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hi. whilst i have a few consoles i rarely read or participate in forums for consoles; one of the reasons i don't read up much in games forums is for the same kind of reasons that you stated.
One thing i do a lot of is report threads via the 'offensive post' button. Not just for troublesome posts/threads/posters i hasten to add, but also for requesting threads be moved to correct forums, accidental multiposts etc etc. I believe you have to be a 'member' and above to use that button and whilst it may be perceived that i am a busybody to some (maybe to lots of ppl), it helps us help ourselves ie it helps the mods to help us all in return.
That's how i deal with things around the forums anyway. Not everyone likes the way ppl such as me do things, but hey, hopefully they're the ones that aren't keeping to the rules anyway :)
Stuff like you mention winds me up and at times makes me wonder why i stay, but by dealing with things in the way i've described, it's my little way of helping to keep things nice for others.
The mods, whilst there's only about 17 of them, considering the relentless anount of users/threads there are, do a fantastic job, and anything we can do to help them, makes everyone's life easier. Until you make 'member' status you can always send a PM to a mod when you come across something that needs addressing.
Don't let the idiots put you off, i've only been here 11months and working in the way i do makes my stay here enjoyable/informative, putting in a bit extra effort pays off (and keeps the mods on their toes LOL not really)
Stick around (it sounds like you want to), but you'll unfortunately have to put up with spoonfeeding sometimes, you'll get that on most sites out there. I deal with that by trying to give the answers and a smidgen more on top; that hopefully encourages some ppl to help themselves more, but also some ppl just aren't technical and don't want to be - that's fine too, they're allowed to be 'normal' :)
Oh and welcome to the forums by the way
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