Another Serious Announcement: ALL USERS PLEASE READ

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-04-02 01:29am

closet sci-fi fan wrote:
Joe wrote:Well, regardless of whether or not it was a justified practical joke, there's a lot of people who are angry over this and you two have lost a lot of goodwill. Was it worth it?
wtf, why?

Human nature. Even if the majority of people knew it was a joke, they'd still be fucking pissed about t.

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-04-02 01:30am

The Kernel wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Sure it was. The best pranks are dead serious.
Really?

WTF? WTF IS THIS?!

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-02 01:30am

Now then, since I am vindicated:

Get the picture yet?

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2004-04-02 01:31am

I never believed it for a second

It was very well done though - good job. If you got tricked, just accept it, it's over now, there's no point in flaming people for a good April Fool's joke

And on a similar note... Can somebody rectify my title?

Edit: My mistake, it seems like it's already been done. That just leaves the 2 row of stars I have

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-04-02 01:32am

Rouge, who exactly did you own?

Oh, and flaunting such ownage like that is a sign of pettiness. One damn picture is honestly enough.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:32am

Captain tycho wrote:
closet sci-fi fan wrote:
Joe wrote:Well, regardless of whether or not it was a justified practical joke, there's a lot of people who are angry over this and you two have lost a lot of goodwill. Was it worth it?
wtf, why?
Human nature. Even if the majority of people knew it was a joke, they'd still be fucking pissed about t.

How so? For most people it was only that, a prank. For a select few, it was hell because they realized that their spammy little world is about to end. They should take note of their behavior.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-04-02 01:32am

Exonerate wrote:I never believed it for a second

It was very well done though - good job. If you got tricked, just accept it, it's over now, there's no point in flaming people for a good April Fool's joke

And on a similar note... Can somebody rectify my title?

And get rid of these horrid lines of stars. *puts on googles*

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-04-02 01:32am

Joe wrote:Well, regardless of whether or not it was a justified practical joke, there's a lot of people who are angry over this and you two have lost a lot of goodwill. Was it worth it?

I do feel bad that some people were utterly convinced they were on their way out the door, and for what it's worth, anyone who contacted me directly to ask about it, I told him it was a joke. So to anyone who thought he was getting banned, I apologize for that.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-04-02 01:33am

fgalkin wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:
closet sci-fi fan wrote: wtf, why?
Human nature. Even if the majority of people knew it was a joke, they'd still be fucking pissed about t.
How so? For most people it was only that, a prank. For a select few, it was hell because they realized that their spammy little world is about to end. They should take note of their behavior.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Because alot of people were worried they were gonna get banned EVEN IF THEY WERENT SPAMMERS. It doesnt take a physchologist to see where this might create some anger. And while most people probably realized it was a prank, theres always that little nagging voice that says otherwise.

[/i]

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-04-02 01:33am

How so? For most people it was only that, a prank. For a select few, it was hell because they realized that their spammy little world is about to end. They should take note of their behavior.

Why don't you describe this select few for us?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-04-02 01:34am

Darthdavid for one.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:35am

They already know who they are. I am not going to list names here. If you seriously thought you're getting the ban, most likely you're in the group.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-04-02 01:37am

Fuckwit, you burned a lot of bridges with me, Red Imperator, you can rot
in hell for this lousy joke you scumfuck.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-04-02 01:38am

Rogue, get over yourself.

And I watched a few posters throughout this whole ordeal, and my opinion of them has improved considerably in the way they handled it. Shep was one; he actually makes a pretty good Horseman, and I had a lot of laughs sparring with him in SPAMWORLD. My opinion of others plummeted, but there were only a few of those.

Though, the best thing to come out of all of this was Chardok's post ...

Chardok wrote:I, for one, buy into the banning thing. It makes sense, and RI does NOT strike me as a "Poor liar" of course, As a trained liar-catcher (Military police, after all) I only say that having viewed text. It would be different if I had seen him face to face speaking the words. but his post seems to be well thought-out and sincere. if it is a prank, Color me punked, and, especially after my "Kellyflame" I expect to be gone by the morn. Well, it has been nice knowing y'all, and I suppose I'll still see you in the AIMchat. I'll still lurk a bit, but...

Anyway. Thanks for all the fish.

