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This is a thread for people who will not be or have not been on the site for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.

Generally, expect the following from this thread:

  1. People announcing their departure or return.
  2. Moderators announcing a significant forum ban — not trolls or vandals, but someone people will notice and miss.
  3. Inquiries about an absent troper.
  4. Responses to inquiries about an absent troper.

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Not that I'm going anywhere, but this is a thread for people who will not be on the forums for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2023 at 3:48:36 AM

BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
Kvltvre Vvltvre
#10801: May 1st 2012 at 11:54:52 PM

Thanks for that explanation, but why even read the SA thread at all, if it bothers you that much? They say themselves that they don't interfere with the site directly, and only indirectly as much as you let them.

There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!
deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#10802: May 1st 2012 at 11:55:34 PM

Yeah... X was a good guy...

On the other hand, anyone, including the people who got banned, who didn't see that coming really need to work on their skills in identifying the consequences of actions.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10803: May 1st 2012 at 11:55:54 PM

I have no idea why it upsets the administration to have an anti-import/export drama policy, but it is what it is. You'd have to ask the administration directly.

TenTailsBeast The Ultimate Lifeform from The Culture Since: Feb, 2012
#10804: May 1st 2012 at 11:56:37 PM

See what coming? I don't even know what happened... <_<

edited 1st May '12 11:57:39 PM by TenTailsBeast

I vowed, and so did you: Beyond this wall- we would make it through.
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10805: May 1st 2012 at 11:57:34 PM

The Omega Ban.

The thing that I predicted with a lovably adorable smiling bomb that's clearly about to explode.

I don't think I could have made the metaphor any clearer.

I must be Nostradamus.

edited 1st May '12 11:58:30 PM by TheyCallMeTomu

Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
Catalytic
#10806: May 1st 2012 at 11:59:02 PM

Your metaphor was clear.

I told them outright what was coming and that there were better ways to go about it.

/shrug/

We did what we could, Tomu. We did what we could.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10807: May 1st 2012 at 11:59:21 PM

Maybe we're not Nostradamus, but rather, Cassandra?

Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#10808: May 2nd 2012 at 12:00:06 AM

That didn't need to happen.

Aside from X, I expected every single one of them to leave or get banned any minute, anyway.

Mmm. They are losses, but ones prepared for already.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
Catalytic
#10809: May 2nd 2012 at 12:00:11 AM

... Okay, waking up 16 hours ago and driving 7.5 hours has definitely made me tired today.

I read "Cassandra" as "Canadian."

Which I am.

But still.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
abstractematics Since: May, 2011
#10810: May 2nd 2012 at 12:01:33 AM

@Tomu

I don't know if that policy is justified, but I guess people are saying that Triple Elation's case wasn't so much an export of drama. If you're active here and at the same time you're only saying bad things about this place in the other place, then yes.

But Triple Elation's case seems to be more of someone who already moved on to another site to testify the "drama" and share the experience, according to some people. If the response to talk there is to ban a probably unused account here, with "traitor" message, then isn't that a "counter-drama"?

Now using Trivialis handle.
JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#10811: May 2nd 2012 at 12:01:34 AM

*waits a little while*

Hmm...

Nope. Still angry.

*shrug*

[up] That's part of what people were up in arms about. Including me.

edited 2nd May '12 12:02:22 AM by JHM

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10812: May 2nd 2012 at 12:04:20 AM

It was a spectacular instance of extremely poor messaging, yes.

0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
Just awesome like that
#10813: May 2nd 2012 at 12:05:55 AM

I expected every single one of them to leave or get banned any minute, anyway.

I feel like people always tend to say this about the more ubiquitous posters on the site. Not trying to diminish what you were saying there, but it just seems like this is a statement people always trot out after someone who would post a lot is banned.

Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10814: May 2nd 2012 at 12:07:13 AM

Well, does anyone think I'm going to be banned at a moment's notice?

deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#10815: May 2nd 2012 at 12:07:59 AM

@Tom: The administration cares about that thread, or, at least, if I were the administration, I would care about that thread, because that thread tarnishes the good name of this site, which might not seem so important to you, but, if this site has a bad reputation, people are going to be less likely to come here, and people leave this site for a variety of reasons anyway, so we do need people coming into the site to keep our numbers stable or rising.

Now, if our numbers begin to drop, less people will click on ads, so the site will make less money, and it costs money to keep the site going, and, if the money we make drops below the money that's needed to maintain the site, it's just going to die off, probably starting with the fora.

TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#10816: May 2nd 2012 at 12:08:10 AM

Well, the more ubiquitous posters tend to be people who are deeply invested in the site, and the culture here is different from what the administration thinks it should be in ways that tend to chafe.

Fresh-eyed movie blog
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10817: May 2nd 2012 at 12:09:15 AM

Don't address me-I take a non-stance on whether banning people over exporting/importing Drama is a good stance to have.

My entire approach to this is to remain as neutral as is possible while still informing people that they're acting in a way that's likely to get them banned. Which didn't work but meh.

[up] Long story short, if people have deeply invested opinions, they're more willing to pick a fight over them.

edited 2nd May '12 12:10:11 AM by TheyCallMeTomu

Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#10818: May 2nd 2012 at 12:09:50 AM

I feel like people always tend to say this about the more ubiquitous posters on the site.
That's got nothing to do with it (or only indirectly). All of them had quite negative views about the way the site is run, were frustrated and/or disillusioned and had not many qualms about expressing that.

edited 2nd May '12 12:10:59 AM by Nyarly

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
Catalytic
#10819: May 2nd 2012 at 12:10:59 AM

@Tomu: Stop posting what I want to post before I read the thread, damn it. tongue

And... actually, I'm curious too. Does anyone think I'm about to get banned and/or take off?

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
Just awesome like that
#10821: May 2nd 2012 at 12:12:50 AM

@Nya: I'm just saying, it's a general trend I've noticed. Just making an empirical observation.

Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.
Akagikiba Surfing the forums from Midwest Since: Feb, 2012
Surfing the forums
#10822: May 2nd 2012 at 12:12:55 AM

I hope inane and firebert and all of them at least try to appeal to Eddie. I'lll miss them otherwise.sad

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10823: May 2nd 2012 at 12:14:00 AM

They'll have to be humble about things. That's the hardest part. I think the tendency is to be all indignant about having been banned, which is counterproductive here.

Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#10824: May 2nd 2012 at 12:15:25 AM

[up][up] For reasons, I said before, I highly doubt that they'll do that. But both of them are at IJBM and at least Inane is at Heapers Hangout.

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#10825: May 2nd 2012 at 12:15:33 AM

@Tom: I was responding to this post of yours.


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