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Reality check time, folks.

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Topic: Reality check time, folks.
Posted By: brihard
Subject: Reality check time, folks.
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:15pm
Frankly I don't even know why I'm bothering to post this, but I have this annoying habit of chipping in and trying to solve anything that presents itself as a 'problem' that I'm in any way involved in.

This place is a website where we by and large post in complete anonymity. Very few of the members here have ever met each other in person, or ever will. The people posting here vary greatly in age and amturity, but the one thing we all have in common is that now and then we tend to take inane crap on the internet a bit too seriously.

The fact that you're even still reading this - or that I'm even still writing this - is idiotic enough. Then you look at this pitiful drivel that we're seeing between certain longtime members and the mods. You look at how the PBC clique (of which I'm arguably a part) trash any newbs who dare to come in here, and how very few of the kids posting ehre for the first time are still around three days alter.

We need to stop giving a damn. Sure, we all agreed to the terms of service when we applied, and there are certain rules which are loosely and erratically enforced- and a couple that are pretty solid - but the frightening part is that a lot of people seem to actually have some emotional sake on what goes on here.

I'll drop by when I feel like it. Usually daily, sometimes not. Occasionally I'll go to chat. If I feel creative I'll photoshop one of the longtime memebrs, possibly having carnal relations with an animal, or an appliance. In any case, it's just a way for me to get some cheap, mindless entertainment, and occasionally have a discussion with one of the more intelligent members.

But when I see comments like 'honour', 'integrity', 'trust', or 'respect' come upin the context of this website, I have to raise my eyebrows. We don't know each other, really, and for the sake of our own mental health none of us should really give a damn what happens here. If I get guested in the enxt fifteen minutes I could honestly care less- if I feel like it I'll sign up a new account and keep on doing exactly what I'm doing. Sure, it's nice to chat with certain people over time here and get to know them, but nobody should ever feel victimized by the actions of the moderators or of other emmebrs. Today for instance, Cedric got his account mangled, and then went ape on hway, who took offense. Evil Elvis owned up to it, and then took crap himself from members. Frankly that's pitiful on both sides- the fact that ANYONE here genuinely gives a damn what happens to a bunch of 1s and 0s in a server is kinda sad.

It's not like the mods are ever gonna come to your house and rape your cat. OK, well, one or two of them might, but until it happens there's no reason to take umbrage at any of their actions. They're guys just like us. I moderate at another paitball forum, and dealing with people who just don't seem to care for a set of rules they agreed to can be irritating.

Conversely, for mods to get genuinely pissed off at members is pathetic. You can guest someone in cold blood if they realy get to you, but petty vindictive bullcrap that just pisses everyone off is juvenile- as juvenile as it is to be aprticularly bothered by any of this.

This is the internet. Every one of you should have a real life that's FAR more important, and always will be, than anything that happens here. If this site actually gets you stressed in ANY manner, to ANY degree, you ened to get the hell offline adn go do something. Go for a run. Go on a date. Spend a lonely night crying to your goldfish about life. I don't care. But don't whine about something stupid that happens on the net.

You don't know me, and I don't know you. I don't really care in any substantial way what you think of me- and you shouldn't care what It hink of you either. You shouldn't even aprticualrly take this post seriously, but if it'll help a couple members here get their stuff together and realzie how utterly inconsequential and insignificant this stie is, then maybe I've helped someone.

Now if you're still stressed out, go whack off or something. You have far better things to do than waste time here for anything but your own amusement, and far more important things to worry about than what numbnutz_snip3r042 from Talahassee has to say about you.

Members, mods, cliques and newbs, everyone just chill. Let's post some more funny crap and melt each others' brains with nonsense like a year ago, not bicker over thigns that don't matter a bit.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.



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Posted By: ridesnowbrdr
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:20pm

you spelt maturity wrong



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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:41pm
To nonsense and tomfoolery!


Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:42pm
Another thread?


Posted By: chronic future
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:45pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

Another thread?


Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:45pm
tl;dr. I think what youre trying to say is summed up by this:

[19:00] <WHALE>     The forum = not a big deal
[19:00] <enos_LanBox>     At least someone gets it
[19:00] <enos_LanBox>     Have a cookie Whale
[19:00] <WHALE>     mmm
[19:00] *NickWitAQ eats whales cookie

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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:45pm
I agree with you except for the whole "Ill do what I want and not care" bit.

