Stop The Insults.....

eliotmateliotmat Join Date: 2002-12-01 Member: 10350Members, Reinforced - Shadow
As some of you may or may not know [FAT] has recently signed up and began preseason CAL play.

Obviously it's our first season in CAL. We've been overmatched and playing on retarded maps. So what if we lost. We are going to make mistakes and we are going to learn.

We are trying to get involved in the competitive scene to help keep this game alive and bring what skills were learned in CAL back to our pub community.

I know a lot of you oldies don't appreciate how we've run our server in the past. <b>Let bygones be bygones</b>. We've grown as a clan, community, and server operator.

Thanks.
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  • ThrillhouseThrillhouse Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3178Members, Constellation
    kind of off topic, but didnt it used to be Team Howards accidental bowel movements or is my memory being progressively decompossed by booze?
  • CaptainHarassmentCaptainHarassment Join Date: 2005-04-18 Member: 48827Members
    There will always be the insults and **** talkers out there. Take a look at Exigent for example: when they forfeit the delta finals everyone was insulting them and putting them down. It doesn't matter if you're a new clan or have been around since the beginning of the game. Don't take it personally, that's just the way the community is.
  • TheAdjTheAdj He demanded a cool forum title of some type. Join Date: 2004-05-03 Member: 28436Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    It takes a large amount of testicular/ovarian fortitude to go from pub community to competitive clan, ignore the trash talkers. Expect to be riled and harried about your past, you're going to get that from some people. I remember people doing the same thing to NSA not too long ago, and now it's one of the major competitive gathering places. Do your thing and ignore people who get in the way.
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Kick that guy who skillbans people out of the clan.
  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    I am hereby granting you the power of real-life muting:

    The holy ducktape! Use it wisely!
    <img src='http://www.bigmattress.com/mt-archives/DuckTape.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    In other words: normal person+audience+anonymity=strange person
  • InFlamesInFlames Join Date: 2004-10-22 Member: 32396Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-TheAdj+Jul 23 2005, 04:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TheAdj @ Jul 23 2005, 04:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> testicular/ovarian fortitude <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Fantastic wording there <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    And yeah ignore the **** talkers, happens all the time, everygame. E-Penile issues are rampant
  • SaltzBadSaltzBad Join Date: 2004-02-23 Member: 26833Members
    Remember kids, if someone makes fun of you, righting that egregious wrong is obviously priority nr1. God knows you wouldn't want to be playing NS with your clanmates or anything.

    Also, your mom says I should keep going with the insults. It turns her on.
  • RobertoRoberto Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14591Members, Constellation
    It depends on which clans you are matching, some clans aren't very nice, most it is only 1 or 2 guys who are idiots.
  • EclipserEclipser Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5974Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Faskalia+Jul 23 2005, 05:34 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Jul 23 2005, 05:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In other words: normal person+audience+anonymity=strange person<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2004-03-19' target='_blank'>John Gabriel's Greater Internet F***wad Theory</a>
  • urinalcakeurinalcake Can&#39;t work a sound card United States Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7799Members
  • Splinter_SteveSplinter_Steve Join Date: 2005-03-20 Member: 45881Members
    edited July 2005
    This thread is a baaaaaaaad idea <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Although it is humorous when someone's serious comeback is "do you have any idea how much we're gonna make fun of you?" Yes, someone actually said that, and someone on this forum, too. Good stuff.

    Matt as one of the original server owners takes a ridiculous amount of heat compared to anybody. In truth he's one of the most open minded server admins you'll come across. It's just that if one of the other server owners banned somebody in the past, [FAT] as a whole sticks by the other admins decisions as justified at said time. In short, they don't let themselves get pushed around in the least. A lot of people have no respect for the self-righteous admin, and well that's nothing new, but pretty silly and childish. "E-authority?! Who do they think they are?! This personally affects me, I need to (ironically) generalize an entire server base in retaliation."

    Anyway, Matt is not your enemy. He's usually never the offending party in unjust bans. Also, the competitive team is NOT the same as the server admin group. But keep asking me why me or DBB ban CAL players, and why we have blockscripts on our server (see: bs_0 currently). I'll know to dismiss everything you say as the ignorance of a neglected child.

    To any of the obvious flamers who will come, I like to think it's an interesting challenge. Link the topic to your "LOL RAGE" ventrilo and IRC channels. Personally I don't find "the community just is this way" as an excuse, though. People can take personal insults pretty well but when others start generalizing your friends, peers, race, etc. we all tend to get a little peeved.
  • Rapier7Rapier7 Join Date: 2004-02-05 Member: 26108Members
    I can respect you guys as a clan. We've faced you before.

