Dear Asylum,

#57 May 05 2009 at 8:55 AM Rating: Good

AshOnMyTomatoes

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Kaelesh wrote:

Little. Yellow. Nupren.

Hah. I have an Asian friend that we used to call Nuprin. Little. Yellow. Different.

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#58 May 05 2009 at 8:57 AM Rating: Good

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AshOnMyTomatoes wrote:

Hah. I have an Asian friend that we used to call Nuprin. Little. Yellow. Different.

I doubt my wife would appreciate that kind of pet name. I'll give it a whirl later and let you know how it goes.

Edited, May 5th 2009 11:57am by Kaelesh

#59 May 05 2009 at 8:58 AM Rating: Excellent

Samira

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Warchief Annabella wrote:

Samira wrote:

Warchief Annabella wrote:

I wonder if we can get mean people muted, whether we can get people that bug the ever loving sh*t out of us muted if we can't say anything anymore.

Not sure what you're saying.

Like if Bunny bugs the sh*t out of me, is there any recourse? Or is the new maturity meaning we can let someone spew for multiple threads without saying anything because we can't be mean.

Oh! Well, I think you usually have a pretty good method of letting people know they're being stupid without making threats, descending into obscenity or using explicitly offensive language. As far as I know, that meets the requirements.

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#60 May 05 2009 at 8:58 AM Rating: Decent

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Warchief Annabella wrote:

Samira wrote:

Warchief Annabella wrote:

I wonder if we can get mean people muted, whether we can get people that bug the ever loving sh*t out of us muted if we can't say anything anymore.

Not sure what you're saying.

Like if Bunny bugs the sh*t out of me, is there any recourse? Or is the new maturity meaning we can let someone spew for multiple threads without saying anything because we can't be mean.

Apparently all you have to do is post in the Feedback about that person and its done.

P.S. I like bunny so I'm not saying do it to her.

#61 May 05 2009 at 9:18 AM Rating: Excellent

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AshOnMyTomatoes wrote:

The Great BrownDuck wrote:

Kaelesh wrote:

The Great BrownDuck wrote:

I wonder if I could get Kaelesh muted?

Bring it on.

Tell me, what's it feel like to have a stick up your ***?

Why, has yours made your *** numb?

I knew this was coming, but I still spit green tea on my desk.

#62 May 05 2009 at 9:28 AM Rating: Decent

Guenny

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lolBunny. She's a bad mom.

#63 May 05 2009 at 10:13 AM Rating: Good

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Less than three Asylum.

I'm just too lazy to post in two forums most of the time.

#64 May 05 2009 at 10:20 AM Rating: Excellent

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I'm not sure I like the idea of being invaded by the OOT. I think we need a new forum, to protect us from the incoming horde.

We could call it "the Sanctuary".

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#65 May 05 2009 at 10:21 AM Rating: Good

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Guenny wrote:

lolBunny. She's a bad mom.

She's bad at a lot of things.

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#66 May 05 2009 at 10:26 AM Rating: Decent

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I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

#67 May 05 2009 at 10:28 AM Rating: Excellent

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Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

#68 May 05 2009 at 10:32 AM Rating: Decent

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boywithoutaspoon wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

It's not so much the posters and the drama, it's the fact that the OOT is no longer being utilized for what it was created for. It was created for the soft softies who couldn't take the Asylum back during the "golden years" which is where the OOT is now. It's time again for change, forums change, maybe it's time for a merge and a new "softy softy" forum.

#69 May 05 2009 at 10:33 AM Rating: Excellent

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Katielynn wrote:

boywithoutaspoon wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

It's not so much the posters and the drama, it's the fact that the OOT is no longer being utilized for what it was created for. It was created for the soft softies who couldn't take the Asylum back during the "golden years" which is where the OOT is now. It's time again for change, forums change, maybe it's time for a merge and a new "softy softy" forum.

In other words: The cream has risen to the top.

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#70 May 05 2009 at 10:36 AM Rating: Decent

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Iamadam the Shady wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

boywithoutaspoon wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

It's not so much the posters and the drama, it's the fact that the OOT is no longer being utilized for what it was created for. It was created for the soft softies who couldn't take the Asylum back during the "golden years" which is where the OOT is now. It's time again for change, forums change, maybe it's time for a merge and a new "softy softy" forum.

In other words: The cream has risen to the top.

Something like that.

#71 May 05 2009 at 10:38 AM Rating: Good

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I agree with Katie.

Also for my own convenience.

I actually remember a time when I posted n the OoT and not here because the Asylum was scary.

#72 May 05 2009 at 10:38 AM Rating: Excellent

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boywithoutaspoon wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

Yes, but when rules are displayed and enforced across the board with an even hand and without exception, it's very easy to deal with people who whine about it. You tell them to read the rules and deal with it or GTFO.

Nexa

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#73 May 05 2009 at 10:46 AM Rating: Good

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Mmmm... drama.

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#74 May 05 2009 at 10:48 AM Rating: Good

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Nexa wrote:

boywithoutaspoon wrote:

Katielynn wrote:

I don't care if it gets merged or not. I've lobbied for it to be merged but maybe the new rules in the OOT and more admin babysitting will fix the situation. Either way, I'm home!

The OoT doesn't need heavier moderating. No matter how strict the rules, or how strictly they're enforced, you're still going to have people that get offended and go crying to the admins. I've yet to find an active forum where there aren't a few posters that can't handle it.

Yes, but when rules are displayed and enforced across the board with an even hand and without exception, it's very easy to deal with people who whine about it. You tell them to read the rules and deal with it or GTFO.

Nexa

You could make the argument that they would need to start enforcing the rules from the top down, starting in the gaming forums, then. I honestly don't think that much of what goes on in the OoT is any worse than what you see on a daily basis in the gaming forums. I hardly think that the site's Out of Topic forum should be stricter than the MMO Gaming forums.

#75 May 05 2009 at 10:53 AM Rating: Decent

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I think both the Oot and the Asylum shouldn't be moderated at all (or very lightly), but that the rest of the forums are.

#76 May 05 2009 at 11:02 AM Rating: Decent

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Duke Ikkian wrote:

I think both the Oot and the Asylum shouldn't be moderated at all (or very lightly), but that the rest of the forums are.

Then why not just merge the two and create another?