A sad new complaint.

[zanzibar]

No, not at all. Many people enjoy a good pun, otherwise Piers Anthony would not have written a bazillion Xanth books. I was just trying to make the thread educational at the same time. 

I still think ridiculing people is bad form and not good for the forum in general, too much testosterone flying around has made it hard for me to get many good recipes to try.

I'm just saying that one sign of trolling is to make a statement that attracts attention or riles people up and then to duck out when someone asks for an explanation or proof.

[Karyuu]

This is not going anywhere anymore. Please refrain from jabbing at each other or I shall put you all in corners.

[emeraldfool]

This is not going anywhere anymore. Please refrain from jabbing at each other or I shall put you all in corners.

I still think you should edit their posts and make them flirt with each other

New banning rules

I believe that what Venge proposes here will be more than enough.
Small bits of ridicule aren't too bad aslong as it doesn't grow into something more.

Last Login: 10th March (4 days ago)

Somehow, I have a feeling that was more of a psychological tool: "You guys better watch it or Venge is gonna ban you!"

4 days later...
"Whuh? Someone call me...? ZZzzzzzz"
"Venge, that was four days ag-"
"BLAH! I'm awake, I'm awake, eh... just resting my eyes... I was... Zzzzzz"
"Ugh..."

[Idoru]

This is not going anywhere anymore. Please refrain from jabbing at each other or I shall put you all in corners.

I still think you should edit their posts and make them flirt with each other :P

Ahhh, how much fun it would be to moderate ;o)

[bilbous]

I dunno K, what with my manopause requiring a manssiere, I don't think I fit in a corner anymore. One of these days, hopefully soon I'll learn to stop responding to nonsense. As for this thread it's usefullness ended at about two-thirds of the first page. I doubt anything more relevant is coming. It would be nice if we could lock topics we started when they get too far off track as some people see a becalmed thread as one in need of a mighty wind....

[Vengeance]

If something on the forums needs my attention, Karyuu has ways to alert me.

Deletions and Bans do not have to be done in real-time to be effective.

There is still some pointless back-and-forth, such as Zanz and Bilb in this very thread :-) but in general it is a lot better and I think the forums are better for it.

[zanzibar]

There is still some pointless back-and-forth, such as Zanz and Bilb in this very thread :-) but in general it is a lot better and I think the forums are better for it.

To be honest, I haven't noticed any difference.  I'm not a mod though so my attention doesn't get called to the problems before they get cleaned up.

[neko kyouran]

If something on the forums needs my attention, Karyuu has ways to alert me.

Becuase, you know, I don't actually exist and I'm really just a split personality of Karyuu.   

[zanzibar]

Becuase, you know, I don't actually exist and I'm really just a split personality of Karyuu.   

Aren't you one of my hallucinations?