We need a strong anti-AotC bashing policy NOW.

The problem is trolls, not the fact that people post that they don't like AotC on a Star Wars website's discussion forums.
I just so happen to like having the two sides views to read and to reflect upon.

Just inform the nearest admin or mod about the troll or flamer.
That's all.

The forums are really fine and they are still a good place to post.
It's just that the repeat threads spoil my reading pleasure, by breaking up all the points in different directions, but besides that, it's just another day at the forums.

 

I loved AOTC and would hate it if you banned certain views. What would I do if I liked most of it but hated one particular part? Post everything positive and just shut up about the negatives? Stupid.

 

I love Star Wars. I didn't love Attack of the Clones. Being a Star Wars fan doesn't necessitate gushing over a movie if you think it stinks. This is a Star Wars community, not a Star Wars gushers' society. Saying that you didn't like it and why is perfectly acceptable. Trolling and flaming, from either side, is not.

 

Yeah, but there are certain people, like daveed(something something) who go into threads to just bash.

The thread could ask what your favorite part of the arena battle, and he comes in and bashes.

A thread will talk about how AOTC is doing at the B.O., and he'll come in and not only post his comment, but also bash at the same time.

Or my thread on the uncalled "racism" attacks. He comes in and makes a comment, while making a bash at the same time!

And he's not the only one. Abcrrry, whatever his name is, does the same thing too.

 

Case in point:

Daveed strikes again.

http://boards.theforce.net/post.asp?brd=10007&topic=6946265


He hates TPM and AOTC. We know that. He mentiones it in all of his posts. He enters the TPM forum. Not because he is an angry fan about what some critic made. Just to get a reaction from people because he dislikes the movies.

And he might say that is not his inention. But look at his post history.

 

If someone does not like the movie, then by all means, they should have the right to state this. Anything else smacks of censorship, and we are all aware that differences of opinions are respected here.

 

and we are all aware that differences of opinions are respected here.

That's a joke, right? I've been censored for not liking the Beatles.

 

well, if you are saying things that the rest of the JC doesn't want to hear, then you should be edited and/or deleted.

 

and we are all aware that differences of opinions are respected here.



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Oh... you were serious?

JMA

 

son_of_the_tear...
"Case in point:
Daveed strikes again."

So, someone makes a post about a new NY Times article and you end up trolling him.

Missninfan locked the topic not due to Daveed's trolling, but because his entire thread was just a simple regurgitation of a newspaper article and therefore belonged in another forum. Minor note, such regurgitation has been allowed in several instances where that thread was posted, so that was hardly some major problem.

No offense, but I don't see anything wrong with that thread outside of your off-topic spam comment:

"And this is important, how?
Man, go away.

Gee, pretty positive there.

 

You do realize that if you didn't like AOTC and want to express that, your thread will not be locked. It will be locked, however, if it is scathing, flaming, spammish, or trolling. The same applies for the reciprocal viewpoint of loving it and criticizing those who find fault with the film.

 

Here is a recent example of an article-regurgitated thread.

Should it be locked like Daveed's negative article was and the author advised to repost in JCC?

 

I saw that thread. It seemed as if it was discussing how the good guys right now are the eventual bad guys, etc... It didn't seem like bashing or gushing and therefore I decided to let it go. But I try to watch over it, though. Am I missing something in regards to that thread?

 

"It will be locked, however, if it is scathing, flaming, spammish, or trolling."

Just for clarification, why would it be locked if it's scathing? Flaming, spammish, and trolling seems pretty obvious, but if someone were to write a scathing review of it, without flaming, trolling, or spamming, why should it be locked?

Amazing.

 

Sapient...
"Am I missing something in regards to that thread?"

No, I actually think it's fine.

My point, however, was that fundamentally, this thread is no different from Daveed's - one which was locked by a mod and labelled as trolling by another forum member. It was relevent to Star Wars, it was relevent to Star Wars movies, and it was relevent to AotC - it was a new New York Times article about the declining quality of movies and discussed the latest Star Wars movies specifically.

Am I incorrect in thinking that this thread was locked because it offered nothing new save a regurgitation of a newspaper article, the exact same thing the thread I linked to was doing. That's what Missninfan's comment seemed to point to.

I actually had no problem with either thread, save that one was locked and called trolling by users whereas one doing exactly the same thing was acceptable. ?

The main difference in content was that the one which was locked was an article which had negative comments about the latest Star Wars movies.

 

Genghis12, I guess it's hard for me to explain why a thread was locked yet another wasn't if I was not the person who had responded to both. Therefore, it's like comparing apples to oranges. We try to be consistent, but there will always be discrepencies.

AmazingB, you are correct in how you interpreted that. I didn't mean it that way, however. I meant that if a forum member is defensive in his or her stance on something to the point of being scathing in their replies, then that will be dealt with. A scathing article written in a professional manner is no different than a review that lavishes praise.

 

Fair enough.

 

Ah, indeed.

Amazing.

 

Genghis, looks at almost all fo daveed's posts. He is going from thread to thread just to provoke.

He does not like either films, so he trolls.

I told him to go away because that is ALL he does.

He will enter a thread that has nothing to do whether one liked AOTC or TPM, and he will post his comment and find a way to add a bash into it.

He was doing it to provoke. If you don't think so, then you don't know people very well.

What the hell did my thread on the idiotic panel claiming Jango and the clones were racist with how much he disliked AOTC?

Or someone's thread asking for FAVORIE scene, only for him to come and bash. It wasnt asking anyone what they thought of the film, but to pick their favorite scene. He didn't provide that. He bashed.

 

Why don't we have a rule where every post must say something nice, and something negative about AOTC? That way everything's fair.

Example:
"Padme was a hottie. I'd really like to Naboo her, if you know what I mean."

"Jocasta Nu was an old hag! Why does Lucas cast ugly people in his otherwise sexy films?"

See, everyone's happy then

 

"Padme was a hottie. I'd really like to Naboo her, if you know what I mean."

:lol

 

A STRONG anti AOTC bashing policy???

And what the heck do we have now??? Not to name names, but some people who demand bashers post evidence and statistics to back their opinion at the same time stated that they should be allowed to like AOTC without giving their reasons. Wow!!!

Sigh....this frustrated post was brought to you by an AOTC gusher who nevertheless is sad to see any AOTC criticism be flamed. And I'm so fed up with "AOTC is better than *insert some other non SW movie*" threads.

STRONG POLICY??? Heh.

 

Where's Internet_Drama when you need him?

 

I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

Why is bashing the phantom menace so wrong?

The movie was horrible and I am a star wars fan?

I am like obsessed where I breathe the life of Lord Vader. I am just being honest, Phantom Menace was horrible and if I want to say it, why cant I?


Attack of the clones bashing has gotten pretty bad though.

YOU GUYS NEED TO DELETE ALL POSTS made 1 month ago and then Let us start from scratch.

Except the threads that are official and what not.