THey've more then proven that in the course of the last few days.

God this is hilariously wrong...

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Steam forum censorship is anti-consumer.

Steam loves forum censorship.

Therefore steam is anti-consumer

Then you haven't been paying attention. Because you have never been able to say whatever you like on these forums.

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Steam forum censorship is anti-consumer.

How is forums censorship preventing you from consuming games on Steam?

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Steam forum censorship is anti-consumer.

How is forums censorship preventing you from consuming games on Steam?

It stops honest discussion

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

How is forums censorship preventing you from consuming games on Steam?

It stops honest discussion

Actually, it maintains it.

Originally posted by datCookie:

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

It stops honest discussion

Actually, it maintains it.

Explain how it "maintains" removed content?

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Originally posted by datCookie:

Actually, it maintains it.

Explain how it "maintains" removed content?

It maintains honest discussion by removing content that violates the rules and guidelines set forth by Valve.

If a comment spewing nothing but hate (let's say, racism) is removed, would you consider that to be okay and beneficial for maintaining not only honest, but civil discussion?

Originally posted by datCookie:

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Explain how it "maintains" removed content?

It maintains honest discussion by removing content that violates the rules and guidelines set forth by Valve.

If a comment spewing nothing but hate (let's say, racism) is removed, would you consider that to be okay and beneficial for maintaining not only honest, but civil discussion?

The thread I commented in a few days ago didn't violate any rules. It was deleted nonetheless.

Originally posted by Kyrus86:

Originally posted by datCookie:

It maintains honest discussion by removing content that violates the rules and guidelines set forth by Valve.

If a comment spewing nothing but hate (let's say, racism) is removed, would you consider that to be okay and beneficial for maintaining not only honest, but civil discussion?

The thread I commented in a few days ago didn't violate any rules. It was deleted nonetheless.

How many comments did it have in it at the time? I ask because thread creators can delete their own threads somewhere before the 7th post is made (possibly inclusive of that number).

Was this also in a game hub or here on the Steam discussion boards?

You STILL hung up on Company of Heroes 3 moderators banning you? Or did you manage to get permanently banned on another game hub?
1) Valve allowed Relic/Sega to moderate their own forums, and that applies to every developer/publisher.
2) As for the Steam forums, be civil and polite, and nobody will ban you.

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

How is forums censorship preventing you from consuming games on Steam?

It stops honest discussion

How does stopping you from discussing on the forums prevent you from consuming games on Steam?

Is this about COH3 again, OP?

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Steam forum censorship is anti-consumer.

Steam loves forum censorship.

Therefore steam is anti-consumer

One can have honest discussions easily when one does not hide behind a myriad of alt accounts. If one is using an alt account to discuss about honesty, one should be, and is, dismissed and ignored out of hand.

There are plenty of opportunities to have engaging, fun, and safe discussions in these forums. However, it needs to be done in good faith on all sides. Those that hide behind alt accounts in attempts to troll certainly do not fulfill that parameter and should be rightfully dismissed out of hand.

What many here fail to realize is that the gaming community is not the same as it was back in the 90's and 00's. People want gaming forums to reflect the gaming community that uses them. What they fail to understand is that they now do. What may have been permissible back during the reign of the Edgelord Neckbeard is no longer tolerated by the general Gaming Community. And this is now reflected in the forums we use on platforms that are designed to appeal to that greater Gaming Community as a whole.

One needs to either accept that and learn to play within the rules, or one will find oneself rightly banned from those forums. Because, in the end, these forums are not a personal playground. Others do not find amusement in these types of antics. If that is what one seeks, then Valve has provided Steam Groups to serve that purpose, or one can use a myriad of online blog options. What is desired and enlightening are conversations and debates made in good faith among those who understand that no individual is the center of attention, and no one else is interested in playing the classic role of fodder for the PKer who is camping outside of the newbie spawn point for his own entertainment. Griefing, be it in an MMO or on a forum is passe, and those who wish to partake will no longer be tolerated.

Originally posted by Caravanserai:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

How is forums censorship preventing you from consuming games on Steam?

It stops honest discussion

If you're talking about the current Visa and MasterCard nonsense, that's been nothing but the opposite of honest discussion.