Recent Mishaps, Signature/Avatar changing and the like.

• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-11-18 01:24

  Quote from Kazuni;219396:

  Except Brad disregards the staff more than most members, and he doesn't seem to know the boundaries between what is okay and what is not okay.
  
  
  I do think that a 7 day ban is being light on him, but if he returns, he'll be on his absolute last life.

  
  
  Don't tell him where we keep the 1UPs ;D
• Byte wrote on 2010-11-18 01:25
  We might get in trouble for copyright due to Bungie... but we can go with Phyte. Sounds like Fight. :D
• Piko wrote on 2010-11-18 01:25

  Quote from Phunkie;219484:

  FUSE WITH ME MOTHAF-
  
  *dances*
  
  Bunkie or Phyte? What's our fused name?

  
  
  Neither of those. You become Phunbyte. Because it's pronounced FUN•BITE.
• abc33kr wrote on 2010-11-18 01:26
  *gets on the derailing bandwagon. :D
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-11-18 01:26

  Quote from abc33kr;219501:

  *gets on the derailing bandwagon. :D

  
  
  DEM MUDKIPZ.
  
  I HERD U LIEK.
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-11-18 01:28

  Quote from Pikablu;219494:

  Neither of those. You become Phunbyte. Because it's pronounced FUN•BITE.

  
  
  That's perfect actually. Since our fused form is fun, but can still bite! :awesome:
  
  
  On a more serious note,
  
  

  Quote from Kazuni;219396:

  Except Brad disregards the staff more than most members, and he doesn't seem to know the boundaries between what is okay and what is not okay.
  
  
  I do think that a 7 day ban is being light on him, but if he returns, he'll be on his absolute last life.

  
  
  We can keep communicating to him when he does wrong.
  
  Look at Emomutt. He's completely different now. But it took a ban and constant reminders to tone him down.
• abc33kr wrote on 2010-11-18 01:29
  weeee.
  
  *so derailing is to forget about this whole incident?
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-11-18 01:32
  Who wants to change my sig back2normalz? :D
• abc33kr wrote on 2010-11-18 01:33
  Who want to change my sig to be bieber-proof?
• Okitaru wrote on 2010-11-18 01:48
  Who wants to make my signature.
• TA wrote on 2010-11-18 02:42
  Well, to hop back on track...
  
  Personally if it were my forum I was running I'd probably give Hiccup a 1-3 month ban and revoke Phunkie's mod status. A 1 week ban doesn't quite say "that was bad" like a 1-3 month ban does. And at the point you get such a length ban, you know the next one isn't going to be a temporary ban. Which is, of course, the kind of message you need to send someone after something this naughty.
  
  When people have to spend such a long time away from a forum they usually visit all day every day, they realize they need to get their act together because being permanently banned would suck. Either that, or they act out while banned with sockpuppet accounts and do get permanbanned. Or, they throw a supreme hissy fit tantrum when they get back, disrespect the staff and actively try to get permabanned just to lash out.
  
  But, in my experience... 1 week never has any results. That's just way too soft. It's barely a minor inconvenience, really.
  
  And while Phunkie may generally be a good mod, on most forums an extremely stupid action like this will do more than lose you your mod powers. I've seen one forum Admin (who founded, ran the site and made it popular) who was partnered with Curse, basically be forced to step down and leave the site after a much less serious incident.
  
  So yeah, this is extremely lenient. I wouldn't have gone this route if it were me personally. But, it's a small site and you run it, so you'll do what you do. I just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter.
  
  Oh and uh... no harsh feelings meant towards anyone referred to above.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-11-18 02:47

  Quote from Shirayuki;219529:

  Who wants to change my sig back2normalz? :D

  
  
  You can do it yourself.
  
  
  
  And @Pika
  
  If you've been getting info about Jordy's ban from Jordy, then you're going to be seeing only one side the whole thing. Yes, I've tried to explain to him why he was banned, but look how well that turned out.
  
  I don't want to explain it for the thousandth time.
  
  Also, since when did taking control of a moderator's account become okay? Yes, you can browse and post and have fun, but abusing the features of a mod account isn't acceptable.
  
  
  
  
  I agree with Tasha on some points.
• Piko wrote on 2010-11-18 02:51

  Quote from Kazuni;219779:

  Also, since when did taking control of a moderator's account become okay? Yes, you can browse and post and have fun, but abusing the features of a mod account isn't acceptable.

  
  
  I never stated it was okay to begin with, just that it's acceptable because of the conditions it was on and the kind of forum this is. Mabination isn't a huge forum where you have daily trolling and flaming to the point where a handbook of rules and regulations is required and that the word is law. As for Jordy's ban, I'd rather be a bro than some stickler.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-11-18 02:57

  Quote from Pikablu;219783:

  I never stated it was okay to begin with, just that it's acceptable because of the conditions it was on and the kind of forum this is. Mabination isn't a huge forum where you have daily trolling and flaming to the point where a handbook of rules and regulations is required and that the word is law. As for Jordy's ban, I'd rather be a bro than some stickler.

  
  
  First, there are people complaining about how we deal with things too case-by-case, and now you're saying that we follow too closely to the rules.
  
  
  We try to be lenient here, but it's difficult to be fair to everyone. If we keep giving chances to one member, then what do we do about the rest? To keep it more fair, we have to stick as close as we can to the basic rules.
  
  
  And honestly, I think a 1 week ban was far too short. Considering Brad's personality, I find it hard to believe it'll affect him at all.
• Okami wrote on 2010-11-18 02:58

  Quote from Pikablu;219783:

  As for Jordy's ban, I'd rather be a bro than some stickler.

  
  
  Pikar, just stop while you're ahead.