Thread: Miserable Users

If you want to shut people up for criticizing FA, ban them and come clean that you banned them. Don't dump them (Rossyfox and Accountability) into a usergroup that blocks access to the forum and prevents them from posting/viewing threads: http://forums.furaffinity.net/showgroups.php Your groups are literally admins, super moderators, moderators, and gagged dissenters. That's ridiculous.

You essentially banned them but you don't want their names to be in red and crossed out so it's far less obvious you just wanted to shut them up- their old posts that stop on the 23rd and 24th still remain but there is absolutely no indication of the fact that they've been "disappeared."

This is what drives the pervasive distrust on this site. Maybe if this nonsense wasn't pulled all the time you wouldn't have such an adversarial reaction to what you think is "every little thing." Kinda like how there hasn't been much talk about what's going on with the site. A few journals and LJ post from Dragoneer a week or so after the december attacks, a (now also disappeared) post about the 6-year old FA's future, and a whole hell of a lot of distraction/funny video journals from the main admin. The only discussion left is basically that of how to make the old/current site look new.

Hell, if you even admitted that you were trying to hush up two problematic (read: critical) users without anyone noticing, that would help, let alone apologizing. Moves like that might help improve the negative perception of FA staff when it comes to people who have an issue with how things run here. However, it will be swept under the rug and denied, that much can be counted on. And that's the problem.

By the way, you've been looking for an excuse to get rid of me from these forums. So here it is, a coward's excuse. Unless of course you want to be even more of a sorry milquetoast bunch and put me in the same limpwristed killfile as Rossy and Accountability. Be my guest.

Oh wow. I've seen another forum with that vB plugin.

That's just... wow.

For those that don't know what it is: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93258

When classed as miserable, a member suffers ;

1. Slow response (time delay) on every page (20 to 60 seconds default).
2. A chance they will get the "server busy" message (50% by default).
3. A chance that no search facilities will be available (75% by default).
4. A chance they will get redirected to another preset page (25% & homepage by default).
5. A chance they will simply get a blank page (25% by default).
6. Post flood limit increased by a defined factor (10 times by default).
7. If they get past all this okay, then they will be served up their proper page.

Classy

Originally Posted by LizardKing

Oh wow. I've seen another forum with that vB plugin.

That's just... wow.

For those that don't know what it is: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93258



Classy

Almost as if they're trying to make it identical to the mainsite!

Also, "this" @ Bob's post.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

Oh wow. I've seen another forum with that vB plugin.

That's just... wow.

For those that don't know what it is: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93258



Classy

wtf, that's something a 9 year old would do. Really juvenile and underhanded.

I'm just wondering if there was any actual discussion over this or if it was simply done.

I can't see it being something the majority of the staff would approve of. It's so petty.

seriously though if I'm going to get banned for making this public at least make my ban public so everyone can know why i was

Oh fucking wow; this is god damned low.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

I'm just wondering if there was any actual discussion over this or if it was simply done.

I can't see it being something the majority of the staff would approve of. It's so petty.

I don't know, but I think I might know who WOULD know.

Wow. Just wow.

inb4lock

Wow I was wondering why the outrage against 'neer and that has died out, it's cause dissenters get tied and whipped until they scream daddy.

I never thought I would find myself agreeing with Bobskunk, but he has a valid point here. This is something rather ridiculous and petty, which instills distrust in the staff that oversees the forums. I don't really know(or care much about) Rossyfox or Accountability on even a passing acquaintance level, but I disagree with what has happened to them. Just as how Tycho and Lizardking just said, it's both underhanded and petty.

What did these guys even do to be put in such a place? Did they actually violate some written forum rule, or was it a matter of making sense on a subject that a staff member didn't agree with?

Alternatively, you can all come to Vivisector, where our forum admins only shut people up for saying and doing stupid things.

Originally Posted by Bobskunk

seriously though if I'm going to get banned for making this public at least make my ban public so everyone can know why i was

'neer won't, if he is so petty as to resort to something like this, would you honestly think he would make it public?

Watch OP gets a hundred this's, come on guys let us do it.

