Quote from: Dan DavenportAnd as for #rpgnet: that works because when I took over the channel, I (along with the ops) set the new rules and clamped down hard, )

Gee, thanks for being a self appointed forum cop.

You sure got a high opinion of your opinion.

Quote from: Erik BoielleGee, thanks for being a self appointed forum cop.

You sure got a high opinion of your opinion.

Huh?

Dan set policy to encourage friendly, on topic discussion in an IRC channel he runs...

I must be missing something here.

Quote from: Erik BoielleGee, thanks for being a self appointed forum cop.

You sure got a high opinion of your opinion.

(1) It's a chat room, not a forum.

(2) It wasn't just my opinion.

(3) It's turned out rather well, no matter whose opinion it was.

Quote from: Erik BoielleGee, thanks for being a self appointed forum cop.

You sure got a high opinion of your opinion.

Haha! Jump to any conclusions lately?

- Q

Quote from: Dan DavenportI have to disagree with you, JB. People starting political fights in the middle of roleplaying talk was exactly what happened pre-Tangency.

And as for #rpgnet: that works because when I took over the channel, I (along with the ops) set the new rules and clamped down hard, not because people chose to restrain themselves. The flamey stuff doesn't happen because we don't allow it to start in the first place.

Which isn't to say that the posters there struggle under the yoke of oppression.  The ones who are there like the atmosphere we've managed to create. The ones who want to argue politics and/or religion while cussing a blue streak are gone.

(Oh, and for the record: quite a bit of RPG-related discussion's been going on in there lately. )

Oh, so you're one of ther godclique at rpg.net? Well then :fuckoff:

Quote from: Dan Davenport(1) It's a chat room, not a forum.

(2) It wasn't just my opinion.

(3) It's turned out rather well, no matter whose opinion it was.

Oh, that's right. People who disagree get banned so their opinions don't count.

Kinda like how everyone who was asked what they thought of saddam husseain's government said it was a good one. The ones who didn't were eliminated so their opinions no longer counted.

:fuckoff:

Quote from: Dominus NoxOh, that's right. People who disagree get banned so their opinions don't count.

Kinda like how everyone who was asked what they thought of saddam husseain's government said it was a good one. The ones who didn't were eliminated so their opinions no longer counted.

:fuckoff:

Okay, let me try this again:

I am not talking about the RPGnet forums, where I am a mod but do not set policy.

I am talking about the #rpgnet chatroom, where I am the channel owner.

Or, more specifically, I am talking about an RPGnet chatroom, since there hasn't been an official IRC chatroom for RPGnet since Skotos took over. Anyone can create such a chatroom, with the only restriction being that I happen to have registered the name on Magicstar -- just as another person created a #therpgsite chatroom. And anyone can run a chatroom thusly created however he or she chooses.

As it happens, far more new arrivals like the way #rpgnet's run than not. If you require a chatroom that accommodates the kind of eloquence you've displayed here, I've no doubt that you'll fall into the latter category. Such is life.

Quote from: Dan DavenportOr, more specifically, I am talking about an RPGnet chatroom, since there hasn't been an official IRC chatroom for RPGnet since Skotos took over.

Weirdly enough, the site does still offer a link to the channel, although it's not mentioned anywhere on the front page, these days.

Quote from: Dan DavenportAs it happens, far more new arrivals like the way #rpgnet's run than not. If you require a chatroom that accommodates the kind of eloquence you've displayed here, I've no doubt that you'll fall into the latter category. Such is life.

Comic gold. :worthy:

And Nox, the guy has shown nothing but courtesy and respect around here, so kindly :fuckoff:

Quote from: Dan DavenportOkay, let me try this again:

I am not talking about the RPGnet forums, where I am a mod but do not set policy.

Dan, for the sake of your sanity, don't bother arguing with Nox.  Even if you agreed with him, he'd still argue with you.  he's like Waldorf and Statler, only without the fun.

Quote from: StumpydaveDan, for the sake of your sanity, don't bother arguing with Nox.  Even if you agreed with him, he'd still argue with you.  he's like Waldorf and Statler, only without the fun.

Yeah, seriously. I know I said I wouldn't post in this thread again, but warning people about the :banghead: that is trying to get an intelligent response out of Nox is a higher calling than my own pride. It's not worth it, Dan. Just let him bark all day; he don't bite.

Quote from: StumpydaveDan, for the sake of your sanity, don't bother arguing with Nox.

Seems like wisdom to me.

Seanchai

Quote from: Dan DavenportOkay, let me try this again:

No, Dan, don't talk to the Nox! Don't talk to the Nox! That way lies madness, I tell you, MADNESS!!! :haw: