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flame G4 here.
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Oct 11 2005, 06:12 PM
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Oct 11 2005, 06:33 PM
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Done.
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Oct 11 2005, 06:46 PM
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When did you move your boards BTW? I think I was a member of your proboard a long time ago as Valkis...
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Oct 11 2005, 06:50 PM
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Proboards got deleted. These forums were created 3 months later, if I remember correctly.
These are new forums, in a sense. Bigger, more post, more active.
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Valkis
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Oct 11 2005, 06:53 PM
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Ah, ok.
I'll stop derailing this thread now.
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Oct 11 2005, 07:39 PM
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Thanks.
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Oct 12 2005, 10:48 AM
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- Valkis
- Oct 11 2005, 01:22 PM
I <3 ranting.
From the time I've spent on the XPlay forums (and mind you, I've been there a very long time...) I've seen a lot of crap. And through all the the crap, there was whining, blaming and scapegoats. The talk of n00bs ruining the forums, the talk of moderation being bad, the argument on how the forums used to be better.
It's all a cycle. TTV's XPlay always had bad forums, or least as long as I've been a part of them. Here's a list of problem posters at XPlay, that have always been there, and will probably always be there, as annoying as they may be.
The "n00b" Almost a year ago, this was the number one complaint about the forums. All the new members. People claimed they were ruining the forums. Not so. Every forum has new members, and none of them really have the new member problem that Xplay had. They see what goes on in the forums when they join, and they try to fit in with the crowd. It happens everywhere. So really, it's the existing members who are to blame, and not the noobies.
The Webbhead Oh god, where to start. Anyone who ever stepped foot in Morgan's fan thread would instantly understand why Kristen Holt fanclubs are banned on Cheat!. Seriously, those people are creepy. Not all of them, but there is a huge handful of them that I'd advice Morgan to get restraining orders against. They aren't a problem so much anymore, which is amazing, considering that back in the day, the front page was plagued with duplicate Webb love/hate threads. Examples would be: NickDShultz, Prophet7, BrokenPhreak
The Console Fanboy They're the new "troublemakers" of the forums. Apparently, anyone with a gaming preference is now evil. Uh...logic? Most of them are reasonably intelligent individuals and have their reasons for choosing one console over another. Not everyone is rich and can afford 3 different $300 machines that all basically do the same thing. They don't bash anything, they just have opinions. Call them "biased" if you will, but they have their loyalties. Examples would be bacster_3000, ninx, possibly Tommy Tallarico
The Console Tool Now here is where your problem lies. It's with the person who intentionally tries to start up a fight on the forums and provoke a quote/unquote "console war". Just like the fanboy, they may have opinions and reasons for them, but really, all they're trying to do is cause trouble. And it works....each and every time. Examples would be NintendoSoldier, Episode666
The VGcats idiot I'm not really sure on the thought process of these people. Or maybe the search function is broken for everyone else but me. I'm not too sure. We don't need you to post the latest VGcats comic every week. We all have address bars and keyboards, we can check for ourselves if we care. To further this point, we don't need numberous different threads about it either. One is barely tolerable. We don't need ten of them on the first page. Examples would be royaljared and 1337yoshi
The Spelling/Grammar Nazi Alright....kids. The Internet is not a 12th grade English class. There are typos, there are misused homophones, and there are missing periods. If it's legible and understandable, let it slide. You don't need to correct every last spelling mistake you come across. When arguing, if someone makes a minor grammar error, and you respond with nothing but proofreading, you lose the arguement. END OF DISCUSSION. The only time someone's spelling should ever be brought into a conversation is if it's completely incoherent or in leet. There is no example for this, everyone there seems to do it
The Moderator Ah...Prophet7. You are no Mallys. You are no Squeakachu31. I'll just leave it at that.
The OT Wannabes It seems to me like a lot of the newer XPlay posters try more and more to act like OT members. DON'T. OT is a mess in itself, and Xplay is getting just as bad. The last thing we need is every thread to contain huge quote chains and "I care" as every other post. Any OT member who posts at Xplay
The Macros tool This one kinda goes along with the OT Wannabes. It's a newer problem for Xplay, considering that the TTV Message boards didn't have the ability to let you post pictures in a thread. If you don't have anything constructive to say, then don't post. And if you still feel the need to post, then say something stupid. Don't post an overused picture that says "pwned" or "owned" or "because you touch yourself at night". Whenever you do that...you autmatically lose the argument, and respect points. Examples are PFC__Nick, SuperOsiol, royaljared
The Stupid Now, every forum has these, but G4 in general has them in very large amounts. They're the posters that just need to shut up. Nothing they say makes sense, they contradict themselves, they're easily humiliated, though most of the time, they won't realize it. They're just plain dumb. I personally think it's the programming on G4, and the humour of XPlay that brings them in these huge hoards. dementedcrabs.....I'm looking at you....
