We've been getting some weird folks lately posting silly discussion and after some closer observation, all these accounts seemed to be coming from the exact same location.
They have all been banned. So if the forum is suddenly a little more quiet; that's why.
Woo Hoo! :D
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I suggested we get a little more heavy handed with the hammer in another thread just before I saw this. We should have a huge NOTICE at the top of the page that announces a ban and the name of the offender for say 24 hours in flashing red letters. It would be more satisfying that just having a troll disappear. :-D
MmmAtlas should be next IMHO. Then this place would be back to normal.
He's one of the people on the same IP, and has been removed. From what I know the ban should affect MmmAtlas, Graniona123 and YurmaGetto.
If he somehow gets on a new IP, I'll banhammer all the individual accounts instead. Most trolls don't bother, though.
Huzzah!
Oh mannn.. I'll miss trivial, meaningless threads nobody cares one iota about, but I have faith another one will pop up.. We have a few people who've been around awhile who rarely, if ever contribute anything other than nonsense, but no names.. I'm not a fink. Well, sorta not a fink.
Ok, I'm a fink! :lol:
I knew they were trolls! Thanks!
Quote from: "Plu"We've been getting some weird folks lately posting silly discussion and after some closer observation, all these accounts seemed to be coming from the exact same location.
They have all been banned. So if the forum is suddenly a little more quiet; that's why.
Please lock or remove all their threads.
Quote from: "drunkenshoe"Quote from: "_Xenu_"MmmAtlas should be next IMHO. Then this place would be back to normal.
It is not really a good idea to ban some people because they don't fit our expectations.
Good point toots.. I have a hunch I've failed to meet expectations on at least one occasion. :shock:
It's been so long ago I've forgotten about it though.
Quote from: "drunkenshoe"Quote from: "_Xenu_"MmmAtlas should be next IMHO. Then this place would be back to normal.
It is not really a good idea to ban some people because they don't fit our expectations.
MmmAtlas was the same person as Graniona123 and YurmaGetto according to IP address.
What bothers me the most is that this funny troll never answer my important question. How rude! :evil:
I don't think his problem was he didn't meet our expectations, I think the problem was (besides sock puppetting) the fact that he was spamming the thread with pointless threads.
It's good to know that my moderator radar is still intact.
=D> Solitary Still here I hope. :shock: :lol:
I tend to agree. People come in all sorts of packages and not everyone is going to post what some consider intelligent or even reasonable.
Annoying shouldn't be the bar. I'm well aware I can and do annoy people, but that's just tough because many annoy me.
We have varied views here and a few members who don't really post opinions well thought out or thought at all and yet they remain with no objections.
One 'won' a thread be default because of a crash and not a lot of content comes from him, but I don't have a problem there. It is what it is. Is it annoying? Perhaps, but it's also fairly harmless so how about extending the 10 post rule and be willing to make exceptions for new members who actually post thoughtful content. People such as mmm can burn through 10 posts in a day with silly nonsense while others might take several weeks or months to reach 10..
Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"I tend to agree. People come in all sorts of packages and not everyone is going to post what some consider intelligent or even reasonable.
Annoying shouldn't be the bar. I'm well aware I can and do annoy people, but that's just tough because many annoy me.
We have varied views here and a few members who don't really post opinions well thought out or thought at all and yet they remain with no objections.
One 'won' a thread be default because of a crash and not a lot of content comes from him, but I don't have a problem there. It is what it is. Is it annoying? Perhaps, but it's also fairly harmless so how about extending the 10 post rule and be willing to make exceptions for new members who actually post thoughtful content. People such as mmm can burn through 10 posts in a day with silly nonsense while others might take several weeks or months to reach 10..
You not annoying to me, you funny man, that makes it fun to read your posts that make my day. 8-) We need more like you. =D> Solitary
Now just stop doing it! (//http://i.imgur.com/VMu4OFB.jpg)
Gosh..now I'm blushing.. DAMNED YOU! :evil: :lol:
Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"I tend to agree. People come in all sorts of packages and not everyone is going to post what some consider intelligent or even reasonable.
Annoying shouldn't be the bar.
I agree to an extent. Some people's political views annoy me, but I know they are sincere. That's a lot different from one who is here for the sole purpose of annoying everyone and who intentionally acts stupid and obtuse just to be an asshole. That degrades the forum.
If they are genuinely stupid, perhaps they don't belong here either. That call is a little harder to make, but still someone has to preserve the forum integrity. God knows, we do enough stupid things here on our own, but most of the time our own stupid threads are just a way for everyone to say stupid things and laugh.
That's why I proposed extending the 10 post rule to say..25-50 to see where they're at. If they post reasonable stuff then let em post elsewhere, but explain it well on the signup page and make em agree to the terms..
The downside is someone needs to monitor the initial posts..
Quote from: "Solitary"Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"I tend to agree. People come in all sorts of packages and not everyone is going to post what some consider intelligent or even reasonable.
Annoying shouldn't be the bar. I'm well aware I can and do annoy people, but that's just tough because many annoy me.
We have varied views here and a few members who don't really post opinions well thought out or thought at all and yet they remain with no objections.
One 'won' a thread be default because of a crash and not a lot of content comes from him, but I don't have a problem there. It is what it is. Is it annoying? Perhaps, but it's also fairly harmless so how about extending the 10 post rule and be willing to make exceptions for new members who actually post thoughtful content. People such as mmm can burn through 10 posts in a day with silly nonsense while others might take several weeks or months to reach 10..
You not annoying to me, you funny man, that makes it fun to read your posts that make my day. 8-) We need more like you. =D> Solitary
Now just stop doing it! [ Image (//http://i.imgur.com/VMu4OFB.jpg) ]
I second that. I can tell that you're joking with most of the things you post. And the things that you might not be joking about, it's not like you're being malicious or anything.
Heck, you even reminded me of my favorite part of the bible, Videothians. What would we do without you?
Me still here?
yep! 8-[
lets see if i can make a thread which lowers general audience IQ
General audience maybe, but not this audience. :P :lol: Solitary
Quote from: "CloneKai"Me still here?
yep! 8-[
lets see if i can make a thread which lowers general audience IQ
We never think of ourselves as a general audience. [-X
Now knock it off! I go out of my way to piss you people off and you go and act AS IF my posts actually sometimes, once in awhile make sense! Do you know how that makes me feel? :shock:
Actually I'm flattered, but now you have proof of someone lowering general audience IQ without even trying.. :lol: