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hidiliho
Profile Joined September 2004
Canada685 Posts
April 01 2011 20:06 GMT
#141
I think TL is pretty fair. Mods tend to go with poster trends more before banning. That aside, if the post is purely garbage it does warrant a ban.

Read the Rules follow and if you get banned just don't do it again. This is internet, you wont die if you get banned.
I have a dream, that some day I wouldn't see any imba comments in GSL threads.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46268 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-01 20:08:09
April 01 2011 20:06 GMT
#142
I've gotten two warnings, one was because I wanted to be cool and post a stupid one-liner (probably a meme like "+1" or "QFT" after a long quote), and the other was because I didn't really contribute to the conversation other than to poke fun at someone in a debate thread. Never been banned.

Very immature posts, and I've since learned my lesson. It's not that hard to be smart about it.

The moderators are definitely fair.

But whenever I get a PM, I definitely get worried for just a second... until I open it and realize it's not another warning Phew!
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
fAnTaCy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States893 Posts
April 01 2011 20:07 GMT
#143
Not so much, I hardly post and if I do I make sure they aren't at least total crap posts or trying to start any flame war or anything. 3 years and I've only had one warning, so really it's not that bad. Just don't be a dumb crap poster like "LOLUMADBRO?" or some stupid shit like that and you're in the clear =D
President of Doctor Helvetica Fan Club...PM to join. Members--4, Most recent: Archas
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19236 Posts
April 01 2011 20:07 GMT
#144
On April 02 2011 05:01 DayJP wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2011 04:46 Excalibur_Z wrote:
It's so easy to get banned or warned but it's even easier to not get banned. All you have to do is a) keep the dumb 4chan memes off the forum, b) don't post image macros, c) don't flame or insult people especially if it's baseless, because arguments can always be presented in a rational manner and justified, and d) put actual effort into posts that contribute to the discussion or inform a user.

And of course, don't martyr yourself, because that's just dumb. If you think you're going to get banned for something, the one way to guarantee it is to say that in your post.


Can you please elaborate more on MARTYR'ing thing, so I don't sound like a baseless argument idiot when talking about this?

Martyring is when you say "I'll (probably) get banned for this..." or "Ban me, I don't care" etc somewhere in your post (oh god don't ban me!). Numerous mods have said as soon as they see those words they stop reading and just ban the person.
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clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
April 01 2011 20:10 GMT
#145
On April 02 2011 05:07 tofucake wrote:
Martyring is when you say "I'll (probably) get banned for this..." or "Ban me, I don't care" etc somewhere in your post (oh god don't ban me!). Numerous mods have said as soon as they see those words they stop reading and just ban the person.

It's even under some point in the 10 commandments, so everyone who read them should know this.

And thx to micronesia
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
April 01 2011 20:11 GMT
#146
Not really then again I have been nice to the TL Bot lately so there really is no reason for me to have a PM waiting for me.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
April 01 2011 20:11 GMT
#147
Does this really deserve a thread? What are you afraid of if you think before you post?
I think the mods do an excellent job of sorting out what is ban-worthy and what is not. As long as you think about what you're saying, even if your opinion isn't popular, you won't get banned
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
CarlyZerg
Profile Joined December 2010
United States113 Posts
April 01 2011 20:13 GMT
#148
I love the way this forum works. It's the only well-moderated forum on the Internet, imo. As long as you're not a total asshat, you don't have anything to worry about. The mods seem to take a user's entire post history into account when making decisions, which I think is a solid move.

When I make snipy or condescending posts at someone who I think deserves it, I don't worry about getting banned, because:

1) I'm not a a total asshat who types in caps or calls people fags

2) my overall post history shows an honest effort at being a good member of TL society.

In my entire time here I've gotten 1 warning for calling someone a troll.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
April 01 2011 20:13 GMT
#149
pretty much I care now after being banned for 1 week because of the July's Diet thread -_-
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
yamato77
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
11589 Posts
April 01 2011 20:14 GMT
#150
I think if you're not an idiot, you won't get banned. This site states very clearly what it expects from posters, and if you can't follow those guidelines, you don't belong here. There's very little left open for interpretation, and you should easily be able to avoid getting warned or banned as long as you hesitate before posting something questionable.

