| I guess it's a sign of how far the b.net mentality has pervaded everywhere, including these boards, that people are actually defending this implementation and spouting "it's fine lrn2play lolz!"
News flash for you e-toughguys: everybody understands that leaving any sort of general chat channel, especially in WoW, is for the most part a good idea. But that doesn't mean that a) implementing the laziest possible LFG solution is a good idea on Blizzard's part or that b) it's acceptable that the intended use of the channel is almost entirely lost in the deluge of people taking Barrens chat to a whole new level.
We get it; you're h4rdc0r3 (or however you do that properly) and people making Chuck Norris jokes drowning out legitimate use of a LFG channel doesn't bother you. And, in the main, you're right; this is a fairly small thing in the overall scheme of the game, especially considering that the readership of this board will usually not need to make use of such a channel.
It doesn't mean that this was in any way, shape, or form a good design decision. | 