Barbarians.

It is war ..... which side are you on?

Oh no, a rich white guy died!

It wasn't barbaric last week when 80 people were beheaded in the town square Jamie?

You're a sad little moron SYnpase.

Stop feeding the trolls

Good to see JMO continues to keep it professional.

We tried professional with SYnapse. It didn't work.

I see what you mean. Banning him fails to remove the account and keep him away; but calling him a "sad little moron" at the same time will solve the problem forever.

Did I imply that it was going to solve anything? Yelling "shit!" when I knock my head doesn't solve anything, but it sure feels good though.

"Did I imply that it was going to solve anything?"

Yes. That's the only circumstance under which you post would be responsive to my remark.

@semck, the day I stop being sarcastic and making witty posts is the day you need to worry. They are my way of keeping modding and the site enjoyable. Just like +1 whoring is for abge and 2nd, or arguing for the sake of arguing is for you. You can be assured that I am completely professional in any communication through the mod email, which is really the only way I communicate as a moderator.

I'd also defend my comment as accurate too, if making 2 accounts in the last week, making claims that his site is being attacked by the Israeli government to try to convince us to let him access to our site data to help him, and making multiple fake replies to our survey isn't the definition of "sad little moron" I don't know what is. Though to be honest my reply was only directed at his above comment which was trivializing the death of a journalist, which I feel on it's own justified ridicule. I personally am a bit concerned that you find my ridicule of someone who is dismissing the life of a human as unimportant. I certainly hope that you don't find his comment morally acceptable. To each his own I suppose though.

I do, as always though, appreciate your bitterness over any comment that does not completely match your standards.

"Just like +1 whoring is for abge"

Sir, people +1 my posts because I speak from the heart.

JMO,

That comment was "witty"? Really?

In any event, I didn't take SYnapse (as you say he is) to be trivializing anybody's death. I took him to be complaining that a thread was created about this particular person's death, and not for each of the other people killed by the same groups.

I think there are things to be said for and against his point, but it certainly doesn't strike me as moronic.

Yeah, I think 2wl and zultar are the +1 whores on the mod team, not abge.

FWIW, I never argue for the sake of it, either; I only argue if I consider something somebody said wrong in an intrinsically important or interesting way. Your idea of importance and interest may, of course, differ from mine.

"Yeah, I think 2wl and zultar are the +1 whores on the mod team, not abge."

Not least because I'm not a mod.

Oh, you think that Secret Agent act fools us, abge?

Who was it that was convinced the site was crawling with undercover mods? Bolshoi?

As always, your selective reading is hilarious.

Note that I said that when I stop making sarcastic and witty posts, not that this post was necessarily either. Though it could fit into sarcastic depending on your definition.

"Oh no, a rich white guy died! " is clearly demeaning. And you seemingly missed the other reasons I gave. Additionally, the fact that you give any meaning besides intent to troll the forum to an account called "Multipleuser" shows some pretty poor judgement and reasoning on your part.

@ seem: Sy is a banned member (no respect for the site, the rules, and the mods) who created another multi so he could make a comment on a thread, and you're defending the position that the mods should treat him respectfully?

* @semck

...on another note, has anyone else noticed that a lot of these ISIS guys have British accents?

@JMO,

"Note that I said that when I stop making sarcastic and witty posts, not that this post was necessarily either."

The mod team apparently has real problems with contextual reading -- which may explain a lot, actually. When, in this context, you say, "the day I stop being sarcastic and making witty posts is the day you need to worry," you are, in fact, implying that you were engaged in at least one of those activities in the post in question. (Otherwise, once again, your post would be completely nonresponsive). As for sarcasm, I would say that your post falls more into the category of direct abuse than anything as clever as sarcasm, but as you say, that's a matter of definition.

Once again, I disagree that "Oh no, a rich white guy died!" is clearly demeaning (of the decedent, anyway). Calling somebody a rich white guy is not an insult, at least so far as I'm aware. I think it's fairly clear that the sarcasm in SYnapse's post was directed at the choice of which death to decry, and was not meant to be directed at the person killed in this case.

His point was very similar to the one made in this comic:

http://thehumancondition.wikispaces.com/file/view/examinercartoon.jpg/148030647/examinercartoon.jpg

I'm sorry if you can't distinguish that from not caring about the person's death.

Finally, I didn't "miss" the other reasons you gave. I responded to the one that you singled out as the one that actually motivated the remark.

@trip,

Yes, I think mods should treat people respectfully generically. They have made an *immense* hullaballoo about how they have to step up moderation on the forum to create an atmosphere of greater respect and calm. Whether they know it or not, the mods calling people "sad little moron[s]" sets a terrible tone and example. Somebody signing on to the site for the first time and seeing a mod call anybody that would be completely justified in assuming that such a level of dialog was not only tolerated, but encouraged.

The didn't call "people" that, just one deserving individual.

@ Smeck, way to completely make this post about a "sad little moron" who was trolling and not about what is was made for, which you ultimately did by starting a righteous quest for morality. Back to the topic.. I think its ridiculous how many people say the USA should stay out of other's business, then criticize us for only caring when American blood is spilled.

"Mods & admins take a relaxed approach to rule enforcement based on mutual respect for other players."

I will not give a banned player any respect, as they have not given the site any. It's just that simple semck. In some cases, like Sandgoose, a banned individual will show respect for the site and it's rules and we'll reconsider. Making new accounts is not the way to demonstrate respect for this site though. And I think you're ignoring the most important of my points:

"the fact that you give any meaning besides intent to troll the forum to an account called "Multipleuser" shows some pretty poor judgement and reasoning on your part."

final note, I am not a forum moderator. I deal exclusively with game side moderation except in rare instances where I sign my posts as "WebDip Admin".

@PiC, That's an interesting point. People seem willing to condemn those who try to help in a situation until they are the ones that need help.

I'd just like to point out that the account "multipleuser" clearly indicates it was one account with many users, not many accounts with one user. As far as I know, this isn't against the rules, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you for your resignation.

#SYnapseWasAnInsideJob

Whom are you quoting, jmo? Certainly not me.

"final note, I am not a forum moderator. I deal exclusively with game side moderation except in rare instances where I sign my posts as "WebDip Admin"."

Really? So you don't lock threads, silence people, and ban them for things they post on the forum?