Boards more crap than before?

Devon

Done. In my personal and completely irrelevant opinion, he didn't deserve a site-wide lifetime ban. A week or two at most, but not for the rest of his natural.

Blue Peter wrote:

I expect that like Nelson Mandela, he/she/it will eventually emerge victorious and go on to lead boards into a new era without mod/user apartheid.

Copy the sig TBH.

BuffyBot

*shrugs*

I think he got what he deserved.

oscarBravo

I keep clicking and clicking, but I haven't got my free magpie yet...

steveland?

the_syco wrote:

Would it because boards has become more popular, that not only are the people juimping off the side of the ship, but they're also making the sides of the ship bulge? You become mainstream, and one of two things happen: all the old people get replaced by new people, or the new people are just added on. The latter is hapening, and thus boards will soon be pretty damn big. You want main stream, but can you handle the gallons of water that it'll pump into you?

I may be wrong but I think in that post DeV meant boards couldn't physically cope server and traffic wise... since then there's been quite the bulking up of the servers

Crash

You know, i never liked magpie. i think i'll go dance in the garden or somesuch. not cus he was banned, just cus its fun.

Fobia

Some still play quakeworld, most don't.

Some still find "Yore Ma" jokes hilarious, most don't.

The majority rules, the site will change to whatever the majority wants. Until Asok buys an adminmobile.

AARRRGH

Kaiser2000 wrote:

I don't know if I'd say it's become more humorless, though there has been a sharp rise in over-the-top pc-ness in recent months alright

The problem is the politically correct insanity and the mods.

People are afraid to say anything funny or quirky because they know they will be banned for being off topic.

It's become too strict.

oscarBravo

dublindude wrote:

People are afraid to say anything funny or quirky because they know they will be banned for being off topic.

So nobody ever posts anything funny or quirky on boards.ie?

I must be browsing a different site from you... :v:

Stark

dublindude wrote:

The problem is the politically correct insanity and the mods.

People are afraid to say anything funny or quirky because they know they will be banned for being off topic.

It's become too strict.

Actually thumbs up to anyone who posts something funny. 20 people posting something unfunny is a different matter though. Though I don't tend to see the latter much as the moderators tend to keep strict tabs on it. (o rly owls seeming to be an exception).

Talliesin

Wertz wrote:

He/she is worth a hundred of the txt kiddies, be they male or female and banning him/her for posting something along those lines is both ironic and downright sad. (I know the ban is not strictly for that, but it has it's roots in that).

Really? How do you work that out then?

WizZard

Stark wrote:

(o rly owls seeming to be an exception).

boardy

RopeDrink wrote:

It is absolutely no suprise to me, then, that just as surely as the site will forever continue to change with time, that people will prance around expressing their distaste for the way it's going.

You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. (Abraham Lincoln)

Boards.ie is just evolving. It is a natural progression and as people (admins/mods) get older, their beliefs and actions tend to be less reactionary and dare I say it, tend to be more conservative. That doesn’t mean that they should be put out to pasture. Contemporary mods will keep boards 'hip', older mods will keep boards 'stable'.

I hate the concept of permanent site banning unless it was for something abhorrent, so put my name down on the “Free Magpie” list.

And thank you boards.ie for giving me the medium to express my opinion ............ which is its purpose anyway, isn't it?

amp

dublindude wrote:

The problem is the politically correct insanity and the mods.

People are afraid to say anything funny or quirky because they know they will be banned for being off topic.

It's become too strict.

Please show us examples or are you just exagerating wildly.

Stark

boardy wrote:

I hate the concept of permanent site banning unless it was for something abhorrent, so put my name down on the “Free Magpie” list.

Put me down as well. The permanent siteban is quite excessive.

TerrorFirmer

Stark wrote:

Put me down as well. The permanent siteban is quite excessive.

Odds of ban being overturned? I personnally hope so, magpie was a great poster.

On another note, I don't think the modding is overly strict at all provided you don't say something blatantly moronic/against common sense.

And besides, remember the time dublindude was convinced wwm was "e-stalking" him? I think he looks a little deep into some things.

Talliesin

boardy wrote:

I hate the concept of permanent site banning unless it was for something abhorrent, so put my name down on the “Free Magpie” list.

What permanent siteban?

Stark

Well magpie's definitely been sitebanned. I'm not sure if he/she's been permanently banned, but DeVore seemed to give the impression that he/she was. If it is in fact temporary, fair enough.

Talliesin

Magpie was sitebanned by me, because he was trying to usurp an AH ban, and if moderator's bans can be usurped their ultimate sanction becomes ineffective.

