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TBP does it again

Started by thecasualoblivion, April 01, 2013, 01:42:01 PM

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One Horse Town

#30
April 02, 2013, 06:18:38 AM
Quote from: Piestrio;642175If he doesn't care about there and you don't care about here why do you care if he cares here about whats over there?

It's like an onion of not caring.

wut?

'Cos it's now Tuesday. 'Caring about people caring about something they don't care about' day.

Koltar

#31
April 02, 2013, 06:21:50 AM
The once interesting forum now known as 'The Big Purple' has been a waste of time for at least 5 years now. (or more)


- Ed C.
The return of \'You can\'t take the Sky From me!\'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn-eN8mkDw&feature=rec-fresh+div

This is what a really cool FANTASY RPG should be like :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

Still here, still alive, at least Seven years now...

Swiss Toni

#32
April 02, 2013, 06:32:54 AM
You have to admit that following an April Fool about stupid changes to the rules with actual stupid changes to the rules is, in fact, rather funny.
Playing roleplaying games is like making love to a beautiful woman....

One Horse Town

#33
April 02, 2013, 08:10:03 AM
Quote from: Swiss Toni;642196You have to admit that following an April Fool about stupid changes to the rules with actual stupid changes to the rules is, in fact, rather funny.

+1. ;)

The Ent

#34
April 02, 2013, 08:35:13 AM
Quote from: Swiss Toni;642196You have to admit that following an April Fool about stupid changes to the rules with actual stupid changes to the rules is, in fact, rather funny.

+1x:D

I gotta say though, after reading the whole thing, that I feel bad for Cessna. He's among the funner posters on that site and didn't deserve going through that. Especially the various stuff from Zeea (allthough that is wildly ironic, what with the foax proposed d20 forum rules being very similar to the sexism rules. Allthough that might in fact be the reason. What do I know.).

Swiss Toni

#35
April 02, 2013, 08:50:06 AM
Quote from: The Ent;642202+1x:D

I gotta say though, after reading the whole thing, that I feel bad for Cessna. He's among the funner posters on that site and didn't deserve going through that. Especially the various stuff from Zeea (allthough that is wildly ironic, what with the foax proposed d20 forum rules being very similar to the sexism rules. Allthough that might in fact be the reason. What do I know.).

I thought the actual April Fool by Ettin was excellent but I'm not surprised it fell flat for some posters.

The irony there is that it's those sort of posters the moderation has been constructed around for some time, so it's difficult to have any sympathy.
Playing roleplaying games is like making love to a beautiful woman....

Grymbok

#36
April 02, 2013, 09:32:48 AM
I think that the first post about the new rules might well have gone down better if it had come from Cessna rather than Ettin. Cessna's much more the elder statesman of the mod squad and so could have played it that bit straighter.

Really though 90% of the butt hurt seemed to come from the terrible way they dealt with responses to it. If they'd just made it a locked post and/or not gone round dropping "warnings" on people calling April Fool I think everyone could have had more fun with it.

Another site I used to visit was prone to making itself completely unusable for a day on April Fools with random changes, and that used to attract a lot less complaints than TBP's attempt.

Charlie Sheen

#37
April 02, 2013, 09:33:33 AM
Quote from: thecasualoblivion;641986I had promised myself I wouldn't post about rpg.net after my recent permaban there, as doing so would imply that I care, when I really don't. However, the following thread, describing their new moderation/behavior policy for the D&D/d20 forum is just too amusing to ignore:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?681901-New-Rules-For-Discussion-In-The-d20-Subforum-READ-THIS

It's only funny because it's hard to tell they're joking.

jasmith

#38
April 02, 2013, 09:50:08 AM
Quote from: Charlie Sheen;642209It's only funny because it's hard to tell they're joking.


"Orwell was right, real totalitarianism looks exactly like a parody of itself." —

Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger II

The Ent

#39
April 02, 2013, 09:51:22 AM Last Edit: April 02, 2013, 09:53:51 AM by The Ent
Quote from: Swiss Toni;642204I thought the actual April Fool by Ettin was excellent but I'm not surprised it fell flat for some posters.

I found it quite funny myself really.

I guess some of the people who didn't get it simply lack a sense of humour.

Quote from: Swiss TonyThe irony there is that it's those sort of posters the moderation has been constructed around for some time, so it's difficult to have any sympathy.

Indeedx3. I have no sympathy for said posters myself, for the reason you described.

Allthough it's a big part of what makes the thread funny yes.

Quote from: GrymbokI think that the first post about the new rules might well have gone down better if it had come from Cessna rather than Ettin. Cessna's much more the elder statesman of the mod squad and so could have played it that bit straighter.

Yeah. Agreed. Cessna has style and wit and is much the most fun, especially at deadpan.

BarefootGaijin

#40
April 02, 2013, 10:50:21 AM
If only there was a record of these crazy exploits (that people here elude to) that was easy to find without being sucked into the fray.
I play these games to be entertained... I don't want to see games about rape, sodomy and drug addiction... I can get all that at home.

Swiss Toni

#41
April 02, 2013, 10:56:31 AM
Quote from: Grymbok;642208I think that the first post about the new rules might well have gone down better if it had come from Cessna rather than Ettin.

Probably. Ettin has a shtick (I'm the funny mod, I want to be like FVB, I'm not trolling the userbase, honest) that should have made it pretty obvious it was a gag though.
Playing roleplaying games is like making love to a beautiful woman....

Grymbok

#42
April 02, 2013, 11:18:05 AM
Quote from: Swiss Toni;642220Probably. Ettin has a shtick (I'm the funny mod, I want to be like FVB, I'm not trolling the userbase, honest) that should have made it pretty obvious it was a gag though.

Well, for me it just read like "Ettin being Ettin" rather than an April Fool. YMMV and all that :)

Sacrosanct

#43
April 02, 2013, 11:25:26 AM
They should just make him an admin and get it over with.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

One Horse Town

#44
April 02, 2013, 11:45:45 AM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;642227They should just make him an admin and get it over with.

It would certainly send more people this way.
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