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New Guys Who Don't Want to Get Banned...

Started by crkrueger, September 11, 2017, 01:05:38 AM

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crkrueger

September 11, 2017, 01:05:38 AM
Just a reminder...

Quote from: RPGPundit;969372Hey!

You do NOT post about politics in threads on the main forum.

I don't get how this is hard to grasp?

People who are trying to turn a thread away from its original subject and toward political discussion will be assumed to either be seeking to politicize the discussion or to want to get the thread closed.

We will not be doing that. Instead, we will be punishing perpetrators. Be warned.
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Voros

#1
September 11, 2017, 01:48:32 AM
What provoked this post?

crkrueger

#2
September 11, 2017, 01:52:13 AM
The Niven stuff.  It was a post about the author, asked, answered and probably done with, but newer posters might not be aware that the "Don't post politics in the Main Forum" rule got shifted up to technically a banning offense with multiple warnings given in the main forums that they may have missed because they are new.
Even the the "cutting edge" storygamers for all their talk of narrative, plot, and drama are fucking obsessed with the god damned rules they use. - Estar

Yes, Sean Connery\'s thumb does indeed do megadamage. - Spinachcat

Isuldur is a badass because he stopped Sauron with a broken sword, but Iluvatar is the badass because he stopped Sauron with a hobbit. -Malleus Arianorum

"Tangency Edition" D&D would have no classes or races, but 17 genders to choose from. -TristramEvans

HMWHC

#3
September 11, 2017, 04:13:41 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;991378The Niven stuff.  It was a post about the author, asked, answered and probably done with, but newer posters might not be aware that the "Don't post politics in the Main Forum" rule got shifted up to technically a banning offense with multiple warnings given in the main forums that they may have missed because they are new.

Bloody Niven, always shit posting.

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#4
September 13, 2017, 03:34:56 AM
Well, I guess it's a good idea to remind people once in a while.  Note that no one will get banned if they're a total newbie here and do it as an honest mistake, as long as they don't continue to do it.
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#6
September 14, 2017, 02:21:26 PM
Quote from: Ras Algethi;992332What about political statements in sigs?

I have Eppur Si Muove in my RPGnet sig. Subtle, eh? :D

Dumarest

#7
September 14, 2017, 02:34:32 PM
Quote from: S'mon;992333I have Eppur Si Muove in my RPGnet sig. Subtle, eh? :D

Could be taken many ways.

Anon Adderlan

#8
September 14, 2017, 05:18:32 PM
But how can we avoid this when #ThePundit himself treats gaming as political with #TheSwine and #StoryGamers and such?

Dumarest

#9
September 14, 2017, 06:11:51 PM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan;992383But how can we avoid this when #ThePundit himself treats gaming as political with #TheSwine and #StoryGamers and such?

Ignore him?

Gronan of Simmerya

#10
September 14, 2017, 06:13:22 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;991983Well, I guess it's a good idea to remind people once in a while.  Note that no one will get banned if they're a total newbie here and do it as an honest mistake, as long as they don't continue to do it.

Which I really appreciate.  We all goof sometimes, but you wait until somebody has a good solid history of being a useless dickweasel with NOTHING to say before you smash them.

You CAN get banned here, but you really, really have to work hard at it, on purpose.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

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cranebump

#11
September 14, 2017, 06:14:25 PM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan;992383But how can we avoid this when #ThePundit himself treats gaming as political with #TheSwine and #StoryGamers and such?

Plus, the whole SJW-slamming in game-related discussions that sounds a whole lot like dog whistling to one's bros-in-arms among the fascist set.:-)  I think that kind of stuff gets rationalized by it being specifically about world view and its effect on game content, which could make it a valid lens, but...there's times when it's obviously something else (or seems like it is).

All that aside, though, I can't recall seeing a great deal of any of that bullshit going on around here lately, on either side. We still have the same arguments with regards to gaming conceits, but the main board has had some great discussions of late (in the threads I'm following, at least). Kudos to everyone for that.
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#12
September 14, 2017, 06:15:11 PM
Quote from: Dumarest;992398Ignore him?

Ignore him, disregard his posts, shrug and move on, whatever.

Like, I was totally apathetic about the "Enworld Payola" thing -- as in, who gives a flying fuck at a rolling donut.  But then I realized it has an impact on some people's income, so yeah, it matters like hell to them even if I haven't bought a new gaming product since Kobolds Ate My Baby.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

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Bren

#13
September 14, 2017, 07:49:26 PM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;992401...Kobolds Ate My Baby.
I'm so, so sorry to hear that.
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#14
September 14, 2017, 09:50:15 PM
FTR, I said I wouldn't mind seeing g a new edition of ringworld done and a known space add on egen think dislike the Creator,  Larry niven.  I was asked why I dislike niven and answered.
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