Is Smeags gone for good? I wouldn't blame him.

The forum tends to explode around E3 and similar industry events.

In general, I think activity is high Monday-Friday, mid-day to evening. Weekends are usually much quieter.

He'll be back.

If you miss him, just give him a call!

You know, I get that you are trying to reduce the negativity and stealth trolling that goes on here and I support that.  However, I think it hurts your cause on here that you only focus on Nintendo related bashing and stealth trolling.  If you really want to make a difference, don't be so single minded in your approach.  Take a step back and look at everything, not just Nintendo.

Nah, it is pretty even.  You probably just notice the Nintendo fans getting in trouble more because you are closer with them and more conscious of their activity.  

One thread is proof of nothing.  A thread can get derailed and go on for a long time for a lot of reasons.  For example, no moderators online to deal with it.  However, if a corporate executive says or does something that most people don't agree with, then sure, a thread is going to generate a lot of critical comments.  Especially somebody like Reggie who has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way for several years now.  Also, the vita bashing didn't really go away as much as all the vita fans retreated to the vita thread.

I also notice you don't even talk about Microsoft who is probably the most attacked console maker on this site.  As somebody who likes all three console makers about equally, I don't see any bias in how people are moderated.  Do some companies get attacked more than others?  Sure.  Should all companies be treated the same?  Nope.  

Struggling companies often have more critical comments for a reason.  They are generally struggling because they are doing things that a lot of people don't like.  So I would expect a Nintendo thread to have more critical responses then a Sony thread because of their respective positions, just like last gen Nintendo threads were super positive and Sony threads were negative.

With that said, I do support you trying decrease the negativity and stealth trolling on this site.  However, I STRONGLY disagree that it is a problem that only Nintendo fans are facing, heck, they don't even have the worst of it on here.  So, like I said, I think you would have more success in making a positive change if you focused on all console makers, not just Nintendo.

A quick look at who is banned right now might seem to indicate Padib has a case here. But the fact that the ones being banned on Nintendo's side are the usual suspects, having quite a long history of similar offenses, it's to be taken with a bag of salt.

One guy got banned for trolling Nintendo. An other for trolling something unrelated to gaming,  and of the 3 Nintendo centric users who are currently banned, 2 of them unsurprisingly got banned for trolling either Sony or Microsoft just as they always do, while the last one got banned for criticising a moderation.

I have a question for the mods. How many alts has Zero999 made?

Too many, but I doubt they will have a specific answer for you.  Also, it is best to ignore the whole situation, he doesn't need the attention...

Why did foodfather get banned?

He was a fellow funkster.