Has anyone stopped to note the results of the poll? I'm certainly not so naive as to believe the results are truly statistically-representative of the forums as a whole, but I do think it's noteworthy that over a third of the voting public believes that RPGPundit has "become an evil, irredeemable RPG.net-style fascist." I guess my question is less, "Hey, voting public, what do you think of that?" than what I feel is a much more important question: "Hey, RPGPundit, do you think of that?"

By the way, for what it's worth, the unaccurate, arbitrary banning of Mike from Animalball goes beyond my threshold; I know the software won't allow me to do so, but I change my vote. History is littered with principled revolutionaries whose behavior changes profoundly when faced with the prospect of power; this is no different, if at least radically less significant to anything meaningful.

I find the poll results to be quite fascinating. What do you think of them, RPGPundit?

Quote from: Nicephorus;228216Banning 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.

He didn't include the fact that he was also the "douchebag". So no, he didn't confess.

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That's because he wasn't. My best guess is either it was Kyle, or another user. (Crazy Elf would be up for something that fun, so would others-but it definitely wasn't Mike. Could have been someone in Mike's office, but since I have no idea where the IP comes from I can't say for sure.)

Funny enough Mike may not even know who it is.

Quote from: RPGPundit;228192I 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.

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A sockpuppet is a second SECRET account people use to give their opinion the additional ooomph by having at least one person agree with them. Or to start trouble, using both accounts to create a mood of hostility and flames.

Having a second account because you forgot what your first account was is not being a sock puppet.
You fucked up, apology to the guy already.

Quote from: Serious Paul;228248That's because he wasn't. My best guess is either it was Kyle, or another user. (Crazy Elf would be up for something that fun, so would others-but it definitely wasn't Mike. Could have been someone in Mike's office, but since I have no idea where the IP comes from I can't say for sure.)

Funny enough Mike may not even know who it is.

Hey, if someone else wants to come forward and claim responsibility for the account, they can feel free to do so, admitting that they were the douchebag and revealing their prior long-time-unused account as well.  Then we'll see if their story fits.

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Quote from: RPGPundit;228262Hey, if someone else wants to come forward and claim responsibility for the account, they can feel free to do so, admitting that they were the douchebag and revealing their prior long-time-unused account as well.  Then we'll see if their story fits.

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I think the original RPGDouchetard admitted he was a douchebag-- that was in his name.  For the record, I voted "no."  It's clear I would have been banned from RPG.net for my posts long before now.

Quote from: Animalball Brasky;228322I think the original RPGDouchetard admitted he was a douchebag-- that was in his name.  For the record, I voted "no."  It's clear I would have been banned from RPG.net for my posts long before now.

No you didn't you lying sack of shit, you voted "Yes". Admins can see who voted for what, you know.

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Quote from: RPGPundit;228334No you didn't you lying sack of shit, you voted "Yes". Admins can see who voted for what, you know.

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And there you just proved their point.

Bill

Quote from: HinterWelt;228361And there you just proved their point.

Bill

Please, do enlighten us all: how the fuck does me calling him on a blatant fucking lie in any way prove his point?!

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That you're using administrator privilege to see who voted how in a seemingly annonymous poll?

Quote from: RPGPundit;228362Please, do enlighten us all: how the fuck does me calling him on a blatant fucking lie in any way prove his point?!

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Hahahahaha!  I win again!  You're too easy, man!  Just too fucking easy!  I fucking love it!

Okay, I'm really gone now.  I can't top this.  See you in six months.

Just ban Animalball Brasky already. He admitted that he'll be back in six months to pull another prank.

Quote from: One Horse Town;228364That you're using administrator privilege to see who voted how in a seemingly annonymous poll?

Nowhere did I say that this was anonymous.

Also, it proves nothing. The fact that an administrator, obviously, can see things regular posters can't, doesn't mean fuck all. What matters is what the admins DO with that information.

Also, I think it clearly proves the type of people we're dealing with, their willingness to openly lie, to abuse, to totally disregard truth just to try to get at their "target".

Again, any of you who think that Brasky is the "good guy" here and I'm the "bad guy" are welcome to fuck off and go to his forum (he even actually has a forum, unlike most people I've said that about) and to stay the fuck out of mine if its so horrible. Please, I don't want to torture you any further.

You bitch at me, and yet, you're all still here. You're not on Animalball, you're not on RPG.net, you're here. Trying to claim that you're here "in spite of" how this site is run is just absurd, too, because the point is that in most other sites you wouldn't be ALLOWED that "in spite of".

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Quote from: Animalball Brasky;228367Hahahahaha!  I win again!  You're too easy, man!  Just too fucking easy!  I fucking love it!

Okay, I'm really gone now.  I can't top this.  See you in six months.

Wow, yeah wooo.. you won! You proved yourself a fucking liar in a public forum in front of thousands of people, and you (GASP!) proved that I have the power to be an authoritarian and yet choose not to.

You have certainly got the best of me by demonstrating through your subtle wit how I prefer to confront your lies rather than just use my powers to punish you, even though you are so very clearly fucking deserving of punishment.

I bow to your brilliant ability to definitively prove how much a stupid dick you are, and to make it crystal clear just how committed I am to free speech. What a sucker I am!

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PS. Oh, and as your little buddy Mike has learned, my commitment only goes as far as the stable functioning of this site. I don't ban people for things they say they're going to do, so I won't be following Brett's advice, sound as many will no doubt believe it to be, and just ban you right now. But just give me one more good reason, bitch. Its clear that the only time you guys have come on here its to disrupt the site. This is your last warning.