So I won't be on the boards until probably June. I know all of you will miss me
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Goodbye guys, going away for a while
Edited By SmugDarkLoser
"No....SMUG? What should we do? We need to use our -1's on something!!!!!"
AndrewGaspar? He's not stupid, just crazy. Haaaaaaardcore Neo Conservative.
"RHCPfan24 said:You're right. We do have some troll to abuse then. I wonder if he is going to be lurking the RE5 forums for months now. Well, actually, his posts just die because he posts them on General Discussion. Thank god..."No....SMUG? What should we do? We need to use our -1's on something!!!!!"Well then its good Dr_Cash arrived."
"RHCPfan24 said:YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"No....SMUG? What should we do? We need to use our -1's on something!!!!!"Well then its good Dr_Cash arrived."
You have saved the day.
"LiveOrDie1212 said:Because everything SmugDarkLoser writes should be locked?"Explain to me why it needs locking in 100 or less CHARACTERS."im suprised this thread isn't locked yet. where are the mods when u need them?
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"LiveOrDie1212 said:"Explain to me why it needs locking in 100 or less CHARACTERS."im suprised this thread isn't locked yet. where are the mods when u need them?
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well, i thought you're a mod and doesn't need explaination, but if you insist, i think this thread is pointless. but then again, you're the mod, so whatever
"Hamz said:83 characters, nicely done. But no, lets be civil here folks. Why should we lock what is essentially a goodbye blog? If you don't like it or the user who created it then don't read and reply, ignore it and move on."LiveOrDie1212 said:Because everything SmugDarkLoser writes should be locked?""Explain to me why it needs locking in 100 or less CHARACTERS."im suprised this thread isn't locked yet. where are the mods when u need them?
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"Arkthemaniac said:I would have been softer if I were given more characters . . ."Hamz said:83 characters, nicely done. But no, lets be civil here folks. Why should we lock what is essentially a goodbye blog? If you don't like it or the user who created it then don't read and reply, ignore it and move on. ""LiveOrDie1212 said:Because everything SmugDarkLoser writes should be locked?""Explain to me why it needs locking in 100 or less CHARACTERS."im suprised this thread isn't locked yet. where are the mods when u need them?
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It's not that difficult to realize that there isn't really any discussion going on here, which would normally get instant-locked.
"Why should we lock what is essentially a goodbye blog?"If he wants to blog about it, that's fine. But does it need to be published to the forums? Considering the number of users we have, and the amount of which are barely active, I could see the potential for many goodbyes from people, and allowing them in the forums could get out of hand.
And in this case, it's no secret that SmugDarkLoser isn't well liked. Do you really expect it to remain civil? What could possibly be said in this thread that won't devolve into trolling or flaming?
"Hamz said:This"Why should we lock what is essentially a goodbye blog?"If he wants to blog about it, that's fine. But does it need to be published to the forums? Considering the number of users we have, and the amount of which are barely active, I could see the potential for many goodbyes from people, and allowing them in the forums could get out of hand. And in this case, it's no secret that SmugDarkLoser isn't well liked. Do you really expect it to remain civil? What could possibly be said in this thread that won't devolve into trolling or flaming?"
"Arkthemaniac said:He isn't trolling now, though. That's why this stays open."I know where Hamz is coming from on this. We're supposed to act like the mature gaming community we always claim to be and not start trolling for no reason."Which is why it's surprising that this isn't locked. Smug is known to troll around these forums."
"Can you take some other users with you?"You only have 15 posts, how could you possibly say something like that when you are new? I mean really now.
"Hamz said:Sure he could post it just to his profile, but he didn't. And the ability to add blogs to the forums was implemented for a reason, so more exposure is granted to your blogs. And for this particular blog I imagine the OP wanted as many people to see it as possible so they know he is taking a short break. I see nothing wrong with that at all, we've had blogs before announcing a user's return as well as their departure. It is a forum afterall, a place for people to discuss, debate and socialise."Why should we lock what is essentially a goodbye blog?"If he wants to blog about it, that's fine. But does it need to be published to the forums? Considering the number of users we have, and the amount of which are barely active, I could see the potential for many goodbyes from people, and allowing them in the forums could get out of hand. And in this case, it's no secret that SmugDarkLoser isn't well liked. Do you really expect it to remain civil? What could possibly be said in this thread that won't devolve into trolling or flaming?"
Things only get out of hand when people cannot use self control and behave themselves. And if people do start acting up then the Moderators will do what we're here for, moderate as and when needed.
So your saying we should moderate user's and their topics / blogs based on the level of popularity they have amongst the community? Because that is basically what you've just said and something the other Moderators and I'm sure the community would disagree with completely. What I expect from this blog is civil replies. If you can't do that then bypass it and go to the next topic or blog you notice and feel the need to reply too.
What could possibly be said in this topic that wouldn't devolve into a flame post? a simple goodbye.
If you want to continue debating this or anything else my inbox is open, lets not derail this any further.
"So your saying we should moderate user's and their topics / blogs based on the level of popularity they have amongst the community?"I didn't say that, I didn't mean that, and I absolutely would not approve of that.
But if a lesser known user did post a goodbye thread, I could easily see it derailed with comments like "I don't know who you are so I don't care" or "good riddance" or the like. Perhaps I'm not giving the community enough credit, but it seems like an accurate prediction based on what I've seen in this thread as well as others.
"Hamz said:I guess that's the internet for you."So your saying we should moderate user's and their topics / blogs based on the level of popularity they have amongst the community?"I didn't say that, I didn't mean that, and I absolutely would not approve of that.But if a lesser known user did post a goodbye thread, I could easily see it derailed with comments like "I don't know who you are so I don't care" or "good riddance" or the like. Perhaps I'm not giving the community enough credit, but it seems like an accurate prediction based on what I've seen in this thread as well as others."
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