The Spammers We don't really have an outside spamming problem. JD used to be a problem, but they grew out of it. But not XPlay, no....that would be too much to ask. So, when there's no one to spam, we spam ourselves. You know what I'm talking about. The regular members who go on spamming sprees. Of course this could be easliy remedied with mod attention, but, that won't happen. Examples would be Xbox15, roxtoyz, homonid, deadgeneralx, Z-Mighty
Awesome rant, Valkis.
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Valkis
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Oct 12 2005, 10:04 PM
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Thank you, I try. I actually thought of more to add.
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Oct 13 2005, 01:59 PM
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- Oct 12 2005, 11:04 PM
Thank you, I try. I actually thought of more to add.
By all means, please tell us what you have on your mind concerning G4.
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Oct 13 2005, 06:28 PM
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- Oct 13 2005, 02:59 PM
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- Oct 12 2005, 11:04 PM
Thank you, I try. I actually thought of more to add.
By all means, please tell us what you have on your mind concerning G4.
Yes, please do.
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Valkis
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Oct 13 2005, 08:00 PM
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I added two onto the end of my original post.
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Oct 14 2005, 01:49 PM
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- Valkis
- Oct 11 2005, 01:22 PM
I <3 ranting.
From the time I've spent on the XPlay forums (and mind you, I've been there a very long time...) I've seen a lot of crap. And through all the the crap, there was whining, blaming and scapegoats. The talk of n00bs ruining the forums, the talk of moderation being bad, the argument on how the forums used to be better.
It's all a cycle. TTV's XPlay always had bad forums, or least as long as I've been a part of them. Here's a list of problem posters at XPlay, that have always been there, and will probably always be there, as annoying as they may be.
The "n00b" Almost a year ago, this was the number one complaint about the forums. All the new members. People claimed they were ruining the forums. Not so. Every forum has new members, and none of them really have the new member problem that Xplay had. They see what goes on in the forums when they join, and they try to fit in with the crowd. It happens everywhere. So really, it's the existing members who are to blame, and not the noobies.
The Webbhead Oh god, where to start. Anyone who ever stepped foot in Morgan's fan thread would instantly understand why Kristen Holt fanclubs are banned on Cheat!. Seriously, those people are creepy. Not all of them, but there is a huge handful of them that I'd advice Morgan to get restraining orders against. They aren't a problem so much anymore, which is amazing, considering that back in the day, the front page was plagued with duplicate Webb love/hate threads. Examples would be: NickDShultz, Prophet7, BrokenPhreak
The Console Fanboy They're the new "troublemakers" of the forums. Apparently, anyone with a gaming preference is now evil. Uh...logic? Most of them are reasonably intelligent individuals and have their reasons for choosing one console over another. Not everyone is rich and can afford 3 different $300 machines that all basically do the same thing. They don't bash anything, they just have opinions. Call them "biased" if you will, but they have their loyalties. Examples would be bacster_3000, ninx, possibly Tommy Tallarico
The Console Tool Now here is where your problem lies. It's with the person who intentionally tries to start up a fight on the forums and provoke a quote/unquote "console war". Just like the fanboy, they may have opinions and reasons for them, but really, all they're trying to do is cause trouble. And it works....each and every time. Examples would be NintendoSoldier, Episode666
The VGcats idiot I'm not really sure on the thought process of these people. Or maybe the search function is broken for everyone else but me. I'm not too sure. We don't need you to post the latest VGcats comic every week. We all have address bars and keyboards, we can check for ourselves if we care. To further this point, we don't need numberous different threads about it either. One is barely tolerable. We don't need ten of them on the first page. Examples would be royaljared and 1337yoshi
The Spelling/Grammar Nazi Alright....kids. The Internet is not a 12th grade English class. There are typos, there are misused homophones, and there are missing periods. If it's legible and understandable, let it slide. You don't need to correct every last spelling mistake you come across. When arguing, if someone makes a minor grammar error, and you respond with nothing but proofreading, you lose the arguement. END OF DISCUSSION. The only time someone's spelling should ever be brought into a conversation is if it's completely incoherent or in leet. There is no example for this, everyone there seems to do it
The Moderator Ah...Prophet7. You are no Mallys. You are no Squeakachu31. I'll just leave it at that.
