Agreed about the Darth_Fleder guy. If he has children he pays more attention to people online than his own kids.Poseidon wrote:
The only mod I really don't like is Darth_Fleder, who only comes on to ban for stupid fucking reasons it seems. He banned me once for "disrespect" when I simply didn't agree with his opinion on an AWM he gave me. But according to Hurricane he's a biblethumper so it makes sense why he has this "holier than thou" feeling.
Other than that, mods like Kmarion, Donfck, KCD, Zimmer, Alpha, Liq and Varegg are all great guys. OrangeHound and Bern...well, they're stricter than most, but OrangeHound actually IS an understanding guy, contrary to popular belief. He actually lifted a ban he gave me because I talked it out with him.
edit: oh and Flaming_Maniac (mostly :S)
Who are you?
Deadmonkiefart wrote:
Who are you?
ig <33 i'll miss you babe. come back for trackr pweeeetttyyyyy pweeassseeig wrote:
nou
oh and i'm gunna hit u up on xfire for a game on party poker one of these days
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The account known as David.P will be no more. I'm leaving cause of college and I won't have as much time to fuck around as i used too.kptk92 wrote:
??David.P wrote:
Bye I'll be dead too soon.
When asked if you want to go for a drink or smoke weed, just say yes and do it (faggot). Then you'll have no problemsDavid.P wrote:
The account known as David.P will be no more. I'm leaving cause of college and I won't have as much time to fuck around as i used too.kptk92 wrote:
??David.P wrote:
Bye I'll be dead too soon.
Lucien makes the most valid and relevant point in this thread.
I think that everything started to go downhill after the whole Trigger happy, Kim issue. It turned out to be a choose this forum over another one and in the end, no one won. That whole drama just showed how seriously people take the internet.
I think that the majority mods do the right thing in regards to the rules. A couple think that this forum is their life or whatever but that is for you to determine. I don't have a problem with a person showing their disgust about a mod if he does it in a tactful way. If a moderator can't accept criticism from other members of a forum then he doesn't deserve to be a moderator or at the very least, is not mature enough for the job.
I think that everything started to go downhill after the whole Trigger happy, Kim issue. It turned out to be a choose this forum over another one and in the end, no one won. That whole drama just showed how seriously people take the internet.
I think that the majority mods do the right thing in regards to the rules. A couple think that this forum is their life or whatever but that is for you to determine. I don't have a problem with a person showing their disgust about a mod if he does it in a tactful way. If a moderator can't accept criticism from other members of a forum then he doesn't deserve to be a moderator or at the very least, is not mature enough for the job.
Last edited by killer21 (2008-06-05 17:11:43)
I found OHound to be one of the more reasonable moderators in the past, once Surgeon was wrongfully banned and I managed to convince OHound to unban him. What ig is annoyed with is that OHound went on a poorly announced banning spree, he banned a bunch of members with no warning other than a post he made in a thread that is located in one of the BF2s.com sections, all four of which aren't exactly popular.Poseidon wrote:
The only mod I really don't like is Darth_Fleder, who only comes on to ban for stupid fucking reasons it seems. He banned me once for "disrespect" when I simply didn't agree with his opinion on an AWM he gave me. But according to Hurricane he's a biblethumper so it makes sense why he has this "holier than thou" feeling.
Other than that, mods like Kmarion, Donfck, KCD, Zimmer, Alpha, Liq and Varegg are all great guys. OrangeHound and Bern...well, they're stricter than most, but OrangeHound actually IS an understanding guy, contrary to popular belief. He actually lifted a ban he gave me because I talked it out with him.
edit: oh and Flaming_Maniac (mostly :S)
Hopefully OHound and indeed all other mods won't try this again, or otherwise we may have another TriggerHappy inicdent.
I know I just hope my /b/tard sense of humor doesn't drive them away.Mek-Stizzle wrote:
When asked if you want to go for a drink or smoke weed, just say yes and do it (faggot). Then you'll have no problemsDavid.P wrote:
The account known as David.P will be no more. I'm leaving cause of college and I won't have as much time to fuck around as i used too.kptk92 wrote:
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please don't become "an hero", because underneath all that mental shite you're a good kid.David.P wrote:
The account known as David.P will be no more. I'm leaving cause of college and I won't have as much time to fuck around as i used too.kptk92 wrote:
??David.P wrote:
Bye I'll be dead too soon.