    But as a server? I hated you guys. I got banned from your damn server for asking who or what "TAU" was. So much for fair and impartial admins.
  • FirewaterFirewater Balance Expert Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10690Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-eliotmat+Jul 23 2005, 03:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eliotmat @ Jul 23 2005, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As some of you may or may not know [FAT] has recently signed up and began preseason CAL play.

    Obviously it's our first season in CAL.  We've been overmatched and playing on retarded maps.  So what if we lost.  We are going to make mistakes and we are going to learn.

    We are trying to get involved in the competitive scene to help keep this game alive and bring what skills were learned in CAL back to our pub community.

    I know a lot of you oldies don't appreciate how we've run our server in the past.  <b>Let bygones be bygones</b>.  We've grown as a clan, community, and server operator.

    Thanks. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This thread is really a bad idea.

    Requesting the insults to stop will only keep them comming, because the people who are insulting you are getting a reaction that they want.

    They want you to make posts like this and you did.

    If you want the insults to stop, I suggest ignoring them, and learning from your mistakes (as I read you are doing).

    Another question is why do you think seasoned competitve players are insulting you?

    Did you maybe do something to them in the past that would explain their insults?



    Also, blaming the map is pathetic, and warrants more flaming. The team(s) who have beaten you played the same map, as well as everyone else who is competing right now. If you are going to make excuses, you might as well go back to being a pub, because the competitive community doesn't need teams that make excuses for why they lose.

    If you want to let bygones be bygones, I suggest unbanning those who were banned. Thats what NSA did and they thrived very well because of it.

    Watch your demos, and correct your ineffciencies, cut people who don't fit the bill, and grow as a team.

    There are going to be trash talkers, just leave to what it is, TALK. Rise above it, don't let someone get you raged over the internet.
  • SlickWillSlickWill Join Date: 2004-02-17 Member: 26642Members, Constellation
    Seems that people just generally speak badly of new clans. Seemingly you guys have additional baggage as well. Just don't do it whatever caused the issues again and the will pass with time. As far as being a CAL clan, like I said above, people generally trash new clans. It gets so much more fun though when you start beating people and they get butt-hurt and won't gh/gg you after good and legit scrims/matches. If you guys really want to legitimize yourselves, scrim a lot, get good and start beating people. GL with CAL.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-eliotmat+Jul 23 2005, 03:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eliotmat @ Jul 23 2005, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As some of you may or may not know [FAT] has recently signed up and began preseason CAL play.

    Obviously it's our first season in CAL.  We've been overmatched and playing on retarded maps.  So what if we lost.  We are going to make mistakes and we are going to learn.

    We are trying to get involved in the competitive scene to help keep this game alive and bring what skills were learned in CAL back to our pub community.

    I know a lot of you oldies don't appreciate how we've run our server in the past.  <b>Let bygones be bygones</b>.  We've grown as a clan, community, and server operator.

    Thanks. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    1.) Its not going to happen
    2.) All new teams get this
    3.)Complaining about it is going to just be adding fuel to the fire.
    4.)I was smurfing on a pub and saw someone in your team do the exact same thing to my team, which is alot more experienced and better skillwise.


    edit: i thought I should clarify:

