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  • ecchiecchi Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    You are a bad person.

    ecchi on
  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited December 2004
    I volunteer to be a Chat Thread only mod for G&T, I know the rules like the back of my hand and I can enforce them for you.

    Unknown User on
  • LincolnLincoln Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    It's a problem because one day everybody in G&T will become raving dipshits and start baleeting the internet.

    Lincoln on
  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Due to an increased amount of forum elitist activity, and because mod coverage isn't enough to cover the chat threads, we have decided that chat threads in G&T are no longer allowed.

    I am not kidding about this.
    Then I'd like to recommend Ham be jailed for elitist activity while responding to my question.

    Santa Claustrophobia on
  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Uriel wrote:
    I volunteer to be a Chat Thread only mod for G&T, I know the rules like the back of my hand and I can enforce them for you.

    I second this mans idea. He would enforce them and every one would eb happy and it would slove your problems

    Zombies Tossed My Salad! on
  • VisibleDuctsVisibleDucts Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Due to an increased amount of forum elitist activity, and because mod coverage isn't enough to cover the chat threads, we have decided that chat threads in G&T are no longer allowed.

    I am not kidding about this.
    Then I'd like to recommend Ham be jailed for elitist activity while responding to my question.
    I recommend you be jailed for your elitist comment on wanting Ham jailed.

    VisibleDucts on
  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    I don't see what's so bad about a chat thread compared to any other thread. So why don't we just delete the whole forum? I mean, the whole thing is a liability. It's not like any of you guys are getting paid to moderate and whatnot, and for the most part you all seem to hate your jobs.

    Seriously though, the chat thread serves as a good stupid filter, collecting stupid shit posts so that they don't land on good on-topic threads.

    AbsoluteZero on
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  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    ZeroZero wrote:
    Uriel wrote:
    I volunteer to be a Chat Thread only mod for G&T, I know the rules like the back of my hand and I can enforce them for you.

    I second this mans idea. He would enforce them and every one would eb happy and it would slove your problems
    obl mcc and echo are around the chat thread enough anyways.. nothing bad happens in there. This is total crap.

    Adrenaline on
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited December 2004
    Uriel wrote:
    What about the D&D chat threads!? AC?!

    Under review.
    :shock:

    Elki on
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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    :(

    Unknown User on
  • VisibleDuctsVisibleDucts Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.
    What does the chat thread have to do with elitism though? If someone new posts there they aren't ridiculed.

    VisibleDucts on
  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    Haha. Yeah.

    Chat Thread 148 was created by a "n00b" and everyone loved it.

    I don't see how we are scaring anyone away with our chat threads. I also don't see how our forums affect PA's reputation.

    Seriously, I bet since the forums were started, PA's hit count really took a nose-dive. :roll:

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Elkamil wrote:
    Uriel wrote:
    What about the D&D chat threads!? AC?!

    Under review.
    :shock:
    Oh crap...

    Wallhitter on
  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    Ummm WTF no? The chat thread is open to all. We had like 10 new peopel come in in that past few months. A girl even! We just call people on their stupidity when they show it.

    Zombies Tossed My Salad! on
  • DunbarDunbar Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    I mainly lurk over on this side of the forum, but the main issue that I have with this whole thing is actually you, munkus. I don't mean this personally, but since when do you decided what's best for forums other than the writer's block? I could understand this coming from one of the admins, or even one of the GT mods, but why you? It only makes it seem that you have something against the other forums, or that you have something against fun.

    Dunbar on
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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Uriel wrote:
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    :(

    How is that any worse than your "I am better than you, you can't have a chat thread. Live with it" attitude?

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  • The CheeseThe Cheese Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Dunbar wrote:
    I mainly lurk over on this side of the forum, but the main issue that I have with this whole thing is actually you, munkus. I don't mean this personally, but since when do you decided what's best for forums other than the writer's block? I could understand this coming from one of the admins, or even one of the GT mods, but why you? It only makes it seem that you have something against the other forums, or that you have something against fun.
    Did you read this thread? At all? The mods all decided on it. In the mod forum.

