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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: videoholic on February 19, 2004, 11:06:00 AM
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NOMINEES ONLY!!!!!!
People can only write one answer. If they get attacked, they can rebut, but they MUST quote the attack and ONLY reply to the attack.
Absolutely can not post a second post reanswering the question or bringing up something else related to what someone else has written.
This will run kind of like a court session where a defense attorney can only rebut what the prosecutor brings out in the closing remarks.
Anyone who is not a candidate gets 100 posts deductedper post for posting in the thread. No questions asked.
1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
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I think you should\'ve thrown out one question at a time to avoid confusion...
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I don\'t want this to take forever. They can always number their answers or better yet, phrase the question in their answer.
ANd I am deducting 100 posts from you.. ;)
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I think that all the candidates will contribute something to the forum.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
Rants and Raves. It gave a chance for members to vent.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
One word posts or posts that have nothing to do with the topic at hand. These are posts that I consider spam and would do my best to try and erradicate spam.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
I think it translates to "I really think that I know how that guy is on the weekend"
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Personally, I think it should be a young adult to a adult oriented site. I have no problem with the hot babes thread. But the boundaries shouldn\'t be crossed. If they are, the member should be banned for a week or two and the content removed. The girls in bikinis and thongs are fine by me. If you want to share nudity, it stays in e-mail or PMs.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
I think more contests in the forums would make an appeal to new members or even the old members. Contests like photoshop contests, caption contests and the member awards should be made more common. A prize doesn\'t have to be awarded, just the bragging rights. They could be judged by mods and admins.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
I really haven\'t seen much abuse of power in the boards so I have no comment.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Members like Spudz and swif are told to have been banned on several occasions. I personally don\'t think they should be (sorry to use you two as an example). They don\'t break the rules, just express their personality in their own way. Unless a member breaks the rules, they shouldn\'t be banned. If they act up, they should be told that they are and possibly even a temporary ban.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
Like stated earlier, the mods have a job to do. They seem to be doing their job to keep the forums clean. I think none should have their power pulled.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
EDIT: Ok, being nice is overrated, I wouldn\'t like to see Titan as a moderator because I personally feel the only thing he brings to the table is a post count.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
Definitely "Rants and Raves". People always seemed to get a good flaming after they finish crying. Good reads. Just think about it, if it were around at the time, my "Ugh... I\'m pissed" threads would have been produced in Rants and Raves.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
Spam is simply not contributing to the thread, in any manner. You don\'t necessarily have to stay on topic, but use your own intuition in what would be best for the thread. You can be funny, you can say something controversial, but the worst thing is when you state the obvious or simply post something with no effect at all. Kopking is the king of all spammers and his posts provide an excellent example.
i.e. Thread Titled: George Bush is an Idiot
Kopking\'s reply in thread: yeh I hatee bush he is soo stupid
That is spam.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
Since its posted by kopking, regardless of what it means it probably isn\'t anything special.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Pfffft... The internet is full of free pornography, and a few pictures of half-naked women will hardly offend anybody. I think the idea of an "Adult Forum" is stupid, and everything is fine the way it is. However, because this place is called, "psx2central.com" and its theme encompasses a videogame system, I think its a good idea to leave any nude photos out. If you guys want to get off, there are millions of better places on the net then these forums.
PM me for some.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
Although I wouldn\'t be the guy to do it, this place needs a FREAKING HOMEPAGE. I\'ve said it so many times, that if this place wants to rack in more interesting and new members, it has to have some foundation. The Madden site is a perfect example... It is always acquiring new members because there is a wonderful site behind it. You have to bring in new members in order to keep the old ones to stay around. Diversity is important.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
I don\'t feel he abuses his powers, but if I could rank a top three members on this board least suitable to be a moderator, ooseven would make it. He\'s so incoherent that I guess in the beginning Bjorn was very desperate for moderators.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Everybody here plays by the rules and banning should always be a complete last resort. Piracy, n00bs advertising sites, blatant pornography should be insta-bans. A member acting up, flaming, etc. are not bannable offenses unless it becomes incessant.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
I wouldnt like to see it, but I certainly couldn\'t care less if ooseven lost his reigns because the guy is a moron, to put it nicely.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I honestly tried to pick someone out of the nominees to put on the spot, but I really couldn\'t say whoe I wouldn\'t want to not be a mod. I guess I\'d say Gman, because if he\'s a mod, who\'s going to close his crap threads ;)
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
I think that the obvious answer here is the Rants and Raves forum. I\'ve read alot of arguments in favor of bringing back this forum and I agree that it needs to make a comeback. There are many threads that could be posted in that forum that are just a little too OT for OT, and people really should have a place to express their feelings and such.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
I personally don\'t consider the ocassional short responce as spam, spam IMO is a responce that has to reason to be typed and doesn\'t deserve to be read. Not many people here post any real spam, besides the occasional "lol" post, and even those aren\'t overflowing in the forum anymore.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
That is Kopking-anese for "I really think that is how the guy is on the weekend" Obviously refering to sammy\'s fetish with dressing up like videogame characters on the weekends.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
The average age in this forum is basically around 16-25, far from a child age, thus this forum shouldn\'t really be tailored to younger eyes. If it were, the majority, if not all members would quickly leave for places that they can identify with better. However, their have been certain threads that could offend people of all ages, I don\'t consider the Hot Babes threads offensive as long as they aren\'t showing nips and such, and are hopefully labeled in a way that people can avoid them if they wish to. However, their have been some threads that have been very offensive and IMO those are the real things we should watch out for. As a mod, I would try to guide the topic away from the offensive subject matter, and if it didn\'t work it would be time to warm up the old lock button.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
IMO, their isn\'t much you can do to influence whether people stay, or leave, you can only try to make the place as good as you can and hope that other\'s enjoy their stay. Possibly spending a bit of time and try to create one thread a day that actually spurs an intellectual discusion or a heated debate, the religion threads are examples of this. It seems most people just come here to relax and post here and there, and maybe if a mod or two took the initiative to make some threads that inspire thought, it could help bring this place back to it\'s old glory.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
Not sucking up, but I\'d say none. God only knows that if a mod really abused his power, everyone here would be bitching about it for days.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Vapor in his earlier days was a handful, and of course spudz. Jumpman had his problems too, but banning has always been reserved for members who went completly over the line, and no current long term members have ever done so.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
ooseven, because his 5ex0rne55 is too much
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
Any of the canidates I think would be able to handle the mod spot in OT fairly well. We\'ve all been here enough time to know whats not allowed and what is, though some push the envelope. But Cyrus has put the least quality time at the forums so even though he may make a good mod I don\'t think he is deserving quite yet.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
The gaming forums didn\'t get enough flow so I\'d say the Rants and Raves forum. It served its purpose, when people needed to complain or bitch they could go there and spill. It might be a lot like OT but would keep things more in order.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
I would say it\'s one liner post that don\'t really add anything to the forum. Responding with a laughing smiley isn\'t a post, it\'s +1 to their post count.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
It\'s "I really think thats how that guy is on the weekend" Might not be worth reading but atleast we can translate.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
It would all depend what you consider adult oriented. Since a lot of forum members come here at 16, including myself when I was first here, we should keep things pretty how much how they are right now. Scantily clad women is good enough, no nudity.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
I\'m starting to realize we aren\'t completely fair to new members and seem to almost make it an exclusive club. Maybe just start giving more respect to new people but other than that I\'d say I like the enviroment.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
ooseven had abused his power before but I pm\'d him about it and we were able to just talk about it and figure things out. That was just one instance though and has been fixed so I would say I would just keep things straight like they are right now. I would also give a reason for every closing of a thread and occasionally PM members if I\'ve had to delete a handful of their post.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Some dislike spudz but even he adds to the forums and keeps things decent. I really don\'t think anybody right now deserves to be banned and I don\'t know of any members that should be unbanned.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
I don\'t think any mods status should be revoked right now. A couple had not been showing up but that all was worked out.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
Bozco or Cyrus
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
I would love some genre specific forums, to encourage more games posting. Not too many, but I would love a racing forum (gimme that to mod and I\'ll be happy). This is a games forum so we need to encourage more games stuff.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
I am so over this topic. What one person considers as spam is totally new and exciting information to another. The OT board was literally made for spam...
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
As above
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Its a games site, so you gotta remember kids come here. The way it is is just fine. I think things get too seedy if you create \'adult\' sections of the forum etc because within a week it\'ll be hardcore porn and thats just pathetic. If you want porn, you know where to go.... babes that have their pink bits covered, now thats another story.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
Its fine the way it is. If members aren\'t enjoying the experience then thats their problem. Unless its like half our readership leaving then whats the problem?
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
No one really. I think Ryu and LIC can get carried away but they are the two mods I respect the most. mm just needs a personality makeover. He is just too cynical.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Not really. Spudz maybe, but he is just funny cause he makes an ass out of himself.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
Probably No-One, only because to me he doesn\'t seem to do much \'modding\' so why bother having the power if your not going to use it? There are instances where other mods have spoken up about certain things that he seems to have ignored. Great guy, just doesn\'t seem to do anything. I could be wrong though.
10) Who would you like to see as a mod?
theoman.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
Ok, changing my answer. I\'ll go with Cyrus. A minor reason is he\'s too new to the forums. The major one is that he\'s too argumentative and just doesn\'t fit the personality of what a mod should be. I could see him causing a situation to escalate or picking a fight with a member just as easily as I could see him stopping something.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
I would most like to see Rants and Raves come back. I posted this before. It was my favorite forum outside of Off Topic. When it was closed, the reasoning was that we could just post the same things in Off Topic, but it doesn\'t work the same way. It seems like the same sorts of topics don\'t happen...they aren\'t encouraged enough without their own forum. I loved reading those threads and bitching along with other people about things we both hated. So I\'d bring that back for sure.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
I consider spam to be any post that is short and adds absolutely nothing to the thread in any way. Now, the thing about that is that I have a pretty loose definition of what actually adds to a thread. If there\'s something you wanted to post for an actual reason except to raise your post count by one, then it isn\'t spam. I think spam is bad when it gets in the way of a thread and really makes it hard to read, but I think that very rarely happens.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
Kopking, obviously, posting "I really think that is how that guy is on the weekend". Simple enough.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Basically, I think things are good as they are right now. Most of the people here are not little children. I\'d guess right now it\'s mostly late teens and early twenties. So there is no reason to force everyone here to change their posting style in case younger kids should wander on. There isn\'t anything here that you can\'t see on TV. We have a language filter, and we have no nudity rules. Basically, I figure as long as we stick with that, we\'re fine. No kid is gonna be scarred by coming here, but we can still have fun. It\'s a good balance. If you want more freedom, use the PM\'s.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
I think that the main problem right now is that the website is down, and it\'s hard to attract new members. I think that the only way to really rekindle that spirit is to keep the place fresh by having new members come to the forums. I think there are possibly other things that could be done to keep it fresh too. Maybe even just some sort of gimicks. I mean, this mod thing seems like it has created a lot of excitement, as an example. Maybe we could name a member of the month or member of the week or something, and give someone who\'s started good topics and posted well some sort of star next to their name or something. Besides that, I just think some sort of change every once in a while, something to keep it fresh. Maybe if we could encourage more people from the Madden league to post in other forums that would help too.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
This is gonna be a non specific answer, but I\'m gonna say mods who just go around and close threads without an explaination. I can\'t single these people out, because they don\'t post in the threads saying why they\'re closing them before they do. They just close them, so I don\'t know who it is. However, I think if you close a thread, you owe an explaination as to why. Sometimes it isn\'t so obvious, and if you don\'t give an explaination, then members don\'t definitely know what was wrong to avoid it in the future. I think if you\'re stepping in to end someone else\'s conversation, you at least owe an explaination.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Well, I don\'t go to all the forums. I never really went to main much, so I don\'t know about what it\'s like there. That\'s why I\'d want to be an off topic mod. However, I don\'t see anyone here who should be banned. No one has been that destructive to the forums, so there is no need to get rid of anyone.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
None. No one abuses their powers so much, so why pull anyone? I figure you pull someone when they either become inactive or really start abusing their powers, and I think everyone is fine right now.
