TheBeeze

My perspective on this issue: 1. Rules are Rules. Whether you like someone or not, the rules need to be up kept in order to maintain some level of stability. Some people feel the need to bend the rules for 5 seconds of fame, over enthusiasm, the list can go on forever. Rules are like law, as much as you may feel personally about something they are the rules. You need to follow the rules it's that simple. 2. Words in writing are much harder to interpret than they are vocally in person. Five people can read a statement and interpret it is malicious, generous, and everything in between. I would be hesitant to jump to calling someone on the forum rude after interpreting written text from someone you probably don't know personally. If something is open to interpretation, it'd probably be a good move to pull them aside and question them one on one in a PM as opposed to calling them out publicly for it. It is important also to not misinterpret being "blunt" as being "rude". 3. The Staff will work with you if you come to the table with respect. When operating on a forum like this, it can be a bit intimidating. As I've gotten more involved with some of the inner workings here, I've found the staff to be very inviting and welcoming. I've had discussions with both Moderators and Admins about things I wanted to do here, some times they went well and other times not so much. The underlying point was that I approached all of those issues as an outsider with enough courtesy to reach out to the staff on a one to one level and open a level headed discussion to review the positives and negatives to what I wanted to do as opposed to holding an open court or just doing what I wanted without permission. Every time, I've been given mutual respect regardless of how bizarre my request may have been. I find there are a lot of people (in the world as a whole right now) who don't understand that concept these days. 4. Moderators are people. That means no one is perfect with an infinite level of patience. When people are given warnings on the one to one level and continue exhibiting the same behavior or worse and jump to something else, the people handling that situation tend to get frustrated. A person can only take so much before they hit their limit. It is understandable and only human. As members of the forum and community as a whole, you need to be understanding of one's humanity. Regarding the specific individual everyone is referring to, VaderFan, I personally dealt with him several times. I am not a Forum Moderator, but I do run my own section that he regularly contributed to. There were several times I had to pull him to the side to stop certain actions and behaviors while also providing him with advice moving forward. And several times my warnings and advice went in one ear and out the other. It certainly tested my patience and was frustrating. It is always unfortunate when someone needs to be removed from a forum but he simply did not follow the rules multiple times and was deserving of the ban. With that said, I'd caution anyone to jump to calling a moderator "rude" without first looking at it from their perspective and also evaluating if you could conduct yourself in a more courteous and respectful manner; you may not be the problem but it can't hurt to reflect on yourself before passing judgement on someone else. It is always easier to resolve a problem when the parties involved are level headed and respectful. On voting for moderators... This would not work for multiple reasons, namely being popularity for some and the vast size and scope of this forum for others. The staff do a great job now and selecting people should be kept on a one to one basis, not a matter of public interest.

Great Job here! A lot of detail to soak up everywhere you look. Very nice work!

WOW that is huge. I couldn't imagine trying to store, pack, transport, and then set that up to display at a show. Your detail is incredible!

Very Good Point.

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Wow this is truly phenomenal! A few questions, 1. I noticed the wiring and the controllers, does something move on the platform? 2. Any chance you have close ups of the tree construction? Your pattern is very unique and may come in handy for a future project I have in mind. Great work, this was definitely a labor of love.

Looks truly awesome. Nice work. What's the 3rd vehicle you're referring to?

Nice! Love the Indy stuff. So much potential. I'm sure they'll do more with the new movie coming out.

Your water work is nice, its very different from what you usually see (in a refreshing way). The only suggestion I would add for that would be to maybe alter the clear and blues a little more to break up the monotony of it. The water wheel could probably be a little bigger. Otherwise, I think you did a really great job. I have a certain fondness for builds that start out with the main features elevated like that. I know its a lot of work.

Interesting design. I'd like to see it rendered personally.

Very nice and clean too. It's not overly detailed so it allows your build quality to shine. Nice Job!

In so many words, yes.

Nice work. The detailing on the different compartments and features is top notch. Might actually attempt this if I finish some projects.

I think we're all waiting on the Zuckuss figure to eventually come out so we can build this one haha. Nice job it's looking good. You really don't have much else to go than filling in your detail work.

The detail here is INCREDIBLE! The fact that your citadel has an interior takes this to a whole nother level. WELL DONE!

Very Nicely Detailed! Something doesn't look proportionately right though. Maybe the rounding on the top portion? I don't know. Your'e very very close though. Great Work!

Thank you all! Great job to everyone. I was really pulling for #2 as well, it was very well done!

I laughed a lot. A nice build though, you can see a lot of work went it.

No, not out of the question at all. The focus should be on your troops.

As long as its not featured too prominently, I have no issue with it.

That's pretty slick. Love the side air ducts by the canopy.

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List updated. Countries were opened based on continent, not on alliance. There are still other continents available that have yet to be opened. There is one COAC country available right now, but COAC has a higher active player count currently.

It is not. Please refer to the first post of this thread for a list of which countries are currently open.

The more specific we make the game, the more rules we will need to make in order to govern it. I'd much prefer that we don't have to start calculating artillery ranges and plotting fire missions. As I said prior, I would ask that you use good judgement and make the appropriate decision on gauging any sort of distance. Do not exceed what seems reasonable to you.