Spring RTS Engine

It happens every few months... tempers rise, emotions flare... people get pissed off about trivial things... accusations fly, people get defensive...

JUST STOP

A little rule to live by in forums...

Think Before You Post.

What this means, practically is when you finish writing a post, read it over again, go back and read the post your reacting to, and then think about the people on the other side of the internet before you push the submit button.

Now, I know that sometimes a little conflict is good (especially when the other guy REALLY IS WRONG)... to this I give you my second rule, when someone is saying something that you find insulting...

Don't Take It Personally

They probably either A) are just frustrated, B) trying to egg you on, or C) reacting to something you've posted... unless you're really new people will judge you on everything else you've contributed to the community, so one moron picking on you can't kill you.

final rule... when all other rules fail...

Don't be an Asshat

Just don't, it really CAN be that simple.

Looks like Forums produce Social Stress - a easzy flameable Substance.. so what to do ? How about the Mods burning it off (like unnessecary Gases at Raffinerys) .. but otherwise.. can we have a Poll to see who is in here for Big KABOOM ?

I havent even made a single offensive or debateable post really ^^;;;..Im about to make a sith/jedi debate though.

I appreciate your concern for the forums Sinbad. But you have to realize, it just ain't gonna happen.

The more realistic plea would be to limit asshattery to Off-Topic.

When I feel I have to be an asshat - which is quite often as my ass like hats - I take it to Off-Topic.

I've noticed that others *cough*jackalope*cough*isaach*cough* feel that it's okay to hat their asses in other parts of the forum. I wonder if it would be too much to ask that the asses go hatless when venturing outside of Off-Topic?








(I will be happy if one person - just one - gets the pun in the last sentence on the first reading of it.)

trolling isnt v. fun when you are told where you have to troll

No, but trolling IS a violation of the rules, which means your ass gets a free trip to bantown, at such a speed said hat may be blown off.

I haven't seen anyone, save Caydr, getting banned for trolling.

Ive been banned twice

rattle wrote:I haven't seen anyone, save Caydr, getting banned for trolling.

Are asses people? Do we really want me to get out the rather disturbing picture book that explains why your ass is not a seperate person from you AGAIN?

Where is Caydr anyway?

where the hell did my picture go

oh comeon, you made a topic about no asshattery. what did you mods expect?

you know ive been seeing a lot of my posts disappear lately. hm.

and there's a difference between asshattery, trolling, satire, a simple lack of contribution, and egregious stupidity. Sometimes there are fine lines between them, but really comeon now mods. grow some... i dunno. trees or something. and of course, by trees i mean.. YEAH.

SHUT UP I HATE YOU >: - (

Neuralize wrote:Where is Caydr anyway?

Permabanned. Not really sure why.

No, caydr was banned for one week, he has been unbanned for like 5 days now, he just hasn't come back for whatever reason.

Retards will be a domestic pet one day

Abokasee wrote:Retards will be a domestic pet one day

the pet store just called, they're all out of you

BlackLiger wrote:

rattle wrote:I haven't seen anyone, save Caydr, getting banned for trolling.

Are asses people? Do we really want me to get out the rather disturbing picture book that explains why your ass is not a seperate person from you AGAIN?

People are asses, so the equation should work the other way around too, yes.

I saw this at CNCDEN too

Totally the truth

Dragon45 wrote: grow some... i dunno. trees or something. and of course, by trees i mean.. YEAH.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE #@(%Q TREES AGAIN!!!