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So apparently Teamxbox members hate GAF
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Ken K in the Fresh!!!
Member
i dont think txb'ers give a shit about the wii's surging popularity in the mainstream. they just hate sonyDr. Kitty Muffins said:
MrPing1000
Member
iapetus said:
I am in total agreement. But I live in fear of Russell Crowe
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Pretty much anything that's just a catchphrase and adds nothing is a no-no.Pureauthor said:
I couldn't say what exactly entails a ban, but really as long as a person is actually saying something, not flinging shit, and not getting into something that might be a legal problem, things seem to be okay.
I'll add my 2 worthless cents to the whole moderation speak that is going on.
I've been a mod on a few non-video game forums.
Banning a user is never a good thing in that:
1. The user gets pissed, causing drama.
2. Banning a newb will more than likely cause them to not come back.
Heck I was banned on this site once - and I have to say I was a little peeved at the reason for the ban, I won't get into it here, but it would've helped if I new before hand that I had broken 'the rules'.
At the very least, have a sticky of bannable offenses, and include that list on the confirmation email new users receive when signing up. It'll give new users a set of rules they know they need to follow, and I would think it would help the mods be more consistent as well.
And this may exist already, but how about a list of who the mods are?
I've been a mod on a few non-video game forums.
Banning a user is never a good thing in that:
1. The user gets pissed, causing drama.
2. Banning a newb will more than likely cause them to not come back.
Heck I was banned on this site once - and I have to say I was a little peeved at the reason for the ban, I won't get into it here, but it would've helped if I new before hand that I had broken 'the rules'.
At the very least, have a sticky of bannable offenses, and include that list on the confirmation email new users receive when signing up. It'll give new users a set of rules they know they need to follow, and I would think it would help the mods be more consistent as well.
And this may exist already, but how about a list of who the mods are?
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Both forums are equally horrible.
Or equally good. Wherever your taste lies.
Or equally good. Wherever your taste lies.
Ken K in the Fresh!!!
Member
oh please... if gaf wasnt being closely moderated, youd have posters throwing around racist, misogynistic and homophobic epithets like if it were a halo2 match. just look at oa...Core407 said:
nelsonroyale
Member
mushy said:
couldnt you have just given him a tag like 'nazi with a pea shooter' or some such
peace
I had to take long vacations from TXB because the immaturity level is just too much to handle. I was getting headaches from rolling my eyes so much. Now the occassional visit just reminds me why I left. I can't believe it has actually gotten worse.
Seriously, the level of hate and fanboyism on that board actually made me embarrassed to own a Xbox and 360.
Seriously, the level of hate and fanboyism on that board actually made me embarrassed to own a Xbox and 360.
The Faceless Master
Member
i remember back when the xbox launched and teamxbox was a fledgeling fansite with guys handing out fliers and stickers on the street at that Xbox Unleashed event in NYC... TXB was cool back then, and i still have some of those stickers in a box.
Kabuki Waq
Member
TXB is a place where DOPEYFISH IS A MOD....
DOPEYFISH....
MOD....
DOPEYFISH....
MOD....
I hope this place never ends up like TXB. I have been reading and posting at those forums since since Aug 2000. The forum used to be good and have some decent posters in the early days but that all changed about 4 years ago. Now the forums are filled with people with IQs of 60, 10 year olds, total noobies who need to use google and lets not forget fanboys. Furthermore, there are only a handful of good knowledgeable posters but they only post once in a blue moon and then there are the other handful of people like me who always fight with fanboys because there is nothing else to do. And then they have quality mods that come and go but all the nazi idiots like some they have right now who ban you for something so small as correcting them. Of course these "high quality" mod idiots never seem to get demoted either and then they bring their idiot friends to mod status.
Their news and reviews are good even though Caesar who posts almost all of the new is one of the biggest fanboys ever. Worst part is that he is middle aged and not a teenager when most people grow out of being fanboys.
But I do have to say, one thing that makes TXB better than this forum is that their software for vBulletin works. I have been here since last summer and the last post button does not work. Who f**ked it up and when will it be fixed?
Their news and reviews are good even though Caesar who posts almost all of the new is one of the biggest fanboys ever. Worst part is that he is middle aged and not a teenager when most people grow out of being fanboys.
But I do have to say, one thing that makes TXB better than this forum is that their software for vBulletin works. I have been here since last summer and the last post button does not work. Who f**ked it up and when will it be fixed?
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
OMG! BAN HIM!!!Musashi Wins! said:
Moderation Unlimited
Banned
Speevy said:
...lending to its credibility even more so.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
I check GAF on my lunch break and I see this thread is still open. Why?
goldenpp72
Member
the mods here are at least typically consistant, though I will say my banning for 'trolling' halo 3 was hilarious, everyone knows how anti xbox and halo I am :lol
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
I dunno...After watching The sp0rsk Show I'm pretty sure he's at least a cyborg.Link said:
I posted at Team Xbox for a little while, pre-Halo 2 launch. I registered there because HBO shut down their forum due to the leak of the Halo 2 French version online and too many people were deliberately spoiling stuff there, and I wanted a place to talk about Halo 2.
I left right after release, when they put up a "Halo 2 bitch thread" sticky, which was used to consolidate ALL criticism of the game. Any other thread or post that said anything negative about it was destroyed by the mods. I made one post that was mostly positive, then mentioned a criticism, and was basically told to "take that shit to the sticky thread". Because apparantly constructive criticism was to be consolidated and purged from all other discussion.
I didn't post there from then until recently, when I deliberate got banned during the brief war over that Halo 3 teaser site the mods at Team Xbox setup and GAF uncovered. Took one for the team, so to speak. :lol
I left right after release, when they put up a "Halo 2 bitch thread" sticky, which was used to consolidate ALL criticism of the game. Any other thread or post that said anything negative about it was destroyed by the mods. I made one post that was mostly positive, then mentioned a criticism, and was basically told to "take that shit to the sticky thread". Because apparantly constructive criticism was to be consolidated and purged from all other discussion.
I didn't post there from then until recently, when I deliberate got banned during the brief war over that Halo 3 teaser site the mods at Team Xbox setup and GAF uncovered. Took one for the team, so to speak. :lol
squatingyeti
non-sanctioned troll
Link said:
You don't have to be a robot to have a little more consistency. The on the whim banning just serves for power waving. I understand people are human, but being a mod you need to have a more neutral leaning stance so you don't get caught up banning some while ignoring others.
I thought for a minute there could be like a vote to ban, but I could only imagine the monthly wars. "In this thread we all vote to ban _______ for March" :lol
Only ban I ever got on GAF I didn't feel I deserved was this one: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14132
The last 5 posts or so.
The last 5 posts or so.
goldenpp72
Member
Well I meant my own personal bans were consistant aside from that one, in which im well aware sourcing incorrect sources for the sake of 'trolling' isnt allowed, or I should say, I had it in my head this *could* get me banned and it happened.
Didnt expect the halo 3 one though, I was being honest and fair and am hardly one to bash 360 or halo, obviously the mod knew it was a dumb ban considering how short it was, but it was still stupid.
Didnt expect the halo 3 one though, I was being honest and fair and am hardly one to bash 360 or halo, obviously the mod knew it was a dumb ban considering how short it was, but it was still stupid.
