About the situation on the EB forums as of late

**Phalanx300** · 08-03-2009, 16:13

Originally Posted by A Terribly Harmful Name

That's how liberty withers... Long live our spam free forum

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Very tempting to post the Soviet Anthem right now, I gues I shouldn't.

And am I lucky I'm not part of those Spamanoktoi anymore.

I don't remember quiting it once though.

**DaciaJC** · 08-03-2009, 16:43

I appreciate the EB team finally giving this situation the attention it deserves. I was a little more than severely annoyed at the spam in general.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-03-2009, 17:58

We, the Romaioktonoi leading class, have all accepted a Code of Honour to prevent these kind of things. Sorry if this affected the EB-fora to such an extent. We will now aim our energy on constructive only matters, and ignore anything that is pointed against us.

**-Praetor-** · 08-03-2009, 18:28

In January this year I posted the following:

A final word: It just wrong that some of our most valuable members spend most of their times on the public forum moderating spam, trolling, flaming and off topic comments, instead of doing what they like: making EB stride forward. This incluides making new previews, coding new ideas and thinking of new ways to make EB unique and different from other mods. This current state of affairs has seriously slowed down the advance of our mod, and has demotivated me and others to participate in the public area.

Please, refrain to post messages that you know are considered expressions of flaming, trolling and spam.

It was in the Org forum rules thread that, as far as I see, close to no one has taken the time to review.

Frankly, after seeing these posts in this very thread:

Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus

Can we have Lorica Segmentata in EBII?

Originally Posted by A Terribly Harmful Name

*Sound Applause to Sata and Krusader*
That's how liberty withers... Long live our spam free forum

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Originally Posted by Skullheadhq

Originally Posted by Krusader

...imagine EB making sig banners with scanty-clad women next to faction symbols.

O, would you do that for us? Oh that would be SO great! I would love to see that in the next preview

Originally Posted by Phalanx300

Very tempting to post the Soviet Anthem right now, I gues I shouldn't.

I question myself if the community takes Krusader's post seriously, or if it had any true effect. Nobody is saying that this is serious business or something like that, all we are saying is that this is not the behaviour we expect from our community, and definitively not the level of debate we were hoping to incentivate by making EB.

Grow up.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-03-2009, 18:35

I don't understand nor shall I probably ever do. Why does this thread have to be derailed as well?

C'mon if you want to contribute to these forums but can't find anything to do on other than by derailing threads in particular or furthering the spew of random garbage in general: there is no problem with not positing. You can still read, can you not?

There were pure spam threads in EB forums, there are, and there will always be; and nobody has a problem with that per se. However from there to actively hijacking other threads to the point of turning it into a SPAM cesspit is another matter entirely and lately we simply have seen too much of the latter to stomach. These forums are not Youtube music videos, you are expected to show more restraint here.

Again: if you've got nothing worthwhile to contribute (and antagonizing other people doesn't qualify as worthwhile here) just don't post. Why not take the time to read some AARS, especially those that make up EB lore (Wasteland sadly lost in the midst of time during a forum crash; but The World According to the Koinon is still there, and so are various other gems made by Orb); surely that is much more enjoyable than posting for the heck of it?

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-03-2009, 19:00

@-Praetor-:
That remark of mine was neither spam nor derailing the thread, nor were the other quoted remarks. It was just meant to bring the matter to a more humorous and thus enjoyable level. I thought that clear, but obviously it's currently not understood, so I removed it.

**satalexton** · 08-03-2009, 19:21

Regent, heteiros, Prudence.

Remember what I said, we leave this thread be.

**Foot** · 08-03-2009, 19:37

Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus

@-Praetor-:
That remark of mine was neither spam nor derailing the thread, nor were the other quoted remarks. It was just meant to bring the matter to a more humorous and thus enjoyable level. I thought that clear, but obviously it's currently not understood, so I removed it.

There is no humorous or enjoyable level to this. We are pissed off. We won't allow you to get off by simply making out that it is all some kind of joke. It is not and that will not work. The quotes above were spam, and your flat out denial of this changes nothing. You are part of the problem and your word has about as much weight with us as any troll on any other forum. If you cannot exist here under these conditions then I suggest you find yourself a new home. These forums are for the discussion of Europa Barbarorum, not for the creation of your own clubs and groups.

Foot