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Post by maddocgrotsnik on May 5, 2023 15:46:59 GMT -5
I am wondering if Orlanth has received the Banhammer.
That’s twice his bike has been purged from that thread.
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Post by Least censored on the planet! on May 6, 2023 8:21:42 GMT -5
Always surprised that certain users always manage to pop back up after the latest train wreck thread gets locked, the red line of Dakka is so incredibly far out that the only person I have seen banned is NotHMBC here. And that's despite the constant toxicity displayed by actual HBMC!
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on May 14, 2023 23:10:02 GMT -5
Following the SpaceMcQuirk drama, and I think the most damaging posts weren’t his, but by those who support him.
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Post by punishedmcbogus on May 15, 2023 6:00:04 GMT -5
Following the SpaceMcQuirk drama, and I think the most damaging posts weren’t his, but by those who support him. I had a little look because I came here because I love drama and will not apologize for it and honestly...
...it seems like such a nothingburger???
Some people REALLY hate this guy (LMAO at the clutching of the pearls and being like; "h-h-he called me a troll one time! " as if they aren't ardent, committed trolls, purveying constant, bullshit, unnecessary "witty" (read: not funny. No, really. If you're reading this you aren't funny. Like even a little bit. You think you're astronomically funnier than you are. Like, even whatever you're picturing right now isn't even close to the mark. Not even the odd nasal exhale. Like, trash sense of humor. Re-asses yourself.) one-liners and throwaway comments.
Like, dude is catching more flak than someone genuinely nasty like GoldenHorde or Bayonet&Ricochet (two of my personal faves luv u besties) or like, any other shitbag unlikable troll that had made the site a miserable quagmire of dogwhistles and dogshit takes.
Every thread in his history is just him getting fucking flamed to hell and while I can't see what's been deleted or whatever, imo it's a bit sad, because while yeah, his inability to rein in his tendency for frankly comically tone-deaf self-aggrandizement, and leaning so hard on working for GW like 30 years ago - "I know people" - he still honestly isn't the most insufferable poster in any of those threads???
I certainly am not gonna be the one to cast the first stone when it comes to being free of the sin of "hurr durr sometimes I ain't type no good when I'm talkin on de internet". I don't get why people cannot resist the compulsion to put him in his "place" rather than just ignore the guy. Because ultimately nothing he has to show is all that interesting. Just kinda messed up imo
Like other than day ending in 'Y' N+R is more toxic nastiness and bitter egos than actual news. It's just tiresome. Draining. idk how people enjoy it.
A mod stepping up to bat for someone is pretty new though, kinda weird imo. But then again, when have they ever been all that transparent. "We're overworked" but also I don't think I've seen them recruiting at any point in like the last 5 years I was on dakka LMAO Talking of mods lol Orlanth is not even a little bit banned. Last I saw of the guy he was trying to say black people are inherently better at basketball for biological reasons and the dude barely got a slap on the wrist for some really hardcore racist stuff.
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Post by easye on May 15, 2023 8:34:24 GMT -5
Space McQuirk is the actual godfather of the Feral Orks? I thought it was just some poster picking on the poor guys name.
Edit: I read the first page of Ingtaer's Battlebikez thread to see what the game was..... and I have no idea what all the noise is about.
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on May 16, 2023 10:25:04 GMT -5
Space McQuirk is the actual godfather of the Feral Orks? I thought it was just some poster picking on the poor guys name. Edit: I read the first page of Ingtaer's Battlebikez thread to see what the game was..... and I have no idea what all the noise is about. A lot of it got deleted. Essentially SpaceMcQuirk came in LARPing as a try hard ork wannabe. When people asked questions about the game mechanics out of genuine interest, he deflected with abrasive ork-speak. When people asked him to respond clearly, he doubled down. Apparently he responded to a dyslexic poster asking for clear language by mocking the poster’s dyslexia. Posters got mad and started telling him how obnoxious he was being and pointing out the obvious flaw in his attempt to hype his game by being a dick. (That was the first two threads. This third thread has seen almost all of that stuff deleted.) The main issues are: 1. The guy is a self-aggrandizing name dropper caught lying about working with a charity. 2. The guy responded to genuine interest in his game with “wacky” hostility. 3. The people who think he’s alright are RITides and RW culture warrior types. Do you think comedy has to be offensive to be funny? This is the game for you. 4. The interventions of the mods in favor of this no-new-information-giving, highly abrasive game creator is worrying the people who are just so tired of all the usual chuddery shit on Dakka. And the pro-chuds are agitated because how dare the dyslexic posters or people who just want to enjoy the game complain about their crappy treatment?
