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Dendio

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Wow, I really have to be careful of what I say on these boards

Just looking at the people replying to this thread I see trails of bans and suspension.

I come from wow forums where they are way more lax on bans and suspensions.

Still Im hoping for a cleaner board and so far the escapist seems very nice.

The thread where the guy got banned was something else though.
 

Lord Krunk

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What's that I see on the horizon? A bird? A plane?

No, AN UPDATE!

28/3/10: Removed Ultrajoe from the Mod list.
 

Lord Krunk

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thebobmaster said:
When and why did UJ stop being a mod? Did she not have time, or did she make a bad call? Any idea, Lord Krunk?
Ultrajoe said:
After playing far too much God of War III, I tried to kill my way up through the pantheon of Escapist staff for no discernible reason apart from boredom. Their power was too great however, and despite my own legendary Ultraness and Chaingun-Chaingun superweaponry, I was defeated. Our battle was so impressive and incredible that to fully comprehend it you basically need to freebase thermite while standing in the middle of a fireworks display atop a concert where Deadpool, Darth Vader, The Terminator and some Space Marines play Beatles tunes.

I am no longer a Moderator.

On a more factual note, I was not 'Fired', 'Sacked', 'Laid-Off' or 'Deposed' or in any way removed from the position due to any disgruntled or unpleasant feelings between myself and the Staff. I still talk with them and the other Mods. As for the actual details, that's for me to know and you to forever be less than a man for not knowing.
That's all the info I ever got.
 

Georgie_Leech

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Simalacrum said:
its the Escapists edition of the Wasteland survival guide! :D

oh by the way, one thing i've noticed is that people who put the first posts on Yahtzee's video - related threads (the official "thread to go with the video" stuff) tend to be on probabtion or suspended... yet when I check why they've been put on probabtion/suspension (maybe even ban?), a lot of the time the posts are completely innocent... they just happen to be some of the first posts on a yahtzee-video thread.

does anyone know why this is? just a curiosity
Frequently because they post before they could have possibly finished watching the movie. After all, you can hardly form an opinion when the title sequence hasn't finished playing yet.

OT, this certainly is a welcome addition to the forums. Incidentally, your little message at the bottome just about made me start my own "Mods are evil" thread until I hit the quote button to check.
 

Ziadaine_v1legacy

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Oh well, I;m sure UJ has his reasons. On another note, Damn we need some serious Ban-Hammering lately. :|
 

internetzealot1

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Oh the sweet, sweet irony of the first post.
OT, this is pretty complete, and there should be a link to it on the front page, and should be part of the sign-up process.
 

Lord Krunk

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Ziadaine said:
Damn we need some serious Ban-Hammering lately. :|
Don't worry, it happens every March/April for obvious reasons. The reaction last year was to add a truckload more Mods, and it might need to happen again this time around.
 

Zombie_Fish

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Sleekgiant said:
When did Ultrajoe get Mod status removed
From this thread: [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.183594-Escapism-Sydney-2010-A-Labyrinths-Brainssssss?page=1]

Ultrajoe said:
After playing far too much God of War III, I tried to kill my way up through the pantheon of Escapist staff for no discernible reason apart from boredom. Their power was too great however, and despite my own legendary Ultraness and Chaingun-Chaingun superweaponry, I was defeated. Our battle was so impressive and incredible that to fully comprehend it you basically need to freebase thermite while standing in the middle of a fireworks display atop a concert where Deadpool, Darth Vader, The Terminator and some Space Marines play Beatles tunes.

I am no longer a Moderator.

[From another post in the same thread:]

On a more factual note, I was not 'Fired', 'Sacked', 'Laid-Off' or 'Deposed' or in any way removed from the position due to any disgruntled or unpleasant feelings between myself and the Staff. I still talk with them and the other Mods. As for the actual details, that's for me to know and you to forever be less than a man for not knowing.
From what I know, late March (about the 28[sup]th[/sup], according to the dates of those posts).
 

Sleekgiant

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Zombie_Fish said:
From what I know, late March (about the 28[sup]th[/sup], according to the dates of those posts).
Tis sad I did not look into that thread before, alas I shall wait for a new moderator to take his place.
 

TheNumber1Zero

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Ultrajoe is no longer a Mod?

Ah well, I shall still look upon his Account with Respect, unless he somehow gets Banned (Again if I'm not mistaken)
 

Lord Krunk

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TheNumber1Zero said:
Ah well, I shall still look upon his Account with Respect, unless he somehow gets Banned (Again if I'm not mistaken)
Well, actually... [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/Almightyjoe]
 

Vault Citizen

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I chose my username because it is also my cybernations name but now "rightwingisgood" just makes me sound like I'm a raving nutter, could someone please tell me how to either change my username or get it changed?
 

Roxas1359

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rightwingisgood said:
I chose my username because it is also my cybernations name but now "rightwingisgood" just makes me sound like I'm a raving nutter, could someone please tell me how to either change my username or get it changed?
You can actually change your name by going to your profile and clicking on the link that says "Update Account Information". You can then change your username, but you only get to change your username once so make sure you like it.
 

Vault Citizen

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Maxieon said:
rightwingisgood said:
I chose my username because it is also my cybernations name but now "rightwingisgood" just makes me sound like I'm a raving nutter, could someone please tell me how to either change my username or get it changed?
You can actually change your name by going to your profile and clicking on the link that says "Update Account Information". You can then change your username, but you only get to change your username once so make sure you like it.
thank you ^^
 

kickyourass

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Great guide, thanks for all the tips, hopefully with this I'll at least be able to get up to the Trinity badge. Although I do have a question, why does the OP say "User banned for this post"?