How do you feel about TFT's? (TFT)

Professor Chaos · 07-14-2008, 09:19 AM

Should they be allowed?

Should they be allowed, but no threads that were originally created without the TFT label should be allowed to be converted?

Should we just ban the fucking trolls already?

Discuss.

Professor Chaos · 07-14-2008, 09:24 AM

By the way, before this turns into the inevitable "Define troll" discussion, I will say this about defining trolls:

There are no textbook definitions, ok? Can we just avoid the conversation? Smelly, Eva, and I have been elected to use our judgment and discretion. I think all three of us err on the side of "not a troll" when defining.

To further define just how conservative Professor Chaos the moderator is: There is currently only one troll that I would even consider banning, and that is YHWH. I do not take troll banning lightly. I would have, however, banned Francis a long time ago.

(Professor Chaos the member, however, would have YHWH, Missionary, and Lily banned.)

antix · 07-14-2008, 10:08 AM

Not that I've started any TFT's (or any new threads for that matter) I like the idea. Since usually when the issue of a troll comes up and we do discuss it, we're pretty split. This way the ones who prefer the banning method can have threads free of them, while the ones who prefer not banning also get their wish.

Cause lets face it, there are some of us who can't stop ourselves from engaging them

Kate · 07-14-2008, 10:00 AM

Tft?

Wtf?

NEver mind. I get it.

Waddlie · 07-14-2008, 10:03 AM

Awww, I thought you were gonna let me have the last word. 8 minutes later a poll pops up. Outrageous.

Professor Chaos · 07-14-2008, 10:31 AM

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Waddlie wrote

Awww, I thought you were gonna let me have the last word. 8 minutes later a poll pops up. Outrageous.

I did let you have the last word in your thread you silly goose. I'm not going to argue with you about it. But as I closed that post

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Professor Chaos wrote

If everyone wants these to stop, I won't enforce them.

I figured I'd actually find that out.

Choobus · 07-14-2008, 10:13 AM

how about we have a troll nomination system? We could vote on someone who has been accused of trolling and if they are found guilty of under-bridge like activities then that person would be excluded from TFT's.

Or we could all just stop being such little bitches about the whole thing.......

Waddlie · 07-14-2008, 10:14 AM

Kate · 07-14-2008, 10:20 AM

Choobus · 07-14-2008, 11:25 AM

none of this would have happened if Myst had been made a mod like he wanted

(But only because everyone who isn't a total shitgoblin would have left)

Kate · 07-14-2008, 11:30 AM

Kamikaze189 · 07-14-2008, 07:03 PM

I voted forbidden.

We have an ignore function on the forum as well as the normal, human, ignore ability. If a member doesn't want to see something, I think it's fairest to everyone involved to use these.

That said, do ban those who spam, those who exist only to annoy, and other complete time-wasters. Those posters don't deserve fairness.

Professor Chaos · 07-15-2008, 05:08 AM

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Kamikaze189 wrote

I voted forbidden.

We have an ignore function on the forum as well as the normal, human, ignore ability. If a member doesn't want to see something, I think it's fairest to everyone involved to use these.

That said, do ban those who spam, those who exist only to annoy, and other complete time-wasters. Those posters don't deserve fairness.

If a hobo comes into your home and defecates in every room of your house every five minutes do you ignore him?

Anyways, do YHWH, Missionary, and Lily not "exist only to annoy?"

Kamikaze189 · 07-15-2008, 10:04 PM

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Professor Chaos wrote

If a hobo comes into your home and defecates in every room of your house every five minutes do you ignore him?

That's a stretch of an analogy. If you ignore those posters you dislike, your only sense that they exist is the blip of scrolling over their post and any post that quotes them. It takes about a quarter second of self-control, at most. Don't tell me you can't handle that.

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Anyways, do YHWH, Missionary, and Lily not "exist only to annoy?"

YHWH does. That thing has said some unbelievably stupid things that only a fake could post. The other two aren't, as far as I see, but it's ultimately your call.

Professor Chaos · 07-16-2008, 04:22 AM

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Kamikaze189 wrote

That's a stretch of an analogy. If you ignore those posters you dislike, your only sense that they exist is the blip of scrolling over their post and any post that quotes them. It takes about a quarter second of self-control, at most. Don't tell me you can't handle that.

Wrong. When trolls invade every thread, and a dozen other members are quoting them and replying, it becomes harder to find the actual civilized conversation, even if the trolls are on 'ignore.'

You freedom of speech Nazis* would allow hobos to walk beside you screaming in your ear repeatedly until your eardrums bleed. Sure you've gone deaf, but hey, Rabble rabble rabble free speech rabble rabble!**

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YHWH does. That thing has said some unbelievably stupid things that only a fake could post. The other two aren't, as far as I see, but it's ultimately your call.

No, it's not my call. Not if we're just two friendly members discussing our opinions on trolls. I still can't understand how anyone can think that Lily isn't, but you're not the only one. All one needs to do is read every one of her posts to easily find out the truth.

But if I'm talking to you as a mod, than I'm in total agreement. As I've said repeatedly, the only person here right now who is worth a discussion on banning is YHWH.

* Giggles.
** I love the Studge.