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I feel so dirty for using this emoticon..
like every other admin on the internet doesn't act much the same way"
Very few of them do this, actually. Usually they'll at least wait until a specific offense and then give an explicit reason for the ban so other people may avoid the same. Then again, most other moderators have the goal of keeping their forums healthy, and Eddie seems to regard the TVT forums as more of an annoyance and grudging accommodation than a key part of the community.
IMO Scrye had his issues, but little more than anyone else on the forums, especially given his background. He was a perspective a lot of us probably needed.
forums, especially given his background. He was a perspective a lot of
us probably needed."
Going to have to disagree here. The only times he ever interacted with me was to cause problems.
"Very few of them do this, actually. Usually they'll at least wait until
a specific offense and then give an explicit reason for the ban so
other people may avoid the same. Then again, most other moderators have
the goal of keeping their forums healthy, and Eddie seems to regard the
TVT forums as more of an annoyance and grudging accommodation than a
key part of the community."
I don't know where you're going that very few of the admins ban people for no reason.
healthy, and Eddie seems to regard the TVT forums as more of an
annoyance and grudging accommodation than a key part of the community.
This.
And this one can't get rid of a feeling that forums (except for the left side) might one day just be deleted altogether.
And again, it is entirely within his right to do so.
Also,
melloncollie: Not seeing much creativity or humor in here. It's more "lol now I can
finally insult that guy in public as much as I like, because now he
can't do anything about it, like insult me back."
The only good thing I've seen come out of 4Chan was when some members of Anon threw a Brithday party for a lonely old guy. There's probably more, but the fact I need you to help me doesn't bode well
Hating internet memes is my current mission on my quest to take the place of Nornagest.
That would probably be a more accurate comparison, really. Note however that SA is moderated according to clear rules, and you can see precisely what someone was banned for and what behavior to avoid.
Even on 4chan though, you get some pretty staggering artwork every once in a while. I'm pretty sure my Beedrill/Vespiquen moonlight dance avatar was from /vp/, as was the majority of everything else in the forum thread I got it from. And then there's /x/ and the occasional awesome creepypasta, etc.
Regarding 4chan and Something Awful, I have to admit that I don't see them as very fitting substitutes for TV Tropes. Neither has the community I'm most attached to, or the shared purpose provided by the Wiki; furthermore, 4chan is anonymous and thus a very different experience from TV Tropes, and SA requires you to pay to make an account (and fuck that).
That's not to belittle either site, both of which can be entertaining reads in their own ways, but which are very much distinct from TV Tropes to my mind.
As for Internet memes, they can be used creatively, and I don't see what is gained from hating them. Granted, at best Internet memes have the approximate humour value of a well-timed bad pun, but a well-timed bad pun is still funny.
I suspect Fast Eddie dropped the hammer due to his Troll Posts in http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12946274940A98740100 so I guess I'm responsible for getting Scrye banned.
>Who is the longest staying troper not banned,
Eddie or Janitor. :P
>and who was the longest staying troper banned recently?
Not sure, possibly Smokie. Could have been Meaty, actually. How recently are we talking about?
There are clearly assholes at TV Tropes, and even my attitude to where I go on TV Tropes is affected by said assholes. I would have liked to say "Put up with crap or leave" but that really doesn't work.
So, re-evaluating, I think kicking Scrye out was the way to go. Not sure about skullfucking him though.
Incidentally, I'd be surprised if Rott every got banned, so if you're suggesting that it sounds like Rott's going to be banned one of these days for expressing his unconventional ideas, that's not how it works.
Rather, the mods are going after "trouble makers." Rott draws trouble to him, but he really doesn't make it.
However, there is a point where you have to say, either this person is trolling, or they are so unpleasant that we don't want them around anyway. That would be my response to somebody entering a thread and matter-of-factly stating that women should be treated like dogs.
A few things; I would be unsurprised if Rottweiler was eventually banned. I don't want that to happen, since he's generally a cool guy, but it wouldn't surprise me.
"This just in: people alternatively voicing their dislike and love
for someone who's banned and isn't coming back is somehow more offensive
than beating up on a kid with serious issues."
Chagen?