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Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: sumtara on March 03, 2008, 02:42:18 PM
Re: [minor rant] Dear mr. game designer...

Quote

Originally Posted by DigitalRaven  
There's no such thing as "weird" dice mechanics. There won't be until games progress beyond fucking basic arithmetic.
Otherwise: I've done all that, you sod, and you haven't even read my game.


I've been informed that this is some kind of British way of saying "fuck you" to the original poster. Not speaking the language myself, I'm not really sure, but just in case, don't do that again.

-Darren MacLennan
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Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Pierce Inverarity on March 03, 2008, 02:51:02 PM
I want to post a dinosaur, but in all frankness I'm too lazy to do it.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Caesar Slaad on March 03, 2008, 02:51:50 PM
This is about RPGs?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Pierce Inverarity on March 03, 2008, 02:54:22 PM
It's about sods, you git.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: blakkie on March 03, 2008, 02:55:21 PM
Then shouldn't the thread title be "RPG.NET moderators are wankers"?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: J Arcane on March 03, 2008, 02:57:08 PM
Where's a "sage" function when you need one?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jgants on March 03, 2008, 02:57:46 PM
If you're going to trash on RPG.NET, I'd rather it be about the fact that half the time you get a "Servers Too Busy" message when you try to visit than about "bad mod call of the day".  But that's just my personal preference.  :p
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: kregmosier on March 03, 2008, 02:58:52 PM
it's times like these when we need a monocle-smiley sipping tea.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: blakkie on March 03, 2008, 03:02:01 PM
Quite. Instead we'll have to make due with a smilie of a stereo-typical British MP's favourite hobby...playing catch of course.

:spank:


This forum is for talking about RPGs? Huh? What are those?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Pierce Inverarity on March 03, 2008, 03:02:05 PM
It should be noted that, conversely, a "geezer" is not an insult in British English. Just listen to The Streets.

I'm not clear on the diff between "geezer" and "lad," though, and how that might map onto "homie" in American English.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Zachary The First on March 03, 2008, 03:03:42 PM
Quote from: kregmosier
it's times like these when we need a monocle-smiley sipping tea.

(http://www.emofaces.com/en/emoticons/m/monocle-emoticon.gif)

Close as I could find.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Consonant Dude on March 03, 2008, 03:06:47 PM
Sumtara, we at the RPGsite strive to provide an emotionally safe environment. You have threatened that by posting on the wrong section.

Consider this a formal warning. The next time, you'll take three days off.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thorn Drumheller on March 03, 2008, 03:10:36 PM
Quote from: jgants
If you're going to trash on RPG.NET, I'd rather it be about the fact that half the time you get a "Servers Too Busy" message when you try to visit than about "bad mod call of the day".  But that's just my personal preference.  :p


Amen. Getting on rpg.net is like getting in Sizzler on Saturday night.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Caesar Slaad on March 03, 2008, 03:16:02 PM
Quote from: Consonant Dude
Sumtara, we at the RPGsite strive to provide an emotionally safe environment. You have threatened that by posting on the wrong section.

Consider this a formal warning. The next time, you'll take three days off.


:haw:

More like

Sumtara, while some doubtlessly sympathize with your angst, posting TBP* whines in the RPG forum seems newbish, so scorn will be heaped upon you until a moderator comes along and cares enough to cleans this up, or it slips off the first page.

* - And when you figure out what TBP is, you will be ready to move to the next level. ;)
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: HinterWelt on March 03, 2008, 03:19:38 PM
Quote from: Caesar Slaad

* - And when you figure out what TBP is, you will be ready to move to the next level. ;)

The Battle Pope?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: James J Skach on March 03, 2008, 03:20:38 PM
Quote from: Caesar Slaad
:haw:

More like

Sumtara, while some doubtlessly sympathize with your angst, posting TBP* whines in the RPG forum seems newbish, so scorn will be heaped upon you until a moderator comes along and cares enough to cleans this up, or it slips off the first page.

