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Alcar, this isn't about an argument. It's not about 'winning' some kind of fight. You deny that this forum is a real community, you want it to be just plain OW, but the fact of the matter is, none of your users want it that way.
Saying "what's most popular is not always what's best" is like insisting you know better than the majority. Which, I might add, is a very arrogant stance. Perhaps for once, you should just let this forum grow in the way it wants to. It's the majority that makes a forum what it is, not some stuffy mod who thinks he knows best.
As though it would really be any effort in the first place. Which is why a shop hack would be good, it means users can reward themselves when they participate. All you have to do is moderate it (which is a job that is split between lots of other people too), and check up on bugs/flaws.
Just because it's called "shop hack" doesn't mean it is about buying things. Consider it exchanging post count for something more meaningful, like a colorful rank, or a custom title.
Don't be so expediant in your decisions of what the future holds. If things continue the way that they are going now, this forum will stagnate very quickly. There is nothing to celebrate here. It pales in comparison to even some of the most boring forums. This forum is the most basic, skin and bones there is. Why not make it an experience? Why not make it exciting? WTF have you got to lose?
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You sure seem to make everything you get into an argument. I do not deny the forums are a real community, either. We do not want it to be plain Oddworld, which is why we offer Off Topic Discussion and Non Oddworld Art & Literature. We
focus on Oddworld, and I do admit that the focus has been diminishing. Something I'm not proud of.
The quote I quoted, was not said with any arrogance. I am a leader, and it is my duty to respond to the requests of the community. I have responded, quite calmly, once again, contrary to the 'colourful' image you used earlier.
The forums aren't meant to be an 'experience'. They are meant to be a discussion forum, not a circus.
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