EPTIf you are stating a personal message, directed at just a few users, use PM. If you want to talk to everyone in going to the LAN, use the thread.
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
If you are stating a personal message, directed at just a few users, use PM. If you want to talk to everyone in going to the LAN, use the thread. | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
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StorrZerg
United States13919 Posts
I think we still have 12+ people tonight. should be pretty nuts | ||
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Issor
United States870 Posts
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StorrZerg
United States13919 Posts
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11598 Posts
anyways, reservations were made for dinner. | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
User was warned for this post | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
Anyways, we had a nice little discussion and now CA needs to go show up some HT action | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13919 Posts
On May 16 2010 13:37 CaucasianAsian wrote: and i asked if u needed a ride when i left. dodger! anyways, reservations were made for dinner. Yeah my ride called me after 10 saying basically "i made other plans" and orb, sorry i din't pick up i was pretty pissed off so i just threw my phone across the basement. I will be there next week for sure User was warned for this post | ||
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
These aren't one line posts with no content. Sure they might not apply to the entire group but they apply to those who were at dinner last night which is more than just orb and storr. It would be unfortunate if somebody got banned simply by making plans with someone in here. By taking these posts to PM it removes the chance for others to chime in and work out future plans. For example we've had this happen: storr will say something like "I need a ride who can drive me," somebody will respond but then later say "Sorry I can't drive you storr." If that "sorry I cant drive you storr" was PM nobody else would see that eliminating the chance someone else would chime in with "Oh but I can drive you!" of course if it was all PM after realizing his original ride can't make it Storr could then post publicly again in the thread that he needs another ride but there's still another post in the thread not really cutting down on spam in the end. I guess ultimately my biggest gripe Kennigit, is I really don't want people being afraid or getting banned by posting in here which is actually my only way to contact and communicate with a bunch of them. | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
On May 16 2010 22:34 LuckyFool wrote: whoa I see we have some strict moderation going on in here now. I agree this thread shouldn't be an IM window but I don't think it's gotten that bad. These aren't one line posts with no content. Sure they might not apply to the entire group but they apply to those who were at dinner last night which is more than just orb and storr. It would be unfortunate if somebody got banned simply by making plans with someone in here. By taking these posts to PM it removes the chance for others to chime in and work out future plans. For example we've had this happen: storr will say something like "I need a ride who can drive me," somebody will respond but then later say "Sorry I can't drive you storr." If that "sorry I cant drive you storr" was PM nobody else would see that eliminating the chance someone else would chime in with "Oh but I can drive you!" of course if it was all PM after realizing his original ride can't make it Storr could then post publicly again in the thread that he needs another ride but there's still another post in the thread not really cutting down on spam in the end. I guess ultimately my biggest gripe Kennigit, is I really don't want people being afraid or getting banned by posting in here which is actually my only way to contact and communicate with a bunch of them. Yeah I really don't see the big deal. If I'm talking to literally only one other person then maybe, but if I'm making a comment for multiple people (aka people that went to the dinner + storr or other people in the future that might need a ride) I don't see the harm in using the forum for what it's for... talking with other people. I mean FFS have you seen live report threads? Tons of people spam 1 line posts sometimes in all caps if something is intense in a game that literally no one else cares about or reads (or even if they do they weren't directing it towards other people they're just sharing their emotions) and people never seem to get banned for that. It's how we get these people that pop up out of no where with 4k posts that no one knows. I understand many moderation issues like the need to stay on topic, keep a civil conversation going, and contribute, but having conversations with people in a topic about the topic of the thread seems like the entire purpose of a forum to me... | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36401 Posts
On May 17 2010 03:37 -orb- wrote: Yeah I really don't see the big deal. If I'm talking to literally only one other person then maybe, but if I'm making a comment for multiple people (aka people that went to the dinner + storr or other people in the future that might need a ride) I don't see the harm in using the forum for what it's for... talking with other people. I mean FFS have you seen live report threads? Tons of people spam 1 line posts sometimes in all caps if something is intense in a game that literally no one else cares about or reads (or even if they do they weren't directing it towards other people they're just sharing their emotions) and people never seem to get banned for that. It's how we get these people that pop up out of no where with 4k posts that no one knows. I understand many moderation issues like the need to stay on topic, keep a civil conversation going, and contribute, but having conversations with people in a topic about the topic of the thread seems like the entire purpose of a forum to me... The posts that were warned on this page are pretty clearly directed at one person. This: WTF Storr I called you like 10 times in a row after you txt'd alex that your ride bailed... I was gonna come pick you up but you refused to answer your phone lol... Is clearly an IM or PM directed at Storr. A lot of one on one conversations is no what a thread is for. Live report has nothing to do with this, not sure why that's brought up. I don't want to seem like some dictator who is wet blanketing your fun -- I'm coming to the LAN next weekend. However, I don't think us mods asking for some restraint in the thread is unreasonable. Just tone it down a bit. | ||
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36401 Posts
effort is going to rape flash | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
Although, even after watching the CJ v KTF match last night, I still don't think its the same in a BO5 situation between Flash against anyone but the Dong. | ||
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KaRnaGe[cF]
United States355 Posts
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LordWeird
United States3411 Posts
 Also, gonna be an awesome LAN everybody needs to make sure they bring cameras! | ||
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
Saturday is gonna be long enough day for me already and I wanna get more than an hour of sleep the night before. Doesn't mean mini plans could/will happen but I really wanted people to be getting to the lan center by 12-12:30pm. | ||
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11598 Posts
edit: don't worry i'll be taking pictures of every random thing i can possibly take a picture of. be warned! | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
I understand if you don't want to do that since there is something special about watching the matches live but there's no way I'm waking up at 5 am to watch brood war and then staying up past midnight drinking/mining minerals lol | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13919 Posts
On May 17 2010 12:38 -orb- wrote: Is there any chance we can like get together and watch the OSL finals NOT at 5:30 am or w/e? Like watch vods later in the day and no one look at results? I understand if you don't want to do that since there is something special about watching the matches live but there's no way I'm waking up at 5 am to watch brood war and then staying up past midnight drinking/mining minerals lol I agree, maybe someone could record them and we can watch em at night drinking and mining vespene gas | ||
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