Quote from: Rincewind1;664394I agree for the most part Kyle. But on the other hand - just because you can act like a Neanderthal, ought you act like a Neanderthal?

Sure, and a fair thing to say. But there is of course that sadly neglected place called "the excluded middle". Between the wussy politically-correct passive-aggressive furry transgendered land of rpg.net and the pus-oozing boil on the hairy arse of humanity that is 4chan, there is a sensible middle ground.

For my part, I have always said: put up or shut up. Rather than complaining about the posts or threads others are making, make the posts or threads you want to see. This applies to both content and tone.

That. and just put the cocksmocks on ignore. Firefox used to have a plugin that was very good for this, rather than "this message is not visible because Kyle Aaron is on your ignore list," the idiot's posts would not be visible to you at all - you could even disappear entire threads or subforums. Fuck, things were so peaceful then... you'd just get the occasional quote of the cocksmock.

Anyway, put up or shut up.

Let's not turn a thread about toning down on grudges into RPGsite's Gossip Girl Special Edition: Who Has Who On Ignore.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;664446Sure, and a fair thing to say. But there is of course that sadly neglected place called "the excluded middle". Between the wussy politically-correct passive-aggressive furry transgendered land of rpg.net and the pus-oozing boil on the hairy arse of humanity that is 4chan, there is a sensible middle ground.

For my part, I have always said: put up or shut up. Rather than complaining about the posts or threads others are making, make the posts or threads you want to see. This applies to both content and tone.

That. and just put the cocksmocks on ignore. Firefox used to have a plugin that was very good for this, rather than "this message is not visible because Kyle Aaron is on your ignore list," the idiot's posts would not be visible to you at all - you could even disappear entire threads or subforums. Fuck, things were so peaceful then... you'd just get the occasional quote of the cocksmock.

Anyway, put up or shut up.

4chan is actually heavily moderated to stay on topic, but I personally find it not some Mos Eisley of Internet - sure, a lot of people chimp out, but that's what you expect there. And in fact, it has one huge advantage - anonymity if you desire. You can't hold a grudge against someone who has no form of signature.

I make threads I want. But I also agree with some of Silverlion's sentiment, even if it doesn't bother me personally. I know I'm a horrible asshole, but I try to be civilised none the less (well, some of the time). Aggression raises the stakes on both sides.

On a brighter note:

Quote from: camazotz;664424You're a real peach, Mike.

Yes, I'm sure you've never said an unkind word for anyone in your life, 'zotz.

And that's my last word on the subject.

Quote from: RPGPundit;664373Did you get the part where I said he has you on ignore?

the wisdom of it all...

Quote from: RPGPundit;664373Did you get the part where I said he has you on ignore?

Obviously I meant he was ignoring the previous posts which he had read and failed to counter, before putting me on ignore and sailing back into the thread like a grandly oblivious galleon complete with a flotilla of two others doing the same. In what way is that constructive? Not at all. Why? Because D&D so nuh uh.

Anyone else trying anything even remotely similar to following people around from thread to thread would have received a sharp rap on the knuckles. If I wanted passive aggressive mod drama I'd be posting somewhere else.

Quote from: Black VulmeaAnd if you don't like what I have to say or how I say it, the Ignore function works wonders. Indeed, I finally broke my own rule and put rincewind on it when he first popped up again, and lately added The Traveller as well, and not only did the signal-to-noise ratio jump significantly but now I only have to read about as third as many posts to get through a thread, so win-win.

Oh how I shall miss our light hearted banter and exchange of witty repartee. You're pretty thin skinned for someone that dishes it out in such copious amounts.

Quote from: LordVreegthe wisdom of it all...

Yeah.

Quote from: Rincewind1;664482Let's not turn a thread about toning down on grudges into RPGsite's Gossip Girl Special Edition: Who Has Who On Ignore.

Reading this thread has me thinking about ignore lists.

I don't have anyone on mine, and I'd be very surprised if someone cared enough to Ignore me, but I see from this thread that it's pretty common practice.

It's interesting to me, then, that many of the site's key figures are not seeing the full site - just bits and pieces from difference angles, Ignoring whole chunks of people and their ideas. I'm not sure if this is a worse, or just a more honestly subjective experience of therpgsite.

//Panjumanju

Quote from: Panjumanju;678441Reading this thread has me thinking about ignore lists.

I don't have anyone on mine, and I'd be very surprised if someone cared enough to Ignore me, but I see from this thread that it's pretty common practice.

It's interesting to me, then, that many of the site's key figures are not seeing the full site - just bits and pieces from difference angles, Ignoring whole chunks of people and their ideas. I'm not sure if this is a worse, or just a more honestly subjective experience of therpgsite.

//Panjumanju

Obviously I have an "ignore" list (see my sig), but I don't have anyone officially on the official ignore function.  I still see posts.  The only reason for my sig is because after a certain amount of time arguing, I've decided certain people aren't worth rehashing the same stuff over and over again, so for my sanity (and everyone else's), I just won't be replying to them any more.  I'm pretty sure 90% of the userbase here gives less than a shit about arguments between people that they aren't involved in, so I'm working on reducing that from my end.

Quote from: Rincewind1;664041

Nice. Kudos.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;664176what I find is genuine hostility and defensiveness against new people and ideas.

Disagreement is not hostility.

Quote from: CRKrueger;682037Disagreement is not hostility.

Pundit and I went back and forth and disagreed about 'Social Mechanics' on a thread of his for quite a while, and yet we still find ourselves on the same side often.  
Debate depends on different opinions; some lack of agreement.  It's also healthy and a good thing.  When said debate is between adults and is seen from the outset as constructive.