It's time for you, the POSTERS, to decide!

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

In regards to Mike SC:

 

I believe this thread is indicative of his trolling. People go in there to talk about Farenheit 9/11. Then in comes Mike and says how rubbish the movie is and abuse anyone who makes comments on why they like it. Then admits to not having seen the film, per se, but nonetheless is quite sure that it is not worth seeing. Then the thread's creator says he doesn't want this thread to become a political debate but just people talking about having seen the film and their comments regarding it to which Mike says "Bad luck, I'm going to troll anyway". To me, at least, this thread is indicative of the fact that he should at least be warned. Because it's not even a rare occurence, but this thread pretty much embodies everything that is wrong with him as a poster.

I concur.

Indeed.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

The Last Free Voice

[justsoyouknow 0]

I saw that thread the other day and was shocked at the amount of idiocy pouring out of it. Ban everyone that posted in it, says I.

[Guest The Last Free Voice]

I find that me getting banned over one bad day i had is a little unfair. If you go through my posting history that one or two days is the only time I've ever been even a borderline troll.

[Styles 0]

It's a good thing Dr. Tom has some common sense around here. The point of this is to get rid of posters who's posts are void of any worthwhile content and thus clogging the board, rather than "I don't like this guy and his strong opinions, let's get rid of him!" In Current Events there is a certain understanding that you can give and take a little more than elsewhere on the board because politics is pretty important stuff to some people.

I would never ask for the banning of the likes of JOTW or Tyler who I have had large disagreements with in the past, yet know they are only expressing their opinions. Arguing with them (and reading Mike and Marney and the like argue with them) is part of the fun of the folder, and I'm sure even they'd agree.

Even CWM, who I think is totally overmatched in the CE folder and drags threads down with his liberal parrot act, shouldn't be banned because he contributes so much elsewhere on the board. Same for Kylie's Moist Panties or whatever he calls himself now since he's a long time poster who has contributed across the board, I mean really Kotz, if Mike upsets you that much, don't go to CE because he contributes a lot more to create discussion than you do there. INXS can go though because he's an idiot. Really, I think there should be some standard that if you have been here for a certain amount of time (OMG ESTABLISHED POSTER~!!!LOL2003 CLASSIKS!!!) you should be immune from this stuff (unless of course you do something reprehensible that causes the banning).

Anyway getting rid of glennsoe was a move long overdue as he made the WWE folder absolutely unbearable with his OMG HUGE SPOILER~!!!CLIKKKKKTORRIEPLAYBOYPICS!!!!! and then finding:

"Scotty 2 Hotty has a sore knee, he might miss a house show"

was infuriating.

I can't say I followed Bring Back 1,004 Charlie Modes too closely but I don't think I'll miss him.

 

Jeez, this was probably the most scathing post I've made here, and I've been around a long time without upsetting anyone.....I'm too nice a guy.....sorry to anyone I offended. (except INXS).

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

I respect and understand your view but I think Mike does things just to piss people off.

 

and Marney says she's gone now...

[Art Sandusky 0]

That was pretty lame for a "scathing post."

 

And what, pray tell, do you contribute to discussions? Mike is ALL OVER the board, it isn't like I can avoid the guy. It makes me ill that he lives in the same state that I do already.

[Styles 0]

That was pretty lame for a "scathing post."

 

And what, pray tell, do you contribute to discussions? Mike is ALL OVER the board, it isn't like I can avoid the guy. It makes me ill that he lives in the same state that I do already.

Hey, I said I was a nice guy!

 

Really, can't we all just get along? The point is Mike keeps the folder alive. He's like the Rush Limbaugh of the board, like or dislike Rush, he's popular for a reason. He creates discussion and *gasp* says things that some people actually agree with! If you disagree with him, then you can state you case, and wow, we have a DISCUSSION! The pseudo-flaming, and quirky cliches are part of what makes CE fun for me and others. If someone doesn't like it, they can stay in HD and I say that without any rude intentions, I mean it. You can't change it to your liking since there are posters that have been there a long time that have shaped it to their liking.

