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Author Topic: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)  (Read 306544 times)

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #375 on: October 07, 2021, 10:10:46 PM »
RIP, wise King.
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #376 on: October 07, 2021, 10:15:54 PM »
Wait! They use a gmail!? Lol
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #377 on: October 08, 2021, 11:06:31 AM »
BIPOC:  white progressives are not your friends and allies!

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #378 on: October 08, 2021, 11:25:54 PM »
Lol wtf is this shit? Literally little tyrant stuff. OMG!

It is clear that you will not be able to participate here in good faith and follow our rules.

You are permanently banned under Rule 0 for being a poor fit.


Now I’m curious… What’s a “good fit” for these looneys!?

There is none.  Seriously.  You are a good member...until you aren't.

You can compare TBP to 1984, (Complete with Two Minutes of Hate!), or China under the Cultural Revolution.  But I prefer thinking of the site as The Body of Landru from "Return of the Archons".

Everyone is going along smiling and happy, until someone does something "odd." Then "He is not of the Body?"  "HE IS NOT OF THE BODY!"
(Then they wind up here.)

"Umm...what is 'odd'?"
"We don't rule on hypotheticals!  You'll find out when you cross the line!"

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #379 on: October 09, 2021, 02:10:05 AM »
Lol wtf is this shit? Literally little tyrant stuff. OMG!

It is clear that you will not be able to participate here in good faith and follow our rules.

You are permanently banned under Rule 0 for being a poor fit.


Now I’m curious… What’s a “good fit” for these looneys!?

There is none.  Seriously.  You are a good member...until you aren't.

You can compare TBP to 1984, (Complete with Two Minutes of Hate!), or China under the Cultural Revolution.  But I prefer thinking of the site as The Body of Landru from "Return of the Archons".

Everyone is going along smiling and happy, until someone does something "odd." Then "He is not of the Body?"  "HE IS NOT OF THE BODY!"
(Then they wind up here.)

"Umm...what is 'odd'?"
"We don't rule on hypotheticals!  You'll find out when you cross the line!"

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #380 on: October 10, 2021, 12:45:40 PM »
Do they get revenue from traffic? I hate going to that site as is, not sure if we should use archives instead of direct links. I have nothing but disgust every time i visit there, and i especially hate that it comes up on searches for rpg content. Sometimes i've even used the search command to exclude tbp from results just so i dont click it by accident.

Id find it hilarious if they got spammed by porn bots
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #381 on: October 10, 2021, 03:32:19 PM »
Lol wtf is this shit? Literally little tyrant stuff. OMG!

It is clear that you will not be able to participate here in good faith and follow our rules.

You are permanently banned under Rule 0 for being a poor fit.


Now I’m curious… What’s a “good fit” for these looneys!?

There is none.  Seriously.  You are a good member...until you aren't.

You can compare TBP to 1984, (Complete with Two Minutes of Hate!), or China under the Cultural Revolution.  But I prefer thinking of the site as The Body of Landru from "Return of the Archons".

Everyone is going along smiling and happy, until someone does something "odd." Then "He is not of the Body?"  "HE IS NOT OF THE BODY!"
(Then they wind up here.)

"Umm...what is 'odd'?"
"We don't rule on hypotheticals!  You'll find out when you cross the line!"
That's been something that peeves me off. It's one thing if they said 'OK look, we don't have a rule about doing this. We do now. Don't do this again.'

Instead, it's perpetual tiptoe-through-the-minefield if you want to post anything beyond the most bland, bloodless commentary.

I mean, holy shit, you can never plan for every eventuality. Sometimes, yeah, you have to patch in some rules.

 But I stand by an assertion I've made before: the mods get their jollies by swinging that banhammer. 

Do they get revenue from traffic? I hate going to that site as is, not sure if we should use archives instead of direct links. I have nothing but disgust every time i visit there, and i especially hate that it comes up on searches for rpg content. Sometimes i've even used the search command to exclude tbp from results just so i dont click it by accident.

Id find it hilarious if they got spammed by porn bots
Yes, they do get some revenue via ads (they've actually had some complaints on Trouble Tickets because the algorithm has thrown in some questionable ads at times).

However, they routinely rattle the cup for donations, which is why I speculated on how (or for that matter, WHAT) their owner company, Dyvers Hands, is doing.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #382 on: October 10, 2021, 03:34:07 PM »
But I stand by an assertion I've made before: the mods get their jollies by swinging that banhammer. 

