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You must sign in to post. | Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 7, 2012 @ 3:43pm |
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 ipcress
Joined: Feb 7, 2009
Posts: 1790
Location: Get off my lawn! | This is a gaming forum.
When I come here, I expect to meet people who PLAY Galcon. However, this place is becoming filled with people who seem to post non-stop, and yet hardly play the game at all. What's with that? If they're playing some other game besides Galcon, why don't they post to THAT gaming site? What's even more irritating is hearing these people go on and on about how great they USED to be, blah, blah, blah, and then criticize new players or offer advice on the game--yet they don't PLAY the game. Most often, they're here to stir up drama and post nonsense.
Can't something be done about this?
People should be allowed to post here only if they maintain a minimum number of games played. This will encourage more people to play Galcon and promote more interesting, game-related activity here on the forums. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 7, 2012 @ 3:47pm |
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 dart
Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 1207
Location: Ready to destroy you. | Best idea post on these forums yet. ^^ | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 7, 2012 @ 9:11pm |
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sidekick 
Joined: Jun 20, 2009
Posts: 1808
Location: Doylestown, PA | I'm in total agreement. We both know this won't even be implemented but it still makes a good point. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 8, 2012 @ 1:37am |
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 goozok
Joined: Nov 9, 2010
Posts: 518
Location: San Francisco | Brilliant! | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 8, 2012 @ 8:55am |
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 Nanno
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 4113
Location: Colorado The Queen Bee | Phil and I wouldn't be allowed to post to our own forum. =( | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 8, 2012 @ 9:24am |
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pk.kyler 
Joined: Jun 10, 2012
Posts: 78
Location: The Mines | Phil and I wouldn't be allowed to post to our own forum. =(
I was totally waiting for nanno to respond to this thread. x P
Yeah because if that happened then Phil, nanno, chi-ro, marky, and assassin (and others) wouldn't be able to post. And those people keep these forums running.
(edit. ....wrong account.)post updated on Aug 8, 2012 @ 9:25am | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 8, 2012 @ 9:25am |
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dart
Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 1207
Location: Ready to destroy you. | LOL, I didn't think of that lol. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 8, 2012 @ 2:22pm |
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 KlR4
Joined: Jan 5, 2012
Posts: 669
Location: House Lannister | Well then those people can be exceptions! I think it's a great idea too. It'll help people remember that this is a GALCON playing forum... and encourage them to play a bit again!
You just need to figure out what kind of minimum is suitable... | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 9, 2012 @ 2:38pm |
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ipcress
Joined: Feb 7, 2009
Posts: 1790
Location: Get off my lawn! | I think everyone here knows what the deal is. This group of little kids began playing Galcon, but spent most of their time trying to manipulate the ranking system to keep their high flag. Anyone who has ever tried to do this knows it's quite a project being a successful rank whore here. You need to maintain a bunch of accounts, you have to move from server to server until you find the right combination of players, and then you have to be an expert team switcher. AND you have to get lucky. So, rather than growing up a little bit, and just playing the game like most everyone else (and risking the possibility of getting a low-rank,) these kids decide instead to become non-playing "retirees" of Galcon. They're poseurs. Like Socratic usually says, they're soooo good, they don't bother playing anymore because there's no competition.
Ummm.... newsflash, little kids: you're not fooling anyone. You're all mediocre players and everyone here knows it. Maybe you're fooling some of the noobs, but that's about it.
WHY do kids who don't play the game post to these forums non-stop? If I go to the Fusion board and post something, these same kids will get on my case for not being a Fusion player and INSIST I go back to the iGalcon boards.
"You shouldn't be posting here because you don't play the game," they'll say. And I rarely post to the Fusion boards--because I don't play Fusion. Like I don't play Call of Duty or HALO. I wonder how I would be received if I started showing up on those forums, pretending to be an expert CoD player when, in fact, I don't play the game at all?
