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[CHEEZMO™]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

Ah.

*taps nose*

 

[Instigator]

Dragona fans OWNED.

 

[BravesCountry]

is there really an elephant in the room if nobody knows what is? an elephant in the room means there is something quite noticeable but nobody is comfortable enough to acknowledge it is there.

 

[Leunam]

What elephant indeed...

Can't believe Scarlet did something like that btw.

Yeah and that's also really fucking scummy of Costanza. What a prick.

 

[LaserBuddha]

I despised Dragona and am glad she is gone (despite never having any direct interaction with her). I'm a little disappointed that it was over some behind-the-scenes misconduct, since I think her vain, heavy-handed, personal crusade bullshit shouldn't have been allowed to go on for any length of time. How someone moderates is all that matters when judging if they should be/remain a mod, so seniority or history shouldn't be a factor.

Now while I wouldn't consider any of the current mods assholes, there does seem to a be trend where mods are most concerned with banning people instead of proactively guiding discussion and actually improving things. They can be too reactionary and to some degree, however small, I'm sure it's due to bannings being guilty pleasures, apart from whether the ban is justified or not. The chilling effect of the broad "no backseat modding/public criticism" rule kind of keeps an understanding from being reached on this.

A couple of months ago I saw Stumpokapow display proactive/positive influence, instead of the typical reactionary, silent assassin stuff, and made a point to PM him/her to thank him/her for it.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Wow.

Scarlet was nice to me... She banned done guy who disliked my post and simply quoted my tag. I had no idea she was compromising users information, to Costanza of all people.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

Account Approvals? Accounts Approvals 2? I'm betting my money on one of those two. They're awful.

 

[Esch]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

Don't dance around it, what's the problem?

 

[daffy]

is there really an elephant in the room if nobody knows what is? an elephant in the room means there is something quite noticeable but nobody is comfortable enough to acknowledge it is there.

Koshiba's tits?

 

[Zane]

lotsa words

What was bad about Lyre, if you don't mind my asking? I only vaguely remember him.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

I liked Scarlet

I liked Dragona too, even if I didn't necessarily agree with all her bannings.

 

[dave is ok]

What was bad about Lyre, if you don't mind my asking? I only vaguely remember him.

He lyed alot

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Account Approvals? Accounts Approvals 2? I'm betting my money on one of those two. They're awful.

They're the worst.

I mean, look at all the idiots they let in this place.

Spoiler

They let me in though, so they have been indirectly redeemed through my paradigm-shifting posts.

 

[shintoki]

Thanks for the insight EviLore, if there's a possibility you can shed some light on other members who were mentioned like Mr. AngryFace, Himuro, Wrath, etc. much would be appreciated.

Himuro was a clear account suicide. He was posting much less than before and didn't like the direction the forum was going in. Kob was more just who he decided to do it on.

 

[TheExodu5]

Now while I wouldn't consider any of the current mods assholes, there does seem to a be trend where mods are most concerned with banning people instead of proactively guiding discussion and actually improving things. They can be too reactionary and to some degree, however small, I'm sure it's due to bannings being guilty pleasures, apart from whether the ban is justified or not. The chilling effect of the broad "no backseat modding/public criticism" rule kind of keeps an understanding from being reached on this.

Stumpokapow has been awesome for this, at least on the gaming side. He's been a very positive mod influence on the board.

 

[Pandaman]

What was bad about Lyre, if you don't mind my asking? I only vaguely remember him.

in those lotsa words, he says he and dragona were account sharing alot and banning/admining on each others accounts, so both had to go to get rid of one entirely.

 

[LaserBuddha]

He lyed alot

Well played.

 

[sixteen-bit]

This behind-the-scenes stuff is fascinating.

 

[Atramental]

There was another mod I remember vaguely.

Vennt? I think I saw him go on a banning spree in this one thread and he disappeared shortly after that.

 

[TommyT]

Stumpokapow has been awesome for this, at least on the gaming side. He's been a very positive mod influence on the board.

Seems like that's more of a gaming side as a whole.

 

[Zeliard]

Sumpokapow has been awesome for this, at least on the gaming side. He's been a very positive mod influence on the board.

Stump, Opiate, charlequin and Nirolak were all very strong additions (I like the other peeps too )

 

[Amir0x]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

 

[Zane]

in those lotsa words, he says he and dragona were account sharing alot and banning/admining on each others accounts, so both had to go to get rid of one entirely.

He said Lyre was "one of the worst mods we ever had." Is that the only reason or was he a poor mod in general? If the latter, I would like some examples. because I'm curious.

 

[Narag]

Stumpokapow has been awesome for this, at least on the gaming side. He's been a very positive mod influence on the board.

Nirolak and Charlequin as well.

 

[LaserBuddha]

Stumpokapow has been awesome for this, at least on the gaming side. He's been a very positive mod influence on the board.

Heh this is neat considering the edit I added right before I read this.

 

[Professor Beef]

Will GAF Gold come with a behind the scenes DVD?

Us GAF Diamond folk get to be IN the DVD.

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

Hey, I like Ami. And my like only grew after the robot killer thread.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Us GAF Diamond folk get to be IN the DVD.

