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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on October 09, 2001, 07:29:00 am
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After some careful thinking and discussion on the Staff forum, we've decided that things are getting a little out of hand in some places. Things are going from from off-topic to general stupidity, and in some cases the content of threads is wholy un-suitable for this forum.
To this end I decided to post this message and statement: as of now anything deemed unsuitable by the staff can be owned or (in extreme cases) deleted on sight. Most specifically are the various topics regarding the recent World Trade Centre disaster. Whilst we're not boycotting the topic all-together, we feel that some of the recent topics have been without point or completely unsuitable for the forum. If something important happens then you are still free to post about it and discuss it, but this doesn't stretch to posting funny images anymore.
Also note that "unsuitable" will be defined by the staff and we don't want to argue about it. If you do have an arguement then please email us instead of posting on the forums, as that post will be owned or deleted because it's not needed. (So any complaint that you dont ICQ or email to us will not be regarded as a complaint at all).
Additionally, some topics have started to become "spam" topics where the only purpose anymore is to gain posts. I ask that this be kept to a complete minimum, as if we find people spamming stupidly their post count will be reset anyway - why take the risk.
Again, this isn't boycotting small outbreaks of stupidity, jokes and so on - but please use your heads and know when to stop.
Finally let me just say that this message was completely composed by me, so any questions about it should be levelled at me alone - whilst the general move was agreed by everyone, I made this - it's my post.
To conclude - I know this isn't a massive problem but the HLP forums have had an excellent track record so far and we'd like to try and keep it that way, think before you post.
Thanks (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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I think we should all warn Thunder for telling us that it was coming. I would have just closed the threads and be done with it, but Thunder here is being superb and letting you all know before hand.
So don't complain.
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*complains*
Ok, fine. Just dont go overboard on the whole fascist dictator thing, OK?
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It's simple: don't be to stupid, and we won't go OTT - it's worked so far but I felt it should be said again.
Oh and Icefire, thanks dude (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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And I'm definitely behind him.
(Many many miles behind, at a safe distance - j/k) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
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Originally posted by wEvil:
*complains*
Ok, fine. Just dont go overboard on the whole fascist dictator thing, OK?
too late. I don't see what was wrong with my thread about the end of spiderman being shot again, but it seems to have been deleted. Well I suppose Darth vader having a pee fits more with the forum, right?
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Originally posted by venom2506:
too late. I don't see what was wrong with my thread about the end of spiderman being shot again, but it seems to have been deleted. Well I suppose Darth vader having a pee fits more with the forum, right?
Sheddup... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Did it ever occur to you that he could be in the middle of a sanitation inspection or something? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)
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Originally posted by Setekh:
And I'm definitely behind him.
(Many many miles behind, at a safe distance - j/k) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Thanks Setekh (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
And Venom, the spiderman topic had no obvious content, not even an image - at least the empire one has some humor and an image involved.
And this doesn't mean I'm going to justify every thread - this is a special occasion (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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Actually, I think ever thread about the ongoing war against terrorism should be closed or deleted. This is after all a game forum and not a forum for world issues I think.
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Well it's an important issue, so long as the topics are clean and constructive I'll leave them be.
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I see... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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damn, I was talking about a movie and... oh sh1t. I don't care.
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Originally posted by Thunder:
clean and constructive
K-lee-n?
kons..konstr.. wha?
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Originally posted by NeoHunter:
Actually, I think ever thread about the ongoing war against terrorism should be closed or deleted. This is after all a game forum and not a forum for world issues I think.
I can agree here to a point. Ya see a funny thing happens in a forum/ website like this...ppl become close friends online. Those important non-site content related things will come up as they're important to those posting and their friends. It may seem odd to some ppl....but in a way a group like this becomes a family. Hell I've seen at least 3 players in SW post threads about newborn children...totally in no way realted to FS2 OR SW....but it still....fit (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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Originally posted by Setekh:
And I'm definitely behind him.
Geographically speaking, you are ahead of him (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
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Originally posted by Griffon UK:
Geographically speaking, you are ahead of him (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
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Ah, but this is mentally speaking - and the AWACs knows his role (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
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Originally posted by Thunder:
Ah, but this is mentally speaking - and the AWACs knows his role (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Funny... you'd normally expect to hear "b!tch" after a sentence like that...
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All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.
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Originally posted by Thunder:
Ah, but this is mentally speaking - and the AWACs knows his role (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
So thats why his mouth is shut. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)
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Originally posted by Warlock:
I can agree here to a point. Ya see a funny thing happens in a forum/ website like this...ppl become close friends online. Those important non-site content related things will come up as they're important to those posting and their friends. It may seem odd to some ppl....but in a way a group like this becomes a family. Hell I've seen at least 3 players in SW post threads about newborn children...totally in no way realted to FS2 OR SW....but it still....fit (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Yeh. Funny, isn't it? I've thought about it more than a few times - it's just a little odd how people from all parts of the world can become such close friends. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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The Internet has made this world a whole lot smaller. You should know that. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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"The first step in avoiding a trap, is knowing of its existence"
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Originally posted by NeoHunter:
The Internet has made this world a whole lot smaller. You should know that. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Yeah, it's a web that's slowly squashing the planet through this simply equation.
Knowledge = power = energy = mass = gravity. See? So the internet is increasing the mass of the Earth, and eventually it'll cause it all to collapse into a black hole.
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Originally posted by Shrike:
Yeah, it's a web that's slowly squashing the planet through this simply equation.
Knowledge = power = energy = mass = gravity. See? So the internet is increasing the mass of the Earth, and eventually it'll cause it all to collapse into a black hole.
You are weird, Shrike.
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I see... well, who needs Cygnus X-1 when You @ Home can turn on your Very Own Planet into a Black Hole! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
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Oops, guess all my carefully laid retirement plans won't mean squat then...
DRAT!
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Originally posted by Setekh:
I see... well, who needs Cygnus X-1 when You @ Home can turn on your Very Own Planet into a Black Hole! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
You are weird too, Setekh.
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"The first step in avoiding a trap, is knowing of its existence"
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Originally posted by NeoHunter:
You are weird, Shrike.
Your point being?
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I can't follow that up. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
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Watch this thread devolve into spam and get 0wned (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)
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Shows over. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)