 

What do I contribute? I'd say the fact that I've been around for so long without causing any huge flame wars (well, save Kamui and Dave Oneil but they were trolls who were banned so I guess I was proved right on those) or any self-mastabatory HD "Post why I'm great" threads, says a lot. I contribute to threads when I feel I have a meaningful idea or information that I feel can contribute to the discussion. The fact that no one wants to ban me shows that maybe its not such a bad thing to be a long time contributer who posts with the intentions of not pissing people off and trying to become a board celebrity by entering himself in "Nominations for King Of THe Board" or such ridiculousness. Again, to each his own. I don't go around on a witchhunt trying to get people who do participate in such nonsense banned, because it's not my thing, let them have fun with it. I wish you'd have the same consideration. Sorry if I don't contribute up to your expectations though, I'll try to be a little more confrontational in the future!

[Cherry Blossom Viscount 0]

It's a good thing Dr. Tom has some common sense around here. The point of this is to get rid of posters who's posts are void of any worthwhile content and thus clogging the board, rather than "I don't like this guy and his strong opinions, let's get rid of him!" In Current Events there is a certain understanding that you can give and take a little more than elsewhere on the board because politics is pretty important stuff to some people.

I would never ask for the banning of the likes of JOTW or Tyler who I have had large disagreements with in the past, yet know they are only expressing their opinions. Arguing with them (and reading Mike and Marney and the like argue with them) is part of the fun of the folder, and I'm sure even they'd agree.

Even CWM, who I think is totally overmatched in the CE folder and drags threads down with his liberal parrot act, shouldn't be banned because he contributes so much elsewhere on the board. Same for Kylie's Moist Panties or whatever he calls himself now since he's a long time poster who has contributed across the board, I mean really Kotz, if Mike upsets you that much, don't go to CE because he contributes a lot more to create discussion than you do there. INXS can go though because he's an idiot. Really, I think there should be some standard that if you have been here for a certain amount of time (OMG ESTABLISHED POSTER~!!!LOL2003 CLASSIKS!!!) you should be immune from this stuff (unless of course you do something reprehensible that causes the banning).

Anyway getting rid of glennsoe was a move long overdue as he made the WWE folder absolutely unbearable with his OMG HUGE SPOILER~!!!CLIKKKKKTORRIEPLAYBOYPICS!!!!! and then finding:

"Scotty 2 Hotty has a sore knee, he might miss a house show"

was infuriating.

I can't say I followed Bring Back 1,004 Charlie Modes too closely but I don't think I'll miss him.

 

Jeez, this was probably the most scathing post I've made here, and I've been around a long time without upsetting anyone.....I'm too nice a guy.....sorry to anyone I offended. (except INXS).

Yeah, but here's the thing, no one is able to contain Mike in his little playpen called CE. He is all over the board and annoying people along the way. Oh well, I guess it's no use arguing though as Tom says he will not ban ANY of the CE regulars. Since the wall came down that protected idiot posters as long as they didn't break any rules, I guess Tom felt safe to come out and admit he shall show favoritism to his pets in Current Events.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

I've never cared about flaming.  And he gets flamed plenty, in CE and other places, and I ignore that, too.  People like Tyler have gone off just as bad as he has, and I've done nothing to them, despite the fact that I agree with Mike a lot more often.  Both sides get equal time and treatment.

So what you're saying is that it's OK to flame outside of HD?

As long as you agree with Tom, though.

[Jingus 0]

It's not favoritism towards anyone; Tom pretty much doesn't ban people, period. Whenever a regular CE poster is banned, it's usually some other mod who did it.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

It's not favoritism towards anyone; Tom pretty much doesn't ban people, period. Whenever a regular CE poster is banned, it's usually some other mod who did it.

Fair enough, however it certainly seems like he was condoning "flaming outside of HD" which is a fundamental rule here. Authority should not pick and choose which rules to uphold.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Thank the Lord that glennsoe got the boot. His banning was long overdue.

 

But who's going to start topics without glennsoe and gearhead to start 50 a day.

[Damaramu 0]

Can we all talk to one another like this in any forum on the board? I want to call people shitbags for disagreeing with me in sports.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

add Damaramu to the list Ill

[Guest slacklet]

Have to agree with Damaramu here.

 

I liked MikeSC as the nazi-conservative asshole.

