My Apologies - Page 3

BenjaminBunny · 06-12-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Dr._Zoidberg~

When the **** did I ever "gang up on him"? I disagreed with his opinions, so what? Sure, SamNMax is my friend, but why would that be any indignation that I was him? I didn't attack him. How did he know that if he never read my posts? I didn't let him have it, he let himself have it, it seems.

hey, folks, he's gone, let's keep it cool....

as far as I'm concerned, there are two possible explanations here,
either

a) mr. victim was right and there's this huge AG forum conspiracy to harrass him in various subtle and inconspicuous ways or

b) he's overreacting and needs to leave this place for a while

I'd go with b), since I've been coming to this forum for 6 years and trust it like a lap-dog.

syntheticgerbil · 06-13-2005, 01:23 AM

I don't trust you guys or lap dogs.

AFGNCAAP · 06-13-2005, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

SamNMax is doing a Curt.

In what sense

Anyway, for those who pity Kyrandian, I suggest reading through his posts before passing on judgments.

Curt · 06-13-2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

In what sense

I believe Trep means because SamNMax said sorry™

Erwin_Br · 06-13-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

In what sense

Anyway, for those who pity Kyrandian, I suggest reading through his posts before passing on judgments.

Well, I did, and though I see what you mean, I must add that I've witnessed worse offenses on the forums. I think AG's forum moderators are getting a little stricter these days. Not much, but still.

--Erwin

Wormsie · 06-14-2005, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

yeahhh I know I know, but come on, it's not like he was all evil.

BarcadiJim wasn't all evil. Nobody is.

squarejawhero · 06-14-2005, 02:13 AM

Any forum requires moderation if things get out of hand. In this case it did and it doesn't take much to look up why. This whole situation could've been avoided if it weren't for Kyrandian childishly blocking SamNMax. Despite Sam apologising, Kyrandian went on the offensive baiting him in nearly every thread he created even though he had blocked him, before exploding like a "victim" on the AG forum. If he hadn't had blocked him, Sam would've had his apology get through.

Truth is, if you act like a troll expect to be treated like one. I can't respect anyone that victimises others and then uses underhand tactics to try to get the mods to side with them, you wouldn't like it outside of the forum and wouldn't tolerate it either. The mods DID their job in this case and to be honest, AG, as JA+, has just the right balance.

Ninth · 06-14-2005, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

Any forum requires moderation if things get out of hand. In this case it did and it doesn't take much to look up why. This whole situation could've been avoided if it weren't for Kyrandian childishly blocking SamNMax. Despite Sam apologising, Kyrandian went on the offensive baiting him in nearly every thread he created even though he had blocked him, before exploding like a "victim" on the AG forum. If he hadn't had blocked him, Sam would've had his apology get through.

Well, to be fair, SamNMax could have just ignored Kyrandian, after the first clash occured.
But hey, the guy is just banned for 30 days, so it's not that big a deal.

squarejawhero · 06-14-2005, 06:00 AM

Maybe, but he's 14! And doing great chatting away on this forum. He could've ignored him, but for heavens sake - Kyrandian is over 20 years old.

Let's drop it before I get blocked.

***Jackal*** · 06-14-2005, 06:37 AM

Once more, for the record, no one was banned because of the issue you all seem fixated on. There was plenty of blame to go around in that, and threads were closed, wrists were slapped, and life went on as it always does. That SHOULD have been the end of it. But no. Kyrandian started his own thread specifically to announce he was leaving, and to give us the one-fingered salute on his way out. Given the fact that he had a history of abusive behaviour on the boards (starting long before this latest one), this came as no surprise. So we tacked on an imposed cooling-off period.

Seriously, you have to TRY to get in trouble around here. Some people are determined to do so. It happens.

squarejawhero · 06-14-2005, 06:40 AM

*bites Jackals ankles*

GRRR!

*runs off barking*

***fov*** · 06-14-2005, 06:50 AM

Um... didn't you see that "no barking like a dog" clause in the user guidelines when you signed up?

gillyruless · 06-14-2005, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

*bites Jackals ankles*

GRRR!

*runs off barking*

Boy, you are so going to die horribly in much pain now! Don't you know that Jack is the alpha male around here? He will put you in your right place just like he does with all the young pups who look to take over his harem.

squarejawhero · 06-14-2005, 07:27 AM

As long as he doesn't mark his territory on me, I can live with it.

Jazhara7 · 06-14-2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gillyruless

Don't you know that Jack is the alpha male around here? He will put you in your right place just like he does with all the young pups who look to take over his harem.

