Mr. Enigma
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I doubt any of these bans are permanent other than the ones who were juniors.
Is GAF too strict?
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I doubt any of these bans are permanent other than the ones who were juniors.
Canis lupus
Member
RIP to all the fallen people.
It would be nice to see a bit of a crackdown over all the "VITA IS DEAD/WII U ISN'T A NEXT GEN SYSTEM" bandwagoners, but only for the ones that mindlessly parrot it rather than being clever/sarcastic about it or have actual reasonings behind their opinions beside fanboy drivel.
Video games aren't really a sensitive issue to rational people (who aren't members of the industry, of course), so they don't deserve quite as big of a reckoning.
Video games aren't really a sensitive issue to rational people (who aren't members of the industry, of course), so they don't deserve quite as big of a reckoning.
TheGreatDivide
Banned
Most people on the gaming side are far from rational, however.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Permanent bans are very unusual unless people have long-term records of the same sort of bad behaviour, are juniors, or are doing something spectacular (account suicide / nsfw spam). I'm not going to say they don't happen, but I'm saying they rarely happen in threads like this that are mainly about tons of low-level infractions.
Ravensmash
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Didn't bish himself use the term 'vacation' to describe what he was going to do in there?
I'm sure there might be a few permabans, but I'd say that the majority are short term ones aimed at sending out a clear message of what's acceptable in threads like that.
Also glad to see that the Egypt thread was left as is, because I always believed that the OP's comments were born more out of ignorance/putting points across poorly than deep seated bigotry.
Stumpokapow said:
Are bans for juniors always perma? Or is it just a higher percentage than full member bans?
But some of them are humorous about their irrationality.
If they're amusing or put thought behind their arguments over the sensitive issues of video games, they can stay. But if they just vomit unfunny drivel all over constructive (for video games) discussions, they should go.
I don't know if it's because I spend more time in OT, but I tend to agree with him.
legacyzero
Banned
Riposte
Member
Blink two times if the bans are over.
Is that rational now, I wonder?
it's entirely thread specific
SteveWinwood
Member
I made it somehow. I think.
Big list. More than I was expecting. I also didn't see most of the thread so yeah.
Big list. More than I was expecting. I also didn't see most of the thread so yeah.
I stopped posting in Vita threads when everyone started saying the same things and I found myself copy-pasting my arguments from page to page, addressing the same accusations of fanboyism and debunked points. I wasted two days of life. 
At least it wasn't TVTropes.
At least it wasn't TVTropes.
TheGreatDivide
Banned
At least people get offended about vaguely real things on OT. On gaming side you have people getting actually upset about things related to video games.
New avatar? In memory of the fallen?
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the Devo and the Devo won,
I fought the Devo and the Devo won.
Some people keep saying this, and I keep joking a bit about why I posted the pics, but let me be serious for a second and try to justify myself before getting called a white knight again.
There is NO FUCKING WAY the topic would've been taken with a grain of seriousness if there weren't actual pictures with actual human beings to show you what this 'activity' looks like. I can practically guarantee you that had I not had pictures, an even larger amount of users would have expressed opinions in the 'affirmative' towards the idea, or at the very least made a lot more jokes about it being a good thing. Having real pics (which are easily found through links from the news source about the teacher) helped get the point across just how creepy they really were and discouraged taking the matter lightly.
That's all I have to say about that, and if I get banned for that, sobeit, but I still think it warranted to do so. Yes, even on the third time with the 'in line at the bakery' pic.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Our rule is that bans for junior members are permanent, and the vast majority are. I'd guess greater than 90%. A junior banned for a race or homophobia issue or admitting to piracy or any of the other mid-level stuff that normal members get banned for is probably getting a perm.
That being said, it's not hard and fast. I'm a creampuff, so I'm sure I've let more juniors off than others, but plenty of mods do it. Especially for really minor stuff. It also sometimes happens when a mod doesn't notice the person's user group when they're making the ban--it's not an automatic thing, we still need to manually set a ban length for a user, junior or not. I'm not going to name names, but I can think of a few posters I've personally "spared"
Likewise, just because someone's one post over the member threshold doesn't mean we waive that rule for them. It's contextual.
Don't worry, Losewood, everyone will have forgotten in a few weeks and we'll be nice and primed for another time bomb topic.
i would be sad if you were banned
I don't see a problem with discussing the issue. The pics were probably unnecessary through.
Yes. He's still alive.
It wasn't a bad thread, it's just people posted stupid shit and paid the price.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Well that was fun to watch
I've never been banned and this is probably the reason (ignoring the bad math). Honestly, if you're in one of those big threads and are tempted to post more than once or twice you really should find something else to do. Its too easy to get dragged into an argument that's ultimately pointless and can only end poorly
Anytime I'm tempted to respond to something I usually just take a step back and/or type up a post and then delete it
I've never been banned and this is probably the reason (ignoring the bad math). Honestly, if you're in one of those big threads and are tempted to post more than once or twice you really should find something else to do. Its too easy to get dragged into an argument that's ultimately pointless and can only end poorly
Anytime I'm tempted to respond to something I usually just take a step back and/or type up a post and then delete it
SteveWinwood
Member
Indeed.
It's really ugly I'll probably change before the end of the day.
<3
They are contemplating more hammer dropping in the mod forum.
Well isn't it pretty self-evident why people would reason that it's dead?
Angry Fork
Member
I wonder if Wario will ever be banned for real. I don't want to see that lol go away.
Messypandas
Member
has the lawnmower been turned off?
They won't take you, you want it too much. Letting you live is punishment enough.
has the lawnmower been turned off?
I think he just ran out to buy more gas for it.
Yep. Last page or something, iirc.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
SteveWinwood
Member
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
He was earlier this year I think.
TheGreatDivide
Banned
He's been banned 7 times, including once this year. No one has "immunity"
Drinky
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
He's been banned 7 times, including once this year. No one has "immunity"
That's bullshit. EvilLore runs around acting like he owns the fucking place and he NEVER gets banned.
Yeah, so? For some people video games are a passion, they're allowed to be upset about things related to them. That doesn't make them irrational. Also you do realize you're on the "Gaming Age Forum" right? Debates about video games should be expected.
It's odd to me that some people seem come here solely for the Off-Topic board.
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