Magpie will be unbanned when an AH mod asks me to. I understand his ban from AH was not permanent.

Devon

Copied from the ban list:

Date of Ban: 01-02-2006, 12:07
Banned Tard: magpie
Date of Ban Lift: NEVER
Reason: When I said "Use this, or any other, forum as a substitute for a forum you've been banned from again and I'll siteban you" I wasn't kidding.
Righteous Admin: Talliesin

Most people, me included, would interpret the "Date of Ban Lift" being "NEVER" to mean it's a permenent ban.

Blue Peter

Use this, or any other, forum as a substitute for a forum you've been banned from again and I'll siteban you

Where's the list of what you're allowed to post in each forum? I'd like to avoid being banned by inadvertently posting an "After Hours" type thread (whatever that is) in an inappropriate place.

DeVore

Blue Peter wrote:

Where's the list of what you're allowed to post in each forum? I'd like to avoid being banned by inadvertently posting an "After Hours" type thread (whatever that is) in an inappropriate place.

Most forums have a charter thread stickied at the top.

You say you are new here but you have a "Set My Magpie Free" sig and possibly bolshie about the rules. Perhaps I'm wrong, perhaps I'm over sensitive... if so my apologies in advance.

DeV.

seamus

Blue Peter wrote:

Where's the list of what you're allowed to post in each forum? I'd like to avoid being banned by inadvertently posting an "After Hours" type thread (whatever that is) in an inappropriate place.

There's a charter at the top of each forum detailing what it's for. In general, posting in the wrong forum won't result in a ban, though if you continue to do it, that'll probably result in a warning, then a ban.
If you've been banned from a forum for posting a specific type of thread (e.g. porn), then reposting it elsewhere won't do you any favours.

Incidentally, I banned magpie from AH for a week. That was three weeks ago. I've lifted that ban, so Tally can unban him from the site if he so wishes.

DeVore

The way the system works you either give a timed ban (which expires and reverts to their original status) or a permanent ban which doesnt.

We use the latter for "indefinite" or "until something is sorted out" sort of bans. I'm currently wading through the history of Magpie's post (yes, all of them, yes I do this for almost all bans particularly contentious ones, of course some people think I do fúck all around here... *cough*).
I'm moving house, traveling to france and trying to make a living at the same time so Magpie will have to wait for a while. What I've read so far doesnt impress me particularly, dunno if (s)he should be banned but a proverbial kick in the pants wont do a lot of harm either I think.


DeV.

WizZard

DeV I think you should concentrate part of your efforts for boards to inventing a device that can issues such a reprimand over the interweb.

Kintarō Hattori

I'll add my voice to the free Magpie campaign. A pain in the arse sometimes, but doesn't deserve a siteban!

Talliesin

jerryadams wrote:

Copied from the ban list:

Date of Ban: 01-02-2006, 12:07
Banned Tard: magpie
Date of Ban Lift: NEVER
Reason: When I said "Use this, or any other, forum as a substitute for a forum you've been banned from again and I'll siteban you" I wasn't kidding.
Righteous Admin: Talliesin

Most people, me included, would interpret the "Date of Ban Lift" being "NEVER" to mean it's a permenent ban.

That means it will never be automatically lifted (site-bans can be given a length of time after which it will be automatically lifted). I didn't know how long the AH ban was due to be for, so I just hit "NEVER" as the date and PM'd the AH mods.

Given seamus' post above, and despite the campaign for his freedom, magpie will now have the site-ban lifted.

Wertz

Talliesin wrote:

Really? How do you work that out then?

With my own obtuse logic, which I wouldn't expect you to understand. Carry on...

boardy

Talliesin wrote:

That means it will never be automatically lifted (site-bans can be given a length of time after which it will be automatically lifted). I didn't know how long the AH ban was due to be for, so I just hit "NEVER" as the date and PM'd the AH mods.Given seamus' post above, and despite the campaign for his freedom, magpie will now have the site-ban lifted.

That sounds fair enough and thanks for explaining how the procedure works.
It does appear that the mods are giving him/her 'due process' and I'm sure Magpie will appreciate it.

Devon

And to the mods who have explained the mechanics of banning - thanks! I, along with others, didn't know about the automatic thing and thought you just typed in NEVER. This place is weirdly educational.

the_syco

steveland? wrote:

I may be wrong but I think in that post DeV meant boards couldn't physically cope server and traffic wise... since then there's been quite the bulking up of the servers

I know that dude. My take was that although Mainstream was good, it has its disadvantages.

WizZard wrote:

DeVore wrote:

I'm moving house

Cool. The apartment getting a bit small? That place ruled. Rents proberly steep, tho Good luck in your new house