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[miauw62]

The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?

I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/

Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.

Also the fact that Minecraftforums are an unofficial third party forum that is not run by Mojang, and was in fact contracted out to an external external agency, making them even more crap and non official than they previously were.
Combine that with carebear mods who lock topics and ban you for even mentioning something they disagree with, and why would he bother reading them?

Yeah, but it IS linked and treated as the official forums.

[SealyStar]

The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?

I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/

Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.

Also the fact that Minecraftforums are an unofficial third party forum that is not run by Mojang, and was in fact contracted out to an external external agency, making them even more crap and non official than they previously were.
Combine that with carebear mods who lock topics and ban you for even mentioning something they disagree with, and why would he bother reading them?

Yeah, but it IS linked and treated as the official forums.

They're considered official, even though they're hosted and administrated by a third party. And they've sold out for teh lootz, so now there are more banner ads than you could count on one hand, plus Curse "premium" which is basically just a money-grubbing alternative to adblock.

Citricsquid is probably lining in pockets with Benjamins thanks to those forums. "Server expenses" my ass.

[The Darkling Wolf]

Yeah, my main point was that they're official as a token gesture, so the devs have little reason to actually read them.

If they'd been set up by and were administrated by Mojang, then the suggestions forum could be considered an official suggestion board set up by the devs, as it is, it's a place for 12 year olds to ask for ways to turn dirt into diamonds.

[Skyrunner]

Personally, I don't like the new minecraft forums (by curse): they're a tad too heavy for easy use on iPhones and iPods (before the fourth generation, that is. Don't know about 5g). That's part of the reason why I stopped going there.

Bay12 is nice and light. I used it for three hours on 3G and barely got 30 MB.

[Darvi]

Bay12 is nice and light. I used it for three hours on 3G and barely got 30 MB.

TIME TO SPAM EVERYTHING WITH IMAGE MACROS!

[bombzero]

Bay12 is nice and light. I used it for three hours on 3G and barely got 30 MB.

Hell, bay12 is nice even when bandwidth isn't a serious issue, too many forums go for fancy layouts that make it feel like we got pre-cable internet all over again.

[FearfulJesuit]

Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?

see: every democracy ever

[Loud Whispers]

Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?

see: every democracy ever

See: every government ever

[Flying Dice]

Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?

see: every democracy ever

See: every government ever

Except the ones with philosopher-kings. That don't exist.

[bombzero]

Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?

see: every democracy ever

See: every government ever

Except the ones with philosopher-kings. That don't exist.

There was something I heard once that is quite relevant here.
"Only a foolish or greedy man wants to lead a country, only a great and selfless man can."

[Darvi]

Summary of the summary: People are a problem.

And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?

[kaijyuu]

Summary of the summary: People are a problem.

And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?

Altruistic self-sacrificers.

[Xantalos]

Summary of the summary: People are a problem.

And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?

Altruistic self-sacrificers.

The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.

[darkrider2]

Summary of the summary: People are a problem.

And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?

Altruistic self-sacrificers.

The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.

I have read them but I have completely forgotten.

[Xantalos]

Summary of the summary: People are a problem.

And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?

Altruistic self-sacrificers.

The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.

I have read them but I have completely forgotten.

The dude who is unsure of everything and is uncertain that anything exists, who the leaders of the universe consult for what they should do.