I've been on the edge of posting some really inflammatory things before, but I thought, "Is it really worth it to tell some idiot off in the face of being banned from such a great community?" Of course not. Think before you post, and you won't get banned.

If you're afraid of being banned, even though you feel you're a good poster, then you're just being unnecessarily paranoid. The mods (for the most part) are not assholes, and ban people within reason. That being said, I actually feel they should be harsher, but I'm also a no-nonsense type of person.
Writer@WriterYamato
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19236 Posts
April 01 2011 20:16 GMT
#151
On April 02 2011 05:13 CarlyZerg wrote:
I love the way this forum works. It's the only well-moderated forum on the Internet, imo. As long as you're not a total asshat, you don't have anything to worry about. The mods seem to take a user's entire post history into account when making decisions, which I think is a solid move.

When I make snipy or condescending posts at someone who I think deserves it, I don't worry about getting banned, because:

1) I'm not a a total asshat who types in caps or calls people fags

2) my overall post history shows an honest effort at being a good member of TL society.

In my entire time here I've gotten 1 warning for calling someone a troll.

For some of us who came from the world of Counter-Strike (for example, me), it was a long, hard journey before I was able to make quality posts. Yes, common sense dictates that nobody should have any problem sticking around and having fun. But if common sense were really so common we wouldn't have the Automated Ban List.
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12143 Posts
April 01 2011 20:17 GMT
#152
On April 02 2011 05:11 0mgVitaminE wrote:
Does this really deserve a thread? What are you afraid of if you think before you post?
I think the mods do an excellent job of sorting out what is ban-worthy and what is not. As long as you think about what you're saying, even if your opinion isn't popular, you won't get banned


I think it is more about when you aren't certain. It might be relevant. It might not. Does your fear of a warning/ban mean you don't post that?

In my case it means I won't post it, so I am afraid. ^^
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
April 01 2011 20:18 GMT
#153
Never been warned yet. Honestly, it's not that hard. 99% of the time, the people who get banned are simply idiots who don't read the OP, make trash post/threads that anyone with common sense would know not to do, or are blatant trolls. It's really not hard to keep a clean record.

If anything, the mods are more lenient now. Lots of banworthy posts in the past would simply just be warned nowadays.
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6430 Posts
April 01 2011 20:19 GMT
#154
Getting banned means no posting. I don't post much anyway... It's not much to fear imo.
NIJ
Profile Joined March 2010
1012 Posts
April 01 2011 20:20 GMT
#155
to be afraid to say anything is stupid when there are trolls trying to test their limits. odds are your post will be fine. sure, some people don't deserve it. they meet wrong mod on the wrong day but its not like they bill you if you get banned.

just take a vacation. sheesh.
Act of thinking logically cannot possibly be natural to the human mind. If it were, then mathematics would be everybody's easiest course at school and our species would not have taken several millennia to figure out the scientific method -NDT
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
April 01 2011 20:24 GMT
#156
What is this login button you speak of? I'm logged on 24/7

If you fear getting banned, then dont make shitty posts.
Spekulatius
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2413 Posts
April 01 2011 20:30 GMT
#157
Best advice might be: Don't post here when you feel you're in a foul mood. There's nothing worse than the stuff that comes out of an angry person's mind, hidden behind the wall of anonymity.
Always smile~
Wesso
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands1245 Posts
April 01 2011 20:32 GMT
#158
I'm not scared of being banned, I'm sometimes scared of being warned though, because sometimes I tend to post a oneliner. Also I've been warned for something I didn't quite agree with, so that doesn't help either. (I contacted a mod and he was nice about it, we just had a different opinion, it can happen)
[GiTM]-Ace
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4935 Posts
April 01 2011 20:33 GMT
#159
Ive gotten warned for some one liners. Never banned though kinda easy to not get banned. I don't post often enough to fear it though mods are pretty nice.
I may not be the best player right now but I think I can beat any 'best' players. I'll beat all the best players and become the best player. Watch me. - Jju
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
April 01 2011 20:36 GMT
#160
the mods do a great job. I usually feel like i deserve the ban or warning

sometimes
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