I've felt this way since the beginning, but I've never really let it happen.
As some or most of you may know I'm a rather mild-mannered poster on Team Liquid. Never been in a flame war. Never called anyone names seriously. Never argued with anyone in IRC. The only time I was ever banned was for that cool story bro thread. I didn't know it was against the rules but I got what I deserved. Anyway. Credentials aside.
Anyone ever take a look at all the bad posts and posters and get the urge to just fuck it all up? Kill that clean record? Ever since StarCraft 2 came out I've been getting this urge here and there. I just want to quote every one of these bad posts with the comment "yeah... I think you're full of shit." Or find some random admin (Like Plexa, my favorite admin!) and quote some bullshit and stir up a storm. Then get banned and rant in IRC about it until I get banned from that too. Then play SC2 and BM everyone.
I would never do any of that stuff though. But I think about it all the time.
Is this normal?
Is this like your average "One of these days I'm gonna shoot this place up!" rampage?
Alternating between wading through the bullshit and carrying the banhammer gives me enough variety to fight the urge. I generally choose between whether to moderate a thread or participate in a thread (or neither lol)
oh, and what really makes you wanna kill a kitten after a while is reading posts that start out with, "i'm 900 so and so diamond." I mean...why not just put, "I was D- iccup" at the start of ur post?
the trick is to subtly curse them in your post. master the art of trolling, get them banned instead of you!
but yeah why would you be this clean "mild-mannered" poster? its no fun, and theres nothing spectacular to remember you by. sure, people will occasionally enjoy your posts, know that you're a nice person and all, but in the end it doesn't even matter.
On September 09 2010 14:27 avilo wrote: i get this urge every few moments while reading the sc2 sections, especially sc2 strategy.
Yeah I've gone ahead and closed that tab of the forums, can't take it
As for you OP, yeah there are always those moments where you want to just flip out, especially with the influx. But keep at it and keep being a mannered poster, teach them through example!
On September 09 2010 14:29 seRapH wrote: the trick is to subtly curse them in your post. master the art of trolling, get them banned instead of you!
but yeah why would you be this clean "mild-mannered" poster? its no fun, and theres nothing spectacular to remember you by. sure, people will occasionally enjoy your posts, know that you're a nice person and all, but in the end it doesn't even matter.
There is at least one or two admins (I believe) on this site who have to delete half their posts directly before clicking 'post' because it drives them crazy sometimes lol
I don't really feel this way on TL... but every time I am around a large group of people and everyone is silent/acting normal I get this urge to say/do something obscene. It's more like a horrifying fear that somehow manifests itself -like when I see something scary I get the urge to look at it again.
On September 09 2010 14:30 Lightwip wrote: I've been close to. Eventually I usually delete inflammatory posts before I actually post them because I realize it really isn;t worth it.
Pretty much this haha. I read it over and go "Would this get me banned/warned?". Hell, sometimes I post it anyways and it doesn't kick in until I get the 'post submitted' that I should go back and edit it to make not sound like I'm not a total dick. It's not an every day thing, but once every couple weeks or something I find myself in that situation.
I posted a comment I was 95% sure I was going to get a warning for if not temp banned... and low and behold that is exactly what happened. I was just so incredibly annoyed with the stupid topic and the masses of fake condolences that were sure to follow.
Better that way than to post something that would get me in real trouble, I like this place too much.
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