Off Topic thread in soccer

gimmick

Any good reason why it was locked?

Quazzie

Probably more suited to a Help Desk thread.

Sherifu

gimmick wrote: »

Any good reason why it was locked?

They didn't think through the April's fool gag.

5starpool

Not like it has been used much the last couple of months anyhow.

therecklessone

It was locked to protect people from the consequences of not thinking through their replies. I don't particularly care for April Fools, so today is just another day for me:

charter wrote:

We do not tolerate discussion of moderation, moderation of posts or reportable posts in thread. If you have a problem with the forum rules, PM the mods or start a thread in helpdesk.

gimmick

Thats not a good reason. The "offending" posts could ne removed rather than locking the entire thread.

Xavi6

gimmick wrote: »

Thats not a good reason. The "offending" posts could ne removed rather than locking the entire thread.

Feel free to start a new Off Topic thread in its place.

Spud83

Sherifu wrote: »

They didn't think through the April's fool gag.

This, but also because the last two possible three posts broke the charter.

EDIT: according to its charter this feedback thread is a reason to close it.

Really shooting ourselves in both feet.

therecklessone

gimmick wrote: »

Thats not a good reason. The "offending" posts could ne removed rather than locking the entire thread.

I'm puzzled why you are so concerned, of the 6k+ posts on that thread your only contribution was one post today.

gimmick

I just do not see the reason why it was closed.

April Fools joke gone bad! Which I must admit, was always gonna happen, especially given the attitudes of most people in the Soccer Forum to this.

It was like last year when everyone was made a "mod", people were gonna get uppity when they weren't able to ban someone!!

However, blaming the Soccer Mods and talking about it in the OTT is unfair seeing as it was a joke between one soccer mod and an SMod.

CHD

Boards should just close on April fools day. Full of fail.

gimmick

Just for the record, I was making a joke of the april fools joke, not actually saying anything one way or other about the mod in question.

LuckyLloyd

gimmick wrote: »

Just for the record, I was making a joke of the april fools joke, not actually saying anything one way or other about the mod in question.

Ok. How would you characterize the other posts:

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

is it safe to come out now.*

*not meant in the homosexual out of the closet way.

gimmick wrote: »

So "guanyin" is gone as a mod eh? Maybe we should all post that on our faceboards profiles

invincibleirish wrote: »

Yep the boards nonklematura mods have got together and put together this ruse, no doubt it sounded funny to them in whatever thread they discussed it in.

Its a shame really, its one April Fools you really wish was true, for the sake of the soccer forum like....

Sherifu wrote: »

Hear hear.

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therecklessone

gimmick wrote: »

Just for the record, I was making a joke of the april fools joke, not actually saying anything one way or other about the mod in question.

And for the record, you didn't need to say that as we had no problem with your post. A couple of posts after yours were inadvisable.

I'd rather remove the potential for more people to go down that road than reopen the thread and hope that posters don't walk themselves into trouble.

The thread will remain closed until at least midnight.

Spud83

Mine was no way personal abuse.

I made a light hearted joke based on my opinion that GuanYin was one of the main reasons the OTT thread died.

If the mods are able to play jokes on each other, and make that joke public to other users. Then I'm sorry but it is always gonna come back to them in some way.

Quazzie

therecklessone wrote: »

The thread will remain closed until at least midnight.

Is that when this sham of a faceboards joke is over?

gimmick

If "LL" is refering to the inverted commas, I use them for other users names a bit. Oh the humanity.

therecklessone

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Is that when this sham of a faceboards joke is over?

That question is above my pay grade.

As I said above, I don't particularly care for April Fools.

Spud83

therecklessone wrote: »

That question is above my pay grade.

As I said above, I don't particularly care for April Fools.

Of course you don't you are a spurs fan. Every day probably feels like April fools to you.

LuckyLloyd

gimmick wrote: »

If "LL" is refering to the inverted commas, I use them for other users names a bit. Oh the humanity.

Eh? I agree your post was ok. However, yours wasn't the only post commenting on GY. Look at them. Get it now?

