PYF Goon Sagas & Dramas: I may be mad, but I am undeniably correct.

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Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

16-bit Butt-Head posted:

drama is inevitable and it is good to have a containment zone for goons to discuss it so it doesnt spill into the rest of the forums and even if you lock or gas the sagas threads its just going to end up in QCS anyway so theres not really a point in trying to stop people from posting about it

what even is the drama as far as I can tell it's that a mod was cringe in the mod forum

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The Wicked ZOGA: Jan 27, 2022

Azathoth posted:

I stand by that. Everyone is here to rubberneck at current drama, and it's funny to watch any of you pretend otherwise.

This is a 100% serious question without irony: does any of this stuff even matter that much?

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:58

Peachfart: Jan 21, 2017

Larry Parrish posted:

Have you considered just not closing it and merely performing the job of moderating if it gets too aggro or whatever. You know. Like you guys are supposed to do theoretically lol.

sourdough posted:

I'm a messy bitch who loves drama

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:58

rydiafan: Mar 17, 2009

Azathoth posted:

I stand by that. Everyone is here to rubberneck at current drama, and it's funny to watch any of you pretend otherwise.

As somebody who registered over a decade ago, but worked retail until the pandemic, I didn't really start posting/browsing until 3 or so years ago, so I missed a lot of the stuff that has become in jokes and references by this point, and legitimately enjoy having a thread where people talk about these things. I didn't know who Koalas March was, I didn't know about the guy carrying a printer, etc. Being able to retroactively understand these things has made me feel like more a part of this community.

Edit: Also, as other people said, who cares if people rubberneck at drama or talk smack about the mods? Gassing the thread because of that is equivalent to the cops who arrest people for being disrespectful.

rydiafan fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Sep 27, 2022

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Roth: Jul 9, 2016

Sorry to throw you inder the boss Az, but I just never want to be asked to mod again because I know I'll say yes like an idiot

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

16-bit Butt-Head: Dec 25, 2014

Feels Villeneuve posted:

what even is the drama as far as I can tell it's that a mod was cringe in the mod forum

someone leaked the mod forum and this is the most serious crime imaginable

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

Violen: Jul 25, 2009; ohoho~

Azathoth posted:

We'll see. As I said, I can be persuaded. However, that all this blows up here definitely reinforces my point that this thread solely exists to stir the pot.

i think the problem here is overdramatic language aside no one at all thinks otherwise everyone else just thinks this is a dumbass thing to be concerned about lol

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

IGgy IGsen: Apr 11, 2013; "If I lose I will set myself on fire."

No Dignity posted:

No I just like to read funny forum stories. But even if I didn't, it's incredibly conceited to think the wants of the mod team superceed the interests of the site's users

The Wicked ZOGA posted:

This is a 100% serious question without irony: does any of this stuff even matter that much?

Oh, it really doesn't, but let's just pretend.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

Violen: Jul 25, 2009; ohoho~

let people post about poo poo who the gently caress cares

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

qnqnx: Nov 14, 2010

If you dont stir the pot you end with stagnating megathreads full of the most psychotic posters online, like the DeviantArt thread, AGDQ or Covid

# ? Sep 27, 2022 16:59

Pewdiepie: Oct 31, 2010

The mod forum should be viewable anyways.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:00

Daikatana Ritsu: Aug 1, 2008

I personally think it's important to always have a thread around to talk poo poo about KM and Lowtax

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:00

Crespolini: Mar 9, 2014

Azathoth posted:

I stand by that. Everyone is here to rubberneck at current drama, and it's funny to watch any of you pretend otherwise.

who's denying it, lol

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:00

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003

drat, people posting? about events? on a forum? this Cannot Stand

i do agree though, remove the one year rule

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:00

Azathoth: Apr 3, 2001

Roth posted:

Sorry to throw you inder the boss Az, but I just never want to be asked to mod again because I know I'll say yes like an idiot

Like I said, I stand by what I said, and the reaction of everyone here only tells me I'm right.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:01

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

'stir the pot'...? also re: the posts I was sent about me, or at least the first one... can you seriously tell me why the mods had some kind of weird debate about what it meant when I call things aids instead of just asking me lol. i would have told you, I know you guys are all 45 years old and don't know what I'm saying half the time anyway, it's obvious

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:01

Violen: Jul 25, 2009; ohoho~

this sword of damocles routine is cringe, as they say

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:01

Dongicus: Jun 12, 2015

Larry Parrish posted:

As for overall using "aids" as a pejorative, it feels an awful lot like pedo accusations, quite frankly. That is, there's something happening in wider culture where people are jumping to whatever is the absolute worst thing they can conjure up in their imagination and using that as a stand in for "bad". I'm not even a little qualified to speculate on why that is happening, but I'm definitely seeing it outside the forums as well, so this is a wider cultural thing beyond what happens here.

