Post by Black Ace on Sept 14, 2004 23:14:43 GMT -5
Such a thing, I'm afraid, cannot be done unless I take over my little brother's account (which, of course, I cannot do, for fear that he might be banned).
However, I have scouted the original boards on multiple occasions using my brother's account, but never posted a thing. While viewing the topics, I found most of the people there to be pretty courteous to one-another. Much[/u][/b] nicer than most people on Gundam Plus are to each other (someone send that board some decent moderators, fast, because these ones are causing more problems then they solve). That board has it bad, and its going to burst into flames if not turned around. I assume, then, that GW may be the same way, but probably looks nicer than GPlus because they delete most of the "bad" topics.
Being on a message board means that you are part of a mini-society. Every society has its own rules. It's illegal to fish for whales in Nebraska, but that doesn't mean you can't do it elsewhere! Sure, Mods are sometimes oppressive. They take away your "freedoms". But, guess what? You don't have any freedoms there, anyway! Have you not realized that, yet? It's their board payed for by them, and they can damn well do what they want with it. So, I say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do! Assimilate! Get used to it! If you don't like it, then pack up and leave! It's not hard to do. You simply log out and don't ever come back. It's evident that you got more than just the Mods angry with you, because if anyone else really cared about you getting banned, they would have spoken up! Oh, I'm sure a few people did, and got banned, but was that the majority of the board? No? Did most the members keep their mouths shut? Did many posters get along just fine? I know they did. I've seen their conversations. I've seen what they've had to say about current events. They managed to "be individual" without getting in trouble. Sure, a political, religious, etc. debate can cause flaming, but that's life. You don't think that Bush and Kerry fight over differences? What they believe is not necessarily what you believe. If you tell a gun-nut that guns are evil, he/she will disagree with you! Maybe even kick your ass! Deal with it. You should see what happened to the old MSPB boards. Disputes among the staff and members developed into a full-scale "war", and eventually split the board in two. That's what those moderators are trying to avoid, most likely. Why? Because many of the members took it upon themselves to say "Hey! I don't like it this way! I don't like how you run things!" and the moderators replied "Well, maybe if you stopped getting us on your case with what is obviously something that gets people upset!" There is a line that cannot becrossed on a board. Seemingly "intellegent debates" can develop into a flame war in an instant. Moderators don't want that, and that's why they try to keep many of the more "emotionally exciting" threads and topics at bay.
Next, when you come back after three years and give a big "FUCK YOU!" to the remaining staff, they're not supposed to care? They are human beings!!![/u][/b] They have feelings, too! When you insult them, they get mad! I don't care if you did it "tastefully", over very covertly. The point is, you insulted all the people who put time into that board to make sure it's still there for those who want it to be. What a novel concept. Keeping things alive for the enjoyment of the majority, not actually everyone. Do you really think you count in any system individualy? (Sure, this ties in with the above paragraph, but I don't care.) These people try to keep a place that is safe for everyone just that... safe for everyone! And by everyone, I mean the majority! So, if you disrupt their system, they kick you out. Tranquility, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What does your eye see?
However, I have scouted the original boards on multiple occasions using my brother's account, but never posted a thing. While viewing the topics, I found most of the people there to be pretty courteous to one-another. Much[/u][/b] nicer than most people on Gundam Plus are to each other (someone send that board some decent moderators, fast, because these ones are causing more problems then they solve). That board has it bad, and its going to burst into flames if not turned around. I assume, then, that GW may be the same way, but probably looks nicer than GPlus because they delete most of the "bad" topics.
Being on a message board means that you are part of a mini-society. Every society has its own rules. It's illegal to fish for whales in Nebraska, but that doesn't mean you can't do it elsewhere! Sure, Mods are sometimes oppressive. They take away your "freedoms". But, guess what? You don't have any freedoms there, anyway! Have you not realized that, yet? It's their board payed for by them, and they can damn well do what they want with it. So, I say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do! Assimilate! Get used to it! If you don't like it, then pack up and leave! It's not hard to do. You simply log out and don't ever come back. It's evident that you got more than just the Mods angry with you, because if anyone else really cared about you getting banned, they would have spoken up! Oh, I'm sure a few people did, and got banned, but was that the majority of the board? No? Did most the members keep their mouths shut? Did many posters get along just fine? I know they did. I've seen their conversations. I've seen what they've had to say about current events. They managed to "be individual" without getting in trouble. Sure, a political, religious, etc. debate can cause flaming, but that's life. You don't think that Bush and Kerry fight over differences? What they believe is not necessarily what you believe. If you tell a gun-nut that guns are evil, he/she will disagree with you! Maybe even kick your ass! Deal with it. You should see what happened to the old MSPB boards. Disputes among the staff and members developed into a full-scale "war", and eventually split the board in two. That's what those moderators are trying to avoid, most likely. Why? Because many of the members took it upon themselves to say "Hey! I don't like it this way! I don't like how you run things!" and the moderators replied "Well, maybe if you stopped getting us on your case with what is obviously something that gets people upset!" There is a line that cannot becrossed on a board. Seemingly "intellegent debates" can develop into a flame war in an instant. Moderators don't want that, and that's why they try to keep many of the more "emotionally exciting" threads and topics at bay.
Next, when you come back after three years and give a big "FUCK YOU!" to the remaining staff, they're not supposed to care? They are human beings!!![/u][/b] They have feelings, too! When you insult them, they get mad! I don't care if you did it "tastefully", over very covertly. The point is, you insulted all the people who put time into that board to make sure it's still there for those who want it to be. What a novel concept. Keeping things alive for the enjoyment of the majority, not actually everyone. Do you really think you count in any system individualy? (Sure, this ties in with the above paragraph, but I don't care.) These people try to keep a place that is safe for everyone just that... safe for everyone! And by everyone, I mean the majority! So, if you disrupt their system, they kick you out. Tranquility, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What does your eye see?