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
Bozco or Cyrus
If you\'re going to put this atleast back up why with some reasoning. You called me boring in the other thread, is that why? If so, you made that claim also without saying anything to back it up.
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Due to overwhelming demand, I went ahead and reopened the rants and raves section. Now, with that comes another tough question that you should all answer.
Bonus: Should the PSX2Central journals be closed? I realize that few people update in there, but there are honestly hundreds of sites you could freely use to write down your personal thoughts and now that rants and raves is back open, any b|tching can easily find its way there. Given those facts, should the board remain open? Why or why not? If you are a regular member and not part of this debate, feel free to PM me your answer to this question if you wish to express yourself.
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Originally posted by Ryu
Bonus: Should the PSX2Central journals be closed? I realize that few people update in there, but there are honestly hundreds of sites you could freely use to write down your personal thoughts and now that rants and raves is back open, any b|tching can easily find its way there. Given those facts, should the board remain open? Why or why not? If you are a regular member and not part of this debate, feel free to PM me your answer to this question if you wish to express yourself.
I would say yes, leave them open. Move Rants and Raves up in the forum listing and have them on the bottom. I don\'t think the forums look cluddered as they are right now, so what\'s the point of taking that away from the people that do use them?
Also, I used them at one point. And I really liked at that few times other members...mm and Rya come to mind, commented on my entries. Although you could log your thoughts elsewhere, and I in fact do, that isn\'t something that you have access to elsewhere. So I would definitely say keep them.
By the way, thanks for Rants and Raves back :D
Thanks for pointing out that the order was messed up -- should be fixed now! -Ryu [/i]
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I would say leave the journals, leaving them causes no problems but removing them hurts the members who use the forum. Also, it\'s a journal if you remove the forum you also remove the recorded memories that many members may like to read back over and remember what their life was like at a certain time.
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Originally posted by Ryu
Due to overwhelming demand, I went ahead and reopened the rants and raves section. Now, with that comes another tough question that you should all answer.
Bonus: Should the PSX2Central journals be closed? I realize that few people update in there, but there are honestly hundreds of sites you could freely use to write down your personal thoughts and now that rants and raves is back open, any b|tching can easily find its way there. Given those facts, should the board remain open? Why or why not? If you are a regular member and not part of this debate, feel free to PM me your answer to this question if you wish to express yourself.
Having the journals area is something that sets us apart from atleast other forums. Some things may be able to be covered in rants and raves instead of the journals but sometimes I just want to put things on paper instead of hearing everyones immediate response. Unless they\'re causing a problem I say keep both.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I would say Bozco for the fact that for some reason he feels that just because he has more post than I it means that he has been here longer or put more quality time here. You are so out of touch. I\'m a lurker I read every thread and am here almost all day my job as a WEB DESIGNER makes it possible for me to sit in front of this blasted thing all day. I only post to the threads that I feel I can actually contribute to!
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
Come back - Off Topic. This is a great site and I have seen it dwindle terribly over the past 2 years I really think that some things need to be done to bring back the greatness of this site and help it migrate to include the PS3 when it comes out. Part of the appeal is the off topic forum I remember how cool it was when it took over the main forum in post count.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
minced meat that comes from a can ya its bad yuck! As for posting spam if you don’t contribute to the thread and think about your post prior to posting it, can we say spam?
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
He was just saying that the dude in question is really that way on the weekend but maybe a different way any other time he wasn’t just acting like it right now but all the time.
Aren’t you glad I cleared that up?
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Defiantly not adult I would hate to loose the young uns I have come to know and love. PG13 I think that would be appropriate. I would hope it wouldn’t become an adult oriented site but by definition anything could be "acceptable" (that was a trick question wasn\'t it). I would thoroughly not enjoy anything that was posted that showed male nakedness. If you want that go someplace else........ or PM me for the ones vid sent to me of himself.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
CHANGE IS A BIG YES. As a web designer and owner of my own hosting and web design company my first project would be to build a new ps2central.com (for free of course) that actually was appealing at least a little. The forums would only be an extension of this site not the basis.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
I think that any mod that closes a thread without a little explanation of why they closed it has abused his or her powers. So everyone is a least a little guilty of it.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
No the mods have done a very good job for the most part I mean they are all human, I think..... but there has been several occasion I would have been very close on hitting the happy button on potato spudz
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
None.... Unless your gonna give me there spot then just pick one I will get over it
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Question for all Nominee\'s : What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
Be specfic.
;)
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
ME.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
HOW ABOUT THE ALL CAPS FORUM!?!?!111
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
ANYTHING THAT (e) OR #RACER# POSTS.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
i LOVE KOPKING, AND WILL SUPPORT HIM UNTIL THE DAY I DIE, BITCH.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
KIDS NEED PORN.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
NOPE, THE SAME LD DECADENCE IS JUST FINE WITH ME.. I\'M DRUNK.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
VID...WE\'RE ALL SICK OF HEARING HOW PERFECT HIS LIFE IS..... (j/k bro ..me wubjoo)
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
ME.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE RYU HAVE HIS PENIS PULLED, I THINK HE\'S GETTING BACKED UP.
I SINCERELY THINK YOU ALL COULD NOT KICK THE BALL THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS...
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What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
Hey Im totally open for whoreing myself out here what would you like me to bring to the forum :)
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
I would say that I would message the two most whiney little twips I could think of Bozco and Racer and then just do the oppisite.
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Question for all Nominee\'s : What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
Be specfic.
;)
Question 1: One thing I have over all other members running is that I have been a mod and an admin at the n64cc forums. They were very similar to these ones in the members, in my opinion. They also were run the same way, since they were also the forums for a website owned by Bjorn. Not only do I have experience because of that, but the people who posted there during that time can tell you that I was always fair, and I did a good job with what I was supposed to do.
Beyond that, I can say things about individual members. For example, Cyrus hasn\'t been here very long. Gman starts a lot of the topics that are closed by other mods, so why should he be the one with the power to close other peoples topics? Things like that.
Also, I don\'t start very many threads. I mainly post in other people\'s. This means I wouldn\'t have any bias in keeping one of my own threads open. I also check the forum continually. Even when I don\'t post, I sort of check the forum just out of habit, so I would spot stuff a lot if something needs closing or editting. Some people running this spot are here a lot, but some others aren\'t here as frequently, and that\'s not really a good thing for a mod.
Of course, I am very open minded. Even if I disagree with a side of an arguement, I have often argued the side I don\'t believe in just to show that it isn\'t stupid for people to believe in different things. I believe it\'s stupid to try to change someone\'s mind on something here. So I can seperate myself from issues, and just look at the thread as a whole, from both sides, to evaluate it.
Question 2: I would leave it alone. If the thread is pointless, then the spam isn\'t ruining anything for anyone. However, if a lot of people are posting in it, then there are a lot of people having fun with the spam. I figure it doesn\'t hurt anyone that way, so let the people have their fun. As long as the spam isn\'t in the way of anything else, it\'s fine by me.
By the way, I editted one of my answers to the first set of questions. Hope that\'s ok.
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Something that I have over most other members is that I truely love this forum, it\'s actually my number 1 reason for being online. True, their are numerous other reasons I need to be connected to the internet for, but this place definetly holds a very special place in my heart. Since this place is so important to me, you can believe that as a mod I\'ll do my best to keep this place as enjoyable as possible, whether that be keeping an eye out for possible offensive material, allowing certain members to bend a few rules for entertainment sake, or trying to spark thought with new topics and discussions. And even if I don\'t win the modship, I do hope that the members choose a mod like Racer, Shockwaves or Kurt Angle. While I believe that all the nominees are qualifed (except for Cyrus, I\'ve seen an ugly side of him in this whole ordeal) these three along with myself, would not only have the ability to do well as a mod but would also put all their effort into keeping these forums entertaining and enjoyable.
Being a mod isn\'t as simple as closing threads and banning people, but you also have good judgment and relize when it\'s absolutly needed to take action. IMO some mods jump the gun a bit, and don\'t allow the members to right themselves before closing a topic. I believe that I have the ability to judge members well, and their topics allowing me to decide whether a topic has gone to complete crap or if it can be salvaged. If it can be salvaged, I think that first posting a responce to the original post could help guide the topic back on course, or deleting the worthless posts, and giving a warning could help stear it back. And as a last resort, close the thread. But I figure that this place is meant to be fun, and as long as the posts aren\'t completly worthless and the members are enjoying themselves, let them be.
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Question for all Nominee\'s : What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
I think that I would bring a lot of comic relief. I think its safe to say most of our mods are pretty mature and straightforward guys and it wouldn\'t hurt to add one fruit to a basket of vegetables.[/b]
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
I would not only let it continue on, but I would partake in it. Sometimes those threads can become really fun and provide some mindless entertainment. A thread should only be closed when it is no longer entertaining or worth reading.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I think all of the candidates would be a good choice; but if I had to choose one it would be Swifdi. It seems like he can get a little too emotional sometimes.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
I would like to merge the Main, Console, and PC forums to increase the traffic.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
Spam is when someone is posting just for the sake of posting. When I come into OT and see that the same person has replied to the top 5-10 threads and all of the replies are one word or smilies, they are spamming. Spam is usually more annoying than bad.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
I really thinks that he chows on guys with weak ends.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Personally, I think that the forums have always been young adult to adult oriented. We may have some young members and lurkers but no actual children. We should however draw the line at showing actual nudity.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
The main site needs to be updated. If the main site was updated on a consistent basis then we would get more new members. New blood would rekindle the spirit of the forums.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
I can\'t think of any mod that has abused his power.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
There was a member that was banned for(I think) calling mm a name. I can\'t remember the kids name for the life of me but I always thought that was dumb.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
Scruffy?
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Bonus: Should the PSX2Central journals be closed? I realize that few people update in there, but there are honestly hundreds of sites you could freely use to write down your personal thoughts and now that rants and raves is back open, any b|tching can easily find its way there. Given those facts, should the board remain open? Why or why not?
