ZIoydd, on 15 August 2017 - 09:46 AM, said:
Oh

This is possibly the most revealing thought coming out of this entire excercise and something I have long suspected as being the case. The basic mechanics related to the modern day dance of social effectiveness when soliciting ones opinion is generally, a facade. This is often times true in the interactions between businesses and their revered customer base when they solicit feedback such as "Please let us know what you think.", "We want to hear from you.", "Tell us how we're doing!", so on and so forth, etc., etc.
We all may have experienced similar types of scenarios in different educational and workplace settings, when asked to provide suggestions, ideas and opinions from a supervisor, teacher or manager in order to help improve your own individual situation.
But of course, at some point, the light bulb eventually goes off (insert light bulb meme here?) and an individual slowly begins to realize such openess and generosity is at times merely a ruse at providing cover for any potential incoming pushback and noted dissatisfaction from students, employees, customers (and player base members?) and to shield those in the dominant position from accountability.
This is usually made apparent when the individual(s) in charge fail to follow up or take action on the information requested and so, all opinions and such put forth, tend to fall off the map completely. Any way some old timers may remember the old suggestion box thing that used to be place in some establishments and businesses and how they were always full and never got emptied, much less suggestions read and/or acted upon. (...sorta like that?)
Its nothing new, actually. But here and now, the idea of what's occurring is just coming into reality more effectively, with more transparency and in its truly rawest form. It's an excercise in appearances and always has been, apparently. Now, in case it wasn't obvious enough before, everyone on every side should for certain know where they stand (or where they have no standing?).
This may be true for forum participants as well. WG is providing a format for feedback, social interaction and commentary, etc., and so it might be considered more as a complimentary aspect to its gaming systems and nothing more.
So, most of us might tend to understand the obvious even more so, when presented as a single statement in its most purest form such as here...and take it to heart. Perhaps we can learn from this when considering all future input to be weighted by this one line when composing a response, suggestion, idea or even more emphatically, complaints, gripes or other aspects of general discontent...
"It should be understood that the forum is not all the players of the server".
If nothing else, it seems our Russian counterparts are, at the very least, direct.
Knowledge is everything and, to know, is to be be aware. No false illusions here, my friends.
And isn't that what we all want in the end, and when it comes down to it, to know what is true and real, as it affects our own sense of place and importance? And to understand where we actually are (for better or worse), in the greater scheme of things, and ultimately, for all things Blitz...
peace
_lbow_
Edited by little_brother_of_war, 19 August 2017 - 04:54 PM.