Deleting membership.

PeriscopeDepth · 06-24-08, 01:02 PM

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So, you were cordially invited to go screw yourself. Aren't people grand!!!! I have seen some really whacked forums before. Granted we are a loony bin at SS, we keep it cool by using prescription medication.

:rotfl: Those must be powerful drugs.

They sure do look pretty crazy from the commercials. "This medicine is to make you happier, but side effects may include suicide."

Back on topic, SubSim is very tame considering it has a loosely moderated GT forum. All the other sim forums I go to have tried that and had them shut down pretty quick. Guess we naval simmers are just more easy going, and enjoy taking a few hours updating our solutions before actually pulling the trigger.

PD

jumpy · 06-24-08, 01:26 PM

Just to give you guys the gist of things, I made some comments about this and meandered through thoughts comparing army attitudes today, with the days of Sir Richard Burton in the early 1900's. Somewhat obliquely, I agreed with the fact that attitudes today are far removed from how they are remembered from Burton's day - All handlebar-mustachios and glorious cavalry charges and all of that General Melchett (blackadder 4th) foolery. Whereas now everyone treads on eggshells and talks in double-speak, lest they reveal so much reality that it clouds their long-term political goals. At least in the past we made no excuses for blatant empire building and heroic personal aggrandizement; 'death or glory' if you will.

This was predictably misinterpreted by the local old boys as a fiendish attack on our armed forces and the sacrifices they continue to make in far flung places of the world. The result of which I was called some most insulting things, then the thread was deleted by the moderators and I was denied access to that section of the board, whilst those with the foulest mouths I've encountered from so-called 'elders & betters' are chatting away as usual.
It didn't take very long to decide to cut loose the useless baggage and leave. When there's no benefit or gain from a partnership, the only right thing to do is leave.

You can read the original telegraph interview here

Letum · 06-24-08, 01:38 PM

Any group of people willing to spend time listening to propellers, struggling with applied
geometry and aqua physics for fun aren't going to be much of an angry rabble.

Takeda Shingen · 06-24-08, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

Back on topic, SubSim is very tame considering it has a loosely moderated GT forum. All the other sim forums I go to have tried that and had them shut down pretty quick. Guess we naval simmers are just more easy going, and enjoy taking a few hours updating our solutions before actually pulling the trigger.

PD

I came into this thread wondering what I said to Jumpy to make him leave. Thankfully, this had nothing to do with what was being discussed. Anyway, GT can be loosely moderated because the SubSim membership's decorum allows for it to be so. I think that a lot of this has to do with the fact that almost everyone keeps in mind the truth that we're really here to discuss, anticipate and modify naval combat simulators. This perspective tends to keep things from flying out of control, and allows most of the heated political and religious discussions to flicker without moderator intervention. This, in turn, allows the moderators to be, for the most part, invisible, which is much nicer than having them breathe down the member's necks all of the time. Who would want to be involved in such a forum?

StdDev · 06-24-08, 03:36 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^
OOOooooohhh look!! a moderator posted...
OPEN SEASON ON DA MODERATOR!!!

j/k Tak..

The secret to having a pleasant strife free forum is......Just make sure to NEVER take ANYTHING seriously!

STEED · 06-24-08, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by StdDev

^^^^^^^^^^^^
OOOooooohhh look!! a moderator posted...
OPEN SEASON ON DA MODERATOR!!!

j/k Tak..

The secret to having a pleasant strife free forum is......Just make sure to NEVER take ANYTHING seriously!

Thats the biggest pile of hog wash ever, and I am writing a letter of complaint to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunny men.

StdDev · 06-24-08, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by StdDev

^^^^^^^^^^^^
OOOooooohhh look!! a moderator posted...
OPEN SEASON ON DA MODERATOR!!!

j/k Tak..

The secret to having a pleasant strife free forum is......Just make sure to NEVER take ANYTHING seriously!

Thats the biggest pile of hog wash ever, and I am writing a letter of complaint to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunny men.

I know how to handle this... calm... intelligence.... decorum.....

Ah blow it out yer vent
THPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHP
and may I add....
Neener neener neener!!

STEED · 06-24-08, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by StdDev

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by StdDev

^^^^^^^^^^^^
OOOooooohhh look!! a moderator posted...
OPEN SEASON ON DA MODERATOR!!!

j/k Tak..

The secret to having a pleasant strife free forum is......Just make sure to NEVER take ANYTHING seriously!

Thats the biggest pile of hog wash ever, and I am writing a letter of complaint to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunny men.

I know how to handle this... calm... intelligence.... decorum.....

Ah blow it out yer vent
THPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHPTHP
and may I add....
Neener neener neener!!

ROFLOL :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

06-24-08, 01:26 PM	#2
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Just to give you guys the gist of things, I made some comments about this and meandered through thoughts comparing army attitudes today, with the days of Sir Richard Burton in the early 1900's. Somewhat obliquely, I agreed with the fact that attitudes today are far removed from how they are remembered from Burton's day - All handlebar-mustachios and glorious cavalry charges and all of that General Melchett (blackadder 4th) foolery. Whereas now everyone treads on eggshells and talks in double-speak, lest they reveal so much reality that it clouds their long-term political goals. At least in the past we made no excuses for blatant empire building and heroic personal aggrandizement; 'death or glory' if you will. This was predictably misinterpreted by the local old boys as a fiendish attack on our armed forces and the sacrifices they continue to make in far flung places of the world. The result of which I was called some most insulting things, then the thread was deleted by the moderators and I was denied access to that section of the board, whilst those with the foulest mouths I've encountered from so-called 'elders & betters' are chatting away as usual. It didn't take very long to decide to cut loose the useless baggage and leave. When there's no benefit or gain from a partnership, the only right thing to do is leave. You can read the original telegraph interview here __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

06-24-08, 01:38 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Any group of people willing to spend time listening to propellers, struggling with applied geometry and aqua physics for fun aren't going to be much of an angry rabble. __________________

06-24-08, 03:36 PM	#5
StdDev Legend of the Sea Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the Great Wet North Posts: 635 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	^^^^^^^^^^^^ OOOooooohhh look!! a moderator posted... OPEN SEASON ON DA MODERATOR!!! j/k Tak.. The secret to having a pleasant strife free forum is......Just make sure to NEVER take ANYTHING seriously!