Quazzie

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Eh? I agree your post was ok. However, yours wasn't the only post commenting on GY. Look at them. Get it now?

Did you resign?

gimmick

Righteo

therecklessone

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

Of course you don't you are a spurs fan. Every day probably feels like April fools to you.

Banned.

april fool's!

LuckyLloyd

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Did you resign?

Demodding pending...

stovelid

April fools day on boards is akin to selection boxes on Christmas day as a kid.

The first one or two are great, but by the afternoon you want to puke at the sight of another curly-wurly.

Mr Alan

wat the **** is going on in this place today?!

the OT thread is dead anyway, the people who kept it going have no interest in reviving it, so start a new one if you're offended by its closure.

GY thing better be a joke, she is a good mod & the modding on the SF is at its best recently, getting rid of her would be shooting ourselves in the foot. she's a hard ass, but the SF is full of ****ing clowns so a hard ass is needed.

_blank_

Jesus Al, you big lick.

Sherifu

Mr Alan wrote: »

she's a hard ass, but the SF is full of ****ing clowns so a hard ass is needed.

Correction: more mods were needed.

ShooterSF

The issue is that some people will twig an April fools joke and decide to play along and fire off some insults (in character) while others who don't get it will fire off genuine abuse thinking people have actually been de-modded.

The big issue is it's difficult to distinguish between the two.

eagle eye

Mr Alan wrote: »

wat the **** is going on in this place today?!

the OT thread is dead anyway, the people who kept it going have no interest in reviving it, so start a new one if you're offended by its closure.

GY thing better be a joke, she is a good mod & the modding on the SF is at its best recently, getting rid of her would be shooting ourselves in the foot. she's a hard ass, but the SF is full of ****ing clowns so a hard ass is needed.

Best April fool's one ever. They all believe ya.:pac:

invincibleirish

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Ok. How would you characterize the other posts:

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Hey i was just getting into the spirit of things, having a laugh and a joke and all that given the day thats in it. you mean it isn't true GY isn't gone?

5starpool

invincibleirish wrote: »

Hey i was just getting into the spirit of things, having a laugh and a joke and all that given the day thats in it. you mean it isn't true GY isn't gone?

If she is I'll eat DeV's moneyhat.

invincibleirish

Can't we all just get along

ShooterSF

5starpool wrote: »

If she is I'll eat DeV's moneyhat.

Dev's not gonna like that.

kaimera

bit sad a long time mod & smod treating helpdesk like their own playground. How ever are the users to believe that HD works if it's being used for a pisstake.

just mo of course.

ShooterSF

Yes and how can you believe any radio station/newspaper etc. who make up stories today? Party pooper

eagle eye

Every paper is just like the sun today.

sceptre

invincibleirish wrote: »

Hey i was just getting into the spirit of things, having a laugh and a joke and all that given the day thats in it. you mean it isn't true GY isn't gone?

Double negatives confuse me.

I think the answer to your question is "no".

GuanYin

The OT thread has been re-opened if anyone wants to use it.

sceptre

therecklessone wrote: »

As I said above, I don't particularly care for April Fools.

I'm afraid I got giddy last night.

Apologies to the soccer mods for any hassle that came out of it. As it happened pretty quickly on a whim, neither the soccer mods nor politics mods were told about it but as far as I can see none of them fell for it and actually played along with it. At least there weren't any WTF PMs.

kaimera wrote: »

bit sad a long time mod & smod treating helpdesk like their own playground. How ever are the users to believe that HD works if it's being used for a pisstake.

just mo of course.

Aren't you the guy who once shaved off half of one of my eyebrows when i fell asleep on his couch.:)

Sherifu

sceptre wrote: »

Aren't you the guy who once shaved off half of one of my eyebrows when i fell asleep on his couch.:)

Pics!

kaimera

Aren't you the guy who once shaved off half of one of my eyebrows when i fell asleep on his couch.

Never proven iirc and I believe Shaggy said it best