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[Karbuncle]

Okay, I think i just realized this has nothing to do with the forums. its "I'M GROWN UP AND I DONT WANNA! I DONT WANNA I DONT WANNA I DONT WANNA" argument now.

Its never been about linking character Data, you just don't like being told what to do. Its okay really. I understand how you feel.

[Bumbeen]

Click new posts up at the top, about 50% of them are worthless suggestions, complaints, and just fodder in general. Not worth putting thought into, much better for just trolling. If you want to put thought and consideration into your posts, do it on a forum worthy of such.

[Runespider]

The only truely sad part of this whole thing is that it stopped a lot of decent posters being active here (on forums their subscriptions pay for), whether because they were worried about ingame privacy, because they wanted the two to be kept seperate or because they just didn't want to be forced to do something utterly pointless.

Personally I wanted more people to post here, not less.

Honestly the silly part of this whole thing is, the forums that have had the biggest impact on FFXI over the years are all anon to post.

[Karbuncle]

The only truely sad part of this whole thing is that it stopped a lot of decent posters being active here (on forums their subscriptions pay for), whether because they were worried about ingame privacy, because they wanted the two to be kept seperate or because they just didn't want to be forced to do something utterly pointless.

Personally I wanted more people to post here, not less.

Honestly the silly part of this whole thing is, the forums that have had the biggest impact on FFXI over the years are all anon to post.

I ask this in complete seriousness.

Who do you consider a "decent poster" who stopped posting because of this? Cause when i look around i still see the same names i consider the best and most knowledgeable posters still posting.

[Runespider]

Look around the topics on here, you will see quite a lot of worthwhile posters who have no characters linked to their accounts, many of them seem to of stopped posting around the same time.

[Karbuncle]

Look around the topics on here, you will see quite a lot of worthwhile posters who have no characters linked to their accounts, many of them seem to of stopped posting around the same time.

I'm sorry if this comes off as rude but I do not want to look around for your opinion. I asked you if you could name me the people you feel were good posters who stopped posting.

I Can't look at the beginning of this thread and find people you think were good, Our opinions are different. I'd like you to name them so i can more easily see and understand the point you are trying to make.

Obviously our opinions on good posters are different, Good is a subjective term, Which is why i asked you which do you feel are the good posters who are gone now. Because our opinions on good will vary, I Can look back and not find anyone, while you may have some names in mind.

Edit: The only people I don't see with linked accounts are "Tsukino_Kaji", Who was actually for this adjustment, So i doubt thats why he stopped posting, and GlobalVariable, who after reading I think is probably the one "not bad" person to stop posting. He wasn't bad/troll, But the forums will live without him.

Edit2: Looks like Tsukino is posting now though. So its just GlobalVariable.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Edit: The only people I don't see with linked accounts are "Tsukino_Kaji"

Funny story actualy. I linked right away and imediately complained that it displayed me as sam instead of whm when sam had never been selected. Is what happed was, I fell victim to that july payment glitch. Which, without an active ID, seems to have dropped it while my account was down.

[Karbuncle]

Funny story actualy. I linked right away and imediately complained that it displayed me as sam instead of whm when sam had never been selected. Is what happed was, I fell victim to that july payment glitch. Which, without an active ID, seems to have dropped it while my account was down.

Lordy >_>, That really sucks D:

[Scuro]

Ya as I said before, and Karbuncle is addressing this, the act of a forum troll is not that their opinion differs... Oh no, its that they start an argument, and prolong it until people give up and accept their statement. Til then they will keep fueling a pointless argument, that has reached its end probably 10-20 pages ago, when a ratio of 6 to 2 people agree that linking names is ok in the eyes of the community. To say otherwise is just denying majority vote here, and while we are not exactly a representation of the entire community, if a fraction of us say yes, and an even miniscule fraction say no, what do you think that will say in the grander spectrum of the community? Pretty sure the same thing.

I would love to see who actually stopped posting, because from what I can tell.... no one has stopped posting, everybody linked their characters as soon as possible, and a lot of us still enjoy posting here. If you can name some people, their post amount, and to what topics they did such a "monumental contribution" to please, write them down, but pretty much.... everything is the same, except now your avatar info is below your Screen Name. I pretty much fail to see a reason to keep griping about this when its clear that people are ok with avatar information being displayed, and I personally want it to stay.

[Neonii]

This in a nutshell.

We've already addressed the in-game abuse notion directly. It's a completely unjustified and unfounded fear. Meanwhile, I see absolutely nothing wrong with people being forced to think a bit before they speak. It's not like they're going to be abused because they say something stupid. People are just going to think they're a complete idiot. Which is well within their rights.

At the same time, it prevents pointless posturing like the crap Dallas spewed all over the Mythic/Emp/Relic Staff thread, and the BS TearValerin/Andylynn caused with his sock fake Gungnir account. Calling people epic gimps when they themselves are horribly geared, or pretending to have relics so that they can inflate their already bursting sense of self-importance and e-ego, that sort of thing is what turns legitimate discussions into steaming piles of crap.

There is room for other motivations in using a mule. None of the above describes me yet I have very valid reasons for using the mule. 1. It allows me to feel safe in asking questions and trying to be a better player. 2. On my last online game I was followed by some guy who wanted to date me even after I changed servers. I used the same name for my Character on both games it fits me to a T. I don't know if someone googles the name it would point to ffx1. I know if i google it the guild point list from my other game still come up. I will comply and list it here if they insist. However, until that time comes I would rather err on the side of caution and not list the name. I have never even once called names or tolled or flamed anyone on these forums. I prefer to use it as a resource to get answers to my questions. I don't think it is fair to paint everyone who choose to use a mule as trouble. Also. GG i'm not saying you personally advocate this. I'm just using your post because it sums up the views of this thread as I understand them nicely.