Anyone else find this place brings out a burning rage in them sometimes?
I usually never get like that on the internet at all, ive been on it long enough to know better, but i think my actual passion for the franchise and the direction its going in makes things different cos this stuff matters to me. Ive been banned like 3 times now for typing out stupid things in fury while on the matchmaking and reach forums, but -Yoink-…some of the stuff in there brings out the worst in me. You know what some of those people are like. Especially with the TU war stuff. Ive probably got over half the regulars there hidden now and i think my resolution is to keep hidden people hidden otherwise im just letting myself get trolled. 
I have to say though, moderation policy is puzzling. You can make as many pure flamebait threads as you like and condescend everyone you talk to, talk down your nose to them, go around with the most ridiculous ego…but when someone finally loses their patience with it and starts calling people out, ban.
I never wanted it to be like this but so far i think this forum has reduced my enjoyment of the franchise more than it has enhanced it. Im probably just doin’ it wrong eh.
tl;dr protips for maximum waypoint enjoyment?
No, actually. Of course, I do sometimes look at comments made by some people, and I think “Wow, what an idiot”, but you have to remember: There’s another person (just like you) behind that keyboard, who have feelings. (Good God, I sound like a freakin’ kindergarten teacher)
I find that the best conversations, even in arguments, are ones where both sides stay cool and level-headed, without trash-talking or sounding condescending. It’s hard to do, but believe me, you gain a lot of respect from a person by keeping calm.
I think keeping people hidden is a good idea. The best way to not let people get to you, is to simply not see what they say!
This place is really calming to me. Does the web team coat the forums in aloevera?
> tl;dr protips for maximum waypoint enjoyment?
1. Think of it as a city. I’ve heard a few members comment on how they get sick and tired of having to explain the same things over and over again. I don’t have that problem, because I see Waypoint as a city: I forget nearly all of the faces I run into, and I fully expect that I’ll have to explain something several times to passers-by.
In a lot of media, there’s that stereotype of the crazy guy on the street corners holding a sign that says, “THE END IS NIGH”. Does that guy ever get tired of having to tell people over and over again that the end is allegedly nigh? Nope, and neither do I, because on Waypoint, I’m that guy. 
2. When you feel the rage, leave the page. I’m a multitasker. I have four Firefox windows with between twenty and sixty tabs in each. Facebook, Twitter, Waypoint, RP, Xbox.com, BNet, SEN… Do I check all of them? Heck no! I haven’t looked at my ForgeHub or YouTube tabs in weeks. But I have them there, and that’s important, because that means that when I see myself getting irritable on the forums, I have no shortage of other places to go.
At these other places, maybe standards are more lax and a little bit of venting is accepted. Maybe it’s just the benefit of leaving the place where the rage started; I can be polite there, but I need some time before I can be polite here again. Maybe it’s actually “physically” (for lack of a better word) difficult to vent: how much rage can you pack into a tweet, and can you do it without looking like a psycho? I know I can’t, but I can vent just a little bit – let out just enough steam to keep the pipes from bursting. And so those sites act as little havens where I can go until I’ve calmed down enough to be able to post here again.
I have yet to be annoyed by this place. For the most part everyone here seems to respect each other which is awesome.
I don’t give a -Yoink-
I’m the realest -Yoink- in the world, ya dig?
> > tl;dr protips for maximum waypoint enjoyment?
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> 1. Think of it as a city. I’ve heard a few members comment on how they get sick and tired of having to explain the same things over and over again. I don’t have that problem, because I see Waypoint as a city: I forget nearly all of the faces I run into, and I fully expect that I’ll have to explain something several times to passers-by.
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> In a lot of media, there’s that stereotype of the crazy guy on the street corners holding a sign that says, “THE END IS NIGH”. Does that guy ever get tired of having to tell people over and over again that the end is allegedly nigh? Nope, and neither do I, because on Waypoint, I’m that guy.
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> 2. When you feel the rage, leave the page. I’m a multitasker. I have four Firefox windows with between twenty and sixty tabs in each. Facebook, Twitter, Waypoint, RP, Xbox.com, BNet, SEN… Do I check all of them? Heck no! I haven’t looked at my ForgeHub or YouTube tabs in weeks. But I have them there, and that’s important, because that means that when I see myself getting irritable on the forums, I have no shortage of other places to go.
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> At these other places, maybe standards are more lax and a little bit of venting is accepted. Maybe it’s just the benefit of leaving the place where the rage started; I can be polite there, but I need some time before I can be polite here again. Maybe it’s actually “physically” (for lack of a better word) difficult to vent: how much rage can you pack into a tweet, and can you do it without looking like a psycho? I know I can’t, but I can vent just a little bit – let out just enough steam to keep the pipes from bursting. And so those sites act as little havens where I can go until I’ve calmed down enough to be able to post here again.
Some good points. Think ill stick to “when you feel the rage leave the page” It rhymes so i can remember it :>. Its nice to know im not the only one who gets enraged by some of the morons here too, even if others handle it better than me atm.
“Don’t rage leave the page”
Sweet Cortana, this guy is on to something. There has yet to be one time that I have been on this site and not raged. I have horrible anger issues and ignorance spikes it. Something else it always seem like this one kid post on everything I do like he is trolling me, is that possible? Someone please pm me with this knowledge. I’m a veteran Halo player but I am still using BNET even though I know it will be dead soon.
A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth your effort.
Herm Albright
Hang in there Fatal and dont let people get to you =)