    The Cheese on
  • DunbarDunbar Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Uriel wrote:
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    :(

    How is that any worse than your "I am better than you, you can't have a chat thread. Live with it" attitude?

    what he said too

    Dunbar on
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  • JoannaJoanna Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Myself, as a new user, entered the chat thread (hell, even created the chat thread) as just that, a new user. A long time lurker, sure. They gave me respect with upmost sincerity. Took my opinion into account.

    What are they opposed to? To put it simply, stupidity. Listen, I don't want my fucking forums taken over by XBOX IS BETTERRRRR! threads. People have an opinion, and most of the time if they can back it up they can stay (and are respected). So Jesus Christ.

    Jesus Christ save us all.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Dunbar wrote:
    I mainly lurk over on this side of the forum, but the main issue that I have with this whole thing is actually you, munkus. I don't mean this personally, but since when do you decided what's best for forums other than the writer's block? I could understand this coming from one of the admins, or even one of the GT mods, but why you? It only makes it seem that you have something against the other forums, or that you have something against fun.

    The issue here, like usual, is everyone that is a regular in any forum but GT around here seems to hate GT.

    You'd think people would be used to this by now.

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  • LincolnLincoln Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    Haha. Yeah.

    Chat Thread 148 was created by a "n00b" and everyone loved it.

    I don't see how we are scaring anyone away with our chat threads. I also don't see how our forums affect PA's reputation.

    Seriously, I bet since the forums were started, PA's hit count really took a nose-dive. :roll:
    Did I make 148?

    Besides, most everything in the Chat Threads isn't serious.

    Instead of "Imigrating to Canada is bad for economy, you should stay in America and support the fight." and other crap like that, we've got "I think that instead of imigrating to Canada, we should all pay Virgin lots of money so we can live on the moon, but then we'd have to bring Gorgatron repellant."

    Lincoln on
  • ecchiecchi Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    The_Cheese wrote:
    Dunbar wrote:
    I mainly lurk over on this side of the forum, but the main issue that I have with this whole thing is actually you, munkus. I don't mean this personally, but since when do you decided what's best for forums other than the writer's block? I could understand this coming from one of the admins, or even one of the GT mods, but why you? It only makes it seem that you have something against the other forums, or that you have something against fun.
    Did you read this thread? At all? The mods all decided on it. In the mod forum.
    The mods did decide together, but Munkus is the one that acted as soon as he was "greenlighted". He's the one that decided to stop our threads as soon as possible, and not give us the explanation until later. He is the one who is refusing to justify his actions.


    I guess this means H&R will be going down, too, huh?

    ecchi on
  • JoannaJoanna Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    H&R is a liability.

    I'm calling my lawyer.

    Joanna on
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  • DunbarDunbar Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    The_Cheese wrote:
    Dunbar wrote:
    I mainly lurk over on this side of the forum, but the main issue that I have with this whole thing is actually you, munkus. I don't mean this personally, but since when do you decided what's best for forums other than the writer's block? I could understand this coming from one of the admins, or even one of the GT mods, but why you? It only makes it seem that you have something against the other forums, or that you have something against fun.
    Did you read this thread? At all? The mods all decided on it. In the mod forum.

    I read the thread, I was just commenting on the fact that it was munkus who actually took action. The word gungho comes to mind. Maybe I'm just blowing off smoke here, but this whole thing just seems odd

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  • VisibleDuctsVisibleDucts Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    I think its obvious that the chat thread posters aren't troublemakers. If we were such a problem G&T would have been flooded with a plethora of chat threads to rebel. Instead nothing rebellous happened and the complaint was taken to the proper place to be discussed.

