Title: Board Game bitc[i][/i]hes! Post by: billyboy on July 08, 2014, 09:11:22 pm Well, here I am.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:17:39 pm This is cozy. Where's the thumb button? ;D
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 08, 2014, 09:21:09 pm Dorosh got banned for his troll poll
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:25:40 pm Sweet!
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:28:18 pm Hey Bill - you tight with an admin or something? Where do you get these inside scoops? :D
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:29:43 pm Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if his ban was also for announcing the details of Enrico's ban on the forum. I think that's a no-no.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 08, 2014, 09:43:31 pm Just maybe someone I know geekmailed 3M a link to that poll
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:45:38 pm I wonder if he ever got banned before.
Oh well! Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:48:18 pm (http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Donald+Sutherland+cheers+excitement+Canada+n2_6qz4lEhhl.jpg)
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 08, 2014, 09:51:04 pm I wonder if he ever got banned before. Oh well! Many, many, many times. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 08, 2014, 09:53:11 pm Well, here I am. Me too!This appears to be some version of phpBB, no? Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:54:14 pm Dudes, avatar up! It's in your account profile settings! 8)
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 09:54:42 pm Much better!
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 08, 2014, 09:56:31 pm Dudes, avatar up! It's in your account profile settings! 8) I had to post a message before it would let me set an avatar. Weird!Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:00:04 pm Dudes, avatar up! It's in your account profile settings! 8) I had to post a message before it would let me set an avatar. Weird!Any control over avatar size? Mine seem tiny for some reason. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:02:50 pm By the way, there appears to be quite a bit of customization possible.
You all may want to enable " Return to topics after posting by default." in the options, so that you don't get booted out of the topic after posting. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:03:31 pm Yeah, and displaying the 'Quick Reply' toolbar is useful too.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:13:16 pm This is cozy. Where's the thumb button? ;D Mmm...I'll add that. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:24:04 pm Well, here I am. Me too!This appears to be some version of phpBB, no? No. It's SMF - simple machine forums. I liked it a lot better than phBB. Unfortunately, there's not as much control as I'd like. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:24:32 pm This is cozy. Where's the thumb button? ;D Mmm...I'll add that. Hot damn! Well done, Fearless Leader! Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:28:15 pm This is cozy. Where's the thumb button? ;D Mmm...I'll add that. Interesting. It appears that one can infinitely thumb a post. And sorry Bill, I down-thumbed one of your posts while experimenting! ::) Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:30:40 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:36:54 pm This is cozy. Where's the thumb button? ;D Mmm...I'll add that. Interesting. It appears that one can infinitely thumb a post. And sorry Bill, I down-thumbed one of your posts while experimenting! ::) Yeah. I set no time limit to 'karma'. Go wild folks. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:37:27 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:40:51 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( No worries. It's nice to have the feature. Hey boss! How'd you manage to get the larger avatar? Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:46:26 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( No worries. It's nice to have the feature. Hey boss! How'd you manage to get the larger avatar? Never mind. I used the image url option instead of image upload. Avatar images can be bigger that way, it appears. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:48:02 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( No worries. It's nice to have the feature. Hey boss! How'd you manage to get the larger avatar? Never mind. I used the image url option instead of image upload. Avatar images can be bigger that way, it appears. The uploads should be bigger now too. It's just that yours was resized. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 08, 2014, 10:53:16 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( No worries. It's nice to have the feature. Hey boss! How'd you manage to get the larger avatar? Never mind. I used the image url option instead of image upload. Avatar images can be bigger that way, it appears. The uploads should be bigger now too. It's just that yours was resized. Yup. I just uploaded a big-ass Brezhnev pic, but it was too big. Nice to have the option to use variable-sized images for avatars. This is already better than BGG! :D Title: fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfu Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:57:08 pm fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck 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Ooops Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 08, 2014, 10:58:26 pm Actually, I think the thumbs attach to the user and not the post. Not sure yet. Indeed. There is no per-post thumb option. Sorry about that. :( No worries. It's nice to have the feature. Hey boss! How'd you manage to get the larger avatar? Never mind. I used the image url option instead of image upload. Avatar images can be bigger that way, it appears. The uploads should be bigger now too. It's just that yours was resized. Yup. I just uploaded a big-ass Brezhnev pic, but it was too big. Nice to have the option to use variable-sized images for avatars. This is already better than BGG! :D I could set no limit - but that causes problems. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Nigel66 on July 09, 2014, 12:43:58 am Reporting for duty ;D
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: wilhammer on July 09, 2014, 06:07:09 am I am here, bytkhez!