The OT Wannabes It seems to me like a lot of the newer XPlay posters try more and more to act like OT members. DON'T. OT is a mess in itself, and Xplay is getting just as bad. The last thing we need is every thread to contain huge quote chains and "I care" as every other post. Any OT member who posts at Xplay
The Macros tool This one kinda goes along with the OT Wannabes. It's a newer problem for Xplay, considering that the TTV Message boards didn't have the ability to let you post pictures in a thread. If you don't have anything constructive to say, then don't post. And if you still feel the need to post, then say something stupid. Don't post an overused picture that says "pwned" or "owned" or "because you touch yourself at night". Whenever you do that...you autmatically lose the argument, and respect points. Examples are PFC__Nick, SuperOsiol, royaljared
The Stupid Now, every forum has these, but G4 in general has them in very large amounts. They're the posters that just need to shut up. Nothing they say makes sense, they contradict themselves, they're easily humiliated, though most of the time, they won't realize it. They're just plain dumb. I personally think it's the programming on G4, and the humour of XPlay that brings them in these huge hoards. dementedcrabs.....I'm looking at you....
The Spammers We don't really have an outside spamming problem. JD used to be a problem, but they grew out of it. But not XPlay, no....that would be too much to ask. So, when there's no one to spam, we spam ourselves. You know what I'm talking about. The regular members who go on spamming sprees. Of course this could be easliy remedied with mod attention, but, that won't happen. Examples would be Xbox15, roxtoyz, homonid, deadgeneralx, Z-Mighty
The Post Whore Is it just me, or is Xplay full of some of the biggest forum losers ever? But the thing is, they dont' contribute anything useful, they just jack up their posts counts with nonsense posts, and spam. Most of them reach custom in a under a month. Examples are anyone that has a 2005 joined date, and has over 5k posts.
The Illiterate Internet Dweller Ever taken the time to write up a nice discussion provoking though that was rather lengthy? Well, if you have, you've run into these. They don't contribute or read your posts, but damn will they ever comment. "I'm not reading that", "Too long", "I care", etc. You're on a forum...Unless you have some sort of software that I've never heard of...you read all the time. So why suddenly become stupid. And once more, why TELL us?! Examples are Vortex28
Ive seen the last one at OT as well...
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Oct 15 2005, 11:59 AM
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Valkis's rants own.
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Oct 15 2005, 02:14 PM
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- Oct 15 2005, 12:59 PM
Valkis's rants own.
I totally agree.
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that is alot of ranting for sure I read some of it but not all of it
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Oct 21 2005, 10:52 AM
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New Rant!
The Ongoing Saga that is Jack Thompson
Okay, the guy's a tool. We've established that. Why keep making threads about him. I saw him on a local televion station back in like July, and I sat there thinking "Who's this ****ing idiot?". No one cares about the douche...his credibility was destroyed long before this incident, back when he made derogatory remarks about Janet Reno during Clinton's administration. So why...why give this a-hole publicity. That's what he wants you to do. Gamers and Internet dwellers dont' seem to realize that the only reason he's getting ANY publicity is because they can't stop talking about him. No one outside the gaming community really cares about this guy. At the time I wrote this rant, Jack's former allies in his crusade against video game violence have started cutting ties with him, do to his "unique" style of stirring up controversy and lying. He's a radical, and he's a damn shitty lawyer to boot.
Now, it'd be fine if say...you made one thread per incident. Ok fine, people are informed, and you can write you Congressman about the douche. But then again, G4 is not the utopia you'd like it to be. Not only does it get reposted and reposted, but then you get the threads like "Jack Thompson is a douche" and "I hate Jack Thompson" which seems to just attract morons and angry underage gamers. No one who posts in there seems to have any sort of viable logic, and it starts out as name calling and degrades into more name calling, only of other members now. I wish everyone that posted in those threads could just be insta-banned. I do love radical solutions like that. Serously...it could do the board some good.
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Oct 25 2005, 02:24 PM
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that is alot of ranting for sure I read some of it but not all of it
You should read all of her rants.
BTW, nice new rant Valkis.
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Oct 25 2005, 05:20 PM
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The forum is ****ing faggety, everyone there thinks they are the coolest motherfuckers there
and there are people like DGX for examp' that attack people based on there LIVES when people like her don't know anything about the other person at all!!
edit, please not this is not a personal attack on DGX, nor am I saying she is the only one, infact she is far from it, almost everyone there does it, I used her because she came to mind, nothing more
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Oct 25 2005, 05:42 PM
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TF, please don't flame other members here.
Thanks.
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Oct 26 2005, 08:47 PM
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f*ck G4 FOR BEING BITCHES WITH SIGS f*ck THEM UP THEIR STUPID ASSES
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