is TWCenter down (again)?

[Pannonian]

This is a strange and scary place (shiver), especially to those accustomed to hulry-burly of TWC.

I was just looking at the debate about whether the Out Of Africa theory of human origins was ready to be overturned. Well, at TWC this would have included trolling, expression of entrenched positions, shouting, personal abuse and probably the handing out of several infractions. But here, the two sides not only wrote cogent arguments and remained polite, but actually acknowledged the validity of each other's points... it just isn't natural.

Try the Backroom. Once you've got used to that, you won't want to return to the Mudpit.

Aye and I also found something interesting for me here at the Org.

A babe thread... that isn't closed.. moreover stickied!

That's because the members here can be trusted to behave themselves in the spirit of the rules, written or unwritten, as opposed to the drama queens and line pushers at TWC.

[Pickle_mole]

twc seems to be more alive and updated more frequently, and has better smilies

[Aradan]

The .Org member pool has always been more mature on average than the TWC one, that's its strong point.

[Pickle_mole]

maybe more matoore.

[PowerWizard]

That's because the members here can be trusted to behave themselves in the spirit of the rules, written or unwritten, as opposed to the drama queens and line pushers at TWC.

...and moderators are not hasty to close otherwise viable threads?

[Pannonian]

...and moderators are not hasty to close otherwise viable threads?

If you're familiar with the Backroom, you'd realise this isn't so, and indeed moderators have much greater leeway here to keep their forums in the right spirit. The main difference is in members' self-restraint, which can be virtually non-existent among the trolling community in TWC. Here, for the most part, there is a consensus to keep oneself to the spirit of the forums, and to accept the axe when it falls. Probably to do with the more mature membership. eg. IIRC the average Orgah was 24 or something in last year's survey, while the Backroom, which is where the political discussion is, has an even greater average age.

Sod this forum discussion anyway, I'm off to the Babe thread.

[TB666]

Ugghh TWC down again.
Thank Thor god of Servers that the .org is reliable as always.

[Monk]

That's because the members here can be trusted to behave themselves in the spirit of the rules, written or unwritten, as opposed to the drama queens and line pushers at TWC.

We have members who delight pushing the limit of the rules, much to the chagrin of our moderators. Thankfully though they are well-sensed and polite enough to do their line-dancing in the Backroom.

...and moderators are not hasty to close otherwise viable threads?

I see you are not familiar with my work.

[Pannonian]

We have members who delight pushing the limit of the rules, much to the chagrin of our moderators. Thankfully though they are well-sensed and polite enough to do their line-dancing in the Backroom.

They eventually make their way to the Entrance Hall, don't they? I remember DevDave being a regular greeter in the Welcome thread.

[Monk]

They eventually make their way to the Entrance Hall, don't they? I remember DevDave being a regular greeter in the Welcome thread.

Whenever a big name Backroomer has to take a time out, they normally stop by here to have a few and hang with the newbloods.

The Entrance hall, much like the Watchtower, is left open to you should you wrack up too many warnings and need a break from it all. It's a way to stay in touch with the community despite passed infractions. If you continue to cause trouble, however...

[Andres]

Gah, the Backroom

Real men go to the Gameroom where they lynch or kill their opponents

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Real men don't go advertising their forum everywhere they go

[Monk]

Real men don't go advertising their forum everywhere they go

Not all of us got assigned to run directly game related forums Mr. Colosseum.

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[Juvenal]

There is much talk of the Backroom.

For me it is just a blank space, I am clearly not worthy.

How does one gain entry to experience its rumoured delights at first hand?

[Quintus.JC]

There is much talk of the Backroom.

For me it is just a blank space, I am clearly not worthy.

How does one gain entry to experience its rumoured delights at first hand?

Go to Your User Control Panel > Networking > Group Memberships > Click to join Backroom

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Firstly, go to your "UserCP" > "Group Memberships".

You should be presented with a list of a variety of groups. Select to join "Backroom" and then click "Join Group" at the bottom of the page. When asked to input your reason for joining, feel free to leave it blank.

After that, just wait for up to a week for the Backroom mods to allow you access. Once that's happened, you should be able to see the forum.

Hope this helps

Gah! Looks like I've been beaten to it!