Quote from: Tim;415290I suffer severe ocular trauma from eye-rolling every time I log on.

I'd suggest cutting it the fuck out then.

*notes Sigmund's 5 post spree*

Dude, there is a multi-quote function.  Just sayin'.

Quote from: Sigmund;415387I'd suggest cutting it the fuck out then.

But I can't resist the lure of witnessing internet bad-asses like yourself! Do you wear your cape when you come to the rescue of therpgsite.com?

Quote from: Peregrin;415388*notes Sigmund's 5 post spree*

Dude, there is a multi-quote function.  Just sayin'.

Sorry for the off topic post but,
COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT @#$%!&* FUNCTION!?
I am a bit dense with tech...Ive tried so many times...

Quote from: Sigmund;415386I certainly don't see it. Rattling the sabre might annoy some folks, but actually do harm? In what way?

Off the top of my head, it provokes people in a way that they can only be provoked because Pundit, as board owner, is doing it. Pundit can swear at people, so can you and I. But only Pundit can say "go ahead, make my day", or "if it weren't for my principles, I'd ban you". It contributes to a dynamic of people thumbing their noses at authority just because they resent the authority. Over on RPGnet, although the policy of banning people and locking threads is pretty bad in both principle and execution, it's made worse by the way that mods add their snide put-downs to their warnings and bannings. When Pundit makes a big show of not banning someone while making clear he could and would like to, it has a similar effect, up to and including making the "fight the power types" feel righteous and justified.

Quote from: Phantom Black;415036The Forge speaks... at Essen, Spiel 2010...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBiVSJuRbHk

I like how the Beardman "chisels" each vowel out of hard granite.

He's Finnish, what do you expect? (By the way, I read once that the Finns were good baseball players, anyone know anything about that?)

Also, although I only barely recognize the Forge in his spin on it, he (Eero T.) is really one of the better guys in Forge/Story-Games parts. His writing is lucid, he doesn't stand out as either attacking non-Forge games or putting people down for not liking Forge games, he doesn't shy away from critiquing trends in his niche of the hobby (e.g. here), and he's even written some interesting things about old-school D&D.

Quote from: skofflox;415418Sorry for the off topic post but,
COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT @#$%!&* FUNCTION!?
I am a bit dense with tech...Ive tried so many times...

At the bottom of each post there should be the buttons QUOTE and (to its right) another button which is the "Multi Quote" button. Click on the multi quote button for each post you want to quote - it should turn red.
Then Hit 'Post Reply' at the bottom of the whole thread and it should bring up the reply menu, with all the highlighted posts in there.

Quote from: skofflox;415418Sorry for the off topic post but,
COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT @#$%!&* FUNCTION!?
I am a bit dense with tech...Ive tried so many times...

Quote from: Bloody Stupid Johnson;415423At the bottom of each post there should be the buttons QUOTE and (to its right) another button which is the "Multi Quote" button. Click on the multi quote button for each post you want to quote - it should turn red.
Then Hit 'Post Reply' at the bottom of the whole thread and it should bring up the reply menu, with all the highlighted posts in there.

 :duh:
BSJ your my hero :worship:...thanks! Oh man do I feel the POWER!

Quote from: skofflox;415426:duh:
BSJ your my hero :worship:...thanks! Oh man do I feel the POWER!

Hehe. Awesome.
By the power of Grey Skull!

Quote from: Elliot Wilen;415420Off the top of my head, it provokes people in a way that they can only be provoked because Pundit, as board owner, is doing it. Pundit can swear at people, so can you and I. But only Pundit can say "go ahead, make my day", or "if it weren't for my principles, I'd ban you". It contributes to a dynamic of people thumbing their noses at authority just because they resent the authority. Over on RPGnet, although the policy of banning people and locking threads is pretty bad in both principle and execution, it's made worse by the way that mods add their snide put-downs to their warnings and bannings. When Pundit makes a big show of not banning someone while making clear he could and would like to, it has a similar effect, up to and including making the "fight the power types" feel righteous and justified.

Or, you know, it reinforces the principles this site stands for and the fact that its owner stands by those principles even when he doesn't personally like it.

RPGPundit

Quote from: Tim;415395But I can't resist the lure of witnessing internet bad-asses like yourself! Do you wear your cape when you come to the rescue of therpgsite.com?

Do you let yourself be ridden like a ponyboi with someone's dildo up your ass when you post bullshit like this?

Quote from: RPGPundit;415433Or, you know, it reinforces the principles this site stands for and the fact that its owner stands by those principles even when he doesn't personally like it.

Factually, that's true. But if people just see that in action, it's reinforcement enough. Rhetorically, psychologically, socially, politically--whatever you want to call it--I think it still has a negative effect, basically resulting in digressions into drama and escalations of existing drama.

Quote from: skofflox;415426:duh:
BSJ your my hero :worship:...thanks! Oh man do I feel the POWER!

Also, while I'm threadcrapping anyway, my only other technical tip is that for just a few seconds after posting, you can Edit without it showing down the bottom of the post. Only works if you're quick, though.

And yeah, He-Man is great.

Quote from: Bloody Stupid Johnson;415452my only other technical tip is that for just a few seconds after posting, you can Edit without it showing down the bottom of the post. Only works if you're quick, though.

Unless you're Pundit, in which case you simply close a thread and delete your own howling errors, then claim the thread violates a long-standing TRPGS rule which you in fact just invented when you realised you were openly trashing your supposed commitment to free speech.

So, to those people who feel 'hampered', where are you in the threads that are about games, rather than the industry, Pundit or the latest flamefest?

There's a thread for 1 line adventure ideas, Ghost Whistler's Genestone thread, Unsung Supplements, Unusual Superhero Campaigns for starters. Are you hampered from posting to these threads?