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Wed 11/12/02 at 15:11
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Posts: 787
1. We might consider booting the odd Notable off the Notable list. But I'm not sure if it would be by democratic vote, as that would be very catty. A bit like Big Brother.

2. We might consider an interim status between the current range and banned. I favour "learner" for the status tag and pink for the name colour to warn of danger. We could call them "pinkies".

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Wed 11/12/02 at 20:08
"period drama"
Posts: 19,792
Call the old regs "Gramps" or "Rotting lumps of flesh."

They could be a kind of slushy brown colour or perhaps the mouldy-green colour of dead matter.
Wed 11/12/02 at 20:05
Regular
"Festivus!"
Posts: 6,228
Tony, you should change the 'regular' ratings too, as somebody who hasn't come here in years could still be a regular, but do they come here regularly? No. Sort it out.
Wed 11/12/02 at 20:01
"Gimme The Triforce"
Posts: 184
Sounds cool. When may these changes happen?
Wed 11/12/02 at 19:40
Regular
"bing bang bong"
Posts: 3,040
The number of morons and trolls on this forum is beyond what I can bear. Something must be done about the volume of imbeciles that litter these boards, preferably with a shotgun. Take a look at the Nintendo forum - in the time it's taken me to type this, probably another hopeless retard troll has made a post along the lines of "gaycube sux ps2 rox why you buy kiddie games your all gayass lolol haha".

The forum rules need to be tightened, by lots. One strike sees you demoted to pink (or whatever), with a one month probation period. A second strike and you're banned. Make excessive swearing or spamming, blatant trolling or repeated flaming a strikeable offense. Posting pornography, racism or other highly unsuitable material should result in an instant ban. If necessary, give a selection of the Notables moderator privileges to help enforce these rules.
Wed 11/12/02 at 19:12
Regular
"Z will be here soon"
Posts: 7,562
Doughnut Monster wrote:
> well you know the saying where there's smoke there's always fire :D


What about a smoke machine? The ones they have a nightclubs?

Theres no fire in them is there, Mr Smarty pants.

:-P
Wed 11/12/02 at 19:07
Regular
"sweats salad dressi"
Posts: 4,599
Asher D wrote:
> Why not call Pinkies 'Retards'?
> It's so blunt and sueable, it just might work.

lol, I actually laughed at that. This whole pink idea rules!
Wed 11/12/02 at 19:03
Regular
"sweats salad dressi"
Posts: 4,599
I actually hate the notable idea but the pinkie idea is awsome.:)
Not only can we make fun of them for being banned but for the color of their names.;) jk hehe
Wed 11/12/02 at 18:39
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"sdomehtongng"
Posts: 23,695
phi11ip wrote:
> OK, everybody vote off AfroJoe next time!
>
> :c)

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:-D

Yeah, I'd have to lose all these secret links and buttons that I've worked so hard to get.

*There are many lies in the above statement*
Wed 11/12/02 at 18:27
Regular
"Chavez, just hush.."
Posts: 11,080
AfroJoe wrote:
> Tony wrote:
> 1. We might consider booting the odd Notable off the Notable list. But
> I'm not sure if it would be by democratic vote, as that would be very
> catty. A bit like Big Brother.
>
> ---
>
> I wouldn't mind this at all - it'd add some excitement and tension to
> the forums. I don't think that just one Notable should go though - I
> think 2 or 3 Notables should go if this ever happens.

OK, everybody vote off AfroJoe next time!

:c)
Wed 11/12/02 at 18:24
Regular
Posts: 11,038
Tony wrote:
> 2. We might consider an interim status between the current range and
> banned. I favour "learner" for the status tag and pink for
> the name colour to warn of danger. We could call them
> "pinkies".

It sounds alright, but there should be pink for regulars and black for newbies when this happens, as less regualars get banned, less pink would appear, causing less seizures to people scrolling down the threads

Or maybe a probationars forum, where only probationars can post but regulars can post therealso, much like the topic starting them in FOG prime

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