* - And when you figure out what TBP is, you will be ready to move to the next level. ;)

CS - please note that in TheRPGSite 4e, there are no levels. Experience now results in access to additional and/or improved maneuvers*.



* You may now commence with ironic maneuvers for this forum.  I expect no less than 10 by midnight tonight. Unless, of course, said cleanup occurs and puts this thread where it belongs...
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Caesar Slaad on March 03, 2008, 03:22:35 PM
Quote from: James J Skach
* You may now commence with ironic maneuvers for this forum.  I expect no less than 10 by midnight tonight. Unless, of course, said cleanup occurs and puts this thread where it belongs...


If I post maneuvers it might become on topic, or at least move to the game design forum instead. :)
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: blakkie on March 03, 2008, 03:27:24 PM
Quote from: Thorn Drumheller
Amen. Getting on rpg.net is like getting in Sizzler on Saturday night.

Because if you do manage to get in you'll only end up getting hit on and groped by the fugliest thing to have ever made it out of the Walmart clothing department?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Dr Rotwang! on March 03, 2008, 04:34:03 PM
Quote from: HinterWelt
The Battle Pope?
(http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/martin/first-place-blue-ribbon.jpg)

EDIT:  Waitasecond, why do we have this thread, again...?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: James J Skach on March 03, 2008, 04:37:27 PM
You've got the stripes, man - do something about it!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Ian Absentia on March 03, 2008, 04:38:54 PM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!
Waitasecond, why do we have this thread, again...?
Because RPG.net moderators are fucktards!  Geez, man, RTFM!

!i!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thorn Drumheller on March 03, 2008, 04:52:43 PM
Quote from: blakkie
Because if you do manage to get in you'll only end up getting hit on and groped by the fugliest thing to have ever made it out of the Walmart clothing department?


Oh, you've been there then? :p
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jgants on March 03, 2008, 05:46:14 PM
Quote from: blakkie
Because if you do manage to get in you'll only end up getting hit on and groped by the fugliest thing to have ever made it out of the Walmart clothing department?


Hmm...my standards are pretty low these days, maybe I'll have to locate the nearest Sizzler...  








What?
:D
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 03, 2008, 05:48:31 PM
I agree with blakkie, if you're going to speak as though you're from a civilised Commonwealth country, then do it properly. "Fucktard"? Honestly. It's like my gamer buddy here who writes about being kicked in the "ass". I mean, he's a schoolteacher so I don't expect great literacy from him, but it should at least be Aussie illiteracy, rather than words and spelling borrowed from the Americans.

You should call the mods wanker, tosser, knob, batty boy, sod, drongo, mummy's boy, big girl's blouse, Chardonnay socialist, cocksmock, slapper... really, the possibilities are endless.

Rotwang, do your job and kick this rubbish out to Off Topic where it belongs, you lazy sod!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Malladin on March 03, 2008, 05:52:16 PM
I kinda like 'fucktard' it covers a lot of ground!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Dr Rotwang! on March 03, 2008, 05:58:11 PM
Okay, this thread's reason for being is...I wanna say 'really fucking stupid', but that's me reacting and not thinking.

So.

This thread is (was) inappropriate for the forum to which it was posted, the reason it exists is vague and while it appears to be fun for folks, I'm betting it'll look -and suit- better in the Off-Topic Discussion forum.

Which, incidentally, is where it now resides.

NINJA MOD POWARZ!!1!!!1!!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 03, 2008, 06:27:52 PM
Thanks, Rotwang.

Now, sumtara, did you come here to post about rpgs or just piss and moan about the rpg.net mods? Are you going to start rolling dice and eating cheezels, or just be a big girl's blouse?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Ian Absentia on March 03, 2008, 06:33:31 PM
Quote from: Kyle Aaron
...or just be a big girl's blouse?
Now, does that mean:[list=a]!i!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RChandler on March 03, 2008, 06:37:41 PM
Even though this thread has been moved to Off Topic, it's still too silly and pointless for this site. I'd like to redirect conversation towards something slightly more game-related. Can we at least try to discuss the subject matter like reasonably mature adults? Thank you.

