Eraser goes through german UBI Forum...

urfisch · 02-26-10, 06:31 AM

i just noticed, that there is a great cleaning process taking place. many users have been suspended and many threads have been closed or deleted in the german ubi SH5 forum. especially the threads regarding DRM...or threads with criticism against UBIs policy.

bad strategy for a big company...to lock out the criticism...instead of commenting these things. unprofessional, unfair and desctructive...

martes86 · 02-26-10, 06:38 AM

If they do that, I really doubt they'll be hearing any anti-drm petitions any time soon, no matter the number of signers.

Ragtag · 02-26-10, 06:47 AM

Well, they ain't building a customerbase by banning and suspending customers. After all it's our money that makes their living.
I'm strongly considering boycotting all games from Ubisoft in the future permanently. Some of my friends are considering doing the same. No matter how good the games are.
Ubisoft is also hurting the sales for the game-developers. Hopefully developers around the world find someone else to do businness with in the future.

Letum · 02-26-10, 07:09 AM

We are lucky we don't need to rely on the SHV forums.

...how about a German Subsim section?

PhantomLord · 02-26-10, 07:32 AM

Oh dear... just checked ubi forums...

This is definitely not the way to tell the people "don´t spam" or keep the forums clean of useless things. No explanations and some... let´s say snotty replys.

User: "thread xyz is gone"
UBI: "thanks for your feedback" What the hell?

Try to imagine i´ll do that in my repair shop...

Kretschmer the IV · 02-26-10, 08:00 AM

i just wrote a thread to say farewell to the forum, after 5 years membership.
Mentioning the weird methods and comparing it with the GeStaPo, 5 minutes later the thread was deleted.

Rapt0r56 · 02-26-10, 08:06 AM

Quote:

...how about a German Subsim section?

Yep, we need a German Subsection here!

Onkel Neal · 02-26-10, 08:07 AM

That's always the weakness of the corporate forum. Which is why I always wonder about the small group at the English Ubi SH forums who complain about "why does Subsim get content and news before us?" First, it's not true this time, because Ubisoft has decided to neglect their relationship with Subsim (shrug), and second, anything they post there is done under the corporate banner.

You can post your gripes here, we won't go through the forum with an eraser. Just try to make your point with some reason and maturity, and please don't topic spam (make the same post over and over in different threads).

danke

Neal

GertFroebe_neu · 02-26-10, 08:07 AM

How about germans learning english?

PS.: Just kidding.

PhantomLord · 02-26-10, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GertFroebe_neu

How about germans learning english?

That´s why we are here

rcjonessnp175 · 02-26-10, 08:12 AM

this is ridiculous

Schunken · 02-26-10, 08:20 AM

Naja, da sind aber auch ein paar ganz schöne Spacken zugange. Bin da gar nicht registriert, ist ein Kindergarten....

Hmmm...quite some Idiot-Users over there. I even not gegistered. UBI.de Forum its mostly a Kindergarten....

Andreas

Bilge_Rat · 02-26-10, 08:28 AM

Not to defend Ubisoft, but the primary purpose of a developper's/publisher's forum is to help sell its games. Posters have no rights or freedom and can only post with the permission of the forum owner. He always has to walk the fine line between allowing unfettered discussions or cracking down on users, posts or threads which give an unfairly negative view of their game.

It's a catch-22 situation, if you have too little moderation, you risk having a large number of negative posts, since users usually post to complain, which would give an unfavorable view of the game to potential buyers and hurt sales of the game. On the other hand, if you have too much moderation, close threads and ban posters, you risk creating a backlash among more moderate posters,which would give an unfavorable view of the game to potential buyers and also hurt sales of the game.

You will always have more free and open discussions on a board like this one which is not affiliated with any developper/publisher.

I presume that since SH5 is being launched next week, Ubisoft decided to "purge" their forum in anticipation of the influx of potential customers.

Brag · 02-26-10, 08:58 AM

When large corporations and governments resort to censorship, they become deaf. Eventually discontent takes them by surprise and they wonder why they have the proverbial noose around their necks.

OakGroove · 02-26-10, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schunken

Naja, da sind aber auch ein paar ganz schöne Spacken zugange. Bin da gar nicht registriert, ist ein Kindergarten....

Bedauerlicherweise wurden mit den Zündel-Beiträgen auch zahlreiche legitim vorgetragene Anliegen ignoriert und weggesperrt.

