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Drule

#1 July 20, 2009, 02:32:14 pm

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Hey.

I didn't want to send out a PM in case I'd forget someone, but we've decided to remove mods permanently since the forum is lacking in activity. We feel that since we are going back to basics with everything else it would be best to start with a clean slate and mod people when they are actually needed.

We'd also like to recommend that people use the report button more often. It helps prevent spam and bad posts.

Thanks pals.

Last Edit: July 21, 2009, 04:39:42 am by Drule

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UPRC

#2 July 20, 2009, 02:55:24 pm

No, it doesn't stand for anything.
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This is all I have to say to you, Drule:

Actually no, in all seriousness I saw this coming from the get-go, even though I thought there would be another global mod or two to make up for the change. It's a pretty smart move given the overall activity of the forums.

Last Edit: July 20, 2009, 02:59:23 pm by UPRC

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Mateui

#3 July 21, 2009, 01:58:01 am

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What are.... mods?? Some sort of CBS?

The move makes sense. In the past it seemed like everyone was a mod and we had more people talking about things in the mod forum than the rest of GW.

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ATARI

#4 July 21, 2009, 02:02:34 am

Lichens!
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my life is over as i know it

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General Robert E. Lee

#5 July 21, 2009, 02:23:26 am

Hardcore.
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Yesterday, I saw an adbot that had been registered and posting for a week. Are we to expect that a couple admins will be able to combat such hostilities with the haste of an entire moderation team?

Admiral Robert E Lee: From an alternate reality in which the United States is an archipelago and the Civil War is fought at sea.

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Sludgelord

#6 July 21, 2009, 02:35:47 am

Who's the boss? Not you, bitch.
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Quote from: General Robert E. Lee on July 21, 2009, 02:23:26 am

Yesterday, I saw an adbot that had been registered and posting for a week. Are we to expect that a couple admins will be able to combat such hostilities with the haste of an entire moderation team?

Yeah, I saw this too. You know I don't care if you don't mod me again, but having none at all is a pretty bad idea. You told me about this idea you had about not being able to make topics without 10 posts in order to limit adbots or whatever but uh, if we had mods we could just delete the topics they make.

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

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ThugTears666

#7 July 21, 2009, 02:57:37 am

You probally thought you werent gunna die today suprise!
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Maybe just have like four of five.

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esiann

#8 July 21, 2009, 03:36:36 am

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i foresaw this in a dream a couple days ago

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Mince Wobley

#9 July 21, 2009, 03:56:14 am

None of them knew they were robots.
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Drule, the anarcho-monarchist

But I think there could be one or two global mods

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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Drule

#10 July 21, 2009, 04:36:56 am

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We banned the bot on day one but it was unbanned because I cleared the banlist. It's not the end of the world.

What's funny though is that none of you reported any of the spam, except for Warman.

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bick

#11 July 21, 2009, 04:37:12 am

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Why did you write a note to no one?

Also, as others have suggested, 1-2 global mods would help.

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DoctorEars

#12 July 21, 2009, 04:39:18 am

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Drule did say that they would appoint mods when needed, so I'm not too worried. Although I do agree that having one to two global mods would be a good idea for the time being.

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Ryan

#13 July 21, 2009, 05:09:37 am

thx ds k?
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datamanc3r

#14 July 21, 2009, 05:39:42 am

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Mwahahaha...

...My plan is nearly COMPLETE!

With those silly mods out of the way...I can TAKE OVER GAMING WORLD!

"I would be totally embarassed to write this, even as a fakepost. it's not funny except in how you seem to think it's good. look at all the redundancies, for fuck's sake. "insipid semantics, despicable mediocrity" ugh gross gross. I want to take a shower every time I read your prose." -Steel

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ATARI

#15 July 21, 2009, 05:40:31 am

Lichens!
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well we had 2 gmods but drule didn't like me so its just one now

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Paragon

#16 July 21, 2009, 06:36:06 am

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July 20th, 2009: Drule appoints himself grand chancellor of Gaming World Seven.
July 21st, 2009: World War 3.

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Sludgelord

#17 July 21, 2009, 07:58:53 am

Who's the boss? Not you, bitch.
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Drule we should probably have mods.

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

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Vellfire

#18 July 21, 2009, 12:11:35 pm

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It is kind of ridiculous to expect two people to manage an entire forum 24/7, especially with all of the mainsite stuff AND the forums. Not like AS MANY MODS AS WE HAD BEFORE but idk two or three would help!

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UPRC

#19 July 21, 2009, 12:31:32 pm

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Yeah, I'm just going to basically say what I said in my original reply. Have a few mods, at least. Just two admins?

I don't know, at least keep ATARI. He served as a GW mod for an incredible length of time and he did a pretty swell job at it so.. I don't know, why not at least keep him on board?

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ATARI

#20 July 21, 2009, 07:12:39 pm

Lichens!
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haven't been a regular member since 2003

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