Dear God, you are unbearable. I really hope for your sake that you’re actually 14 and still have time to develop a personality that doesn’t make everyone want to punch you.
Allow me to resummarize your chain of events more concisely with an analogy:
You showed up at a large gathering for the first time dressed as Erkel and louding shouted “DID I DO THAT???” every time there was the slightest lull in the conversation.
A few people took you aside and told you you were annoying the shit out of everybody.
You took off the costume and spoke in a normal tone of voice for a while. Then an hour later, you put it back on and resuming yelling “DID I DO THAT???” in an even louder and more nasally voice.
That’s all that happened. You can put this on other people all you want, but this isn’t a matter of principle or identity or individuality, it’s just a matter of not being an annoying dick on purpose. Whether you’re doing it sincerely or to be a troll, the effect is the same: everyone hates you and thinks you’re stupid. Because of how and what you post. Live with it.
Awww, now I am sad. This is a kid with pretty low self esteem who easily gets his feelings hurt.
You’re not a bad guy, Gateway. You’re just being a jerk sometimes, and people are calling you on it. If you think this board is a cool place to hang out (and it is, believe me), just relax a little bit, try and be a polite guest, and be nice. That’s all there is to it.
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Threatening other posters with violence is also against the board rules. I’m going to make this one an actual warning. I strongly suggest you go back and actually read the rules of this message board before posting any further, and perhaps spend some time lurking until you get a feel for the board culture. Or at least until you graduate from junior high.
Incidentally, you can find the forum-specific rule for the Pit in the stickies at the top of the forum. You can find the overall rules for the board as a whole in ATMB. Which is also where you can register any complaints you have about my moderation.
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And, in what I fear will almost certainly not be my final act of moderation in this thread, I’ve merged both of Gateway’s threads on this subject into one thread. This might make things a bit more difficult to understand, but honestly, I’m not sure how.
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So, you went back to posting in your old way because typing proper English made you too mature to enjoy cartoons? That’s the most ridiculous reason I’ve ever heard. There are tons of mature Dopers who enjoy cartoons and post about their favorite ones in Cafe Society. And who use proper spelling and grammar, too. In fact, there are tons of younger kids who recognize that it’s important to type properly. Abandoning the use of proper English in favor of watching a cartoon show seems pretty immature to me.
Edit - The prehensile-tongued one said it much better than I.
No, you’re not being singled out. There are some stupid fucking rules about language use in the Pit. You can spew hate speech and all other manner of vile things, but you can’t tell someone ‘‘fuck you’’ or call someone a cunt.
I think, if you want to be heard, you should consider being a little more conformist. It’s difficult for me to make out what you are saying much of the time. I’m not a prescriptivist when comes to language, but to me, when there’s a breakdown in communication, all bets are off.
While I’m here I’ll add that your rape jokes in your woman’s attraction thread were pretty damned rude. Actually one of your responses could have been interpreted as a threat (not that I think you are seriously dangerous or anything, but even joking threats against other members are way afoul of the rules here.) You were intentionally trying to offend people and that was distasteful. I know you feel like you must stand for something, but is your god-given right to make rape jokes really the thing you want to stand for?
Sometimes, I like to describe people’s age as “old enough to be my cousin” because sometimes I’m in a “not very specific” mood. Which, I admit, is pretty close to being a smartass.
Dude, you are an advert for extra-strength Tylenol. Which is fine. What isn’t, is trying to figure out what you the fuck you are on about, knowing you need to take some at the end for for trying to figure out stupid drivel there was no need to read in the first place.
Has been warned for physically threatening another poster
Has been mod-noted for telling someone to blow him
Uses non-standard English
Is acting like a jerk
Is obviously trolling
What does it take to get the Hammer out? I was going to post this in ATMB, but I didn’t know how to do that without violating the rule for calling someone a troll outside the pit. Hopefully, I don’t get warned for junior-modding or something.
Anyway, I’m done feeding this obvious troll, who’s obvious.
Also, your nephew’s kids are your grand-nephews/nieces, and you’re their great uncle/aunt.
The mods probably will want to discuss this jerk’s behavior in their loop and need to get everyone on the same page. That’s their usual procedure. It’ll probably happen before too long.