The Future of Off-Topic

Depends on how you interpret the pic. :rolleyes:

EDIT: But yeah, that (your answer) works too. :3

all i know is if i was a colorless person in rainbow boots i'd be happier *snicker*

You know guys, Hyena and wpack10 are entitled to give their opinions without getting flamed for it. I don't exactly like what they said but I won't have a go at them for it.

o hai guise, wats goin on in here

*noms hyena*

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Originally Posted by Woldere

o hai guise, wats goin on in here

*noms hyena*

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Oh hai! :) noms are fun ;)

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Originally Posted by Ikeni

You know guys, Hyena and wpack10 are entitled to give their opinions without getting flamed for it. I don't exactly like what they said but I won't have a go at them for it.

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Agreed. And lets reiterate for those of us that can't grasp this concept. Instigating, and flaming, and acting like children, and continuously breaking forum rules will get even THIS topic closed.

If your intention is to troll each other until all your feedback is void and ruin it for everyone else, you won't keep many friends in this community.

PLEASE stop the drama and be constructive in this thread, or at least polite. If this is how you want to portray the "Future of Off-Topic" they will remove Off-Topic, and I highly doubt you want that.

Instead of getting your tomatoes ready to throw at me, remember even if we agree to disagree, very few of us would ever want this thread or section closed, amidst the spam threads there's a real community with a life of its own. Don't defile that with petty bickering please.

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Originally Posted by Knuckles

Holy ****. what the hell is going on?

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I have no idea. :( I took a crack at Hyena for being an obvious troll and when I come back there\'s blood and rainbow poop everywhere. Want a muffin?

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Originally Posted by FoxyBunneh

I have no idea. :( I took a crack at Hyena for being an obvious troll and when I come back there\'s blood and rainbow poop everywhere. Want a muffin?

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Was Raven here???

I am sorry. :( I will remember next time to let you do the work while I sit back and make muffins.

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Originally Posted by the game

why does this even have to be explained? They teach this in like, first grade!

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o m q t b l e r s t u v b e s u r e t o d r i n k y o u r o v a l t i n e o m q t b l e r s t u v

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Originally Posted by Rodri

o m q t b l e r s t u v [color=\"red\"] b e s u r e t o d r i n k y o u r o v a l t i n e [/color] o m q t b l e r s t u v

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Are you just now noticing that?

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Originally Posted by Montros

Was Raven here???

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Shush. Rainbow poop is part of OT's future. Remember that.

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Originally Posted by Ravenwings

Shush. Rainbow poop is part of OT's future. Remember that.

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... Is it edible?

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Originally Posted by Montros

... Is it edible?

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Why not?

http://www.el33tonline.com/images/cache/13107.JPG

Go ahead and take a bite. :devil:

^just yuck
^skittles why why have thee become so tainted. nooooooooooooooooooooooo

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/a9cc5554.jpg

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Originally Posted by FoxyBunneh

Are you just now noticing that?

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I am claiming the prize (if any) for posting it first. Because I win the game!

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Originally Posted by Ravenwings

Why not?

http://www.el33tonline.com/images/cache/13107.JPG

Go ahead and take a bite. :devil:

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*Shivers*

Unicorns eat butterflies and poop out Rainbows :D

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Originally Posted by Ravenwings

Why not?

http://www.el33tonline.com/images/cache/13107.JPG

Go ahead and take a bite. :devil:

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funniest thing ive seen on these forums:rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by Montros

*Shivers*

Unicorns eat butterflies

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No they don't.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/...AAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg
^^ SEE ^^

DISCLAIMER: No crayons were harmed in this pic.

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Originally Posted by Ravenwings

No they don't.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/...AAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg
^^ SEE ^^

DISCLAIMER: No crayons were harmed in this pic.

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LOL...I'm guessing the Unicorn was harmed... UGH diarea...

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Originally Posted by Rodri

o m q t b l e r s t u v b e s u r e t o d r i n k y o u r o v a l t i n e o m q t b l e r s t u v

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Little Orphan Annie taught me that.