GAF Cubic Zirconia get to produce the DVD

You're not allowed to appear btw

 

[daffy]

Nirolak is awesome. I notice its usually Nirolak that makes OPs and thread titles/summaries a lot more helpful.

 

[turnbuckle]

This thread is awesome. Never understood how/why Lyre became a mod.

 

[Dr. Malik]

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

should I get popcorn?

 

[xbhaskarx]

This is amazing. Thanks for sharing EL. So can we discuss with you the other elephant in room?

?

search?
:lol?

Yeah and that's also really fucking scummy of Costanza. What a prick.

Why would anyone give private information to Costanza of all people?
One of my least missed banned members.

 

[LProtag]

Us GAF Diamond folk get to be IN the DVD.

Jeeze, didn't we get accepted at the same time? Where have you been posting so much?

 

[Garjon]

There was another mod I remember vaguely.

Vennt? I think I saw him go on a banning spree in this one thread and he disappeared shortly after that.

I don't know what happened in the build-up, but he did something to the server that made his posts impossible to delete and other things.

Speaking of which, was this what made you restructure the mod/admin tiers EviLore?

 

[TheExodu5]

Stump, Opiate, charlequin and Nirolak were all very strong additions (I like the other peeps too )

For sure.

I just wanted to congratulate Stum because of his proactive approach to moderation. Discussion has certainly benefitted in the last little while on the gaming side...I think there have been some major improvements over the last year.

edit: Stumpokapow is also Canadian. Bro-fist.

 

[perryfarrell]

bring back Demi

 

[Pandaman]

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

yea that hitokage is a jerk.

most offensive and vulgar person I've ever met.

Spoiler

and his t hawk sucks

 

[Leunam]

There was another mod I remember vaguely.

Vennt? I think I saw him go on a banning spree in this one thread and he disappeared shortly after that.

I don't remember who said it, but someone was talking about one mod who was banning people constantly. Some other mod caught up to him in one thread, said something like "mod forum, now!" and that was seemingly the end of that. The subject of the story was about a secret mod forum and that's where the bit about the mod came from.

I feel kind of silly about it now.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

Heh, I'm gonna guess Amirox rubs him the wrong way. I'm only saying this because the board is littered with the smoking ruins of member/Amirox arguments; I just think he's acceptably opinionated. He doesn't seem particularly ban-crazy from what I can tell, so whatever.

 

[Jinfash]

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

Well there has to be some fascinating stories to be shared.

 

[Dennis]

here comes the tears and hand-wringing about imagined wrongs *sits by the fireplace*

You unfairly banned me a couple of times and I am sure you are still haunted by those miscarriages of justice.

 

[Vamphuntr]

I will always miss Himuro, Scarlet and Dragona.

 

[somesayyea]

Free Jim Cordeira

What's the story here?

 

[Dellrizla]

Himuro went nuts at Koshiba for constantly showing and discussing her breasts.

Well, she was a teeny bit attention whorish, though, it's sad cause I actually really liked Himuro.

 

[Zeliard]

I remember Vennt at one point threatened to start banning people for making puns in threads. Dunno if he ever followed through with it.

 

[snesfreak]

I was referring to a certain mod lol.

 

[Amir0x]

You unfairly banned me a couple of times and I am sure you are still haunted by those miscarriages of justice.

Unfairly, hm?

*ban log*

I banned you once for this post: click. Fairly obvious. Insults and lowering discourse.
And once for another post that I don't have the link for in the Alan Wake thread when you went around telling everyone to shut the fuck up about some issue.

Seems fair to me. If you thought they were unfair, though, you could always shoot me a PM. Unlike some from the past I don't abuse my moderation, which is why I think despite my outspoken nature I've stuck around so long. I am actually in my estimation a damn good mod in actual function, if I may say so myself.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I put on 50lb after Amir0x banned me

sometimes I wake up at 3am and have to eat a whole block of Dairy Milk, just to stop my mind turning to sorrow and tears

you owe me £100 in ruined pillows amir0x, ruined by the TEARS

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Why are so many of the mods predominantly active in Gaming? I look at the Mod/Admin list and half the names I dont recognise. Take a trip over to Gaming and there's mods all over that bitch.

OT needs more mods, in my opinion...

*waits patiently*

 

[Esch]

You unfairly banned me a couple of times and I am sure you are still haunted by those miscarriages of justice.

Why are so many of the mods predominantly active in Gaming? I look at the Mod/Admin list and half the names I dont recognise. Take a trip over to Gaming and there's mods all over that bitch.

OT needs more mods, in my opinion...

*waits patiently*

OT consists of mostly self regulating communities, which usually coexist very well together without external moderation for the most part barring a few incidents.

 

[EviLore]

There was another mod I remember vaguely.

Vennt? I think I saw him go on a banning spree in this one thread and he disappeared shortly after that.

I don't even know what happened to Vennt exactly. He was only around for short periods each year in the modern GAF era, and would come back here and there and be very active and then leave again (because of his work, presumably). That was fine, until he came back one time a while back and started banning anyone who said anything negative about Apple in Apple-related threads. I talked with him about it, he insisted that he was in the right, but I undid the bans. Same thing happened again shortly after. Then, not sure how long after that since no one noticed (we were used to him being away most of the time), he deleted his own account. Don't know if the two things were related or not; they may not have been, but those were my last interactions with him.