Whenever I come across a thread with people being complete morons, I always think of things to say to them to make them realise how stupid they are. I'd do it too, but the thread's are always locked.
I wouldn't really consider it sarcasm. I mean he made a joke right after it, and he wasn't really trying to bring any of us down, or make anyone the "butt" of it.
Idiots in IRC. God, we are getting them more and more. We had one guy, *NAME WITHELD* trying to justify cheats were not cheats, but more like a skill like conc jumping. and someone was calling us all drone bots, blinded to the fact that NS was NOT being worked on, and the usual YOU TAKE TO LONG! screams.
Save me, please, mercy, uncle, no more, padded room please, noooo!! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo-->
Eugh, I completely agree with Silver and Comp. The channel seems to have been infested, and it has only really been in the past month! I'm not trying to sound like an elitist or anything, but I shudder to think of what the channel will be like after release. If it is bad now, with the flood of people that will come in for release it will get 10 times worse. I am starting to talk less and less in #naturalselection. It really isn't a good place for decent intelligent discussion anymore. Perhaps an addition of more ops, or less restrictions placed on them (OK, well, there aren't any.) would help, but I am not even sure if it would. Oh well, it is up to you, Comp. You've done a damned good job in the past, just.. for everyone's sake don't let #ns turn even worse. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
I think some nerves are getting slightly frayed as deadline closes in. Just tell me if Im ever being a pillock (serious, not joking) and as long as you can prove it Ill shut up.
it's not only the absence of ops at certain times (morning GMT) but there need to be much stricter ops i want #ns back the way it was. well that's never going to happan but we can do allot ourselfs without beeing ops. like if a lamer enters the room and there is no need to shout op! just copy his hostmask and the thing he did wrong and msg it to one of the ops they will handle it. together we can make #ns a happy place.
DruBoBack In BeigeJoin Date: 2002-02-06Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
it all depends on the time of day that you're in there. Sometimes it's just the regulars, and it's like it once was. It's during primetime that the morons really show up.
Many times those lamers just want some attention and see the reaction of the ppl that they have been messing around. Once there was a lamer that repeat the same thing "jews are good, all others should die" and that kind of stuff and it took ppl increadebly long time to see why he was acting like that. Then he got banned.
the NS channel isn't -that- bad, i don't think i've even seen a lamer in the NS channel, except for one time a friend of mine came into the channel, i idle alot in a channel that's alot worse than the NS one, where a 13 year old has ops, he likes to "test" if he can kick or ban someone... The ops in the NS channel take care of everything, and yes sometimes there isn't an op but that's really rare. I don't think we need more ops, and they are already pretty strict... And i know what i'm talking about, cuz i'm in the IRC channel alot, and i rarely idle s:)
Well, I just started hanging out in #naturalselection recently, so I hope I'm not one of the "idiots" everyone is referring to. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
But I can assure you, post-release (assuming NS is a hit -- duh) that this forum, in addition to #naturalselection, will be going straight to heck.
The sad thing is, when a mod becomes popular, it draws attention from those completely interested (like those of us that have been waiting for a while) and those that just want to find out if they can exploit the hell out of it. It happens... in every mod. Hell, I was playing Day of Defeat yesterday (Day of Defeat used to have a very dedicated community that was like NS's... I used to love it) on a para map and everyone was complaining about something, there was a guy with a speed hack, and another without who was doing awesome. The guy without got booted because he was accused of cheating, yet it was clearly obvious he wasnt. This is what popular mods become reduced to after a while. Sure, you can find good servers with teamplay and good people, but those that have this are either full, password protected, or clan servers. Just saying that is impossible to keep the lamers out of mods, Im just hoping that NS has a nice enough learning curve that those exploiting lamers wont bother it... Just my rant. :|
FamDiaper-Wearing Dog On A BallJoin Date: 2002-02-17Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
I tend to hang around in the <span style='color:pink'>love</span>boat. The conversation is normally a lot more interesting. Anyone who already knows what I am on about should join us. <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
You people are talking like there was a mass exodus from the counter-strike channel, it’ll be amusing to see your reaction when the modification releases -- when the actual idiots start pouring in.
DruBoBack In BeigeJoin Date: 2002-02-06Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
<!--QuoteBegin--Taylor+Aug. 01 2002,13:55--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Taylor @ Aug. 01 2002,13:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->You people are talking like there was a mass exodus from the counter-strike channel, it’ll be amusing to see your reaction when the modification releases -- when the actual idiots start pouring in.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> /me ph333rs the onslaught of idjits
Some people are stupid. But they tend to gravitate towards big, popular and released mods (NS only qualifies for the first two).