My question is, what do you like better: Arse Magica or Dongs in the Vineyard?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RChandler on March 03, 2008, 06:40:31 PM
Quote from: Kyle Aaron
Are you going to start rolling dice and eating cheezels, or just be a big girl's blouse?


Interesting question. Now, presumably, if a girl's blouse is big, it could be because she's got a lot up top. Or, it could be that she's just... em... robust. A woman who likes her dessert. Not that there's anything wrong with that! There are plenty of beautiful plus-sized women, some of them are even fashion models.

...

Christ Jesus, Kyle Aaron, are you trying to work The Big Model into this conversation? You're a damned Forgeitite. I knew it.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thanatos02 on March 03, 2008, 06:43:31 PM
I HEER THIS IS WERE WE SAY STUFF ABOUT RPGNET.

What I like about therpgsite is that it's really stopped being an extension of Trouble Tickets where people bitch about mod calls. There really was something surreal there, for a while, because even though you could complain here, nothing would ever happen because of it. It was almost literally opening up with a howl to the heavens.

I mean, what do you want Pundit to do, storm the boards and plant a flag? As it  is, this place is the rpg equivalent to Taiwan, except rpg.net doesn't want it back. :haw:

But seriously. This place is way better since its found its own way. Now if only someone besides JArcane would respond to my WoD posts! It's hard to be a lonely WoD swine here...

Actually, I have some d20 stuff I'll want harsh criticism of soon. I know just the band of honorable miscreants I want to look at it. =D
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RPGPundit on March 03, 2008, 08:24:37 PM
Quote from: Thanatos02

What I like about therpgsite is that it's really stopped being an extension of Trouble Tickets where people bitch about mod calls. There really was something surreal there, for a while, because even though you could complain, nothing would ever happen because of it.


Ah, so you mean it was EXACTLY like "trouble tickets"!

RPGPundit
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 03, 2008, 08:32:25 PM
*snork*

Nah, this place is much better. I actually read more of the site here than TBP.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: walkerp on March 03, 2008, 10:31:12 PM
Quote from: RChandler
Christ Jesus, Kyle Aaron, are you trying to work The Big Model into this conversation? You're a damned Forgeitite. I knew it.


:rimshot:
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RChandler on March 03, 2008, 10:53:49 PM
Quote from: walkerp
:rimshot:


Okay, it was kind of a stretch...
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: walkerp on March 03, 2008, 11:38:46 PM
But a good one.  I meant that rimshot in a positive way.  I mean what are we doing here if not stretching things out to their logical and humous extremes?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thanatos02 on March 04, 2008, 12:09:07 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit
Ah, so you mean it was EXACTLY like "trouble tickets"!

RPGPundit


Zing! But I have a hard time offering a counter argument. I sometimes thought that the only thing Trouble Tickets was good for was to find out who got banned over the weekend.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RChandler on March 04, 2008, 12:12:44 AM
Quote from: walkerp
But a good one.  I meant that rimshot in a positive way.  I mean what are we doing here if not stretching things out to their logical and humous extremes?


Interesting. You mean the entire site, then? I hadn't quite looked at it like that.

Someone should make a sticky.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 04, 2008, 12:53:05 AM
Quote from: Thanatos02
Zing! But I have a hard time offering a counter argument. I sometimes thought that the only thing Trouble Tickets was good for was to find out who got banned over the weekend.
The old, "why was X banned?" 500+ post threads were entertaining.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: JongWK on March 04, 2008, 01:09:08 AM
Quote from: Thanatos02
Zing! But I have a hard time offering a counter argument. I sometimes thought that the only thing Trouble Tickets was good for was to find out who got banned over the weekend.



