We're reprehensible! (Well, I am, anyway)
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Astral Admin - Mwahahaha!
I checked out the link to their thread, and was quite astonished by the attitudes expressed there. It all seems a bit sad really.
Sorry, that should probably be something smart-alecky, but I don't think I'm up to it.
Sorry, that should probably be something smart-alecky, but I don't think I'm up to it.
The thing that amused me most was the way that guy boasts that now they'll get extra traffic.
Y'see, I scouted around the internet last night because I wanted to find a bunch of cool sites to plug in the news (which is how I stumbled across that place - I'd never heard of it before) - which would have given them loads of traffic. But I really can't in conscience say to people "go to this site, it's pretty cool" after seeing that display.
Y'see, I scouted around the internet last night because I wanted to find a bunch of cool sites to plug in the news (which is how I stumbled across that place - I'd never heard of it before) - which would have given them loads of traffic. But I really can't in conscience say to people "go to this site, it's pretty cool" after seeing that display.
ColonelHardisson
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I think the only thing that I found to be really bad was that Morrus was mistaken for this Morris guy (I think I remember that guy). So, a good portion of the hateful undercurrent was based on idle (and I do mean idle; no effort was expended to make sure what was being asserted was even close to accurate) speculation. Welcome to the internet!
ColonelHardisson
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Morrus said:
Y'know, Morrus, I'm sure you've seen the phenomenon at other, smaller sites, in which regulars at a smaller board decry EN World, slamming it for being too big ("I like our nice cozy place here!"), or for all the "smart asses," ("They're so mean at EN World!") or for, well, the fact that EN World is seen as being "The Man" in the online D&D world (as in "The Man is out to get us!", not the "You da man!" meaning). The best is the criticism by those who've never even looked at EN World ("Well, I've never been there, but..." and then they give an exhaustively detailed opinion). In addition, at some places it almost seems like going to EN World to troll is akin to an expedition into the dragon's lair, or a trip to an amusement park. After seeing all that nonsense, I can tell you I'd get sick of even bothering with trying to run this site. I have a lot of respect for you for weathering all the crap.
Oh, the mistake didn't bother me particularly. I corrected him on that and left it alone. People makes mistakes.
It's the comments on the "reprehensible way the the administration worked" and the (repeated) personal insults to me afterwards which makes it bad. I really don't know what I ever did to that guy, but he sure doesn't like me. Ah well - I guess having enemies you've never even heard of is the nature of the internet, as you say.
Plus the inherently hypocritical way that the admins and mods there are in full support of organised trolling of another messageboards; and then actually criticising the admins and mods of that board! That actually makes me giggle aloud.
It is useful, though, seeing exactly who it is who posts over here only to disrupt everyone. As Ashtal said, makes the mods' jobs a bit easier.
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ColonelHardisson said:
Thanks, CH.
There are actually a good few messageboards and websites that I actively avoid as much as possible, because I know I'll just see me or my site being insulted - and that can be quite hurtful at times. I wouldn't ever dream of publicly insulting someone else unprovoked. I'm not sure what motivates people to do that - I presume these are the same people who bully kids at school and hurt small animals for fun. *shrug*
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