Quote from: Tom BThis keeps being stated as a self-evident truth...yet nobody can explain why.  The purpose of RPGnet is to discuss RPGs.  You can discuss them to your heart's content in a forum second to few others...and yet you say that Tangency detracts from it.  Maybe if you explain using small words, I'll understand why that would be...

1) rule/mod changes becasue of antics in Tangency
2) stupid cliques & pile ons because of what may have been said in Tangency
3) search broke because of the number of threads in Tangency
4) other software/hardware issues becasue of the sheer size of Tangency

Quote from: Tom BThis keeps being stated as a self-evident truth...yet nobody can explain why.

It's self-evident that rpg.net is for discussing rpgs, because that's its title. What else would it be for?
"Pass me the salt."
"Here you go."
"No, that's the salt. I wanted the other salt, that one."
"That's the pepper."
"I know, but I like to call it salt."
"But if you don't call it what everyone else calls it, how do I know what to pass to you?"
"I don't understand what you're saying. Can you explain why you think this?"

RPG.net. Not keetoms.net, or myboringdayatwork.net, or sex.net, but rpg.net. If that's not what it's for anymore, they should rename it.

Quote from: Tom B[...] yet you say that Tangency detracts from it.  Maybe if you explain using small words, I'll understand why that would be...

I already did, here and in many other places. Read the fucking thread. There's no use in my posting something in response to you if you're not going to read it. Fair enough you don't want to go searching for old threads and stuff like the Forgers tell you to do, but your answer's in this very thread. So read it.

1) rule/mod changes becasue of antics in Tangency
2) stupid cliques & pile ons because of what may have been said in Tangency
3) search broke because of the number of threads in Tangency
4) other software/hardware issues becasue of the sheer size of Tangency

I think this is what he meant

(Just being a bit cheeky)

Regards,
David R

Quote from: NYTFLYR1) rule/mod changes becasue of antics in Tangency
2) stupid cliques & pile ons because of what may have been said in Tangency
3) search broke because of the number of threads in Tangency
4) other software/hardware issues becasue of the sheer size of Tangency

An actual answer!  Thanks to Nytflyer (and David R).  (See?  That took less typing than the various self-righteous rants offered as alternates...)

The first two I've never noticed in the RPG forum.  Not saying they don't happen...they've just never impacted me in a way that I've noticed.  The last two are certainly valid points...#3 in particular.  #4 is pretty rare.

I certainly admit that the lack of a search function is a hassle.

So...I notice that the off-topic forum on this website is the second most popular, if I remember.  If it keeps growing in popularity, will it be jettisoned?

Quote from: Tom BSo...I notice that the off-topic forum on this website is the second most popular, if I remember.  If it keeps growing in popularity, will it be jettisoned?

I'd hope so. Note however that the highest posting rate in Off Topic is from a few months back, when we had around Dominus Nox, an obnoxious racist whose threads always went flamey. Once he was banned from Off Topic and then marched away from the other subforums in a huff, Off Topic saw a lot less activity, and Rioleplaying was correspondingly more active.

Which is a good thing.

At that time I was challenged to post less in Off Topic if I didn't support it. I've tried to hold to that, with not more than one non-roleplaying post or thread for every ten roleplaying posts or threads I start or make.

Quote from: JimBobOzI'd hope so.

If it is, then to paraphrase Belkar, you can watch my perfectly muscled ass walk out the door.
 
It was only the other day I revisted an old haunt and I realised that many years ago in another life, I'd been lead crusader in a similar battle, but I was on the other side.
 
For me RPGs are a game, not some sort of religious observance. I talk to the other gamers I know about non-game stuff all the time. I dont ignore them in the street, junk their emails or refuse to talk to them outside of the couple of hours we sit around a table every few weeks and pretend we're adventuring heroes in another world.
They may not be close personal friends, but they arent mere acquaintences.
 
I've spent many years in the gaming wilderness with no group and survived on a diet of occasional PBeM or PbPs. I just don't have the geeksperience to add much to the discussions in the RPG Forums, and if Off Topic didnt exist, I'd likely be just another lurker.
 