Sure rules on a web forum dont mean much in the grand scheme of things, but you should at least have the maturity to respect rules that the company that owns the website and bandwith you use lays down.

My personal opinions on this whole poostorm are in the mods forum, where theyll remain. Until a representative from Tippmann comes along and tosses in their 2 cents, all this blah blah is so much a waste of time.


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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:08pm


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Posted By: KoolKidsKlan
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:30pm

I am now a pirate..

Just kidding but that was a pretty good speach, have you thought of running for president?

.......
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|)__)
--"-"-- Ya rly.



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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:35pm
I'll honour your feelings in respect to the integrity of the forum and trust you are right.

Pwnt.


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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:35pm
Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

like 'honour'


Hehe... he said "honour"


I kid...

Originally posted by Brihard Brihard wrote:

You don't know me, and I don't know you.
I thought last night ment something to you!


Originally posted by Brihard Brihard wrote:

melt each others' brains with nonsense like a year ago,
Hate to burst your bubble... this time last year was when this all STARTED...

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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:37pm

And yet again, brihard comes in and saves the day...

We  you briard!



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"I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl


Forum Vice President

RIP T&O Forum


Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:38pm
SILLY 06'ERS

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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:40pm
Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS

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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:41pm
Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


Negro please.

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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:42pm
Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE


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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:43pm
Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:


Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


<font size="7">SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE
That got me right here     

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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:45pm
my post count arose by one.

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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:48pm
Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:


Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


<font size="7">SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE


I'm a native texan, living in socal.

Ftw?

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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:49pm
Brihard, I agree with most of your points. However if nobody cares, who will be the one to answer the newbies questions? Who will be the one to lock the threads and guest the idiots? The fact of the matter is that none of us want to see this forum go under, and we are all trying to improve the experiance for all parties.

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Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 8:58pm
Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.

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I need a new Sig...


Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:06pm
Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:


Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


<font size="7">SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE
SILLY RABBIT

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///AMG What?


Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:08pm
Originally posted by Apu Apu wrote:

Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.


I don't care either.  It's the internet, nothing important.


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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:21pm
Originally posted by Apu Apu wrote:

Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.


So you dont have dreams about me?

I thought the feelings were mutual :'(


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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:39pm
Originally posted by Apu Apu wrote:

Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.

I agree, I too come here out of bordem. But if you were in my position, you'd care about what the hell was going on.


Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:58pm
Sorry, let me clarify something here- this is generally for T&O. The other boards are of course designed for positive input,a dn should be used as such- some of you may recall I had well over a thousand posts in the 'real' boards before I found my way to T&O.

Enos- I hear what you're saying about following the rules bud, but as I se it this is self correcting. Over time those memebrs who can enjoy this place while staying within the rules (i.e., myself, and most others here) will naturally stick around, maybe toeing the line occasionally. Those who don't can be bumped out by the mods, but ALL WITHOUT THE NEED FOR EMMOTIONAL INVESTMENT. People seem to be genuinely pissed off over this, which is lame beyond all measure. That's all I'm trying to say. Anyonw who gets to the point where they genuienly care what happens on this forum needs to step back and analyze a bit.

I understand where you're coming form as mods- as I mentioned, I moderate over at MilSimOG.com; albeit that forum has a very different character from this one. Positive contributions are always valuable at any forum; you can see that a lot of people ehre spend time in new players and ideas being quite constructive- In thirty seconds I can go from photoshopping a dildo onto pb125s head to writing a dissertation on paintball accuracy factors for the other forum. But there's jsut no excuse, in my mind, for the infantile drama we see here. People need to get emotionally detached form the stuff that goes on here.

I totally respect that the owners and administrators of this board have certain conduct in mind, and I generally try to stay within it. It's just sad when people start flipping out over internet antics involving a bunch of strangers.

Ceric- in your position, no I would not care. My username and psot count mean nothing to me. I don't consider myself in any way special for my 'time in' here, or the fact that I'm apparently a platinum member, It's all just meaningless to me- I enjoy this palce on a day by day basis, and while I consider most of you guys pretty cool, it doesn't break my heart when people talk trash about me (as I know they cocasionally do). The internet is such an inconsequential part of my life that I simply don't care what happens here. Neither should you.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: ridesnowbrdr
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:01pm

amen



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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:05pm


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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:06pm
You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.


Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:16pm

I second everything Brihard is saying.

It just does not matter. None of it.