(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c220/rvilliers/Misc/d535c0b5.jpg)

;)
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 04, 2008, 02:14:49 AM
Darren's house? Or someone else's?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Melan on March 04, 2008, 02:18:45 AM
Quote from: Consonant Dude
Sumtara, we at the RPGsite strive to provide an emotionally safe environment. You have threatened that by posting on the wrong section.

Consider this a formal warning. The next time, you'll take three days off.

Comedy Uranium. :woop:
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 04, 2008, 02:46:13 AM
Quote from: shewolf
Darren's house? Or someone else's?
Mine. It's the horns for all my Viking Hats.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 04, 2008, 05:03:18 AM
I took it as a refrence to all the trophies ie. banned posters of Tang.

My funnies usually fall flat.... *shrug*
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Koltar on March 04, 2008, 05:59:32 AM
The real weird thing about the OP is that it reads like it was signed and posted by Darren M.


Just weird.


- Ed C.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 04, 2008, 06:13:30 AM
He's got a sock! Burn the sock!!!

Or something.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RPGPundit on March 04, 2008, 10:24:06 AM
Quote from: shewolf
*snork*

Nah, this place is much better. I actually read more of the site here than TBP.


Well thank you, Shewolf!

RPGPundit
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RPGPundit on March 04, 2008, 10:25:49 AM
Quote from: Thanatos02
Zing! But I have a hard time offering a counter argument. I sometimes thought that the only thing Trouble Tickets was good for was to find out who got banned over the weekend.

I assume that Trouble Tickets was where the modclique took note of who they were going to add to the list of "future troublemakers", ie. the ones who went there to complain... like a factory with a "complaints box" who's only purpose is to find out who to fire in the next round of cutbacks.

EDIT to add: and yes, as Jong implies, it was also a trophy room where the modclique could gloat and use to hang over the other posters as a threat of what will happen to them too if they dissent.

RPGPundit
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Werekoala on March 04, 2008, 11:31:02 AM
Anyone ever figure out what that whole "statues of Roman emperors" thing was all about? Seemed like just one of a number of ways the community came up with the shun someone while making sure everyone knew they were doing it.

Edit: Look what floated to the surface in TT, from 2004 - is this what started it all?

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=136467
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 04, 2008, 02:37:02 PM
Quote from: Werekoala
Anyone ever figure out what that whole "statues of Roman emperors" thing was all about? Seemed like just one of a number of ways the community came up with the shun someone while making sure everyone knew they were doing it.

Edit: Look what floated to the surface in TT, from 2004 - is this what started it all?

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=136467

I'd love to ,but the server is too busy.

:rolleyes:

Yeah, read that earlier.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jgants on March 04, 2008, 04:13:49 PM
Quote from: shewolf
I'd love to ,but the server is too busy.

:rolleyes:



No kidding.  There's actually a couple of threads I want to talk on there today, but I can never get in.

Seriously, it bears repeating - I haven't cut back on RPG.net because of any mod issues, but I hardly ever go there anymore just because it is such a lumbering dinosaur of technology.  If it wasn't "too busy" 99% of the day, I wouldn't mind so much - but lately its simply pathetic.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Balbinus on March 04, 2008, 04:31:38 PM
From the look of it, the OP was given a fairly polite warning for what was after all a reasonably clear breach of the rules which are posted perfectly plainly at rpg.net.

The injustice, my god, the terrible injustice!

The servers are a fucking pain though, I do hope they find a way to help fix that a bit more.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: J Arcane on March 04, 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Quote
I assume that Trouble Tickets was where the modclique took note of who they were going to add to the list of "future troublemakers", ie. the ones who went there to complain... like a factory with a "complaints box" who's only purpose is to find out who to fire in the next round of cutbacks.

That's what happened to me.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: O'Borg on March 05, 2008, 06:32:46 AM
Quote from: sumtara
Re: [minor rant] Dear mr. game designer...
 