*What they don't know is that they are all part of Jessica's universal ruling of the world. What will happen when they find out? We are curious.*

-

SoccerDude28 · 06-14-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fov

Um... didn't you see that "no barking like a dog" clause in the user guidelines when you signed up?

*Woof* *woof*

AFGNCAAP · 06-14-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

Well, I did, and though I see what you mean, I must add that I've witnessed worse offenses on the forums. I think AG's forum moderators are getting a little stricter these days. Not much, but still.

--Erwin

I don't know when you consider "these days" started, but I suspect you refer to the times before I joined, so I can't really compare.

All I can say is that I believe the mods are liberal enough now. And this is coming from a guy who thought (and still do, actually) that BJ shouldn't have been banned.

On second thought, Kyrandian and me did clash swords, so to speak, early on his career. So maybe I'm not objective and should have restrained from commenting on the matter. But it's too late.

06-14-2005, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

Maybe, but he's 14!

I'll be 14 in August.

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-14-2005, 12:01 PM

Oooooh. You're an old crab!!!

***fov*** · 06-14-2005, 12:09 PM

[public service announcement]

We handle everything around here on a case by case basis. I can understand why one would think that this situation was handled differently than, say, the BacardiJim situation -- because it was. Not because one person got preferential treatment over another, but because every time this sort of thing comes up (which is thankfully not very often), the only way to really deal with it is to look at the unique circumstances and try to resolve them. Dealing with forum ickiness is never fun, and I hope no one is under the delusion that we enjoy closing threads, or anything like that. It sucks, and I wish it never had to happen.

I just want to reiterate that the mods are just people and fellow forumites, and if you're ever concerned about something one of us has done, you can PM me or one of the other mods about it. We don't bite.

(Not too hard, anyway!)

That's it. Back to the dogfights.

[/public service announcement]

06-13-2005, 01:23 AM	#42
syntheticgerbil Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rubbish Posts: 535	I don't trust you guys or lap dogs. Share Share this post on Twitter

06-14-2005, 02:13 AM	#47
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	Any forum requires moderation if things get out of hand. In this case it did and it doesn't take much to look up why. This whole situation could've been avoided if it weren't for Kyrandian childishly blocking SamNMax. Despite Sam apologising, Kyrandian went on the offensive baiting him in nearly every thread he created even though he had blocked him, before exploding like a "victim" on the AG forum. If he hadn't had blocked him, Sam would've had his apology get through. Truth is, if you act like a troll expect to be treated like one. I can't respect anyone that victimises others and then uses underhand tactics to try to get the mods to side with them, you wouldn't like it outside of the forum and wouldn't tolerate it either. The mods DID their job in this case and to be honest, AG, as JA+, has just the right balance. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

06-14-2005, 06:00 AM	#49
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	Maybe, but he's 14! And doing great chatting away on this forum. He could've ignored him, but for heavens sake - Kyrandian is over 20 years old. Let's drop it before I get blocked. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

06-14-2005, 06:37 AM	#50
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	Once more, for the record, no one was banned because of the issue you all seem fixated on. There was plenty of blame to go around in that, and threads were closed, wrists were slapped, and life went on as it always does. That SHOULD have been the end of it. But no. Kyrandian started his own thread specifically to announce he was leaving, and to give us the one-fingered salute on his way out. Given the fact that he had a history of abusive behaviour on the boards (starting long before this latest one), this came as no surprise. So we tacked on an imposed cooling-off period. Seriously, you have to TRY to get in trouble around here. Some people are determined to do so. It happens. Share Share this post on Twitter

06-14-2005, 06:40 AM	#51
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	bites Jackals ankles GRRR! runs off barking Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

06-14-2005, 06:50 AM	#52
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06-14-2005, 07:27 AM	#54
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	As long as he doesn't mark his territory on me, I can live with it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

06-14-2005, 12:01 PM	#59
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06-14-2005, 12:09 PM	#60
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	[public service announcement] We handle everything around here on a case by case basis. I can understand why one would think that this situation was handled differently than, say, the BacardiJim situation -- because it was. Not because one person got preferential treatment over another, but because every time this sort of thing comes up (which is thankfully not very often), the only way to really deal with it is to look at the unique circumstances and try to resolve them. Dealing with forum ickiness is never fun, and I hope no one is under the delusion that we enjoy closing threads, or anything like that. It sucks, and I wish it never had to happen. I just want to reiterate that the mods are just people and fellow forumites, and if you're ever concerned about something one of us has done, you can PM me or one of the other mods about it. We don't bite. (Not too hard, anyway!) That's it. Back to the dogfights. [/public service announcement] Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by fov; 06-14-2005 at 12:16 PM.

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