EPTSo thank you TL Mods for keeping it clean and providing some humor for myself :D
This post I guess had no real point, but feel free to discuss the troll situation on TL.
TL dot net Possibly the most troll free community?
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
So thank you TL Mods for keeping it clean and providing some humor for myself :D This post I guess had no real point, but feel free to discuss the troll situation on TL. | ||
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ClysmiC
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Chanyman
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Sermokala
United States14210 Posts
The trolls gather, and now my work begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no third, hold no timing push, father no bad threads. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die by my posts. I am the mod among the horses. I am the watcher on the blogs. I am the fire that burns against the drones, the light that brings the nukes, the horn that sounds the Nydus, the shield that guards against the balance whine. I pledge my life and honor to the Team liquid Watch, for this blog and all the blogs to come. | ||
thedeadhaji
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Chanyman
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Sotamursu
Finland612 Posts
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101toss
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On July 24 2011 08:22 thedeadhaji wrote: The only place I know with better quality is HackerNews, and that community doesn't have nearly the volume of TL Nah, I think only the B.net SC2 forums are higher quality because the balance whine there actually gets listened to. | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
On July 24 2011 08:26 Sotamursu wrote: Probably because all dumb and pointless posts get deleted. I'm pretty sure that already clears like 99% of trolling by itself. Post count is also a good indicator of a troll. I think the troll in TL have evolved to a point where the people they troll don't even know they are being trolled. Only the subtlest of trolls will survive. Exactly. TL is a gauntlet. Strict modding (although not as strict as in the past) breeds only the best trolls. Those too weak get exiled, and only the best can thrive in an environment such at this. That way, you know that if any troll has existed for a good amount of time on TL, they're at least good at it. | ||
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
EDIT: Also it might be the fact that mods instill fear into the hearts of the posters so well that they have basically neurall'ed everyone into good posts. | ||
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PlaGuE_R
France1151 Posts
they're also very nice, once i got a 2day and wanted to explain to Hot_Bid that he misunderstood my post, i knew i deserved the ban but i just wanted to be clear about my post to him, we had a nice chat and hes a really great guy i <3 you Hot_Bid :D | ||
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
I had a chat with Chill on Battle.net. We were wanting him to play mono's with us, and Oh My God he is so nice, but when we went to invite him he had to play in tourney games, but was awesome chatting with him. | ||
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Torte de Lini
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valaki
Hungary2476 Posts
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
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meep
United States1699 Posts
 Keep up the good work TL! You're my home away from home. | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On July 24 2011 08:32 Torte de Lini wrote: Now you know why I post here so much, the idea that there will always be a level of civility settled and maintained consistently, allows me to be myself without fear or full insecurity. what is your icon?? | ||
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Romantic
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Full.tilt
United Kingdom1709 Posts
It's funny and educational because you see what some people get banned for and think shit, I've made some posts which could be close. It sort of embarrasses you into making better posts (but not really through shame, more like because you wouldn't want to see one of your own terrible posts to be framed in there for other Auto Ban thread connoisseurs to point and laugh at) or just to stop and think before posting and avoid making many posts at all. The latter being my personal choice because let's face it, making good posts that actually contribute to a thread is pretty hard  | ||
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Chanyman
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Al Bundy
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The thing is, EJ covers very specific topics whereas TL is a really huge community with thousands and thousands of people talking about hundreds different and / or unrelated topics. Furthermore I believe it's the mods choice not to go berserk and enforce the rules, or create stricter ones. So I understand why TL moderation is not perfect, however let it be known that I definitely appreciate it. I'd say that TL moderation is quite effective and strikes at the right places at the right times so it's fine by me | ||
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Alejandrisha
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TadH
Canada1846 Posts
It's called the brown noser. | ||
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:10 Alejandrisha wrote: It's because all the mods love the site and take it very seriously. So they have a vested interest! Also the members of the site actually care to uphold the standards, well most of them anyways. (And off I go reading through pages with my mouse pointer poised on the report button) | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Don't be cynical and rude please, I don't appreciate condescension. | ||
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arb
Noobville17922 Posts
