General / Off-Topic Probation almost up ^

[verminstar]

Almost 3 full months and not a single infraction or advisory...I must be getting slow in me old age

On a personal note, the probation has been hugely more vexing than an outright ban...kudos to whatever sadist thought that one up, but Im free in a couple more days to begin a new forum onslaught

 

[tafkabb]

We'll be ready

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[Ozric]

Ye didn't use 'ye' once in that post... I don't believe this is the real Verminstar at all!

 

[Chris Simon]

Almost 3 full months and not a single infraction or advisory...I must be getting slow in me old age

On a personal note, the probation has been hugely more vexing than an outright ban...kudos to whatever sadist thought that one up, but Im free in a couple more days to begin a new forum onslaught

What exactly did you have to endure during the "probation" that made it more vexing than a ban?
I always thought it's just about not being a tool and follow the rules for once, which is something 99% of the users do kind of by default.

Or did you have to bring coffee and pizza and hoover the Frontier offices every day?

 

[Stigbob]

Ye didn't use 'ye' once in that post... I don't believe this is the real Verminstar at all!

He's been rehabilitated it's proof that the system works.

 

[Sir.Tj]

Honestly, the forum should be a fun and informative place for everyone, and as long as we all remember that it's not just for ED players I.e younger members and post accordingly then issues shouldn't arise.


And Yaffle will be watching.....always watching...

 

[Yaffle]

Honestly, the forum should be a fun and informative place for everyone, and as long as we all remember that it's not just for ED players I.e younger members and post accordingly then issues shouldn't arise.


And Yaffle will be watching.....always watching...

It's like Battle of the Planets.

 

[Roybe]

Be careful verminstar...there are lots of them and only one of you....rehabilitation is the way....recidivism will not be tolerated!

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[SMcA]

Almost 3 full months and not a single infraction or advisory...I must be getting slow in me old age

On a personal note, the probation has been hugely more vexing than an outright ban...kudos to whatever sadist thought that one up, but Im free in a couple more days to begin a new forum onslaught

From what I can see the mods have lost their touch. I got an infraction a couple of years ago for calling no one particular a doughheid, Now they seem to let posts I would not even think of posting, go.
At that point I lost my interesting in reporting bugs that did not affect my game play and only using Beta's to try ships I would not buy in the live game.

 

[EvE4evah]

Almost 3 full months and not a single infraction or advisory...I must be getting slow in me old age

On a personal note, the probation has been hugely more vexing than an outright ban...kudos to whatever sadist thought that one up, but Im free in a couple more days to begin a new forum onslaught

Never give up, buddy.
Never give up.

We'll be ready

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Bongo
Still the best Moderator to this date.

 

[verminstar]

What exactly did you have to endure during the "probation" that made it more vexing than a ban?
I always thought it's just about not being a tool and follow the rules for once, which is something 99% of the users do kind of by default.

Or did you have to bring coffee and pizza and hoover the Frontier offices every day?

Think of it this way...its impossible to have a real time discussion on any thread because every single comment ye post has to go through a mod fer a thumbs up before its posted on the thread. Fair enough I hear ye cry...ah but herein lies the rub. If no mods are around, it might not appear fer hours or even a whole day, and even when it does appear, itll be instantly buried under whatever and whoever posted after you did as regards time of the day.

Real time conversations are out the window, although to be fair, the mods are usually on the ball even at 3 in the morning midweek...cant fault them on that score.

Ye Im a changed man, I have repented my sins and have started reading the bible again bla de bla bla...haha if ye believe that ye believe anything

My problem is Im a hardcore gamer and hardcore forumite...I say Im not playing elite when the reality is I do fer a few hours every couple days. To me, thats not properly playing a game, just messin around and even that would be more than some who play that here every week. I play a lotta games concurrently and am only on two games forums using 4 different identities. I also got bucket loads of free time and only sleep about 3 hours a night fer the past decade or so.

As others have pointed out though, the forums here are degenerating and I dont particularly wanna get caught in the fallout, so I have learned to tread a little quieter here. Too many bad vibes here now...some of those are my bad vibes Im aware of that but at least I dont start whine threads every day like some. Sarcasm is fun sometimes but even that tastes like vinegar lately. Maybe Ill get to the end of my probation intact before vanishing fer a couple months entirely...part of me wants to tbh before I do genuinely get bitter ^

Games within games...now they understand what that means

 

[jasonbarron]

Now that they know you can tow the line you'll never be given the same amount of leeway again, verm. Bleak days ahead, I'm afraid. You should have stayed just under the radar, like me.