Seriously mods, WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS THIS?!
Inb4 lock to shove this under the carpet.

What the fuck. Seriously, FA is better than this.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Watch OP gets a hundred this's, come on guys let us do it.

Seriously mods, WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS THIS?!
Inb4 lock to shove this under the carpet.

Cat's out of the bag, screenshots probably have already been taken and copypasted to other forums for viewing, etc.

Originally Posted by Tycho

Cat's out of the bag, screenshots probably have already been taken and copypasted to other forums for viewing, etc.

I'm already on this like a nymphomaniac on a porn star.

Oh wow here comes Dragoneer to "protect fa" and tell us yet again "we're working on it".
Dragoneer before you defend yourself, this is FaF.
Pissing off FaF = screencaps and everything on public domain.

Originally Posted by Diocletian

So which member/s of staff were behind this and how do they justify it?

I can't think of any possible justification for something like this. It's a modification designed for one thing and one thing only: To annoy the living fuck out of specific people of your own choosing.

That's not moderation. That's persecution.

Originally Posted by Diocletian

It seems like they're spending more time and effort trying to silence people who point out problems, than actually dealing with said problems.

No duh, why do you think 'neer over-reacted to eevee?
There's jokes mocking dragoneer for this.

Oh looks like the group is gone
So how about some public statements as to why there was such a group in the first place

This is just pathetic.

Watch, they'll try to pass it off as a "joke" or something.

Originally Posted by Bobskunk

Oh looks like the group is gone
So how about some public statements as to why there was such a group in the first place

I doubt it, they probably just made the group invisible to normal users.
Easy, they weren't popufur. Being popufur makes you more untouchable than M.C.Hammer.

Clearly someone knows that it was wrong, why else would it be removed once someone notices it?

I'm waiting for some hilarious justification now.

Gosh, but they were so truthful and accurate, damn them! We had to do something!

It's quite amazing to me that they didn't have the foresight to make the group invisible in the first place.

And yes, a statement is utterly essential at this point... that or banning everyone who might have seen this. >_>

Originally Posted by FancySkunk

It's quite amazing to me that they didn't have the foresight to make the group invisible in the first place.

And yes, a statement is utterly essential at this point... that or banning everyone who might have seen this. >_>

Dude, it's Dragoneer, he'll probably end up rage banning every last person on FaF just to keep all his dirty little secrets in the closet.

Hey look guys, I'm cool too!

I have no hopes for this site to progress from what it is now. Same drama will always ensue, same bugs, same wtfisthis shit, etc.

Hell, it's taking a month (supposedly to be fixed this week) to fix a part of the AUP I noticed was missing.

Originally Posted by Xenke

Hey look guys, I'm cool too!

I have no hopes for this site to progress from what it is now. Same drama will always ensue, same bugs, same wtfisthis shit, etc.

Hell, it's taking a month (supposedly to be fixed this week) to fix a part of the AUP I noticed was missing.

Not to mention Ferrox has been barely touched since eevee quit.
Also before this thread gets locked to shut us up, dragoneer this isn't funny.
Bringing up problems with the website should not equate to a ban/I don't like you so I'm going to throw a hissy fit.

Oh wow, furry internet scandal, nothing new really. This is low, blah blah blah. Let's all overthrow 'Neer.

I stopped caring about what goes on underground somewhere between when cub porn was banned and the December hacks.

It's a low tactic and all, but just ugh, I'm sick of this shit.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Not to mention Ferality has been barely touched since eevee quit.
Also before this thread gets locked to shut us up, dragoneer this isn't funny.
Bringing up problems with the website should not equate to a ban/I don't like you so I'm going to throw a hissy fit.

Ferality? You mean Ferrox right.

Ferrox was abandoned within a month of Eevee quiting. NOBODY KNOWS PYTHON.

Originally Posted by DarkMettaur

Probably shouldn't be unexpected by now.

Dude you're looking at the website with a dogfucker(and yes I do mean the admin I'm referring too really did have sex with his dog) as a admin, what did you expect?