The journals are not as popular as they originally were but they are something that differentiates this board from most others. We are a smaller group and being able to reads the journals gives us more insight into the daily lives of each other.
There are things that I have read in people\'s journals that never would have come up in a regular thread and gave me a whole new perspective on that member.
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For clarifaction:
There was a member that was banned for(I think) calling mm a name. I can\'t remember the kids name for the life of me but I always thought that was dumb.
Jumpman.
It was along time ago, tho\'.
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Question for all Nominee\'s : What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
I\'m open minded and I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
If a thread is pointless it will usually end up dying on its own accord. There is no point in closing a thread that is going nowhere. There are always exceptions to the rule though.
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Expandiing on this.:
What is the problem with the other members being mod? One by one, please. You\'ve listed why you think you should be a moderator, but not why the others shouldn\'t be.
(This was Shockwaves idea!)
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
SwifDi as he has made it clear he does not want to become one. I have absolutely nothing against him personally at all but if he won this election we will have failed.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
Seeing as the Rants and Raves has already been brought back I would have to create something new. Probably a games high score forum where members post screenshots as evidence of their game scores and other people try to beat it. Another idea that could be popular is a games trivia forum where members PM mods/admins with a bunch of gaming questions for other members to answer. A music forum could be a cool idea too.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
Spam to me is posts that a generally one word answers or posts that ruin what was esentially a good serious thread.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
Being from the UK like Kopking it looks like I should translate for you guys ;). I think this post was in a thread which contained a pic of someone. Kopking was just saying he thinks the guy really was like that on the weekend.
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
Baring in mind that this forum is first and foremost a gaming forum I think it would be unwise to make it too adult orientated. After all it\'s the gaming aspect that will atract the kids and we don\'t want to expose them to porn. I think the babe threads in OT is as far as the site should go in the way of adult content. As long as there are no nipples/gentalia on display then it\'s fine with me.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
I think when the next generation of consoles come out the forum will naturally attract new members anyway.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
I don\'t feel anyone has abused their powers at all, it they had they they would be out like a shot. I don\'t think mm would stand for it quiet frankly.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
Not really, we have had members in the past who have been possibly slightly annoying, generally the stupid posts etc just get deleted by mods anyway. People who post porn links or warez links or who blatently flout the rules do deserve to be banned though.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
There isn\'t one that I would like to see demoted, but there are a few moderators who haven\'t been around for a while. Maybe it would make sense to replace those with people who have the time.
10) What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
I\'ve stated a few things in the group thread but anyway, I am the only one from the UK so I will be online while most of the American candidates are in bed. This along with my sense of humour and being fairly easy going will help me to become "the popular mod":D I am also not one to hold grudges or personal vendettas against other members. I also contribute quite a bit to the main forum in the way of gaming news/screenshots. Most of the other candidates are strictly OT-ers.
11) A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the thread , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
If a thread is pointless and it is encouraging spam then te only thing to do is to close it, plain and simple.
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Originally posted by Cyrus
1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I would say Bozco for the fact that for some reason he feels that just because he has more post than I it means that he has been here longer or put more quality time here. You are so out of touch. I\'m a lurker I read every thread and am here almost all day my job as a WEB DESIGNER makes it possible for me to sit in front of this blasted thing all day. I only post to the threads that I feel I can actually contribute to!
Your registration date may have nothing to do with how well you post or how intelligent you are but it does have to do with how much time you\'ve put into the forum. Also, you can\'t get your opinion across without posting and two post a day isn\'t much contribution IMO. Saying you only post in the ones you can contribute with shows you don\'t have much to add here considering thats only two threads a day or less. You may be able to handle the mod spot good enough but I just feel others have contributed more, and thus are more deserving.
Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Question for all Nominee\'s : What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?
I\'ve visited the forums almost every day for three years now. I was originally a cocky kid with too much to say but have grown through the time being here. I\'m still very opinionated but I know how to debate these topics without taking anything to the grave. I don\'t suger coat things but I\'m willing to hear what everyone has to say. Certain members previously had problems with me but through talking to them in PM\'s we were able to work things out and have mutual respect for eachother. This would translate to any member just addressing the problem right to me without me taking any offense. I won\'t compromise my opinion, I\'ll just try to continue to keep the same kind of integrity as always, knowing now it reflects the forum as a whole more than ever.
Spam never killed anyone contrary to popular belief. I may be against it in a whole, but sometimes spam threads are fun. I wouldn\'t choose which spam was worse, I would just let things continue. If the thread was the same old "I rape you" and "lol" for many pages I would then close the thread stating why.
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What is the problem with the other members being mod? One by one, please. You\'ve listed why you think you should be a moderator, but not why the others shouldn\'t be.
Cyrus - Hasn\'t been here long enough, does not deserve it. EDIT - I also think he\'s shown his true colours, esp in this thread. No one cares if your a web designer. Its kinda pathetic offering all this stuff for free just because you can, and just to get some internet mod job. If your a \'lurker\' then why would they want you as a mod. They want someone who is serious about this forum.
Bozco - IMO not a very interesting person and would bring nothing new to the forums. EDIT - As I said before, just seems boring. He is someone who says want he thinks others want to hear (esp mods, esp about all this spam stuff). I am so over that.
Swifdi - Seems to have alot of double standards, but I will say he gets ratted on just as much as me and still keeps it together.
Theoman - Make him mod, he\'d be the only person I\'d choose over myself. EDIT - I love theoman, he makes me laugh, I respect him and I think he is a great guy who is willing to answer any questions regarding anything.
Gman - You joking right? Your all bitching about spam yet he is the biggest spammer of them all. He doesn\'t seem very intelligent either, likes to say stuff he doesn\'t mean just to make people laugh which is stupid. EDIT - I mean whats with the GMAN SUCKS smilie? Who cares if he sucks, we already know that, so do we need a smilie?
Chizzy - No opinion. He is an ass, hates me, but I don\'t hold that against him. Seems too much like LIC.
Samurai - Who is he? I have no idea. I know nothing about you. EDIT - I am assuming you\'ve changed your name from something else, and I really, really, really hate that, unless your original name was something dumb like Spudz.
Kurt - No opinion. EDIT - In other words your boring. You post pics and avatarrs of half nekid chicks just to get attention. Be real, be yourself, unless your one of those 60 year old hornbargs who reads Playboy in your local Newsagent with a full on boner showing.
Happy 007?
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
What is the problem with the other members being mod? One by one, please. You\'ve listed why you think you should be a moderator, but not why the others shouldn\'t be.
Cyrus - Hasn\'t been here long enough, does not deserve it.
Bozco - IMO not a very interesting person and would bring nothing new to the forums.
Swifdi - Seems to have alot of double standards, but I will say he gets ratted on just as much as me and still keeps it together.
Theoman - Make him mod, he\'d be the only person I\'d choose over myself.
Gman - You joking right? Your all bitching about spam yet he is the biggest spammer of them all. He doesn\'t seem very intelligent either, likes to say stuff he doesn\'t mean just to make people laugh which is stupid.
Chizzy - No opinion. He is an ass, hates me, but I don\'t hold that against him. Seems too much like LIC.
Samurai - Who is he? I have no idea. I know nothing about you.
Kurt - No opinion.
Thats the Sprit.... now you other slackers follow Racers example (only not as :ghey: as it was)and stop with all the butt kissing and start with the ARSE KICKING!
You do all realise that if you keep the fake "oh the other person deserves to be a mod just as much as i do"...you will just end up looking like a Tw@T !
Now get with the GOD DMAN PROGRAM !:mad:
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Originally posted by ooseven
Thats the Sprit.... now you other slackers follow Racers example (only not as :ghey: as it was)and stop with all the butt kissing and start with the ARSE KICKING!
You do all realise that if you keep the fake "oh the other person deserves to be a mod just as much as i do"...you will just end up looking like a Tw@T !
Now get with the GOD DMAN PROGRAM !:mad:
How was that ghey? I thought I was the most honest out of anybody.
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
How was that ghey? I thought I was the most honest out of anybody.
it was a fair effort...
ok when i say fair efforrt . i really mean a feeble collection of one liners that took you only 5 min’s to do.
You could of poured your heart & soul a little more into it.
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Originally posted by ooseven
it was a fair effort...
ok when i say fair efforrt . i really mean a feeble collection of one liners that took you only 5 min’s to do.
You could of poured your heart & soul a little more into it.
Ok hows it now? If thats not good enough then tuff.
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Originally posted by Cyrus
1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
I would say Bozco for the fact that for some reason he feels that just because he has more post than I it means that he has been here longer or put more quality time here. You are so out of touch. I\'m a lurker I read every thread and am here almost all day my job as a WEB DESIGNER makes it possible for me to sit in front of this blasted thing all day. I only post to the threads that I feel I can actually contribute to!
Originally posted by Bozco
Your registration date may have nothing to do with how well you post or how intelligent you are but it does have to do with how much time you\'ve put into the forum. Also, you can\'t get your opinion across without posting and two post a day isn\'t much contribution IMO. Saying you only post in the ones you can contribute with shows you don\'t have much to add here considering thats only two threads a day or less. You may be able to handle the mod spot good enough but I just feel others have contributed more, and thus are more deserving..
Cyruss... Bozco... please STOP pussyfooting around and GET stuck in FOR REAL...
If you were in a REAL electiion, then i might think you stood for some GOD awful minority 3rd party.
you 2 can do better and you know you can... now get on with it. !
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Happy 007?
Better....
Now all we need is the others to do the same... but knowing them it will prob read something like...
example of what the bunch of fannies would say
Cyrus – He’s a really nice guy you know , fun at parties
Bozco – An example to us all
Swifdi – A Man of outstanding knowledge of woman
Theoman – You can even trust him to bady sit for you
Gman – PSX2cental personified in every way.
Chizzy – Turely a front runner for a Noble peace prize
Samurai – Anyone who don’t like him isn’t even worth worrying about
Kurt – The Best Brit in here bar NONE
Racer- ha ha the Shower
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Originally posted by ooseven
Cyruss... Bozco... please STOP pussyfooting around and GET stuck in FOR REAL...
If you were in a REAL electiion, then i might think you stood for some GOD awful minority 3rd party.
you 2 can do better and you know you can... now get on with it. !
I\'ve already said my peace. No need in pointing out anything else considering others are doing so. If it continues you\'ll hear more out of me.
Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Bozco - IMO not a very interesting person and would bring nothing new to the forums. EDIT - As I said before, just seems boring. He is someone who says want he thinks others want to hear (esp mods, esp about all this spam stuff). I am so over that.
Maybe if you call me boring 10 times it will make it true. I was about to say how you hadn\'t backed yourself up any till your edit. This is rather funny because I view myself as someone that says my opinion whether it is a mod or not. Also, I\'ve always been an advocate against spam, this isn\'t something that all of a sudden happened when I was up for mod spot. My posting hasn\'t changed any since, you didn\'t see one word responses from me before all this and that reflects my stance on it now. You\'ll do anything to bad mouth me at this point.
