I know my opinions means jack, so feel free to ignore my rambling but...
I wouldn't want this site to be a place where you have to stop and think before posting and re read your posts to check you've not accidentally wrote anything that might talk down PES or Fifa. I'd like to think people are mature enough that if they see something I've posted that annoys them or that they just disagree with. They will either pm me or post asking why i think that with why they think differently. Not posting 'Rad U iz Wong u muppet!' or reporting me to a mod like a child hoping that I'll get told off. Or they'll just accept that I think something they don't and move on and not feel the undying need to post against me and argue.
I don't think I've ever gone into the PES thread purposely to tell everyone there why I like Fifa over PES or vice versa. I did attempt to go into the PES 2009 news thread when there was info coming out but there was that much random chatting that it felt like a chore to find info on the game. I don't think I paid enough attention to it all to see what was being said and if people were fighting amongst themselves - to be fair I couldn't give a dogs dick if someone loves PES and refuses to even look at Fifa. As long as your having fun yourself then I'm happy.
I was going to skip Fifa 09 and buy PES 09 this year just because I could. I thought it might be nice to get a different footie game this year and have a year of something new (I didnt buy PES 08) and then next year maybe go back to Fifa. In the end I don't have to pick between them as the misses was asking what game i'd like for christmas and i thought as long as the demo interests me then get me that.
Though I did type this in the Fifa thread earlier today;
http://forums.evo-web.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1431143&postcount=2364
Someone probably could have read that and come back with 'You're an idiot and a troll' or maybe they could have read that and got pissed off. But I've not really trashed PES fans and the game to their faces. I've just talked shite and made an exaggerated joke.
But is that the kind of thing we'd be warned/banned about in the future?
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I can see why you wouldn't want to change the site into a Fifa and PES based fan site as it would piss off the people who see this site as PES only. But it's a bit of a strange one to myself. Are the people who will get annoyed really that insecure? What difference would it make to the site? Would anyone actually quit this place just because the site catered to it's members who like games other than PES?
Does anyone or did anyone ONLY come to this site
AND stay because it's called EVO-web... and it's the EVO from Pro Evo? Did the name mean anything to you?
I came and stayed because I enjoyed PES and enjoyed adding edited data to my game. The name of the site and it's other sections means jack to me. It could be called The Booyaa site and have 3 sections devoted to cooking for all I care and I'd still come here for the sections I do care about.
The site would still have everything it has now... so they're losing absolutely nothing.
Do they get pissed there is a section devoted to
other games or
other sports than football or is it basically a hatred and fear of fifa. Is it a fear that members might enjoy fifa more than pes and that the fifa section might be bigger and more active? That if Evo web added a real Fifa section with sub sections etc... it's almost like admitting the game is worthy of having a section. And in some way proving them and their opinions wrong that Fifa = Shit?
Even then the PES sections would never get deleted. So the only problem I could see would be that let's say the fifa section becomes more and more popular. Is that the problem? That they're afraid that fifa might liked?
If they truly believe that PES is superior then they have nothing to fear. A fifa section with it's own sub sections within would be the niche section and seen as an extra part of evo web. If Fifa became a big part of the forums nothing has changed for them and their sections. So what's the problem?
If the PES editing section is really popular then wouldn't the Fifa section become popular with the editing community and appeal to new members?
I'm planning on buying the PS3 version of Fifa 09 but if you can edit the pc version then that's pretty tempting to me.
Maybe at first people might not get into Fifa editing as it's going to be new and most will have probably bought it on their consoles. Plus the game will have most things already in the game like kits .. but everything has to start somewhere.
I like the idea as well about relaying info to the FSB and then onto EA to help improve the game. In an ideal world the PES fans would suggest things in an adult manner along with the fifa fans to help push the game towards a universal great game. Surely there are features in PES that even the anti PES fans would love to see in a great football game and vice versa.
The problem lies in the fact that trying to cater for two games like this has caused stupid discussion after stupid discussion. How many PES and FIFA discussion threads have we been through in an effort to stop either of them descending into 'PES is shit lolz', 'no FIFA is shit lolz'
If anyone decided to pop into the FIFA sections to say 'Fifa is shit' then they deserve a warning and then a suspension if they continue until they learn to keep it to themselves and grow up.
We have a bunch of mods on here - so surely there are enough of them to police the sections if they did crop up. And if they're not online then everyone else here should ignore the poster or at best just post to inform them they're braking the code of conduct rules and should stop, instead of them posting back and arguing.
1. No mention of FIFA in the PES forum(s) and vice versa.
Designed to keep each forum talking about the right game and cut down on the non-constructive arguments. I appreciate that this may seem Draconian but really it's the best way to keep each forum on-topic.
2. No posts in any forum designed specifically to illicit a negative reaction from the fans of that particular game.
No baiting in other words. We want any talk to be about the games and not about how people feel about other's opinions.
Constructive feedback would be appreciated.
I think a mix of points 1 and 2 would work. You should be able to refer to fifa or pes in each others threads for constructiveness. for example if someone is talking about the Be A Pro mode in Fifa and after improvements I would post a lot of the features they used in WE like being sold to another club mid season. I'm not saying Fifa is shit because PES had this feature so no one should have a problem with that. If I went in saying They can't improve it because it's shit, you're shit and PES rules' then I'd clearly be a prat and deserve to be warned.
If anyone is seen going into a thread and posting a one off comment slagging off a part of the game without having a reason to then they get modded for it in whatever way is suitable.
Yeah it'll be tough to blanket cover and mod correctly every single time. Mods might miss a post if a thread is really active and i doubt anyone would enjoy modding a forum where they spend 99% of their time on it reading old posts on the off chance someone was acting up. But I'm pretty sure when people see the law being laid down they'd think twice before heading into the fifa thread to post how great pes is and fifa is shit.
Does this site not have a feature or could add a feature where we could mark someone's thread for moderation or mark it as offensive/trolling/flaming etc. So mods could get notified and check the thread out immediately rather than the longer task of sending a PM to a mod which I guess most couldn't be arsed doing.
And how does having the fifa section on here sacrifice the quality of the site at the moment ?
Sorry my post was quite long - I just think this place is great and don't think it should limit itself to PES for the hell of it or on the off chance a few autistic people will flip out and leave the site.