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  1. Been thinking about it and I don't even know what they could alter about the off topic rules to 'make it better' ? The rules are pretty...standard. Like a lot of people said, I feel like moderation needs to ease up. So this is pretty much my suggestion for the future off topic moderator: Don't lock threads for the reason "things might go south," but focus on subverting it from going south. Hide the worst posts. Not every post that's hidden deserves to be hidden - just because a poster's opinion is invalid in your eyes, it shouldn't necessarily be hidden. if you think they're looking stupid, let them look stupid. maybe that's harsh but lMFAO they're posting for the public to see, so obvs they're ok with the consequences that people might think they're fucking stupid or an asshole. If you feel a thread's topic is breaking a rule, work with the OP so that it is appropriate. Back when Volpi made the "Noobs say the darnest things" thread, I moderated the section he posted it in, and OK'd it as long as screenshots blurred usernames. In Trade Corner, when I closed people's threads because they had more than 1 or whatever reason, I PM'd them to let them know why and if they needed me to unlock it, I would. Try to find a solution that will keep the thread open rather than locking it because that's the easy way out! Don't try to scrutinize something to decide if it's shitposting/deserves being hidden - that's a horrible mindset to have as a moderator. Focus more on allowing users to moderate themselves. Keep an open door (er, PM box?) and make sure to reply to PMs or questions. If you get criticized, don't respond like you're being attacked, instead say "ok" and take it in consideration And probably the best suggestion - try to be part of the OT community. You'll be more accepted if you join in the posters' jokes. :^) i prob had more to say but i wanna cuddle iwth plizard bye nerds :^)
    11 points
  2. this is a really great post I didn't want to comment mainly because I never post in Off Topic ever (or anywhere else hardly for that matter) but this issue is a huge pet peeve of mine. I'm pretty much afraid to post anything AT ALL ANYWHERE on this forum for fear it'll be deleted, or cause the thread will get locked, or I'll want to go back to it and say something but it's already been locked- so what's the point? and I hardly say outrageous things or try to provoke people :/ I made a thread months ago and it was nice and funny, people were commenting- next day I thought of something I wanted to say in the thread but it had been locked. I asked a mod about it...it had been locked for literally no other reason than "it had been up for about a day." because there was a chance that someone might say something offensive or a fight would start, they said (paraphrased). I don't know. every comment in the thread was perfectly civil. that was asinine to me and I haven't bothered making a thread since. way too much locking and deleting going on everywhere if you ask me but in an off topic section? that's just ridiculous. I was a moderator on a forum for a few years, at some point they made a new section called "Senseless Banter" and as long as what you posted wasn't complete gibberish, as long as the post had some substance, mods pretty much left it alone. why not so something like that? or why not just moderate Off Topic like that? let people chat freely. LEAVE IT ALONE. basically for the reason Misfire33 explained...people should be able to have a place to chat freely without worrying about everything getting deleted constantly :/ I'm sorry they ruined your section guys, I never go there but I feel your pain and I hope they listen and lighten the fuck up.
    11 points
  3. B a n d e e j .
    6 points
  4. Me vs BlueBreath en 10 min EDIT: gané
    6 points
  5. darkness is nothing but an absence of light, be the light, and darkness shall be no more jj
    6 points
  6. Deejaye

    [Art][Sig]

    tyrande whisperwind HOTS version :^)
    6 points
  7. the only fig I need. [spoiler] [/spoiler]
    6 points
  8. Sure \o/ the more cats the better. RE: ThinkNice Situation: ThinkNice jumped ship on the last week of PSL, last seen hauling ass to Canada disguised as a Japanese tourist with all 25,000,00 PSL Pokedollars. Result: ThinkNice is blacklisted from all future PSL events.
    5 points
  9. Also should be an equality in prizes related to time, preparation and effort to win an event. Seeing as a PVE got a shiny venomoth for a hour event, PVP should get a shiny tradeable Dragonite with 18 slides.
    5 points
  10. Requesting bans for everyone with special snowflake font
    5 points
  11. he kiczhazed my ass! i lost gg kizhaz!
    5 points
  12. shervinz

