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what is the point of prison?

  • 03-07-2009 3:51am
    #1
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    and then on the other hand, why cause hassle? sorry
    Post edited by Shield on


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  • #2
    Icarus152
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Icarus152


    It keeps the criminals of our streets.


  • #3
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Whern you're banned you lose access to PMs so the prison forum allow interaction between banned mambers and admins.

    It sometimes happens that for example another members account is 'hijacked' by a "friend" who then goes to town posting crap. We ban the account to stop the posting and wait for the 'real' person to post in Prison.


  • #4
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Ponster wrote: »
    Whern you're banned you lose access to PMs so the prison forum allow interaction between banned mambers and admins.

    It sometimes happens that for example another members account is 'hijacked' by a "friend" who then goes to town posting crap. We ban the account to stop the posting and wait for the 'real' person to post in Prison.

    Exactly the reason, plus if somebody does get themselfs banned from the site it allows them to think they still have some hope


  • #5
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    It's vicarious, yet instructive, fun.

    Like online medieval pillories.


  • #6
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    It gives sitebanned users the chance to appeal their ban, and bans actually are overturned by the admins if the users make a decent case.

    On the other hand, it gives everyone a good chance to laugh at idiots, cos let's face it there's a little bit of sadistic bastard in everyone on the internet :)


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  • #7
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Wasn't Pighead like a mod there for a while? :D Good times


  • #8
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    Rehabilitation.


  • #9
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    orestes wrote: »
    It gives sitebanned users the chance to appeal their ban, and bans actually are overturned by the admins if the users make a decent case.

    On the other hand, it gives everyone a good chance to laugh at idiots, cos let's face it there's a little bit of sadistic bastard in everyone on the internet :)

    if you can laugh at idiots why cant you call them idiots?


  • #10
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    it seems to be a forum where they can squeeze one last bit of enjoyment out of keyboard warrior powers


  • #11
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    if you can laugh at idiots why cant you call them idiots?

    It's difficult to talk while you're laughing :)


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  • #12
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    I kind of miss polmki. That kid wasn't right :(


  • #13
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    orestes wrote: »
    It's difficult to talk while you're laughing :)

    that not as funny as you think


  • #14
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    that not as funny as you think

    That wasn't what I was laughing at :)


  • #15
    cHaTbOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,011 ✭✭✭cHaTbOx


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    that not as funny as you think
    :eek:mind reader


  • #16
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    orestes wrote: »
    That wasn't what I was laughing at :)

    maybe you should take it easy for the rest of the night?


  • #17
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Sarky wrote: »
    miss polmki.

    They were female? What the hell.
    And do you know that? eeeeeeeeeewwwwwh!


  • #18
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Thaedydal wrote: »
    eeeeeeeeeewwwwwh!

    Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!!!

    pete%20townsend.jpg


  • #19
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    orestes wrote: »
    It's difficult to talk while you're laughing :)

    i dunno, id call it being smug. i can sorta see the point in it. but it just seems to be a place where buffybot can laugh at ppl. it kinda reminds me of a zoo in some ways.


  • #20
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Jazzy wrote: »
    it kinda reminds me of a zoo in some ways.

    I know what you mean. It can be like watching monkeys fling their shíte all over the place.


  • #21
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    Jazzy wrote: »
    it kinda reminds me of a zoo in some ways.
    That's the one :D

    Imagine a human zoo. That'd be great craic. I might pitch that to Channel 4 actually.


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  • #22
    Saibh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Saibh


    K4t wrote: »
    That's the one :D

    Imagine a human zoo. That'd be great craic. I might pitch that to Channel 4 actually.
    Something like Big Brother?


  • #23
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    Saibh wrote: »
    Something like Big Brother?
    ..............Ah


  • #24
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    I love the prison forum. It's like watching animals in a cage, banging against the doors to get out.
    The best bit is watching the ones who love this site so much the pretty much beg to get out
    And the ones who threaten legal action for defamation of charector.
    And the ones who meerly ask the mods to get out, without any sort of apology or finding out why they got banned.

    Can I be a mod of the prison forum? I wanna taunt them.


  • #25
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    jumpguy wrote: »
    I love the prison forum. It's like watching animals in a cage, banging against the doors to get out.
    The best bit is watching the ones who love this site so much the pretty much beg to get out
    And the ones who threaten legal action for defamation of charector.
    And the ones who meerly ask the mods to get out, without any sort of apology or finding out why they got banned.

    Can I be a mod of the prison forum? I wanna taunt them.
    Ha! Come to think of it, the majority of them are very desperate.

    They should be made compete against each other in challenges set by the mods or forum rules abiding members, with the winner of each challenge being reinstated in the main forum.

    But what type of challenges?


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