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 09, 2014, 06:30:15 am No. It's SMF - simple machine forums. I noticed that on the bottom after I asked about phpBB. It seems to have a lot in common with the phpBB as far as navigating around goes.Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: sparty on July 09, 2014, 07:09:30 am I'm on board as well... let's get this started.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 09, 2014, 09:26:32 am No. It's SMF - simple machine forums. I noticed that on the bottom after I asked about phpBB. It seems to have a lot in common with the phpBB as far as navigating around goes.I've always found it a little more comfortable. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 09, 2014, 09:28:22 am Hey Enrico - How about a folder under 'General Category' called 'Session Reports' or 'AARs/DARs' where peeps can post about their ongoing games. Could be a good place for you to link your vids - might even generate some traffic. ;)
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 09, 2014, 09:31:08 am Hey Enrico - How about a folder under 'General Category' called 'Session Reports' or 'AARs/DARs' where peeps can post about their ongoing games. Could be a good place for you to link your vids - might even generate some traffic. ;) SMF allows better than that! Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: W.E.Bear on July 09, 2014, 11:31:20 am New job doesn't let BGG through the Net Nanny, so I haven't been nearly as active over there as I was for a (short) time. Did I read that Dorosh got banned? Wished I'd seen that.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 09, 2014, 06:36:44 pm New job doesn't let BGG through the Net Nanny, so I haven't been nearly as active over there as I was for a (short) time. Did I read that Dorosh got banned? Wished I'd seen that. Not so sure. I saw him posting this morning. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: hussar04 on July 09, 2014, 10:13:53 pm This is my obligatory post so I can edit my profile.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Rockhopper on July 10, 2014, 07:10:21 am Hey there pals.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 10, 2014, 08:34:12 am Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Nigel66 on July 10, 2014, 11:09:46 am Kind of enjoying the "..." silent protest over on BGG :-)
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 10, 2014, 12:46:53 pm Kind of enjoying the "..." silent protest over on BGG :-) It is all I can afford to say there. Just a placeholder to indicate I have something to say, but cannot risk it. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: S Trauth on July 10, 2014, 05:11:54 pm Not really a ***** -or maybe an indirect one by way phrased. It did get pointed out to me (in the usual way this particular member posts - that being from self-righteous pedantry, etc...), that the Geek's end user agreement stated that they owned all of the images posted there.
Instead of posting protests to that clause- I made an effort to remove all of my images. I own my created images - not BGG. Anyway - it gutted a lot of listings I had made for the John Tiller Software titles (I would have removed the listings as well if I could have). I will notice that there is still some of my work there that someone has lifted and slapped all over Schroeder's games. ( I told Bill it was ok to use the ones I made of his screen shots of that long awaited Vassal version of his stuff -but this is stuff from his sites). It even extended to old material from his really old web site material -which included a lot of titles he just plain did not make. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Nigel66 on July 13, 2014, 06:42:20 am I see MD is active on CSWsocial at the moment. I guess he did get a BGG ban too, then.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 13, 2014, 07:00:47 am Pee Wee was lurking around CSW Social yesterday. Maybe he'll be lurking here soon to? :o
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 13, 2014, 07:06:32 am In fact he's on the chat thing for CSW Social now.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: S Trauth on July 13, 2014, 07:12:48 am $%%! I missed it (I'll live) :D
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 14, 2014, 08:04:05 am Well. I think I reached my tipping point. I'm offically bored of BGG Wargames General.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 14, 2014, 09:49:02 am Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :(
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 14, 2014, 10:19:16 am Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( Would a BGG Guild work better? No idea what the policies (moderation and such) of the things are, but you'd have a larger audience.Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 14, 2014, 12:01:36 pm Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( Would a BGG Guild work better? No idea what the policies (moderation and such) of the things are, but you'd have a larger audience.I just don't trust BGG any longer. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Robin Hoodlum on July 14, 2014, 05:17:05 pm Dang it!
I started a thread about having a "welcome" thread, and here it looks like this is it! :-\ Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Robin Hoodlum on July 14, 2014, 05:19:03 pm Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( I dunno.Give it time to develop and fill out. Hell, you might be surprised at the traffic that eventually makes its way here. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 14, 2014, 05:38:25 pm Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( I dunno.Give it time to develop and fill out. Hell, you might be surprised at the traffic that eventually makes its way here. I hope so. Has to make it over the first few weeks though, without everyone leaving. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 14, 2014, 05:42:05 pm I'm not going anywhere. :P
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Robin Hoodlum on July 14, 2014, 05:42:42 pm Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( I dunno.Give it time to develop and fill out. Hell, you might be surprised at the traffic that eventually makes its way here. I hope so. Has to make it over the first few weeks though, without everyone leaving. Some will stay, some will not. But I'm trying to help! Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Robin Hoodlum on July 14, 2014, 05:43:31 pm Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 14, 2014, 05:56:02 pm Problem is - this is too small to replace it. :( I dunno.Give it time to develop and fill out. Hell, you might be surprised at the traffic that eventually makes its way here. I hope so. Has to make it over the first few weeks though, without everyone leaving. Some will stay, some will not. But I'm trying to help! That's just what I"m hoping for. The more people, the more discussion. The big idea is to be able to expose ourselves to other ideas. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 15, 2014, 12:48:36 am Man, I haven't had this much fun on a forum in years...
