But it comes with the territory, right? The mods are here to serve us, the users. They know what they signed up for.
Is GAF too strict?
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But it comes with the territory, right? The mods are here to serve us, the users. They know what they signed up for.
I don't think this is accurate. I've told Mumei to do all sorts of things and been very disappointed in the responses I received.
Steve Youngblood
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That's because Mumei's a lazy bum. When I want results, I go directly to my main man Account Approvals.
This thread was crazy to read, but it helped my boring Monday at work pass rather quickly.
Still, crazy, crazy stuff. I'm sorry I don't have more to contribute, actually. There have been too many subject jumps in the last three pages alone, I don't even know which one to comment on.
Oh, I do have a confession, I suppose: I hate beer. I hate it with a passion. I've drank all kinds, I grew up in Milwaukee, WI, before settling here in Los Angeles, but I can't stand beer. It does nothing for me. I'll drink other alcohols, and I may be convinced to have a beer when hanging out with friends and that's all they have, but I don't like it.
EDIT: Another confession: I've also never seen Blade Runner. It's been on my list for ages, but then it got removed from Netflix, and I just haven't gotten around to renting it from somewhere else.
Still, crazy, crazy stuff. I'm sorry I don't have more to contribute, actually. There have been too many subject jumps in the last three pages alone, I don't even know which one to comment on.
Oh, I do have a confession, I suppose: I hate beer. I hate it with a passion. I've drank all kinds, I grew up in Milwaukee, WI, before settling here in Los Angeles, but I can't stand beer. It does nothing for me. I'll drink other alcohols, and I may be convinced to have a beer when hanging out with friends and that's all they have, but I don't like it.
EDIT: Another confession: I've also never seen Blade Runner. It's been on my list for ages, but then it got removed from Netflix, and I just haven't gotten around to renting it from somewhere else.
As far as the added workload is concerned, there could be an argument for transparency there. The Mods are here to keep this place from becoming Lord of the Flies more than to serve us I think.
But beyond that, the feedback they'd receive on bans would not be worth the transparency. Most people aren't permanently kicked out and if one is curious they can always ask the specific user why they were banned. Making it known without a shadow of a doubt as to why they were banned to everyone would only encourage public discourse about the banning process which I think Mods would like to keep to a minimum (this thread notwithstanding).
I'm pretty convinced 95% of the population that says they like beer actually just like alcohol. If beer didn't contain alcohol, you'd see a tiny fraction of people still drink it.
Is Figboy79 too strict?
I'm pretty convinced that you are crazy. Beer is delicious.
Steve Youngblood
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You can believe what you want, but I assure you that you're wrong. Yes, the alcoholic content is a factor, but it's not in itself the only reason. I like beer. It's often an acquired taste, but many people -- myself included -- actually enjoy drinking beer and trying new ones. Sure, the intoxicating effect it facilitates is a big plus, but I'll still gladly have a beer even if I know it's going to be the only one I have.
Counterpoint: non-alcoholic beer has a yearly sales volume of 500 million litres.
I'd have to disagree. I love the taste of beer. Well, not of all of them.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It's possible you might never like it, but it's also quite possible that you're drinking the wrong kinds. You might try to go to a nice restaurant (especially a brew-pub) and try to get a good beer pairing with food, see if that will help.
Beer is divided into two categories; lagers (basically everything you buy in stores and all major brands) and ales (most beers historically). The difference has to do with the temperature and type of yeast it's made with, but it also comes out in the flavours. You might try some ales, especially darker ales, to give you a different spin on beer. Guinness is probably the most famous darker ale in the world. If you've never had it, prepare for a bitter version of a loaf of bread.
You drink other drinks? Maybe try something fruitier. You can get ales infused with fruit tastes. Citrus is the most common, but not remotely the only choice. Your local beer store probably has Kronenburg 1664 and Kronenburg 1664 Blanc, which are french beers with fruity tastes to them.
I'm not really a huge beef buff or snob but I do make it a habit to try different types and I think I appreciate beer a lot more now that I've tried a wider variety instead of just drinking what my bro friends passed me at parties.
Are you my long lost brother?
Switters: BANNED (by Figboy79)
EDIT: @stumpa: I've thought about that, and you could most certainly be right. I've tried dozens of beer, but I know I haven't tried them all, so there very well could be a beer that I may find to my liking. For now, though, I've yet to come across one. I'll look into your suggestions next time I'm buying alcohol. Thanks!