As for cracking down on it, I would agree with Roth that Larry would retort that as a gay man, he has as much a right as anyone to use it. Not saying that is right, but it is an argument that is likely to resonate with bystanders and I don't think that it's something that we're gonna come off looking good doing.

I kind of want to make a short serious post in the QCS thread, something like "a six-hour probation for using old-timey ethnic slurs doesn't seem out of line; if we really thought it was a deep moral offence it would have received a heavier punishment." But, also, I feel like I don't want to interrupt Larry Parrish's quite spectacular meltdown over being spoken to politely.

Both dongicus and Larry would probably be a lot happier if they had like 1 or 2 designated mods who pretended to get mad at their trolling like people used to. A lot of the flailing around for pressure points on posters and mods probably comes from not really getting as much out of bugging people anymore.

larry's designated mod like:

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:02

IGgy IGsen: Apr 11, 2013; "If I lose I will set myself on fire."

Azathoth heroically not deleting his post from the internet so we can prove him right.

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I got the tude now: Jul 22, 2007

Larry Parrish posted:

As for overall using "aids" as a pejorative, it feels an awful lot like pedo accusations, quite frankly. That is, there's something happening in wider culture where people are jumping to whatever is the absolute worst thing they can conjure up in their imagination and using that as a stand in for "bad". I'm not even a little qualified to speculate on why that is happening, but I'm definitely seeing it outside the forums as well, so this is a wider cultural thing beyond what happens here.

As for cracking down on it, I would agree with Roth that Larry would retort that as a gay man, he has as much a right as anyone to use it. Not saying that is right, but it is an argument that is likely to resonate with bystanders and I don't think that it's something that we're gonna come off looking good doing.

I kind of want to make a short serious post in the QCS thread, something like "a six-hour probation for using old-timey ethnic slurs doesn't seem out of line; if we really thought it was a deep moral offence it would have received a heavier punishment." But, also, I feel like I don't want to interrupt Larry Parrish's quite spectacular meltdown over being spoken to politely.

Both dongicus and Larry would probably be a lot happier if they had like 1 or 2 designated mods who pretended to get mad at their trolling like people used to. A lot of the flailing around for pressure points on posters and mods probably comes from not really getting as much out of bugging people anymore.

Lmfao

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:02

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

to be clear: when I call things aids it means it's bad, because having aids is bad. for your health. it's also funny because aids is funny, because you get it from having sex.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:02

qnqnx: Nov 14, 2010

Larry Parrish posted:

As for overall using "aids" as a pejorative, it feels an awful lot like pedo accusations, quite frankly. That is, there's something happening in wider culture where people are jumping to whatever is the absolute worst thing they can conjure up in their imagination and using that as a stand in for "bad". I'm not even a little qualified to speculate on why that is happening, but I'm definitely seeing it outside the forums as well, so this is a wider cultural thing beyond what happens here.

As for cracking down on it, I would agree with Roth that Larry would retort that as a gay man, he has as much a right as anyone to use it. Not saying that is right, but it is an argument that is likely to resonate with bystanders and I don't think that it's something that we're gonna come off looking good doing.

I kind of want to make a short serious post in the QCS thread, something like "a six-hour probation for using old-timey ethnic slurs doesn't seem out of line; if we really thought it was a deep moral offence it would have received a heavier punishment." But, also, I feel like I don't want to interrupt Larry Parrish's quite spectacular meltdown over being spoken to politely.

Both dongicus and Larry would probably be a lot happier if they had like 1 or 2 designated mods who pretended to get mad at their trolling like people used to. A lot of the flailing around for pressure points on posters and mods probably comes from not really getting as much out of bugging people anymore.

lmfao at the concept of AIDS being protected gay man speech

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

I got the tude now: Jul 22, 2007

Larry Parrish posted:

to be clear: when I call things aids it means it's bad, because having aids is bad. for your health. it's also funny because aids is funny, because you get it from having sex.