I'm not saying Tangency is a good thing at big purple, far from it, but as long as Off Topic here doesnt start dictating the tone of the site, I dont think posters should be disparaged for using it.
We're not all ubergamergeeks with a chest full of medals.
 
(I had a slightly more coherent post, but the forum lunched on it)

Quote from: David RTang Open is all about sex.

Regards,
David R

Not all about sex.

I mean, where else would bulletproof be able to indulge her Münchhausen's? It's not like anyone feeds you inspiration for making up an even more shocking personal anecdote than theirs on Livejournal.

Quote from: Christmas ApeNot all about sex.

I mean, where else would bulletproof be able to indulge her Münchhausen's? It's not like anyone feeds you inspiration for making up an even more shocking personal anecdote than theirs on Livejournal.

Should I be taking a look at bulletproof's posts?

Regards,
David R

I don't see why. I can give you the experience.

You tell a thread a story that would make a regular person sad, sick, or angry. Maybe a combination thereof. After about a dozen or so people come in to offer condolences, I show up and tell you about the young person I know who had the same experience or worse. And I do this Every. Single. Story.

My only conclusions are that she lives in Traumastan, or possibly Bullshitopia.

Quote from: Christmas ApeEvery. Single. Story.

Its amazing isnt it? its amazing the amount of "facts" she has as well. case in point would be her expertise concerning Pit Bulls :rolleyes:

she is also a good example of what is wrong with tangency... has she ever stepped foot into any RPG Open Thread?

Quote from: NYTFLYRIts amazing isnt it? its amazing the amount of "facts" she has as well. case in point would be her expertise concerning Pit Bulls :rolleyes:

she is also a good example of what is wrong with tangency... has she ever stepped foot into any RPG Open Thread?

She doesn't play RPGs at all, actually. I know I've seen her post that she in fact has no interest in them.

But, you know, e/n* wankers are notoriously unquestioning and supportive, partly out of fear of angering a Tangency clique and partly out of wanting someone to pity party them when they have a bad day. So you can tell them any utter bullshit and they'll be all, "Awww, that's so sad. Vibes!"

* That's everything/nothing, the posting style of "Herein I bitch about my petty problems as if someone cared", not Eric Noah/ENWorld stuff.

With as much as you hate Tang, JimBob, it's too bad there isn't a way to stop you from being forced to hang out at RPG.net. It must be even worse for the rest of you!

Quote from: Thanatos02With as much as you hate Tang, JimBob, it's too bad there isn't a way to stop you from being forced to hang out at RPG.net. It must be even worse for the rest of you!

Man, are you auditioning for marching band or something? Put the drum down for a bit.

Or, if you're feeling cheeky,

With as much as you hate hearing about rpg.net, it's too bad there isn't a way to stop you from being forced to click on threads about it and read all the way to the end.


Sarcasm is but one useful service I provide.

Quote from: Christmas ApeSarcasm is but one useful service I provide.

Don't use the service that requires a ferret, latex gloves, a fudge sundae, and liberal amounts of vaseline...

Trust me on this one....

Quote from: Christmas ApeMan, are you auditioning for marching band or something? Put the drum down for a bit.

Or, if you're feeling cheeky,

With as much as you hate hearing about rpg.net, it's too bad there isn't a way to stop you from being forced to click on threads about it and read all the way to the end.


Sarcasm is but one useful service I provide.

Pff, come on. For some people, it's an item of value to at least discuss. For JimBob, the point couldn't be any more moot. Motherfucker can't log onto Tang even if he wants to. I'd say the problem is solved for him, wouldn't you?

As for the argument in its totality? I think it's a waste to go after Tang all the time. I don't think it's a big deal. It might stand to be curbed a little, but it's not. My question, in full earnestness is, "Even if it's not what you want, how much is it really infringing on your daily life?"

If it's a whole lot, or even a sizeable amount, I'd seriously consider why that is. But my guess is that it's not really making your life measureably worse.