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Originally posted by Bozco
I\'ve already said my peace. No need in pointing out anything else considering others are doing so. If it continues you\'ll hear more out of me.
Maybe if you call me boring 10 times it will make it true. I was about to say how you hadn\'t backed yourself up any till your edit. This is rather funny because I view myself as someone that says my opinion whether it is a mod or not. Also, I\'ve always been an advocate against spam, this isn\'t something that all of a sudden happened when I was up for mod spot. My posting hasn\'t changed any since, you didn\'t see one word responses from me before all this and that reflects my stance on it now. You\'ll do anything to bad mouth me at this point.
Ok, lets agree to dissagree, but I don\'t think there is anything wrong with one sentance/word responses. Some of the most profound statements in history have been one sentance/word phrases. I rather something that gets to the point rather then something that pisses around and jabbers on about crap, filling the forums with useless stuff and taking up my time because I had to read it.
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Originally posted by Bozco
I\'ve already said my peace. No need in pointing out anything else considering others are doing so. If it continues you\'ll hear more out of me.
Bozco IMO ,Your views seam to me to pander to the popular ideal, (in other words you seam to say that you think is going to make you popular).
Out of all your replays I doubt very much that you have been 100% honest, it’s almost as if your too frightened to say something that might COST you votes.
Please enough of the blatant electioneering and be honest to the FACT that you like everyone else running WANT this MOD spot.
Once you have done that then maybe you can fight with a shared of decency.
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Ok, lets agree to dissagree, but I don\'t think there is anything wrong with one sentance/word responses. Some of the most profound statements in history have been one sentance/word phrases. I rather something that gets to the point rather then something that pisses around and jabbers on about crap, filling the forums with useless stuff and taking up my time because I had to read it.
A profound statement would mean that it covered the topic and said everything that it needed to say. Spam is those one word responses like ":laughing:" and "lol". Or even my favorite, the rape one liners, funny that I was lumped into that catagory.
I\'ll agree to disagree because our opinions of eachother aren\'t going to change any time soon.
Originally posted by ooseven
Bozco IMO ,Your views seam to me to pander to the popular ideal, (in other words you seam to say that you think is going to make you popular).
Out of all your replays I doubt very much that you have been 100% honest, it’s almost as if your too frightened to say something that might COST you votes.
Please enough of the blatant electioneering and be honest to the FACT that you like everyone else running WANT this MOD spot.
Once you have done that then maybe you can fight with a shared of decency.
Instead of saying I\'m conforming how about you bring to me something where I showed one opinion then came into this changing to get the votes. I haven\'t changed any to get me a vote here or there. Nor did I post pics to scream vote for me. I stuck who I am and was nominated for that. And as vid said, I was one of the few who originally named who I wouldn\'t like to be mod. I didn\'t try to kiss everyones ass.
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1) Who would you least like to see as mod?
EVERYONE BUT ME!!! I want to be elected as the first dictator ever to be elected! Was that too redundant? Seriously, moderating Off Topic isn\'t that hard. Just quit locking threads without first letting the people know.
Well, if there was one answer - Cyrus! He complained about one thread I made coz he was afraid of copyright issues! How lame. :)
2) What forum would you like to create/come back?
The Porn Forum. Ya need a password to get in. :)
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad?
I\'ve said this before - OFF TOPIC = SPAM. Life isn\'t all about news clippings and video games, hence why Off Topic\'s random threads generate more posts than any other forum.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"
He said "I really think that\'s how that guy is on the weekend" meaning "I\'ve had hawt ghey seks with him on the weekend".
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material?
My stance on the hot babes? Erected. Please erect me for MAWD! :D
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary?
Compared to the other places I post at, this is the least popular. The only saving grace is Off Topic and an the Madden Forum. New members arrive here coz they were searching for answers or hints/cheats to particular games.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement?
ooseven! Deleting my American History threads, locking the thread with the guy ringing the bell! It\'s an act of WAAAR! ;)
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned?
I\'m still here. :p
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled?
Which mod would I like to see his penis pulled? None.
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Chizz
You know that guy who spends hours trying to make his hair look like he just woke up? How about that guy who wears retro clothes so he can look like an individual but just happens to dress exactly like thousands of other "non conformists"? Maybe you know that guy who gets wasted at every party because he thinks "alchohol make him charming"? If not, meet Chizz. He is that guy. That guy who everyone secretly hates but tolerates because he has a car and/or a cool roommate.
Gman
Typical Gman thread:
Yup, that sounds like magic (http://www.ArticlesNoOneCaresAbout.com)
A vague line about a story that could have been summed up in one sentence. Do I really have to read a whole article just to find out why Gman posted a new thread with the title of "Finally ants can sleep easy"? Give me the abridged version, Chief. This kid posts random links and headlines like he is submitting to Fark(which also happens to be where most of his articles come from).
Typical Gman post:
;)
I\'m not saying that he is a spammer but his posting tendencies are very "spammish".
Titan
Who?
Bozco
He is from chicago.....and...I\'ve got nothing.
Racer
One trick pony. Brings nothing to the board. I am willing to be that most posters can not remember one thing about him besides the fact that he played catcher in the shower. If you take that thread away from him Racer is a glorified lurker.
TheOmen
Omen posts can all be broken down into 3 categories. 10% deal with hatred of atkins and weight lifting, 20% deal with nothing at all and 70% deal with omen interacting with someone elses anus. Would you hang out with someone who responded to every statement you made with a joke about tossing your salad or raping you? Besides Racer I think most of us would say no. If I didn\'t know any better I would say that Omen was Adebisi from the HBO show Oz.
Cyrus
(see Titan)
Swifdi
The message board equivalent of a talking vagina. Its kind of amusing at first but after a while you wish it would shut the hell up and stop complaining about things that happen when you live your life as a pussy.
Cored
(see Cyrus)
Kurt Angle
He is named after a wrestler so I guess he has that going for him. Oops, sorry about that, I had my Sarcasm Lock Key pressed. If he didn\'t have that chick for an avatar I would probably skip every single one of his posts.......Now that I think of it, I may have already skipped all of his posts. I can\'t think of one thing this guy has posted before this week.
Shockwaves
(see Cored)
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
Gman
Typical Gman thread:
A vague line about a story that could have been summed up in one sentence. Do I really have to read a whole article just to find out why Gman posted a new thread with the title of "Finally ants can sleep easy"? Give me the abridged version, Chief. This kid posts random links and headlines like he is submitting to Fark(which also happens to be where most of his articles come from).
Typical Gman post:
I\'m not saying that he is a spammer but his posting tendencies are very "spammish".
Maybe YOU don\'t care but apparently others care to respond. Don\'t be jealous coz my topics are more interesting than yours. :D And what\'s Fark? I go to three forums, this one, a car forum and another gaming forum. The other websites are news related. I\'ve heard Fark mentioned before but I\'ve never gone there. Apparently you have.
I can see you locking most of my threads already if you become a mod. In fact, I can see you locking other people\'s threads YOU don\'t find interesting. I think I\'ve provided some rather interesting theads to this forum.
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
Maybe YOU don\'t care but apparently others care to respond. Don\'t be jealous coz my topics are more interesting than yours. :D And what\'s Fark? I go to three forums, this one, a car forum and another gaming forum. The other websites are news related. I\'ve heard Fark mentioned before but I\'ve never gone there. Apparently you have.
I can see you locking most of my threads already if you become a mod. In fact, I can see you locking other people\'s threads YOU don\'t find interesting. I think I\'ve provided some rather interesting theads to this forum.
Hey, I call it like I see it. I never said that I didn\'t care because I DO care. I care to not read a backstory to find out what the hell your Thread Topics are about. Is it too much to ask for a sentence or two telling me what you are linking to?
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
Hey, I call it like I see it. I never said that I didn\'t care because I DO care. I care to not read a backstory to find out what the hell your Thread Topics are about. Is it too much to ask for a sentence or two telling me what you are linking to?
Look at all my recent threads. Most of the links I provide is no more than a 30 second read, unless you read with your lips (that slows you down). And by golly, you have perdy lips!
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
But we\'re not fighting. We\'re having a lover\'s spat, that\'s all. ;)
I can\'t stay mad at you.
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
I can\'t stay mad at you.
That\'s coz you NEVER take me SERIOUSLY! I\'m leaving you! *sniff*
You can keep your.....seks toys! *leaves house and slams door shut*
*knock knock*
I need my clothes! I\'m naked out here and it\'s COLD!
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What is the problem with the other members being mod? One by one, please. You\'ve listed why you think you should be a moderator, but not why the others shouldn\'t be.
This is the happiest day of my life…..
RACER: Well my friend since you can only think of a couple of things to dislike me for as a mod cause I’m new and don’t deserve it. I think you would be a terrible mod cause you lack well for better words a PERSONALITY your new you don’t deserve it for god sake my wife likes me and she can think of way more that annoys her (and more colorful I might add). At least you got the hint that I was WHOREING myself hello what no one cares ya that right dork it’s a “political” race it all about empty promises and false assumptions you know much like your life.
Bozco: Again with the quality time crap. GIVE ME A BREAK!! Can you not think of anything else than that. Read my post I have been a total ass to you. You got beat up in school a lot didn’t you? Bozco should not be a mod not for the reason of being boring but for the fact that he has NO BALLS!! Honestly I can see it now…. Racer’s PM: Bozco why did you shut my thread is there really harm in posting pics of young boys I hate you you are a terrible person. Bozco’s PM: No please don’t hate me I just thought I should here wait I reopened it there now do you like me?
TheOmen: All that Creatine and Prohormones have to do something to your brain I mean this guy is about to pop its just a matter of time. Dude go drink your Tuna shake and lets move on. I haven’t addressed you serious issues you say. Cause every time I read them I here them in my head and they sound like Arnold Shcwanwhater and I begin giggling at that point it hard for me to reply to you seriously. You would’nt be a good mod cause you cant formulate a reason for shutting down a thread I belive that would be larger than two words. HONK HONK
Swifdi: Please I’m so tired of it, We know you’re a bible thumper I’m soo happy for you NOT. I have my beliefs but know one here needs to be bored by them. You chicken shitted out of the race which make makes perfect sense to me but the real reason you shouldn’t be a mod is that all the sexual frustration building will cause a severe SRH (sperm retention headache) and then you will get all moody and start banning everyone.
Coredweller: as posted by Coredweller: Posts of warez links, pr0n links, images of extreme violence or nudity, or extremely harsh language would receive a lightning fast response from me.
So once you become moderator you will become some sort or subhuman able to leap small buildings with a single bound? Moderator won’t turn you into Neo I assure you. You’ll still be human no go back to playing video games and take your little sister swifdi with you. You would be a bad moderator because you have unrealistic ideals.
Kurt Angle: as posted by Kurt Angle: As far as the other candidates go I cannot say anything negative about either of you in any way at all. I respect you both too much for that and would both make excellect moderators for this site.
Boy you bent over on that one didn’t you? Why would you make a bad mod cause your much like Bozco to soft hearted, you have to deal with tons of people with tons of personalities. Close a thread, tell them why and then you’re done with it.
