The Rules of the Forum

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I think it's funny as shit when I get banned for frivolous reasons
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it better be a joke, or someone is getting such an aggressive and frivolous banning
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I was hoping the ban would be the joke
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Astrogirl wrote:Have you ever noticed that people who get power on the internet, typically in the form of mod or admin powers in forums, sometimes chats, or worst in games as multihunter or the like, tend to get more and more aggressive over time?
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I honestly think we're a little too generous most of the time. I almost never ban people and Ed usually reserves it for genuinely problematic people (ex. Roman Cilicia). I think we could ban more people but I'm usually lenient because there are not a ton of posts anyway so I feel like we can let a lot slide. I'm not saying that I actually want to ban more people but I think it's a stretch to say that we're abusing our power, never mind the fact that moderating a small forum with less than 20 regulars is not exactly what I'd call "power".

also, notice that no one who got banned gives a shit but you do
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I used to get upset over unjust bans, but now I like to think of them as a sort of weather condition. It'll happen no matter how much I pray to Zeus and sooner or later my house is going to get struck by lightning.

e: I know houses don't get struck by lightning. Deal with it.

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WHO'S YOUR LIGHTNING GOD NOW AHAHAHAHAHA

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DonRetrasado wrote:also, notice that no one who got banned gives a shit but you do
This, I think, is the crux of it. We all went into it eyes open and fully aware of the consequences of an absurd derail over privilege in a thread about the atmospheric conditions in your corner of the world. If the probations had happened during a thread expressly created for exploring the concept and consequences of oppression then there would be cause for complaint but as it stands there is absolutely no reason to be so irrationally upset over something that does not matter.
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Zeus noooooooooo :(
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Ed thinks she is acting irrationally because she is a woman.

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Edminster wrote:This, I think, is the crux of it. We all went into it eyes open and fully aware of the consequences of an absurd derail over privilege in a thread about the atmospheric conditions in your corner of the world. If the probations had happened during a thread expressly created for exploring the concept and consequences of oppression then there would be cause for complaint but as it stands there is absolutely no reason to be so irrationally upset over something that does not matter.
If it had been just this thread. But it's not. It has been not even possible to post in the top trumps thread recently because you threatened to ban (probate) people. Given the last months there was no way to know how serious or not it was.

Look at the thread with the ban times. Always getting higher and higher. That's what I mean.
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Actually no one was posting in UTT because I forgot it was my turn.
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Astrogirl wrote:
Edminster wrote:This, I think, is the crux of it. We all went into it eyes open and fully aware of the consequences of an absurd derail over privilege in a thread about the atmospheric conditions in your corner of the world. If the probations had happened during a thread expressly created for exploring the concept and consequences of oppression then there would be cause for complaint but as it stands there is absolutely no reason to be so irrationally upset over something that does not matter.
If it had been just this thread. But it's not. It has been not even possible to post in the top trumps thread recently because you threatened to ban (probate) people. Given the last months there was no way to know how serious or not it was.

Look at the thread with the ban times. Always getting higher and higher. That's what I mean.
I'm not really sure what your motivation is here.
You hold up this 'injustice'. People simply don't agree. You've done this multiple times.
I just don't understand what your goal is.

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Occupy the forum


ahahahaha topical humour it's funny because you can just put the word occupy in front of the place and suddenly "that's-a funny!"

Very funny humour is using the word occupy. Maybe you were fighting with your partner, OccupyKitchen, hahah very funny lotta laughs

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Is the PG-13 rule here serious? Cuz we've all seen plenty of R-rated SMBCs, and I've seen plenty of R-or-worse-rated reactions to SMBCs in these forums.

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Omega wrote:Is the PG-13 rule here serious? Cuz we've all seen plenty of R-rated SMBCs, and I've seen plenty of R-or-worse-rated reactions to SMBCs in these forums.
The rule says "Keep it PG-13, Fuckers".

So it's safe to say it's a guideline at best. Just don't go overboard.

EDIT: hahaha we still have the "Do not bypass a mod" rule
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