Too far.

[taai gihk yahn]

Afraid of you going on a power trip? Nope. This is not real life and none of you seems to understand this.

why are you here? are you here to teach the forum some big old life lessons? or do u enjoy simply engaging in acrimonious interractions? u r just the latest in a recent line of individuals sorely lacking in social skills; if u think this forum is a fantasy waste of time, then just go away and leave it to those who like to delude themselves;

[Scott R. Brown]

This is not real life and none of you seems to understand this.

Yeah! That's it! What would we do without you to set us all straight!

Hmmmmmm! Let me see........we would be a lot happier if you weren't here to save us from ourselves!

[sanjuro_ronin]

Moderators here have limited power.
I myself can only moderate the southern forum and the health and fitness one.
We do NOT have the ability to moderate/take action outisde the forums we are assigned.
The best we can do is give warnings and discuss things with Gene and YES, Gene is always open for discussion.
THAT said, when we lose someone like Lucas that has been here for years and is a valued member and has never complained before about trolling, due to trolling, then we have a serious problem that needs fixing.

But I should warn you guys, when the ban hammer falls, it falls on MMA-larpers and TCMA- larpers alike.

[IronWeasel]

But I should warn you guys, when the ban hammer falls, it falls on MMA-larpers and TCMA- larpers alike.

Let the hammer fall, then. There won't be many people left to ban, otherwise.

Everytime a dicussion starts to gain momentum, the same two idiots spam the thread with chatter and shout down the 'on-topic' posters....until the actual contributors lose interest and stop posting.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Let the hammer fall, then. There won't be many people left to ban, otherwise.

Everytime a dicussion starts to gain momentum, the same two idiots spam the thread with chatter and shout down the 'on-topic' posters....until the actual contributors lose interest and stop posting.

Believe me, I KNOW and I FEEL the pain.
Free speach is a really tricky thing BUT I am a firm believer that, IF you can't make an argument without insults then you HAVE no argument to make.
In my view, we should have a zero tolerance policy in regards to personal attacks and insults.

[donjitsu2]

While you are all crying I will be training.

Translation: He'll be watching internet porn and eating Doritos.


what a pu$$y.

[lkfmdc]

Translation: He'll be watching internet porn

you say that like internet porn is a bad thing

[Iron_Eagle_76]

I usually do not like banning, simply because we all have many differences of opinion and this is how learning is accomplished. That being said, personal attacks and other such vile should not be tolerated. I enjoyed reading Lucas's posts and wish that he would not leave here, but I also don't blame him. This place had gotten out of hand and pretty ******ing stupid as of late and I find myself coming here less and less.

Also, to all the trolls calling out everyone on here and calling them fakes, phonies, LARPers and all else, post a vid of yourself, even a picture, and show us all the real bad a**ss behind the computer.

Oh yeah, forgot who I was talking to.

[donjitsu2]

you say that like internet porn is a bad thing

Not what I meant....just saying it isn't the same as training.

Well, maybe training for something, but not fighting. I'm just gonna shut up before I dig myself into a hole.

[Scott R. Brown]

you say that like internet porn is a bad thing

WAIT! THERE'S PORN ON THE INTERNET?

Where does one find such things? Uh.......just so I know where to avoid in order to keep my mind pure!

But I should warn you guys, when the ban hammer falls, it falls on MMA-larpers and TCMA- larpers alike.

I think I can hear Darth Vadar music!

[jdhowland]

[QUOTE=Iron_Eagle_76;1116097]I usually do not like banning, simply because we all have many differences of opinion and this is how learning is accomplished. That being said, personal attacks and other such vile should not be tolerated. I enjoyed reading Lucas's posts and wish that he would not leave here, but I also don't blame him. This place had gotten out of hand and pretty ******ing stupid as of late and I find myself coming here less and less.QUOTE]

I agree, but I wouldn't give up on this place yet. The flavor changes from time to time. I lurked here for a long time before becoming a member; even when it was relatively peaceful I had some concerns. I believe in the value of gentlemanly public behavior and this is a public forum. I finally decided that the exchange of information was too valuable to ignore and I've "met" quite a few here who really inspire me.

My strategy is to try to ignore the horrible stuff and try to keep the threads going that offer some intelligent commentary.

[taai gihk yahn]

since it appears that this is the only thread at least peripherally related to general forum events of late that has not been closed...

first, I'd like to express my appreciation for Gene, DJ and others who got involved, at least in part bec of the thread I started, and dealt w the two primary troll perps of late; it seems like the departure of the aforementioned valued forum members also has helped to bring about a sea-change of sorts (and the subsequent return of at least one of the recently departed, under an albeit new nom-de-guerre); frankly, I can totally appreciate the difficulty involved in a balanced degree of moderation: it's much easier to ban everyone or just never get involved at all, so the fact that there are those attempting to bring an even-handed approach to bear is most welcome;

again, I am all for freedom of expression, and use of banning only for hateful or clearly trolling folk (well, at least trolls who lack the wit of a John Takeshi); the hope is that those individuals who lack any modicum of reasonable social skills will gravitate away from here is the word gets out that boorish behavior will not be tolerated as it once was - this will significantly enhance the overall quality of the environment which, frankly is as much social as it is technical; bottom line, newbs should have the self-monitoring skills to behavior with circumspection until they gel in with the regulars, and understand the nuances of the enviornment; that way, we wont have repeats of things like Mattador trolling Lucas and calling him a whiner: if he had been here for any time at all, he'd have known that Lucas was the LAST guy to complain about that sort of thing; so context is important...

the Forum is dead; long live the Forum!

[Taixuquan99]

I would blow KC Elbows if I could.

[David Jamieson]

I would blow KC Elbows if I could.

Learn Yoga.

Please help where you can.

Band of yahoos...and all that.

[GeneChing]

Things are relatively quiet for now. We'll try our best to keep it so. Thanks for your support, everyone.