Wierd stuff on the Internets

[Valhauros]

Maybe you are a bit touchy about what's a flame. I agree that it's debatable and that people can be made very upset by legal means or ambiguous enough to be called non-offensive

Since you are bringing it up... I understand that this is the off-topic forum (so it's barely important here), but the issue is global, regardless of the sub-section or the thread's topic, ranging from the most serious ones to the most whimsical. I hardly feel offended, though; the problem is not of emotion, but rather of propriety and debasement. Also, I didn't mention anything about flaming, that's the 1st rule; the one I mentioned was the 2nd, about spam:

"It gives us a warm feeling in our tummies that you care about your post count and your forum ranking here at Diablo: IncGamers but if we see you posting meaningless tripe to edge up the count, or using the forum for a chitchat better suited to ICQ or AIM or a chat room we'll ask you to stop."

[jmervyn]

I still have the reboot account from 2003, but due to my user name being my actual real name, I stopped using it for privacy reasons.

Chicken. My account name is my real name, or at least might be if you warped space, time, and spelling sufficiently. Besides, aren't you due a far greater hand-slapping for multiple accounts?

The worst part is that it has been part of the forum rules (#2) since forever, but for some reason, everyone ignores it, mods and users alike.

What kris said. There's a difference between, say, my Red-baiting, Leo being a coquette, or Saro sneering, and the various outbreaks of smappage and commercial carp that we're deluged with from time to time. EDIT - besides, they did away with the ranking system quite some while ago.

[krischan]

the one I mentioned was the 2nd, about spam:

Making hollow or ambiguous +1 posts are one thing (like for reaching a post count of 10 to be able to send PMs), being a chatterbox is fine. Talking a lot isn't equal to talking a lot of nonsense.

[jmervyn]

Talking a lot isn't equal to talking a lot of nonsense.

Why thank you, Kris!

[Technomancer]

I remember the last time this came up in a big way, the yellow troll went bye-bye. This is the OTF, Val. The OTF has it's own unwritten rules, like "All topics are liable to go off-topic at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all. This is not a bug, this is a feature."

Just let it go man, no good can come from it.

Talking a lot isn't equal to talking a lot of nonsense.

Why thank you, Kris!

Kris, stop feeding the trolls!!

[krischan]

I commented on criticism on the forum rules and BTW, I can't stand it if somebody is wrong in the internet

[Technomancer]

But that's a battle you can never win! Someone will ALWAYS be wrong on the internet!

...and we both know who that "someone" is.

[BobCox2]

I can't stand it if somebody is wrong in the internet

Put them In their Place!
Ban Stick!Ban Stick!Ban Stick!


Rock it!

[jmervyn]

Put them In their Place!
Ban Stick!Ban Stick!Ban Stick!

I can't help it if you folks have hygiene problems...

[Valhauros]

Making hollow or ambiguous +1 posts are one thing (like for reaching a post count of 10 to be able to send PMs), being a chatterbox is fine. Talking a lot isn't equal to talking a lot of nonsense.

While that statement on its own is truthful, in context to what can be seen and read, in the totality of the forums, is disproportionately untrue. Hundreds of off-topic posts (in relation to a thread, not this particular sub-forum) can be considered as hollow and ambiguous. I've never seen anyone been banned, not even warned, about diverting a thread. What I cannot assert, though, is whether there are no sanctions due to flexibilty or out amity towards the members. Anyway, back to regular programming: