Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
Well, Seth!
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I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
I'm wild just like a rock, a stone, a tree
And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I grow, just like a baby breastfeeding
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And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
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Re: Well, Seth!
It's incredibly patronising and presumptuous.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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No need to. Besides, I never play nice, so they might cramp my style.Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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I didn't read all this, but welcome, Seth. I think we knew each other slightly at RDF. You may remember me as Darren8306.
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Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???
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I told you you should have picked me. I know the rules better than anyone here.Pappa wrote:Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???You've never read the rules? How do you know how to make mod decisions?
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Common sense seems to be working pretty well.Pappa wrote:Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???You've never read the rules? How do you know how to make mod decisions?
I'm wild just like a rock, a stone, a tree
And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I grow, just like a baby breastfeeding
And it's beautiful, that's life

And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I grow, just like a baby breastfeeding
And it's beautiful, that's life

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Re: Well, Seth!
For who?Twoflower wrote:Common sense seems to be working pretty well.Pappa wrote:Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???You've never read the rules? How do you know how to make mod decisions?
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There is no such thing as "common" sense. If there were we wouldn't need traffic laws.Twoflower wrote:Common sense seems to be working pretty well.Pappa wrote:Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???You've never read the rules? How do you know how to make mod decisions?

There's "good sense", which is quite rare.
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No offense Robert, but when I hear "Robert" and "Rules" in the same sentence I want to bolt...every time someone pulls those out at a board meeting I cringe.Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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I usually use the method demonstrated on the preacher in "Blazing Saddles." :twisted:maiforpeace wrote:No offense Robert, but when I hear "Robert" and "Rules" in the same sentence I want to bolt...every time someone pulls those out at a board meeting I cringe.Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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Ignorance being bliss and all.Gawdzilla wrote:No need to. Besides, I never play nice, so they might cramp my style.Twoflower wrote:I've never read the rules. Has anyone other than Robert read the rules???Pappa wrote:Wow... somebody actually read the rules and understood their purpose/intent. I think that must be a first.Robert_S wrote:Actually, we don't ban as a punitive measure. The philosophy is that accounts are suspended to give people a chance to cool off and consider things a while, maybe get out and look at birds and trees or something.Twoflower wrote:The good news for you is we don't perma ban people here!
I found this alarming at first. But in the context of Ratz culture, it works quite well I think, especially in conjunction with the Play Nice guideline.
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