dunno001 said:
The way I see it, raising an issue is one thing. However, the issue now has been raised. But people keep harping on it, without bringing anything new to the table. This adds nothing new to the boards, rather, it inundates them with duplicate posts. The worst case right now is with the DS vs PS2 camp. Sure, we have the DS numbers approacing the PS2. The PS2 side mentions the shipped vs sold discrepency, and has been acknowledged by ioi as needing adjustment. Fine. This is now known. The DS side needs to stop bringing this up until the numbers have been adjusted for the PS2, and the PS2 side, rather than constantly posting to the thread, should ignore them, and the threads will drop off. What's happening, is that neither side is relenting, and it's resulting in both sides arguing the same thing across several threads with no new information.
Other threads have people talking about the PS3 being undertracked. Well... where's the new news here? It was looked into the first time, when there were actually fewer threads and complainers about it, and it was adjusted when deemed appropriate and backed with more data. Since then, we've had no real new data, and people are still whining about it being undertracked. And they're getting more vocal about it, despite nothing new. The issue needs to be laid to rest until we have more information. If the shipped vs sold number next quarter shows an increasing disparity, then it is fair to look at the issue again, since there is more new and relevant information. This will cause discussion (and arguing, I'm sure), but it doesn't need to come up in every sales thread. And I'm not even going to get started on the games side of things...
Which is what leads us to this thread. It is a website issue- with the users, specifically. When the sales forum becomes flooded with posts which have all shifted to talking about the same few complaints, and no new information in any of the threads, it does become a valid complaint. This thread does not break any rules- it does not go after any system or company allegiances, it does not attack any particular users, etc. I can, however, make an argument for the other side, the posts being complained about, as spamming. And yes, the rules do have a very specific clause I can cite for it, specifically, from rule 7 about substance:
This is what people are doing. And this is why I will be looking to ban people who continue it without any new information. It is not a stretch of any rule; it is clearly worded.
Regarding threads that you feel have a sole purpose of creating drama and stirring things up, feel free to report them through the report post function, or, hell, PM/IM me the offending post/thread. (With a link, please, it's much easier to follow up on, then.) I will say that this thread probably could have used a better subject, but it is not a problem, as it does address a new, and frankly, serious problem.
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