April's Random Bannings

Piratecat · Mar 23, 2004

No. If we ban Hypersmurf, you can have his banning too.

Henry · Mar 23, 2004

My choice is Rel.

I caught his DM'ing style at a Gameday last year. He's good -- TOO damn good. If he stays on this board any longer, he's going to keep trading tips, learning from other DM's, he'll keep getting better, and making other DM's better -- I can't have it.

Kevin, he could even surpass YOU.

Something MUST be done.

Hypersmurf · Mar 23, 2004

Piratecat said:
No. If we ban Hypersmurf, you can have his banning too.

... but...

Um.

What order does the stack resolve? Is it FIFO or LIFO?

Can I ban you as an Interrupt in response to your banning me... and in that case, if my ban on you resolves first, is your ban on me nullified since you're no longer eligible to ban?

Alternatively, if I can't ban an admin, can I just ban Dinkeldog out of spite so he doesn't get to use mine?

I really think some of these mod powers need to be properly codified. It's impossible to debate the rules properly when it's also so nebulous. "Unwritten rule". "Longstanding precedent". "Gary's whim".

Feh.

-Hyp.

Col_Pladoh · Mar 23, 2004

Hypersmurf said:
... but...

[merciless excision of text]

I really think some of these mod powers need to be properly codified. It's impossible to debate the rules properly when it's also so nebulous. "Unwritten rule". "Longstanding precedent". "Gary's whim".

Feh.

-Hyp.

Oh, I see...

That last couple of words can get you booted for more that a few days, Hypersmurf. Gary's whim is what makes things around here happen! I am not to be trifled with.

Irately,
Gary

Hypersmurf · Mar 23, 2004

Col_Pladoh said:
Gary's whim is what makes things around here happen!

I... that is to say... uh...

I guess that counts as official errata, right?

I am not to be trifled with.

Irately,
Gary

No trifle. Got it.

Uh, how about a nice plum pudding? :heh:

-Hyp.

Col_Pladoh · Mar 23, 2004

Hypersmurf said:
I... that is to say... uh...

I guess that counts as official errata, right?

No trifle. Got it.

Uh, how about a nice plum pudding?

-Hyp.

This levity is not in the least amusing to me when dealing with so serious a subject as random bannings, the sheer enjoyment had from doing so.

As for plum pudding, aren't smurfs the same general color as plums?!

Inflexibly,
Gary

Hypersmurf · Mar 23, 2004

Col_Pladoh said:
As for plum pudding, aren't smurfs the same general color as plums?!

You might be thinking of Ribena Berries...

-Hyp.

Col_Pladoh · Mar 23, 2004

Pitarecat,

The above post does it.

Definitely ban Hypersmerf. In this case it can't be accounted as random. Anyone that knows what a Ribena Berry is doesn't belong here.

On second thought, that just might be sufficient reason to allow him to remain, cause confusion.

Sometimes having untimate authority can be so tedious!

You may decide,
Gary

Piratecat · Apr 1, 2004

Your word is my command, Great One.

Err - could you just clarify a tiny bit, please?

Hypersmurf · Apr 1, 2004

Piratecat said:
Your word is my command, Great One.

Err - could you just clarify a tiny bit, please?

You heard the man - confusion is desirable!

Roll d%.

Code:

  d%   Behavior 
------ -----------
01–10  Ban Gary (or delete his posts at random if banning is not possible). 
11–20  Act normally. 
21–50  Do nothing but babble incoherently. 
51–70  Log off and don't post for one week.
71–100 Ban nearest user (for this purpose, an Alt-ID counts as the main user).

-Hyp.