    [Temporary] Laidback Team

    ...Can we have a separate weeaboo thread?
    5 points
  13. >zone full of mega level vaccine type digimon danger monkey wasn't prepared for this fuck
    5 points
  14. Serious time #3: Why we're mad. You may have noticed the vitriol in some of these posts. Seems like them there OT'ers don't like their forum being closed up. Why all the fuss, though? After all, it's just an internet forum; don't these people have anything else to do but whine and post dank memes? Sure we do. I tentatively assume even the biggest NEETs among us have at least one friend, even if that friend is a pillow that we dry hump while crying about Witcher 3's downgraded graphics. We have hobbies, work, school, or virtual breasts to occupy our time. Thing is, this is the only place we really get to bullshit with each other. We might add each other on Skype, or Steam, or stalk each other at 3 am, but Off-topic is still our main meeting place. We live in different countries; different time zones. Off-topic is like the coffee shop in Friends, where we can all get together and fuck around--time delay be damned. We like it here. It has history. Granted, most of that history is stupid shit, but that's the way we like it. If a dude in a suit that looked like Drew Carey's evil twin came into your favorite local meeting place and put up a sign saying "no fun or gtfo," would you like that very much? If he came back and said he was gonna build a squeaky-clean, par-for-the-course Starbucks there, would you be very happy? It's a bit sentimental, but Off-topic is our coffee shop; our tucked-away bar. If it were something like the trade forum, we wouldn't give one-tenth as much of a fuck. But as much as you own Off-topic, it's our place. It's where we go for a bit of low-stress, medium-effort banter. It's something quite nice. So every time someone sticks their finger in the figurative pie, we get a little mad. A little sassy. When someone takes that pie and puts it in a safety deposit box for seemingly no reason, we get a little more mad. We want to keep having a good time in this coffee shop, bar, pie, or whatever the fuck metaphor I'm trying to use. This is where we talk to our dumb internet friends. Dumb internet friends are important, sometimes.
    5 points
  15. New thread coming soon ~Our Story~ [Spoiler] Team Vále is a fun cooperative team that was founded by me! [GoldenSunIsaac], and my brother [xxxSEGAxxx] or also known as SEGA on forums. One day me and my brother where home and I said why don't we make a team? Just for fun. And we both agreed. Later on after the team was created we went to school and told our friend [Ryun] about the team and we got him to join. At first it was only going to be a three man team, however we started to recruit members that seem fun to be around. We don't have many competetive players in our team but we are trying to get there so we can compete in tournaments and win officials. We will get there one day! I promise that. Vále consist of hard workers, breeders, shiny sellers, and much more. Vále is coming!! Other teams get prepared for battle! :D[/spoiler] Captains: GoldenSunIsaac Executives: DarkLumio Commanders: Kouteshi Officers: Panchoz GeneralVenican GoldenSunFelix Members: [spoiler] New thread coming soon [/spoiler] Team Gallery[Spoiler] Ever Grand Mt.Pyre Vermillion Forretree City Lavendar Town The Dessert (Hoenn) ForetreeCity Cave Team Base (Kouteshi o7) Devon Corp Building [/spoiler]
    4 points
  16. CAPTAINGREY'S SPONTANEOUS TOURNAMENT 9 FRIDAY, 26th JUNE _________________________________ Details: 32 Players Unlimited Reserves 6v6 Tournament UnderUsed Single Battle Level 50 Date + Time: Date:Fridy, 26th June Time: 2:30 PM EDT - 6:30 PM GMT Registration: On place at time Location: Silph CO, Channel 7 Clauses: Sleep/OHKO/Pristine/Species/Hax Item/Evasion/Bag Item/Time/Self KO List of Clauses and what they mean Banned Moves: Torment, Baton Pass Banned Pokemon: [spoiler] Ubers Dragonite Salamence Tyranitar Wobbuffet OU Aerodactyl Arcanine Blissey Cloyster Dugtrio Dusclops Flygon Forretress Gardevoir Gengar Gyarados Heracross Jolteon Kingdra Ludicolo Magneton Metagross Rhydon Skarmory Slowbro Snorlax Starmie Swampert Ursaring Vaporeon Venusaur Weezing BL Blaziken Dodrio Espeon Hariyama Linoone Marowak Medicham Miltank Slaking Sceptile Tauros [/spoiler] [spoiler] [/spoiler] Prize: 100k + 250k (Thechampionmike) = 350k for the 1st 20k (purpleblue) + 100k (Duma) = 120k for 2nd Notes: Notes: You may AFK timeout your opponent as soon as the button appears. This clause will not be in effect for the Semi Finals or Final round, where you will only be allowed to press it after the referee gives permission to do so. Disconnecting during a match will result in a DQ. Do not block the Staff running the Event. If you disregard requests for you to unblock staff members then you will be disqualified. Tournament Mode must be used for all duels. Once your match is called you will have 10 minutes to report to the table. No time extensions will be given. Host: CaptainGrey
    4 points
  17. There really isn't, it's just that Munya came in with the ultimatum of improving PvE prizes to the level of PvP, or reducing PvP to create fairness. Most of us don't care what's given in PvE, so long as we continue to feel rightfully rewarded for the work and time we commit to this game.
    4 points
  18. the disappointment in both of you is so real right now. ashamed... smh PAGE KING BOW DOWN TO ME NOW MUWHAHAHA we should all sing hakuna matata now
    4 points
  19. just watched mad max, fury road mvp
    4 points
  20. Cant argue with munya, boy tried to explain how catching pokemon takes skill.
    4 points
  21. this meta isn't fun, how much longer till the month is over ?
    4 points
  22. When will it be my turn for +6'5'' manmore master race
    4 points
  23. We'll never get off topic back if you keep acting like a child
    4 points
  24. Fera