What makes it so funny is that he flaunted his lie-detecting credentials. Chardok, I've got nothing against you at all, and this is not a personal affront in any way, but I laughed my ass off when I read this. You're a good guy as far as I can tell. Thank you for a very fine laugh.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-04-02 01:38am

fgalkin wrote: How so? For most people it was only that, a prank. For a select few, it was hell because they realized that their spammy little world is about to end.

I have something to fix your little misperception. A shitty place called

http://www.spacebattles.org

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:39am

Captain tycho wrote:
fgalkin wrote:
Captain tycho wrote: Human nature. Even if the majority of people knew it was a joke, they'd still be fucking pissed about t.
How so? For most people it was only that, a prank. For a select few, it was hell because they realized that their spammy little world is about to end. They should take note of their behavior.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Because alot of people were worried they were gonna get banned EVEN IF THEY WERENT SPAMMERS. It doesnt take a physchologist to see where this might create some anger. And while most people probably realized it was a prank, theres always that little nagging voice that says otherwise. [/i]

And why would that happen? We're not complete assholes, after all. if we say we're clearing dead weight, we're clearing dead weight. Not bannin everyone in sight.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2004-04-02 01:41am

fgalkin wrote:And why would that happen? We're not complete assholes, after all. if we say we're clearing dead weight, we're clearing dead weight. Not bannin everyone in sight.

Well, from some of the people I was talking to, that wasn't very clear.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-02 01:41am

RedImperator wrote:Sea Skimmer had the answer on page 1 and nobody bothered to listen to him or even follow up on it.

I had it on page 3 and you ignored it.

Rogue 9 wrote:Fine. You do not run this board. I have yet to see Mike utter a single word on this, and it is his call to make. He's had plenty of opportunity to do so; he's been logged on several times since your announcement went up, and yet he is silent.

And fgalkin, that is not the only reason why someone would think they might get banned, as I pointed out, nor is a fear of banning the only reason to object. A concrete number was given and I know for a fact that there is not that much deadweight around here. The whole thing was grossly arbitrary, and if you're being arbitrary about changing the rules we have no reason to believe you won't be arbitrary about applying them.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:43am

Psycho Smiley wrote:
fgalkin wrote:And why would that happen? We're not complete assholes, after all. if we say we're clearing dead weight, we're clearing dead weight. Not bannin everyone in sight.
Well, from some of the people I was talking to, that wasn't very clear.

Yes, I'm an evil asshole. I didn't write the announcement, however.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-04-02 01:44am

Rogue 9 wrote:Now then, since I am vindicated:

<snip>

How did you "own" me, exactly? Your critique wasn't exactly devestating, seeing as I had an answer for all your points, and you missed the obvious one: why would Mike have had ME make an announcement like that? Not him, not one of the other admins, not even a supermod--me. I can't even make announcements in the frigging HoS without consulting the other Horsemen.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-04-02 01:46am

Could we just drop all the hard feelings about this whole thing? Hey, I got banned, retitled and mocked and I don't hold any hard feelings for anyone (except for you Durandal

).

Let's treat this day like we would treat having a drunken one-night stand with an old friend: accept that it happened and never speak of it again.

Now who needs a HUG?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-02 01:46am

And why would that happen? We're not complete assholes, after all.

Difficult to tell the difference from where I sit. This was the act of sadists. A lot of things that happen around here are the acts of sadists. Then again, what else should I expect from the Horsemen?

Durandal, I really don't give a damn about my part. What I'm not over is what you did to everyone here, not me in particular.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-02 01:47am

RedImperator wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:Now then, since I am vindicated:

<snip>
How did you "own" me, exactly? Your critique wasn't exactly devestating, seeing as I had an answer for all your points, and you missed the obvious one: why would Mike have had ME make an announcement like that? Not him, not one of the other admins, not even a supermod--me. I can't even make announcements in the frigging HoS without consulting the other Horsemen.

I called you on that too, as quoted above, and you ignored it as mentioned above.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-04-02 01:48am

MKSheppard wrote:Fuckwit, you burned a lot of bridges with me, Red Imperator, you can rot
in hell for this lousy joke you scumfuck.

Have it your way, then.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-04-02 01:49am

I took it seriously from the start, but started having some doubts after a while. I decided that it would be better to take it seriously than to not take it seriously, because I thought it would be better than not to take it seriously and it turn out to be true than vice-versa.

I was only a little worried about my position because I'm naturally highly, overly paranoid.