Another Serious Announcement: ALL USERS PLEASE READ

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2004-04-02 01:49am

The Kernel wrote: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.

Kernel's got the right idea, folks. I feel bad that hard feelings were generated over a prank. That was not the intent; it was supposed to be funny, and if it wasn't, then we (ie- the staff) screwed up. But it won't help matters for people to flame each other over this.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:51am

Rogue 9 wrote: 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.

True, except that you didn't know whether it really was arbitrary or not. We said it took us a long time to do, so that should have given you the impression that it wasn't a spur of the moment sort of thing.

Oh, and I don't suppose this is really known, especially among the newer members, but I have always been opposed to increasing the power of the mods. I wouldn't have supported it if it was for real.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-04-02 01:52am

AdmiralKanos wrote: Kernel's got the right idea, folks. I feel bad that hard feelings were generated over a prank. That was not the intent; it was supposed to be funny, and if it wasn't, then we (ie- the staff) screwed up. But it won't help matters for people to flame each other over this.

Well, Mike, there are just some things you just don't do for a prank, IMHO.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-04-02 01:53am

This joke was amusing to a small circle of mods and no one else (except Spanky, apparently), but the other AFD jokes were more inclusive and everyone could have fun participating in them. I think that's why there's anger about this one.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-04-02 01:53am

MKSheppard wrote: Well, Mike, there are just some things you just don't do for a prank, IMHO.

But how will holding grudges help anything?

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-04-02 01:53am

Rogue 9 wrote:
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.

Ooooh, did I make people nervous? What a fucking crime! So some people were sweating at their computers waiting for midnight to find out for sure ... that was the point. Cry me a river.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-04-02 01:53am

Yup, folks, the conflict is over. Let's have a group hug and sing Kumbaya.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-04-02 01:56am

Okay, we've taken a prank and turned it into seething hatred and hard feelings. Bla bla bla, Rogue 9 hates me, Shep's never speaking to Red again, and overall people are taking this too seriously. I'm locking this before it goes any further. We all know how everyone feels about this, so let's just move along.

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2004-04-02 01:56am

MKSheppard wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:Kernel's got the right idea, folks. I feel bad that hard feelings were generated over a prank. That was not the intent; it was supposed to be funny, and if it wasn't, then we (ie- the staff) screwed up. But it won't help matters for people to flame each other over this.
Well, Mike, there are just some things you just don't do for a prank, IMHO.

It wasn't my sort of prank and it wasn't my idea, but I failed to see in advance that it would generate hard feelings so in a way, I'm responsible too.