Thanks to my secret decoder ring. =)

omg rainbowpoop is hilarious...

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com...1781666321.jpg

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Originally Posted by AbstractAngel

omg rainbowpoop is hilarious...

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com...1781666321.jpg

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I haz rainbow poop. But its as funny as this dog

http://www.upmyownass.com/wp-content...ad-450x352.jpg

I dont envy the task of the moderators

I dont envy your reputation situation

I envy his reputation.

Guys, let's get this thread back on track...

To start doing so, I'll agree with the mods that yeah, many of us have been bad kids, and even stolen from the cookie jar. Yeah, that means that we're all under the radar, even those (like me) who've been good people most of the time and tried not to spam if we could help it.

I agree with the mods that yes, the duplicates can and will be abused by trolls old, new, and ugly alike. I say that they don't exist, and in worse cases, red rep goes around. However, not all of us should take the punishment of the actions of those handful who have chosen to misbehave with consistency.

To the good guys, I know it's gonna be tough, and that you may occasionally be frustrated with people for not being humans, but trolls and spammers instead. It may be frustrating to see a mod clapping a troll in chains around every alley, but it's for the best, and rest assured that you won't get the silver bracelets either.

To the bad guys (aka the trolls and spammers), you're the reason that the mods are getting frustrated. Yeah, humor's alright, and random conversation is too in SOME PLACES, but not all. You need to curb yourselves, and try to show restraint like the experienced posters you know you are.

To the older posters, please set an example that everyone will be proud to follow. I know that this isn't a mod chatting to you, but you know as well as I that what I am saying is just as much common sense as it can get to...

To the newer ones, don't be discouraged by a red rep bar, or even a warning or infraction from a mod. It's not the end of the world to get one of those. You can still get back up again, and walk the right way. If you need help on something, ask for it. People are never far away at any hours of the day or night to give you assistance on things you may need. (And no, it doesn't always have to be a mod.)

To those who would rather be downright ugly and profane on these forums, you'll deserve what you'll get if you don't change. You know that the red rep, the warnings, and the infractions will come after you along with the mods and everyone else with the decency to speak out against wrongdoers on this forum. All I can ask you to do is to stop, and if you can't, don't cause any more pain, and go some place where people won't object to your antics...





Again, to all of my fellow posters, the mods in the end aren't going to be the ones that will change OT. No matter how many infractions and warnings they give out, in the end it won't make a difference at all if we all just accept rude and inappropriate behavior on the Forums.

It needs to become unacceptable to ALL of us to try to spam on the Forums, or even to hurt another's feelings. If we adopt the same policy the Mods are, WE the people of OT will clean up this mess, and come into a new and better era of freedom and prosperity.



Thank you very much,


Jurnis

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Originally Posted by Jurnis

To the good guys, I know it's gonna be tough.

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/17...807f85d5e8.jpg

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Originally Posted by Jurnis

No matter how many infractions and warnings they give out, in the end it won't make a difference at all if we all just accept rude and inappropriate behavior on the Forums.

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I very, very, very, very rarely have anything to say in this forum area, but I would like to mention something...

Very far back in this thread, it was mentioned that the "T" word is used way too much. I wholeheartedly agree with that viewpoint. It seems as though an ever-growing group of people call someone else a "troll" simply because they have a different opinion or the person is not a member of the "in crowd".

Because someone disagrees with you does not make them a troll. Because you or I have an opinion does not make either one of us "right" by default. Also because one takes up a differing / opposing viewpoint, does not mean that it is a bitter battle to the death on a personal level. I've seen many instances of people getting offended over non-personal differences. I tend to stay within the realm of technical topics, so this has more to do with those forum areas instead of this one, but the point still remains that people are far too sensitive. It could possibly be due to the average age of participants, I dunno... I'm basing that guess on the degree of activity in the "back to school" thread. I don't think that's what the title of the thread was, but hopefully people will understand the thread I'm talking about...

