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    #122
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Bright Eyes & eoin2nc infracted - it's not nice to insult people.


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    #123
    RandolphEsq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭RandolphEsq


    Raphael wrote: »
    Bright Eyes & eoin2nc infracted - it's not nice to insult people.

    lol bit serious raffa? It wasn't personal, hurtful or inflammatory. Iron fist?


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    #124
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    BrightEyes wrote: »
    lol bit serious raffa? It wasn't personal, hurtful or inflammatory. Iron fist?
    In my experience, people who hurl things like, say, abuse or lumps of frozen water, tend to have differences in opinion about how the recipient should feel about it than, well, the recipient.

    If you have a problem with the modding, then Feedback or Helpdesk is the place to go.


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    #125
    P_1
    Registered Users Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    BrightEyes wrote: »
    Throw a snowball back! If you can. ''Oh no fluffy snow has hit me ahhhh to the library!''

    Believe me I would have done more than throw a ****ing snowball back at them


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    #126
    Leprachaun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭Leprachaun


    Raphael wrote: »
    Bright Eyes & eoin2nc infracted - it's not nice to insult people.

    Bit harsh on Bright Eyes. He was hardly 'insulting' anyone. I think you're letting your opinion on the snow mob cloud your judgement and influence your moderating.

    tsk tsk.


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    #127
    cHaTbOx
    Registered Users Posts: 8,011 ✭✭✭cHaTbOx


    Leprachaun wrote: »
    Bit harsh on Bright Eyes. He was hardly 'insulting' anyone. I think you're letting your opinion on the snow mob cloud your judgement and influence your moderating.

    tsk tsk.
    I think he wants to end this all to be honest and you are not meant to argue with a mod on thread


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    #128
    pathway33
    Registered Users Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    yep I say let's wrap it up. What's done is done. Water under the bridge. Let's just forget about it......unless it snows again of course :D


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    #129
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Leprachaun wrote: »
    Bit harsh on Bright Eyes. He was hardly 'insulting' anyone. I think you're letting your opinion on the snow mob cloud your judgement and influence your moderating.

    tsk tsk.
    Since I deleted the post I infracted him for, I'm gonna guess you think the infraction is for the post that's still here.

    Also, what random_chatbox said. Any more posts discussing moderation in this thread will be deleted.


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    #130
    passive
    Registered Users Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭passive


    I'm somewhere between sad and glad that I missed these snow mobsters... I don't like getting snow thrown at my face by anyone but friends and well-wishers, but on the other hand I've been meaning to try out my falcon punch, and since I failed assassins, it would have been nice to deal with some wrongdoers...


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    #131
    graduate
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭graduate


    Indo report. Do you suppose that this kind of thing helps UCD get more money for essential activities or the SU campaign against fees. People are trying to overcome the impression that students are a crowd of spoiled brats, this hardly helps.

    Violent snowball fight brings campus to a standstill
    By Caitrina Cody

    Wednesday February 11 2009

    A MOB of students brought chaos to the campus of a top university last week with a violent snowball fight involving hundreds of people. Gangs of UCD students launched attacks on cyclists and pedestrians at the college campus in Belfield, Dublin 4.

    According to students, last Thursday's intensive snowfall sparked a campus-wide snowball fight that saw lectures disrupted and individuals surrounded by gangs armed with snow.

    The entire college was officially closed at 5pm and gardai were called to the scene, but a college spokesperson has denied any connection between the fights and the early closure.

    One science student said members of his class were stranded inside the Science Department in an effort to avoid what he said was a gang of close to 100 students lying in wait.

    Surrounded

    "We tried to leave, but as soon as we went outside we were surrounded by people launching snowballs at us," he said.

    It is understood that the Quinn School of Business bore the brunt of the attacks, when a group of students entered the building to throw snowballs at students and staff.

    UCD Students' Union President Aodhan O'Dea said that what was initially a friendly game spiralled out of control.

    According to a UCD spokesperson, four complaints have so far been made in relation to snowballing at the college but the early closure was unrelated to the incidents.

    "Following information bulletins from Met Eireann announcing heavy snow throughout the afternoon, the university, in line with advice issued by the AA and the gardai, wished to enable staff and students to arrive home early in order to ensure their safety," he said.

    - Caitrina Cody


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    #132
    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    That article is pretty damn hilarious :D


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    #133
    xniamhx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭xniamhx


    graduate wrote: »

    One science student said members of his class were stranded inside the Science Department in an effort to avoid what he said was a gang of close to 100 students lying in wait.

    Surrounded

    "We tried to leave, but as soon as we went outside we were surrounded by people launching snowballs at us," he said.

    hahaha

    Dublin rarely gets snow like that so I think people are over reacting slightly. Not that it is really harsh to target people walking by themselves when they have no line of defence.


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    #134
    spaczed
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭spaczed


    In fairness, while the original events weren't funny, ya gotta laugh at the way it is put in the Indo article: 'gangs armed with snow' :rolleyes:

    Also, nice to see the Independent newspapers stable being able to repeat stories from other sources again, this one more or less straight from the Uni Observer!


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    #135
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    spaczed wrote: »
    Also, nice to see the Independent newspapers stable being able to repeat stories from other sources again, this one more or less straight from the Uni Observer!
    In fairness they managed to 'upgrade' the figures a bit:pac:


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    #136
    stardust_dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭stardust_dublin


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gN_IBwGvM

    i find this video shocking. if this isnt bullying or harrassment, i honestly dont know what is. shocking behaviour by ucd students.