Course they do. It's a classic example of the jumped-up little nobody, who has no power in real life, suddenly given a tiny amount of authority in a virtual world where their actions have no comeback.
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #383 on: October 10, 2021, 03:45:24 PM »
That's been something that peeves me off. It's one thing if they said 'OK look, we don't have a rule about doing this. We do now. Don't do this again.'

Instead, it's perpetual tiptoe-through-the-minefield if you want to post anything beyond the most bland, bloodless commentary.

I mean, holy shit, you can never plan for every eventuality. Sometimes, yeah, you have to patch in some rules.

 But I stand by an assertion I've made before: the mods get their jollies by swinging that banhammer. 

I think part of the problem is they try to make a rule for everything, so they can point to the rules when they make a shit moderation decision.
How many rules here at rpgsite? Not very many, and if you use a modicum of common sense, and don't intentionally honk off Pundit, you'll be pretty much ok.
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #384 on: October 10, 2021, 05:50:33 PM »
That's been something that peeves me off. It's one thing if they said 'OK look, we don't have a rule about doing this. We do now. Don't do this again.'

Instead, it's perpetual tiptoe-through-the-minefield if you want to post anything beyond the most bland, bloodless commentary.

I mean, holy shit, you can never plan for every eventuality. Sometimes, yeah, you have to patch in some rules.

 But I stand by an assertion I've made before: the mods get their jollies by swinging that banhammer. 

I think part of the problem is they try to make a rule for everything, so they can point to the rules when they make a shit moderation decision.
How many rules here at rpgsite? Not very many, and if you use a modicum of common sense, and don't intentionally honk off Pundit, you'll be pretty much ok.
It's like chasing bugs in a program. Some bugs just show up despite your best efforts at QA. So you patch them.

Same difference here. Someone finds a new and unexpected way to mess something up, or be an ass. So you say, 'This is not cool' and go from there.

What TBP mods want is to have that vague threat hanging over someone's head. They're not content to say 'don't be a dick' and call it day. Look at their 'rules and policies' -- and they STILL have bullshit like 'the burden of intent is on the poster'.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #385 on: October 11, 2021, 01:49:25 AM »
BIPOC:  white progressives are not your friends and allies!

You filthy racist, it's BPOC and Indigenous now. /s

Not a joke, I was told this my boss to use in all official communications from now on.

« Last Edit: October 11, 2021, 02:05:46 AM by Iron_Rain »

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #386 on: October 11, 2021, 08:30:32 AM »
I swear, I think Dawgstar goes out of his way to interpret posts in such a way that he can swing his banhammer.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/rose-embolism-receives-a-%F0%9F%9A%AB-seven-day-ban-and-threadban.887959/

I don't see how this is worth a seven day plus threadban, plus Dawggystyle's sanctimonious sniveling. A bit harsh, perhaps, but if it's true, well...

In any case, Rose has racked up a number of infractions. If I were them I'd be getting ready to be purged. Although considering their attitude, I'm a bit surprised they haven't been sent to the cornfield sooner. Cuddly with a mod, perhaps?


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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #387 on: October 11, 2021, 11:02:47 AM »
I swear, I think Dawgstar goes out of his way to interpret posts in such a way that he can swing his banhammer.

...

I don't see how this is worth a seven day plus threadban, plus Dawggystyle's sanctimonious sniveling.
It's amusing how he seems to take exception to snarkiness (whether real or imagined) in the snarkiest way possible. If he ever applied his own standards to himself, he would have to ban himself for disrespect.
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #388 on: October 11, 2021, 11:17:34 AM »
That's been something that peeves me off. It's one thing if they said 'OK look, we don't have a rule about doing this. We do now. Don't do this again.'

Instead, it's perpetual tiptoe-through-the-minefield if you want to post anything beyond the most bland, bloodless commentary.

I mean, holy shit, you can never plan for every eventuality. Sometimes, yeah, you have to patch in some rules.

 But I stand by an assertion I've made before: the mods get their jollies by swinging that banhammer. 

I think part of the problem is they try to make a rule for everything, so they can point to the rules when they make a shit moderation decision.
How many rules here at rpgsite? Not very many, and if you use a modicum of common sense, and don't intentionally honk off Pundit, you'll be pretty much ok.

  I always thought there rule 0 was the main one over there, which is pretty vague and nebulous, and basically means you can get banned at any time for "not being a good fit".

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #389 on: October 11, 2021, 04:31:40 PM »
Lol wtf is this shit? Literally little tyrant stuff. OMG!

It is clear that you will not be able to participate here in good faith and follow our rules.

You are permanently banned under Rule 0 for being a poor fit.


Now I’m curious… What’s a “good fit” for these looneys!?

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