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Obbi?

redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfixRegistered User regular
edited October 2004 in H.Q. Reception Desk
I'm really not trying to start shit, but I figured that the Soosed thread v3.0 was the wrong place to ask.

What, if anything happened to Obbi? I have no special love for the guy, but the masses wanna know too, I think.

What happened?

Edit: the useless comment

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  • KungFuKungFu Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    This doesn't seem to be the proper forum for this topic as it seems.

    Maybe there should be another Administration forum for such issues (maybe not this one) but where it is open to discuss certain things about the community matters and such. Maybe about policies and stuff or something.

    Also, you're tying not to start shit but you bring in stuff like your opinion on "JAEF > Obbi" at the same time of asking his of whereabouts. So whats the point in that?

    edit: split this into its own thread to see what kind of reaction there is to this.

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  • frobinofrobino Registered User new member
    edited October 2004
    The last thing these boards need is another forum

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Actually, one for the purpose of community/board development, some kind of organizational forum would be kinda nice.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Screw that, can we turn this into the thread wherein we debate about the future of linksville? I'd hate for it to get deleted without some forumer input and discussion.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    Obbi is busy right now. He can't justify to himself being a mod when he can't do anything.

    Linksville is on thin ice right now. We are thinking about enforcing zero-tolerance policy after all the shit that came out of the bandwidth thread.

    I can personally tell you that if I see anyone posting shit that shouldn't be posted, in any shape form or fashion, I will ban your ass.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Obbi is busy right now. He can't justify to himself being a mod when he can't do anything.

    Linksville is on thin ice right now. We are thinking about enforcing zero-tolerance policy after all the shit that came out of the bandwidth thread.

    I can personally tell you that if I see anyone posting shit that shouldn't be posted, in any shape form or fashion, I will ban your ass.
    I've been telling you guys about it for about a month now.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    I've received no PMs.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Probably because part of me believed that there was no way this could have gone on that long without any mods not noticing and giving the old 'look the other way,' and because the other part of me has genitalia.

    That being said, I offer no excuses as to why I only hinted at it rather than flat out saying it. By the time I had noticied this, it had gone too far, affected too many forumers, and would be too much of a retro-hassle to point blame, assign punishment, and quell the cries of the confused and riotous. I am too much of a coward to have to deal with that responsibility.

    Linksville isn't just about getting off; there are other threads which are better examples of why it should exist. Mod resources there are scant, and the underestimation of its power and capabilities has led to this mistake. It shouldn't get killed because of that - look in the better links (like the Medal of Honor one) for the brighter side of this forum. I think a slap on the wrist will be sufficient to ensure that this incident is not repeated. After all, it's Linksville.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    I never went in there until recently, when someone brought it to my attention, then I cracked some heads and read some threads.

    If you see any shit, PM a mod that is online. We'll fix it up. Better you tell us than we find out on our own.

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2004
    i once asked why nekkid people were allowed (and i was told that it was, indeed, ok)in linksville and was ignored. so i assumed it was a-ok with the admins whatever the hell went on in there.
    so now something is going onthat's not supposed to? oh shock! i am surprised! no way...

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    i once asked why nekkid people were allowed (and i was told that it was, indeed, ok)in linksville and was ignored. so i assumed it was a-ok with the admins whatever the hell went on in there.
    so now something is going onthat's not supposed to? oh shock! i am surprised! no way...
    YOU HAVE LIBERAL ARTS TRAINING

    USE IT

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    Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2004
    ok, i read some of linksville and have a better grasp of what's going on.
    wtf, guys. so you can't post porn and whatnot anymore? linksville will have rules more similar to the rest of the forum than the free-for-all that it was before? as in there is a more consistant set of forum rules? ohnoes!
    i wonder why it took this long, and am somewhat curious as to what was the straw on the camel's back. but not curious enough to check.

    i know i did pm deni asking about linksville's special rules before, and have brought it up on more than one occasion in se++ threads. but i was ignored, so i assumed nobody cared and stopped bothering.

    so stop saying "pm a mod when this stuff happens" because nobody cared before.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    ok, i read some of linksville and have a better grasp of what's going on.
    wtf, guys. so you can't post porn and whatnot anymore? linksville will have rules more similar to the rest of the forum than the free-for-all that it was before? as in there is a more consistant set of forum rules? ohnoes!
    i wonder why it took this long, and am somewhat curious as to what was the straw on the camel's back. but not curious enough to check.

    i know i did pm deni asking about linksville's special rules before, and have brought it up on more than one occasion in se++ threads. but i was ignored, so i assumed nobody cared and stopped bothering.

    so stop saying "pm a mod when this stuff happens" because nobody cared before.
    JAEF was; read the announcement

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    Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
  • ÄlphämönkëyÄlphämönkëy Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    KungFu wrote:
    This doesn't seem to be the proper forum for this topic as it seems.
    I dont know where people get this idea. This forum is not the right place for people to talk about why they were banned\jailed, it is the right place to talk about issues like this. Deni and I are the only ones who really should be making judgements on what is and is not appropriate here.
    Obbi is busy right now. He can't justify to himself being a mod when he can't do anything.

