danfarnsy
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On the KJR thread, you noted that asking about updates has been banned. This was previously a rule, then was removed as a rule, and now it's in place again?
Don't moderators expect this will lead to the same amplification/shaming/spam that existed while it was a rule? As soon as somebody asked for an update, they were bombarded with several replies, "THIS IS AGAINST TEH RULEZ!" Or such. Perhaps an additional rule is necessary, i.e. posts by non-moderators trying to fulfill the role of moderators through shaming and barking up the rules tree are also prohibited; just use the "report" button instead. Or is that already a rule?
Anyway, asking here instead of directly replying in the thread because I didn't want to add to the noise drowning out mod relevant signal/discussion. -
Brother, I was a little late to the Kopernicus *****-fest, and contributing my own 2 cents after others put it so well. I remember as a junior enlisted whining (the genuine type-3 kind) about something stupid, and this warrant officer pulled me aside and set me straight. It wasn't harsh, it was just to the point: "Negativity is always caustic to an organization." The thing I was whining about was genuinely stupid, but whining about it was far worse. Anyway, I liked your description of the types of complaining. It sounds about right. Thanks for that post.
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Thanks! The first 2 I'd heard about from a woman who'd never been in the CF but had hear about the big distinction between those who complain saying "It's...." and those who say "I'm...." But it was completely obvious once I heard it. The other 2 kind of filled in the blanks and brought it back to the petty complaining I've been tempted to do and others have certainly given into.
I'd be careful about being on-topic, brief, and to the point in the forums. Should be all the time, but take a care this next while. With KSP 1.1.2 incoming in a few hours and a lot of tension already built up over the past 2 weeks, I'd find something simple and constructive to do. Read a lot of the good stuff posted. Watch and learn.
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Nah, I didn't post in Kopernicus because what needed to be said already was. What I meant to say was "contributing my own 2 cents after others put it so well would have been pointless." I hear you, though. I've been around the forums since early 2013. I've made my own few pleas for civility and gratitude here and there, but I try to stay focused. We're all here because we enjoy the game and we enjoy the community. I think most people's disappointment is a function of unmet expectations and poor perspective. I'm not trying to kill anyone, no one is trying to kill me, I get to sleep in my own bed, I live with my family, and I didn't have an MRE for dinner. Are we really supposed to get worked up over mod updates?
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Say again my last, with correction.
I was more speaking about all the other stuff rather than Kopernicus. Saw your last post there was on Thursday. And the rest of your comment is spot on.
People can get real attached to their games, stock and mods. When they don't work, and they really want them to work, and they can't see why someone hasn't made then work. And they're used to really being caustic 'cause they think that's the way to go....
For me, I had to check and I posted to Kopernicus 3 times today over a couple of hours. Went back and read them again. I was trying to pull it back to reasonable discussion on topic. As well, I was trying to pass on some ways for players to avoid getting messed up by stealth software updates, newfound bugs, and corrupted save files. And then I watched bad just get worse.
Kopernicus is just something I want to monitor for possible future games, like some other mods. If I know something that I can add that will add to a mod, I'll comment. But there's a lot of stress right now. Kind of time to duck and cover?
And I just hit CRA (retirement) from the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve, which I've been in a long time. While pulling together kit to clear out, had some bread out of an IMP (our acronym) that was rather long in the tooth. Dry, but no really drier than they are when fresh. Nice as something different. But that's stuff is behind me and only memories now.
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