A request for all Silent Hunter 4 Forum posters

[Skweetis]

John!


I recall this happening at the release of SH2 and SH3, thankfully it always cools down after a while...

I just hope that its sooner this time!

[StandingCow]

John, I know how you feel, but that often comes with the title of moderator. Over at one of the HL2 mod sites I help super mod I even have my own Hate club. LOL.

As a mod you are going to be disliked by the members that just cannot seem to behave, you gotta learn to let it roll off and not bother you. Continue to make unbias correct actions and you will be just fine. The negative oftem seems to outweigh the positive because the positive response to your action is no response, but negative is somebody bitching.

[ACSoft]

Originally Posted by Subsim

A quick reminder: as we did when SH2 and SH3 were released, I would like to request your cooperation in keeping Subsim a positive and productive discussion forum for Silent Hunter 4.
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Feel free to criticise and complain but please, do so with some respect, and courtesy. Even though this is the Internet, we should try to be professional.

This is perfectly OK for me, althrough it is probably really difficult to always speak about something fundamentally negative (like the state of the initial release of SH4) in a positive way. What is more easy, it is to be respectful and keep courtesy.

Now take this example:

Originally Posted by hyperion2206

As usual people start whining before they even have the game.

Why one of the moderators do no intervene in this case ? Because here, "hyperion2206" obviously broke the rules "respect" and "courtesy". I don't care about what "hyperion2206" said and I was big enough to answer, but speaking of your policy... ?!?

And I could have taken other more harch exemples where moderator do not intervene either.

Instead of that, I see moderators saying to unhappy peoples things like that:

Originally Posted by TDK1044

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The only person you're punishing by not buying the game is yourself. Ubisoft are not going to worry at all if a handfull of people in the subsim forums (and that's all it would be) choose not to purchase the game on a point of principle. That's your choice and I respect it, but it's also your loss. You don't improve a game by not buying it, nor does a handful of people not buying Silent Hunter 4 in any way influence Ubisoft's decision regarding Silent Hunter 5. The game either meets its projected sales target or it doesn't.

Why a moderator feel necessary in this case, to give such a "personnal lesson" to peoples who decided to cancel their orders ? I mean, is this action "respectful" and "professional", to retake the terms of your policy ?

So, I am not very surprised of all what happened.

But, like somebody else already said, all will probably calm down soon, especially now, with the very good news that a patch (a giant one apparently) will be published soon !

ACS

[SteamWake]

Yall need to check up on the attitude a bit lest Neal decide hes had enough and pull the plug. I know I wouldent blame him.

Moderators are entitled to their opinions this is NOT a democracy.

[Fat Bhoy Tim]

I can understand the frustration vented by people who've had very similar problems with SH3, but the incredible hysteria shown by some people is fairly ridiculous.