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Post by easye on May 16, 2023 10:41:43 GMT -5
Thanks. That was exhausting just to read.
I guess there is a reason I don't normally bother with the N&R section.
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on May 16, 2023 11:20:12 GMT -5
That is my perspective on it, anyway. I’m sure we’ll hear others.
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Post by pacific on May 18, 2023 4:58:42 GMT -5
I hadn't looked at this before, but had a read through this morning and what an absolute car crash of a thread. I can't imagine what it was like if before if those are some of the posts that were allowed to stay and others deleted!
Hell of a way to engage with your community and then essentially telling them to "fuck off" - I am sure in-between the other own-goals, it will be a success..
And a pretty poor lack of impartiality and foresight by some of the mods. I am a bit surprised by Ingtaer, by all accounts he is a nice chap and tried to help get some Star Wars Legion games going near to me and help the local gaming group. So why he would step in to help someone whose previous threads have been the forum equivalent of a bag of flaming dog-turd left on a doorstep, I can't understand. My guess would be that he didn't realise how it would be perceived - but really now he should probably step back and allow the game creator to self-destruct in spectacular fashion, as he did in the previous threads.
It's a shame as it looks like quite a fun concept, but has been let down by the creator having all of the social graces of a bout of watery diarrhoea
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on May 18, 2023 11:56:12 GMT -5
The last exchange, where Intgaer asked if there was even a commercial product planned, must have felt embarrassing. He stuck his neck out, but for what.
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Post by Haighus on May 18, 2023 17:52:00 GMT -5
Latest take is it will be a boutique limited run plus... a charity raffle? Feels a bit like Dakka has been quite naive on this one, allegedly the publicity on Facebook is claiming "collaborating with Dakka".
Some rather bizarre behaviour occurring. Honestly not sure if this is an elaborate troll/scam, poor social and business skills, or perhaps some acute health issue on behalf of the game creator.
I find Commissar Touissaint's persistent attempts to explore game mechanics somewhat endearing. I think they are someone who genuinely loves game mechanics.
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on May 18, 2023 18:10:27 GMT -5
Ironically, my question about game mechanics was deleted.
(I asked if there would be rules for paramedics in the game. I guess some mod decided I was mocking Space’s ridiculous self-aggrandizement. Space certainly isn’t that self aware.)
Anyway, the thread is locked. Maybe enough has been left undeleted to serve as a warning to the next thread creator who takes a shine to a huckster with attitude.
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Post by A Town Called Malus on May 18, 2023 18:16:16 GMT -5
It's almost like I was telling the truth when I said to the mods that they need to have some basic standards as to what/who should be able to use Dakka as an advertising platform in one of the rape fetish nuts and bolts threads.
Apparently they interpreted that in a way I did not intend, if this shambles is anything to go by. I'd have thought that the very minimum of there being a product would have been obvious, but here we are.
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on Jun 26, 2023 16:05:15 GMT -5
Would it be a bad idea to ask the flat earther in the Are We Alone thread where the Jews fit into his theory?
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Post by A Town Called Malus on Jun 26, 2023 16:42:59 GMT -5
Would it be a bad idea to ask the flat earther in the Are We Alone thread where the Jews fit into his theory? Cultural marxism is probably also a good shout. One or the other is sure to crop up soon.
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