 
 
I've been informed that this is some kind of British way of saying "fuck you" to the original poster. Not speaking the language myself, I'm not really sure, but just in case, don't do that again.
 
-Darren MacLennan
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I wonder which expert in British liguistics informed him of that?
I've never used or heard of using the phrase "Sod" to mean "Fuck you.", but I was only born in England and lived there all my life.
 
In the vernacular as I know and use it, a sod is reference to either
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jrients on March 05, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
So when I was called "old sod" it wasn't meant as a term of affection?

Good to know.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: walkerp on March 05, 2008, 12:21:37 PM
Quote from: jgants
Seriously, it bears repeating - I haven't cut back on RPG.net because of any mod issues, but I hardly ever go there anymore just because it is such a lumbering dinosaur of technology.  If it wasn't "too busy" 99% of the day, I wouldn't mind so much - but lately its simply pathetic.


I just have to third this, because I know you've made the point twice, but it bears repeating.  They really need to get their shit together.  It's maddening!  Fucking prune those goddam tangency threads. Stop mollycoddling those losers who think conversations about bullshit they participated in 5 years ago are actually important.

Yarg!  I want to PM something valid to another gamer over there and the server keeps timing out.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Koltar on March 05, 2008, 01:07:57 PM
Of all the forums I'm on, so far TBP is the only one that has had someone be nasty and be rude about everyone else's cxomments of grief and respect.

 This page over there in the roleplaying section:
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=382650&page=42



- Ed C.
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Post by: Werekoala on March 05, 2008, 01:40:07 PM
Ah, yes, Sac2 (ne' Sacrosanct) - another sterling example of a Tangency Obama supporter.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: RPGPundit on March 05, 2008, 04:29:25 PM
Quote from: Werekoala
Ah, yes, Sac2 (ne' Sacrosanct) - another sterling example of a Tangency Obama supporter.


I don't see what his being an Obama supporter has to do with his being a douchebag. The two are neither mutually exclusive nor mutually inclusive.

RPGPundit
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Werekoala on March 05, 2008, 05:14:23 PM
Most Tangency Obama Supporters are also douchebags, from my readings. You'll note that I did not say "Obama Supporters", but that I added a qualifier. But I'm glad I got your attention at least. :P
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Pseudoephedrine on March 06, 2008, 12:17:16 AM
"Sod" is also a short form of "sodomite".
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Seanchai on March 06, 2008, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Pseudoephedrine
"Sod" is also a short form of "sodomite".


What's short for butler?

Seanchai
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Koltar on March 06, 2008, 12:12:42 PM
Quote from: Seanchai
What's short for butler?

Seanchai



Tattoo in a white suit on a tropical island.




...well he was short.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: PaladinCA on March 06, 2008, 06:44:03 PM
Quote from: jgants
Seriously, it bears repeating - I haven't cut back on RPG.net because of any mod issues, but I hardly ever go there anymore just because it is such a lumbering dinosaur of technology.  If it wasn't "too busy" 99% of the day, I wouldn't mind so much - but lately its simply pathetic.


I've noticed the same thing of late.  It is getting to the point where I am losing interest in even going there.  I can't even access my SALES/AUCTION thread today.  Pathetic.

They should cut all of those old threads in tangency which is about 95% bilge anyhow.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 06, 2008, 07:11:59 PM
They are cutting old Tangency threads. See The Great Purge (http://forum.rpg.net/announcement.php?f=3).

   After much Backstage deliberation we've come to the decision that Tangency must be purged.

(No, we aren’t getting rid of Tangency.  Sorry, Tangency-detractors.)

But we absolutely must get rid of some old posts. A LOT of old Posts. The database has been held together with band-aids and baling wire for years now, and it is cracking under the strain of the sheer mass of data that is Tangency.

We’ve discussed other solutions and tried other approaches. But every workable fix starts with “first we get rid of a LOT of data, then…”

This wasn’t an easy decision, believe me. And I’m sure that there will be howls of protest that the Staff is destroying Tangency’s Sacred Legacy. (I suspect that’s why they dragged out the ol’ Commissar to do the dirty work...)


