Zantei

I think the recent influx of visitors is due to the attention various magazines have placed in the MOD =)

Indeed, it was uncalled for on my part It's just easier to use the stereotype than having to explain the mentality in detail. My apologies, you're obviously one of the few exceptions.

I do, as do other people every day. I'm not being offensive when I say this, and in truth I shouldn't even respond. I am not moaning about anything, I am telling you how the land lies and I don't ever beat around the bush in my dialogue. Your interpretation of my post lacks the understanding mine is based on, I'm leaving feedback, I'm not complaining. This is my second post and this is the only thread I'll ever actively participate in. This is what I'm talking about, no moderator would adopt that attitude in a commercial gaming community. You're under no obligation to match their standard but it should be a guiding star at the very least. Indeed...that is your own interpretation of the current community status. Intolerance lies in how you react to a post (like mine). I can see it has tested your patience and you're showing some restraint, which is admirable but you should find ways that are both less forceful and impressionable in order to circumvent a problem. Just thought I'd say something in regards to this =) It is important to keep in mind that you (or any creator) are the worst judge of your own work. The second worst judge would be the "fan boys" that you converse with in regards to your work. The only way to receive proper criticism is to ask people who don't believe anything can be perfect and despite how you interpret this, the ones who always complain. You'd be better of asking people from outside the community due to them being the impartial "audience". The argument "we should ask the people here because it's for them" holds no substance as the people "here" just want it to be released and will say anything to get it sooner (that's going to make me alot of enemies no doubt). It's a fantastic site, organised layout, good colour scheme, it's just the ethics that seem to be out of place. Moderators should never lose their cool but it's good to see you're coming to terms with that, most other people would dismiss what I've said after reading the first 3 lines.

As it stands, your community is a collection of drooling morons with oversized egos and a mental age of around 15. That's not a bad thing, that's just what it's currently comprised of. The moderators use bad language and show intolerance for no good (Mr.Bill: Thanks I try SO hard )reason and should think more before even replying to a thread. If you want to make this mod at least have a feel of professionalism and receive accurate feedback from your community you need to start catering for the more sensible people out there. Turn off avatars and allow images only to be posted in select forums, that deters a good percentage of the under age group who like to flash themselves about the place. I've seen members, who have both high post counts and stupid sigs, visit other GTA forums and post saying... Arrogance like that is in abundance within the MTA community, don't let the grass grow under your feet, it'll be detrimental to future development. If you feel the need to display a disclaimer before entering the forums that's fine but take off the "Don't ask when it's out". You make people feel as though they're being treated like idiots and even more so when you shut the forums down due to a blatant lack of tolerance. I don't need to tell you how people view you for doing that do I? Seriously, do you understand the consequences of an action like that? This is not a flame it's critical feedback from me. I know you're all hyped up but at least try to act seriously (the mods) and if you want to avoid people asking about the release date then perhaps you should be a little more accurate in your percentage updates. As it currently stands, the most anyone can decipher from the current affairs regarding MTA is that there's a severe lack of planning going on. My only other complaint is that the interface looks messy on that screenshot in the news section. Keep it neat and on a greyscale form. Use something like Delphi to design it. I just thought this all needs to be said before you guys discover it for yourselves. Good luck with the mod, it's a fantastic endeavour and I look forward to playing a more complete version in the future. I've been around forum communities long enough to know not everyone agrees with the above and will see things differently. You're entitled to your opinions but this is just mine for now.