On July 24 2011 08:27 Stratos_speAr wrote: Exactly. TL is a gauntlet. Strict modding (although not as strict as in the past) breeds only the best trolls. Those too weak get exiled, and only the best can thrive in an environment such at this. That way, you know that if any troll has existed for a good amount of time on TL, they're at least good at it.Basically what Stratos said | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6566 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:17 Rinrun wrote: Also the members of the site actually care to uphold the standards, well most of them anyways. (And off I go reading through pages with my mouse pointer poised on the report button) I get a report button soon :} | ||
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TadH
Canada1846 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:18 Torte de Lini wrote: Don't be cynical and rude please, I don't appreciate condescension. It's a two way street, sir. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
If you have an issue with me personally, you're welcome to private message me as I've always said. I don't speak condescendingly to you or make personal remarks towards your personality (not that I recall of). Without provocation, you've spoken down to me that has hurt me. There is no two-way street. (I'm open to constructive or justified criticisms, not demeaning comments towards my nature or distortion of my actions or their intent). | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
I think that this is much less trolly >.> | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:23 Froadac wrote: I work to make wikipedia a troll free community. I think that this is much less trolly >.> Are you a mod there or something (I remember someone saying they were). You ever write a blog about the toils of Wikipedia? | ||
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Sotamursu
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Liquid`Nazgul
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
EDIT: Wow Nazgul thank you for gracing us with your presence :D | ||
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Torte de Lini
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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
Of course, the biggest trolls on TL are actually the mods. so I wouldn't call it troll-free! | ||
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TheAmazombie
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Imperium11
United States279 Posts
On July 24 2011 08:21 sermokala wrote: The trolls gather, and now my work begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no third, hold no timing push, father no bad threads. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die by my posts. I am the mod among the horses. I am the watcher on the blogs. I am the fire that burns against the drones, the light that brings the nukes, the horn that sounds the Nydus, the shield that guards against the balance whine. I pledge my life and honor to the Team liquid Watch, for this blog and all the blogs to come. Absolutely epic. I can't believe nobody before me has quoted and applauded this! Well-written/adapted! Winter is Coming :D | ||
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Cassel_Castle
United States820 Posts
I'm trying to just avoid political threads from now on to avoid the massive trolling there, outside of there people are rude but not necessarily trolling, just very blunt. | ||
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RogerX
New Zealand3180 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Im a stuck up woopwoopwoop | ||
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GGQ
Canada2653 Posts
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TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:32 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: I just want to say that amongst all the flaming we receive every day it is always incredibly nice for staff to see a thread like this. So thank you for that. Thank you guys. Nazgul and all of the rest of you guys are really awesome and do a good job. Keep it up! | ||
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DeltruS
Canada2214 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:32 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: I just want to say that amongst all the flaming we receive every day it is always incredibly nice for staff to see a thread like this. So thank you for that. I wanted to make a thread like this everyday, but then I figure that it has been said 1000 times already. GJ mods! | ||
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TuElite
Canada2123 Posts
What is trolling ? Where is the line drawn ? Wikipedia says a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. While I agree about the off-topic messages, I'm not sure I understand why having the intent of provoking readers to respond would be a bad thing. Every time I enter a thread or discussion about whatever possible topic, if there's two (or more) possible opinions on the said topic, I always try to see both and to get people to see both so I'll reply to someone's opinion with the exact extreme opposite of his just to see how he defends his or switches over and accepts the one I posted. I believe that's a good though process to have and it helps me to always see and consider all options equally and not judge anything too quickly. Does that make me a troll ? Because I believe that's what discussions are for. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On July 24 2011 09:24 Torte de Lini wrote: Are you a mod there or something (I remember someone saying they were). You ever write a blog about the toils of Wikipedia? I'm an administrator. I haven't. It's pretty bland mostly. Except for the community as a whole makes verdicts on trolls, unless they are blatant. So things get sticky. | ||
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101toss
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On July 24 2011 09:32 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: I just want to say that amongst all the flaming we receive every day it is always incredibly nice for staff to see a thread like this. So thank you for that. So when does idra get unbanned? | ||
