The Serious thread (SERIOUSLY)

amp

In this thread people may complain about my moderating style, ask why OLDYELLAR was banned for the 15 millionith time, or just generally whinge.

Silliness is banned from this thread. If you want to be silly do it outside of this thread. Think of this as an island of seriousness.

This thread is the only place I will respond to whinging. In the rest of the Cuckoos Nest I will post silly. This way I will be observing charter rules. My apologies for being serious in threads that were not.

Chad ghostal

[whinge]

why moju but not yellar?

i understand why you banned her, but not why she is úber permo ban?

[/whinge]

[not complaining about the moju situation, moju for the win]

amp

Matthewthebig started a thread he shouldn't have and wasn't actually intending to hire a hacker to attack that other website. I knew that at the time but I don't want TCN to become a launch platform for flamewars with other bulliten boards.

However he's also contributed to the overall silliness in the past so I took that into account and decided to reduce his sentence from permanent to temporary. He's also indicated via pm that this will not happen again. Anybody else who decides that TCN is the perfect place to try and launch flamewars/hack another bulletin board will be permanently banned.

OLDYELLAR deliberatly ignored all warnings and proceeded to brag about not being single in a thread specifically created not to have that kind of crap in it. *Page* was banned for exactly the same reason. And I'm the one accused of arrogancy and having a huge ego :rolleyes:

If people think they can just ignore me and do whatever they like there's little point in having a moderator in this forum.

amp

I'm lifting Le Racks temporary ban given the creation of this thread.

Winters

Bring back Koneko and SMAK.

amp

I don't think they want to come back, both are busy.

Shabadu

I don't want to sound like a lick-arse, but I actually think there should be some boundries on the silliness. It's meant to be witty, not brainless.

I would like to see Yellar come back, but in general I think the nest is more interesting with a few rules. And hey, I got a banning too, and in fairness, it wasn't like he hadn't already announced IN CAPS LOCK twice that anyone else doing it would be perma-banned.

NotMe

The "post in this thread to get permanently banned" thread is so tempting. I really wanted to post in it. Is it a trap?

Shabadu

You know it's a trap. But the most delicious honey-filled trap of all time.

/giddy with anticipation

I bet someone will create an alternate account just to post there. I bet it will be amp. I have a feeling that there are one or two people he just wants to get rid of and that he hopes they may be naive enough to post in the thread while drunk. The gaffer is cunning.

Rozabeez

Why dont you give OldYellar a trial to see if she deserves to come back? Then you wouldnt exactly be lifting the ban, and you'd make a lot of the nesters happy too. At the end of the trial you can decide whether she can stay or not.

NotMe

Shabadu wrote:

You know it's a trap. But the most delicious honey-filled trap of all time.

/giddy with anticipation

I bet someone will create an alternate account just to post there. I bet it will be amp. I have a feeling that there are one or two people he just wants to get rid of and that he hopes they may be naive enough to post in the thread while drunk. The gaffer is cunning.

And with all this thread title changing going on you'd wanna be careful. One minute you'll think you're in Funkys orifice... next thing you know you're banned. :eek:

jezza

I dont think that was fair to ban Oldyeller for that, maybe a temp one would have been ok but permenant ban is just not fair.
Do you just ban people you dont like?

Shabadu

You're still here.

amp

NotMe wrote:

And with all this thread title changing going on you'd wanna be careful. One minute you'll think you're in Funkys orifice... next thing you know you're banned. :eek:

It's quite simple to avoid being banned. I make warnings about bannings crystal clear and often in big caps with red letters

As for Yellars permanent ban and seeing as so many people are appealing on her behalf I'm going to reduce her ban from "forever" to six months.

Hows that for leniancy?

Kazaanova

Shabadu wrote:

I don't want to sound like a lick-arse, but I actually think there should be some boundries on the silliness. It's meant to be witty, not brainless.

I agree, I'd love to see this turned into a proper humour forum instead of "brainless forum for MeNTalLeRs" and the humour forum turned into a link forum, which is what it already is.

amp

jezza wrote:

I dont think that was fair to ban Oldyeller for that, maybe a temp one would have been ok but permenant ban is just not fair.
Do you just ban people you dont like?

Yes, I just ban people I don't like. Your tiny brain doesn't seem to remember all the other times I explained yellars banning so I'll tell you what you make up new reasons why I banned her and I'll agree with you.

