Topic: This Hurts This Sucks This Bites
started by: editor
Posted by editor on Jun. 06 2002,00:06
I have never not wanted to be an Editor more than now.Being the owner Bites right now.
This is painful.
Guess what?
I'm not going anywhere.
I hope some of you are left in the am.
grrr.
Posted by kuru on Jun. 06 2002,00:09
Unless you give this up, I won't be.I don't know who else won't be, but there are going to be more.
You think it's painful for you?
You're not watching the hangout you've shared with your friends for two years disappear into oblivion because someone else doesn't understand the community and the camaraderie.
Damnit I'm pissed. You haven't just driven me to leave, you made me cry.
Congratulations, editor. In 2 years on Detnet and even more than that on #detnet, you're the first person here who's actually made me cry about something.
Posted by just_dave on Jun. 06 2002,00:11
| Quote (kuru @ 05 June 2002,07:09) |
| Unless you give this up, I won't be. I don't know who else won't be, but there are going to be more. |
*surveys the crowd then slowly hangs his head*
Posted by editor on Jun. 06 2002,00:13
Not.Going.
Anywhere.
My website.
K, why don't you suggest an exist for Kbreak?
Can't take what ain't there.
something reasonable.
I'm looking for reason here.
Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 06 2002,00:28
I've no plans on leaving.. I'm sure that'll be an enormous consolation to you. 
I know you're tired of the bickering between various parties here and it's entirely understandable that you should wish to delete posts in order to reduce the temperature. Unfortunately if you do this those parties that have grievances with each other will very likely just reiterate their attack and nothing will ever be truly settled. Doing so continuously will force parties who are aggrievated with each other to fight outside the forums over IM or what have you. This wouldn't be likely to improve the overall atmosphere either. Aggressive moderation (eg deleting posts) is likely a mismatch for the social nature of this board (such tactics may be better suited to factual oriented boards).
The solution sounds simple in theory but may be difficult to implement in theory. The old maxim "If someone is doing something to annoy you, just ignore them and they'll get bored and stop doing it"..
DSL.. Catknight attacks you for moderative aggression then don't delete the thread (he'd just create another one). Just ignore him.
Catknight. Whatever you think DSL's doing, is it really too much to ask to let it drop?
Ed.. If you get complaints about your choice of mods, but they don't seem out of line to you.. Ignoring the complaint may be the best course of action..
Posted by kuru on Jun. 06 2002,00:30
Be our friend, not our babysitter.No reason to delete the posts, just ride the ebb and flow.
We're going to be OK, but we gotta be us. Sometimes that means a little mud slinging.
Can't undelete what's already gone, but we can stop the parenting and just have fun, right?
Posted by editor on Jun. 06 2002,00:32
I think it would be best if I left for the night.God Bless Detnet and all those who tarry here.
Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 06 2002,00:35
Holy shit... Did someone just listen to me? 
That has to be the first time this year.
Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 06 2002,01:24
I'll leave DSL alone if he either reinstates my mod or relinquishes his own.
Posted by Darth Liberus on Jun. 06 2002,01:37
I reliquinished my authority before I even saw your post. I overdid it a bit. Now I can't post under my normal account =PYou win, CK.
Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 06 2002,02:06
haha sucker.doh i was hoping you would just give me my admin back
Posted by Dysorderia on Jun. 06 2002,02:10
| Quote (CatKnight @ 05 June 2002,21:0) |
| doh i was hoping you would just give me my admin back |
and i was just hoping that Satan would come up to my door in winter woolens and give me an entire school of dolphins.
we can't always have what we hope for, CK.
Posted by jim on Jun. 13 2002,16:22
| Quote (kuru @ 05 June 2002,10:09) |
| Unless you give this up, I won't be. I don't know who else won't be, but there are going to be more. You think it's painful for you? You're not watching the hangout you've shared with your friends for two years disappear into oblivion because someone else doesn't understand the community and the camaraderie. Damnit I'm pissed. You haven't just driven me to leave, you made me cry. Congratulations, editor. In 2 years on Detnet and even more than that on #detnet, you're the first person here who's actually made me cry about something. |
Wait!!! I made you cry damnit! Give credit where credit is due!!!
Posted by kuru on Jun. 13 2002,21:06
Sorry jim... never cried over you.Well, unless you count the tears of laughter
Posted by joelthegreat on Jun. 13 2002,21:08
I thought it was a little early for flood season... 
Posted by jim on Jun. 13 2002,21:26
| Quote (kuru @ 13 June 2002,07:06) |
| Sorry jim... never cried over you. Well, unless you count the tears of laughter |
That's not what Askheeves said.
He IM'd me and told me to lay off of you cause he was on the phone with you and you were crying.
Posted by kuru on Jun. 13 2002,22:40
Don't give yourself too much credit jim.I never cried because of you, no matter how you choose to remember it.
I had bigger things on my mind back then than what you said about me. Things like lupus and the prognosis that I wasn't going to live six more months.
Posted by Bozeman on Jun. 21 2002,14:22
*face goes ashen*I'm so sorry, kuru. My aunt has lupus, and I know how hard it can be. I hope you feel better.
Posted by kuru on Jun. 21 2002,15:08
Most of the time I'm alright.What I actually have is an auto-immune condition that's similar to lupus (which is why they thought I had lupus) in the symptoms that it creates.
My immune system has gone a little crazy and thinks that my skin and my lungs are its biggest enemy. It's controllable with meds, but not exactly a pleasant thing, because some things can trigger it even with the meds.
Life expectancy is pretty normal, unless I don't take my meds, in which case it can eat my lungs to oblivion and I end up going to the emergency room. Day to day the worst part of it is that I'm tired all the damn time.
Don't be sorry for me dude, I'm still here. Many other people are far worse off.
Posted by Beldurin on Jun. 21 2002,17:12
My mother has lupus, it sucks. It's led to pretty bad arthritis as well. F-ing lupus.