Cleaning Up Our Collective Act

[guineapig]

Originally Posted by Gwence [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Congrats that's awesome, but Eminem would tell you:

"Guineapig don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell his records;
well I do, so fuck him and fuck you too!"

Nice reference!
Hope you don't mind but I'm using this quote for a little bit. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Shame it doesn't rhyme...

[guineapig]

Originally Posted by guineapig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Shame it doesn't rhyme...

Okay so it rhymes... but the rhythm is a little off.

[jilena]

It's eminem that's sorta his thing.

[Omnimorph]

Originally Posted by jilena [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I just drive a large vehicle so it's harder for them to kill me.

Not quite sure how this analogy translates to forum posting...[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

and yeah, i work in a pretty racist enviroment at work, i just ignore it though.

[jilena]

It was in reference to the highway analogy someone else posted. Quoting makes things too easy to understand.

[Malrubius]

While I agree with the OP, I also agree with what others have said - this probably won't change without the concerted effort of the admins and a significant portion of the community.

There are forums out there (yes, on the internet of all things) in which it is rare to see this kind of crap. But those forums are monitored and the ban hammer is instantaneous if the rules are violated. Eventually people get used to it, and the ban hammer is rarely brought out.


Like others have posted, I've also grown completely numb to the obviously ignorant or obvious attention-seeking spew. It doesn't affect me in the least anymore...which I suppose is kind of sad...oh well.

BUT, I do recognize that this stuff hurts the server and trivializes the community. There are people who I am almost embarrased to show P1999 to, because they'll see this crap, they'll lol, and they'll never come back.

To the "tough guys" out there who say "aww, they can't handle it - they need to grow up and stop being <enter whatever 11-year-old derogatory term here>" - I'd say you are wrong. Most people can handle it just fine (it isn't exactly hard). It is just so laughably immature that a LOT of people just tune out and don't want to be associated with the innanity of it all.


So I'll also throw out an appeal to Rogean, Nilbog, and the rest of the team. Please enforce the posting rules. I think the majority of us will snap into shape and be happy to help by reporting the few remaining rulebreakers. I believe that a mature community (whether enforced or otherwise) is going to be a lot bigger and more healthy in the long run.

Okay, flame away haters. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Malrubius [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I'll also throw out an appeal to Rogean, Nilbog, and the rest of the team. Please enforce the posting rules. I think the majority of us will snap into shape and be happy to help by reporting the few remaining rulebreakers.

This.

[jilena]

Or the forums will be filled with boring inane posts about what people had for breakfast. No one will be offended. Nothing interesting or funny will ever be said. And life will go on. I don't think overmoderation is any better than no moderation.

If every post is pure drivel (or "dribble" as I have seen used in like 10 posts on here) whether it's offensive or not doesn't matter. I'd rather read funny offcolor/offensive posts than boring "mature" posts.

Sure if it's a response to every post "eat a bag of dicks" gets old quick. But a well placed "fag!" as the only response to a huge well thought out post will still illicit a real out loud laugh. I guess this makes me juvenile or at least means I find humor in the juvenile... Either way I don't think I am alone in finding this sort of thing funny in moderation. I am not saying the forum should ever be allowed to turn into /b/ but there is a reason so many post there... A lot of people find that sort of humor...well...funny?

*shrug*

[Malrubius]

I like the well-placed juvenille commnent too. But I think that the value of these rare zingers is less than the value of a good forum. And by "good", I mean one that is not a cesspool.

On the bright side (if the forum rules were to be enforced) - most of the juvenille comments are neither well-placed nor funny (nor even intended to be funny).

[jilena]

Yeah... I guess I am just not seeing where this has been out of control on this forum? I mean sure people aren't having the deepest of conversations but for the most part even the arguments are semi-civil with a few exceptions.

And really... This is a classic EQ server. Hardcore EQ players ARE the same people on /b/, something awful, foh forums, etc.