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The Big Purple Does Not Love Me Anymore

Started by Kyle Aaron, November 18, 2006, 09:28:09 PM

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Quote from: Mr. AnalyticalBullshit.  You're back-pedaling.  You said that he slept his way into a position of authority, the implication being that he's someone's sex toy.

With or without sex, which I cannot confirm or deny, its pretty fucking sordid and downright disgraceful for RPG.net that Curt is a mod.

QuoteAnd what does "loudly and vociferously gay" mean?

The same as Amado being "loud and vociferously racial minority".  It means he would never shut the fuck up about it, would turn everything into a claim of persecution/prejudice, constantly accuse others of intolerance in order to draw attention to himself or win rhetorical points, and would generally expect... no, demand that censorship be applied to anyone he didn't like because of their "intolerance", while he himself expected and demanded to be able to go on like an idiot about anything at all.

QuoteCurt confronted a culture of casual homophobia that pervaded RPGnet just as it pervades much of American society.

Oh fuck that! He used his gayness and accusations of homophobia as a blunt weapon to bash over anyone he didn't agree with.

QuoteYou might not like the guy but criticising him for refusing to put up with back handed homophobic comments like the ones you've been making is pretty craven if you ask me.

I don't like anyone who uses their background as a tool to silence arguments that have nothing to do with said background, when they know they couldn't possibly win said arguments any other way.

Its craven.

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The way how it's playing out here, it's as though the mods at TBP have a secret room where they take members and educate them in A Clockwork Orange manner, only they alternate between scenes of BrokeBack Mountain and We Were Solidiers...you do know that's not true, right?

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Quote from: RPGPunditThe same as Amado being "loud and vociferously racial minority".  It means he would never shut the fuck up about it, would turn everything into a claim of persecution/prejudice, constantly accuse others of intolerance in order to draw attention to himself or win rhetorical points, and would generally expect... no, demand that censorship be applied to anyone he didn't like because of their "intolerance", while he himself expected and demanded to be able to go on like an idiot about anything at all.

...snip

Oh fuck that! He used his gayness and accusations of homophobia as a blunt weapon to bash over anyone he didn't agree with.

Exactly.

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Quote from: IacobusI'm just trying to adjust to reading an RPG site where more than half the posts are a) actually about gaming and b) not eye-rollingly stupid.

Oh, and don't forget:

c) Exceptionally friendly, not at all hostile, and welcoming.

:pimpdahoe:

Oh, that?

That was just to toughen you up.

Kyle Aaron

Quote from: Levi KornelsenOh, and don't forget:

c) Exceptionally friendly, not at all hostile, and welcoming.

:pimpdahoe:

Oh, that?

That was just to toughen you up.
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Quote from: JimBobOzOn the other hand, at least not bland and overly abstract.

Ah, I am stung.

Sorry, man, but I'm getting plenty of practical goodness from my place.  Unfortunate that it doesn't suit your taste.

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Quote from: Levi KornelsenOh, and don't forget:

c) Exceptionally friendly, not at all hostile, and welcoming.

:pimpdahoe:

Oh, that?

That was just to toughen you up.

To some people here, we can be extremely friendly. Anyone who shares our vision of the mission statement of this site would find themselves in a very friendly environment.

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Quote from: RPGPunditAnyone who shares our vision of the mission statement of this site would find themselves in a very friendly environment.
This site has a mission statement?
 
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Quote from: O'BorgThis site has a mission statement?
 
To Boldly Pund where no Pundit has Punded before? :D

From the RPGsite's Constitution:

"4. TheRPGsite is meant to be a general, non-commercial forum for anything and everything related to Mainstream tabletop RPGs. This doesn't mean that you can't also talk about other games, electronic games, off-topic posts, or even talk about non-mainstream RPGs. Its just that the overall focus of the site is on mainstream RPG gaming as a hobby (not an "art" or a "lifestyle"), and that this will be the dominant paradigm under which this site operates."

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Quote from: RPGPunditTo some people here, we can be extremely friendly. Anyone who shares our vision of the mission statement of this site would find themselves in a very friendly environment.

Honestly?

Yes, this is a very friendly environment.  It just requires getting used to the idea that people can and will call you on your shit - even if your shit is mostly bad presentation.

Which means that when you disagree, you can skip it, or learn to refine your presentation.

(I prefer the second option).

RedFox

Quote from: Levi KornelsenHonestly?

Yes, this is a very friendly environment.  It just requires getting used to the idea that people can and will call you on your shit - even if your shit is mostly bad presentation.

Which means that when you disagree, you can skip it, or learn to refine your presentation.

(I prefer the second option).

In all honesty, the only people who need to "get used to it" are refugees (or veterans) of extremely moderated message boards.  The norm on the internet as a whole is very much this sort of anarchy.

Only the overall quality of discussion, grammar, and spelling is generally much lower.
 

O'Borg

Quote from: RedFoxIn all honesty, the only people who need to "get used to it" are refugees (or veterans) of extremely moderated message boards. The norm on the internet as a whole is very much this sort of anarchy.

I agree.
RPGNet's nigh draconian moderation is most certainly not the norm on the internet, and I honestly don't think that the site is any better off than places where you can call someone being an ass an ass and not get a one-way ticket to Bannsville because some hand-wringing weenie bursts into tears about a personal attack directed at someone else.
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Quote from: O'BorgI agree.
RPGNet's nigh draconian moderation is most certainly not the norm on the internet, and I honestly don't think that the site is any better off than places where you can call someone being an ass an ass and not get a one-way ticket to Bannsville because some hand-wringing weenie bursts into tears about a personal attack directed at someone else.
Hell, I've been a goon in the Something Awful forums for six years and even I think RPGnet's management is draconian.
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Quote from: William G. GruffHell, I've been a goon in the Something Awful forums for six years and even I think RPGnet's management is draconian.

I'd say that the SA management is more capricious than draconian...