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
retraction.
Last edited by killer21 (2008-06-05 18:03:22)
100% true.Lucien wrote:
Fine, I'll go first.
I believe that this forum is missing certain vital parts. For starters, the reason that brought us together has almost disappeared. We all came here because of Battlefield 2. how many old members still play it? How many of the regular contributors actually play and are interested in discussing BF2? Very few. The very basic element of any community - something almost everyone has in common - is missing. We're just people on a forum.
This decline has in itself caused a lack of genuine activity and has reduced the amount of prominent members. While there may still be things that make this forum interesting, the main source of enthusiasm is heavily damaged and people's interests have become divided, reducing the sense of community.
Do not underestimate the need every forum has for role model members. Every large social group has prominent, popular members. These people are moderators without even realizing it. Such an active, popular, and respected member is not only a role model, but also a creator of interesting discussions. This happens subtly, but rest assured that the bulk of a forum listens to the minority. You can't cut out that minority without the bulk changing, like water breaking a dam.
So, what happens when:
a) Interesting discussions happen less frequently and interest less people
b) there are few new prominent members
c) the popular members start leaving
The bulk of the forum - the people who follow others - will suddenly be at a loss. Given a free yet bland environment with nobody to remind them of how to act, they contribute on a far lower level.
The mods come into this at point c - Together with people leaving because of an increasingly stale forum, those loud members who remind the masses of where the extremes are at, get banned. Every community moderates itself: role models are created, along with social norms. Any person who acts outside of these, for example by spamming too much, will be negatively received by the community and will thus be discouraged from posting. Without a reminder of what is wrong, people gradually veer off into that wrong direction.
Another problem is that with a stale forum, people get bored and will want to do something to change that, forcing them towards territory outside of the rules. I believe that the mods are wrong by banning people that are being pushed away by problems in the forum itself, and not trying to tackle that underlying problem.
I'd also like to add, seeing as im one of the longest-standing members here.....This is not the worst period of strict-mods. Remember triggerhappy998? Im surprised none of you have brought that up, especially the older members. Trigger kept everyone down with his mod powers and permbanned you for smallest things, even disagreeing with him.
Last edited by .:ronin:.|Patton (2008-06-05 17:49:08)
It's been there for a day or two now. He changed from the shark fin right before he got banned.killer21 wrote:
I just saw the "crying" icon under ig's name under the banned title. Was that really necessary?
Truly, the end of an era.
Love u ig, respect always XXX
Love u ig, respect always XXX
max wrote:
jamiet757 wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
A very well written and well thought out post. People should read this first....it's just how forums should work (imo).
concorSEREMAKER wrote:
this thread needs a song
theres probably better sad songs out there but this was the only one I could think of
How is saying "wat" spam, yet multiple people quoting someone with no actual text not?
Both are equally noncontributing.
Both are equally noncontributing.
Ok. I retract my statement. [/b][/color]ebug9 wrote:
It's been there for a day or two now. He changed from the shark fin right before he got banned.
Bye ig, if that is you.
'quoting someone with no actual text' is the online equivalent of "here here" or "I concur".loop eneg wrote:
How is saying "wat" spam, yet multiple people quoting someone with no actual text not?
Both are equally noncontributing.
"wat" is the online equivalent of 'blowing a raspberry', or farting.
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So was that his original account? It's 651 days old...
I'm not even going to bother.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
"quoting someone with no actual text" is the online equivalent of "here here" or "I concur".loop eneg wrote:
How is saying "wat" spam, yet multiple people quoting someone with no actual text not?
Both are equally noncontributing.
"wat" is the online equivalent of 'blowing a raspberry', or farting.
bye...
Then why do so?loop eneg wrote:
I'm not even going to bother.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
"quoting someone with no actual text" is the online equivalent of "here here" or "I concur".loop eneg wrote:
How is saying "wat" spam, yet multiple people quoting someone with no actual text not?
Both are equally noncontributing.
"wat" is the online equivalent of 'blowing a raspberry', or farting.
Damned forum members with your name changes. At least mine was from "Konfusion0" to "konfusion".
Good luck to you in the real world.
-konfusion
Good luck to you in the real world.
-konfusion
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