 

[verminstar]

From what I can see the mods have lost their touch. I got an infraction a couple of years ago for calling no one particular a doughheid, Now they seem to let posts I would not even think of posting, go.
At that point I lost my interesting in reporting bugs that did not affect my game play and only using Beta's to try ships I would not buy in the live game.

Actually on reflection, the sorta things I got bans and infractions fer were truly deserved...I remember me and ziggy goading them once and daring them to ban us...not sure bout zigster but I got a weeks holiday fer that one. Take the hit, move on...was funny at the time but enough is enough now I think. Its not personal against the mods, they just doing their jobs...when it goes south they just blame TJ anyway ^

 

[verminstar]

Now that they know you can tow the line you'll never be given the same amount of leeway again, verm. Bleak days ahead, I'm afraid. You should have stayed just under the radar, like me.

Aaah sssshhhh...ugar...I never thought of it like that and that actually makes sense...things will never be the same again and the next time I lose the rag will be my last lol ^

 

[jasonbarron]

Dark days, my friend. Dark days.

 

[Sir.Tj]

..when it goes south they just blame TJ anyway ^

Don't I flipperty hecking know it. It even happens in live streams now.. Thanks Sandy and Ed... Mutter mutter...

But everyones opinion is welcome as long as the abide by the rules.

 

[RedWizzard]

Think of it this way...its impossible to have a real time discussion on any thread because every single comment ye post has to go through a mod fer a thumbs up before its posted on the thread. Fair enough I hear ye cry...ah but herein lies the rub. If no mods are around, it might not appear fer hours or even a whole day, and even when it does appear, itll be instantly buried under whatever and whoever posted after you did as regards time of the day.

It seems that being on probation is exactly the same as living in GMT+12. You weren't put on probation, you were banished to the colonies.

 

[verminstar]

Don't I flipperty hecking know it. It even happens in live streams now.. Thanks Sandy and Ed... Mutter mutter...

But everyones opinion is welcome as long as the abide by the rules.

pff rules are fer foo....I hear ya

Ye can go ahead and lock the thread btw, theres no real point to it other than to spread a little joy and happiness around. We can meet in no mans land as I behave meself...not because I respect the rules...I dont, but I do respect those who enforce them and believe it or not, I do hold a special place fer this game and this community Im not even a part of most the time.

I like to believe not everyone would have lasted on the forum with this probation period...ye really dont appreciate how vexing it has been until ye been through it. If nothing else, at least ye get an idea how much I do wanna hold onto this game regardless how salty I am with the guys who make it.

Anyways...I ramble I know its a character trait Im afraid...the written word is wax lyrical to me, thought must translate into context and thoughts are dark...Im in the mood fer pvp only games atm...I dont scratch that itch here so Ill bid ye fare thee well...fer tonight anyway. This is what happens when Im in pain...I like to share it with my fellow man...and woman Im not fussy so long as they at least try and fight back otherwise they gonna hate the game a lot more than I will. Tis fortunate the pvp doesnt appeal to me here, otherwise...things could be so much worse fer me on this forum

Peace cmdrs and fly safe...and mods too ^

 

[EvE4evah]

pff rules are fer foo....I hear ya

Ye can go ahead and lock the thread btw, theres no real point to it other than to spread a little joy and happiness around. We can meet in no mans land as I behave meself...not because I respect the rules...I dont, but I do respect those who enforce them and believe it or not, I do hold a special place fer this game and this community Im not even a part of most the time.

I like to believe not everyone would have lasted on the forum with this probation period...ye really dont appreciate how vexing it has been until ye been through it. If nothing else, at least ye get an idea how much I do wanna hold onto this game regardless how salty I am with the guys who make it.

Anyways...I ramble I know its a character trait Im afraid...the written word is wax lyrical to me, thought must translate into context and thoughts are dark...Im in the mood fer pvp only games atm...I dont scratch that itch here so Ill bid ye fare thee well...fer tonight anyway. This is what happens when Im in pain...I like to share it with my fellow man...and woman Im not fussy so long as they at least try and fight back otherwise they gonna hate the game a lot more than I will. Tis fortunate the pvp doesnt appeal to me here, otherwise...things could be so much worse fer me on this forum

Peace cmdrs and fly safe...and mods too ^

I like that.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Keep cool, it's the better