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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

PeacefulApocalypse from Planet Fastoon Since: Oct, 2012
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#12002: May 17th 2012 at 8:41:37 AM

And I never implied otherwise.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#12003: May 17th 2012 at 10:47:49 AM

If I decided to leave someplace every time I ruined someone's lives, I'd have to buy a spaceship!

0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
Just awesome like that
#12004: May 17th 2012 at 12:21:33 PM

[up]So you can fly past the sky?

Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.
JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#12005: May 17th 2012 at 1:32:56 PM

Eddie put in an auto-bounce on any user who had gotten more than a certain number of thumps. USAF was the first to trigger it.

But how does this apply to his account as Flyboy? Furthermore, when was this instituted? If it did not apply here, then why was he banned? Also, the account that he was using to appeal the ban seems to have been bounced as well; what does that mean?

In all honesty, this is becoming a bit absurd.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#12007: May 17th 2012 at 1:39:13 PM

I'm not sure what you're getting at. While the thump limit doesn't bounce his second account, the fact remains that the same person has a large number of thumps, in either account, ergo repeated misbehaviour. That's not the only reason for the ban, but it is a very important one.

edited 17th May '12 1:39:38 PM by lu127

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
TheManInBlack Since: Oct, 2009
#12008: May 17th 2012 at 1:43:05 PM

Yeah, Flyboy has been super cool on this forum. While he can be harsh, he's never resorted to personal insults or belittling people. He's been a good contributor to the site and has helped with Content Violations a lot.

I can see why he was thumped or even banned from CV (though I don't agree with it...I'm not a mod), I don't see why a total ban is in order.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#12009: May 17th 2012 at 1:44:00 PM

[up]This forum. In OTC, he received (to my knowledge) at least 2 bans and several thumps.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#12010: May 17th 2012 at 1:44:02 PM

Translation: While his ban was the result of an autobounce, the moderation stands by the decision on its own right.

That about sums it up?

Autumncomet from the hive Since: Jan, 2011
#12011: May 17th 2012 at 1:44:53 PM

I assume most of his thumps were from OTC. Since he's still banned from OTC, and presumably now from CV, is there a reason to blanket ban from the rest of the forums? The rest of the forums aren't as likely to get people arguing.

edited 17th May '12 1:45:37 PM by Autumncomet

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#12012: May 17th 2012 at 1:46:56 PM

Close to 100 thumps. Do you know what that means to us? That he's not willing to listen. What can we do when we tell you time and again to stop?

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#12013: May 17th 2012 at 1:53:47 PM

Couldn't he just have been banned from just OTC and CV and not the whole place? sad

This all seems too harsh. sad

Alt account of Angeldog 2437.
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#12014: May 17th 2012 at 1:55:27 PM

Just to clarify: Flyboy has not been bounced. Banned, yes. Bounced, no.

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#12015: May 17th 2012 at 1:55:50 PM

Most of said thumps were for going off-topic in OTC, which he has since been banned from, after which point I would guess his number of thumps-per-random-statistic dropped off significantly. Furthermore, as pointed out before, when he has been thumped for rudeness, it is nearly never of the ad hominem variety.

Also, didn't his ban from the Content Violations forum stem primarily from a misunderstanding that he later copped to? (It was specifically regarding the ambiguity as to whether the P5's purview should cover rape apologia, which, let us be honest, would make most people in his position—or any position—just a bit irritable...)

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#12016: May 17th 2012 at 1:56:04 PM

[up][up][up]Please read[up][up][up][up]. If you are a continuous source of trouble despite several warnings, you will eventually be banned altogether. "We have no duty of endlessly dialog with painfully obtuse people", as The Fast One said in the edit-banned thread.

edited 17th May '12 1:56:41 PM by SeptimusHeap

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#12017: May 17th 2012 at 1:58:02 PM

Well, ultimately, any input I could make would be based on limited and potentially false information, so I guess I just have to trust that the right decision was made, difficult though that is.

JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#12018: May 17th 2012 at 1:58:48 PM

[up][up] "Obtuse" would not be a word that I would describe Flyboy with.

edited 17th May '12 1:59:31 PM by JHM

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#12019: May 17th 2012 at 1:58:56 PM

If you consistently lack the self-control to manage yourself appropriately on the forums/wiki, we will eventually exhaust our store of patience with you. Valuable contributions can weigh favorably on your side, but in the end you have to play nicely in the sandbox with the other kids.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#12020: May 17th 2012 at 1:59:11 PM

JHM, although it would be invading someone's privacy if I gave you the exact numbers, Flyboy has a lot of civil thumps as well.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Autumncomet from the hive Since: Jan, 2011
#12021: May 17th 2012 at 2:00:23 PM

I think JHM was asking how Flyboy's behavior has changed since being banned from OTC.

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DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#12022: May 17th 2012 at 2:02:55 PM

Does a person have the right to ask about the number and type of thumps that that individual has?

As in, could I ask how many thumps that I have accumulated (as an example; I know this number, so it's not actually a request)

edited 17th May '12 2:03:45 PM by DarkConfidant

JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#12023: May 17th 2012 at 2:03:12 PM

@lu 127: And what percentage of those would be outside of OTC?

If you have already rectified the issue, then why take further measures? Furthermore, why ban him now when you could have done so days or weeks before? It appears exceedingly arbitrary.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#12024: May 17th 2012 at 2:08:45 PM

Because the individual came in and is once again misbehaving? Honestly, I thought Flyboy had calmed down and was happy for it. That doesn't appear to be the case, however.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
ccoa Ravenous Sophovore from the Sleeping Giant Since: Jan, 2001
Ravenous Sophovore
#12025: May 17th 2012 at 2:15:15 PM

Sure, anyone can ask how many thumps they have. I PMed you your thump history.

I suspect that the people who have large number of thumps are well aware how close to the edge they're skating, though.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

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