Shockwaves: Hmm this is a hard one for me. Maybe you would be a better mod if you didn’t live your life as a really sappy romance novel have you ever really read that stuff you post on your site. Grow up a little and come back when you become a man.
Chizzy: The druken mod. Does that really sound good to everyone? Have you ever had to deal with a drunk all the time? Really quite annoying.
Gman- I can only Image if you’re a mod the amount of post I will have to get through… It allready feels like I’m on the MSN homepage If I really wanted to read every single article you came across I would go to yahoo and read them myself.
Titan: His infatuation with cats will someday get the better of him. And the FACT that you posted Devon as a campaign whore and didn’t even know it was her is just down right dispectable! How can you possible be a mod and not know Devon for godsakes!
Black Samurai: I have seen Enter the Dragon and soon the stupid Chinese guy with detachable hands is going to get you how can you be a mod with that kind of weakness? You should have never went into that room without you swords as a good mod candidate you should have known better.
There I believe I have pretty much offended everyone. Have a great Day!
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Originally posted by Cyrus
Gman- I can only Image if you’re a mod the amount of post I will have to get through… It allready feels like I’m on the MSN homepage If I really wanted to read every single article you came across I would go to yahoo and read them myself.
I bring them up coz I know people here will have funny sh!t to say about it. It\'s comic material! Did you go to the Current Events? "No Sucky Sucky"? Remember the Sperm Whale explosion thread? BTW....your kids have my eyes and nose. :p
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Originally posted by Cyrus
Bozco: Again with the quality time crap. GIVE ME A BREAK!! Can you not think of anything else than that. Read my post I have been a total ass to you. You got beat up in school a lot didn’t you? Bozco should not be a mod not for the reason of being boring but for the fact that he has NO BALLS!! Honestly I can see it now…. Racer’s PM: Bozco why did you shut my thread is there really harm in posting pics of young boys I hate you you are a terrible person. Bozco’s PM: No please don’t hate me I just thought I should here wait I reopened it there now do you like me?
And this right here is why you shouldn\'t be a mod. Instead of talking you just belittle someone. Blah blah blah, you must have been beat up in school a lot. That is a pretty weak approach to trash people because you can\'t get enough attention otherwise.
The funny part though is that I was a jock.
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I will get to my retaliations in a moment however let me clarify some misunderstandings:
I did NOT drop out of the race. I did state that I would not make the ideal moderator that everyone wants, however I believe I still could be a moderator of a different standard. Maybe I\'m being pessimistic, I just don\'t think people will vote for me, and that is why I used my first part of my "campaign" to promote the guy that I truly want to win it, shockwaves.
1. Shockwaves
2. Me
3. Everybody else
Its that simple. If I am to win, I will take the spot, and I will be delighted, however knowing that shockwaves deserves it more than I do. And so that is basically my point.
When I have more time I shall address some comments made about me (vagina, bible thumper, etc.)
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Some of you need to read the rules a bit more carefully...
You are only allowed to answer the questions put forth by us or reply to an answer by another candidate ONLY IF IT IS DIRECTED AT YOU!
And Cyrus just went up a couple of points in my book, not because of the put-downs, but because him and Samurai are the only ones who are really having fun with this...
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Originally posted by Bozco
And this right here is why you shouldn\'t be a mod. Instead of talking you just belittle someone. Blah blah blah, you must have been beat up in school a lot. That is a pretty weak approach to trash people because you can\'t get enough attention otherwise.
The funny part though is that I was a jock.
This is beautifull thanks Bozco you finally decided to play and I made you play by my rules :) Buddy you still are a jock .... strap and the fact that you took it as I was belittling you is the best part If had tried to do that you would have probably cried or something because your sensitive like that. EXACTLY why you should\'nt be a mod its gotta role of your back baby.
Oh and by the way gman my kids have your eyes and nose cause i was with your mom.
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Enough with this crap...
Get back to actual debating or we\'ll have to eliminate you both...
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No more warnings after this...
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Originally posted by Ashford
Enough with this crap...
Get back to actual debating or we\'ll have to eliminate you both...
Sorry Ash onward and upward but we were actually following the rules right :) quoting each other I cant help that he brought my mom into it :rolleyes:
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You can respond to someone if what they said is related to this election...
Not dissing each other\'s family...
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Originally posted by Ashford
Not dissing each other\'s family...
I didn\'t yet poof.
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reasons why people shouldn\'t be mods;
Cyrus: Short tempered, and can only debate with someone with insults. How would you like to have a thread locked and the last words on the page be "Closed because your stoopid- Cyrus" He just doesn\'t have the maturity level to be a mod. By mature I don\'t mean that he acts like a child, but instead I mean that when it comes to an argument he reverts to a child like state.
Bozco: If you like vanilla, then vote for him.
Chizz: Just wait for him to get drunk, pass out on his keyboard and delete every thread for the past 3 months.
Shockwaves: Meh, if you don\'t vote for me vote for him.... But he won\'t be as fun as me, I\'ll tell you that right now.
Vapor: If he\'s a mod, who\'ll be there to close "Ugh I\'m pissed part III"?
Titan: He has the word Tit in his name, how does that demand the respect a mod deserves?
Gman: :gman:
Kurt Angle: He\'s not from America, thus he doesn\'t matter ;)
The others: I don\'t remember who you are, thus no one should vote for you.
theomen: he just overused the word thus, thus you should vote for him
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Bozco: A hard one, because he\'s the guy I nominated. Meh, **** it. I don\'t really find him boring. I prolly enjoy his posts as much as anyone. If you don\'t vote for me, he\'d be a good 2nd choice.
Cyrus: Well, this is the easiest one for me. First of all, he\'s new. He hasn\'t been around all that long. Second of all, he\'s shown his own immaturity throughout this competition. He\'s been arguementative, which is a good thing in a situation like this, but in a way where he\'s talking down to and belittling the other members while not really saying much of anything in the process. I don\'t think that\'s a good type of attitude for a member to have. As for his list, the only thing that he could say about me relates to an online journal I post off this site which has absolutely nothing to do with how I am on this site (which is why I moved it off this site in the first place, by the way). If you don\'t like who I am and think I need to grow up, fine. I think you\'re the one who\'s been acting like a little kid on these boards though, and that\'s where it counts.
TheOmen: Beyond myself, Omen is one of the other member I think would make the best mod. He has a lot of fun on the forums, and he also can be serious when the time calls for it. His posts, however, have been steadily going down. Also, as a point of comparison, I post almost only in Off Topic, which shows that it gets all my attention and I\'d fit very well as a mod here. His posts are a lot more evenly distributed over several forums. He posts a lot in the PC and Hardware forum, especially in relation to the number of total posts made there. He also posts in Off Topic. Beyond that, he posts in main and console discussion. So where would you put him? Off Topic I guess, but it\'s not even all that clear where he belongs. And besides, think of the chaos if he were a mod. We\'d have few mods left that don\'t enjoy raping everyone in sight! TheOmen, Samwise...are you looking to scare members off?
Racer: Do we really want a mod who\'s best known for a certain shower experience? :) I mean, if it weren\'t for that, what would we know Racer for? A lot of the people who nominated him even said it was just because he has taken so much abuse. And the same as Omen...members will just have to watch their asses that much more with him in power.
SwifDi: I mean, come on. He even says I would make a better mod than him. Need I say more? :)
Coredweller: This topic has been up for a day and a half. It\'s obviously important to who\'s being nominated, and he hasn\'t even posted in it yet. What does that say, both about his activeness and his desire to have this position?
Kurt Angle: Didn\'t take the thing seriously. Only posted pictures until I called him on it and asked him if he even could do otherwise. Through a couple pages of the thread he hadn\'t posted any words at all except to decribe a picture he posted. He posted a ton in that topic when he didn\'t actually have to say anything, but now in this topic he has posted only once, now that he actually has to say something to back his campaign...something of substance. Besides, Kurt Angle\'s an overrated wrestler anyway. :)
Chizzy: He\'s posted very little in these threads. 12 people posted more than him in his own group thread. Just shows that he isn\'t around here and posting that often. He\'s a cool guy, but he hasn\'t been paying much attention to this, and it doesn\'t seem like he really wants it that much. Besides, it\'s gotta be like a 50 50 chance he\'s either drunk or high while on the boards. Give him the power to edit posts, delete topics, and all that? I\'d hate to think about the potential there.
Gman: The response here is obvious...he spams more than anyone else. In the past 100 days, 7 of his threads have been locked, the most of any member (tied with (e)). What does it say about a mod if his own threads are the ones being locked all the time? The mods are the ones that are supposed to clean up the forums, and Gman has created as much of a clean up job for them as just about anyone. If his threads are the ones being locked all the time, not only does that reflect badly on him as a mod, but what does it say about his ability to tell which threads should be locked when it\'s up to him? What would a member say if he closes one of their threads while starting up a questionable or pointless thread of his own? The smiles say it all :gman:
Titan: Do we really want a mod that can be 0wned this badly? (http://www.psx2central.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=28520) To take something serious out of this thread, you can see numerous mods pointing out how much of a fool he was acting like. You can see him talking about liking to spam and posting just as a spamming opportunity. He admits himself that he\'s stupid, and that he\'s posting pointlessly only because he\'s bored. In this thread people actually mock the very idea of him ever being a mod or admin. Says something :). Although I gotta admit, great thread :)
Black Samauri: Ok, going back a bit to dig this gem up. Black Samauri posted that he is open minded and gives people the benefit of the doubt, which is why he above all others would make a good mod. About a year ago, he posted a topic for people to post controversial views. He then proceeded to post homophobic views of his, or at least what came out that way. He also posted saying that he thought many Greek and Roman achievements came from Egypt. Basically, I called him on this, saying I disagreed with his views on gays, and he PMed me with:
I apologize.
I am sorry that you are a gay greek man with aids. Didn\'t mean to offend you. Or did I?
BTW, Kiss my ass you pussy.
That was basically the most I was ever attacked in a PM or on this forum in general. Several PM\'s followed that one, with basically the same message when I tried to explain myself. For someone who says he is both open minded and gives people the benefit of the doubt, right here is a very good example of where he was neither open minded nor giving me the benefit of the doubt. He posted closed minded comments, not even in response to someone else\'s thread by in making his own thread purposely to do so, and then attacked me immediately for calling him on it. I mean, come on. Not only is that definitely not behavior that a mod should show, but it contradicts strongly what he said his strong points were. Sorry to bring up that history, but I had to say something. No worries though :). Besides, I invision people related to what their avatars are. I know we said this place should be kid friendly...but I don\'t think that\'s what we meant :p
In conclusion:
1. shockwaves
2. Bozco or TheOmen
3. Everyone else
4. Cyrus
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RACER: I seem to remember you got banned a short time ago for posting close up images of J-Lo\'s beaver. Not the actions of a guy who should be a moderator.
Bozco: From what I have seen so far you don\'t seen to have much of a sense of humour. I can see this making you unpopular with other board members.