Yeah, today is all about the grab ass and jokes but when I have actually had some sleep it'll be time to get busy. I didn't know how you felt about recruiting or even who is already here. Say the word... I've got a half dozen posts of my own I've been sitting on because posting them would be a waste of time at BGG. Tell us how you want to build this beast and we'll do it. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 01:47:32 am I didn't know how you felt about recruiting or even who is already here. Say the word... The more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned. Quote I've got a half dozen posts of my own I've been sitting on because posting them would be a waste of time at BGG. For this too. No assurances people will play nice (or at all), but I'm all for more to discuss. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 15, 2014, 02:07:56 am I didn't know how you felt about recruiting or even who is already here. Say the word... The more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned. Quote I've got a half dozen posts of my own I've been sitting on because posting them would be a waste of time at BGG. For this too. No assurances people will play nice (or at all), but I'm all for more to discuss. Understand man, I'm not here for a brawl or starting s***. This is a game forum. I'm talking about asking about games, rules, recycling...lots of things. Not what has gone on over at the other place. That's for the birds. That is noise winning over the signal. I want to bring new people and have them talk to gamers of all types instead of being a bunch of misogynistic old c**** who want their world to be the only world and allow for no other. As I said the fresh air of freedom. And I, as others have as well, thanked you for this haven but understand...we mean it...you've done a man's job here and it is appreciated. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 02:25:06 am All I did was start a forum.
It's up to anyone else to use it. I'm just a **** stirring bird. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Rockhopper on July 15, 2014, 07:01:31 am Understand man, I'm not here for a brawl or starting s***. This is a game forum. I'm talking about asking about games, rules, recycling...lots of things. Not what has gone on over at the other place. That's for the birds. That is noise winning over the signal. I want to bring new people and have them talk to gamers of all types instead of being a bunch of misogynistic old c**** who want their world to be the only world and allow for no other. As I said the fresh air of freedom. I agree with you in principle, but just keep in mind that the way you expressed this is completely illogical and filled with contradictions. You're all for "the fresh air of freedom," only after you complained about how other people do things. And in a single sentence you trashed the wants of others ("their world to be the only world") with a want of your own (by establishing what should be talked about: "have them talk to gamers of all types instead of being a bunch of misogynistic old c****"). I'm just sayin'. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 10:00:20 am And I hope there IS contention. I don't like everyone being nice.
Whether it's forced or just naturally out of community spirit. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 15, 2014, 12:05:33 pm Understand man, I'm not here for a brawl or starting s***. This is a game forum. I'm talking about asking about games, rules, recycling...lots of things. Not what has gone on over at the other place. That's for the birds. That is noise winning over the signal. I want to bring new people and have them talk to gamers of all types instead of being a bunch of misogynistic old c**** who want their world to be the only world and allow for no other. As I said the fresh air of freedom. I agree with you in principle, but just keep in mind that the way you expressed this is completely illogical and filled with contradictions. You're all for "the fresh air of freedom," only after you complained about how other people do things. And in a single sentence you trashed the wants of others ("their world to be the only world") with a want of your own (by establishing what should be talked about: "have them talk to gamers of all types instead of being a bunch of misogynistic old c****"). I'm just sayin'. Duly noted. I would just add that if you have seen our founder's video on this and how many people are posting here in a similar fashion that we wouldn't be here if we were happy with the way things are over there. I have suffered suspensions for the mention of something political while I have watched a fire fight go on for 6 pages over politics and no locked thread and no suspensions. The double standard is BS and I'm tired of it. Modern gaming was built by wargamers. Braunstein (Thank you David Wesely), D&D, Computer games...all from progressive forward looking people. Yes, there were stick in the muds. There always will be. But I have cautioned people away from over there because of the general attitude that there is only one world, their world and you either join them or suffer the consequences. Just stating what I have observed over the years. YMMV. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: moujamou on July 15, 2014, 12:42:53 pm Greetings familiar names & pictures.
Has it got juicy round here yet? Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 15, 2014, 01:07:19 pm Greetings familiar names & pictures. Has it got juicy round here yet? Is Twilight Struggle a wargame? Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 01:17:44 pm Greetings familiar names & pictures. Has it got juicy round here yet? Nah. It's a fuckin' lovefest. Sausage lovefest to boot. :( Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: moujamou on July 15, 2014, 01:19:10 pm I can't find the Weuro forum.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 01:20:14 pm They would be in the military subject - along with wargames and probably chess.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 15, 2014, 01:20:31 pm I can't find the Weuro forum. Isn't this (http://thegamebox.freesmfhosting.com/index.php/board,11.0.html) the Euro forum? Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: moujamou on July 15, 2014, 01:30:16 pm I'm not sure which of us are being serious.
Good job on setting this thing up, anyway. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 01:57:26 pm Dunno 'bout you, but I am.
If we need wargame subforum to the military section, that would be fine. Or if we need a weuro one. It's a different way of categorizing - not worrying about the hobbies, but only the subject matter. Keeps things easier. People would REALLY hate it if I went with my gut, and set it up only by time period. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 15, 2014, 02:05:32 pm People would REALLY hate it if I went with my gut, and set it up only by time period. Hey -- that's *my* shelving system. Blackbeard, Francis Drake, Mound Builders, Navajo Wars, and Quebec 1759 share a shelf between Great Northern War and Prussia (above) and AWI (below). edit -- technically, I split the 1500-1900 era by both time and continent. The nearby Asia shelf has GBoH Samurai and Sekigahara, while the Napoleonic (& Italian Unification & Zulu/Boer) and ACW (& Mexican War) shelves are further split by scale. And then there's the Gettysburg shelf. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Sluggonics on July 15, 2014, 02:23:45 pm I set up my shelves by era, too. I don't think we need too many subforums here, though.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 02:32:02 pm Shelving that way gets screwed up due to different shaped boxes.