Just for kicks, via Babelfish:

Regrettably with the Zündel contributions also numerous legitimately put forward requests were ignored and away-closed.

02-26-10, 06:31 AM	#1
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Eraser goes through german UBI Forum... i just noticed, that there is a great cleaning process taking place. many users have been suspended and many threads have been closed or deleted in the german ubi SH5 forum. especially the threads regarding DRM...or threads with criticism against UBIs policy. bad strategy for a big company...to lock out the criticism...instead of commenting these things. unprofessional, unfair and desctructive... __________________

02-26-10, 06:47 AM	#3
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Well, they ain't building a customerbase by banning and suspending customers. After all it's our money that makes their living. I'm strongly considering boycotting all games from Ubisoft in the future permanently. Some of my friends are considering doing the same. No matter how good the games are. Ubisoft is also hurting the sales for the game-developers. Hopefully developers around the world find someone else to do businness with in the future. __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

02-26-10, 07:09 AM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	We are lucky we don't need to rely on the SHV forums. ...how about a German Subsim section? __________________

02-26-10, 07:32 AM	#5
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Oh dear... just checked ubi forums... This is definitely not the way to tell the people "don´t spam" or keep the forums clean of useless things. No explanations and some... let´s say snotty replys. User: "thread xyz is gone" UBI: "thanks for your feedback" What the hell? Try to imagine i´ll do that in my repair shop... __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~ Last edited by PhantomLord; 02-26-10 at 07:50 AM.

02-26-10, 08:07 AM	#8
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	That's always the weakness of the corporate forum. Which is why I always wonder about the small group at the English Ubi SH forums who complain about "why does Subsim get content and news before us?" First, it's not true this time, because Ubisoft has decided to neglect their relationship with Subsim (shrug), and second, anything they post there is done under the corporate banner. You can post your gripes here, we won't go through the forum with an eraser. Just try to make your point with some reason and maturity, and please don't topic spam (make the same post over and over in different threads). danke Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-26-10, 06:38 AM	#2
martes86 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Colourful Seville - Spain Posts: 971 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	If they do that, I really doubt they'll be hearing any anti-drm petitions any time soon, no matter the number of signers.

02-26-10, 08:00 AM	#6
Kretschmer the IV Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 173 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	i just wrote a thread to say farewell to the forum, after 5 years membership. Mentioning the weird methods and comparing it with the GeStaPo, 5 minutes later the thread was deleted.

02-26-10, 08:07 AM	#9
GertFroebe_neu Mate Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hamburg Germany Posts: 53 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	How about germans learning english? PS.: Just kidding.

02-26-10, 08:12 AM	#11
rcjonessnp175 Weps Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panzer barracks, Germany Posts: 363 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	this is ridiculous __________________ The mother ship,Coolermaster HAF, I7 intel overclock 4ghz, , 6gb mem, 5870 crossfire, soundblaster Xfi titanium , Oh and 52 inch samsung 750 120hz. 7.1 onkyo 1200 wattss system

02-26-10, 08:20 AM	#12
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Naja, da sind aber auch ein paar ganz schöne Spacken zugange. Bin da gar nicht registriert, ist ein Kindergarten.... Hmmm...quite some Idiot-Users over there. I even not gegistered. UBI.de Forum its mostly a Kindergarten.... Andreas

02-26-10, 08:28 AM	#13
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Not to defend Ubisoft, but the primary purpose of a developper's/publisher's forum is to help sell its games. Posters have no rights or freedom and can only post with the permission of the forum owner. He always has to walk the fine line between allowing unfettered discussions or cracking down on users, posts or threads which give an unfairly negative view of their game. It's a catch-22 situation, if you have too little moderation, you risk having a large number of negative posts, since users usually post to complain, which would give an unfavorable view of the game to potential buyers and hurt sales of the game. On the other hand, if you have too much moderation, close threads and ban posters, you risk creating a backlash among more moderate posters,which would give an unfavorable view of the game to potential buyers and also hurt sales of the game. You will always have more free and open discussions on a board like this one which is not affiliated with any developper/publisher. I presume that since SH5 is being launched next week, Ubisoft decided to "purge" their forum in anticipation of the influx of potential customers. __________________

02-26-10, 08:58 AM	#14
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	When large corporations and governments resort to censorship, they become deaf. Eventually discontent takes them by surprise and they wonder why they have the proverbial noose around their necks. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/