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Spaticus: Feb 25, 2007; Understanding what thread you're in is futile the monkey said as it double-clicked the report button.

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What are you complaining about, saying "oh yeah, here's my pic"?

Schweinhund posted:

This is what I was going to post. It's kind of a dumb rule that misses the point of the forum. This isn't supposed to just be a forum of spergs coldly compiling huge lists of things that no one cares about.

Fourth'd

# ¿ Mar 23, 2011 10:05

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# ¿ May 25, 2013 04:41

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I'm with Backyard with single emote replies. But 9/10 times they do nothing but derail/throw off the topic.

Also, where is

from?

# ¿ Mar 25, 2011 15:29

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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:

I have noticed this too. Threads fill up so much faster. I come home from work and find 100 or so posts in some of the top threads. I like this.

More people are coming, too. 500 something at once. We weren't hitting that two weeks ago.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2011 22:40

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Backyard Blacksmith posted:

Yeah, you may not want to see the leper's colony in a few hours then. My vagina centipedes were acting up, so I gave a bunch of people pretty stout probations.

All joking aside, I do look through the thread for context, re-read the OP, and look at the offending poster's rap sheet and post history if it's difficult to make a decision on punishment. Best punishment scenario (for you guys), is not having a rap sheet, generally being a good poster, and not loving up in any of the lite-porn threads. If someone is like this and they get reported, they will usually get a 6hr-1 day probation. If someone has 6 bans, 17 probations, and four title changes and posts a one word reply opposing someone's well thought out and voiced point, they will get a week. A month if I have to go to the lite-porn threads to probate them (a LOT of this happened a few minutes ago, so I had to give out a bunch of probations).

Only like a quarter of the posts reported to me get punished.

Do you have the authority to request bans, or is that only an admin thing?

# ¿ Apr 5, 2011 02:25

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420_Rudolf_Shitler posted:

Hello I was just wondering if anyone can give me some of these 'Pro-Tips' that I hear about on how to post in PYF. I don't want to make anyone mad.

Who are the 'pro posters' of PYF also?
Thanks

Think before you make a thread. Does is belong in PYF? Read the rules at least twice, maybe lurk for a bit, and if you're not an rear end in a top hat, you'll fit in! We're all very laid back, but we still have standards.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2011 16:24

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dinozombiesgoRARR posted:

Yeah it's a bit of a stretch.

*giggles like a school girl*

edit: I'm against making goatse probational in the funny picture thread.

Spaticus fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2011 around 19:15

# ¿ Apr 28, 2011 19:11

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Hey, anytime you update the rules, can you add Updated Whenever/Whenever? Some people read the rules thread once or twice and never check it again.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2011 00:13

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I have a question about this probation I saw:

They both broke the same rule, but one got 12 hours and the other got 24. Is this a mistake?

# ¿ May 5, 2011 15:55

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dinozombiesgoRARR posted:

BB mentioned that he takes things such as people's rap sheets into account when he hands out probations.

Ah, that makes sense.

# ¿ May 5, 2011 16:03

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dinozombiesgoRARR posted:

Now Slashie is sending me whiny messages complaining about me "hallucinating rules infringements" and causing him to be probated. Curses, I was hoping he wouldn't guess that I used my Jedi mind powers to trick BB into probating him for a week completely against his will.

No really, Slashie totally thinks it's completely my fault he got probated and not anything he did.

What drugs causes hallucinating rule infringements? I want to try it.

# ¿ May 24, 2011 12:49

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Speaking of rule changes, here's a reminder that Backyard updates the date in the thread link when he changes/adds a rule. So, uh, pay attention!

Spaticus fucked around with this message at Jun 1, 2011 around 10:16

# ¿ Jun 1, 2011 10:14

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Can we make a rule about abusing the spoiler tag? For example, http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...0&userid=172769 It's annoying when the person isn't spoiling anything and you have to mouse over it to read stupid remarks.

It's fine in my book if there is a real spoiler to a movie, video game, whatever.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2011 15:38

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MLP people, if you do not remove your MLP avatars, I will kill an actual pony.

Off to the glue factory!

# ¿ Jun 24, 2011 22:35

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Contra Calculus posted:

Yeah, I'm just going to go ahead and say that the hate for MLP and the derails caused by haters have been way more annoying than anything the people with pony avatars ever did.

No, it hasn't.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2011 16:42

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Contra Calculus posted:

Yes it loving has. It seems like the people who are taking a kid's show the most seriously are the people hating on it.

I'm not taking a show I've never seen seriously, what I'm taking seriously is the pony people derailing good threads all over the forums with their loving bullshit.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2011 01:33

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FrancisYorkPatty posted:

And you are being more annoying because you are bitching about the people bitching about the people bitching.

