inactive accounts

[Lusche]

Why?

Personally I think if you quit the game you should quit the boards. It doesn't take long before "your opinion" of what is going on in the game changes with what is REALLY going on.or. 

A lot of post of players actively playing the game are not particularly well rooted in reality as well. There are more "active players" that I could throw from the BBS for spreading utter nonsense that ex-players. There is no direct relation between trolling and having an account.


A lot of players are taking breaks from the game every now and then, for personal, finanical or whatever reasons. But more often they still are a part of the AH community during that time. Kicking them from the board is not particularly helpful in maintaining the AH community, and will probably not be particularly helpful in keeping those players interested in resubbing.

[The Fugitive]

A lot of post of players actively playing the game are not particularly well rooted in reality as well. There are more "active players" that I could throw from the BBS for spreading utter nonsense that ex-players. There is no direct relation between trolling and having an account.


A lot of players are taking breaks from the game every now and then, for personal, finanical or whatever reasons. But more often they still are a part of the AH community during that time. Kicking them from the board is not particularly helpful in maintaining the AH community, and will probably not be particularly helpful in keeping those players interested in resubbing.

Agreed, but at least you would know which are the ones spreading the nonsense. Also, I'm not talking about kicking anyone. Anyone can read the boards, only players can post. Much like the game it self. No more free arenas, you want to play, sign up. People taking breaks for what ever reason can read still read and see whats going on. If they are that tied into the game I'm sure they are in touch with friends/squad mates through emails. Do you really think that the stupidity that is posted by shades/trolls/12 year old of any age are going to "help" HTC bring in more people? I think a cleaner more civilized board would do that much better.

Okay, but there are plenty of people here who contribute to the community without posting old information.  Can I not post an idea for how I would like the strat game to work even though I'm not playing?  Can I not contribute to this issue because I don't fly?  Who makes the determination what is good information and bad information?  It's really all a matter of perspective, in game and out.

And if you don't play the game how are you to know how the strat is working? Maybe your idea is already in play but with a twist, but no one is talking about it because it really isn't a hot topic any more because it's fixed? Your post is now irrelevant. Maybe a squad is determined to work the strat and actually takes the time to do it right and is effecting play so now it's a different issue all together. Not keeping up to date isn't "helping" any one. Its like posting that everyone should use automatic transmissions to save gas when everyone is already using ones with the over-drive gear to save even more, but you didn't know about that.

[100Coogn]

I wish that just like in the game if an account has been inactive for 6 months or longer, then the account gets locked.  this will avoid the david wales/tortilla syndrome.  accounts that have been inactive for years all of a sudden start posting weird threads.   it's getting annoying and it's beginning to follow a pattern.

if whoever has an account that is locked due to inactivity then they can always ask ht to unlock it.

and also as requested before the forum id's should be linked to a game account, but if the game account is deleted they still can post in the ah bb.  wot used to have a lot of spam even with accounts linked to the game id until they required to play a minimum of 10 games before they could post in most of the forum.  now 99.9% of all spam is gone.  if aces high could somehow link the bb to the game then people like the two spammers before would think twice of spamming the bb with basically dumb threads.

semp

Too Much R/L stuff going on for me to get back into the game.  I do like being able to communicate with folks on the BBS though, just to kinda' stay in touch.
Your wish is to take that away?

--1

and -1 one more for good measure..

Coogan 

[100Coogn]

Agreed, but at least you would know which are the ones spreading the nonsense. Also, I'm not talking about kicking anyone. Anyone can read the boards, only players can post. Much like the game it self. No more free arenas, you want to play, sign up. People taking breaks for what ever reason can read still read and see whats going on. If they are that tied into the game I'm sure they are in touch with friends/squad mates through emails. Do you really think that the stupidity that is posted by shades/trolls/12 year old of any age are going to "help" HTC bring in more people? I think a cleaner more civilized board would do that much better.

And if you don't play the game how are you to know how the strat is working? Maybe your idea is already in play but with a twist, but no one is talking about it because it really isn't a hot topic any more because it's fixed? Your post is now irrelevant. Maybe a squad is determined to work the strat and actually takes the time to do it right and is effecting play so now it's a different issue all together. Not keeping up to date isn't "helping" any one. Its like posting that everyone should use automatic transmissions to save gas when everyone is already using ones with the over-drive gear to save even more, but you didn't know about that.

This strat system sucks to high heaven. 'Hey bombers, let's all go blow something up'  Gosh, I wonder where the bombers are going.?  lol

Coogan

[guncrasher]

Too Much R/L stuff going on for me to get back into the game.  I do like being able to communicate with folks on the BBS though, just to kinda' stay in touch.
Your wish is to take that away?

--1

and -1 one more for good measure..

Coogan 

perhaps you should read the op again.  i said inactive bb accounts should be locked.  if you keep posting then you should have an active account.  that account should link up to whichever id you once had just so we know who you are or were in the game.  if you never played the game, then you shouldnt' need an account and should be limited to the help only section of the bb in case somebody is having problems installing the game.

the point i was trying to make is we have had 2 guys in past few months just spamming the bb with nonsense.  both accounts were opened years ago but only recently started posting.  now it looks like there's another guy starting the same pattern.  account oppened a year ago and just started to look like the other two.  it's somebody's idea of a joke.


semp

[100Coogn]

perhaps you should read the op again.  i said inactive bb accounts should be locked.  if you keep posting then you should have an active account.  that account should link up to whichever id you once had just so we know who you are or were in the game.  if you never played the game, then you shouldnt' need an account and should be limited to the help only section of the bb in case somebody is having problems installing the game.

the point i was trying to make is we have had 2 guys in past few months just spamming the bb with nonsense.  both accounts were opened years ago but only recently started posting.  now it looks like there's another guy starting the same pattern.  account oppened a year ago and just started to look like the other two.  it's somebody's idea of a joke.


semp

So you want to block people from being able to post on the BBs, because of a couple of spammers? 

