger kids (that's me btw)

You won't solve all the issues over night, some may never get solved at all but as long as the forum as a whole is trying to move forward and be a little more patient things will smooth out.

Welcome your new members, these are the life blood of your site, as they will replace those who unplug from the game, most games have a life span and will only "grip" people for a certain amount of time.

Like I've already said, I'm not singling anyone out. Sometimes its good to take a step back and seem things as a whole.

You have my permission to flame me down, I'm very thick skinned

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