How come there's no marching band for *Page*? Why isn't her banning being questioned? Or should I just not ban people you like?

jezza

amp wrote:

Yes, I just ban people I don't like. Your tiny brain doesn't seem to remember all the other times I explained yellars banning so I'll tell you what you make up new reasons why I banned her and I'll agree with you.

How come there's no marching band for *Page*? Why isn't her banning being questioned? Or should I just not ban people you like?

i like most people on tcn to be honest, just you and shabadu i have issues with. I do like page. i ust didnt realise she was banned. Can she come back too??
Forever is sort of like six months.
or the other way around.
thats christmas. santa will have his birthday and everything. ill be beack in pri..school. halloween will be over, so will slane and oxygen and sunny things. Agreed??

jezza

Shabadu wrote:

I don't want to sound like a lick-arse, but I actually think there should be some boundries on the silliness. It's meant to be witty, not brainless.

That would be you out then.

amp

jezza wrote:

i like most people on tcn to be honest, just you and shabadu i have issues with. I do like page. i ust didnt realise she was banned. Can she come back too??
Forever is sort of like six months.
or the other way around.
thats christmas. santa will have his birthday and everything. ill be beack in pri..school. halloween will be over, so will slane and oxygen and sunny things. Agreed??

I agree, in six months many things will be over.

jezza

now this isnt funny amp. this is serious.
STOP AGREEING WITH ME. I DISLIKE IT MORE THAN I DIDLIKE YOU DISAGREEING WITH ME.
So in the mean time the meteors could steal yeller and take her off the the moon, and well never have got to say goodbye.
How would you feel then eh????

amp

jezza wrote:

How would you feel then eh????

I would be intensely suprised given the odds.

jezza

well i heard of that happening or aliens or something, and there could be no more yeller. And boy youd be sorry then. Sayin oh i should have let her back on and shared our tinfoil hats with her and yeller would be here, all human and normal.
Not only did ya ban her! you took her hat too so shes vulnrable.

amp

jezza wrote:

well i heard of that happening or aliens or something, and there could be no more yeller. And boy youd be sorry then. Sayin oh i should have let her back on and shared our tinfoil hats with her and yeller would be here, all human and normal.
Not only did ya ban her! you took her hat too so shes vulnrable.

But if I let her back in what's to stop the aliens from abducting her? Surely the risk is greater given that aliens with the technology to travel light years would have internet access and be able to read the cuckoos nest?

Posting in the cuckoos nest is no gaurantee against alien abduction.

jezza

ah it will..amp i promise ill mind her and i wont let her tell ya when shes up to funny bizness ok??
i wont let the aliens take her if you bring her back, so u wont feel bad. i promise.

NotMe

Kazaanova wrote:

I agree, I'd love to see this turned into a proper humour forum instead of "brainless forum for MeNTalLeRs" and the humour forum turned into a link forum, which is what it already is.

Ahh here! Where would us brainless MeNTalLeRs go?

amp

jezza wrote:

ah it will..amp i promise ill mind her and i wont let her tell ya when shes up to funny bizness ok??

I'd prefer to know when she's up to funny business.

i wont let the aliens take her if you bring her back, so u wont feel bad. i promise.

Hmmm interesting proposal, however I doubt you have the abilities to prevent aliens from doing their abducting. They may even abduct you also and that's a risk I'd rather not have on my concious.

But I'm no heartless bastard so I'll do a deal with you. If you stop going on about her and start using the shift key to capitalise letters that should be capitalised, I will further reduce her sentence to one month. Otherwise the six month ban stands.

You alone have the power Jezza. I believe in you.

Winters

Jezza for mod.

amp

Winters wrote:

Jezza for mod.

I think her being abducted by meteors and left stranded on the moon is more likely.

That said, sometimes poachers can make good game keepers

Sarky

"6 months" is, technically speaking, infinitely shorter than "forever".

This could well make Amp the most generous person in all the internet.

Think about that.

jezza

amp wrote:

I'd prefer to know when she's up to funny business.



Hmmm interesting proposal, however I doubt you have the abilities to prevent aliens from doing their abducting. They may even abduct you also and that's a risk I'd rather not have on my concious.

But I'm no heartless bastard so I'll do a deal with you. If you stop going on about her and start using the shift key to capitalise letters that should be capitalised, I will further reduce her sentence to one month. Otherwise the six month ban stands.

You alone have the power Jezza. I believe in you.

Done!
Thank you.

amp

jezza wrote:

Done!
Thank you.

