Calling out the mods.

[pevergreen]

miotas you know better than that.

Its fine to do x as long as nobody finds out?

The group broke rules. The EB tavern thread in the frontroom was opened and closed a few times IIRC because of the same thing.

And see that's the problem. If some members of the tavern would have waved the attention flag, noone would have noticed or cared. Mods might have actually said: "they behave normal in the forum, let's let them have their place where they can blow off steam."

Right, so when you went to the social group, did it or did it not have forums.totalwar.org in the URL? Yes? Part of the forums. Why should the rules be different just for you in a slightly removed spot? You have the entire internet to blow off steam.

There are free to host forums! Quicktopics! Email! Maybe it didnt have the feel of the org, but the org has the feel because that stuff is not tolerated.

If a social group on a game forum was the only way you had in keeping in contact with your internet friends...you should at least had emails.

The group of you seem to be acting way under your age and normal maturity levels, however low they sometimes go for a few of you.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Obviously, no answer is going to satisfy you. I empathize with your predicament, but it is what it is.

[Fixiwee]

miotas you know better than that.

You meant me. Not Miotas.

Its fine to do x as long as nobody finds out?

Empathy.
Not everything in this world has to completly defined by rules.
So yes, if people wouldn't have acted crazy and the EB tavern would not have stirred controversity, yes, I think the mods might have not cared.
They knew what language we had for over a year now. They only warrned us when serious rules were broke like linking to warez-sites. Other then that we were fine.

I know this is a lot to take for you, but the mods did not care for months. Just until recently when some taverners started to act strange and in a nutshell asked to be banned.
Do you really think there is no connection to the missbehavior of certain members recently and the deletion of the group? It's basicly a slap in the face.

Right, so when you went to the social group, did it or did it not have forums.totalwar.org in the URL? Yes? Part of the forums. Why should the rules be different just for you in a slightly removed spot? You have the entire internet to blow off steam.

Don't sass me. You are not helping.

There are free to host forums! Quicktopics! Email! Maybe it didnt have the feel of the org, but the org has the feel because that stuff is not tolerated.

What? You think this is the only place I visit?

If a social group on a game forum was the only way you had in keeping in contact with your internet friends...you should at least had emails.

Great comment. That's helping a lot. Jesus...

The group of you seem to be acting way under your age and normal maturity levels, however low they sometimes go for a few of you.

I will not speak for the actions of others.

Obviously, no answer is going to satisfy you. I empathize with your predicament, but it is what it is.

I'm not looking for answers. I really do understand your point of view. I am just stating my resentment towards the sitatuion, which is collective punishment.
Also I felt the urge to clerify what happened, because as this thread shows some members think we are baby eating pseudo-revolutioneries that post links to sites with illegal content just to bring down the org.
We are not like that, we are mostly a cozy community who love group hugging and little bunnies.

[CountArach]

If you are annoyed that people drew attention to you, then clearly you understand that whatever they drew attention to was over the line... otherwise you would have no issue with it. I'm just saying - seems a bit illogical to be using that as an argument.

[Fixiwee]

If you are annoyed that people drew attention to you, then clearly you understand that whatever they drew attention to was over the line... otherwise you would have no issue with it. I'm just saying - seems a bit illogical to be using that as an argument.

I'm not sure if you are refering to miotas or me, but I have already written in this thread:
I am not defending their actions. That was really stupid and I don't want anything to do with it. As you know well enough that many of our members didn't agree with the concept of trolling the org.

So yes. It was over the line. And I didn't agree with them in the first place.

[Csargo]

The Internet, serious business.

Honestly, I have no idea what happened, nor do I really care what you guys did to get your group deleted. What I do know is that most of you guys have provided me with much amusement over time. So I hope that all of you that have been banned get unbanned. Though I doubt my opinions matter much.

[Lemur]

I know this is a lot to take for you, but the mods did not care for months.

Actually, the EB Tavern and some of its crew have been the subject of a great deal of discussion amongst the staff over a period of months. Just because you aren't aware of it doesn't mean it isn't happening.

The way I see it, some of the EB Taverners will stay and contribute to the Org, which is great. A few may decide that if they can't have their private place to post pictures of kittens being burned to death, they need to move on. That's fine too. The internet is big, and nobody needs to feel locked down.

Fixiwee, I'd be curious to hear what you think the Org's management should have done.

[Beskar]

The way I see it, some of the EB Taverners will stay and contribute to the Org, which is great. A few may decide that if they can't have their private place to post pictures of kittens being burned to death, they need to move on. That's fine too. The internet is big, and nobody needs to feel locked down.

I don't think I seen a lolcat picture like that before.

[pevergreen]

you knew I just re-read what i posted and am not really impressed with myself.

I have no reason to disbelieve Lemur, or Ser (below)

[Megas Methuselah]

A cat being burned to death? You've got a wild imagination, old man.

[Ser Clegane]

A cat being burned to death? You've got a wild imagination, old man.

Not really.

[Beefy187]

As far as I can see, Tosa granted EB tavern to start over again as long as they keep it clean this time.. What more do you want?

[Fixiwee]

Actually, the EB Tavern and some of its crew have been the subject of a great deal of discussion amongst the staff over a period of months. Just because you aren't aware of it doesn't mean it isn't happening.

Yeah understandable. But that is because some members drew attention. The "staff" wouldn't have cared if every member would have acted normal outside the social group.
Actually when I think of the members that constantly bragged how many infractions they have your statement here is perfectly coherent.

But the fact remains that there was not enough discussion amongst the staff to do act until some members recently were asking for the banhammer to be set in motion.

The way I see it, some of the EB Taverners will stay and contribute to the Org, which is great. A few may decide that if they can't have their private place to post pictures of kittens being burned to death, they need to move on. That's fine too. The internet is big, and nobody needs to feel locked down.

I am sorry, but that is slander. I have not seen a picture of kittens being burned in the tavern or anything like it. Such behavior is not what the EB tavern is about, nor are such people welcome there.
Like AVSM pointed out, profanity was the only rule we broke. And you know what? I can live with that and I still think it's okay within a social group if we play nice.

Fixiwee, I'd be curious to hear what you think the Org's management should have done.

No. That's not my job.
The deletion of the tavern was done.
I don't agree, though I understand the motivation to do so.
Despite it, I think this was not done in a subtle manner, but rather a show of power.
This is why I post here
I know I wont change anything.

But I can at least make you rethink what your position and that's all I ask for.
And I think to a certain agree I succeeded with that.

[miotas]

miotas you know better than that.

Its fine to do x as long as nobody finds out?

The group broke rules. The EB tavern thread in the frontroom was opened and closed a few times IIRC because of the same thing.

I realise this, that is why I'm not crying out in rage like some others, but it was pretty much fine, so long as we kept to ourselves, tucked away in our strange little corner. The real reason I'm annoyed is that some went crazy and took it too far, out in the main forums. All of a sudden we couldn't be ignored any more and Tosa did what he did.

[pevergreen]

C'est la vie.