AH, Yaquinto, and a lot of AT games just don't fit. :( Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Sluggonics on July 15, 2014, 02:39:10 pm I've only got a handful of games that don't fit. My AWE games - unless I turn them on their sides, and then they hang annoyingly to far out over the edge of the shelf. So I have them stacked flat on their own shelf. Siege of Jerusalem doesn't fit with the others either - it's relegated to the Fantasy/Sci-Fi shelf with the similarly-sized Magic Realm box.
And my two Decision Games boxes - Highway to the Reich and Atlantic Wall: D-Day to Falaise. They're stacked on top of my copy of Moral Conflict 1941 on their own shelf. At least they're all WWII! Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 02:43:16 pm All the AH flat-box stuff is a problem. And I've picked so much of it up cheap.
As to overhang, I pull all my boxes forward so my OCD doesn't act up. :D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 15, 2014, 03:01:06 pm Shelving that way gets screwed up due to different shaped boxes. AH, Yaquinto, and a lot of AT games just don't fit. :( For the most part, I shelve "bookcase" boxes on their side, and there is fairly good similarity (although AH is narrower and the Columbia sleeves are annoying). Larger boxes stack nearby (so Academy's 1775 and 1812 share a shelf with GMT's Revolutionary War series while Ogre occupies a corner shelf with Space Hulk and Acquire). As to overhang, I pull all my boxes forward so my OCD doesn't act up. :D I do too, but unfortunately my daughter likes pushing everything back to the wall. She also has decided that any books she finds (especially those in the bookcase) should fill the gaps in the game bookcases. Right now most Tolkien is shelved with (BC era) GBoH, although I think The Hobbit is on WS&IM with many of her Seuss books. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Greeves on July 15, 2014, 09:39:35 pm New job doesn't let BGG through the Net Nanny, so I haven't been nearly as active over there as I was for a (short) time. Did I read that Dorosh got banned? Wished I'd seen that. How can you tell if someone's been banned over there? Just curious. Several people have said he's received a ban, but nothing to indicate that on his profile. I'm pretty ignorant of those types of things at BGG - I tend to stick to a couple guild forums and the game pages. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 10:41:07 pm There's nothing unless they choose to tell people.
Lack of posting during a period can be a good clue. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Greeves on July 15, 2014, 10:55:06 pm There's nothing unless they choose to tell people. Lack of posting during a period can be a good clue. That's interesting, thanks. A bit strange - on every other forum I've ever been on the profiles of those who are banned/suspended are disabled. At least that way you know not to private message them or, at the very least, to not expect a reply. Not that I want to GM the person in question - he's a twat. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 15, 2014, 10:59:36 pm I think PMs are allowed with normal bans at BGG.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 01:31:16 pm Five more days for the dots.
I thought THEY were a safe way to avoid saying anything bad about anyone. :P Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Sluggonics on July 16, 2014, 02:07:16 pm Five more days for the dots. I thought THEY were a safe way to avoid saying anything bad about anyone. :P What? Were people red X'ing them? I don't see how ellipses are a violation of site rules. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 16, 2014, 02:10:45 pm Five more days for the dots. Are you **** kidding me? Holy hell does that place suck!Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: anarchy on July 16, 2014, 02:22:40 pm Five more days for the dots. ...I thought THEY were a safe way to avoid saying anything bad about anyone. :P Really? Seriously? Dafaq. They have it in for you, man. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 02:45:45 pm Five more days for the dots. I thought THEY were a safe way to avoid saying anything bad about anyone. :P Bullpoopie. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 03:08:10 pm Five more days for the dots. ...I thought THEY were a safe way to avoid saying anything bad about anyone. :P Really? Seriously? Dafaq. They have it in for you, man. Oh, they do. Especially with the stuff I mentioned about the perma-ban someone picked up. They are just trying to silence me with this - since it appears to be destructive spam or what not. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 03:26:58 pm I think we need to keep in mind that BGG is a privately-owned company, in the end, and not a public space. Given the forum-intensive nature of the site, there is an illusion that free speech should be allowed, but in reality it's "their house, their rules". If we don't like those rules, we should just not patronize their fora.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 03:32:28 pm Same goes for sites like Facebook. I'm becoming very wary of 'social media'-type sites.
