This is a totally random post - so feel free to be bored
Anyway my brother is a mod at a video game forum -
http://s7.invisionfree.com/Evolution and I post there occassionally. Right now things seem to be really fucked up at that site such that if we implemented the rules that they have we could probably ban half the people posting at modified in a week
(and that includes the inactive people who haven't posted in months!). Personally I've found the whole thing hilarious - especially this series of private messages from my brother and one of the more outspoken people on the forum.
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I don't think abusing JJJames and making him feel bad and not wanting to contribute is going to be in the best interests of the forum.
Again, it comes down to what we talked about before. Feel free to go mad attacking people's arguments, but DO NOT actually attack people.
This isn't a conspiracy theory and we're not out to get you banned. However we have an obligation to ensure that all our members enjoy their time at Evo and we're not going to compromise at all in that regard.
Now you probably have two choices here. Either you're going to read this, think "what a load of crap, i pwn those n00bs" and keep doing what you have been doing. Not going to last here long if you do do that. What I'd like you to do is recognise, regardless of whether you think it's right or not, that there are certain responsibilities the mods expect from you and to uphold them.
You might think it's stupid and in that regard I don't really care. But it's so easy not to be abusive and it'll cause a hell less stress for everyone involved.
Now, if I just wanted you banned would I really have wasted 10 minutes of my life writing this pm? I want you around dude, but only if you play by the rules.
And by the way, given that you've actually be banned from here before, you're going to have to behave at a much higher standard than our other members. That might sound unfair, but it's fact and you're just going to have to deal with it.
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I don't respect you, I don't like you and I think you've become a prick over the last few months, but I know that you're rational most of the time.
What do you honestly think of these rules? This is becoming ridiculous now, and I think you could see it from our point of view.
I just hope that none of your objectivity has been lost since being under the guidance of a total fuckwit.
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I appreciate your honesty.
Yes. I have an opinion on the new rules. However I do not believe that it is in the best interests of the Evolution Forum or myself for my views to be publicly disclosed at this time and I do not feel that I can rely on your discretion in retaining those thoughts should I share them with you.
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Okay, I'll try and get you to trust me, because I don't blame you for not trusting me, especially considering how I'm portrayed. But I'm going to tell you something that I should be keeping quiet, and then hopefully, you'll realise from the chance I'm taking to prove my trust that it's worth revaling your honest take on the new rules.
Before Shadow Link was demodded, I was able to convince him to give me his password details so I could have a snoop at what was being said about me in the mod forum. I copied some of the text which implicates some of the mods on almost conspiring to get rid of me. Shadow made me promise not to post it, so I didn't use it in the argument out of respect for his wishes. Clearly I'd be fucked if this got out, and because you have it in text form, I'd be unable to get out of it. So there you go. If you're not convinced of my trust, then I give up and won't bother trying to woo your honest opinion any more.
Take it easy and thanks.
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Ok so my brother sends out a warning message. The guy responds with: "I don't respect you, I don't like you and I think you've become a prick over the last few months..." and then asks for an opinion? Hmm...
The guy then says "Okay, I'll try and get you to trust me..." and then tells my brother something he is not supposed to tell him. Hmm...
As to the new rules they've just implemented that are causing some problems:
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Finally, if you're pissed, have a problem, ect, you have to be tactful, ect when you voice your complaints. Trolling and pitching a temper tantrum resolves nothing and will not be tolerated.
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- That'll work I'm sure, although I could simplify it: "If you post you will be banned" - saves a lot of reading. Actually I think we should implement those rules here for a week and see how many people survive - it can be an extention of the "voting off" idea
lol - I'm just kidding. It's just all so funny
I love modified - we really do seem to get on a lot better than other forum communities despite having (I believe) very liberal rules.
. My best sick 3 (that I actually hit) was whilygig>fog>smear 
