TakeAChance
TYM White Knight
Hype and comradery are not mutually exclusive terms, not in my eyes anyway.
Hype for competition is fantastic. Hype for the sake of "blowing someone up" or shaming people is not.
Hype and comradery are not mutually exclusive terms, not in my eyes anyway.
Tbh if I say something stupid like "guys lex does fine against zod" people should blow me up
I believe we need to change that mentality.
Are you kidding that shit is unwinable for lex
I need to rewatch clone high...
Yeah if someone said that to me now I'd be pretty pissed
Ok, yes, to some degree, thicker skins help, but the problem is (and has been) that more than once, it gets taken too far and even people with thick skin get offended or upset from time to time. Thicker skin tends to also set the bar higher for just how far you can push the envelope before you upset someone. We, as mods, have to have a line, and when that's crossed, even if it's only BARELY crossed, need to abide by that in order to maintain consistency and fairness. When that line is crossed too often, it has to end. If that means the end of something, then it has to be, at least temporarily, while people calm down and learn to control themselves. We don't resort to infracting immediately, generally warning, editing or a direct PM are our first attempts. Kind of like how spanking a kid shouldn't come before the stern look from a parent...and many times, that's all that's needed. In these cases, it required more. We can't help it, if, after penalties have been levied for breaking the rules, someone wants to take something away from the community. That's on them, not on us for properly (and with common sense) enforcing the rules that people agreed to abide by when they signed up. The people being named in the podcasts and posts aren't the only ones who need thicker skin...the people who crossed the line and got infracted for it need thicker skin to deal with their consequences as well. The door swings both ways.
I think we need to separate popoff (spontaneous act, usually at a tournament) from call-out threads (premeditated attack on someone's gameplay, that usually devolves into chest beating, name calling, personal attacks and general poo flinging) from challenge threads (premiditated attack on someone's gameplay that usually involves challenge either online or MM at a tournament).
I hope you see the catch 22 here. You're asking a mod to man up and admit to banning someone, but only at the promise of crucifying him for denying that it was for anything other than it being porn. This isn't appreciated, so I'm letting you know, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Either you want a mod to step up and do his job, or you want to bash. You need to pick and deal with the consequences to your decision.
This is something that has happened every time we are in between games.
Again, contrary to popular belief, though the mods may be mainly East Coast, we have mods and admins from all over the country. Krayzie is EGP, Blake is AK, I'm from NY... but the point is, we try to look past regional stuff because regional rivalries have existed forever. It's part of what makes this fun. NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys. Without those rivalries, the NFL's legacy wouldn't be what it is, and the same goes for the MKC. Without the rivalries, what fun would this all be? We, as mods embrace the different regions... however all regions have people who cross lines, and we still have jobs to do. Sucks when it's a well known face, but think about Lindsay Lohan. She may be who she is, but it doesn't mean that she should get away with things and the cops shouldn't do their jobs.
You just have to make better decisions for that match up. Starting at the character select screen.
Umm it's the Khrome Kommittee
OK, no. I'm not asking a mod to admit to banning someone. I know why Pig -- officially -- got banned the first time around. What I believe, is the fact that he was Pig of the Hut, and was feuding hard with some members of the staff, made the decision to ban him convenient. I actually am not asking those who banned him the first time to step up and admit to it. At this point, it's better off to leave this particular incident alone and put it behind us. However, I'll say this: Yes, I understand "rules are rules." I also understand that preferential treatment is a tricky issue (even though it exists, and is inevitable). But couldn't someone have simply PM'd Pig and went: "Hey Brant, about that video you posted, we're going to delete the thread. I know you just found it funny but it contained turtle penis, which falls under the porn category." The reason I say this is because we both know fully well that Pig's intention was not to post "porn." And yeah, I know that trying to read people's intentions is a slippery slope, but in this case, I think it's rather obvious. I doubt Pig's post had anything to do with reptilian fetish.
No absolutely, as I said above, I'm not saying certain people should get a pass. What I am saying is the rules should be less rigid, and sometimes, judgment calls are necessary, for the greater good. I think banning someone twice in three months, both of which being questionable calls in the eyes of many (yes, I'm aware that's not our job, and I'm aware this is "your site" as the rules say, but we're the ones posting on your site, and making it worthwhile, so our opinion matters), raises eyebrows in light of recent events. Pig got banned the second time for "flaming a mod" on Facebook. Nowhere in the rules did I read anything about extracurricular activities being ban-worthy offenses. His status update on TYM simply hoped for someone to be in his pool.
I respect the fact that you "manned up" (your words). I think the fact that he registered as Jew of Steel the following week was an indication that in that particular case, it would have been better to let it slide. It kinda highlights my point: context matters. I know that as mods, you can't bother to look into the back-story of every single comment made by every single poster, and sometimes, yes: rules ARE rules. But in this case, this was obvious, as it pertained to a rather well-known player, and it was a clear joke (made by another extremely well-known player) among friends. What I mean is the fact that they're so well-known made the Jew of Steel common knowledge. As in, we know GGA joke among themselves and Jew of Steel, when left at that (which they did) is hardly the most offensive thing in the world. Again, I'm not one to tell mods how to do their job but perhaps seeking clarification before censoring and handing out ban threats in certain situations, might work better.
I wasn't referring to the matchup lol
No, didn't you hear? The mentality whereby people get blown up when they post inaccuracies and ludicrous match-up opinions shouldn't be blown up. I swear there are like, 20 people at most who are for this "be on your best behavior, love your fellow players/posters at all time, never say anything negative about anything ever, and don't be a Mean Girl" and somehow they've become a vocal minority.
You're free. Let's go
poor heath slater he just wants to make friendsNone of the above.
If someone said Lex beat Zod and created a detailed list of why, with concrete information and not just a baseless opinion I agree, then sure its fine. But someone just saying so because they are pulling it out of their ass or because they beat the kid down the blocks zod definitely should be regulated in some way. I would rather have mods infracting these people for useless posts than offtopic stuff in troll threads or front page news.
I totally agree with this Dizzy.
