[Rant] Need a place to post concerns/complaints

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GasBandit

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I find it amusingly ironic that the brofist icon adopted was created by he who commiserates least with others on the forum.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Adam needs to come back. Combined with the brofist, this will be the best happy ending of any thread conflict ever.
 
Dave

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Tinwhistler said:
I have an eternal membership to Dragon*Con. There's a reason I don't post cosplay pics I've snapped over the years.
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Please expand. Is this a condemnation of the way Pez is handling things or the way that people have been reacting to the photos posted?
 
PatrThom

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Dave said:
Please expand. Is this a condemnation of the way Pez is handling things or the way that people have been reacting to the photos posted?
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I just took it to mean that some (many?) of the photos he took would not be suitable for Pez's sub forum.

--Patrick
 
ElJuski

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or that he had a better place to post the pictures. Really, I hate cosplay, so I actually ignored all of the cosplay thread, but I think, again, that this is all an issue of Halforums being much more serious than it has any right being, and that people bring way too much baggage in here for what should be an after-work hangout joint.

And I believe there should be more cute animal gifs in here.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

For the record, Dave, props for your level-headed and mature handling of the situation.

(For people who agree with me, don't "like" or "brofist" this post, go like/brofist Dave's posts)
 
Bones

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Chippy asked me to send you all his regards, says he cant wait to be back in a week to say his peace. thats is all on my end.

I think I will keep my time in the cosplay sub-forum to a minimum if no one minds, its gotten to hostile for me. oh and I have no problem with the management, its your club, do what you think is best.
 
figmentPez

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I know I've been an ass lately. I know I'm a hothead and it's the reason I've never volunteered to be a moderator on any of the forums I've posted on. I'm not good at separating my feelings from the situation and responding calmly. I hold grudges I shouldn't and I'm not good at apologizing. I've been over-reacting a lot, because I'm having a trouble figuring out where the line is. I deserve some of the flak I've gotten, but I sure as hell don't deserve all of it. I shouldn't respond in the way I have, but no response to some of what has gone on isn't the answer, either. I didn't implement the rules well, but there's nothing about the standard I've laid out for the cosplay subforum that's unreasonable in concept.

So, I'm going to stop doing any moderation for a while, I'm not sure what to do beyond that. I'm sorry if it offends anyone, but right now I have no motivation to work on posting cosplay. It's my own fault that things got so bad, and I made people feel unwelcome there, but I don't know what the hell do do about that. I don't want to go back to “anything goes” and I'm not going to put up with continuing harassment.
 
Cheesy1

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Dude, we know that you're going through some rough shit with your health and family. Take care of yourself before you worry about the monkeys at the HF Zoo.
 
PatrThom

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Hey, man. Take a break, go kill some boars for a while, maybe level up a couple.
Looking forward to seeing where you decide to spend those skill points.

--Patrick
And since I can't rate more than once, just make believe I hit like/disagree/hugs/love/informative/brofist.
 
figmentPez

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Bones said:
I get that it isnt your fault, but it makes me an observer not want to say anything at all for fear its going to be struck down without question.
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It is mostly my fault. I started it all by blowing up at Jay when I shouldn't have, and I've continued to over-react just often enough, in the subsequent months, to look like a petty little dictator.
 
Bones

Bones

whoops, sorry man, I deleted it because I didnt want to incite any more drama.

Like I said, have someone else who is less reactive moderate until you are up to it.
 
GasBandit

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figmentPez said:
It is mostly my fault. I started it all by blowing up at Jay when I shouldn't have, and I've continued to over-react just often enough, in the subsequent months, to look like a petty little dictator.
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You can take or leave what I have to say as you choose, but my recommendation would be to mentally appoint a canary or three. Basically, any time your mod-sense tingles at somebody's post, run it by a couple other people in PM and say "does this seem over the line to you?" If more than half agree, I'd say give it both barrels. Otherwise, probably best to let it slide.
 
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Man, you guys get so tense.

As someone who loves seeing everyone here speak their mind, from the nice to the nasty, I gotta say how glad I am a relatively amicable solution was discovered. On the other hand, it's kind of annoying it took 4-5 pages.

Only 0.02 I have is this, don't be quick to take offense. I'm not saying toughen up, I'm saying don't assume the worst. It may or not be meant as such, and I'm not pointing fingers at individuals, but that's what gives rise to all this... this *points up at the entire thread*.
 
Bubble181

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This thread hasn't been locked? This drama got talked out and settled like adults? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY HALFORUMS, dammit!

Also, man, people can getupset about random crap 'round here. Whoo. :-P
 
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