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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

deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#10877: May 2nd 2012 at 4:52:38 AM

Is it actually just SA (whom FE obviously has a major grudge against) or could I get banned by admitting that I said negative things about TV Tropes in other sites?

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#10878: May 2nd 2012 at 4:56:22 AM

We don't care what you say about TVT on other sites.

TE was given a position of power and responsibility, which comes with the vote and trust of the staff. Going on about how much he hated that job in a place which has caused us multiple problems in the past, is not saying something bad about the site. It's a blatant dismissal of our trust.

It would be like me going over there and saying how much I hate moderating here for whatever reason.

edited 2nd May '12 4:56:48 AM by lu127

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
TyingUpLooseEnds Since: Dec, 1969
#10879: May 2nd 2012 at 4:56:44 AM

Hi. This is Triple Elation. I hope I get at least one post to publicly have my say about all of this before disappearing into the endless aether where banned people go.

I never posted on SA while being a panel member; I never divulged any private information that I know of, and if I unknowingly did, I apologize; and I never belonged in the "LOL BURN TV TROPES BURN" camp, and still don't, in spite of everything that went down.

I also never intended my hop to SA to come across as an "in your face" sort of thing, but given the bitter history between the two forums, not seeing this coming was probably a lack of foresight on my part.

@Tomu:

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.

I take from this that you are the one who sent me the mystery PM which I was never able to read. Well, as you can gather from the above sentence, I was never able to read it. Maybe if I had gotten it in time, things would have turned out differently.

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#10880: May 2nd 2012 at 5:06:06 AM

That Guy With The X is not banned. Never was, as far as I an tell.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
PeacefulApocalypse from Planet Fastoon Since: Oct, 2012
#10882: May 2nd 2012 at 5:10:37 AM

Huh...

That Guy tells me that he was banned... Maybe it has been lifted.

ಠ_ಠ
Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#10883: May 2nd 2012 at 5:15:53 AM

TE was given a position of power and responsibility, which comes with the vote and trust of the staff. Going on about how much he hated that job in a place which has caused us multiple problems in the past, is not saying something bad about the site. It's a blatant dismissal of our trust.
But as far as I know (and his post above confirms that), he did that after he left the position. When he was an ordinary member like every other person. Or is being a "panel member" a lifelong position, one can't leave? Or is there there some sort of timer, a limited time you have to refrain from saying anything negative until it runs out?

I try, I really try, but I can't think of any way, this could possibly be justified.

edited 2nd May '12 5:23:18 AM by Nyarly

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
ccoa Ravenous Sophovore from the Sleeping Giant Since: Jan, 2001
Ravenous Sophovore
#10884: May 2nd 2012 at 5:20:32 AM

To answer a question on a previous page, if you want to appeal a ban on someone else's behalf, you can PM any of the mods and we'll pass it on to the place we discuss those things. You won't be banned for appealing a ban unless you actually break site rules in the process.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#10885: May 2nd 2012 at 5:29:19 AM

@Kay and others wondering why on-topic and appropriate posts got Troll Post thumped:

The Skullfucker tool is there for situations where many posts by a single user in a single thread are an issue. Instead of thumping each post one at a time, we can use the Skullfucker and have all posts by that troper in that thread disappear as Troll Posts.

In flame explosions like this one, it makes sense to do this to all tropers who have multiple problematic posts in the middle of that flamefest.

So your on-topic posts weren't hand-picked for deletion, but were destroyed as part of clearing a whole bunch of drama with a couple of clicks.

Usually a Skullfuck is immediately followed with a ban, but not always. So that's why you can post but your older posts are Troll Posts.

If you want us to stop using the Skullfuck tool in flamefests, you have to be prepared to have us lock a thread and go through possibly dozens of pages and possibly end up with multiple users with a long list of new Thump messages in their inbox, as well as one or more mods wasting lots of time going through the whole mess. Since no one wants that to happen every time a thread ignites, we have the Skullfuck tool to get the problematic posts out really quickly. Collateral thumps of innocent posts are the price we pay, and that's that.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#10886: May 2nd 2012 at 6:04:00 AM

Another thing: Cute has been restored. The ban was the result of a miscomunication.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#10888: May 2nd 2012 at 6:34:01 AM

It's unfortunate that Juan is gone. Apart from being an entertaining person to have around, I think he meant well for the site and filled a useful role as the local gadfly.

Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#10889: May 2nd 2012 at 6:40:57 AM

Of course, I didn't take his arrogant babbling seriously, but still I find it rather annoying. His attempts at being reasonable were little more than wasted energy. All in all, I don't like him as much as I did before (when he was actually one of my favorite people here).

Then again, the last thing could be said about me. Of course, I'm not remotely as good at discussing as he is, but still I participate a bit (like in my last few posts here), despite having no hope anymore.

edited 2nd May '12 6:41:36 AM by Nyarly

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
Flyboy Decemberist from the United States Since: Dec, 2011
Decemberist
#10890: May 2nd 2012 at 7:04:28 AM

Holy shit, guys. Somebody release the red balloons while I was out?

"Shit, our candidate is a psychopath. Better replace him with Newt Gingrich."
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
cannot into space
#10891: May 2nd 2012 at 7:05:20 AM

Yep.

This thread went further and further south, no one stopping it, until fast eddie stepped in, noticed that the thread was nearing the south pole, and just troll post crushed everything.

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
kay4today Princess Ymir's knightess from Austria Since: Jan, 2011
Princess Ymir's knightess
#10892: May 2nd 2012 at 7:14:00 AM

@Best Of

Ah, okay. Thanks for the info. smile

It's good that Cute and X aren't banned anymore (or weren't banned in the first place). And I'll miss Juan and Whale.

As for that whole Triple Elation thing... I have no clue about all of that and who to believe (or rather, no idea if people are misinformed or are downplaying or overreacting or anything...), really. So I'm going to stay out of this in case it gets talked about again.

edited 2nd May '12 7:14:41 AM by kay4today

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#10893: May 2nd 2012 at 7:14:57 AM

[up][up]Well, not everything. Just most of the blatant trolling. And of course everything that went with it because of the nature of the Skullfucker tool.

[up]You're welcome.

edited 2nd May '12 7:15:24 AM by BestOf

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Flyboy Decemberist from the United States Since: Dec, 2011
Decemberist
#10894: May 2nd 2012 at 7:16:32 AM

Well then. I see the long line of troll posts. Glad I was at a track meet, then...

"Shit, our candidate is a psychopath. Better replace him with Newt Gingrich."
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
cannot into space
#10895: May 2nd 2012 at 7:34:27 AM

Yeah, I am very glad I was gone.

In fact, I wish this thread was locked altogether and restarted. We've done it for other mega threads.

I mean, I enjoyed juan's witty banter, and liked inane a lot. Inane was one of my friends from the LGBT thread; in fact, inane was my only conservative friend from that thread. But you have to know when to stand aside, when to keep fighting, and when to jump ship.

edited 2nd May '12 7:42:14 AM by Jimmmyman10

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#10896: May 2nd 2012 at 7:55:00 AM

In fact, I wish this thread was locked altogether and restarted. We've done it for other mega threads.

I think there's a service issue at work here. There seems to be a popular demand for a thread on who was banned and why, which is explicitly forbidden, so that conversation ends up in the nearest permissible place.

And yes, I realise I'm implicitly comparing derailing a topic to internet piracy. :P

edited 2nd May '12 7:55:51 AM by Noaqiyeum

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#10897: May 2nd 2012 at 7:57:10 AM

The difference, of course, is that this is a much smaller place than "the Internet", with — I am glad to say — a much greater overall sense of responsibility to the community, and as such, issues of that nature tend to get reported rather than ignored.

Several of us mods also watch this thread so we can step in as needed, although I will admit that when it gets going quickly I will skip over some pages, as long as I know someone else on the staff was paying attention.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
cannot into space
#10898: May 2nd 2012 at 8:00:14 AM

Perhaps if we restarted the thread to avoid confusion, and added specific rules to the OP about this being about people who are leaving, not people who are banned?

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
Flyboy Decemberist from the United States Since: Dec, 2011
Decemberist
#10899: May 2nd 2012 at 8:02:03 AM

It would take forever for news of a ban to get out, though, in lieu of a proper ban list, etc.

"Shit, our candidate is a psychopath. Better replace him with Newt Gingrich."
GliderGuy Since: Aug, 2010
#10900: May 2nd 2012 at 8:02:41 AM

Jimmeyman — I think that would be a bad idea. It would give a perception of secrecy and opaqueness to the moderator's actions, and would imply that any sort of dissent would be crushed and ignored. There should be a place to discuss bans and such.

edited 2nd May '12 8:02:56 AM by GliderGuy


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