Ya know, there's a reason people don't use IRC....

[zanzibar]

IRC has developed its own sort tone and culture and a lot of people simply don't like it.  If chatter is contained to a certain thread (or forum, ie Hydlaa Plaza), is it such an evil thing?

As evil as dropping opinion bombs then locking the thread?

[Karyuu]

Welcome back.

We still have forum rules about useless chatter and "no-topic" threads. If people don't like the official #ps room, they can create another, on another server if need be. They can go to another forum that doesn't restrict them as so and continue the chats over there. But a lot of us like this place clean and full of actual content.

[Suno_Regin]

Yeah, about that Kary...don't hit me and Nash for going off topic for about a page...he set me up! 

[Karyuu]

As long as you don't continue for 5 more pages

[zanzibar]

I guess I missed what the fuss is about.

[Suno_Regin]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

[Thoughtcrime]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

Heh, I'm not new actually, I've been around since MB XD

But yeah, we just got a bit out of control. Usually I'm good about this stuff but on occasion I let myself get carried away...I have seen tons of new members since the updating fiasco, people really don't know how to handle their impatience.

[neko kyouran]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

Not just that really.  If it was that in itself, it wouldn't be so bad, but it seems people have decided the search button is too much hassel, so they just make new threads asking the same answered questions over and over again, thus cuasing threads to get abnormally large and/or locked/deleted, and driving DaveG to the point of insanity.

So, the normal stuff.  And welcome back, enjoy your break?

[zorbels]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

  And your not causing spam? 

Welcome back Zanzibar.

[Morele]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

Not just that really.  If it was that in itself, it wouldn't be so bad, but it seems people have decided the search button is too much hassel, so they just make new threads asking the same answered questions over and over again, thus cuasing threads to get abnormally large and/or locked/deleted, and driving DaveG to the point of insanity.

So, the normal stuff.  And welcome back, enjoy your break?

I never even got a chance to spam.  I was doing a very unusual thing, and reading the ENTIRE 21 page threed (which took about 2 1/2 hours btw), and by the time I got to end, and was fully informed and ready to post... I found it locked.    (at least I found out what the padlock symbol means  ).

Anyway, I'be lurking for a long time, and only recently decided it was worth the effort to make an account.  I try my best to adhear to good forum practices, and search/read before posting, so hopefully I won't be "new" to the forums for too long.

[neko kyouran]

In those cases, send a PM to Karyuu explaining what you wanted to say, and if she thinks its worth unlocking a thread for you to post it, it will be done.  It helps if you offer her cookies too.

And welcome, don't worry too much, you sound like you'll fit in just fine.

[Morele]

Thanks necko,
I've been around for quite a while, but haven't been active for almost 4 months, since I was pretty deep in study.  I remember I had a text document open with 5 or 6 quotes in it that I wanted to address, but it's gone now.  Probobly wouldn't have been that informative anyway. 

[Drey]

IRC has developed its own sort tone and culture

Actually, shal, since Moogie and grono disappeared thats a lot less true.

[Delsabor Nash]

  I am a cause for disorder, of the  nature. 

Well, in my own defense, there are not as many PS topics as usual since planeshift is down, and alot of members very easily go a slight tangent, which allows for others to just be friendly and joke alittle more, which unfortunatly leads to a long spurt of offtopic COUGH me and suno COUGH. this is a, for the most part, temporary problem that will be fixed when its back up. But dont forget, in terms of just impatient new members...its always goign to be like this.

[Andrek]

A lot of new forum members causing a lot of spam (and dragging me in) joined ever since the server was shut down for updates. It's not my fault.

Heh, I'm not new actually, I've been around since MB XD

But yeah, we just got a bit out of control. Usually I'm good about this stuff but on occasion I let myself get carried away...I have seen tons of new members since the updating fiasco, people really don't know how to handle their impatience.

I sit at home and touch...

Well lets keep to the topic.  I don't use IRC anymore since I spend too much time in all the rooms.  As well once I get on old friends from old servers find me and then I spend all my time online with them instead of being productive.  I used to play any IRC RPG, it was awsome!  But I now keep out until I can justify 10+ hours a day for it (not for at least 3 years). 

Oh and yeah most people are impatient, it comes from a society that can google any product they want and buy it with money they don't have, delievered to their door the next day!