So here’s how it’s going to work.

1.  I am setting up a new Sub-Forum called “The 2002 Boneyard.”

2. The Mods and I will move all of the Tangency threads which have not been posted to since 2002 to the "The 2002 Boneyard" over the course of the week.

You are WELCOME to post to these threads. If there’s a thread you want to save for posterity, just post to it. If the thread is locked, PM a Mod and ask them to bump it.

If you have a favorite thread, post to it. If you want to save the threads from the Cliff Notes summary, just post to them. We don’t care what you save, but now is your chance to save it.

3. Next week (Wednesday, barring emergencies) I move all threads which have been posted to - that is, any thread with a last post from 2008 back to Tangency – thus saving them. Then I will lock the "2002 Boneyard" to further posting, then set up the "2003 Boneyard" and repeat the process.

4. I will do this for five weeks - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.  (A Five Year Plan!)

5. After the process is finished, Shannon will purge the Boneyards. He will either save the old threads off-site or delete them entirely, depending on what is needed. This will relieve a LOT of the stress on the Forum’s tired old database, and will pave the way to less crashes and far greater usability.

Thank you for your support.


Edit: 2002 and 2003 are now closed, 2004 has been moved into the 2004 Boneyard.
                 
They also pulled the Motivational Posters thread backstage for review, they think it's causing a lot of the outages.

It's funny, a couple years ago this was always coming up in Trouble Tickets, people like me were saying, "look, just delete old Tangency threads, and don't allow image-heavy threads, it slows everything down. If someone hasn't posted to a thread for six months, it can't be that important to people."

And the mods got all angry and said, "no, it totally doesn't slow things down at all! Why do you hate Tangency so much? It's a community! And anyway you post to Tangency sometimes!" And now here they are, deleting the old threads, and pulling out the image-heavy ones.

I wonder if they "h4wt cosplay chixxorz" or "h4wt chixxorz in uniform" threads in Tangency are still going. Probably. Not like that lot get to see many women in real life anyway.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: walkerp on March 06, 2008, 09:23:07 PM
Why all the mollycoddling?  Because they are desperately dependent on page views for their banner ads, like some pathetic dot com circa 1998.  Why not just purge all threads older than 1 or 2 years?  Is it an archive of profound knowledge that the aliens will use to properly understand us?  It's pathetic.  They should just spin off Tangency into its own site with its own server and let all those weirdo losers who don't game have a fun time together.  I mean it is called RPG.net is it not?
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 06, 2008, 09:32:25 PM
Don't tell us, tell them.

Let's imagine if therpgsite found that Off Topic had grown to twice the size of the all the roleplaying subforums put together, and had posters there who never posted in the roleplaying subforums, many of whom actually didn't roleplay, and huge threads of pics of h4wt chixxorz were slowing the site down... what do you think RPGPundit and his mods would do? :D

What does rpg.net do? Well... so don't tell us, tell them.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jeff37923 on March 06, 2008, 10:25:16 PM
Why the fuck does everyone CARE so much about what goes on at a forum they proclaim to despise? Its like a desperate former husband whose ex-wife divorced him and he wants pity sex from the ex- but can't get any.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 06, 2008, 10:48:32 PM
I never said I despise rpg.net.

It's the moderators of the site people are complaining about. The moderators of a site are not the site itself, though some don't realise it.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 06, 2008, 11:04:58 PM
Although they can get rid of you if you complain. Therefore we can't bitch there. :mad:

Changing the subject, I was wondering - does this board have any threads over 1,000 posts? That's what TBP is blaming the slowdowns on.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 06, 2008, 11:28:55 PM
The biggest threads on therpgsite have managed in the 700s in replies.