    Linksville is on thin ice right now. We are thinking about enforcing zero-tolerance policy after all the shit that came out of the bandwidth thread.

    I can personally tell you that if I see anyone posting shit that shouldn't be posted, in any shape form or fashion, I will ban your ass.
    What munkus meant to say was, "Obbi is busy with real life stuff right now, and he might come back later, but for now he is indefinatly on vacation".

    I can tell you I made an announcement to discuss linksville, but here is the gist of it : With obbi modding less frequently things started to go downhill. I warned you guys about that thread before. Remember? You promised to be good and I let you guys go to page 100 as a thanks for being understanding and keeping it clean. Sadly, it didn't last. The problem is, it wasn't just one or two users, it was a majority of linksville. There is obviously a miscommunication between the staff and the users as to what is appropriate. Unfortunatly the problem is something that needs pretty drastic action, right now that action is instituting a pretty restrictive ruleset. We will lighten up, I just need to be sure that when we do things will stay within the bounds of normal reason. Linksville broke a promise to me once, so you have to take my descision in context. If this was the first time I had asked, things would be much gentler.

    Mulysa: At no time has porn ever been acceptable in linksville acording to the rules. The thing is the mods are all overstretched so none of us were checking in on things. Re: PMing staff. You have never PM'd me, I'd like to say I am 100% with my PMs, but Im not. However, I do a pretty good job, and between deni and I we are 100% when it comes to the forumadmin@penny-arcade.com account. Shoot an email there and we will set things right.

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2004
    i must admit i didn't pm you before, alpha, and didn't think to at the time (since i had no contact with you before)when i was noticing cut-up penis and various otherimages like that in the first soosed thread. i never got an answer about why nudity was even allowed in linksville (and where the actual line was), and i assumed since i saw mods posting on the same page as the more offensive images, all that was kosher.
    i'll try to rememebr to pm and email every mod or admin i can think of in order to bug them enough to at least get an answer in the future.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    I think all of us were blindsighted and confused about the rules. It's that darn psychological Kitty Genovese factor.

    I'm still wondering (and afraid) of the repercussions towards those who have broken the rule, as there are many and they might not feel guilty - or be guilty according to their knowledge. If everyone else is doing it, nobody speaks up, it's in a different form (links), and it goes on for a long time (in a forum with a history with Red Ranger), these people may not be knowingly breaking a rule.

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  • KungFuKungFu Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    KungFu wrote:
    This doesn't seem to be the proper forum for this topic as it seems.
    I dont know where people get this idea. This forum is not the right place for people to talk about why they were banned\jailed, it is the right place to talk about issues like this. Deni and I are the only ones who really should be making judgements on what is and is not appropriate here.

    Well, I must had misunderstood the original poster when I first read this, as it seemed like a personal gripe of moderation, which you said is not allowed here. But it seems this thread is about a larger problem than the whereabouts of Obbi than I was unaware of.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    Obbi is busy right now. He can't justify to himself being a mod when he can't do anything.
    What munkus meant to say was, "Obbi is busy with real life stuff right now, and he might come back later, but for now he is indefinatly on vacation".

    Yes, but to make what I was trying to say clear: he didn't think it was fair for him to stay as a mod since he didn't have time currently to watch over linksville.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    I posted,

    1: Because of the apparent possible upheaval of Linksville as mentioned in the Soosed 3.0 thread.

    2: Someone mentioned the loss of Obbi , and i was curious about it.

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2004
    i must admit i didn't pm you before, alpha, and didn't think to at the time (since i had no contact with you before)when i was noticing cut-up penis and various otherimages like that in the first soosed thread. i never got an answer about why nudity was even allowed in linksville (and where the actual line was), and i assumed since i saw mods posting on the same page as the more offensive images, all that was kosher.
    i'll try to rememebr to pm and email every mod or admin i can think of in order to bug them enough to at least get an answer in the future.

    If you're not going to try to get a response from one of the admins, and that involves pestering deni, then I don't see how you can have this soapbox you're on.

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  • TDLTDL ClubPA, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2004
    An orange soapbox?

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2004
    more leik duck cock m i rite?