TheOmen: All those years of body building and steroid use must have affected your brain. Can we afford to take the chance on you being moderator???- I don\'t think so.;)
Swifdi: Has too many girl related problems. How can someone concentrate on moderating a site when the have many unresolved personal issues.
Coredweller: Hans\'t replied at all to this thread so that makes me question wheather he wants to mod at all.
Cyrus: Sorry buddy but imo you just haven\'t been here long enough and there are other members more deserving than you.
Shockwaves: Hadn\'t seen him around the forums for a while before these nominations. How do we know that he won\'t disappear after it\'s all over.
Chizzy: Do we want someone drunk and high on drugs moderating an internet forum? I certainly do not.
Gman: If Gman became moderator it would give him the power to re-open some of his older threads. We cannot allow this to happen. :D
Titan: Been here a while but just seems a little too young imo to become a moderator.
Black Samurai: Who?
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theomen- Thinks fun has something to do with being mindlessly stupid
cyrus- He takes the 50 cent approach to things. Insults everybody, bringing attention to himself. Except he doesn\'t do it half as well
shockwaves- Someone I have tons of respect for, though he is starting to see me as being boring or bored. The problem is the state of the forums right now though, I had tons of fun when I first came here but now not as much. It\'s starting to get better and I\'ll loosen up.
swifdi- Someone that I used to clash with but overtime a mutual respect has built. He did nominate shockwaves who nominated me so obviously I\'m a better choice than him.
gman- Knows how to keep it layed back. Biggest problem being is that he bends the rules, how can he enforce them well?
titan- Knows the rules and follows them but I can\'t see him backing any decision he makes. Doesn\'t stand up for himself any.
racer- His claim to fame is some shower incident and thats about all he\'s brought to the forum.
black samurai- Gets his opinion across without taking himself too seriously. Scary that I don\'t have something bad to say but shockwaves showed a side I hadn\'t seen.
I love being labeled boring. Sorry I don\'t find humor in the same boring fun that gman or theomen do. My fun comes in going out during the weekend or being with my friends. I guess I don\'t find enough of you worth being labeled a friend so its hard to find humor in your stupidity. Maybe the forums have just lost their touch.
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Originally posted by Bozco
shockwaves- Someone I have tons of respect for, though he is starting to see me as being boring or bored. The problem is the state of the forums right now though, I had tons of fun when I first came here but now not as much. It\'s starting to get better and I\'ll loosen up.
*shrug* I don\'t think you\'re so boring, don\'t worry. Had to think of something to say. :) You know I respect you, and think you\'d make a good mod.
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Kurt Angle And Bozco - these two would be good mods. No one really has any personal vandetta against them and neither have a score to settle with anone else. Although they owe me $10,000 each.
Why not me? Well, although I am a lot more intelligent than I\'ve led you all to believe, I do like a good conversation and many will take it as spamming. As you\'ve noticed, I like a good laugh so I open a few funny topics here just to see if someone will make fun. But I\'ll cut that out, since I didn\'t know it bothered so many of you.
My work is boring. So, I go here to mess around. IF I was mod, I\'d defintely become more responsible and ironically, post less. Heh!
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Cyrus - Cyrus seems to be a very moody individual. Although I personally think he isn\'t the brightest bulb in the box, he can be funny. However he would make a lousy moderator because it seems to be too easy to get under his skin. He\'s one of those guys you like to test so you can sit back and laugh at his over-the-top reaction... Damn, that sounds familiar.[/color]
Bozco - People seem to be throwing the word, "boring" out a lot with him, and I disagree. I think Boz is very laid back, cool, and clever. He\'s got a "lone wolf" aspect to him that I can\'t really describe but it makes me wet. As for a reason he shouldnt be mod, I\'d have to go with because shockwaves is running against him.[/color]
ThOmen - Very funny guy that seems to be a picture perfect OT mod. He won\'t show his face though in his pictures so I can only assume he got hit with a shovel. Ugly people make bad mods, ooseven is a perfect example. [/color]
Gman -Just doesn\'t show a single mature trait to highlight. I put him in a similiar boat as me with our infatuations with asians, incredibly small penis size, and the nature of our posts. [/color]
Chizzy - Doesn\'t seem too interested in any of this. We\'ve had our scrambles but Chizzy is a good guy, maybe a little misdirected though. [/color]
Samurai - Recently has been funnier in his posts, but when arguing can be narrow minded. Seems to carry a chip on his shoulder... Would make good fried chicken.[/color]
Kurt - Kind of dopey... I don\'t think I\'ve ever seen him take part in a serious discussion. Doesn\'t really matter though, he is definitely the only thing in England worth living.[/color]
shockwaves - See sig.[/color]
Titan - I know we have labeled me as having a lot of girl problems, but that was over a year ago people. I\'ve had a girlfriend for over 13 months now, so I think its safe to say my girl troubles are over. I would be honored though to hand the reigns over to Titan as he probably has yet to have his willy played with. Oh and he\'s not funny.[/color]
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Originally posted by Bozco
I didn\'t yet poof.
I was warning Cyrus and GMan, specifically...
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Originally posted by Ashford
I was warning Cyrus and GMan, specifically...
You deleted my response to Cyrus.
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I\'m so happy I could cry, you guys are the best.... finally there is some mudslinging and it all because of me.
Originally posted by theomen
reasons why people shouldn\'t be mods;
Cyrus: Short tempered, and can only debate with someone with insults. How would you like to have a thread locked and the last words on the page be "Closed because your stoopid- Cyrus" He just doesn\'t have the maturity level to be a mod. By mature I don\'t mean that he acts like a child, but instead I mean that when it comes to an argument he reverts to a child like state.
I can see the hormones all ready have a adverse effect. I am debating I dont always post like that. I usually stay under the radar hence the reason Bozco thinks Im sooo new. Child like state? hmmm I have on ocasion felt like breast feeding but I didnt realize it was sooo bad.
Originally posted by shockwaves
Cyrus: Well, this is the easiest one for me. First of all, he\'s new. He hasn\'t been around all that long. Second of all, he\'s shown his own immaturity throughout this competition. He\'s been arguementative, which is a good thing in a situation like this, but in a way where he\'s talking down to and belittling the other members while not really saying much of anything in the process. I don\'t think that\'s a good type of attitude for a member to have. As for his list, the only thing that he could say about me relates to an online journal I post off this site which has absolutely nothing to do with how I am on this site (which is why I moved it off this site in the first place, by the way). If you don\'t like who I am and think I need to grow up, fine. I think you\'re the one who\'s been acting like a little kid on these boards though, and that\'s where it counts.
Im new I havent been around all that long blah blah isn\'t that a broken record.. Im glad you realize I have been argumenative thats what this is all about and it took me for you people to realize it. I pointed out things I felt were bad qualities for a mod I didnt belittle again with the belittling just let it go man. You got to have more of a backbone that that to be a mod. Beside your people in this instance are not mere "members" your canidates.
All I can say about you.... I was trying to be nice and then you got all hurt because of swifdi. well if you want to know the truth as someone else pointed out to me and I happen to agree completly..... "Shockwaves never takes a firm stand on anything - he is Mr. Polite - to scared to offend anyone and too politically correct. The same could be said of Bozco." That my friend is why you wouldn\'t ne a good mod you gotta take it or leave it and hold no grudges
Originally posted by Kurt Angle
Cyrus: Sorry buddy but imo you just haven\'t been here long enough and there are other members more deserving than you.
You are probably right about the more deserving but dang it I\'m not gonna roll over just like I would\'nt if I was mod
Originally posted by Bozco
cyrus- He takes the 50 cent approach to things. Insults everybody, bringing attention to himself. Except he doesn\'t do it half as well
I love this one more that any other... 5 days ago you prentended not to know who I even was and now you think you know perfectly. Why would I make a good mod compared to you cause at least I come with 50 cents
Originally posted by SwifDi
Cyrus - Cyrus seems to be a very moody individual. Although I personally think he isn\'t the brightest bulb in the box, he can be funny. However he would make a lousy moderator because it seems to be too easy to get under his skin. He\'s one of those guys you like to test so you can sit back and laugh at his over-the-top reaction... Damn, that sounds familiar.
I would make a great mod becasue its extremly hard to get under my skin.... Do you honestly belive any of my remarks have been in response to something? NOT I was trying to bring a little life into the debate which I did... Did you catch that bringing life... Yes people I can do it for this site as well.
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Originally posted by Bozco
You deleted my response to Cyrus.
Simply because it was part of the whole circus and we don\'t need to add more fuel to the fire...
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I\'ve been observing this thread, and waiting for the dust to settle before posting my answers to the questions.
1) Who would you least like to see as mod? I\'m not going to answer any questions that involve criticizing other members as a means of strengthen my position. Sorry, but that\'s childish, and nothing more than entertainment for the existing mods, who were all APPOINTED to their positions. If this were an important elected position in the real world, it might be worthwhile to point out the other candidates\' deficiencies, however I\'m not willing to make enemies here simply for entertainment purposes.
2) What forum would you like to create/come back? I think that an automotive forum would be very interesting and entertaining for our existing membership. The purpose is not to pull threads out of OT and put them somewhere else, but to give posters another category of topics to think about. I think an automotive forum would not be under utilized. It would prompt MORE threads on cars, and to me that would be very cool.
3) What do you consider Spam and is it really all that bad? Spam is any post that is of value ONLY to the person who posted it. It can be to increase the person\'s post count, position their name at the end of all threads on the threadlist, satisfy their boredom, or many other self-centered reasons. We are participating in a group discussion, and everything we post should pass through a mental filter that asks: "Will anyone else care about what I\'m posting?" If the answer is no, then it\'s spam. It is annoying and distracting.
4) Explain this post: "i really think that i how that guy os on he weekend"That is obviously a salutation in the little-known language of English skate punks (didn\'t know they had any...) meaning "May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman."
5) PSX2Central has continued to be a forum appealing to children of all ages along with adults as well, but recently, many different threads have pushed the boundary greatly, including those "hot babe" posts we have all come to know and love. Should PSX2central be made a young adult to adult oriented site? Why or why not? If it became an adult oriented site, what would your stance be on acceptable material? First, I don\'t think it\'s feasible to somehow switch the site so that it could be viewed by "young adults" or "adults" only. I\'m a pragmatist, and if I understood what was being proposed, I could provide a suitable answer. In my opinion, I think we can leave the forum open to member of any age, and simply make sure that nothing posted here contains any nudity, language, or violence that cannot also be seen on commercial television.
6) What would you do to rekindle the spirit of the forums and make them appealing once again to those users who have moved on or are considering just that? Is a change even necessary? There\'s very little that can be done from an administrative point of view to "rekindle the spirit" as it were. I don\'t feel that things are in a bad state now. There was a time period of about 8-12 months when posting declined, and the level of intelligent discussion eroded very rapidly. I think that is behind us now, and I feel that we\'re moving in the right direction. The Current Events forum was a brilliant improvement, and it fosters a great deal of intelligent discussion. All efforts to keep things at the quality level we desire must come from within. Each of us must continue starting the threads that we really want to see, and not succumb to laziness or procrastination.
