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Somewhere, on the Stillborn Board, SandRider wrote:Altho I did not see it in the "Code of Conduct",
will the admins of this board be enforcing
Merritt's Rule #12 ?

Dune Nerd wrote:Sorry for the multiple posts. I am out of Arakeen, figure while I was on a roll. I had asked about RPGs over there and this is part of the response Hyppo gave, then my response to her.

QUOTE (Kantele @ Feb 24 2009, 10:15 PM) *
A basic day consists of waking up, dealing with whatever the GM or other characters throw at you (sometimes literally), and hopefully surviving.

Actually, it sounds a bit like real life...

Except that in real life you actually have to leave the house and interact with real people. Not sit behind a computer screen and exert what little control you can from there. You think deleting my avatar makes a difference? You want real life, get out of the house and do something with yourself. Excercise, talk with a human (face to face), anything other than sit and think that Arakeen makes a fucking difference in anything. DO SOME REAL LIVING!!! RPGS ARE A FUCKING JOKE, YOU ARE A LOSER!!!!!!

SandRider wrote:I think your post got a little "creative editing".

Kantele :
The RPG style at Arrakis Awakening is known as "free-form" where a group of people get together to create a collaborative story. Nothing is controlled by dice, and nobody "wins" or "loses." The fun is in creating the story, which can become quite intricate.
A basic day consists of waking up, dealing with whatever the GM or other characters throw at you (sometimes literally), and hopefully surviving.
Actually, it sounds a bit like real life...

Dune Nerd:
Cool thanks.

Baraka Bryan wrote:here's what I wrote in response to their bullshit edit

i wrote:

Dune Nerd wrote: Cool thanks.

are you fucking serious? you edited out his response and replaced it with something else without noting it was edited? that's worse than byron. at least he just deleted posts rather than misrepresenting what a member said.
you disgust me.

here is his original post, not that it'll last long. my post will probably say something like Hyppo is hot after you guys get through with it.


Dune Nerd ACTUALLY wrote: Except that in real life you actually have to leave the house and interact with real people. Not sit behind a computer screen and exert what little control you can from there. You think deleting my avatar makes a difference? You want real life, get out of the house and do something with yourself. Excercise, talk with a human (face to face), anything other than sit and think that Arakeen makes a fucking difference in anything. DO SOME REAL LIVING!!! RPGS ARE A FUCKING JOKE, YOU ARE A LOSER!!!!!!

i'm through with even trying at this place.

SandRider wrote:2031 ? Damn, that's a long sentence, brother.
Keep your head up.

Better than Omph, tho, that poor fucker's go to go back in time,
to what, 1962 ?

idiots.

SandRider wrote:2031 ? Damn, that's a long sentence, brother.
Keep your head up.

Better than Omph, tho, that poor fucker's go to go back in time,
to what, 1962 ?

idiots.

Omphalos wrote:

SandRider wrote:2031 ? Damn, that's a long sentence, brother.
Keep your head up.

Better than Omph, tho, that poor fucker's go to go back in time,
to what, 1962 ?

idiots.

I j ust tell myself that "this has all happened before, and will all happen again." That must have been what they meant.

Freakzilla wrote:I don't plan on joining.

SandRider:
Altho I did not see it in the "Code of Conduct",
will the admins of this board be enforcing
Merritt's Rule #12 ?

Hyppo #1:
Could you please specify what that is? The Code of Conduct here has not been finalized, it was just put in place to prevent unnecessary squabbles from taking place.

SandRider:
Okay, I guess I can play along like you don't know what I'm talking about.
Rule #12, from Merritt's board, states :
"12. A word of caution: if it is discovered that you are posting inflammatory comments about the Herbert LLC, its members, or other board members at other locations on the web, you will be held responsible for them. This doesn’t necessarily mean banning but any type of activity designed to subvert the original intent of this message board and its rules shall be taken very seriously and appropriate actions taken (if any)."

Hyppo #1:
Well, I've never read Mr. Merritt's rules. {smiley face}

SandRider:
where's the "utter disbelief" smiley ?
lessee, this should work well enough :
{bang head against wall smiley}

Hyppo #1:
Well, I'm not over at DN very much. Though I suppose I should read the rules before I register for a forum. {laughing smiley}
It's just that (well...) I'm not too keen on breaking them in the first place - unless it's really absolutely necessary. {winking smiley}

Hyppo #2:
Rule #12 caused a lot of anger and bitterness, and it's unreasonable to expect sweetness and light toward the Herbert LLC and its members (in my opinion) simply because the books are bad, there are lots of knowledgeable fans who would have been glad to help out (for free!) with fact-checking, being a "test reader" (I think they call them "beta readers"), and they had YEARS when they could have said, "Thanks, we'll at least listen to your concerns and give you a reasonable idea of why we're going in the direction we ultimately decide."
But that's not what happened. I resent being called a Talifan, an anti-fan, a dissenter, and all the other disrespectful things KJA called us.
However... the part about attacking other board members (I assume he meant forum members) is open to interpretation. We're such a tight group of people (population density-wise, not friendly-wise) that there's no way we can all avoid each other. Personally, I despise people who act one way toward my face and the opposite behind my back. I have no use for people like that.
This doesn't mean we are prepared to let people go to the extent of openly attacking the HLP or its members in the way that happens at Jacurutu. Critique the books, sure. Critique the writing style, and whatever other technical things. But the authors' personal lives are not part of this. Their families are not part of this.
Nobody says you have to like them. But be civil. Rise above the mudslinging and argue intelligently. Nobody says it has to be dry and boring... but it also doesn't have to be a battlefield. There are people who were long-time Arrakeen members who saw what was going on with that who turned around and left again because they didn't want any part of it. This feud was not fair to them.
Compromise is possible. We've made a start. Now it's your turn.

SandRider:
that's not what I'm talking about at all, and I think you know it.
I am posting and will continue to post horrible, vile, rude, and obnoxious posts
on other DUNE boards about you (or you both, or both your personalities, or
whatever the true case is here) about your forum, and about your "members".
My question is, will your policy to be ban such users for comments made on
other boards and blogs, if they stay within YOUR rules here ?

Mandy wrote:Damn, every time I see Omph's avatar I think she's here