But then that means I'm bitching about you bitching...

You're right

I still say ban anyone with a pony avatar*

*IT;S A JOKE

# ¿ Jun 26, 2011 12:27

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No complaints from me. Last thing we need is sex offenders.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2011 02:09

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Does the Spider-Man macros really need it's own thread? Just post them in the macro thread. Seems pointless to me.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2011 15:36

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Tony Danza Claus posted:

I can't believe the image dump and funny post subforum (the best subforum) is this much of a hassle.

Seems to me like people need to mash the report button LESS around here. Because even the crummiest derails and sperge-fits yield funny results.

IDK, my 2¢.

Some people just don't use their computer a lot.

# ¿ Jul 28, 2011 18:02

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I read the rules thread three times in the morning, three times at lunch, and when I close my eyes to go to sleep at night, nothing but the PYF rules repeat themselves in my head,

# ¿ Jul 30, 2011 13:44

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FrancisYorkPatty posted:

Not always, because it isn't just "STOP POSTING X" it's also done a thousand different ways. "Could we please stop talking about X", "Shut up about X already", or other variations basically saying the same thing without making an attempt at Posting Their Favorite. It isn't just backseat moderating because it's someone speaking their mind about the thread, but it's still just as annoying to see 3 pages of a tangent getting shat upon by somebody because the thread suddenly doesn't meet their interest, but they do nothing about it besides complain.

Someone saying "Could we please stop talking about X" has WORKED on getting threads back on track.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2011 18:21

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RagnarokAngel posted:

If they provide content to get the conversation steered in the "right" direction. Otherwise it's lazy backseat modding. It's not asking too much if you add a little something.

This makes sense. I get what you're saying.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2011 15:49

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KoB posted:

I like anime, but I dont bring it up in other forums and stuff because nobody else loving cares so why bother. Also the gif thread is kind of terrible too.

gif thread is the best thread on this whole forum, next to the quotes thread.

gently caress anime.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2011 00:36

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Reasons I think the Funny Picture Thread isn't getting more posts: People are running out of funny pictures without repeating pictures, the rule on posting an image in every post. I don't see the problem with getting rid of the "pic in every post" as long as it's moderated heavily.

# ¿ Aug 20, 2011 19:53

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I still think keeping it extremely moderated, probating users who start derais, we can get rid of the picture in every post rule.

Although then the mods will have to dedicate more time on it, ending derails, etc.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2011 15:58

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Okay, who changed the words in my custom title? I'm not mad, I find it funny and plan on keeping it.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2011 19:41

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Livingston posted:

I'll venture a guess and say it was either Eggplant Wizard or Backyard Blacksmith, as they likely received a report from you about a problem with a post in another thread.

Yeah, I got confused on what topic I was in and reported a guy for not posting an image. Paying attention is not a strong point.

# ¿ Aug 31, 2011 01:56

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The thread is re-opened. I was just in a bad mood last night and some people in the thread were just being stupid, which pissed me off. But they'll get the punishment they deserve.

So yeah get back to posting some good bans/probations

# ¿ Aug 31, 2011 17:09

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Eggplant Wizard posted:

It was me, I did it. I think you were reporting people in the gif thread for not having a picture in every post. Or it could be the time you reported someone for empty-quoting in the quotes thread. Also you do somehow manage to send double reports sometimes.

eta: Aww I just finished reading. Thanks for the props. I will bookmark this thread so I actually see the questions in a timely fashion

Yeah, that sounds like me. Don't know how I sent a double report.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2011 20:40

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We need to admit it: we love psychoanalyzing giant man babies.

_{we don't}

# ¿ Sep 16, 2011 23:39

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Bodnoirbabe posted:

Yeah, that's fine. I mean, you already said no to the derail thread. It was just an idea that I thought would make it easier for you guys as mods since you have complained several times that PYF generates the most reports for derails. Also, because people are getting a bit miffed at how we finally got rid of the iron-fisted rule of Childlike Empress, but more and more rules are creeping up and they all have to do with derails.

You said no, that's it.

I disagree, the rules have not been creeping up on us. Do we have some new ones? Yes. But they aren't anything oppressive (unless you're stupid and never read the rules thread). They are simple, easy to follow rules, and they work here.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2011 16:56

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What do you spider people do in real life! I run away like a little girl.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2011 00:49

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Thank you for the new gif thread. The older one was getting a bit crazy.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2011 18:33

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# ¿ May 25, 2013 04:41

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Can't go wrong with Bill

# ¿ Dec 30, 2011 23:52

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