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ActuallyApparition told me he just wanted to be an admin so he wouldn’t get an itchy trigger finger and ban
Dumarest if he was made a super mod.
On second thought...
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ActuallyApparition told me he just wanted to be an admin so he wouldn’t get an itchy trigger finger and ban
Dumarest if he was made a super mod.
My problem with Silva was resorting to name calling. There’s no reason to call someone a coward who you are having a conversation with, mod or not. It was disingenuous. I don’t know why he thinks Tristram should play it straight and not joke around with him because Tristram is a mod. I’m not sure where that thinking comes from. If Tristram isn’t modding him for anything and is only acting as a poster, what’s the problem? I mean, if somebody is confused about what is a mod post, we could use that dreaded red text that’s so popular elsewhere.
My problem with Silva was resorting to name calling. There’s no reason to call someone a coward who you are having a conversation with, mod or not. It was disingenuous. I don’t know why he thinks Tristram should play it straight and not joke around with him because Tristram is a mod. I’m not sure where that thinking comes from. If Tristram isn’t modding him for anything and is only acting as a poster, what’s the problem? I mean, if somebody is confused about what is a mod post, we could use that dreaded red text...
Android forums moderators are sadly still about fifty years away, I reckon.
It's still trolling.Is there a discernable difference between a troll and a crusading zealot? Bad faith isn't always easy to detect. I mean sure, if someone is constantly schilling their WFRP retro-clone and derails everything just to bring it up again it's pretty obvious. But let's say you've got a died in the wool D&D hater who has to explain that armour making you harder to hit is stupid in every single D&D thread ever. (a little self parody there, I resemble that remark) is that any different than the troll who does so because it's a guaranteed flame war and they just bought popcorn?
Sure, and if you get called on that and correct it, where is the harm?I mean, I have had my zealot moments (I still hate ThAC0 with a passion... and my first RPG was 2e AD&D), and I agree, sometimes things can look like bad faith that aren't.
You really are a petty, little child, Krueger.
That thinking comes from being an adult?My problem with Silva was resorting to name calling. There’s no reason to call someone a coward who you are having a conversation with, mod or not. It was disingenuous. I don’t know why he thinks Tristram should play it straight and not joke around with him because Tristram is a mod. I’m not sure where that thinking comes from. If Tristram isn’t modding him for anything and is only acting as a poster, what’s the problem? I mean, if somebody is confused about what is a mod post, we could use that dreaded red text that’s so popular elsewhere.
One thing I think needs to be kept in mind is that the pub is a private space not a public one. It is in particular Endless Flight's forum. And we are graciously allowed to post here. I think we've all had enough of over moderated, biased forums where blithering idiots play god to build up their fragile egos. So I think we need to add a rule. It goes like this "take a deep breath before posting and remember: this is a friendly place and nobody wants it to turn into an unfriendly place."
I think that would be an impossible rule to follow unless you want mods to be like Big Brother watching you.
The petty children are...You really are a petty, little child, Krueger.
Android...farther than fifty. AI...much closer.Android forums moderators are sadly still about fifty years away, I reckon.
Minor quibble, because I’ve found myself in the same situation. You’re using quotes as tagging a phrase or classifying a behavior, not quoting a person, because you’re definitely not quoting me, you‘re summarizing your characterization of what I said (incorrectly, btw, but we’ll wait on that).I was just generically responding to his comment that threads go to shit because someone calls a game that has narrative mechanics a traditional game. Basically, if that is the reason that things are going to shit, then the problem isn't one sided.
I was just taking a poke at his "but it's always narrative people who are thin skinned" while also saying that calling a game the wrong classification is "why threads burn to the ground".
The petty children are...
- The people who announce their block lists.
- Dramatically leave threads after making a dozen final attacks.
- Ragequit forums.
- Find any excuse to snipe their favorite targets, while taking the high road.
Sorry bro, you’re about last in the Petty Olympics.Oh good, I'm only guilty of one of those. That gets me extra credit, right?
It's not just Silva. I'm sure half a dozen other people can claim to have been on the receiving end of the same treatment.
Red line... Shudders... I understand the need to deliniate opinion from modding but there has got to be a better way.My problem with Silva was resorting to name calling. There’s no reason to call someone a coward who you are having a conversation with, mod or not. It was disingenuous. I don’t know why he thinks Tristram should play it straight and not joke around with him because Tristram is a mod. I’m not sure where that thinking comes from. If Tristram isn’t modding him for anything and is only acting as a poster, what’s the problem? I mean, if somebody is confused about what is a mod post, we could use that dreaded red text that’s so popular elsewhere.
Sorry bro, you’re about last in the Petty Olympics.
It means best, you don’t strike me as petty.Wait...does "last" mean "worst" in this case, or "best"?
It means TRY HARDER TOMMY.Wait...does "last" mean "worst" in this case, or "best"?
If you're going to do it, I suggest avoiding that particular style.Red line... Shudders... I understand the need to deliniate opinion from modding but there has got to be a better way.
Yeah, I don't see it that way. Some times poorIt's still trolling.
Honestly our behavior and learning to correct it is up to us, not others. If someone is trolling in good faith, they are still trolling and we are still within our rights to call them on it. What they do after also matters, but still... a troll is a troll is a troll.
Are you knowingly or willingly engaging in disruptive or bad behaviour with the intention of soliciting a reaction from others?Yeah, I don't see it that way. Some times poorCRKrueger gets called a troll when he is making a very obvious and pragmatic point. A troll is not a troll. A troll is a person that intentionally tries to inflame a conversation. Not a person that is making a logical point that can be analyzed. Now you might argue that the people discussing D&D's armor rules might not want to hear that and maybe the person interjecting should realize that but its stil not trolling.
WHile I don't disagree, what is the comment relevant too?Personally I think the comments from Richard Hamming on the importance of fitting in/ not letting your appearance and manners distract from the message is worth keeping in mind.
"You should dress according to the expectations of the audience spoken to. If I am going to give an address at the MIT computer center, I dress with a bolo and an old corduroy jacket or something else. I know enough not to let my clothes, my appearance, my manners get in the way of what I care about."
If you keep hearing comments that something you do/project is not going over well then you have to decide if you want to keep it and accept you are going to be less successful in making your point or change what it is you are doing.
Are you knowingly or willingly engaging in disruptive or bad behaviour with the intention of soliciting a reaction from others?
If yes, you're a troll.
Id say thats a decent clarification.So we agree... It's about intent. You intend to solicit a reaction from others.
I'm sorry, the card says 'moops'.Sorry on phone. Typos are a thing...![]()
Are you knowingly or willingly engaging in disruptive or bad behaviour with the intention of soliciting a reaction from others?
If yes, you're a troll.
Heres the thing though. Calling people a Troll can be trolling too. So maybe in that case CRK was not the troll hut was the one being trolled.
Its all about behaviour, intent, and willfullness.
For example, if I replied to you ssying "shut up you are just being a troll" I would actually be the troll here.
Edit: I think its slso fair to say that we've all gotten carried away and probably trolled ourselves. I have, for sure.
Its the ones that font just visit trolling, they live , breathe it, and pat strata fees on it that Im more refering too.