@ Rionaa: It's possible! O_O Dun Dun DuNNNNNNN
Unknown Fighter Type II
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When I got to the "cmon son" portion of that post....LMFAO. Just on account of being 2 words, simple yet so poignant...I'd want no other explanation if I were banned!
No doubt, there are some who would be really confused about why a ban was given, especially if the only feedback being given as to why is what polyh3dron alluded too. For a lot of these cases, it should be pretty obvious, especially if it happened to be one post that was clearly over the line, or both that and said person was a junior.
This is something I've been noticing as well, but couldn't quite put it to words in the right way. It makes for some interesting social dynamics when anonymity, personas, and real life collide. Someone posted much further back about how there are many different sub groups based on interests or hobbies (AnimeGAF, NFLetc). OT is just a much bigger, more active group. Its not surprising then that something like RealGAF takes off. Just one more step in some part of a community getting to know one another...MORE.
I think it also contributes to how we relate to some, as some members have much more public persona's, or are notorious for one reason or another.
I can't forget one other thing....oh Blasty. Had you been permabanned, you would have remained the iconic martyr that this thread had built you up to be! Your name would have echoed the halls of OT GAF, a cautionary tale for all of junior-dom (except me).
Oh what lost glory....
charlequin
Banned
Well, this is a bit like "would people still drink coffee without caffeine?" or "would people still drink soda without carbonation?" or "would people still eat cheetos without orange cheese food product powder?" The goodness of the thing is in the holistic totality of all its component parts!
But also, people really do just legit like beer. I have surely gotten myself into trouble more than once in a situation where I had already probably had enough but I was like "but this beer is so good!"
Professor Beef
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CHEEZMO™;42770894 said:
I always keep one tab open that has my subscriptions, and open other threads in separate tabs. Refresh when necessary.
It's how I kept/bookmarked my tabs when I got banned...last year? Gosh, I don't even remember anymore.
For subscriptions. Don't tell me you don't use it, Mumei?
Byakuya769
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Wait, what? You mean I could be getting paid for this if it was not for that pesky user agreement? Lurkers, send me some donations for your entertainment. Now.
T.M. MacReady
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i think it was a comment in that weird anime girl thread. Lots of bans in there it seems.
Oh right, looks like it was that, dunno why I missed that.
Not a wise thing to say in light of recent events Aguirre
Maybe we should just set up a tip jar.
T.M. MacReady
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Not a wise thing to say in light of recent events Aguirre
I'm shocked to see posts in that thread and whole threads about mail order brides and a female masturbation bar on the front page after the fiasco on Sunday. Playing with fire.
Edit: and a sex tape thread! Jeez, Gaf.
I got banned last year and lost all my subscriptions. I knew that was a bug. I'm glad it's fixed now.
damn
That's a parody of kickstarter.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Mmm beer. I want a beer now Gaf and I'm sick. Damn you.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Aguirre is a female poster though. At least she says she is. Which would mean mods equally punish male and female posters! Which means gaf isn't strict, it's fair!!!!
This post though..lol:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42771041&postcount=25
Broder Salsa
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Does Aguirre really say that? I have my doubts with the kind of posts from the user...
Yes, it's implied quite often in the tone of some posts.
Edit: By tone, I mean female grammatical identifiers.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Yeah I had my doubts too. Not in a stalker way but just by random coincidence. A few weeks back I came across her tumblr from another thread and saw that she was a female. In the next few weeks I started recognizing her username more in threads but the posts from her you wouldn't really expect from a female. Of course I'm not going to gender stereotype, but being genuinely confused I actually brought it up in another thread (I'm blanking on which one) and she simply confirmed that she was indeed female.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
PMing some outside third party about something dumb like that is much creepier. :3
Professor Beef
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jax isn't creepy, just look at that face!
Stalker alert!
I'm perfectly fine with weeding out useless posts like 'Would' or 'She's totes bombastic brehsif, I would put my penis in her vagina three times'.
"Yo, those guys are getting a little creepy, want to step in and set the record straight so it doesn't get into stalker territory?"
"lol nah dont really care just tell them I know for a fact and that'll shut em down"
Pretty much the entire convo.
It's the nice looking ones you have to watch out for.
Steve Youngblood
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But then how will people know that I'm a heterosexual bro? Because I most certainly am, bros!
Or I just ignore you.
:3
I have auto-subs; I just look at the Subscriptions directly. I suppose I could look at User CP but I've never done so. What's better about it?
Professor Beef
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Only three times? Amateurs.
CP shows threads that have recently been posted, but Subscriptions does the same thing.
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