    VisibleDucts on
  • anyprophetanyprophet Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Just so you know, since some people told me that they didn't understand, eltism:

    "I am better than you, you can't be in the group" attitude. New members leave, PA reputation falls.

    I call bullshit. If this is the real reason you've put a stop to chat threads then you might as well dismantle all of the forums. Elitism is rampant here, it's not exclusive to a single thread on one forum.

    anyprophet on
  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    So uh, whats the address to that other forum? Torch The Bridge?

    Do they have chat threads there?

    If anything about the forums would hurt PA's reputation, it would be treating its long time regulars like shit. I feel a boycott may be in order.

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  • JoannaJoanna Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Actually, I've changed my mind. Chat threads should be taken down.

    Now about my modship.

    Joanna on
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  • LincolnLincoln Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Joanna wrote:
    H&R is a liability.

    I'm calling my lawyer.
    STEVE? I TOLD YOU TO GET OFF OF THE LINE!

    Seriously, taking away our Chat Threads is like taking away an old man's medication.

    We'll die.

    Lincoln on
  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    This is fucking retarded. I'm gunna kill all of your dogs.

    Adrenaline on
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust
  • DarksiderDarksider Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Since when is munkus even a fucking G&T mod? Not only does our chat thread get locked but not even by one of our own.

    Guess this is a license for everyone to go back to posting offtopic bullshit and derailing every other thread on the front page then :roll:

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  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    So uh, whats the address to that other forum? Torch The Bridge?

    Do they have chat threads there?

    If anything about the forums would hurt PA's reputation, it would be treating its long time regulars like shit. I feel a boycott may be in order.
    If only that would work. Hopefully a mod with half a fucking brain will read this and realise what a dumb decision it was, and bring chat threads back.

    Adrenaline on
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust
  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2004
    Joanna wrote:
    Actually, I've changed my mind. Chat threads should be taken down.

    Now about my modship.

    I call BS on you. BS!

    You lied to me. And I trusted you. :(

    Legacy on
    Can we get the chemicals in. 'Cause anything's better than this.
  • JoannaJoanna Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Legacy wrote:
    Joanna wrote:
    Actually, I've changed my mind. Chat threads should be taken down.

    Now about my modship.

    I call BS on you. BS!

    You lied to me. And I trusted you. :(
    What are you talking about?

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  • The CheeseThe Cheese Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Munkus tempmods for G&T every now and then.

    Also, I'm willing to bet a lot of you don't even remember when there were no chat threads.

    WELL BACK IN MY DAY...

    The Cheese on
  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    So uh, whats the address to that other forum? Torch The Bridge?

    Do they have chat threads there?

    If anything about the forums would hurt PA's reputation, it would be treating its long time regulars like shit. I feel a boycott may be in order.

    I am with this man. I want my Chat back.

    Zombies Tossed My Salad! on
  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Darksider wrote:
    Since when is munkus even a fucking G&T mod? Not only does our chat thread get locked but not even by one of our own.

    Guess this is a license for everyone to go back to posting offtopic bullshit and derailing every other thread on the front page then :roll:
    Munkus isn't G&T, and that's why it's so insulting. Oh, I got the greenlight, time to kill their fun! Wouldn't want them to have FUN!

    Adrenaline on
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust
  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited December 2004
    Go make a G&T chat thread in H&R and see what the reaction is.

    It'll be fun, I promise.

    Oh and check this out while you are there:

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/chatforum/viewtopic.php?t=77721&sid=ae78650f3603f03784d2d8903cdff38b

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  • Red Machine DRed Machine D __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2004
    This is the worst decision since Social Devastation. This is the kind of decision that a fucking Nazi would make. Are the mods deliberately trying to get users to leave the forums? Seriously, this is total bullshit, and I hope one of the saner mods sees the light and realises what a fucking mistake this is, and remedies it.

    Also, why did Munkus have to come in and dropt he hammer? Couldn't one of the G&T mods do it?

    Red Machine D on
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