Gnobrin bans people in the official forums for unwritten forum rules

[Nurta]

Originally Posted by Sashtan

You know what...im so fucking glad you are all gathered here in one place to see this
ive been wanting to say this ever since i started posting on the EQ2 Official Forum

but i can so say it here


YOU ARE A BUNCH OF WHINEY BITCHES

GET OVER IT YOU FUCKING DRAMA QUEENS

ITS A FUCKING VIDEO GAME

IF YOU CANT OBEY THE FUCKING FORUM RULES
THEN DONT POST ON THE FUCKING FORUMS

YOU FUCKING EMO BITCHES

SHUT
THE
FUCK
UP

AND DO SOMETHING USEFUL WITH YOUR LIVES INSTEAD OF WRITING HUMONGOUS FUCKING BITCH POSTS ABOUT HOW YOU WERE BANNED FOR A FUCKING WEEK BECAUSE YOUR PUNK BITCH ASS COULDNT OBEY A SIMPLE SET OF COMMUNITY RULES.

KEEP YOUR LITTLE FUCKING "AUTHORITY ISSUES" TO YOURSELVES, GOOD GOD YOU SOUND LIKE A BUNCH OF FUCKING SNIVELING HIGHSCHOOL FRESHMAN, YOU CANT JUST FUCKING FOLLOW THE RULES THAT ARENT REALLY CAUSING YOU ANY FUCKING TROUBLE (IF YOU WANT TO BITCH YOU CAN USE THESE FORUMS) USE THE MAIN FORUMS FOR INFORMATION NOT WRITING LONG AS FUCKING POSTS ABOUT HOW YOUA RE SO DISTRAUGHT ABOUT X QUEST OR Y MONSTER THAT YOU ARE QUITTING WAAA WAA SOE BETTER FIX THIS OR ELSE.

DONT YOU FUCKS HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN WRITE ESSAYS ABOUT HOW YOU CANT STAND SOMETHING SOE DID

IF YOU FUCKING HATE SOE SO MUCH QUIT YOU BITCHES

FUCK YOU ALL

OH YES AND I DID SAY FUCK ALOT IN THAT POST
I DONT CARE.

*GIVES THE MIDDLE FINGER AND WALKS OFF*

my god that feels good

Wow! Nice to see the guild that I helped found all those many years ago has a rampant fucktard running loose who thinks he's all cool. I guess some things never change

BTW, I am a reformed official forums poster. I used to post there all the time, I used to read them all the time and then I grew to hate them and the way they were moderated. And then, all the grumpy people came here and there was much to bitch about and Nurta was happy. Why even go to the official forums when you have this place? I haven't looked back in like a year or more.

[alvarez]

Originally Posted by Notsovilepriest

This was for calling PvP Scouts a bunch of Whiny rich kids that if Mommy and Daddy told them no about 1 thing they would throw a fit.

And.. you don't see why they'd tap you for trolling, right? Heh.

[Notsovilepriest]

Very true in this case, but a fair amount of the other "Offenses" Weren't even out of line, half the time I don't even know which post got me banned.

Ackron got perma banned form posting a PvP Video link on the Eq2 forums when the video contained the "N Word"

[Fibs]

Originally Posted by Grimwell

Y'all Here
I have not investigated everyone who has posted here. I'm at home and only here because someone suggested I take a peek. That said, I encourage you to contact me (see above) and I will give you the same respect I give anyone who asks me to check on a ban. Those of you making crap up won't get a free pass (and yes, one person in this thread is not banned, and has no history of moderation at all.).

Just a quick comment to this: It probably goes without saying.... but before making the claim that someone here is making stuff up, I hope you took into account that a lot of the folks who post here don't use their exact in-game character name. (I'll use my own as example, Fibs is a nickname. I would be Amphibia on the forums. )

That said, thanks for posting here. It was entertaining to read, and it did in fact clear a few things up.

[AdaM pErSOn]

Originally Posted by Alania

Yeah, i only got banned twice. But I think the reason for the deletion (cuz the post was in no way negative or bashing or contained any poor language) was personal, not because of any broken rules.

It's hard to believe that two or so years ago, we were Lords on the official forums

[AdaM pErSOn]

Originally Posted by Grimwell

Let's clear a few things up.

Escalation
If you have been banned and feel that it's not legitimate, please feel free to contact me. Faabio can attest to the fact that my email address is pretty easy to find (cdalrymple@soe.sony.com) and that I am open to discuss and look at things. No Faabio, don't contact me. You are still banned. You can't play nice in the big pool even if you are funny about it.

Yes, that message saying 'contact an admin' could be much better. I agree.

