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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233776: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:35:47 PM

Is general discussion pertaining to video games/meatspace/whatever permitted?

edited 26th Feb '14 12:36:01 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#233777: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:37:36 PM

Real life in so far as it impacts your participation, yes. For the others, there's probably better discussion to be had in the media forum.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233778: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:40:44 PM

And why is this being applied specifically to just us? The link thing I can understand, even though I still hold that this is all a huge misunderstanding stemming from something Pent did years ago, but it is a common, harmless occurrence for close-knit roleplay communities to chat harmlessly when the thread is not in use. The conversations are not shitposting, which we don't permit, and they don't hurt anyone. We also do not permit thread derailment when an issue is being discussed, so it's not like this isn't being used for its real purpose, either.

edited 26th Feb '14 12:41:46 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#233779: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:46:02 PM

Because it's becoming a problem.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233780: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:47:47 PM

Could you elaborate on that? What's becoming the problem?

We could add to the game's rules that "linking other threads/sites to mock them is forbidden"

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233781: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:48:19 PM

A problem for who, exactly? General discussion, no links involved, has not been a problem apart from players that used it as an excusd to shitpost, and they have been told to leave. And if it has been a problem for any of our players, then they could have easily told me instead of going straight to the last resort.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#233782: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:50:20 PM

I would also like to direct you to Rule Six in the RP rules thread, which states what each board is for. Technically, the "no off-topic discussion" applies to all threads in this board. It's just that in general this rule is loosely applied.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#233783: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:52:23 PM

Like what Spaz said its common for close knit R Ps to natter when the threads real use isn't needed. Its how they stay close knit and how the players become friends, and more than just guys who RP together. I've talked to Daltar and we didn't do anything wrong.

Additionally if its so much of a problem, you would have to place this same restriction across the whole subforum, which I don't believe you have the authority to do.

Also Rule Six

6. Keep Discussion to the Relevant Thread: The Main RP thread is for Roleplaying, the Discussion thread is for Out of Character Discussion and the Sign Ups are for signing up. If you are wondering if a game is accepting new players, ask in the Sign Ups thread for the relevant game. If you are wondering how/whether your or someone else's character can/have performed an action, post in the discussion, not in spoilered text.

It Does not forbid natter, but rather asks the players to keep discussion in the discussion thread. Roleplaying in the Roleplaying thread etc.

edited 26th Feb '14 12:57:01 PM by Azure

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233784: Feb 26th 2014 at 12:55:42 PM

A problem for who? For Irene, who is just as guilty of all of it? Or a problem for any of the friends that we have here, that have talked without incident about things in general? We do not tolerate shitposting. We will abide by the no linkage rule. But you cannot shut us down just for chatting with absolutely no incident when the entire RP subforum does it as well, and does it just as calmly as we do.

[up]Also, we don't permit that. We've kicked players out for roleplaying in the discussion thread as well. Was wondering where that rule came from, but it turns out it's just a familiar one that we follow anyway.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:01:01 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#233785: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:01:15 PM

I am not trying to shut you down. Despite what you might believe, I do not have it in for this game or the people in it.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233786: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:06:45 PM

Then why are all your efforts on what can be described as a grey area at best concentrated on this one game? We have not hurt anything. The last thing that probably needed moderation was well over a year ago, and we solved it without it. Also that one weird neo-Nazi guy, but we hollered him. The thing with Irene was absolutely ridiculous on every conceivable level, and did not need mod intervention. Everything has been good here. We've been having fun. We've been following the rules, and any rules broken were not done with malicious intent. Any rules we have been warned about have not needed a second warning (and this incident does not count, as we were still following them). You are not in this RP. I think you were at one point, and you are welcome to rejoin, but the assumptions you are making about this community imply a rather low opinion of us, and I can only assume you would care about this one thread that was left relatively to its own devices through some weird personal grudge, possibly involving the genderflipped thread and Shmotor's possible attempts at grooming. This may not be the case, and I apologise for assuming so if it is, but honestly I have no other explanation for why you are doing this.

This thread has been our home for four years. While we did hit a rough patch, it has been more than resolved, and we are even on good terms with the people involved in it to this day. This thread has done no better or worse than any other discussion thread in the roleplay discussion subforum.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:07:54 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#233787: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:08:34 PM

Beat. We have done nothing wrong. Continuing this discussion would only be a horrible derail of what this thread is supposed to be. We only want to have a little fun R Ping and talk with some friends we made over the internet. Please leave us be.

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233788: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:09:05 PM

Also, a problem for who?

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#233789: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:11:38 PM

We don't believe that's your intention. I don't, at least. But we don't want our conversation here heavily restricted to such a degree.

We'll make "No linking other threads to mock other people" a rule here now, and we'll enforce it, but we do want to keep being able to casually chat with each other as friends here, and we ask that you don't restrict that.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#233790: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:13:09 PM

Very well. Sorry for making it harder than it needed to be to wrangle an amicable solution out of this.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233791: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:13:16 PM

If the above posts appear acerbic in any way, they are not intended to be so. I am legitimately mind-boggled here.

[up]Thank you.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:13:33 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233793: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:15:08 PM

Thank you Deadbeat, and I hope to see you soon again.

Just not like this.

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233794: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:15:22 PM

Double-posting to kick things off again or not and because Jaaaaaaaaaaaaam I have to go soon do somethiiiiing or you'll be stuuuuuuck.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:15:39 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233795: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:28:58 PM

spaz did you just mention aigis there

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233796: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:29:33 PM

Did I? I meant G La DOS. Did Aigis go all fleshy at one point, too?

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#233797: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:31:11 PM

Wait. I misinterpreted that.

Ignore this.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:33:09 PM by ramuf

daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#233798: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:31:43 PM

Weighting in on this, this chat has done nothing wrong. Feel free to keep discussion as you did before. Needless to say it's not okay to mock other threads, but aside from that feel free to keep discussion open about them.

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233799: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:32:39 PM

yeah at one point in my early-mid days

i'd play aigis again if i could actually motivate myself to replay p3

FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#233800: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:33:21 PM

@Daltar: Late to the punch, but thanks for clarifying.

I'm sitting in two sweaters.

In my room, 14.5 Celsius degrees. I'm supposed to study Japanese there.

Is great fun, lemme tell ya.

@Aigis: She indeed did. She also had this golden stuff in her side back when Vi patched her up. Were good times.

edited 26th Feb '14 1:35:13 PM by FergardStratoavis


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