n30phyte Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 For some reason, I think that this place is the hostpot for idiots. And I have a suggestion: once an idiot is found, send an email to all of the users here. I would love to watch threads and eat popcorn until it gets boxed. Quote
Neowulf Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 7000 emails a day to ~65000 people? They'd need a botnet to generate that much spam. Quote
n30phyte Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 But if not, I would only be able to read the post once it's in the box Also: I would be more than willing to program one(a botnet) for the sake of me watching the idiots. Example of idiot threads: http://forums.technicpack.net/threads/private-server-looking-for-people-to-join.22213/ Quote
Torezu Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 What is a hostpot? Just so you know, this is kind of a bad idea. I recommend just reading enough to know to watch thread titles for stupidity. Oh, and Neowulf, we're not quite to the 7000 idiots/day yet. Quote
Moderators Munaus Posted August 24, 2012 Moderators Posted August 24, 2012 I get enough crap on my mail inbox from different websites, most I dont visit anymore, I dont need Technic to send me more. However, if there would have been another tab beside the "what's new?" which could be called "Where's trolling?", this could give us any thread that has been "marked" by mods/admins to be entertaining. Kinda like a silent alarm, so not to "alarm" the OP that he/she is being the center of abuse (in case he/she is that oblivious not to notice it!) Make this happen, pretty please? Quote
Neowulf Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Oh, and Neowulf, we're not quite to the 7000 idiots/day yet. Yeah, sorry, I rounded up from 6972. Quote
VideoBoy Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 You mean these forums? Dude, this is like the best moderated forum I've seen in years. I've gotten banned twice and keller'd like 5 times already just for being slightly annoying. Mods are pretty good at their job. :) Quote
Xylord Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 You mean these forums? Dude, this is like the best moderated forum I've seen in years. I've gotten banned twice and keller'd like 5 times already just for being slightly annoying. Mods are pretty good at their job. The mods are amazing at handling idiots, but that doesn't mean there's any less idiots. To be honest, Munaus idea is pretty interesting. But I usually lurk enough not to miss any of the interesting threads. Quote
Cheap Shot Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 You mean these forums? Dude, this is like the best moderated forum I've seen in years. I've gotten banned twice and keller'd like 5 times already just for being slightly annoying. Mods are pretty good at their job. I literally laughed out loud. Made my day thank you. Quote
Jorcer Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 The mods are amazing at handling idiots, but that doesn't mean there's any less idiots. To be honest, Munaus idea is pretty interesting. But I usually lurk enough not to miss any of the interesting threads. I occasionally miss good threads but any that I do are usually in the Whalebox. Quote
Torezu Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 really sorry about that im new to technic I recommend ignoring the OP in this thread. He's living up to his name. Quote
DanielJin Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 What do you mean?? I know him, he's from one of the "idiot" thread mentioned before. But if not, I would only be able to read the post once it's in the box Also: I would be more than willing to program one(a botnet) for the sake of me watching the idiots. Example of idiot threads: http://forums.technicpack.net/threads/question.22516/ http://forums.technicpack.net/threads/private-server-looking-for-people-to-join.22213/ Quote
Torezu Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 But I am the OP. not him... Yes, and you're being unnecessarily derisive. He actually found a thread in which you made fun of him for being an idiot, and apologized. I would say that puts him in a better light, and I'm sure he will try to avoid putting things in the wrong place in the future. But his thread had a somewhat legitimate question, and you called him an idiot, apparently without reading it. Try to be a little nicer, hmmm? Quote
Jorcer Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Also, were the best threads the OP could come up with? Those are pretty tame compared to a lot of the better ones I've seen. Quote
n30phyte Posted August 26, 2012 Author Posted August 26, 2012 Yes, and you're being unnecessarily derisive. He actually found a thread in which you made fun of him for being an idiot, and apologized. I would say that puts him in a better light, and I'm sure he will try to avoid putting things in the wrong place in the future. But his thread had a somewhat legitimate question, and you called him an idiot, apparently without reading it. Try to be a little nicer, hmmm? OK and I got the "idiot" thing from the title, not the contents. And I have removed his post. Also, were the best threads the OP could come up with? Those are pretty tame compared to a lot of the better ones I've seen. You want me to get the ones that we have boxed or laughed at? Quote
okamikk Posted August 26, 2012 Posted August 26, 2012 Also, were the best threads the OP could come up with? Those are pretty tame compared to a lot of the better ones I've seen. i know mister "hacker viking" Quote
Jorcer Posted August 26, 2012 Posted August 26, 2012 i know mister "hacker viking" Ya see I would have picked either those (personal bias probably) or the Keller'ed Again! With the lady who made those YouTube videos and was going to "Talk to my solicitor on Monday." Now those were idiots. Quote
The_DarthMoogle Posted August 26, 2012 Posted August 26, 2012 I'd say this was a pretty idiot thread. But as a small suggestion, how about a cooldown timer once someone creates a new account so while they are unable to post, we can nudge them over to the stickies so they don't either- A - hijack someone else's thread for their inane question, or B - create a shitty thread with no relevant information for us to sort their problem. (I still primarily view this as a support forum, really) Quote
diamondeye83 Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Hacker Viking is sort of becoming a meme... Does that mean we can't post it? Quote
Adlersch Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 It's not an internet meme, it's a Technic Pack inside joke. If we beat it into the ground, used Jorcer's avatar with Hacker Viking on it as the only things in our posts (Like some forums allow people to use memes as their whole post, I mean), and it spread to other sites and people across the internet actually began to use it commonly like troll faces and what-have-you, then it'd be an internet meme. Quote
Techpriest Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Hacker Viking is sort of becoming a meme... Does that mean we can't post it? Isn't it Viking Hacker? Quote
Adlersch Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 It's been used as both, they're both the same thing. Quote
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