7) Which mod do you feel has abused his powers and how would you be an improvement? The only cases I remember of any mod abusing powers were those situations in which a mod closed a thread without claiming responsibility for the closure, or stating why it was necessary. I consider that to be a cheap abuse of power, but because no one took credit for these in the past, I do not know who was responsible.
8) Are there any members that you are surprised the mods have or have not banned? I have not disagreed with any of the permanent bans. Of the temporary bans, the only one I recall disagreeing with was when Luckee was banned some years ago. I don\'t remember the circumstances, but it seemed unnecessary for the situation. I do not feel that any currently active members are deserving of being banned.
9) What mod would you most like to see have his powers pulled? I don\'t think any of the existing mods should have their powers pulled.
Bonus: Should the PSX2Central journals be closed? I realize that few people update in there, but there are honestly hundreds of sites you could freely use to write down your personal thoughts and now that rants and raves is back open, any b|tching can easily find its way there. Given those facts, should the board remain open? Why or why not? If you are a regular member and not part of this debate, feel free to PM me your answer to this question if you wish to express yourself.This goes to the heart of a general frustration I\'ve had with the organization of the PSX2Central forums. As often as we have created interesting new forums, just as frequently we have members or mods proposing to have them removed. I don\'t understand this obsession for removing forums, even those that receive little activity. I\'m sure that most of us frequent other internet forums that have as many as 100\'s of subforums with no technical problems. Certainly those sites have more members that we do, but I don\'t think having too many forums would be harmful to the overall activity of our site. If anything, having additional categories of topics would prompt people to start threads that might otherwise not occur to them.
With regard to the Journals: I do not post there, nor do I read other people\'s journals. It makes me uncomfortable to observe other people\'s inner secrets, and I generally don\'t want to share mine. However, I have no problem with leaving that forum in place for those who enjoy it. It does me no harm to ignore it.
What do you, as a possible moderator bring to the forum something other nominee\'s don\'t? Open mind? Cut down on spam? What makes you the one for the job?I am one of the older members of this forum, and I think that my evenhandedness, stability, and experience provide benefits for the job of moderator. I\'ve seen many things in my life, and met a wide variety of individuals. I have lived in Europe, and have real-world friends of many races, religions, and nationalities. I am accustomed to communicating with other individuals who have different ways of thinking and receiving information. In my real world job, I work with a group of 14 individuals scattered across North America. When they have squabbles and disagreements between themselves, they often turn to me to mediate and help resolve them. I am successful in this role because I am experienced in listening to both sides of an argument, and not predeciding an opinion based on personal allegiances or biases. What I\'ve written above may sound at first glance like resume doubletalk, but in fact it\'s very true. I\'m suspicious of describing myself from my own perspective, but many of my coworkers have also described me this way.
A thread is obviously pointless, but people are spamming away in it - some more than others. Do you , (1) close the threads , (2) only delete the worst of worse of posts or finally (3) ignore it and let them continue on?[/b]First, I would try to decide if the thread started as a useful contribution to the forum. If there is a useful subject buried under the spam, then the spammers must be warned to return to the subject, or start their own thread. I believe that if the spammers can be persuaded to stop spamming, the thread can be left as is for the real posters to resume the original subject. I would consider deleting posts a very aggressive and undesirable action, even if the posts are spam. If nothing in the thread contains any value, I would prefer to close the thread (after ample warnings) rather than delete posts.
What is the problem with the other members being mod? One by one, please. You\'ve listed why you think you should be a moderator, but not why the others shouldn\'t be.Sorry, I won\'t criticize the other nominees. Please see question 1.
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Originally posted by shockwaves
Black Samauri: Ok, going back a bit to dig this gem up. Black Samauri posted that he is open minded and gives people the benefit of the doubt, which is why he above all others would make a good mod. About a year ago, he posted a topic for people to post controversial views. He then proceeded to post homophobic views of his, or at least what came out that way. He also posted saying that he thought many Greek and Roman achievements came from Egypt. Basically, I called him on this, saying I disagreed with his views on gays, and he PMed me with:
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I apologize.
I am sorry that you are a gay greek man with aids. Didn\'t mean to offend you. Or did I?
BTW, Kiss my ass you pussy.
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Very one sided story.
I posted a thread and said:
This is a thread for people to list some of their controversial beliefs which may be offensive to others, not to attack someone for their beliefs. If you disagree with someone take it up with them in a PM or start another thread called "Controversial Belief Disagreements" or something
That was plainly laid out. YOU however managed to ignore that and with the FIRST response of the thread said:
I think I have lost all respect that I had for you, and think you are an asshole, based on your beliefs. Controversial, yes? Sorry, not starting a new topic to say that.
Is that not a slap in my face? First of all I said that if someone disagreed they should take it to PMs. Not only did you neglect to PM me, you flamed me for no reason. That would piss ANYONE off; but did I follow suit and flame you in the thread? No. I took it to PMs and told you to kiss my ass. Which I had EVERY right to do. Especially considering the offensive tone that you immediately took with me.
Originally posted by shockwaves
That was basically the most I was ever attacked in a PM or on this forum in general. Several PM\'s followed that one, with basically the same message when I tried to explain myself. For someone who says he is both open minded and gives people the benefit of the doubt, right here is a very good example of where he was neither open minded nor giving me the benefit of the doubt. He posted closed minded comments, not even in response to someone else\'s thread by in making his own thread purposely to do so, and then attacked me immediately for calling him on it. I mean, come on. Not only is that definitely not behavior that a mod should show, but it contradicts strongly what he said his strong points were. Sorry to bring up that history, but I had to say something.
And then for you to try to act like I was belligerent in a bunch of following PMs is to put it mildy, Bullshit. I have copies of the PMs that we sent back and forth and not only did I attempt to extend the olive branch I also tried to see where you were coming from.
If need be I WILL post the entire discussion to throw that tripe you posted back in your face.
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Samurai - Recently has been funnier in his posts, but when arguing can be narrow minded. Seems to carry a chip on his shoulder... Would make good fried chicken.[/color]
When you say "would make good fried chicken", do you mean as in me frying the chicken or in me being the fried chicken?
Just asking because I can\'t cook for the life of me but I\'m almost positive that I would taste finger licking good.
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Originally posted by Cyrus
Im new I havent been around all that long blah blah isn\'t that a broken record.. Im glad you realize I have been argumenative thats what this is all about and it took me for you people to realize it. I pointed out things I felt were bad qualities for a mod I didnt belittle again with the belittling just let it go man. You got to have more of a backbone that that to be a mod. Beside your people in this instance are not mere "members" your canidates.
All I can say about you.... I was trying to be nice and then you got all hurt because of swifdi. well if you want to know the truth as someone else pointed out to me and I happen to agree completly..... "Shockwaves never takes a firm stand on anything - he is Mr. Polite - to scared to offend anyone and too politically correct. The same could be said of Bozco." That my friend is why you wouldn\'t ne a good mod you gotta take it or leave it and hold no grudges
I don\'t take a firm stand? Either you really haven\'t been around here long at all, or you just don\'t read threads. I can show you numerous threads where I have taken a strong stand on something. Look at political threads, look at threads on controversial topics about things like abortion, religion, and gay rights. I take strong stands often, and the fact that you\'d say otherwise just shows you don\'t know what you\'re talking about.
As for being afraid to offend people, I have ripped into mods and admins on multiple occassions here, not to mention other members. LIC and Ryu are examples of this. And if you want to see me ripping into another member, look at what me and Black Samauri are arguing about right now.
As for being argumentative, I said that was a good thing. Arguing is good. But when you make a post that contains nothing but mindless name calling and doesn\'t actually make a point or say anything, it shows a lack of judgement on your part in making such a post. I don\'t hold a grudge. If you think this is me holding a grudge, then once again, you don\'t know me. I have held a grudge against two people in my time on messages boards, none of which were here, and both of which did more than enough to deserve it.
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Black Samauri[/color]
If you want to post the rest of the PM\'s, go ahead. I said nothing wrong in them. I said that I don\'t agree with your views, I told you about myself since you were saying I was a Gay Greek Man with AIDS, and I gave you background on why I would be offended by your posts. I explained that the only reason I posted like that was to get your attention because I didn\'t like the idea of a thread where you can post offensive things and have no one be able to say anything about them. I had a problem with that, and I expressed it. You wanted controversial, so I went with the theme.
As for the rest of the PM\'s, you admit to having posted something that was misleading and sounded more offensive than you meant to have it sound, and even offered to edit it (something which you never did, might I add). You appologized to me, and we were pretty civil at that point. I thanked you for that, and I told you my beliefs on the topics when you asked me, and you elaborated on yours.
In your thread, you put that if you post something offensive, you should give some information as to why you feel that way, to help clarify it. However, you didn\'t do that at all with the things you found offensive. You basically just posted things like "AIDS was invented to kill off gays". If you\'re posting a rule saying that people should do that in order, I assume, to avoid just blatantly offending people without reason, why didn\'t you follow your own rule? I don\'t want to argue so much about something so long gone and in the past, but I just decided that if you weren\'t gonna follow your rules, I wasn\'t either, and poeple posting in that thread agreeing that the no posting about other people\'s beliefs rule wouldn\'t work. My problem was not that you were posting those beliefs, but that you were posting things I very much disagreed with, and you weren\'t going to give me a chance to say anything about them in that thread. If you want to post such controversial and potentially offensive things, you have to be willing to be called on them. That\'s what I said in my PM\'s.
So say what you will about what I said, but I had a reason to say it, and I gave you my reasons both then and now. No one else even batted an eyelash at what I did in public.
Not to mention, might I add, that by the end of your thread, you yourself responded to a comment someone else made to argue against it :)
Once again, I really wanna stress I hold no grudge here and it\'s nothing personal. I\'m just posting how I saw things.
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Titan: Do we really want a mod that can be 0wned this badly? To take something serious out of this thread, you can see numerous mods pointing out how much of a fool he was acting like. You can see him talking about liking to spam and posting just as a spamming opportunity. He admits himself that he\'s stupid, and that he\'s posting pointlessly only because he\'s bored. In this thread people actually mock the very idea of him ever being a mod or admin. Says something . Although I gotta admit, great thread
See, I took that mistake, learned from it and haven\'t really spammed that much since then. I\'ve matured a lot since then and if you\'ve noticed, I\'ve declined in post rate in the last few months and don\'t post "because I\'m bored", but because I have something to say. Should I be mod? Would I do a good job? If I\'m elected, I\'d give it my best shot. If I screw up and can\'t handle it, I would back down.
Swifdi- not a bad choice for mod. He may act like a twit sometimes but if he gets the position, I\'m sure he\'ll get more serious. He\'s also been here a while but I\'m sure he knows the majority of the rules.
Chizzy- My second choice for moderator. He\'s been here almost as long as me and knows the board well.
