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Banned "Tag line" = bad

Daithi McGee · 2008-12-20 12:26:31

Hi, Can the powers that be please review the subs using "banned! as their tag line. Like make it a no, no. Pain in the hole tbh.

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20-12-2008 1:26pm

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Daithi McGee

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Hi,

Can the powers that be please review the subs using "banned! as their tag line. Like make it a no, no.

Pain in the hole tbh.

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#2 20-12-2008 1:31pm
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Definitely:)

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#3 20-12-2008 1:37pm
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Banned probably should be a reserved tag tbh. Gets confusing when you see someone with the tag and are thinking "Really? Banned!? Wow"

Nice choice sceptre!

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#4 20-12-2008 1:40pm
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Sully wrote: »

Banned probably should be a reserved tag tbh. Gets confusing when you see someone with the tag and are thinking "Really? Banned!? Wow"

Nice choice sceptre!

It is a pain in the hole. one hopes Vex etc wil have a look at it.

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#5 20-12-2008 1:58pm
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Daithi McGee wrote: »

It is a pain in the hole. one hopes Vex etc wil have a look at it.

I'm sorry, I think you need to see your GP for that, Vex is great but don't know if he can fix that.

Also yeah, that can be a bit annoying.

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#6 20-12-2008 2:02pm
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On a serious note, I can see how it'd be annoying when you're doing the odd mod thing. Not that it happens a lot mind, but a lot of hassle at times.

I was going to move it to the Development forum as CuLT is more likely to see it there but might be something the admins would have a view on so I'll leave it here. At your whim though, you might want to suggest it as a feature request there.

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#7 20-12-2008 2:07pm
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How about having strikethrough text for usernames when someone is genuinely banned?

A handy way of seeing if somebody is actually banned is to click their name and see if the PM option appears.

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#8 20-12-2008 2:17pm
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javaboy wrote: »

How about having strikethrough text for usernames when someone is genuinely banned?

Changing users stars would be easier to implement in vB as it could be automatically applied with the usergroup change.

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#9 20-12-2008 2:38pm
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There are certain things you can add via the admincp to the vB software that can filter out certain taglines. I think 'admin' gets filtered out of users' taglines.

I'm sure this could be added to the list if the admins felt it was worthwhile.

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#10 20-12-2008 8:47pm
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I think it should be left alone. If the word "Banned" was banned then the great Lolocaust Forum disapperance of 1st April would not have been credible.

Is there no end to what people want to stifle? Killjoys.

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#11 20-12-2008 9:12pm
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But people putting 'Banned' as their tagline when they're not really is so hilarious and incredibly original! Makes me laugh every time. :-|

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#12 21-12-2008 11:49am
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I know, hilarious...

Lack of originality ftl.

@Hagar: That may have worked once, and fabulously well, but people are hardly dumb enough to fall for it a second time.

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#13 21-12-2008 12:03pm
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Nobody say Jehova?

I didnt think it was big issue?

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#14 21-12-2008 12:15pm
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Dumb people are smart enough to surprise me everyday

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#15 21-12-2008 8:46pm
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I really don't see how the OP cares so much, why does it bother you?

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#16 21-12-2008 9:30pm
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Piste wrote: »

I really don't see how the OP cares so much, why does it bother you?

It's irritating.

You see that someone has been banned, and you have to try and figure out if they really are or not.

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#17 21-12-2008 9:38pm
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The_Minister wrote: »

It's irritating.

You see that someone has been banned, and you have to try and figure out if they really are or not.

I know, it's terrible.

Did you fall for you.php as well? that was worse!

*post may contain sarcasm

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#18 21-12-2008 9:48pm
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I think its Genius !
i think it should be trademarked so only one person can use it.

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#19 21-12-2008 9:48pm
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The tag line should be only for true bans imo.

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#20 21-12-2008 9:55pm
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SteveC wrote: »

I know, it's terrible.

Did you fall for you.php as well? that was worse!

*post may contain sarcasm

I don't know whay you.php is.

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#21 21-12-2008 10:05pm
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That little thingy that put up the username of the reader within image tags pointing to you.php

Fine at first, but got old very quickly, a bit like this b& craic actually.

We had it a while ago with 4chan crap (lulz/srs business/etc.) seems this is the latest bore de jour fad.

I honestly though it was always a reserved tag, obviously not though

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#22 21-12-2008 10:18pm
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The_Minister wrote: »

I don't know whay you.php is.

It was a prank that caused a few threads here by people who didn't see / get the the humour in it / realise what was going on.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055392311
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055392311
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055391336

My last post was meant to be funny by the way, please don't take offence.

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#23 21-12-2008 10:51pm
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Oh that!
I remember that.
I fell for that completely before I copped.

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#24 22-12-2008 2:40pm
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aswell as "BANNED" tags being black listed. "Moderator" should also definatly be black listed and reserved. It's even more annoying how ponsy little ego-people pretend to be mods.

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#25 22-12-2008 2:51pm
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I should probably point out that this hasnt happened yet as far as I know....but thats my point... as far as I know

I dont want to be giving respect to those who dont deserve it!

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#26 22-12-2008 2:56pm
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Should we ban certain words from location too?
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=8633

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#27 22-12-2008 3:40pm
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Piste wrote: »

I really don't see how the OP cares so much, why does it bother you?

+1

I think it can be funny ..... like when I used it.

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