They're bullshitting, though - the number of replies to a thread has no particular effect. 10 threads of 100 posts actually take up slightly more space than 1 thread of 1,000 posts, just as if you create 10 different text files with the same text on your computer, it takes up more space than the same text 10 times in one file. That doesn't have much effect, though, it's only a fraction of a percent difference in the data size.

What slows things down is when it has to look lots of things up. Remote-linking heaps of images does that. A search function also does that, which is why they removed it at rpg.net. If you're just looking at one thread, however long it is, it's not very demanding on the software.

The number of threads and posts they have overall clutters things, because it's all stored on their server. This is why lots of forums cull old threads. But if you keep everything, well... it's just like if you keep every newspaper you ever read, pretty soon it's going to take you a long time just to find today's paper.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Werekoala on March 07, 2008, 01:01:06 AM
A little light reading:

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/forums-moderating-101.php?page=1
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: jeff37923 on March 07, 2008, 02:20:03 AM
Quote from: Werekoala
A little light reading:

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/forums-moderating-101.php?page=1


There is much wisdom here...

(Translation: I've crossposted the link into the Moderator's Lounge of the forum I moderate. Yes, we have our own lounge. It even has a minibar.)
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Anthrobot on March 07, 2008, 06:46:02 AM
Quote from: Werekoala
A little light reading:

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/forums-moderating-101.php?page=1


I laughed so much that I barfed up my breakfast!:D :D :haw:
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Seanchai on March 07, 2008, 02:07:36 PM
Quote from: walkerp
Why not just purge all threads older than 1 or 2 years?


'Cause that would take balls.

Quote from: walkerp
They should just spin off Tangency into its own site with its own server and let all those weirdo losers who don't game have a fun time together.  I mean it is called RPG.net is it not?


Amen.

Seanchai
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Haffrung on March 07, 2008, 05:06:23 PM
I hardly go to RPGnet anymore since they ditched the search function. Looks like the mods feel keeping hundreds of threads about which Battlestar Galactica character a bunch of geeks want to bone most is more important than maintaining a tool for searching archived gaming content. Which is fucking ridiculous.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Vellorian on March 09, 2008, 01:05:41 AM
"Darren McClellan", isn't that the renamed "Hindenburg II"?  Has anyone figured out if he needs to refuel, or if he just self-generates the gaseous effluvium that keeps him aloft?

I've always figured he self-generates it, considering how much of it he spews in the hopes that his online antics will be considered "a life" by whatever deity(ies) he is associated.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: O'Borg on March 09, 2008, 12:19:32 PM
Quote from: Kyle Aaron
They're bullshitting, though - the number of replies to a thread has no particular effect. 10 threads of 100 posts actually take up slightly more space than 1 thread of 1,000 posts, just as if you create 10 different text files with the same text on your computer, it takes up more space than the same text 10 times in one file. That doesn't have much effect, though, it's only a fraction of a percent difference in the data size.
Actually I have dealings with another vBulletin based forum where extra-long threads have caused problems - the word game threads spring to mind - thousands of one or two word posts.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Halfjack on March 09, 2008, 02:25:33 PM
Quote from: Kyle Aaron

They're bullshitting, though - the number of replies to a thread has no particular effect. 10 threads of 100 posts actually take up slightly more space than 1 thread of 1,000 posts, just as if you create 10 different text files with the same text on your computer, it takes up more space than the same text 10 times in one file. That doesn't have much effect, though, it's only a fraction of a percent difference in the data size.


It's not about disk space, it's about computational inefficiency in vBulletin that manifests itself when threads exceed a certain number of posts and, worse, when there are multiple threads of this length.

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What slows things down is when it has to look lots of things up. Remote-linking heaps of images does that.


Remote linking images pushes the computation onto the client side. It makes things easier for vBulletin -- all it does is ship a short string of text and your browser decides whether or not to go get the data from the external source.

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A search function also does that, which is why they removed it at rpg.net. If you're just looking at one thread, however long it is, it's not very demanding on the software.


