Well I got that you are over it but i already got my 2 cents out. So i'll put them here anyway.
I actually agree with both sides. Sometimes there is way to much chit-chat in uni that often gets some unfriedly mood. Both isn't good because this is what makes good people disable uni. The bad mood type even might scare off new players. Since we cannot have CSR around 24/7, it's very good we have several players who watch over it and try to calm down the discussion when necessary. Ryzom is no large city where you call police if the neighbor next house has a loud party at 2 am. It's a small village where you go and and talk to him.
There are other times, when there is some friedly short conversation and someone jumps in with a 'stick to Q&A' or similar message. Or when someone asks for some fellow spanish or russian speaking players (at least in spanish i can guess what it is about if there is some 'espanol' in first question). Most of the time someone will jump in on that too, reminding everyone to stick to english in uni. That's what i actually dislike. We did open Arispotle to those players (meaning noone complained when the plan came up) and we should at least make them feel welcome here now. Doesn't mean to allow lengthy discussion in non-english languages but allowing them to ask for fellow players in their native language. If we don't there is no point in these two new translations.
So... in short: I like people looking after uni chat and trying to calm heated discussions down. But please let everyone at least make a few statements, be it english, spanish or russian. This actually helps new players to get the impression of a living community and feel welcome.
And as a sidenote: in my opinion most spam in uni is those lengthy and pointless 'hi xyz' rituals done by some of those who 5 minutes later will tell others to stick to Q&A. I don't mind saying hi on uni... but telling anybody to stick to Q&A after doing a 5-10 lines hello ritual is somewhat funny.
I actually agree with both sides. Sometimes there is way to much chit-chat in uni that often gets some unfriedly mood. Both isn't good because this is what makes good people disable uni. The bad mood type even might scare off new players. Since we cannot have CSR around 24/7, it's very good we have several players who watch over it and try to calm down the discussion when necessary. Ryzom is no large city where you call police if the neighbor next house has a loud party at 2 am. It's a small village where you go and and talk to him.
There are other times, when there is some friedly short conversation and someone jumps in with a 'stick to Q&A' or similar message. Or when someone asks for some fellow spanish or russian speaking players (at least in spanish i can guess what it is about if there is some 'espanol' in first question). Most of the time someone will jump in on that too, reminding everyone to stick to english in uni. That's what i actually dislike. We did open Arispotle to those players (meaning noone complained when the plan came up) and we should at least make them feel welcome here now. Doesn't mean to allow lengthy discussion in non-english languages but allowing them to ask for fellow players in their native language. If we don't there is no point in these two new translations.
So... in short: I like people looking after uni chat and trying to calm heated discussions down. But please let everyone at least make a few statements, be it english, spanish or russian. This actually helps new players to get the impression of a living community and feel welcome.
And as a sidenote: in my opinion most spam in uni is those lengthy and pointless 'hi xyz' rituals done by some of those who 5 minutes later will tell others to stick to Q&A. I don't mind saying hi on uni... but telling anybody to stick to Q&A after doing a 5-10 lines hello ritual is somewhat funny.