The changing tone of OT

[useless]

sorry my ally, i didn't mean no 'ffense

 

[sophie]

The new members also tend to be younger, and thus less educated & experienced, more ignorant, they are on average worse spellers..

Then again maybe I'm not giving our new posters enough credit..

watchu talkin bout Willis?

 

[Joecoolyo]

watchu talkin bout Willis?

Yeah! We may be new but we're not Ƨtuped.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Basically, we all need to sit in a circle, sing Kumbayah, and have fingers crossed hoping for the return of Miss Lucy, the Dukester. If we believe we can make it happen.

 

[GenMarshall]

The less discussions about politics, the better. I'm quite sick of arguing with conservatives whom wont budge.

 

[Zelig]

I miss the free beer.

 

[TheAlamo]

Well if the furries would stop spamming the forum with their paraphilia, we might be able to have a discussion about international relations every now and then.

 

[LightFang]

The less discussions about politics, the better. I'm quite sick of arguing with conservatives whom wont budge.

"Whom" isn't a "fancy pants" version of "who". It's quickly falling out of disuse anyway--probably best to stick with "who" in most cases as those few who know the difference won't care and those who don't won't notice anyway, whereas by throwing "whom" in, those who don't know will think you're pretentious while those who do will think you're pretentious and know you're wrong.

Just looking out for you, my friend!

Well if the furries would stop spamming the forum with their paraphilia, we might be able to have a discussion about international relations every now and then.

AFAIK we only have one. Unless you mean they've been slowly TAKING OVER CFCOT?!

 

[TheAlamo]

Really? There have been so many furry posts lately that it seems as though there're hundreds of 'em. But I'll take your word for it.

 

[Bill3000]

Moderator Action: Enough with the oblique swipes at other posters and moderators. We've said this so often: If you see a post or thread that violates the rules, REPORT IT! Moderators have lives too, and even though we're very dedicated to this forum, we cannot be here 24/7, or read every post in every thread. There just isn't the time or enough of us for that. So we depend on the members to help out by reporting problems. We appreciate when they do so politely, concisely, and without using profanity or getting angry with us for problems we either didn't know about or can't fix (or at least not immediately).

The type of people which people in this thread are complaining about make nothing other than inherently annoying and obnoxious posts; the posts themselves are completely within the forum rules, so reporting them would be useless. The forum rules protect them, leaves no method of recourse for the true victims, while reducing the posting quality of the OT at the same time.

 

[cardgame]

Seriously, I agree. This is why I stop debating after two or three posts with people who cannot be moved, no matter how many varying arguments I supply.

If possible, I usually try and keep on going so future readers will see how utterly I defeated them.

imho.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Well if the furries would stop spamming the forum with their paraphilia, we might be able to have a discussion about international relations every now and then.

Really? There have been so many furry posts lately that it seems as though there're hundreds of 'em. But I'll take your word for it.

I certainly hope this is just your sense of humor(between Autism and internet posts, I lose much of my humor detection), TheAlamo.

Otherwise, I'm starting to question why there's a + next to your name.

If possible, I usually try and keep on going so future readers will see how utterly I defeated them.

imho.

Some of us are just prone to utterly demolishing the opponent.

...on the internetz.

 

[GamezRule]

Well, I almost never change anyone's minds, but it's still fun to see differing viewpoints etc. When discussing things like Iran, North Korea, military stuff etc, people can exchange views in a civil manner. When it comes to politics and that, it's generally pointless.

Totally Agree. We may have different viewpoints, but in order to actually change them, we would have to talk face to face.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Speaking as somebody who's been gone for like 7 months until a mere few moments ago I think the place hasn't changed a bit.

 

[azzaman333]

To be honest, the quality of OT has fallen so low that most of the classic posters, back from ~2005-2007 have left, or don't post frequently anymore.

OT has been reduced to the point that *anyone* can post here with the most asinine and ******** ideas, and as a result, the moderation is so intense, all the posters are wrapped in 20 layers of cotton wool and there is no right to call them out on it.

The anti-spam moderation has also gone up a hundredfold, again due to ******** posters making absolutely moronic spam threads. There was a golden era when spam here was a true art, and I know for a fact a great number of posters looked for those threads.

Why are the threads about the fossilated foetus, the "i losted my pants" and such remembered more fondly than most?
Pure spam, aye, but bloody fun, and definitely conducive to the feel of the community; we have lost pillars of our community such as Mr President and stratego as a result.

In fact, and I can say this from experience, the only posting wortoh a damn in OT is Drive By Trolling; a quick insulting, but ambiguous one-liner, before you disappear forever.

Moderator Action: Trolling.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

See you in a month noncon. We'll miss you.

 

[nonconformist]

See you in a month noncon. We'll miss you.