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Dude you're looking at the website with a dogfucker(and yes I do mean the admin I'm referring too really did have sex with his dog) as a admin, what did you expect?

That certain admin 'quit'.

Unless theres a brand new dog dong lover admin in the midst that I'm unaware of.

Originally Posted by Fiz

Ferality? You mean Ferrox right.

Ferrox was abandoned within a month of Eevee quiting. NOBODY KNOWS PYTHON.

Sorry typo.

...Wait if they don't even know Python?... that's just sad.

Originally Posted by Fiz

That certain admin 'quit'.

Unless theres a brand new dog dong lover admin in the midst that I'm unaware of.

Oh right haven't kept tabs on who's been fucking who/what lately.

I DEMAND ELECTIONS.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Dude you're looking at the website with a dogfucker(and yes I do mean the admin I'm referring too really did have sex with his dog) as a admin, what did you expect?

wut.

Originally Posted by FuraffinityPR

Yes, we gagged a few users on the forums. We read about it in Kim Jong-Il's book "Building Your Own Cult of Personality". It was step #4!

gotta love this guy

Oh he said it was a typo, durr.

Ignore this~

Gotta say, this is the shittiest thing I've seen from you guys in a while.

Whoever authorized this needs to be publicly made a spectacle of, and then made to go away, far from any position of power.

Pity that won't happen, and the alleged admin in question will be given a "second" chance.

Originally Posted by Toraneko

gotta love this guy

Step 5 is it's not a problem, only your subjects are and you know what to do with problems; get rid of them.

Originally Posted by Diocletian

So can any member of staff (I've seen some reading this thread) just give us a reassurance that an explanation will be given, that this situation will be resolved etc ?

You're expecting too much.

Originally Posted by Diocletian

So can any member of staff (I've seen some reading this thread) just give us a reassurance that an explanation will be given, that this situation will be resolved etc ?

Word of advice when they say, "we're working on it" that means, "shut the f up or face my ban hammer".
If a mod ever says this to you, may god help you.

An explanation from staff on this issue is forthcoming, if that helps any.

Late to the party here, but wow, that's...that's just bullshit.

If you don't like a user, deal with them personally. If you can't get someone else to. If they're breaking the rules, handle them accordingly.

I don't see why such an underhanded tactic would even be considered. Come on. =/

inb4 shit-flinging at me because I'm staff.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Word of advice when they say, "we're working on it" that means, "shut the f up or face my ban hammer".
If a mod ever says this to you, may god help you.

OH GODS THE IRONY, THE IRONY THAT THIS WAS POSTED RIGHT BEFORE MINE >.<

Edit:

I don't know how the thread got locked, I'm gonna blame a misclick of my mouse for the close thread option. Sorry guys!

Originally Posted by Ratte

inb4 shit-flinging at me because I'm staff.

I thought it was funny the thread was temporarily closed after you posted this, lawl.

Originally Posted by Xenke

I thought it was funny the thread was temporarily closed after you posted this, lawl.

Totally my bad. >.<

Originally Posted by Summercat

An explanation from staff on this issue is forthcoming, if that helps any.

Well this is exciting, wonder what it's gonna be.

'We're very sorry guys, it's not like we do this kinda thing all the time! We wouldn't have gotten away with it if you hadn't pointed it out, but since we were caught, we're sorry!'

Originally Posted by Summercat

OH GODS THE IRONY, THE IRONY THAT THIS WAS POSTED RIGHT BEFORE MINE >.<

Edit:

I don't know how the thread got locked, I'm gonna blame a misclick of my mouse for the close thread option. Sorry guys!

Smooth buddy, smooth.

Also successful inb4.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Word of advice when they say, "we're working on it" that means, "shut the f up or face my ban hammer".
If a mod ever says this to you, may god help you.

Oh come on.

Originally Posted by Xenke

I thought it was funny the thread was temporarily closed after you posted this, lawl.

Yeah, no idea what happened there. Summer and I went to scramble and unlock it and we kept locking it back up, haha.

Originally Posted by Ratte

Oh come on.

Yeah, no idea what happened there. Summer and I went to scramble and unlock it and we kept locking it back up, haha.

