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ORIGINAL: Kaliko


I think new users should be forced to go through a hazing process. They would agree to this process before signing up to use the forums in the terms of service agreement that they checked that they read that they never read.

"Introductions" is where we would release the hounds of hell on them. The regulars could smoke cigars and place bets behind the scenes as to how long each new fish would last. We'd soften them up and make them comfortable with DarkSteven's sensibilities and GreedyTop's tackles and gropes. Then we'd spring Kana and LadyPact on them to get their hearts racing good and fast, and then, the cherry on top...triple play: Poise, Cryptic, and Rule. They won't know who to believe anymore.

Then, and only then, if they survive, will we give them the ability to post on and start other threads. They can recover from their week in introductions, scraped and bruised, with a big ol' vanilla ice cream cone to show for it. And if they ask "Why do I have an ice cream cone?" they have to start all over again.

Oh, come on, that would be fun.

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Didn't Hilly start that thread?

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Wha? Am I not good enough to eviscerate the n00bs??[>:]

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Wha? Am I not good enough to eviscerate the n00bs??[>:]

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ORIGINAL: RemoteUser

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ORIGINAL: DeviantlyD

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ORIGINAL: ModTwentyOne

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ORIGINAL: TNDommeK

Also I think that if someone walks into the intro section demanding us to bow down ..she is fair game to the snarkfest.

Sorry, no. Think about this... if someone demands everyone bow down, and no one does, but instead says "welcome to the forums", do you think they're getting what they want?

Actually yes, in a sense, because giving a welcome implies kowtowing. And saying nothing but a welcome implies that particular twat's commentary is acceptable. JMHO.

A greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything. I hate half the poorly-thought drivel that is sadly commonplace in that whole section; but if I don't know the person well enough to do anything more than think they are dumb, I can still offer a hello. Sometimes people can be turned around with the right approach (not everyone, but then that's no excuse to throw everyone under the bus, either).

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ORIGINAL: ModTwentyOne

I rechecked the "on a budget" thread, and you all are correct... it could have been cleaned up and kept. It has now been cleaned, and if you quoted a banned user, your post was pulled as well. I put the thread in Off topic.

We do not indulge banned users in the attention they seek. When a thread started by an already-banned user is pulled, it is probably the ONE INSTANCE that a thread can be restarted by someone else after being pulled. It would probably be wise to check with a moderator before restarting such a thread.

Again, my apologies for the pull on the "on a budget" thread.

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ORIGINAL: Kaliko


I think new users should be forced to go through a hazing process.
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Oh, come on, that would be fun.

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ORIGINAL: Kaliko


I think new users should be forced to go through a hazing process. They would agree to this process before signing up to use the forums in the terms of service agreement that they checked that they read that they never read.

"Introductions" is where we would release the hounds of hell on them. The regulars could smoke cigars and place bets behind the scenes as to how long each new fish would last. We'd soften them up and make them comfortable with DarkSteven's sensibilities and GreedyTop's tackles and gropes. Then we'd spring Kana and LadyPact on them to get their hearts racing good and fast, and then, the cherry on top...triple play: Poise, Cryptic, and Rule. They won't know who to believe anymore.

Then, and only then, if they survive, will we give them the ability to post on and start other threads. They can recover from their week in introductions, scraped and bruised, with a big ol' vanilla ice cream cone to show for it. And if they ask "Why do I have an ice cream cone?" they have to start all over again.

Oh, come on, that would be fun.

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ORIGINAL: DeviantlyD

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ORIGINAL: RemoteUser

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ORIGINAL: DeviantlyD

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ORIGINAL: ModTwentyOne

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ORIGINAL: TNDommeK

Also I think that if someone walks into the intro section demanding us to bow down ..she is fair game to the snarkfest.

Sorry, no. Think about this... if someone demands everyone bow down, and no one does, but instead says "welcome to the forums", do you think they're getting what they want?

Actually yes, in a sense, because giving a welcome implies kowtowing. And saying nothing but a welcome implies that particular twat's commentary is acceptable. JMHO.

A greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything. I hate half the poorly-thought drivel that is sadly commonplace in that whole section; but if I don't know the person well enough to do anything more than think they are dumb, I can still offer a hello. Sometimes people can be turned around with the right approach (not everyone, but then that's no excuse to throw everyone under the bus, either).

Yes, I realize "a greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything", but it's the perception of the reader. It is definitely possible for the OP to view kindly responses as believing said responses are a form of acceptance. When it's obvious they are just here to pick the pockets of horny men and other gullible types, then they are not here for sincere reasons and doubtful they could ever be "turned around".

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A greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything. I hate half the poorly-thought drivel that is sadly commonplace in that whole section; but if I don't know the person well enough to do anything more than think they are dumb, I can still offer a hello.

Sometimes people can be turned around with the right approach (not everyone, but then that's no excuse to throw everyone under the bus, either).

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Wha? Am I not good enough to eviscerate the n00bs??[>:]

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

That was a sock thread, yes. But the BDSM on a budget was not.

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ORIGINAL: RemoteUser

A greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything. I hate half the poorly-thought drivel that is sadly commonplace in that whole section; but if I don't know the person well enough to do anything more than think they are dumb, I can still offer a hello. Sometimes people can be turned around with the right approach (not everyone, but then that's no excuse to throw everyone under the bus, either).

Yes, I realize "a greeting can be courteous without endorsing anything", but it's the perception of the reader. It is definitely possible for the OP to view kindly responses as believing said responses are a form of acceptance. When it's obvious they are just here to pick the pockets of horny men and other gullible types, then they are not here for sincere reasons and doubtful they could ever be "turned around".