    Event Suggestions & Feedback

    How do the PvE prizes have any effect on the PvP prizes? I don't see how giving the same prize is a problem, at all. Aren't these gift Pokemon we're talking about? Who cares. Give the PvE people the same prizes. Literally no reason not to--besides selfish PvP players feeling entitled to better things than people who don't play PvP, which is ridiculous. If you have a problem with fair PvE prizes and you play PvP, enter the PvE events and win yourself.
    3 points
  25. Eeveelution tourny, 4v4 doubles. You had to use only eeveelutions, and iirc I think you needed an Eevee on your team too. Pre-breeding, prize was a shiny eevee. Yes, it was real. People were mad because >shiny eevee, staff told them "fuck off" because lolstaff.
    3 points
  26. "So, how is it different from a regular emulator?" That's what I asked myself when I first saw PokeMMO. The answer was obvious: the community, right? I would be playing Pokemon alongside a bunch of other people. That would be what made the experience different and worthwhile, what set it apart from normal solo play. Well, I was absolutely right. The community is what set it apart. I've got about 19 hours of gameplay, and so far, I've witnessed: - massive homophobia - widespread racism - endless spam - trade spam where it shouldn't be - lenny faces filling the screen - people harassing others - extremely lewd content not suitable for kids - so much more Sure, there have been a few bright spots, but they are horrifyingly overwhelmed by the absolutely horrendous chat. With very few exceptions, the community isn't the draw, it's the problem. Combine that with the conspicuous absence of chat moderators of any kind, and it's painfully obvious that this is not the right game for me. It's a shame. My Nuzlocke was going fairly well, too. Enjoy the game for what it is. I'm out.
    3 points
  27. If PVE players felt like they were actually getting shafted, and prizes werent not fair, they would be here making arguments for it. But here you are in a room all alone, being a fool towards players who actually feel they are being shafted by prizes.
    3 points
  28. Reminds me of American doctors in like the 1920s telling the people smoking was good for your health
    3 points
  29. After looking at the even suggestion thread, it makes me wonder why staff have to clash with us on every topic rather than listen too us for once.
    3 points
  30. font size is proportional to height? :O
    3 points
  31. The match ended alot closer than I'd have liked, claydol being clutch and clinging on with 4hp
    3 points
  32. spheals pls stop your too stronk [spoiler] dont stop doe, kill these kids [/spoiler]
    3 points
  33. Guys... it's dark outside.
    3 points
  34. oh god what if we get Munya
    3 points
  35. You better watch your tone
    3 points
  36. Did this used to be 4 pages or am I hallucinating due to post-hiding paranoia.
    3 points
  37. I truly don't think that losing everyone who posts in OT would kill the game. I'm not even sure if everyone on the forums leaving the game would kill it.
    3 points
  38. Yeah AIDs finally got to the poor guy. RIP Armi, 4eva in our hearts
    3 points
  39. Double post because fuck it
    3 points
  40. Keith pls. Ima put kazooka im vgc next week, afk is still more sportsmanslike than terrible attitude
    3 points
  41. Musica

    [Art][Sig]

    Djin sweetin, I think a brisk sketch of Winteru kirakiraing at wendigo would be excellent. In tribute to his famous 2014 quote. "I know wendigo." - Winter 2014
    2 points
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