The bottom line is that you non-playing kids having nothing to contribute here. You're just pests and attention whores. Go to the Other Junk board and start a thread there. Before starting this thread, I messaged most of the highly active players about this issue and found out that everyone hates you. Although they may not admit it publicly, the people who play the game have no respect for the little phonies who run around the forums pretending to be great players and posting nothing but crap.post updated on Aug 9, 2012 @ 2:41pm | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 14, 2012 @ 12:36am |
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 diebkstabber
Joined: Dec 2, 2009
Posts: 504
Location: under my bed | Before starting this thread, I messaged most of the highly active players about this issue and found out that everyone hates you.  Although they may not admit it publicly, the people who play the game have no respect for the little phonies who run around the forums pretending to be great players and posting nothing but crap.
Ipcress...... I think my message got lost in the mail. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 14, 2012 @ 1:47pm |
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KlR4
Joined: Jan 5, 2012
Posts: 669
Location: House Lannister | Before starting this thread, I messaged most of the highly active players about this issue and found out that everyone hates you.  Although they may not admit it publicly, the people who play the game have no respect for the little phonies who run around the forums pretending to be great players and posting nothing but crap.
Ipcress...... I think my message got lost in the mail.
OMG mine too! | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 14, 2012 @ 1:54pm |
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pk.kyler
Joined: Jun 10, 2012
Posts: 78
Location: The Mines | What a coincidence, I didn't get one either. post updated on Aug 14, 2012 @ 1:57pm | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 14, 2012 @ 10:46pm |
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sidekick
Joined: Jun 20, 2009
Posts: 1808
Location: Doylestown, PA | I got one, but didn't reply. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 1:06am |
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socratic 
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 1928
Location: =3 | It's funny because nobody *NEW* comes to the forums anymore. And those who do don't stay long. Sorry IPCRESS but I can talk all I want, not play galcon and still kick your ass. I did yesterday and I always will. post updated on Aug 15, 2012 @ 1:06am | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 7:55am |
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sidekick
Joined: Jun 20, 2009
Posts: 1808
Location: Doylestown, PA | Challenge accepted. IPCRESS and I against you and dart? | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 8:19am |
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brand 
Joined: Mar 31, 2011
Posts: 446 | oh- thats a wonderful idea ipcress. so from now on you are not allowed to talk/post about ffa, 2v2, 2 and 3 players. you dont play all this. so please be quiet. phh. | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 9:37am |
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goozok
Joined: Nov 9, 2010
Posts: 518
Location: San Francisco | DIebkstabbers, I got mine. Sorry you didn't get one. lol | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 9:51am |
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pk.kyler
Joined: Jun 10, 2012
Posts: 78
Location: The Mines | And sidekick has less games played than me!
This.
Is.
MADNESS! | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 15, 2012 @ 10:25pm |
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sidekick
Joined: Jun 20, 2009
Posts: 1808
Location: Doylestown, PA | Lolz
Edit: I think I'd be an exception.post updated on Aug 15, 2012 @ 10:25pm | | Re: Forum Restrictions for Non-Players :: Aug 16, 2012 @ 10:13pm |
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markuson 
Joined: Nov 28, 2008
Posts: 740
Location: Third from the Sun | This is a gaming forum.
When I come here, I expect to meet people who PLAY Galcon. However, this place is becoming filled with people who seem to post non-stop, and yet hardly play the game at all. What's with that? If they're playing some other game besides Galcon, why don't they post to THAT gaming site? What's even more irritating is hearing these people go on and on about how great they USED to be, blah, blah, blah, and then criticize new players or offer advice on the game--yet they don't PLAY the game. Most often, they're here to stir up drama and post nonsense.
Can't something be done about this?
People should be allowed to post here only if they maintain a minimum number of games played. This will encourage more people to play Galcon and promote more interesting, game-related activity here on the forums.
I agree, and would take that a step further...
Admins, in my opinion, should maintain a minimum rank under THEIR ADMIN ACCOUNT in order to use admin commands. Why? Because playing as an admin is a different experience than as a non admin. we need admins who play as admins regularly. If they don't then simply deactivate admin powers until a minimum rank is regained. I'm talking a lower rank like red flag... That is enough to a least establish that they play. I think this can only be a good thing...save for a bit of whining from admins who routinely play under other aliases. That is fine to do...but unless u play as an admin...perspective is severely diminished.
Not actively playing Galcon as an admin? Then you shouldn't be admin until you are again.
Mpost updated on Aug 16, 2012 @ 10:16pm |
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