Also, I find it ironic that early on there was the discussion about negative rep being restricted to staff only, but yet it was opened up to non-staff. I've been negative repped twice, both times for the same post, which was a knee-jerk reaction by the people doing the negative repping because they interpreted the post to mean one thing when it meant something different. It was an image, describing what I saw as the behavior of an individual that was flaming everyone in the thread, who was calling everyone offering advice to them "stupid". I personally think what I posted was misinterpreted as me talking about myself or me taking a swipe at people other than this person.

Far worse things are posted in this forum (Off-Topic) and some, in the past, were even done by moderators themselves. I semi-sorta lodged a complaint against the negative rep I received, but nothing was done...and I don't really want anything done about it at this point, other than I think the negative repping needs to go back into the hands of employees and Senior Moderators only, and sometime before a larger group of people make it to Duke. It has too much potential for abuse and/or misapplication due to misunderstandings, thus creating an unneeded amount of administrative overhead to deal with any appeals of receiving negative rep if the person thinks they received the rep unfairly.

At any rate, I've taken up probably more of your time than you may have liked, considering my general non-posting in this forum, so I'll leave you to any debating or alternative opinions...

Good day...

i have red rep from dawniekins that i hold close to my heart.

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Originally Posted by Knuckles

i was red repped while being suspended by dawn. i always thought it was from him. called me an ass too lol. then i found it was cyhort and was serious dissapoint.

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aww that is dissapointing! I had red repped dawn first so he repped me back. Rep War ftw!

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Originally Posted by Knuckles

rep is the single most idiotic thing on these forums...well mostly. im pretty high up there too. But rep means nothing. and its even more funny that i can give out negative. how silly. its never been used correctly the positive or the negative.

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http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2562/redrepabuse.jpg

Yes, it is "funny" that you can give out negative rep. It is silly, and it should be removed...

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Originally Posted by neko_lord

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2562/redrepabuse.jpg

Yes, it is "funny" that you can give out negative rep. It is silly, and it should be removed...

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http://go-surfer.com/gallery/wipe%20out.JPG

this guys having a bad day too. maybe you can be friends :)

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Originally Posted by Knuckles

i may or may not agree with what he said.

edit: haxs i did no such thing as red rep you!...


just kidding it was me.

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I understand, but you helped make my point...

As for Lazz, early on you too mentioned the mob mentality that happens:

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Originally Posted by Lazzzzzzzzalicious!

I haven't been on the forums for as long as others, nor am I a religious OT poster. However I will risk getting "flamed" and whatever else and say this.

I am so sick of hearing about how the OT is dead, or seeing people gang up on other members with a mob mentality and picking either random posters to "ostracise" from the group, or random issues that the mods decide to handle to rebel about. I've done it and realized how much my whining about insiginificant issues mostly just made people roll their eyes and ignore me. Seeing all the crap that has been getting argued about pretty much has pushed me away from OT. If you "aren't funny enough" or "haven't been here enough" it's like you dont have a right to speak. If you agree with something a mod or admin says or does then you are essentially a "teachers pet" just "going along with the system". I read and post on the forums for enjoyment, mostly between farming or to run away from diplomacy on my alliance. To come here and read nonsense like that, well I can go be a teacher and work in a high school to deal with that.

Again i'll risk getting flamed and whatnot by saying i believe that all negative posts and things that bring the fun of the community down such as these should be infracted and deleted or if it's continued then more suspensions and banns should take place. I think more issues need to be brought up in PM and not in OT. If people would quit worrying about what should or could or has happened then I think OT would be an all around better place with better quality threads jokes and a community sense all around.

Just my thoughts, sorry if this offends anyone it's not directed at any individual personally. Just my feelings all around about this section

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You don't need the postive rep, but I'm going back and repping you for that post. Like I explained elsewhere, the only times I issue rep is when the post is very good, or dares to say that "The Emporer has no clothes", as it were. Your post was a combination of both...

http://ploader.net/files/7525510909f...046a611f71.png

OMGWTFCOPTER

*ragequits*
*ragereturns*
*sends Rage PM*
*continues temper tantrum*
http://www.kidsdevelopment.co.uk/images/7716.jpg

*dies*
*is happy again*

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Originally Posted by Knuckles

im so sorry. that was red tooo? wtf... im going to message dawn. my green button keeps giving people red. you sure your not color blind. wait. it looks red to me too. maybe im color blind too. . never mind not messaging dawn. we both are colorblind.

wait colorblind cant see red or green.... shoot.