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    #137
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    stardust_dublin wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gN_IBwGvM

    i find this video shocking. if this isnt bullying or harrassment, i honestly dont know what is. shocking behaviour by ucd students.

    Well, it's not bullying or harassment. It's assault. The perpetrators are idiots, blame their parents.


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    #138
    Leprachaun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭Leprachaun


    spaczed wrote: »
    In fairness, while the original events weren't funny, ya gotta laugh at the way it is put in the Indo article: 'gangs armed with snow' :rolleyes:

    Also, nice to see the Independent newspapers stable being able to repeat stories from other sources again, this one more or less straight from the Uni Observer!

    I wonder why any newspaper would copy from the UCD oberserver. It's utter ****e.


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    #139
    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    Donny5 wrote: »
    Well, it's not bullying or harassment. It's assault. The perpetrators are idiots, blame their parents.

    They're adults, blame them


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    #140
    Browney7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭Browney7


    graduate wrote: »

    According to a UCD spokesperson, four complaints have so far been made in relation to snowballing at the college but the early closure was unrelated to the incidents.
    oh no they didnt!!:eek::eek::pac::pac:


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    #141
    Hatthehat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Hatthehat


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    He's not hurting anyone but himself (both from the scrotal shrinkage and the potential rabies), whereas the snow mob were hurting others, damaging the property of others and generally pissing people off. There is a difference.

    I was in that so called snow-mob or gathering of brilliance then after it all faded away I was left with a half bus ride home and another back so I jumped in the pond or lake for a change of clothes good times. Wrecking things was the best part of it all, opening car door throwing **** in good times.


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    #142
    passive
    Registered Users Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭passive


    Hatthehat wrote: »
    I was in that so called snow-mob or gathering of brilliance then after it all faded away I was left with a half bus ride home and another back so I jumped in the pond or lake for a change of clothes good times. Wrecking things was the best part of it all, opening car door throwing **** in good times.

    DIAF


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    #143
    Donald-Duck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Donald-Duck


    Hatthehat wrote: »
    opening car door throwing **** in good times.

    Things like this is why you're a retard


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    #144
    SRFC90
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭SRFC90


    This was on FM104 this morn on the news.


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    #145
    RandolphEsq
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    Lol people act as if snow is dangerous! Such uptight sad bastards. They have their heads so far up their asses (this thread they show themselves) that it comes back out the the top of their neck and makes them look normal. These people are then walking around our city and campus thinking they can give opinions! Leave us!


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    #146
    stardust_dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭stardust_dublin


    its more to do about how the people acted than anything else. have you watched the videos?


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    #147
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    BrightEyes wrote: »
    Lol people act as if snow is dangerous! Such uptight sad bastards. They have their heads so far up their asses (this thread they show themselves) that it comes back out the the top of their neck and makes them look normal. These people are then walking around our city and campus thinking they can give opinions! Leave us!
    Keep trolling and they will not be the ones leaving us.


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    #148
    Leprachaun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭Leprachaun


    The_Minister wrote: »
    Keep trolling and they will not be the ones leaving us.

    He's right though.


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    #149
    princess-sprkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 625 ✭✭✭princess-sprkle


    I fail to see why people are being uptight bastards for not wanting to have snow thrown at them by total strangers when they're trying to go to college.

    Snow is a bit of a laugh alright, but some people always take it too far. Some people carried on in a ridiculous way. People who threw snowballs at people might have thought it was hilarious, but the people who were hit might not have. differentiate between having a laugh with their friends and firing stuff at unwilling participants


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    #150
    Leprachaun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭Leprachaun


    princess-sprkle wrote: »
    I fail to see why people are being uptight bastards for not wanting to have snow thrown at them by total strangers when they're trying to go to college.

    Snow is a bit of a laugh alright, but some people always take it too far. Some people carried on in a ridiculous way. People who threw snowballs at people might have thought it was hilarious, but the people who were hit might not have. differentiate between having a laugh with their friends and firing stuff at unwilling participants

    Yeh but as you said,it was hilarious for some people and not for others. That doesn't make the people who thought it was hilarious wrong.


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    #151
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,388 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    princess-sprkle wrote: »
    I fail to see why people are being uptight bastards for not wanting to have snow thrown at them by total strangers when they're trying to go to college.

    Snow is a bit of a laugh alright, but some people always take it too far. Some people carried on in a ridiculous way. People who threw snowballs at people might have thought it was hilarious, but the people who were hit might not have. differentiate between having a laugh with their friends and firing stuff at unwilling participants

    This is exactly how it should be, but the people in those videos shown are quite easily just morons.
    Leprachaun wrote: »
    Yeh but as you said,it was hilarious for some people and not for others. That doesn't make the people who thought it was hilarious wrong.

    Yeah, its hilarious throwing snowballs at those who don't want to participate isn't it?:rolleyes:

    What Princess-Sparkle is saying, or at least from what I understand, is that it would have been a lot more fun for everyone who was messing around with the snow, to throw it at each other. Why were random passer-by's attacked? As I said earlier in the thread, yes, I threw snowballs, but only at other people flinging snow. Surely it can't be too hard to draw the line at people who want to mess, and those who don't.

    Another story, walking down the concourse that day, some lad was roughly 3 feet from a girl who was walking up alone, lets her go bout a foot beyond him, then flings a snowball at her, hits her in the face, turns to his mates sheepishly and goes 'Come on, lets go!'. Yeah, big man he is flinging snowballs at an unwilling passer-by...now how do you see that as deadly, or having some craic?


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