Not you, you're a good admin.
Some of the other ones just make you wonder who they had to blow to get the position.

Nice fail by some admin. If you're going to pull shit like that, can't you make it a private group where people couldn't see who they were?

Oh wait, that would be a smart decision. There wasn't one of those here.

Originally Posted by Hulex

Bobskunk for admin

Although I don't doubt he'd do better, I think we can find someone even better than that.

Originally Posted by Ratte

[what the hell?]

Surprise surprise, even a Site Admin and Supermod wasn't aware of this.

I'd be shocked if there was even the briefest of discussions about this between the forum admins. I know 3 of them are at least competent enough to hide the usergroup.

Originally Posted by CannonFodder

Not you, you're a good admin.
Some of the other ones just make you wonder who they had to blow to get the position.

There's staff like that everywhere, though.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

Surprise surprise, even a Site Admin and Supermod wasn't aware of this.

I'd be shocked if there was even the briefest of discussions about this between the forum admins. I know 3 of them are at least competent enough to hide the usergroup.

If it was discussed, I sure wasn't around.

Bobskunk's being awfully quiet.

Makes me wonder...

Originally Posted by Ratte

If it was discussed, I sure wasn't around.

I sure hope you don't get into trouble for *gasp* voicing your opinion.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

Surprise surprise, even a Site Admin and Supermod wasn't aware of this.

I'd be shocked if there was even the briefest of discussions about this between the forum admins. I know 3 of them are at least competent enough to hide the usergroup.

Well that narrows down who had this terrible idea, anybody with common sense is out.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

I sure hope you don't get into trouble for *gasp* voicing your opinion.

You were one of the best admins ratte, we'll miss you :'(

Originally Posted by Ratte

There's staff like that everywhere, though.
If it was discussed, I sure wasn't around.

The person probably thought they could get away with it.
Hell, I'd doubt if the majority of the staff was even made aware of this.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

I sure hope you don't get into trouble for *gasp* voicing your opinion.

Last I recall, no. That should be standard for everyone, but now I'm just not sure. :/

Originally Posted by Jashwa

Nice fail by some admin. If you're going to pull shit like that, can't you make it a private group where people couldn't see who they were?

This might be wishful thinking, but something tells me that either it was hidden and when the forums came back it popped back up too.

Always a possibility, but whatever.

But any explanation by anyone isn't really going to do much of anything aside from everyone in the angry mob going "Oh okay" and then still trying to go after the admins with their torches and pitchforks because it still doesn't change the fact that they're sleazy, underhanded people. Or at least, that's what I think. What's done is done. This is out in the open now, no one will forget (or forgive probably), and just. Ugh..

You know it's bad when people sign up just so they can say that.

Originally Posted by LizardKing

You know it's bad when people sign up just so they can say that.

More like you know it's awesome.

I don't care if it's unprofessional, or a terrible thing to do. It's fucking hilarious.

I do disagree with the name of the usergroup though. "Dickbags" would have been more appropriate. Maybe "One Trick Ponies".

Originally Posted by DarkMettaur

Well this is exciting, wonder what it's gonna be.

'We're very sorry guys, it's not like we do this kinda thing all the time! We wouldn't have gotten away with it if you hadn't pointed it out, but since we were caught, we're sorry!'

Right now, it's a "We dun goofed". The plug-in in question was being tested to see if it was compatible with the forum software setup we have. It was never decided to implement it fully as an available feature.

Originally Posted by Browder

My this was not enough. I want an explanation.

Okay, this is just sad, the majority of the staff weren't even made aware of this.

Originally Posted by Summercat

Right now, it's a "We dun goofed". The plug-in in question was being tested to see if it was compatible with the forum software setup we have. It was never decided to implement it fully as an available feature.

So someone took a plug-in being tested and used it to fuck with people they didn't like?

Let's see Ratte is out, Browder is out, Summercat is out-

Originally Posted by Browder

My this was not enough. I want an explanation.

On what? Honestly I really don't know much about this, other than it's bullshit and that it was tested on here. I'm learning about this as you guys are.