I prefer this classical forum format. It's very early 2000s, but that's A-OK. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 04:02:35 pm I think we need to keep in mind that BGG is a privately-owned company, in the end, and not a public space. Given the forum-intensive nature of the site, there is an illusion that free speech should be allowed, but in reality it's "their house, their rules". If we don't like those rules, we should just not patronize their fora. There's a matter of debate about this. Certainly, it is the case under capitalist law in the US, but there is more than just the code and the hardware to a social site. The community which gathers naturally feels a certain stake. Legally, this stake is unsupported - just as a rental property can legally end someone's lease for a number of reasons which seem inherently unfair. I'm not sure what perceived rights which aren't supported by law should be called. But, to be hyperbolic, it is just those kinds of feelings which led to great revolutions. The big difference is that in online communities, there is no way to 'win' the fight. The most one could do is destroy the community as a whole. But, very similar feelings are behind certain terrorist acts. So, maybe not so different, even there. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 16, 2014, 04:04:11 pm I think we need to keep in mind that BGG is a privately-owned company, in the end, and not a public space. Given the forum-intensive nature of the site, there is an illusion that free speech should be allowed, but in reality it's "their house, their rules". If we don't like those rules, we should just not patronize their fora. It's not about free speech. It's about a double standard of who gets to post and who doesn't. If they applied the same rule to everyone that would be one thing but when Kickstarter projects were not allowed in the product announcement thread and the thread I was told to open for discussion was locked Octavian added and I quote: "Promoting something that someone has a personal vested interest in is not permitted. Kickstarter campaigns fall under that category for all people involved in the production of the game AS WELL AS its backers, who have a vested interest in seeing them funded and reaching stretch goals. THAT is why the line is drawn where it is, and that is why kickstarter falls on the wrong side of it." So then why can Michael D post this in product announcements and I quote: "After requests to make Issue 1 of Tactical Wargamer's Journal available in electronic form, I'm pleased to announce I've finally been able to do so. Video above is a preview of the content and additional content available in the expanded Issue 1. This expanded issue is available in both print and electronic form. For those who purchased the original Issue 1 in print form, a print supplement with just the additional material of the revised edition is also available. Issue 2 and Issue 3 (available in both print and electronic format) are both still available as well. Full details can be found at the website here (link). Publisher's website with ordering information is here(link). Please feel free to email/PM me with any questions." That is a **** ad. Period. But it's still there. And the LuLu account it directs you to to purchase his crap is in his name. That's the problem. Whatever is against 'policy' is only applied to certain people. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 04:15:49 pm Well guys, the most decisive thing you can do about it is to vote with your feet and walk away from BGG.
As Enrico mentioned, a site like that is not just the code and hardware, but the users who populate it (once again, like Facebook). If you don't want to be part of their machine, unplug yourselves from it. Me, I'm probably going to keep a minimal presence there - it is a useful resource, after all, and I am making a financial contribution in the way of a donation (we'll see about next year, though...). I don't have a personal grudge with them, but I'm not happy hearing about incidents like the ones described in this thread. My emotional investment in BGG shrivelled up a while back. Probably just as well - I was spending too much time there. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 04:18:09 pm Besides, I still have fun with the Caption Contest and I'm glad others do too.
AWOL is where it's at over there. ;D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 04:22:35 pm As Enrico mentioned, a site like that is not just the code and hardware, but the users who populate it (once again, like Facebook). If you don't want to be part of their machine, unplug yourselves from it. Which is like leaving a country when you don't like its laws. But there is a recognized right of people to determine their country's course of action. Still, there are other options. Like trying to siphon people off. Just leaving means that can't be done. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 04:30:30 pm As Enrico mentioned, a site like that is not just the code and hardware, but the users who populate it (once again, like Facebook). If you don't want to be part of their machine, unplug yourselves from it. Which is like leaving a country when you don't like its laws. But there is a recognized right of people to determine their country's course of action. Still, there are other options. Like trying to siphon people off. Just leaving means that can't be done. Yeah, I'll agree that in the grand scheme of things that walking away won't solve much, except to give one peace of mind if participating over there becomes more infuriating than anything. I don't buy the 'country' analogy, though. None of us has a birthright over there. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 16, 2014, 04:31:52 pm Oh hey! I'm now orange!
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 16, 2014, 04:44:25 pm Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 16, 2014, 05:26:31 pm As Enrico mentioned, a site like that is not just the code and hardware, but the users who populate it (once again, like Facebook). If you don't want to be part of their machine, unplug yourselves from it. Which is like leaving a country when you don't like its laws. But there is a recognized right of people to determine their country's course of action. Still, there are other options. Like trying to siphon people off. Just leaving means that can't be done. Yeah, I'll agree that in the grand scheme of things that walking away won't solve much, except to give one peace of mind if participating over there becomes more infuriating than anything. I don't buy the 'country' analogy, though. None of us has a birthright over there. Oh, but it does matter...unlike a country they need eyeballs for advertising. Every time you skip going there you cut their revenue and with a company, and that's what they are, that starts to hurt. They like to keep the churn going in the forum and that's why they don't have individual forums to keep things organized. It's called shark tanking, oldest trick in the book. Keep the flame war barely under control and have people reloading those pages to see the response. $$$ CHING! And don't fool yourself...that company is valued in the millions (estimates between $5 and $22 million http://www.worthofweb.com/website-value/boardgamegeek.com (http://www.worthofweb.com/website-value/boardgamegeek.com) )...I love the 'beg from patrons every year like they are barely hanging on' routine... Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 16, 2014, 05:32:21 pm Mr Code? I have a question. If you create a Guild on BGG do you have any control over who joins it? In other words can you exclude sockpuppets and obvious trolls?
