On persistent social toxicity in this forum

[Cobblemaniac]

We should all try to calm a bit, I suppose. ^^

This. This is probably a very good method of damage control for those that are currently looking at the thread, and ripping their heads out for whatever reason. Take some time off the computer and chill for a bit.

From whatever I've posted from the previous thread, I'll transfer here, so context will apply from what I've posted in the wind ragna thread, although I would like to post a quick message to VeryVoodoo (quoted so those reading my input can skip this easily):

I apologise if I came across as grouping your methods of arguments in the "hoho you're a shitbag" category bag, for the sake of fairness I've went past previous threads to make sure I wasn't making the wrong judgement for you, and indeed, you've tried your best to keep as civil as possible, I re-emphasise that I am terribly sorry. What I have observed is that you are noticeably losing your patience as the argument goes along (most notably in the general discussions thread), and that argument has probably tainted your impression of a few of our members here. Hell, my message probably already tainted your impression of me. I only ask of you this: please don't take it to heart, be it that general discussion issue, my message, or anything else, and let's try not to point fingers about anything, even if I am indeed hypocritically doing so right now.

With that out of the way, this is what I have observed so far:

The forum today phases between very helpful and the insult firestorm that we see from the linked thread. There is a pattern to this phase; when there is consensus on something, or a person asks for information about event technicalities and stuff you can find in the wiki (JP or not), helpful mode applies, we're good on that. The problem comes when we disagree, some corrections that come in do so rather aggressively, which of course, is like a spark to a gas tank of toxic arguments, either there is damage control to prevent that spark from inducing an explosion, or kaboom goes the thread.

The unregistered user issue is something of concern, there have been particularly helpful unregistered users, but I fear that the mask of anonymity is an issue when we determine the root of the problem; what root is there in the first place? On the flipside, I do believe that necessitating registered posting and commenting kinda gives helpful users the recognition they deserve, although not necessarily the recognition they want. Current observation tells me that most unregistered users also fall within the same patterns of phasing as I've described in the paragraph above, and therefore solving that issue should bring a temporary closure to this issue as well.