Bozco- Been here longer than me and I think he deserves the position. He knows the boards, the members and the rules.
theomen- first choice for mod. He has a facination with my name which is cool. Its great that someone actually acknowleged me. Fair, funny and just. A perfect choice to be a mod.
shockwaves- brought up the time I got owned that happened about a year ago. He doesn\'t seem to notice that I\'ve changed my ways and turned over a new leaf. I made a mistake, Ryu was "kind" enough to point out to me that I was acting like an ass and I changed my ways after that. I try to spam as little as possible. This makes me to believe if shockwaves really knows the members well enough to be mod.
Kurt- all around cool guy with a hot asian girl as his avy :) He would make a pretty good and fair mod.
samurai- he\'s pretty cool and an all around nice guy. I don\'t think he\'s ever made an angry post to someone or personally attacking another member.
titan- Knows the rules and follows them but I can\'t see him backing any decision he makes. Doesn\'t stand up for himself any.
I try not to get into any personal attacks when someone talks smack about me. I would just end up getting really pissed off and probably say something I don\'t mean. Thats why you don\'t see me stand up for myself on the boards.
Titan: Been here a while but just seems a little too young imo to become a moderator.
Interesting point. The other members are much older than me and have many more years of experience. I am a moderator as a small lacrosse message board but don\'t see myself doing much moderator work in a large section. I don\'t know why. Maybe I feel I\'m not responsible enough or something or not ready for such a responsibility or commitment. Plus, I find myself coming less and less to these message boards or only posting one or two posts. I\'m even THINKING of dropping out. I know I\'m not going to win and don\'t even care. If I win, great; if I don\'t, fine.
Titan: His infatuation with cats will someday get the better of him. And the FACT that you posted Devon as a campaign whore and didn’t even know it was her is just down right dispectable! How can you possible be a mod and not know Devon for godsakes!
I didn\'t save the pic as Devon thats why the name slipped my mind. And yes, the cats will rise up and rebel against me.
EDIT: Forgot Core, Gman and Racer
Core- all out great guy. He made my original avy which I still bring back on every so often. I think I will bring it back again actually. I need a replacement for the kitten. He\'s really nice and would probably make a Class A mod
Gman- gets a lot of crap and I\'ve never really thought of him as a bad person. Spams sometimes yes but don\'t we all? I find some of his topics to be enlightening at the end of a hard day. He does brighten up a bad day with some small post.
Racer- gets a lot of crap about the shower. He\'s probably the one who\'s been here the longest and not a mod. He knows his way around the boards and is a great guy when you get to know him.
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Originally posted by Titan
shockwaves- brought up the time I got owned that happened about a year ago. He doesn\'t seem to notice that I\'ve changed my ways and turned over a new leaf. I made a mistake, Ryu was "kind" enough to point out to me that I was acting like an ass and I changed my ways after that. I try to spam as little as possible. This makes me to believe if shockwaves really knows the members well enough to be mod.
Yeah, basically if I bring up ancient history, it shows I really don\'t have much on you. I\'m running against some of my favorite members on the board, so sometimes I really have to dig to find something to say about them that\'s bad. Take it as a compliment.
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Originally posted by shockwaves
In your thread, you put that if you post something offensive, you should give some information as to why you feel that way, to help clarify it. However, you didn\'t do that at all with the things you found offensive. You basically just posted things like "AIDS was invented to kill off gays". If you\'re posting a rule saying that people should do that in order, I assume, to avoid just blatantly offending people without reason, why didn\'t you follow your own rule? I don\'t want to argue so much about something so long gone and in the past, but I just decided that if you weren\'t gonna follow your rules, I wasn\'t either, and poeple posting in that thread agreeing that the no posting about other people\'s beliefs rule wouldn\'t work. My problem was not that you were posting those beliefs, but that you were posting things I very much disagreed with, and you weren\'t going to give me a chance to say anything about them in that thread. If you want to post such controversial and potentially offensive things, you have to be willing to be called on them. That\'s what I said in my PM\'s.
So say what you will about what I said, but I had a reason to say it, and I gave you my reasons both then and now. No one else even batted an eyelash at what I did in public.
Not to mention, might I add, that by the end of your thread, you yourself responded to a comment someone else made to argue against it :)
Once again, I really wanna stress I hold no grudge here and it\'s nothing personal. I\'m just posting how I saw things.
I am not a child so I would appreciate it if you did not condescend to me as if I was one.
1. I said to give a little bit of information why you feel that way. Which I did for all of my statements. My original statement was that AIDS was a man made disease. I said that it was created to in a sense thin the herd and afflict certain groups. I said (Gays, etc.) and you took that as me calling AIDS a gay disease.
2. If you didn\'t want to discuss it you never would have brought up an almost two year old post.
3. No one batted an eyelash because no one besides me was called an asshole.
4. At the end of the thread I was responding to someone that replied to ME.
I tried to make the thread as civil as possible considering the potential subject matter but the fact that you took it upon yourself to flame me in the first reply pretty much set the precedent for the whole thread. I said that if people disagreed with what was posted they could take it up in PMs or start another thread to discuss the issue but I guess all of that was too much for you to take. I said something that you disagreed with and that made me an asshole.
You read over the whole thread and through the PMs and only saw what you wanted to see. I posted a couple of "controversial" ideas and only casually mention gays in one of them and I guess that made it homophobic. You tried to bring up a thread to highlight my "closemindedness" yet only managed to highlight your own tunnel vision and bias.
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And tell me, are you taking any responibility for your part in that thread? I don\'t see how I\'m displaying any more tunnel vision than you are. Was I right to come out and say what I did? Prolly not. Were you right to respond as you did? Once again, no. I however feel that your action outweighed mine. I called you an asshole, and did nothing else wrong that I can see. You started a topic with views that I still consider to be offensive, and then you responded with far worse and more offensive things than what I said.
I felt you didn\'t give any information as to why you felt that way. You gave two sentences describing what you felt a situation was, but didn\'t explain why. You didn\'t say what led you to believe that. In fact, I still don\'t know what your reasoning was.
At the end of the thread, Jumpman had posted his own belief on the topic of AIDS. He did not in any way connect it to yours. He didn\'t mention you, or what you posted, or try to connect it to what you posted. So no, it wasn\'t a reply to you, it was just something that contradicted a belief of yours.
I read over the PM\'s and the thread, and I see both sides. But I\'m only posting what you did, because I knew you\'d post what I did. I don\'t see how that\'s showing anything.
How am I talking to you as if you\'re a child? If I am, I\'m not meaning to and it\'s unintentional...chill.
Once again, as I said to Titan, I only went into the past to \'dig up dirt\' if I really don\'t have much against you, and I was just looking for something to post negative about you. The fact is, I respect you, and I think you\'d be fine as a mod. *shrug*
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What part of the thread am I supposed to be taking responsibility for? I think AIDS is a man made disease and that it was distributed to target homosexuals and various other minorities. Does that somehow offend you? Are you a microbiologist? Why would that statement offend you?
If I was somehow wrong in this matter I would have no problem conceding that fact. However, the fact of the matter remains that I was not wrong. You personally attacked me and I, albeit more harshly than I should have, personally attacked you. Tit for tat. To somehow try to skew the situation making me the bad guy is flat out wrong. You know what they say about people in glass houses.
BTW, What, besides calling you a "pussy", did I do that was far worse and more offensive than what you said and why did you not call the other people, who mentioned AIDS being man made, assholes?
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You made two remarks about gay people out of your few comments. You said that AIDS was targetted specifically at gays, mentioning no other groups, making it sound like it was a gay disease. You said yourself that you see how it could have sounded like that.
"I am sorry that you are a gay greek man with aids. Didn\'t mean to offend you. Or did I? BTW, Kiss my ass you pussy."
"I think you are an asshole, based on your beliefs"
You decide which sounds worse. The difference is I came off as insulting and critical, prolly too much so. That\'s true. However, at least my remarks didn\'t come off as racist or as offensive. That\'s where the difference is in my view. Plus, I\'m not only owning up to what I did, but I was willing to show people. I have nothing to hide here, and I\'m not ashamed of what I\'ve done. I admit some wrong doing, but you\'re admitting practically none. As a mod, I know I shouldn\'t do that to other members, and I won\'t, because I see that there was some wrong in that, and if I were a staff member that would be magnified. Tell me, if you\'re a mod and I\'m a normal member when that comment is made, do you respond the same way?
The only reason I even brought this up is because you said the advantage you had over all the other mods is how open minded you are. It doesn\'t even matter who is at fault here, even though I\'m still standing by the fact that what you did was worse...what matters is, there is no way you can make that sort of a claim with a history like that. This was a little over a year ago, not all that long. The idea that you would say you\'re the most open minded person here after you\'ve said stuff like that to me is not something I\'m gonna just let fly, even if it does mean exposing some of my own wrong doing.
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ok I am bored with this.
when do we find out the vote, or the semi finalist, or just SOME kind of info as to who is winning.
just gimme a racing specific forum to mod and you guys can sort the rest out.
Note to Cyrus, you are a bluthering idot. Half of you comments don\'t even make sense. Its called re-reading your post before you press the \'submit\' button. Got it? I\'m sure if you were a mod you\'d really cope with all the extra buttons and stuff...
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I think we\'ve all done exactly what the current mods wanted us to do, make fools of one another.
This has been an obvious joke from the get go...
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So now my comments were racist as well? Thanks.
I admitted that I was wrong for calling you a pussy and I apologized then and now. I\'m not going to apologize for saying what I said in the thread because I don\'t think I should have to. Which seems to be where your problem lies. I did not say anything bad about greeks, or homosexuals. In your effort to try to paint me as this closeminded tool you still fail to see that.
Now let me see if I can find some of your posts from 2000 to call you out on. :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
ok I am bored with this.
when do we find out the vote, or the semi finalist, or just SOME kind of info as to who is winning.
just gimme a racing specific forum to mod and you guys can sort the rest out.
Note to Cyrus, you are a bluthering idot. Half of you comments don\'t even make sense. Its called re-reading your post before you press the \'submit\' button. Got it? I\'m sure if you were a mod you\'d really cope with all the extra buttons and stuff...
Ya tell me it\'s really hard with all the if, and, and then statments I deal with on a regular basis hard to imagine I can write and entire website in notepad isn\'t it. But I\'m glad I am here for your amusment racer this is the most post I have seen in you in sometime another reason why you should\'nt get the spot your hardly around anymore unless there is some big news about JLo you want to post.
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shockwaves, This disagreement can only be settled one way.
We must fight to the death. Thunderdome style.
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
So now my comments were racist as well? Thanks.
I admitted that I was wrong for calling you a pussy and I apologized then and now. I\'m not going to apologize for saying what I said in the thread because I don\'t think I should have to. Which seems to be where your problem lies. I did not say anything bad about greeks, or homosexuals. In your effort to try to paint me as this closeminded tool you still fail to see that.
Now let me see if I can find some of your posts from 2000 to call you out on. :rolleyes:
From 2002 :p And the thing I had a problem with was that your PM came across as offensive to me, on a different level than what I said to you.
And as for settling, this, I accept. To the Thunderdome!