Let me get this straight - become means that something new comes into being, is that right?

Quote from: One Horse Town;228049To be fair though, James, for a short while there you were even more stalkerish than Mike S. Having had an internet stalker myself, it isn't much fun. Gladly, you and pundy seemed to move on! :hatsoff:

If I was a stalker, would't I have gone after him in his own private forum over the inanities he spouted there? I only screwed with him when his bile and nerd rage spread out into the "real" parts of this board. He's been much less of a moron lately, which is the only reason we haven't butted heads. If he returns to his old ways of spreading easily disprovable lies and generic hate on anyone who has a different opinion, I'll go back to pointing out the idiocies frequently and publicly.

Luckily he's calmed down a lot now that his fake name is on a product and he's contemplating adding it to other products. It may just be coincidence, or it might be that being a real person is now of more use to him than being a caricature.

Nah, they have rules and standards and are frequently called to account. You just blow your own way based on whatever bug it is you have up your arse.

You were right to ban RPGDouchetard, although if people coming here to crap on you annoys you then you could try not being a belicose moron. Ultimately that might be the better solution.

I voted no, if anyone cares.

Ned

fas·cism    
   1. often Fascism
         1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
         2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
   2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

For reference. Sometimes Fascism is used to mean "the poopy head I do not like". The bolded above is how I assume it is intended here.

Bill

Quote from: Consonant Dude;228008If anything, there isn't enough moderation here.

Wow, with so many of you saying this it's no wonder this place is so uptight. Nothing like generating attention for every tiny portion of the intarweb by giving them all a stage, and a soap box.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;228036Nobody is perfect, but everybody learns from their experiences.

You hope. Shamefully this is the same mistake all over again, for at least the third or fourth time that I can recall, and hell I'm not too active here. Andnext time they'll react the same way.

Quote from: JongWK;228056And I should add that this particular poll shouldn't be anonymous, given that the issue at hand is the presence of sockpuppets.

Yeah, Jong speaks a wise truth.

Quote from: droog;228072Let me get this straight - become means that something new comes into being, is that right?

Exactly! Pundit's the same little kid he's always been-one we like sometimes, and one we dislike sometimes, but one who isn't a real person either, but rather a sock puppet for a guy on the other side of the screen- and his sock puppet accounts aren't deleted either. So looks like he won't be changing any time soon.

Some of us are pretty open about our real world identities, some of us use pseudonyms.

AFAIK Pundit's the same as Nisarg (formerly), and this is pretty much general knowledge. Does he have any other personae? No? Then for the purpose of RPGs he's got a reputation for better or worse and whatever he says, he can be held accountable in the court of RPG public opinion.

For the record I don't think this board needs more moderation.

Also, James's rant is dredging up old stuff; even though I don't think Pundit's handling of James's case back then was entirely in step with the principle of free speech, the question at hand refers to the present. Comparing James's incident to how things have been going for a long time since, the fascist gauge has gone lower, and the current RPGdouchetard case is barely a blip.

Quote from: Elliot Wilen;228118AFAIK Pundit's the same as Nisarg (formerly), and this is pretty much general knowledge. Does he have any other personae? No?

Cornell Richardson?

Quote from: Serious Paul;228113You hope. Shamefully this is the same mistake all over again, for at least the third or fourth time that I can recall, and hell I'm not too active here. Andnext time they'll react the same way.

What the fuck? Not banning the freako who went on about lowering the age of consent and gave off his creepy vibe is the same mistake as banning some fuckstick who wasn't here to talk rpgs but only chuck abuse?

I don't know why this is even being discussed. The purpose of therpgsite is to discuss rpgs. If someone is not here to do that and keeps to themselves, who cares - but if they're not here to discuss rpgs and they stir shit, they can fuck off. And sometimes the fucking off needs the help of a ban.

I mean, if the guy had written heaps of fascinating posts about roleplaying and also abused Pundit or whoever, then he wouldn't be banned. I've abused Pundit heaps of times, and droog never mentions his name without distorting it in a mocking way; but each of us actually talks about rpgs, so here we are.

You're not doing bad, Pundit, but you are starting to use the ban power more frequently. Let community disapproval do its work.

Quote from: HinterWelt;228105fas·cism    
   1. often Fascism
         1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
         2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
   2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

For reference. Sometimes Fascism is used to mean "the poopy head I do not like". The bolded above is how I assume it is intended here.

Bill

That is precisely the definition we're using here; highlighted words especially.

RPGPundit

For the record: I do not have a single sockpuppet account here, nor have I ever used sockpuppet accounts at any other gaming forum, the ones I'm currently in or the ones I have been banned from.

The only account I have here, the only I one I have ever had here, is RPGPundit. That's it.

RPGPundit

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;228121What the fuck? Not banning the freako who went on about lowering the age of consent and gave off his creepy vibe is the same mistake as banning some fuckstick who wasn't here to talk rpgs but only chuck abuse?

QuoteI don't even know what you're discussing, as I apparently didn't read the Age of Consent thread, and could care less about it. So apparently we're discussing two separate things.

QuoteI don't know why this is even being discussed. The purpose of therpgsite is to discuss rpgs.

While that is our primary purpose here, I am surprised (Well not too surprised really, despite saying some really cool things you, like everyone, have your jack ass moments.) that you of all people would try to strictly enforce this through administrative measures, instead of you know just talking about gaming and ignoring the rest.

It's funny really, especially given how some of you people like to level accusations of elitism, and other silliness. I frankly can't imagine needing Pundit or Brett, or anyone to ban anyone who doesn't deny service in some way, or isn't clearly a spammer.

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;228127Let community disapproval do its work.

EXACTLY.

Quote from: RPGPundit;228135The only account I have here, the only I one I have ever had here, is RPGPundit.

Which is really a sock puppet, since it's not really you know, you. But then since you run the joint, and no one can verify your statements who cares what you say? It's not like we can check, and you can just ban anyone who disagrees with you.

The funny thing is dude I don't hate you, and I often think you're pretty clever. But you're far from being honest all of the time.

Again, pseudonym ≠ sock puppet.

I don't demand that anyone reveal any real information about themselves, only that they do not have more than one account on here. I know you can't possibly be so stupid as to not understand the correct internet definition of sockpuppet (which as nothing to do with how much personal information you reveal, and everything to do with HAVING MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT IN A FORUM), so I must suppose you're just being intentionally obtuse in order to try to cause trouble.

RPGPundit

Banning a troll account is no big deal.  But banning Mike is taking it too far.  He registered under his real name, confessed his old broken accounts, and has done nothing unreasonable.  

Is this decision based on sound moderation of the situation or is it based on your past history with Animalball? I know you used to be one of them.