I knew you could do it. Now keep doing it. If you go back to your old typing ways during OLDYELLARS now month long ban I will extend it back to six months.
Well done

Rozabeez

What if she just doesnt type for a month? No offence Jezza...but it could be safer that way! And why'd I get ignored?! *glares at amp* ..thought we were not-really-friends!

Winters

Jesus for president.

amp

Rozabeez wrote:

What if she just doesnt type for a month? No offence Jezza...but it could be safer that way! And why'd I get ignored?! *glares at amp* ..thought we were not-really-friends!

Um, you haven't posted in this thread, until now.

Rozabeez

O_o Um, yeah I have. With a good idea! A SENSIBLE ONE!

amp

Rozabeez wrote:

O_o Um, yeah I have. With a good idea! A SENSIBLE ONE!

So you did. My apologies. However I think we've got a better plan already in play. Thanks though.

jezza

Rozabeez wrote:

What if she just doesnt type for a month? No offence Jezza...but it could be safer that way! And why'd I get ignored?! *glares at amp* ..thought we were not-really-friends!

Im going to practice typing properly.
No offence taken Rozy.
Look Amp.
This is taking me ages.

amp

jezza wrote:

Im going to practice typing properly.
No offence taken Rozy.
Look Amp.
This is taking me ages.

Pretty soon it won't take you ages and before you know it you'll have the ability to touch type. So not only will you be helping OLDYELLAR you'll be giving yourself a valuable skill. Everybodies a winner

jezza

Yay!

~Rebel~

I've just read all of this thread and i have to say im rather touched by the whole thing, has all the makings of a good movie! maybe even a buddy movie (lord knows the world needs some new buddy movies!)
The rebel from the wrong side of the tracks comes to the coach begging for her friend to be released from erm, the locker room (it'll do), and at first the coach is all like nah huh honey! But then allows the friend to be on a 6month ban from the team. The rebel explains that this way the friend will miss the run to the state championships and thus miss out on her best chance to win the prize that will reunite her long lost brother with her...dog! We can see the coach wavering slightly but the steely exterior remains! Then, low, the rebel makes the ultimate sacrifice to learn to shape up, fly straight and throw that killer pass to win the game! and to type properly. The coach is so overwhelmed at the effort put in that the locker room imprisonment is down to a mere month, just in time to return for the state final! And so the brother and dog can once again be reunited! YAY! could be like "one womans struggle to tame a wild heart and unleash a friendship" yea? huh?

amp

You're wasted here Rebel, go forth ye to Holywood asap.

airetam_storm

Serious thread?

And what about *page*'s ban?

BEAT

jezza wrote:

i like most people on tcn to be honest, just you and shabadu i have issues with.

tbh, how can you have an issue with shabby?
I have an issue with your unbearably longass signature...does anyone not get annoyed looking at that ****e?
I also have an issue with people not reading thier posts before they hit the submit button...I mean look at the post I quoted you from on page one...
something doesnt make sense there, its all gibberish :rolleyes:

amazingemmet

LATIN BEAT wrote:

I have an issue with your unbearably longass signature...does anyone not get annoyed looking at that ****e?

I second that. I think there should be a new sig rule where your sig can't be longer then your posts

amp

There are no particular rules in The cuckoos nest regarding the length of signatures. And there's nothing I can do to stop big signatures other than to suggest people report them in Feedback.

I would suggest that Jezza use the [size]tags to shrink the size of her sig text down to something more pleasant. As for Latin Beat, who's sig, despite being tidied up into one pic is style by far the more irritating sig. Pot? Kettle? A dark colour?

BEAT

ya I know, people dont like my secret icons...I put it down to society envy hehehe I have thought about removing them just becasue I tire of seeing them myself...but now that they are in one block I dont know how to separate them and keep my smurfs gif.

amp

I do:
http://www.iol.ie/~adamj/pics/beatsmurf.jpg

BEAT

thanks, I will work on it later.
I need to see about getting my shield too, I dont want to give that one up as it goes with the little tagline below.

amp

LATIN BEAT wrote:

thanks, I will work on it later.
I need to see about getting my shield too, I dont want to give that one up as it goes with the little tagline below.

Well just have a shield on the same line as the Smurfs or the same line as the comeonbanus text.

amp

airetam_storm wrote:

Serious thread?

And what about *page*'s ban?

What about it?

BEAT

ok amp, please delete that link from your post so no one else snatches up my smurfy pic
thanks