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Chanyman
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
also did anyone else read op as toll-free? : < | ||
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101toss
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On July 24 2011 11:19 Chanyman wrote: 101toss quite frankly Im finding it hard to explain why your not banned. It's cuz I'm gosu | ||
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LaSt)ChAnCe
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kzn
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
On July 24 2011 08:32 Torte de Lini wrote: Now you know why I post here so much, the idea that there will always be a level of civility settled and maintained consistently, allows me to be myself without fear or full insecurity. STOP CHANGING THE GOD DAMN ICON T.T Also, the guy that said trolls have high posts just called thedeadhaji a troll (who's post count keeps going down because he hit the max post ceiling with his spam ). | ||
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p4NDemik
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13 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds | ||
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Caphe
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Go go TL <3 | ||
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Sermokala
United States14210 Posts
On July 24 2011 12:26 p4NDemik wrote: 13 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds was gona quote steal one of the LR threads date texts so I could have it auto update for him but I gess that works too. | ||
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lynx.oblige
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URfavHO
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xXFireandIceXx
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Wordpad
Denmark154 Posts
. And if you act like a douchebag, you'll be missing out.... or banned ^^ | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On July 24 2011 13:56 Wordpad wrote: I may be completely wrong, but I have a theory that the game StarCraft itself, attracts intelligent people. And considering StarCraft is what we all have in common, I think that's what makes this place awesome to be (combined with all the work staff & mods put into it). Literally thousands of interesting individuals who aren't afraid to think for themselves and state their opinions . And if you act like a douchebag, you'll be missing out.... or banned ^^Go read the Bnet forums and you'll retract your statement. It is just that douche bags don't post on Teamliquid because they either know they will get banned so they don't register or they are already banned. | ||
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gamecrazy
United States421 Posts
On July 24 2011 15:46 jacen wrote: I actually miss the pre-sc2 beta days. We had a lot of fun trolling and being idiots in the forum and the irc channel. Thats also one of the reasons i don't post as much anymore, much of the hardcore fun of tl is lost. It's still pretty damn informative, but for me it was more than a news site. I didn't really post much before either, but the forum antics from before sc2 beta were definitely more amusing. The smaller community meant a lot more drama in general. There's still lots of good stuff to see and the mods are keeping the forums quite clean, so I definitely don't regret staying for the wave of sc2 community members. | ||
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The_Australian
Australia458 Posts
On July 24 2011 19:09 gamecrazy wrote: I didn't really post much before either, but the forum antics from before sc2 beta were definitely more amusing. The smaller community meant a lot more drama in general. There's still lots of good stuff to see and the mods are keeping the forums quite clean, so I definitely don't regret staying for the wave of sc2 community members. Oh god that "Foreigners still suck" article by rekrul comes to mind, that was a goldmine for drama. The old days were good but right now is great too. Thankyou sincerely TL | ||
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Ravencruiser
Canada519 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:44 cascades wrote: Still too lenient, but can't deny the mods doing their job. I wish they were harder on banning ppl who didn't read posts. Really annoying reading topics where dumbasses don't before posting. Some don't even read OP!! lol, so you suggest banning 80% of the TL pop? Go into the S.Korean chemical "castration" thread in general and you'll see what I mean. | ||
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Magulina
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OT: On July 24 2011 08:32 Torte de Lini wrote: Now you know why I post here so much, the idea that there will always be a level of civility settled and maintained consistently, allows me to be myself without fear or full insecurity. I'm sorry if this is a little bit oftopic.... But is your post count actually declining? I see your posts all over the place and I'm almost certain that I've seen you with over 4000 posts. | ||
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Divinek
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Nicolas
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Schmieds
United States312 Posts
Haha lol. I must say that out of all the forums I've frequented, TL is certainly unique. | ||
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
Hahaha. And yeah, mods do incredible work here. Go team | ||
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On July 25 2011 12:03 Lemonwalrus wrote: All the websites I've visited with comparable activity levels have had many many more trolls and unwanted posters from what I've seen. TeamLiquid's quality is and has always been top notch. As long as you stay out of SC2 General. | ||
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101toss
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And sc2 strategy "introducing <insert username>'s revolutionary 1base stargate build" | ||
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