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 05:37:38 pm I don't buy the 'country' analogy, though. None of us has a birthright over there. Right. But it's also more than a coffee shop, for example - unless the whole community threw its effort in to decorate and make the place work. There's a sort of investment in a site that is made up of the members' investment of time that feels a little different from your normal model. Which isn't to say that someone might feel the same sort of connection to the coffee shop, and be indignant about how it changes. Here though, I don't think BGG is changed. It's always been this way, so it's somewhat tougher to complain about it. Like, you know, objecting to the nobility's special rights in the ancien regime. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 05:43:25 pm Oh, but it does matter...unlike a country they need eyeballs for advertising. Every time you skip going there you cut their revenue and with a company, and that's what they are, that starts to hurt. But that doesn't give the site less rights. Once you look at it as nothing but a business, you're missing the point I'm trying to make. The community itself should be considered a stakeholder as well. I don't think this is a case where that much matters (probably falls more to their view really), but it's an important factor nonetheless in understanding why people will get upset. There IS a perceived right that goes beyond the legal ones - which is precisely the situation that occurred in nations which revolted. Quote They like to keep the churn going in the forum and that's why they don't have individual forums to keep things organized. It's called shark tanking, oldest trick in the book. Keep the flame war barely under control and have people reloading those pages to see the response. $$$ CHING! I like that. It's how much they crack down, and the mechanisms they use to do so that infuriate me. But, I knew what the site was before I became invested in it. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 16, 2014, 05:44:27 pm Found the answer. Guilds cannot be "private clubs". That was what I was wondering.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 05:47:58 pm I'm not opposed to setting such up here, if needed.
Makes things easier than having to visit several sites. I doubt I'd want to deal with running them though, so I'd have to make board moderators for 'em. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 16, 2014, 06:19:23 pm But that doesn't give the site less rights. Once you look at it as nothing but a business, you're missing the point I'm trying to make. The community itself should be considered a stakeholder as well. I don't think this is a case where that much matters (probably falls more to their view really), but it's an important factor nonetheless in understanding why people will get upset. There IS a perceived right that goes beyond the legal ones - which is precisely the situation that occurred in nations which revolted. Exhibit A: Games Workshop. They have destroyed untold loyalty since going public, but still sell enough at stupid markup to keep investors happy. BGG isn't quite that far gone, but they've extracted so much free product and money out of their major contributors (Enrico included) that they can afford to destroy that loyalty by supressing forumites outside of the (advertizer-prefered) Eurogamer norm. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 16, 2014, 06:33:38 pm The problem is that the fora aren't that important a part of the overall
BGG model. They don't have to get them very 'right' to do well as a company. I've seen this before (strangely with a somewhat similar moderation model - though nowhere near as heavy-handed); at that site, the fora basically dried up. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: wifwendell on July 16, 2014, 11:01:46 pm Found the answer. Guilds cannot be "private clubs". That was what I was wondering. Pity, that would be useful. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Nigel66 on July 17, 2014, 12:46:21 pm So, the "..." got you another ban, eh?
Your content they like. Your character, not so much. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 17, 2014, 12:51:37 pm So, the "..." got you another ban, eh? Your content they like. Your characters, not so much. FTFY. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 12:57:33 pm So, the "..." got you another ban, eh? Your content they like. Your character, not so much. Yeah. I see their point, but actually thought I was keeping them within reasonable bounds. With shitheads pointing out any little thing though, and with me posting nothing else, I guess it makes sense. So, the "..." got you another ban, eh? Your content they like. Your characters, not so much. FTFY. As in I'm schitzoid or have socks? Because in the latter, my feet are bare. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: KevinR on July 17, 2014, 02:09:56 pm So, the "..." got you another ban, eh? Your content they like. Your characters, not so much. FTFY. As in I'm schitzoid or have socks? Because in the latter, my feet are bare. The mods seem to not be fans of punctuation. Ellipsis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis)-based bans seem beyond the pale, as much as ellipsis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis_(linguistics))-based ones. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 02:12:56 pm Over on http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/32139/bggs-moderation-policies-are-too-restrictive-ive-m#comments I posted a scathing comment about the danger of posting to that thread (that it attracts mod attention to weed out dissidents). That comment is now gone - and perhaps a big reason for my ban which they wouldn't admit to. A clear sign of tyranny is trying to suppress voices which disagree. Further indications: Quote Damn, just wanted to let you know the BGG mods that also admin reddit/boardgames are deleting any mention of you or the new site. WTF! seriously dude that is going overboard. Everyone needs to post links for the new site over on reddit/boardgames, they don't own the internet! Dunno the place, but this reminds me of other sites that control their press through gaining wiki admin privileges, in order to deny some users from posting anything that disagrees with their image. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 02:15:28 pm On the other hand, there seems to be a link present.
