Do you believe in user generated content?

Personally, Yes. With games like LBP and Modnation coming around, theres tons of cool user-generated gameplay, accessories, its just mind-blowing. I'm not going to say its the future of gaming, but it definitely has a spot in the future of gaming. Some LBP and Modnation stuff has blown my mind, and Modnation just came out.
What do you guys think of user generated content?

As long as people make some pretty kickass stuff, I welcome user-generated content.

I'm a user generated content denier.  You can't prove LittleBigPlanet exists, and you can't prove I made levels in it.  There is no such thing as user generated content.  Those Sackboy corpses could have come from anywhere.

User generated content is the best part of games like Fallout 3. It's also a pretty big deal for Team Fortress 2. I play mostly PC games, by the way. Those games are kind of different from LBP and Modnation though. I don't think user generated content even gets a blurb on the back of Fallout 3's box. 
 
I really like the idea of games inspiring people to flex creative muscles they might otherwise never use.

After playing LittleBigPlanet I do. Some pretty awesome stuff, which is impressive to me anyway.

Hell yeah dude. It's what makes a lot of PC games so great! 
 
And seeing all the LBP stuff makes me wish I had the money for a PS3.

While I accept other people's "beliefs", I myself only trust in science.

Yep. Playing a map of my school in Doom back in the day, seeing Counter-Strike being born, how could I not? It's cool seeing consoles starting to get that same stuff today with LBP and other games.

I..BELIEVE!

Why would anyone not believe in user-generated content? We've all seen that video game fanbases can produce some amazing stuff.

I only like user generated content that is really bad.  That generates lols. 
 
The really good stuff that gets regular civilians hired on to big companies can eat my butt hairs.

nah.. i like to stick to what the devs give me and thats enough

As long as there is a good system in place to filter the trash out, and lets people easily access the top quality stuff, sure.

No, it's a myth.

No. Regardless of how well-done it is, I just don't give a shit.

" I'm a user generated content denier.  You can't prove LittleBigPlanet exists, and you can't prove I made levels in it.  There is no such thing as user generated content.  Those Sackboy corpses could have come from anywhere. "

Yeah, I belive in it, but it has to be heavily moderated, so the shit don't get to other users. Only the good stuff.

Yup, it's pretty brilliant. 
 
Some of my favourite multiplayer maps are user generated

Of course. Modding has been one of the backbones of many PC games in the past, and still is.
 
Just look at the sheer number of mods and complete overhauls there are for Valve's games, Bethesda's games, the Unreal games, Crysis and more.

It's been great for the PC for years.
 
Counter-Strike, Dota, Oblivion mods (which imo makes Oblivion not trash), Fallout 3 mods, not to mention the tower defense genre which was largely popularized by custom maps on RTSs.
 
I'm not very hyped about LBP's or Modnation's user-generated content though, especially with Starcraft 2's Galaxy Editor coming out.

Hell yes! I love user generated content. It basically gives the game (with the help of users of course) the ability to expand and become bigger and perhaps fuller experience. I'm especially thinking of stuff made for PC games -- mod's and so forth. That's nothing but awesome.

I still don't know.  I find for every decent piece of user generated content there's hundreds of shitty ones and with my limited game playing hours I just don't feel I have the time or patience to be bothered filtering through it anymore.
 
Sure things like DotA and Counterstrike are awesome but they seem to be the exception, not the rule.

 i belive that 90% of it is crap and the other ten percent is awesome

Yes; when I look at all the mods available for games like Oblivion and CS it is quite clear that their is a lot of talent and originality in the user generated content space. User generated content is often more entertaining than that created by an actual developer, I imagine in part due to the developer being guided (read: strictly instructed) to use the tools available to create something specific. Whereas a user can create anything they want.

Yes and no. I absolutely loved user created mods for Morrowind on the PC earlier this decade, with people creating hours of unique gameplay and thousands of item mods with the toolset Bethesda provided. However, I have absolutely no interest in downloading content created in games like ModNation Racers and LBP. User content in those games just seems a bit boring and useless.

" @ProfessorEss: That's why there are round-ups, top tens, recommended lists and so forth on many websites. Someone else goes through all the crappy mods to find the gems so you don't have to. :P "

" @ProfessorEss: That's why there are round-ups, top tens, recommended lists and so forth on many websites. Someone else goes through all the crappy mods to find the gems so you don't have to. :P "

" While I accept other people's "beliefs", I myself only trust in science. "

user generated content is great to have. it is especially good on the PC. it gives user more things to do in the game. i would say that if more video games have more support games would be even better. little big planet and modnation racers are pretty good also.

It's all lies!

The art in forza is pretty fucking awesome