    I really don't give a damn what people say about me over the internet, why? Because it dosen't matter. I play NS to have fun, nothing else. And regardless of skill I told my clanmates that if any of them start drama or insult people with out base, then they're gone.
  • Splinter_SteveSplinter_Steve Join Date: 2005-03-20 Member: 45881Members
    Yeah I don't really agree with creating this thread either. Getting sacked on your ventrilo with being moved around channels and harrassed doesn't happen to other clans, though. Some people really have it in for him in particular, and for the most part it's totally unjustified. Some stuff crosses the line from simple "new clan hazing" to "personal". And not all new clans get the same treatment, it's basically like a high school popularity ladder that a lot of the clanning community operates on. Just clearing some misconceptions so that SOMETHING comes out of it, because it seems to be at least half of the issue with us.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    edited July 2005
    I think I've only played against 1 team that were complete jerks, saying stuff like "pwnt" constantly, even though it took them 2 commchairs on each side of fusion on tanith to kill fades, with heavy armor. Its really sad because its not mindless insults, they're out to get a rise, and Its weird because I know a couple of them and a year ago they were nobodys but it didn't stop me from being polite to them. Oh well, such is the generalinternet****wardtheory.
  • Jmmsbnd007Jmmsbnd007 Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9793Banned, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think I've only played against 1 team that were complete jerks, saying stuff like "pwnt" constantly, even though it took them 2 commchairs on each side of fusion on tanith to kill fades, with heavy armor. Its really sad because its not mindless insults, they're out to get a rise, and Its weird because I know a couple of them and a year ago they were nobodys but it didn't stop me from being polite to them. Oh well, such is the generalinternet****wardtheory. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't blame things that you started on other people.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JmmsbndZeroZeroSeven+Jul 23 2005, 03:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JmmsbndZeroZeroSeven @ Jul 23 2005, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think I've only played against 1 team that were complete jerks, saying stuff like "pwnt" constantly, even though it took them 2 commchairs on each side of fusion on tanith to kill fades, with heavy armor. Its really sad because its not mindless insults, they're out to get a rise, and Its weird because I know a couple of them and a year ago they were nobodys but it didn't stop me from being polite to them. Oh well, such is the generalinternet****wardtheory. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't blame things that you started on other people. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So because of one person, it justifies the whole other team acting like that one idiot?
  • The_FinchThe_Finch Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8498Members
  • FirewaterFirewater Balance Expert Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10690Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 23 2005, 03:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 23 2005, 03:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-JmmsbndZeroZeroSeven+Jul 23 2005, 03:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JmmsbndZeroZeroSeven @ Jul 23 2005, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 23 2005, 03:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think I've only played against 1 team that were complete jerks, saying stuff like "pwnt" constantly, even though it took them 2 commchairs on each side of fusion on tanith to kill fades, with heavy armor. Its really sad because its not mindless insults, they're out to get a rise, and Its weird because I know a couple of them and a year ago they were nobodys but it didn't stop me from being polite to them. Oh well, such is the generalinternet****wardtheory. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't blame things that you started on other people. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So because of one person, it justifies the whole other team acting like that one idiot? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I've seen a pub team gone competitve do that and their leader uses/used that as justification to hate the whole clan community.

    Whats even sader is that this guy is "respected" amongst the higher ups.
  • IconoclastIconoclast Join Date: 2004-06-23 Member: 29481Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Splinter Steve?+Jul 23 2005, 02:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Splinter Steve? @ Jul 23 2005, 02:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah I don't really agree with creating this thread either. Getting sacked on your ventrilo with being moved around channels and harrassed doesn't happen to other clans, though. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It happened alot to my old clan. But I refused to make a thread like this one.
  • spysnipedisspysnipedis Join Date: 2004-09-04 Member: 31356Members
    edited July 2005
    just ignore.

    nothing you can or anyone else can do. they talk, then they talk. if i took all the trash talk and got all hurt, there wouldn't be aero in CAL right now. play the game and thats all you can do.
  • eliotmateliotmat Join Date: 2002-12-01 Member: 10350Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Firewater+Jul 23 2005, 02:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Firewater @ Jul 23 2005, 02:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you want to let bygones be bygones, I suggest unbanning those who were banned.  Thats what NSA did and they thrived very well because of it.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=84751&hl=' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....topic=84751&hl=</a>

    I already lifted all bans at one point AND apologized.

    *edit*Here's our server rules <a href='http://fat.bossgames.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=97#97' target='_blank'>FAT server rules</a>They are very liberal, but enforced. Note the one rule I emphasize most.

    We've even done so much as to go mp_blockscripts 0 and NS_ only and we still really get the server going a few times a week now (whereas it used to be full most of the time when we were "abusive" admins with lots of plugins).

    Anyways, whether you think this topic is good or bad I'm just letting you guys know we are here. Make the best of it. Be good sports. Keep this game alive.
  • IconoclastIconoclast Join Date: 2004-06-23 Member: 29481Members, Constellation
    okay now advertise the server yeah
  • motsewmotsew Join Date: 2003-10-26 Member: 22001Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CaptainHarassment+Jul 23 2005, 04:14 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CaptainHarassment @ Jul 23 2005, 04:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> There will always be the insults and **** talkers out there. Take a look at Exigent for example: when they forfeit the delta finals everyone was insulting them and putting them down. It doesn't matter if you're a new clan or have been around since the beginning of the game. Don't take it personally, that's just the way the community is. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I though Exigent were insulted because they suck at NS <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I like how even though some exi members left to join other teams they insist on wearing their exi tag, e-peen much?
  • Rapier7Rapier7 Join Date: 2004-02-05 Member: 26108Members
    I'm disappointed that we couldn't see the match play out and I'm **** that I wasted 2 hours watching the CAL-NS admins pussyfoot around and then laying down a crappy judgement on Exigent.

    But it was definitely not a fair playing field. Exigent could have had the first half if they didn't freeze every minute.

    Anyways, it's not like the clanners insulting Exigent are better, just surly ****.
  • Splinter_SteveSplinter_Steve Join Date: 2005-03-20 Member: 45881Members
    I'm think I'm glad this got derailed <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SizerSizer Join Date: 2003-10-08 Member: 21531Members
    welcome to the internet
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