[Spectre-63]

On this topic, I'll just say this: there comes a point where dredging up the same faults in a game becomes counter-productive. I know I've been guilty of belaboring a point to this extent in the past (most notably with a couple of flight sims that readers from FrugalsWorld may be familiar with), so I'm no better than those who are doing so here and now. I can see now that continuing to beat the dead horse does wind up affecting the overall tone and attractiveness of a forum, especially to the developers who choose to frequent the forums. How likely would you be to continue to hang out in a place where the majority of the posts were ones that were condemning a project you'd spent a year or two working on? Does squaring off in the typical "fanboy" vs "troll" argument really help things?

Don't get me wrong: bugs absolutely should be brought to the attention of the developers and there are a few threads here designed around that purpose. Continuing to spout how the product is "crap" or "a waste of time/money" or "screwed up" does nothing to add to the forum and makes me seriously rethink my decision to spend time here. I believe that the Moderators are responsible not only for enforcing the rules of the forum, but for ensuring it remains an attractive place to it's target audience. If that means that a few threads need to be closed to get the point across, so be it.

I know that on other forums continuing to bring up a topic that has been closed for discussion by a moderator is sufficient cause to give the member a short leave of absence. If things continue along the same lines here, it may not be a bad idea for the moderation staff to consider.

My two cents as a long time reader/short time member.