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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-01 01:53:33
August 01 2013 01:48 GMT
#1
Hi everyone. The moderation staff have noticed a sharp increase in the frequency of twitch "emotes" being used on TeamLiquid. This basically covers things like Kappa, Kreygasm, FrankerZ etc. (which produce emotes within twitch chat) as well as Dendiface, DogFace and so on (which are twitch memes that don't produce emotes). While we have tolerated these for a while, we've decided that it's time to curb this trend and as such the usage of twitch "emotes" on TL is now a bannable offense. This isn't really a change in policy, as the Ten Commandments state:
Memes, even TL ones, are annoying. Don't 1a2a3a your way to posting over 9000 memes -- we will ban you. There are plenty of places to go if you want to see posters of people failing at things or a humorous caption appended to a photograph of a cat. TeamLiquid is not one of those places.
But as we haven't been moderating it thus far we feel like a heads up is called for.

We will add notes to LR threads for the next few weeks to alert posters that this is not acceptable and ban people who are posting twitch "emotes" in those threads. When we see people doing this outside of LR threads we will be sending the user a PM alerting them to the fact that this is now actionable; and in a few weeks we will be warning/banning for their use. The Ten Commandments will be updated to reflect this.

If you have any questions about this please ask in this thread.

TL.net staff.
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
dWarreN
Profile Joined May 2013
117 Posts
August 01 2013 01:51 GMT
#2
I really just want to say "kappa" and act like an annoying troll. But thank you TL for doing this. It gets really annoying. Now if only the b.net forums would be moderated more..
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25658 Posts
August 01 2013 01:51 GMT
#3
Excellent
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
August 01 2013 01:52 GMT
#4
Finally! Thank you guys, I was getting reeeal tired of that shit.
<3
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
August 01 2013 01:55 GMT
#5
!
Victory !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
August 01 2013 01:57 GMT
#6
I was wondering what the fuck 'kappa' was and why everyone is saying it....
twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25658 Posts
August 01 2013 02:00 GMT
#7
On August 01 2013 10:57 WaveofShadow wrote:
I was wondering what the fuck 'kappa' was and why everyone is saying it....


It's the twitch version of a troll face basically.
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
August 01 2013 02:06 GMT
#8
On August 01 2013 11:00 KadaverBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 01 2013 10:57 WaveofShadow wrote:
I was wondering what the fuck 'kappa' was and why everyone is saying it....


It's the twitch version of a troll face basically.

I knew that but I've never heard of the other ones :o
Moderatorshe/her
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docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
August 01 2013 02:06 GMT
#9
Thank god , the kappa was getting out of control.
User was warned for too many mimes.
wozzot
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1227 Posts
August 01 2013 02:07 GMT
#10
On August 01 2013 10:57 WaveofShadow wrote:
I was wondering what the fuck 'kappa' was and why everyone is saying it....

It's something that Twitch chatters use as punctuation, kind of like exclamation points only even less meaningful
(ノ´∀`*)ノ ♪ ♫ ヽ(´ー`)ノ ♪ ♫ (✌゚∀゚)☞ ♪ ♫ ヽ(´ー`)ノ ♫ ♫ (ノ´_ゝ`)ノ彡 ┻━┻
IcedBacon
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada906 Posts
August 01 2013 02:11 GMT
#11
I hate that stupid Twitch culture so much.
"I went Zerg because Artosis is a douchebag." -IdrA
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
August 01 2013 02:11 GMT
#12
I have no idea what these are because I, like any sane person, block twitchchat, but if they are as annoying as they sound, good riddance.
AdministratorYOU MUST HEED MY INSTRUCTIONS TAKE OFF YOUR THIIIINGS
Artax
Profile Joined July 2013
121 Posts
August 01 2013 02:14 GMT
#13
I've never once seen one of these used on the forums. Guess they are an SC forum thing...
"I would prefer to stay with the current policy that I'm pleased with rather than go through a change if I don't need to go through that change." --IRS Chief Danny Werfel, on why IRS employees should be exempt from Obamacare
MaxField
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2386 Posts
August 01 2013 02:25 GMT
#14
On August 01 2013 11:14 Artax wrote:
I've never once seen one of these used on the forums. Guess they are an SC forum thing...

I havn.t seen them(*noticed them) much either, but from the sound of it, looks like a good move to ban em.
"Zerg, so bad it loses to hydras" IdrA.
hootsushi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany3468 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-01 02:30:40
August 01 2013 02:28 GMT
#15
I've always understood Kappa as the much needed remark for sarcasm on the internet (since the look implies it). But it's overused so much nowadays that I'm fully supporting your move.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33599 Posts
August 01 2013 02:30 GMT
#16
you wouldn't have done this if ShethFace was a thing, biased fucking sellouts
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33599 Posts
August 01 2013 02:31 GMT
#17
it took me so long to figure out what Kappa was, I stopped using twitch chat in like 2011 T_T
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
August 01 2013 02:32 GMT
#18
On August 01 2013 11:30 Waxangel wrote:
you wouldn't have done this if ShethFace was a thing, biased fucking sellouts

I'd buy a TL shirt with that on it LOL.
User was warned for too many mimes.
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25658 Posts
August 01 2013 02:34 GMT
#19
On August 01 2013 11:30 Waxangel wrote:
you wouldn't have done this if ShethFace was a thing, biased fucking sellouts


You realise you are supposed to be on our side in this?
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33599 Posts
August 01 2013 02:47 GMT
#20
On August 01 2013 11:34 KadaverBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 01 2013 11:30 Waxangel wrote:
you wouldn't have done this if ShethFace was a thing, biased fucking sellouts


You realise you are supposed to be on our side in this?


why are you so german and humorless
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
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