 

But now he's devolved into a troll.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Yeah and your hands are oh so clean in that thread.

[Guest slacklet]

They are.

[Dr. Tom 0]

Oh well, I guess it's no use arguing though as Tom says he will not ban ANY of the CE regulars. Since the wall came down that protected idiot posters as long as they didn't break any rules, I guess Tom felt safe to come out and admit he shall show favoritism to his pets in Current Events.

Maybe if you tried, you could be a little more wrong. Something to shoot for, slugger.

 

No one in that folder deserves to be banned for their regular posting habits. If Tyler and NoCalMike were under this absurd microscope, I'd be defending them until my fingers fell off, too. If you want to ban one person for the supposed crimes they've committed there, then you'll need to ban 90% of the folder, and I'm not going to stand around and watch a bunch of good people get sacked so a bunch of cretins can feel better about themselves on the internet.

[Dr. Tom 0]

I've never cared about flaming.  And he gets flamed plenty, in CE and other places, and I ignore that, too.  People like Tyler have gone off just as bad as he has, and I've done nothing to them, despite the fact that I agree with Mike a lot more often.  Both sides get equal time and treatment.

So what you're saying is that it's OK to flame outside of HD?

As long as you agree with Tom, though.

Check the revised board rules, genius. You'll find nothing in there that says flaming can't be done outside of HD. Heck, you won't find anything in there about it at all. I wonder if that was deliberate...

[The Metal Maniac 0]

So, is it safe to assume that there'll have to be some sort of agreement among the mods as to whether or not someone is enough of a tool to get banned?

 

I mean, with some people it's obvious, but with people like MikeSC, it seems a little more grey. Some people think he's a tool, some people don't - the same extends to mods obviously, as some of them think he's a tool, and some don't.

 

Basically, I'm just wondering if this is giving any random mod the right to ban any person he personally does not like, or if there'll have to be at least a few mods saying "this guy's a fucktard - pull the goddamned trigger."

[Guest slacklet]

I've never cared about flaming.  And he gets flamed plenty, in CE and other places, and I ignore that, too.  People like Tyler have gone off just as bad as he has, and I've done nothing to them, despite the fact that I agree with Mike a lot more often.  Both sides get equal time and treatment.

So what you're saying is that it's OK to flame outside of HD?

As long as you agree with Tom, though.

Check the revised board rules, genius. You'll find nothing in there that says flaming can't be done outside of HD. Heck, you won't find anything in there about it at all. I wonder if that was deliberate...

Well, they also say nothing about stupid and previously banned posters.

 

So why was iB banned again?

[The Metal Maniac 0]

1. No trolling.

2. No spamming.

3. No calling other posters racial slurs.

4. No nudie pics shown without a link (along with pictures of spiders).

5. Conduct yourselves like sane human beings possessed of some maturity.

6. Don't disobey the mods. This does not mean you cannot disagree with them and voice your opinion, but you must still adhere to the decisions they make.

7. Mods have full discresion to warn or ban posters they feel are out of line and acting like twits.

[Guest slacklet]

iB was a natural twit

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

They are.

Oh yes they sure were because Mike was flaming away when you posted this:

 

Mike wouldn't know, he refuses to see it.

 

This thread was made to discuss the film Fahrenheit 9/11 as a creative work.

 

But uber-conservative Mike had to go and impose his idealism on us for the millionth time.

 

We know you're a republican. Now go outside and see something other than your dick before you post again in this thread.

 

I suggest the number-one movie in America.

[Guest slacklet]

So...what's your point?

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

For starters we all know what happens when you post anything about Moore. You're going to get everything that comes along with him in a post. Mike was debating such things until you come in and insult him yet somehow he's the troll.

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

The only reason I want Mike banned is so that I don't have to post in CE anymore.

[Guest slacklet]

Mike was debating such things until you come in and insult him yet somehow he's the troll.

He was trying to contradict people's views on the movie by writing Moore off as fat and saying democrats are evil.

 

This was before I even entered the thread.

 

I was just suggesting he SEE the film before telling people they are "dolts" for having an opinion on it.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Justify your post all you want. Your just as guilty of anything wrong in that thread as he is.

 

And way to troll him in another thread to completely become what you're accusing him of.