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    KungFu wrote:
    Also, you're tying not to start shit but you bring in stuff like your opinion on "JAEF > Obbi" at the same time of asking his of whereabouts. So whats the point in that?
    I never really knew Obbi, but I'm going to have to say that redfenix's opinion is wrong. I've been "Heralding" Linksville for all of a day. My job is to hassle you guys and inform the mods when something's out of line. And I love hassling. Obbi had to actually mod, the poor guy.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    JAEF wrote:
    KungFu wrote:
    Also, you're tying not to start shit but you bring in stuff like your opinion on "JAEF > Obbi" at the same time of asking his of whereabouts. So whats the point in that?
    I never really knew Obbi, but I'm going to have to say that redfenix's opinion is wrong. I've been "Heralding" Linksville for all of a day. My job is to hassle you guys and inform the mods when something's out of line. And I love hassling. Obbi had to actually mod, the poor guy.
    Yeah, well you'd take a vacation too if your job was to say "old" at everything

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Paladin wrote:
    JAEF wrote:
    KungFu wrote:
    Also, you're tying not to start shit but you bring in stuff like your opinion on "JAEF > Obbi" at the same time of asking his of whereabouts. So whats the point in that?
    I never really knew Obbi, but I'm going to have to say that redfenix's opinion is wrong. I've been "Heralding" Linksville for all of a day. My job is to hassle you guys and inform the mods when something's out of line. And I love hassling. Obbi had to actually mod, the poor guy.
    Yeah, well you'd take a vacation too if your job was to say "old" at everything
    Pffft, I'm taking a vacation RIGHT NOW!

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  • TDLTDL ClubPA, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2004
    A duck! wrote:
    more leik duck cock m i rite?

    Now you've got it.

    So, uh, does it bug you when I do that?

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    Deni asked that we cut out the inane banter here. Please respect that.

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  • TDLTDL ClubPA, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2004
    Deni asked that we cut out the inane banter here. Please respect that.

    Only if you go back in time and schedule the SE meet when I still lived there.

    Well, ok. I'll do it anyway.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    The original Jaef > Obbi comment was not me expressing my personal opinion... grrr.

    It was more of a query to, "Hey, I wonder if The Man thinks that, for some reason, Jaef is better suited to say 'old' and talk about Kikkoman and Sonic hentai?

    So yea, I was just asked about the transition, because if Obbi was replaced by Jaef, i thought someone, somewhere thought Jaef was more kickass than Obbi.

    Damn.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    TDL wrote:
    Deni asked that we cut out the inane banter here. Please respect that.

    Only if you go back in time and schedule the SE meet when I still lived there.

    Well, ok. I'll do it anyway.

    Hey wait, are you on a ship yet?

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    Wait a second? People posted porn in linksville and thought that would be ok? What sort of crazy logic led them to deduce that?

    Bravo JAEF for noticing the bloody obvious and telling someone about it. No wonder you were being a minor pain elsewhere, the stupid must have blown your mind.

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Bravo JAEF for noticing the bloody obvious and telling someone about it. No wonder you were being a minor pain elsewhere, the stupid must have blown your mind.
    No, I'm just an asshole.

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    JAEF wrote:
    Bravo JAEF for noticing the bloody obvious and telling someone about it. No wonder you were being a minor pain elsewhere, the stupid must have blown your mind.
    No, I'm just an asshole.

    Goddamnit, I called you an asshole in my first draft as well but then thought better of it.

    Mark my words, keep this up and you'll be a mod by Christmas.




    Being an asshole that is, not the citizens on patrol crap, that never works.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited October 2004
    JAEF would make a great mod, I think. This side needs their own Cardboard Duck!.

    Speaking of lovable dingleberries, and since this is already a thread about a missing mod, what happened to CT? Is he in Italy? mightycrouton hasn't been around either.... hmmm...

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited October 2004
    Fallout wrote:
    JAEF would make a great mod, I think.
    This man is clearly insane.

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2004
    A duck! wrote:
    If you're not going to try to get a response from one of the admins, and that involves pestering deni, then I don't see how you can have this soapbox you're on.
    yeah, i know i whine a lot after the fact more than before the fact. mainly because, unless it's blatent "here's some porn somebody posted" , i've noticed more responses of "oh, stop with the whining already and shut the fuck up" than even "good point, but here's where you're wrong" whenever anybody says anything. maybe i'd rather have no response than the blatent trolling some of the mods engage in.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    A duck! wrote:
    If you're not going to try to get a response from one of the admins, and that involves pestering deni, then I don't see how you can have this soapbox you're on.
    yeah, i know i whine a lot after the fact more than before the fact. mainly because, unless it's blatent "here's some porn somebody posted" , i've noticed more responses of "oh, stop with the whining already and shut the fuck up" than even "good point, but here's where you're wrong" whenever anybody says anything. maybe i'd rather have no response than the blatent trolling some of the mods engage in.

    Either make with the examples or stop with the vague accusations.

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  • bone daddybone daddy Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    ^ Example!

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    bone daddy wrote:
    ^ Example!

    Eat me, b-dizzle.

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  • bone daddybone daddy Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2004
    pheezer wrote:
    bone daddy wrote:
    ^ Example!

    Eat me, b-dizzle.

    But you're Canadian. I might catch communism if I don't cook you properly.

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