Standards
Ok, we get it. Sometimes you really just need to go somewhere and post "Grimwell is a fucking moron. I would kill him if I was given ten seconds in a dark alley. He should have been a stain on his daddy's sheets. How SOE hired such a shit brained tool to do this job, the worst anyone has ever done with it, is beyond me. Fucking loser."

That would be a place like EQ2Flames.

The official forums have a bit of decorum required. It's not that hard to understand, and amazingly easy to comply with. I can say fuck on my blog -- it's my fucking blog -- but I will not say fuck on a work related property. Forums, Players page, etc. Why? Because that's not a part of the job.

Don't be surprised that standards are enforced on the official forum. Even if you differ with them. I have more respect for Sav in saying her piece and politely backing it than I do in someone breaking the standards (agree with them or not) and being surprised that moderation happens.

Personal Lives
Yes, many people have their own websites out of work. Don't be a douchebag and make a deal of it. That's cheap.

Y'all Here
I have not investigated everyone who has posted here. I'm at home and only here because someone suggested I take a peek. That said, I encourage you to contact me (see above) and I will give you the same respect I give anyone who asks me to check on a ban. Those of you making crap up won't get a free pass (and yes, one person in this thread is not banned, and has no history of moderation at all.).

If your ban was for the wrong reasons, I'll take care of it professionally. I will not string anyone up in the streets so you can throw tomatoes; but I will remedy the situation.

No, Faabio, don't contact me.

If your ban was for the right reason, I'm not going to change a thing no matter how much you rail about it. Even if you misconstrue the situation. I review bans on a regular basis, the number that change is minuscule because most people can't play by the rules and are upset when it's insisted that they do. I won't bend the rules just because you don't like them.

Understanding
These are big games, with big communities, and a large number of 'issues' to be addressed at any time. Community Managers try to have their finger on the pulse of things and share that information with the teams who can investigate issues and repair them if necessary. When there is room for it in the development schedule.

Externally that can make people think that nothing is happening, and they are being ignored. Those thoughts can get a person frustrated and they can suddenly find that they are crossing the line and doing any number of things that are going to draw moderation...

Making personal attacks on developers or other players.
Using naughty language.
Posting the issue to multiple threads in a spam attack.
Trolling every chance they get about the issue.
Or any number of things.
Including someone just screwing up and making a joke that they shouldn't have.

Those things draw moderation. Sometimes a simple warning or short ban helps remind a person that there is a right way to do things, and a wrong way. Sometimes that does not help and they are made welcome to the rest of the internet.

Sometimes people are just mean and shouldn't be in the official forums. That's just how life is. Even the charmingly goofy ones like Faabio. No, don't email me friend. It's not going to help.

Wow, big post eh? Yeah. Let's just be clear that Gnobrin is actually a great guy. If you think you've been the subject of unwarranted attention, get in touch. We actually don't celebrate bannings as something to do when we are bored. It's frustrating because some very smart people just don't want to play by the rules... but that's life.

Oh, and if you find me in that dark alley... you had better one shot me or it's going to get ugly. ;P

I'd own you.

[Sashtan]

Originally Posted by osibia

Tossing random shit together and placing a statue of Gnobrins c*** on your shift key doesnt make you win the internet.
go back to the official forums or better yet, go play in traffic.

Edit: yep, i've shortened your bs a bit in the quote to prevent people from having to read it too often.

Funny thing is...no one can disagree with me, you are a bunch of whiny bitches...and you are playing a video game you dont like for some odd reason

my advise

quit

its so easy

really

[AdaM pErSOn]

My advice to you is to just walk away, save a little face, and stop being a brainless retard in general.

It's so easy!

[tracheaspider]

Originally Posted by Sashtan

Funny thing is...no one can disagree with me, you are a bunch of whiny bitches...and you are playing a video game you dont like for some odd reason

my advise

quit

its so easy

really

Ahh, the quintessential comeback of a fanboitrolldog. It's always so incomprehensible to you little fucktards that we complain because we like the game, isn't it? And what you don't seem to ever realize is that if we demand excellence and SOE even halfway tries to meet our standards, you benefit by getting a better product.

By the way, you can just ignore us. It's so easy. Really.

[osibia]

Originally Posted by Sashtan

Funny thing is...no one can disagree with me, you are a bunch of whiny bitches...and you are playing a video game you dont like for some odd reason

my advise

quit

its so easy

really

we can disagree with you, do you know why? its a forum and as such is a place where discussions happen, how would it be a discussion if everyone would agree with each other?
sure, sometimes (in some cases pretty often) we complain about the game, but why? because we like the game, we just critique its flaws, but do you think we would play it if we would believe another game would be better? no.
Quit? you should take your own advice serious and quit the internet, because you = epic fail.