Coogan

[kvuo75]

Seriously, who cares?

[gyrene81]

This strat system sucks to high heaven. 'Hey bombers, let's all go blow something up'  Gosh, I wonder where the bombers are going.?  lol

Coogan

actually, i have to agree with fugitive. anyone who isn't actively playing online has less than a clue about what's going on and their opinions, especially "the good ole days" are irrelevant. if people not currently active in the game were adult enough to keep their opinions about gameplay to themselves it wouldn't be a problem, but the only way for that to happen is to lock them out of the forums.

perhaps as an option, if inactive players weren't able see anything but announcements, tech support, training, hardware, aircraft and vehicles, and o'club, that would cut down on much of the b.s.

[Butcher]

actually, i have to agree with fugitive. anyone who isn't actively playing online has less than a clue about what's going on and their opinions, especially "the good ole days" are irrelevant. if people not currently active in the game were adult enough to keep their opinions about gameplay to themselves it wouldn't be a problem, but the only way for that to happen is to lock them out of the forums.

perhaps as an option, if inactive players weren't able see anything but announcements, tech support, training, hardware, aircraft and vehicles, and o'club, that would cut down on much of the b.s.

Inactive players should see "announcements" and what not, however I agree with this - if for any reason you quit paying your account - you lose all your perks - you should lose 80% access to the BBS except for spotted areas, some who don't have a clue about what goes on in game routinely post
when in fact game play changes just about every few months. Trying to comment on "A" vs "B" is like comparing apples to oranges.

Only reason I say keep certain access, because I was gone for 3 years and kept up with Aces High via the announcements and Aces High General Discussion - which should be the only place a non-account should be allowed.
Why not access to training arena? If you don't have a paying account you won't need training, etc.

[Jayhawk]

actually, i have to agree with fugitive. anyone who isn't actively playing online has less than a clue about what's going on and their opinions, especially "the good ole days" are irrelevant. if people not currently active in the game were adult enough to keep their opinions about gameplay to themselves it wouldn't be a problem, but the only way for that to happen is to lock them out of the forums.

perhaps as an option, if inactive players weren't able see anything but announcements, tech support, training, hardware, aircraft and vehicles, and o'club, that would cut down on much of the b.s.

Is non-active player posting really that big of a problem?  What about all the active players posting nonsense?  I see plenty of active players who refer to "the good old days".  Who decides what is relevant information and "right" information about the game?

[Butcher]

Is non-active player posting really that big of a problem?  What about all the active players posting nonsense?  I see plenty of active players who refer to "the good old days".

Problem is if you haven't played for x years - how can you comment on what goes on today? Active players posting nonsense is 1% - usually someone creates a thread that wasn't thought out completely and gets shut down pretty quick.

A person's opinion on the "Good ol days" is simply an observation, I have mine, but I can pretty much bet if say anything Lusche will be here with pie data showing otherwise

[Pand]

Why?

Personally I think if you quit the game you should quit the boards. It doesn't take long before "your opinion" of what is going on in the game changes with what is REALLY going on. It's like posted you think there are too many Spit16s in the air all the time, when these days you see more 190s. A lot of people who post here that no longer play base there opinions and answers off of what they read here which is their only source of info, right or wrong it's all they have to go by. If your not in the game your posts become some what irrelevant. Just more trash to sort through.

One subscription, one BBS account. No more trolls from any clown that can start a new email some place. Relevant information posted with with opinions based on that info, not some "here say" they picked up some place. Better control, less maintenance for HTC to monitor.  

+1.   No Pay, No play... BBS or otherwise.  $15 a month isn't much when compared to the time each spends in game and on the boards... Give HTC their nut.

[Lusche]

Problem is if you haven't played for x years - how can you comment on what goes on today? Active players posting nonsense is 1%

And non active players posting nonsense percentage is what? I'm really looking forward for a detailed breakdown.

I was non active for a few times due to various reasons. I still was a member of the community, heck, I even dared to post in Help & Training. It's absurd that me and many others doing the same should be banned from this community just because one or the other was posting nonsense.

[gyrene81]

Is non-active player posting really that big of a problem?  What about all the active players posting nonsense?  I see plenty of active players who refer to "the good old days".  Who decides what is relevant information and "right" information about the game?

i haven't been active in ah for 6 months, and i wouldn't presume to comment on anything to do with the game because i'm adult enough to know things change and unless you are experiencing them first hand, you know exactly squat. i post in the o'club, hardware, tech support and just those wishlist discussions that i can contribute information to, not spamming b.s.

[matt]

I wish that just like in the game if an account has been inactive for 6 months or longer, then the account gets locked.  this will avoid the david wales/tortilla syndrome.  accounts that have been inactive for years all of a sudden start posting weird threads.   it's getting annoying and it's beginning to follow a pattern.

if whoever has an account that is locked due to inactivity then they can always ask ht to unlock it.

and also as requested before the forum id's should be linked to a game account, but if the game account is deleted they still can post in the ah bb.  wot used to have a lot of spam even with accounts linked to the game id until they required to play a minimum of 10 games before they could post in most of the forum.  now 99.9% of all spam is gone.  if aces high could somehow link the bb to the game then people like the two spammers before would think twice of spamming the bb with basically dumb threads.


semp

david wales was banned from the forums he's still an active member.