Maybe someone was spamming reddit? http://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2aq3ou/we_quit_bgg/ Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 17, 2014, 03:01:00 pm Well, nobody's deleted my 'Free Pizza' thread yet. ;D
Oh, and Reddit is a weird place. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 05:37:58 pm I may be getting a ban on BGG . http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/16343352#16343352
The fact that I'm 100% on the money may or may not matter. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: egg_salad on July 17, 2014, 07:33:09 pm As to BGG moderation, they DO delete some stuff silently. Over on http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/32139/bggs-moderation-policies-are-too-restrictive-ive-m#comments I posted a scathing comment about the danger of posting to that thread (that it attracts mod attention to weed out dissidents). That comment is now gone - and perhaps a big reason for my ban which they wouldn't admit to. A clear sign of tyranny is trying to suppress voices which disagree. Err.. I just saw your comment -- it's still there. You've got to go to page 2 of the comments. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 07:44:23 pm As to BGG moderation, they DO delete some stuff silently. Over on http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/32139/bggs-moderation-policies-are-too-restrictive-ive-m#comments I posted a scathing comment about the danger of posting to that thread (that it attracts mod attention to weed out dissidents). That comment is now gone - and perhaps a big reason for my ban which they wouldn't admit to. A clear sign of tyranny is trying to suppress voices which disagree. Err.. I just saw your comment -- it's still there. You've got to go to page 2 of the comments. I feel better now. That idea had me actually worried. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 08:38:33 pm Well if Pee Wee ain't ever the pot calling the kettle black. A troll calling some one a troll .
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 08:42:18 pm What's wrong with trolls anyhow?
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 08:43:22 pm Ask Bilbo
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 08:54:32 pm 7 day suspension of posting privileges for attack in http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/16343352#16343352
Fuckem! ;D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 17, 2014, 09:07:30 pm 7 day suspension of posting privileges for attack in http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/16343352#16343352 ****em! ;D ;D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 09:12:17 pm Maybe I'll delete my account over there. The place is just stupid anyways. :-\
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 17, 2014, 09:42:05 pm We shall defend our virtual haven, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the silicon, we shall fight on the log-in screens, we shall fight in the forums and in the threads, we shall fight the haters; we shall never surrender. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 17, 2014, 09:56:21 pm 7 day suspension of posting privileges for attack in http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/16343352#16343352 I tipped ya five GG for your troubles. Wonder if I can get banned for tipping posts which have gotten other people banned? :D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 17, 2014, 10:02:27 pm Thank you!
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: kira1y on July 17, 2014, 10:04:07 pm Maybe I'll delete my account over there. The place is just stupid anyways. :-\ I've thought about killing my main account several times now and just maintaining a non-supporter database only type account. Right now the only thing keeping me there is the AAC guild.Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 17, 2014, 10:06:46 pm I've done it before. I can do it again. ;D
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 17, 2014, 10:53:52 pm I keep it just for files and images. I have been able to get parts replaced from vendors for several used games due to having counter scans there. It really is the only reason I stayed. The forums just got worse and worse (and not just the wargame forums).
That's why I am happy here and hope our host sees fit to keep this open. Otherwise I am done with forums (understand I like CSW but that is different. It's great being able to talk directly to a designer and get an answer to a question sometimes in just a few minutes. It's just not conducive to this type of conversation). Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 17, 2014, 11:43:43 pm Maybe I'll delete my account over there. The place is just stupid anyways. :-\ I'd suggest waiting until you are unbanned and return. Sites can change over time. Things may get better there someday. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 18, 2014, 01:46:36 am Maybe I'll delete my account over there. The place is just stupid anyways. :-\ I'd suggest waiting until you are unbanned and return. Sites can change over time. Things may get better there someday. I would say keep it. I don't think things will change but there are reasons other than forums that the place is good for. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Rockhopper on July 18, 2014, 10:25:31 am 7 day suspension of posting privileges for attack in http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/16343352#16343352 ****em! ;D A badge of honor! :D Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 18, 2014, 03:12:11 pm Maybe I'll delete my account over there. The place is just stupid anyways. :-\ I've thought about killing my main account several times now and just maintaining a non-supporter database only type account. Right now the only thing keeping me there is the AAC guild.I think this is the way to go for me as well. :-X Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 18, 2014, 03:24:49 pm I had 2 geek mails just now. Both to do with the BGG marketplace. When I tried to respond it just says loading for "ever". I gave up. Am I blocked from geekmail? That would be a first.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 18, 2014, 03:56:19 pm I had 2 geek mails just now. Both to do with the BGG marketplace. When I tried to respond it just says loading for "ever". I gave up. Am I blocked from geekmail? That would be a first. It may be the intention, but you can get around it by forwarding them to the sender. I don't remember if that was only happening when I was banned, or it the mail system is just fubar. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: capt_s on July 18, 2014, 04:00:55 pm I just tried to open an old geekmail as a "Reply" and there was no slowdown. Seems to be working.
For what it is worth ... Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: billyboy on July 18, 2014, 04:21:34 pm I had to do a work around by clicking on the letter underneath there username. I cannot reply to geekmail.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 18, 2014, 04:25:44 pm I think it's a half-assed attempt to block them for banned folk then.
Either that or a equally half-assed attempt to allow them. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: pnpfanatic on July 18, 2014, 04:57:03 pm I'm curious - when you guys say 'banned' do you mean suspension or banned?