Simple math

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

t a s t e: Sep 6, 2010

It�s simply not that serious az

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

16-bit Butt-Head: Dec 25, 2014

ill mod the movie forums but only if im allowed to ban zack snyder

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

starbarry clock: Apr 23, 2012; king of teh portal

Azathoth posted:

I stand by that. Everyone is here to rubberneck at current drama, and it's funny to watch any of you pretend otherwise.

who cares though

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

The Wicked ZOGA: Jan 27, 2022

Azathoth posted:

Like I said, I stand by what I said, and the reaction of everyone here only tells me I'm right.

Seriously just ignore this poo poo. I don't understand. It's not like Kiwi Farms where there's a serious risk of people coming round your house IRL.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:04

Azathoth: Apr 3, 2001

Larry Parrish posted:

'stir the pot'...? also re: the posts I was sent about me, or at least the first one... can you seriously tell me why the mods had some kind of weird debate about what it meant when I call things aids instead of just asking me lol. i would have told you, I know you guys are all 45 years old and don't know what I'm saying half the time anyway, it's obvious

That was a dumb debate, it was clear what you meant at least to me. I get why some people don't like seeing aids used as a pejorative but it seems dumb to probe you for it.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:05

ChubbyChecker: Mar 25, 2018

Roth posted:

Sagas thread can have a leak from me as a treat

lol

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:05

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003

congrats roth for escaping, by the way

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:05

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

Dongicus posted:

larry's designated mod like:

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:06

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

list of bad things that might happen if a goon drama rubbernecking thread continued to exist:

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:06

Azathoth: Apr 3, 2001

The Wicked ZOGA posted:

Seriously just ignore this poo poo. I don't understand. It's not like Kiwi Farms where there's a serious risk of people coming round your house IRL.

My point was, and still is, that having a thread solely devoted to current drama is bad for the forums overall and that is what this thread is, the weakass 1 year rule being routinely ignored when good drama happens, which was only put in place as a precondition of having the thread again after it got gassed for the nth time.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:07

qnqnx: Nov 14, 2010

Azathoth posted:

Like I said, I stand by what I said, and the reaction of everyone here only tells me I'm right.

Azatoth yelling in social media about how the perfidious trolls ransacked his home for ultra high level classified info, only gleaned by binders named "the Arf protocol" and "the AIDS (pejoratively) epidemic"

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:07

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Larry Parrish posted:

As for overall using "aids" as a pejorative, it feels an awful lot like pedo accusations, quite frankly. That is, there's something happening in wider culture where people are jumping to whatever is the absolute worst thing they can conjure up in their imagination and using that as a stand in for "bad". I'm not even a little qualified to speculate on why that is happening, but I'm definitely seeing it outside the forums as well, so this is a wider cultural thing beyond what happens here.

As for cracking down on it, I would agree with Roth that Larry would retort that as a gay man, he has as much a right as anyone to use it. Not saying that is right, but it is an argument that is likely to resonate with bystanders and I don't think that it's something that we're gonna come off looking good doing.

I kind of want to make a short serious post in the QCS thread, something like "a six-hour probation for using old-timey ethnic slurs doesn't seem out of line; if we really thought it was a deep moral offence it would have received a heavier punishment." But, also, I feel like I don't want to interrupt Larry Parrish's quite spectacular meltdown over being spoken to politely.

Both dongicus and Larry would probably be a lot happier if they had like 1 or 2 designated mods who pretended to get mad at their trolling like people used to. A lot of the flailing around for pressure points on posters and mods probably comes from not really getting as much out of bugging people anymore.

ahhh ahhhhhhh lmfaoooo

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:08

Oxxidation: Jul 22, 2007

does everyone in the mod forum post like the villain in a budget political drama

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:08

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Azathoth posted:

My point was, and still is, that having a thread solely devoted to current drama is bad for the forums overall and that is what this thread is, the weakass 1 year rule being routinely ignored when good drama happens, which was only put in place as a precondition of having the thread again after it got gassed for the nth time.

why is it bad for the forums overall.

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:08

Violen: Jul 25, 2009; ohoho~

glad we could all agree to undo larrys unjust cspam aids ban

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:08

Punkin Spunkin: Jan 1, 2010

Violen posted:

i think the problem here is overdramatic language aside no one at all thinks otherwise everyone else just thinks this is a dumbass thing to be concerned about lol

I can be persuaded
what a game of thrones

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Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

Roth posted:

Sagas thread can have a leak from me as a treat

lol

this threads really not that high stakes. if someone gets aggro then moderate them, otherwise its mostly people laughin at koala's march or whatever old saga people just rhought of unless big drama happens, and then when it does youve got all the drama commentary in one place

# ? Sep 27, 2022 17:09

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