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maybe it knew my favorite color is red. or maybe it was dawn striking back again secretly in the form of your red rep. or maybe there are robots living amongst us. *hides*

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Originally Posted by Jurnis

Guys, let's get this thread back on track...

To start doing so, I'll agree with the mods that yeah, many of us have been bad kids, and even stolen from the cookie jar. Yeah, that means that we're all under the radar, even those (like me) who've been good people most of the time and tried not to spam if we could help it.

I agree with the mods that yes, the duplicates can and will be abused by trolls old, new, and ugly alike. I say that they don't exist, and in worse cases, red rep goes around. However, not all of us should take the punishment of the actions of those handful who have chosen to misbehave with consistency.

To the good guys, I know it's gonna be tough, and that you may occasionally be frustrated with people for not being humans, but trolls and spammers instead. It may be frustrating to see a mod clapping a troll in chains around every alley, but it's for the best, and rest assured that you won't get the silver bracelets either.

To the bad guys (aka the trolls and spammers), you're the reason that the mods are getting frustrated. Yeah, humor's alright, and random conversation is too in SOME PLACES, but not all. You need to curb yourselves, and try to show restraint like the experienced posters you know you are.

To the older posters, please set an example that everyone will be proud to follow. I know that this isn't a mod chatting to you, but you know as well as I that what I am saying is just as much common sense as it can get to...

To the newer ones, don't be discouraged by a red rep bar, or even a warning or infraction from a mod. It's not the end of the world to get one of those. You can still get back up again, and walk the right way. If you need help on something, ask for it. People are never far away at any hours of the day or night to give you assistance on things you may need. (And no, it doesn't always have to be a mod.)

To those who would rather be downright ugly and profane on these forums, you'll deserve what you'll get if you don't change. You know that the red rep, the warnings, and the infractions will come after you along with the mods and everyone else with the decency to speak out against wrongdoers on this forum. All I can ask you to do is to stop, and if you can't, don't cause any more pain, and go some place where people won't object to your antics...





Again, to all of my fellow posters, the mods in the end aren't going to be the ones that will change OT. No matter how many infractions and warnings they give out, in the end it won't make a difference at all if we all just accept rude and inappropriate behavior on the Forums.

It needs to become unacceptable to ALL of us to try to spam on the Forums, or even to hurt another's feelings. If we adopt the same policy the Mods are, WE the people of OT will clean up this mess, and come into a new and better era of freedom and prosperity.



Thank you very much,


Jurnis

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I have to agree on a small topic that Jurnis pointed out.

As many of you may remember, before I became a moderator, I was definitely not the golden child. To say honestly, I am the most warned/infracted moderator on this forums, past and present, as it seems like. I also am probably the most red repped of the moderators, with 4 or 5, depending on knuckles red repping me as well.

Yet, i still work these forums as a greenie. It is not the end of the world to be warned/infracted, but its an area of obvious improvement you need to correct.

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Originally Posted by Ghost101

I have to agree on a small topic that Jurnis pointed out.

As many of you may remember, before I became a moderator, I was definitely not the golden child. To say honestly, I am the most warned/infracted moderator on this forums, past and present, as it seems like. I also am probably the most red repped of the moderators, with 4 or 5, depending on knuckles red repping me as well.

Yet, i still work these forums as a greenie. It is not the end of the world to be warned/infracted, but its an area of obvious improvement you need to correct.

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Most, if not all, of that red rep comes from Revoltion and pialpha if I recall correctly.

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Originally Posted by acer5200

Most, if not all, of that red rep comes from Revoltion and pialpha if I recall correctly.

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Nope, 4 different people, 2 from those 2 and 2 others.

all win posts will be deleted


all your wins will turn to fail as the anti-lulz campaign continues in full blast