My understanding was that when banned you can't do anything (never been that far down the road so I don't know firsthand). When I got suspensions it was usually just for posting in the forums. I could access files and images. Once I couldn't use geek mail and once I could and the time I could I believe was the 7 day most recent suspension. Just wondering... Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 18, 2014, 05:55:23 pm They call it suspension. Everywhere else in the webz, it's banning.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: desertfoxleo on July 20, 2014, 09:54:25 am Just stumbled upon this place, when I wondered where Calandale had gone. So, yeah, seems like another cycle of disillusionment with BGG is on the upswing, and it seems like a lot of it has to do with the moderation, once again. I myself have never had any run-ins with the "law" over there, but it seems that almost everyone else has on one occasion or another. Thing is, it's not the moderation that's becoming a problem for me, it's the increasingly banal and repetitive postings. I will freely admit, though, that I'm not really helping to create what I'm looking for either - I'm more of the problem than the solution. You know what I'd really like? I'd like meaty posts that are more like articles in the old wargaming mags of yore - Fire & Movement, Moves, Strategy & Tactics, Panzerfaust & Campaign. Except, we'd all be writing these articles, and commenting on each other's articles.
I'm part of the problem, though, because it's been some time since I've attempted to write such a post/article, and yet I'm waiting around for someone else to do the heavy lifting, while I simply sit back and wait for interesting things to magically appear. I don't think I'm lazy per se, but the normal rigors of living leave me precious little energy (or time) to craft the kind of content I'm talking about. I suspect that it's much the same for everyone else, which is why our dialog in the BGG wargames subdomain seems to have devolved into little more than a wargame-flavored Chit-Chat den. So, I find more and more that I'm just clicking through page after page of inane comments and snarky retorts over there, finding little or nothing of substance. Of course, I'm not sure things will necessarily be any different anywhere else, here included. I've only just arrived here, so I haven't had a chance yet to explore, but I'd have to think the same problem I described above will manifest here as well - the lack of time/energy to create really engaging content. Plus, I recognize that not everyone has the same expectations or desires for a forum. I might be looking for a place where I can read an endless stream of immersive wargaming commentary, but others might just be wanting to relax and shoot the breeze, without fear of heavy-handed moderation. That's fine, of course, but it simply means to me that this nirvana I seek may be unobtainable, regardless of venue. So be it. I may keep dropping back in here from time to time, though force of habit is strong with me, which means I will still spend time at BGG, even if I do continue to find that content is becoming more and more sparse. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 20, 2014, 10:00:04 am Heya Leo! Good to see you here.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 20, 2014, 10:47:42 am You know what I'd really like? I'd like meaty posts that are more like articles in the old wargaming mags of yore - Fire & Movement, Moves, Strategy & Tactics, Panzerfaust & Campaign. Except, we'd all be writing these articles, and commenting on each other's articles. Posts like that aren't really suited to fora, IMO. Forum posts are transient in nature. Little blurbs; sociability; and every now and then a knock down drag out fight about something, usually sparked by hyperbole on both sides. BGG's moderation inhibits the latter, so nothing with any meat on it CAN survive. Longer, more detailed analysis pays off better (in terms of recognition at least) when put in blogs or the like. It also retains a level of accessibility that forum posts cannot - as they sink off the page once no one is talking on them. There are some interesting bloggers at BGG worth following - though I can't think of one who does mainly wargame stuff. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: capt_s on July 20, 2014, 11:29:21 am Perhaps if this site captures some momentum
AND there is a need/desire/clamoring for it AND it can be set up ... ... then perhaps hosting blogs here might be fun? For those that want to expound in some detail. Some day perhaps? Not yet though. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Calandale on July 20, 2014, 11:36:59 am If someone wants to put effort in, I'll open up a board specifically for per-user blogs.
Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: Sluggonics on July 21, 2014, 09:37:47 am There are some interesting bloggers at BGG worth following - though I can't think of one who does mainly wargame stuff. J.R. Tracy has a blog on the BGG website - Fun City Gaming (http://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1319/fun-city-gaming). They play non-wargame stuff, but his focus is on wargames. He always posts great pictures - his gaming room is phenomenal. Just looking at the games lining his shelves in the background of each picture is kind of trip through gaming history. Also, although technically he has a BGG blog, it's mainly just links to his own hosted blog - Kev Sharp's Big Board (http://bigboardgaming.com/) blog comes readily to mind as a blog focused mainly on wargames. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: usrlocal on July 21, 2014, 02:18:15 pm J.R. Tracy has a blog on the BGG website - Fun City Gaming (http://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1319/fun-city-gaming). They play non-wargame stuff, but his focus is on wargames. He always posts great pictures - his gaming room is phenomenal. Just looking at the games lining his shelves in the background of each picture is kind of trip through gaming history. I always enjoy reading J.R.'s blog. One of the few remaining BGG highlights. Title: Re: Board Game ****es! Post by: desertfoxleo on July 22, 2014, 03:13:02 pm If someone wants to put effort in, I'll open up a board specifically for per-user blogs. While I make no promises that I will in fact start a blog, I would like to have the option, so, my "vote" would be, yes, please open up such a board and that might serve as a great place to host longer bloviations such as I am envisioning! |