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Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: I had no choice. I am banned on my main account now. Maybe it's for the best. A fresh start under a new name may be the best thing for now. I would've used my secondary, more lovable alt ShimmyPete but he's also banned(though not today but earlier).
Ah, so this is the account you use for rating your own posts and rating everyone else down. Nice to know.
Posted April 21, 2011
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Delixe: Ah, so this is the account you use for rating your own posts and rating everyone else down. Nice to know.
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Shivvy: I actually never used this one before. I used ShimmyPete mostly along with Larryfine6d9.....
Why does one need so many accounts? Does not compute...
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: I actually never used this one before. I used ShimmyPete mostly along with Larryfine6d9.....
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KneeTheCap: Why does one need so many accounts? Does not compute...
Rating wars. I would assume anyway.
Posted April 21, 2011
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Damuna, I sincerely hope you don't leave the forum. I know GameRager can be a jackass, but he is trying to make amends. In addition his main account has been banned from posting as punishment. That said, he does (occasionally) provide a unique perspective and personally I've enjoyed discussing and debating subjects with him in the past.

Damuna, you have made valuable contributions to this forum especially, though far from exclusively, in the form of community games and threads. The forum would be less for your leaving. I ask you to reconsider leaving the forum for good. It would be a shame to no longer have your voice on the forum - especially for this reason.
Post edited April 21, 2011 by crazy_dave
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: Snip.
If you didn't feel the need to troll every single thread you "contribute" to, the problem wouldn't have happened in the first place.
Posted April 21, 2011
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I am not usually the voice of reason and while I am not that much active community member (so my voice may be ignored), I think you need to chill out a bit. Of course, GR acts very stupid here and there, but that is no reason to leave these forums. Also IIRC didn't GOG team promise in the planned forum features the ignore function? That would help to solve your problem with GR (and anyone else, for that matter).
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: Snip.
Well, it looks like trolling to the casual observer; you seem determined to cause a reaction wherever you appear.

But, if you genuinely do believe you are being misunderstood, then I would encourage you to pause for a few seconds before clicking the 'Post my message' button and re-read whatever you've typed and put yourself in the shoes of the person your message is directed at. Wouldn't you be pissed off if someone said some of the things you've posted to you?
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: I had no choice. I am banned on my main account now. Maybe it's for the best.
You ask for forgiveness yet you do so by immediately going back to ignoring the rules by circumventing a ban by using an alternative account. It's like a burglar apologising to their victim by going to their house and stealing their stuff right in front of them while saying how sorry they are.

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Shivvy: I admit my replies weren't any better but after that plus the Whole thread made about me it kinda made me feel like I was being singled out by her lately.
Maybe being the only one who consistently breaks the rules (even now after one account has been banned) has something to do with it, don't you think?
Post edited April 21, 2011 by Navagon
Posted April 21, 2011
GameRager,

By circumventing your posting suspension/ban immediately, you are severely disrespecting GOG and demonstrating that you are unwilling to deal with the situation maturely. They have shown you a degree of leniency so far beyond what is tolerated on other sites that I was actually surprised to hear you had been banned.

If you want to deal with this properly, stop using other accounts to circumvent the ban and discuss the situation with GOG directly. If they refuse to lift the suspension/ban at this time, the only thing you can do to convince them it isn't required any more is to follow it by not posting in any way. Show them you've changed by respecting their decision and you'll get the fresh start you want. Maybe not immediately, but you will get it.
Post edited April 21, 2011 by xyem
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: Do you have to be so nasty? This is a legitimate account and I didn't know if my posting ban was permanent or not. I also tried my best to apologize. Please take it for what it's worth, not what I did to post it.
Your usage of the account certainly hasn't been very legitimate though, has it? Perhaps rather than immediately going back to breaking the rules you should have had a pause for thought and tried to negotiate a reprieve with the GOG staff. You may have been allowed back at some point that way.

All you're doing is highlighting the need to ban your alt accounts too.
Posted April 21, 2011
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RIghto kids;

As GR noted, we're making use of one of our shiny new moderator features and have put a ban on his account from posting on the forums because he's ignored repeated warnings sent to his email address. The ban is currenlty good for a week, after which you'll have your privileges reinstated.

This, of course, does not prevent GR's alts from posting. We could ban them as well, but as long as the internet has free email addresses, someone can make alts on GOG. In general, alts don't matter. Using alts to continually provoke the mods and the users does matter, and I'd rather not see any more of it. I'm leery of banning an IP address because that can have effects on accounts outside the intended user, so please let's not escalate things to that level.

Shivvy/GameRager, Damuna; you kids don't get along. Don't harass each other, and this doesn't have to require any further moderator action.
Posted April 21, 2011
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Shivvy: My ocd won't allow it. I'm sorry but that is the truth of the matter.
That's a shame because it is going to lead you to being unable to participate at all and I hold the same view as crazy_dave. I object to a considerable amount of your behaviour (namely the parts you say you want to improve) but when actually participating in a discussion, your opinions and views are interesting and enlightening to discuss with you.
Posted April 21, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: RIghto kids;

As GR noted, we're making use of one of our shiny new moderator features and have put a ban on his account from posting on the forums because he's ignored repeated warnings sent to his email address. The ban is currenlty good for a week, after which you'll have your privileges reinstated.

This, of course, does not prevent GR's alts from posting. We could ban them as well, but as long as the internet has free email addresses, someone can make alts on GOG. In general, alts don't matter. Using alts to continually provoke the mods and the users does matter, and I'd rather not see any more of it. I'm leery of banning an IP address because that can have effects on accounts outside the intended user, so please let's not escalate things to that level.

Shivvy/GameRager, Damuna; you kids don't get along. Don't harass each other, and this doesn't have to require any further moderator action.
So does this mean we might see some actual moderation, or is it just back to mob justice?
Posted April 21, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: We could ban them as well, but as long as the internet has free email addresses, someone can make alts on GOG.
Enforcing your rules should not be dependant on how difficult it could become to do so.

At the very least, Gamerager has been using the alt accounts to abuse the rep system. Far more significantly he's using Shivvy to ignore a ban on his main account. All in all there's clear reason to ban those accounts too. Ideally permanently, given the lack of legitimacy they have and how they've been used to ignore the rules and harass people.

Even despite this being the first bit of moderator action since Ezri it clearly hasn't had the desired effect and won't without further action.
Posted April 21, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: We could ban them as well, but as long as the internet has free email addresses, someone can make alts on GOG.
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Navagon: Enforcing your rules should not be dependant on how difficult it could become to do so.

At the very least, Gamerager has been using the alt accounts to abuse the rep system. Far more significantly he's using Shivvy to ignore a ban on his main account. All in all there's clear reason to ban those accounts too. Ideally permanently, given the lack of legitimacy they have and how they've been used to ignore the rules and harass people.
Sorry to say, but this is true. The bans kinda lose their power if the banned user can create alternate accounts. I personally have no quarrel with GR, but ban is a ban...
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