This thread is for discussing recent bans. Don't discuss other topics here.

Take it to website feedback if you disagree with a ban or want to raise an issue.

Keep it civil.

NOTE: For those of you who want to find the actual ABL thread where the bans are posted. Please look in here: https://tl.net/forum/closed-threads/

farvacola

United States18857 Posts

October 03 2020 19:57 GMT

#62161

This thread is for the lolz

GreenHorizons

United States23956 Posts

October 03 2020 20:32 GMT

#62162

On October 04 2020 04:57 farvacola wrote:
This thread is for the lolz

"lolz" Seems to mean "for the gleeful and childish denigration of functionally defenseless people" to me. Which I guess generally made sense when dealing with kids that more or less had it coming, but seems woefully inappropriate nowadays or at least among people that purportedly disdain childish bullying.

@farv They literally aren't allowed to argue the posts denigrating them here as Karis pointed out.

farvacola

United States18857 Posts

October 03 2020 20:37 GMT

#62163

Whatever you say GH, those poor defenseless people, God bless

The_Templar

your Country52798 Posts

October 03 2020 20:54 GMT

#62164

It's not like the people being banned can't send a PM to (a) moderator(s) while banned or argue it in website feedback after the ban duration expires.

Cokefreak

Finland8095 Posts

October 03 2020 21:02 GMT

#62165

They can also PM Seeker.

GreenHorizons

United States23956 Posts

October 03 2020 21:09 GMT

#62166

moved: https://tl.net/forum/website-feedback/540448-automated-ban-list-discussion-thread

Jealous

10321 Posts

October 03 2020 21:26 GMT

#62167

The main benefit is keeping US Pol out of here ^^

Karis Vas Ryaar

United States4396 Posts

October 03 2020 23:37 GMT

#62168

the thread is mainly for making fun of really bad/perma banned posters and laughing at the posts. I generally try to avoid making fun of anything that is controversial at all because of issues of people getting confused/offended and how it can derail this thread. the ban reason for this one just stuck out to me. I wouldn't call making fun of trolling/excessive low content posts necessarily abuse They've been told the rules and actively decided not to follow them. Generally mods give people plenty of chances before they get in trouble. I certainly don't hold moderation history against people or anything. I'm sure there's a percentage of them that like the attention regardless.

but yeah if anyone ever has a problem with me seemingly making fun of one of their posts or something just dm me and I'll stop/apologize. The moment it gets/turns out to be controversial I usually move on anyway. I usually avoid political stuff normally and I guess in this case I didn't check it specifically because reading the political threads makes me depressed. Also as stated earlier we do occasionally mourn people who decide to leave/decide they don't want to follow the rules anymore.

also I was just quoting/explaining the mod note at the top of the thread and hows its been implemented in the past earlier.

I don't know the mod rules exactly but I have no problem with someone posting a defense of themselves and us all just moving on but that usually leads to more arguments and derails and etc. See last two pages. I dunno that's just my random thoughts on the whole thing.

Cricketer12

United States13996 Posts

October 03 2020 23:59 GMT

#62169

On October 04 2020 06:26 Jealous wrote:
The main benefit is keeping US Pol out of here ^^

Thank the Lord for that

Karis Vas Ryaar

United States4396 Posts

October 04 2020 00:00 GMT

#62170

now back to being on topic this I found a few pages back in the abl and is the type of content I usually come here for.

AustinThomson was just banned by Seeker.

That account was created on 2020-09-22 15:36:09 and had 1 posts.

Reason: Dear bot: Feel free to explain to your wife why you got banned.

that sounds like a sci fi movie. My husband the adbot.

I suppose he could be another kind of bot. Do mods ban bots with good/fun intentions?

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37084 Posts

October 04 2020 00:54 GMT

#62171

In all honesty, this thread was created back in 2009, so the purpose of this thread is really outdated. Back when TL was booming and had a TON of people getting banned left and right, it created a lot of really funny content for people to discuss about, and the atmosphere was really good. It was pretty much the online equivalent of sitting down with your bros, popping open a beer, and talking about all the funny stuff that went down with those bans.

Now that TL has significantly downsized in terms of community activity, and because it's now 11 years later, this thread might serve a much better purpose if we turn it into an actual official thread in which bans can both be discussed and challenged.

On October 04 2020 06:02 Cokefreak wrote:
They can also PM Seeker.

Correct. They can always do that.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50978 Posts

October 04 2020 05:58 GMT

#62172

On October 04 2020 04:57 farvacola wrote:
This thread is for the lolz

yes.

catplanetcatplanet

3836 Posts

October 05 2020 01:10 GMT

#62173

On October 04 2020 09:54 Seeker wrote:
Now that TL has significantly downsized in terms of community activity, and because it's now 11 years later, this thread might serve a much better purpose if we turn it into an actual official thread in which bans can both be discussed and challenged.

Let's keep it as is

once Blozard releases starcraft 3 in 2026 the shitposters will return in force

LegalLord

United States13779 Posts

October 05 2020 01:59 GMT

#62174

There aren't as many humorous balance whine bans as in ages past, but someone still does something funny to get banned every once in a while.

ZigguratOfUr

Iraq16955 Posts

October 05 2020 22:06 GMT

#62175

Surprised it took Isto as long as it did to get banned.

Apart from the brood war strategy post that got him banned (https://tl.net/forum/bw-strategy/563904-brood-war-strategy-central), he also had some strange fan clubs (https://tl.net/forum/closed-threads/563856-annie-fan-club), and some really long rambling posts (https://tl.net/forum/sc2-maps/563572-2-overgrown#8, https://tl.net/forum/sc2-strategy/563645-alternative-practice-methods).

It's too bad that he expresses himself like this--clearly he cares a lot about Starcraft at least.

WombaT

Northern Ireland26794 Posts

October 05 2020 22:25 GMT

#62176

On October 06 2020 07:06 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Surprised it took Isto as long as it did to get banned.

Apart from the brood war strategy post that got him banned (https://tl.net/forum/bw-strategy/563904-brood-war-strategy-central), he also had some strange fan clubs (https://tl.net/forum/closed-threads/563856-annie-fan-club), and some really long rambling posts (https://tl.net/forum/sc2-maps/563572-2-overgrown#8, https://tl.net/forum/sc2-strategy/563645-alternative-practice-methods).

It's too bad that he expresses himself like this--clearly he cares a lot about Starcraft at least.

Well that escalated quickly, I had quite enjoyed parts of the alternate practice methods thread.

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

October 05 2020 22:52 GMT

#62177

Funny that, I read the Alternative Practice Methods post and I was like nope, this is pure trash, not going to reply to that steaming pile. And so was the thread. To each his own.

Jealous

10321 Posts

October 05 2020 23:16 GMT

#62178

Another "my mechanics are bad but my understanding is A level" hidden gosu. This time, a UMS player who hasn't played in 20 years. Perhaps the most perfect example of Dunning Kruger in this community.