Sadly, the search function in vBulletin does not look in just one thread. vBulletin is also mired in mySQL, which has all kinds of inefficiencies when dealing with multiple indices and large volumes of data, grinding to a halt on textual searches through fields with substantial data volume (bulletin boards store an abnormally large amount of data in a single field and searching within a field is not typically a priority for databases).

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The number of threads and posts they have overall clutters things, because it's all stored on their server. This is why lots of forums cull old threads. But if you keep everything, well... it's just like if you keep every newspaper you ever read, pretty soon it's going to take you a long time just to find today's paper.


This is absolutely true. They should cap threads at a thousand posts and expire them after a year for on-topic sub boards and after about six days for off-topic sub boards. Tangency is the most useless and enormous tail possible to have to drag around for an RPG board.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 09, 2008, 09:59:23 PM
"But it's a community!"

None of them are here to say, so I had to :)

By "space" I meant computational "space", ie processor power rather than drive space. Sorry, I was unclear.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Koltar on March 12, 2008, 11:12:09 PM
The graveyard /boneyard thing has hit 2006 - thats when I first showed up on there.

 This page has a familiar name or two:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=256783&page=11
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Ian Absentia on March 13, 2008, 01:13:36 AM
Quote from: Koltar
The graveyard /boneyard thing has hit 2006 - thats when I first showed up on there.
Were you stalking Dominus Nox at that time?

!i!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Kyle Aaron on March 13, 2008, 01:14:33 AM
That pussy sumtara never posted here again, either. Just came here to whinge, what a loser.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: David R on March 13, 2008, 05:28:52 AM
Quote from: Koltar

 This page has a familiar name or two:


Why do you keep insisting on stirring shit up, Koltar ?

Regards,
David R
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thanatos02 on March 13, 2008, 07:28:21 AM
Quote from: David R
Why do you keep insisting on stirring shit up, Koltar ?

Regards,
David R

Well, he's got to do something in between telling us about women he's seen and telling us Exalted is crap.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Koltar on March 13, 2008, 07:51:32 AM
No, Exalted isn't "crap" - it just doesn't sell any more  - at least not locally.

Also, it bores me  - but I'm fairly sure somebody somewhere likes it or else it wouldn't generate all those threads on other forums.

I also start to get annoyed with or resent games that stop selling.

 So even tho I don't play D&D that much or at all - I look favorably on that game because it actually sells and customers tend to like it.  I've also bought enough 3.0/3.5 D20 Dungeons & Dragons books over the past 4 years that I can at least stay in a conversation about it and not really get lost in the terminology.


- Ed C.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Thanatos02 on March 13, 2008, 09:21:00 AM
I know, and I shouldn't put words in your mouth, but it's just friendly ribbing. It's mostly just 'cause you're a little predictable.

I'm sorry your stock isn't moving, by the way. We've got group here that bought up a lot of the 1st Ed. stuff, which didn't account for all the sales, but we moved a fair chunk of books across a wide spectrum of the line. Haven't moved into 2nd Ed. though, yet.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: shewolf on March 13, 2008, 03:25:56 PM
I've never played Exalted, but I'd like to one day. It sounds interesting.
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Ian Absentia on March 13, 2008, 06:27:09 PM
Quote from: shewolf
I've never played Exalted, but I'd like to one day. It sounds interesting.
I actually quite liked the setting as it initially appeared in the 1st edition.  It quickly vaulted right over the top in subsequent supplements, though, and I never liked the mechanics.

!i!
Title: RPG.NET moderators are fucktards
Post by: Saphim on March 13, 2008, 06:46:01 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia
I actually quite liked the setting as it initially appeared in the 1st edition.  It quickly vaulted right over the top in subsequent supplements, though, and I never liked the mechanics.

!i!

I think the mechanics are a tad slow, but when you choose which to use and don't do silly things like sidereal/solar/lunar/dragonblooded crossovers, then it is good.
The setting is good in my book, but sometimes it feels like a little too much of everything, so that is actually toned down easily in game.