Umbrella Master's right... lamers do infest every mod, sooner or later. I do wonder what these people's motivation is, though. Don't they feel at all guilty about it? Or perhaps they don't realise?
<!--QuoteBegin--Lazarus+Aug. 01 2002,02:06--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Lazarus @ Aug. 01 2002,02:06)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I hope there will be some NSF server or something like that.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I defianltly love to do that, coarse first I'd need a box with some fair components, or someone else willing to do that. I've always wanted to be an admin. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
InsaneAnomalyJoin Date: 2002-05-13Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
<!--QuoteBegin--Fam+Aug. 01 2002,13:44--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Fam @ Aug. 01 2002,13:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I tend to hang around in the <span style='color:pink'>love</span>boat. The conversation is normally a lot more interesting. Anyone who already knows what I am on about should join us. <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> What <b>are</b> you on about. Please, let us in on the ickle secret <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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Yeh, I'm up for that to. An NSF server would definately rock.
Yes, when the mod is released, I do expect lamers. But, I am hoping that the difference with NS will be that there are enough servers that are non-clan, non-password protected (ala 'public'<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--> that I can join a server and see that yes, the community is still alright and have a nice teamplay game. I highly doubt it will happen though.
-Oh, and about the NSF server, that would really be nice!
NS going to hell has been one of my greatest fears ever since I heard about this mod. It's like it's already started though. The community has been fine the way it is for a while, seeing as how there was a rather distinctive lack of lamers and morons, but now that release is imminent (did I spell that right?) they're starting to flow in. The IRC channel has gained massive popularity recently, the ammount of people is almost as much as #dod, the forums are gaining new people constantly, and things are definitly starting to get worse, and at a notable rate. I say it's time things start getting stricter. The NSF needs to get going really soon, we'd need more IRC, and maybe even forum mods (but probably not for the forum). I have personally always loved the idea of a "flame/complaints" forum, where people complain or flame, or flames and complaints are sent. Always good for a laugh. Forum subtitle could be "Check it out, sometimes they just make you point and laugh". No, really, it would be good/funny. Honestly
Anyway, back to the point, the community needs to start being stricter about lamers and morons
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but then, the cycle just keeps repeating itself ..
people bicker back and forth to each other constantly. Better just to lock the thread and stop it before it gets out of hand.
We moderators are like ninjas...
Idiots in IRC. God, we are getting them more and more. We had one guy, *NAME WITHELD* trying to justify cheats were not cheats, but more like a skill like conc jumping. and someone was calling us all drone bots, blinded to the fact that NS was NOT being worked on, and the usual YOU TAKE TO LONG! screams.
Save me, please, mercy, uncle, no more, padded room please, noooo!! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo-->
I honestly am losing interest in the chanel all together. There is no reason for me to go in there - all there is, is what seems like #cs rejects ...
I personaly think the ops now should be 110% more strict with the rules then they currently are. Some of the stuff that goes on in there ... ugh ..
I am starting to talk less and less in #naturalselection. It really isn't a good place for decent intelligent discussion anymore. Perhaps an addition of more ops, or less restrictions placed on them (OK, well, there aren't any.) would help, but I am not even sure if it would. Oh well, it is up to you, Comp. You've done a damned good job in the past, just.. for everyone's sake don't let #ns turn even worse. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
Just tell me if Im ever being a pillock (serious, not joking) and as long as you can prove it Ill shut up.
but there need to be much stricter ops i want #ns back the way it was. well that's never going to happan but we can do allot ourselfs without beeing ops.
like if a lamer enters the room and there is no need to shout op! just copy his hostmask and the thing he did wrong and msg it to one of the ops they will handle it.
together we can make #ns a happy place.
<!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo--> <---- lamer
But I can assure you, post-release (assuming NS is a hit -- duh) that this forum, in addition to #naturalselection, will be going straight to heck.
It <i>always</i> happens.
And if you find a good serer with responsible admins, IE, ones not using:
sv_cheats 1
god 1
noclip 1
like I saw a guy doing in TFC, bookmark it. Servers like that usually draw regulars, and eventually teamplay gets better.
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/me ph333rs the onslaught of idjits
Umbrella Master's right... lamers do infest every mod, sooner or later. I do wonder what these people's motivation is, though. Don't they feel at all guilty about it? Or perhaps they don't realise?
I defianltly love to do that, coarse first I'd need a box with some fair components, or someone else willing to do that. I've always wanted to be an admin. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
What <b>are</b> you on about. Please, let us in on the ickle secret <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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Yeh, I'm up for that to. An NSF server would definately rock.
-Oh, and about the NSF server, that would really be nice!
Anyway, back to the point, the community needs to start being stricter about lamers and morons