For me it feels a little bit like seeing a police car passing by. I don´t recall ever even braking the Law once but I still get a little shiver every time. I gladly accept that "fear" in trade for the last clean Island in the internets. Thank you all you moderators =)

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

April 01 2011 17:12 GMT

#82

On April 02 2011 02:09 Chairman Ray wrote:
I'll probably get banned for saying this, but martyring is pretty much an auto-ban on TL that a lot of people are victim of.

Why would you get banned for saying that? It's in the TL handbook, and also... Starting a post with "I'll probably get banned for this" will get you banned every time, no matter what.

Falling

Canada11416 Posts

April 01 2011 17:13 GMT

#83

@ChairmanRay- I respect that you are willing to demonstrate by example

I hope it was worth it...

caradoc

Canada3022 Posts

April 01 2011 17:14 GMT

#84

@phil.ipp, @Chairman Ray

I hope this thread doesn't turn into a flypaper for trolls, but that's not the line I'm talking about.

@Falling.

hahaha, and so far the thread has been red-free....

Slix36

United Kingdom145 Posts

April 01 2011 17:17 GMT

#85

I used to think it was a little too authoritarian to essentially ban people for speaking their minds, and in a way i still do. But for the most part i see it as "you're free to say whatever you want, but we're also free to ban you from our forum and nuke your posts if we don't like them", not really a bad way to look at it considering it is privately owned.

There are times where i think the admins are just a little too strict though, usually when it comes to balance discussion in some threads. Sure, if it comes across as "OH BS MAN FORCEFIELDS ARE STUPID" then ofc swing away with that banhammer. But if it was a decent well reasoned and thought out statement with no idiocy then i think at the most it should be spoilered so that people who don't want to read stuff like that dont have to.

Manit0u

Poland17662 Posts

April 01 2011 17:17 GMT

#86

On April 02 2011 01:04 KOFgokuon wrote:
I haven't even gotten a warning in 7 years, it's not that hard to not get in trouble, so no, I have no fear at all

I managed without a warning for about 5 years or so. Then BAM! SC2 frustration hits TL.net (and me) and I start to get warnings and temp bans left and right (I'm exaggerating a bit here, but I did get my fair share of those).

Edit:

@Slix (post above this):

If you read the commandments you would know that there is no freedom of speech on TL.net and it's a good thing. Just as in real life there must be some compromise, either you have no rules and attract a lot of people, of which 99.9% have nothing interesting to say about (vide: /b/) or you set your post quality demand very high (vide: Flat Earth Society forums) and have very few people to work with, even though it's all quality content. TL.net is somewhere between those two, there's enough freedom for your everyday bullshit, bad grammar etc. but not enough freedom as to warrant blatant discrimination, ignorance, rudeness, impoliteness.

MerciLess

213 Posts

April 01 2011 17:19 GMT

#87

Eh I've only been warned once, for something rather trivial. I think most of my posts are of quality, or at least not idiotic. However, for some reason, a few times I've been on TL while in a poor mood, and posted to reflect that, sure I was going to receive some sort of admonishment, however, none came. I think it's because the mods tend to look at your entire post history, rather than just the one or two you made on a bad day. I can live with that

Slardar

Canada7593 Posts

April 01 2011 17:22 GMT

#88

I'm pretty darn paranoid, I usually try to stay productive and contribute and re-edit my posts, but there's always a time when I get heated and argue. Now, I feel like it's a snowball effect, mods see the amount of warns and just continue to slap it on. Every time I get a PM it's a scary thing.

Deadlyfish

Denmark1980 Posts

April 01 2011 17:26 GMT

#89

I dont really get that alot.

I've been warned once because i told someone not to whine about spoilers in a fanclub thread (i think) for one of the people playing the match, which i still think is wierd

Just post stuff that you think is decent and you wont get banned. Most people who get banned or warned know that they messed up, it doesnt come at a surprise.

There have been a few times where i wanted to call someone an idiot or whatever, but in the middle of writing it i always realize that i'll probably get banned for it.

sleepingdog

Austria6145 Posts

April 01 2011 17:30 GMT

#90

On April 02 2011 02:09 Chairman Ray wrote:
I'll probably get banned for saying this,

So much win in one single thread, I love it.

I've been lurking since BW here and I do think that the mods have A LOT more work since the release of sc2. So even if once in a while a ban seems unjustified, we have to keep in mind that it's not easy to handle the surge of stupid balance QQ in each and every LR-thread.

Lennon

United Kingdom2275 Posts

April 01 2011 17:33 GMT

#91

I usually tone down my opinions since they're too strong for most people. If I don't, I'll end up with a hell of a lot of warnings.

traca

146 Posts

April 01 2011 17:34 GMT

#92

Rofl this thread is homo dont get me wrong i mean i almost got aids reading all those fags blowing

User was banned for this post.

thopol

Japan4560 Posts

April 01 2011 17:35 GMT

#93

If I wake up after a night of drunk posting I sometimes worry a bit. I have certainly deserved a ban in the past, but the worst of my drunk posting has only warranted me a warning so far. I think my posting is improving a bit and I haven't seen a ban yet, so I don't worry about it at all.

I do love the ban list and thread. The skill of the mods keeps the place clean and provides entertainment as well.

EDIT: It's barely related, but if you search for 'wedgie' there is one result and it will give you a chuckle.

OverZero

United States271 Posts

April 01 2011 17:35 GMT

#94

Basically just don't act like an ass, don't say stupid shit, and use the search function... Thats your best bet. It's really not hard to stay out of trouble!

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

April 01 2011 17:37 GMT

#95

Don't act out of line, and you'll be fine. You get more leniency as you gain more seniority, though this is not without bounds.

Basically, to quote Hank Hill, "don't act like an idiot".

craz3d

Bulgaria856 Posts

April 01 2011 17:43 GMT

#96

The mods used to be more lenient, you should some of the threads from 5 years ago :D. Around the time SC2 beta came out, TL got a huge influx of new members and I guess the only way to ensure good behavior was to wield the banhammer more freely.

As for me I'm not afraid of a ban because I don't argue over stupid shit and don't troll people.

Boundz(DarKo)

5311 Posts

April 01 2011 17:45 GMT

#97

Mods here aren't retarded.

So my answer is no, I am not afraid.

Aurdon

United States2007 Posts

April 01 2011 17:49 GMT

#98

Treat forum posting like having a conversation in real life. Don't be a dick. Don't be an attention whore. Don't mindlessly repeat what others have already said. People get in trouble when they take the anonymity of the internet for granted and break the basic rules of civility that people expect from each other.

If anything TL is teaching you how to act like a normal person whereas most of the internet teaches you how to be a douchebag.

Kinetik_Inferno

United States1431 Posts

April 01 2011 17:51 GMT

#99

If I ever see a 1 new pm! logo, I cringe in fear that I was warned for something I don't understand, which happened before, but now I understand it. Still, there are many minor infringements that are excluded from the Tl commandments.

phil.ipp

Austria1067 Posts

April 01 2011 17:51 GMT

#100

@caradoc

no offense, but with all what is going on in the world you are afraid of a warning on TL?
you should seriously check your life priorities ..