Making a big deal out of anything that goes on here is silly.



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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:30pm
Originally posted by Apu Apu wrote:

Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.
I know that, if I did'nt I'd have left a looooong time ago.

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"I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl


Forum Vice President

RIP T&O Forum


Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:33pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.


Not a bit. I simply would decide whether I felt like sticking around. My account here means very little for me... It's a front so I can have fun here without completely exposing myself to internet sex pervs. Or at least that's what I thought til I met Chewpie. but I digress.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:39pm
I must say that I would be slightly upset if my account was guested for no reason, and my post counts were messed with. Just because it would mean that alot of hard work went down the drain. But enough to dry about it, no...

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:46pm
<shrug> OK, so apparently I'm in the minority.

I give that a big 'meh'.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:56pm
z0mg, guest brihard

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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.


Posted By: White o Light
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:00am
Originally posted by High Voltage High Voltage wrote:

my post count arose by one.


mine too. this is incredible.


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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:08am
Originally posted by Apu Apu wrote:

Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.


aye!


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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:12am
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.


It technically isnt YOUR account.. if you violate the TOS, Tippmann and it's mods can do anything they want as a punishment to 'your' account.

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Posted By: Apotheosis
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 8:23am
Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.


It technically isnt YOUR account.. if you violate the TOS, Tippmann and it's mods can do anything they want as a punishment to 'your' account.


Cedric did not violate the TOS.  You obviously have no idea what is going on here, so dnn't even bother sticking your nose in.


Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:00am
He didn't say Cedric did, he said if he did something of the sort. 

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:41am
LOL! As if ANYONE here has NOT violated the TOS at least a dozen tiems. 

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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:46am
I don't think half of you know what the hell is going on.


Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:08pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't think half of you know what the hell is going on.

not in the slightest. but at least they feel better about not knowing...


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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:45pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't think half of you know what the hell is going on.


More to the point, none of us should really care.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: killerhalo
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:48pm
Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't think half of you know what the hell is going on.


More to the point, none of us should really care.

i have to agree on that one


Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:52pm
Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't think half of you know what the hell is going on.


More to the point, none of us should really care.


But if they should happen to care enough to comment, wouldn't it help if they did know?


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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:55pm

I try to avoid taking anything you retards post on here too seriously. You never know when someone posts intoxicated.

Normally Brihard, I'd be with you on this. That was my gut reaction. But after thinking it over a bit, we really should give a crap about who we offend on here, since well, some people do take it seriously. I'm not saying that's right, it's just that over the course of my time on the forum, we've lost more than a few good members due to petty disagreements.

Unless you pay to use this forum, you have no right to use it for your own personal entertainment. If someone comes on here asking questions you deem retarded, there's no excuse to turn it into four pages of ripping on them just to entertain each other with your attemps at whit.

I mean seriously people, it seems like you just feed off one another too often when it comes to stuff like that and take things way farther than they need to go, or have gone in the past.

If someone dares to post a paintball topic in T&O and you've got beef with it, just ask a mod to move it to a more appropriate spot, if there is one.

I don't care how long you've been here, you do not have exclusive rights to decide what topics may be discussed here, so stop monopolizing all discussion here with ridicule.

Gang-raping some stupid kids thread for entertainment isn't a right you have on this forum. Not having your account jacked up isn't a right. You have no right to privacy on here.

Mods have a lot of discression here, that's the way it should be. Last time there was a huge uproar over mods using discretion over what language was appropriate, they lost there discretion. Now the filter won't even let you type the vice president's first name.

Just show some civility and we wont have problems.



Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:01pm
I don't see how all of you claim to not care. I know for a fact that each and everyone of you care about what happens on this forum.


Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:08pm

I suppose everyone cares to an some extent, but I'm not going to lose any sleep at night over this place.



Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:09pm
Originally posted by rednekk98 rednekk98 wrote:

I suppose everyone cares to an some extent, but I'm not going to lose any sleep at night over this place.


Exactly.


Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:09pm
No Ced, I really don't. I've posted this stuff only for the purpose of helping a few people realize how dumb and overly sensitive to B.S. they're being. That's the kind of guy I am. I certainly don't give half a damn about some notional post count that really reflects only how many boring evenings I've had...


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Liquid3
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:13pm
So what alot of you are saying is that just because it's on the net we don't have to be respectfull of anybody and being civil does'nt count.  Wow! that really  says alot.  Hope you aren't ever at the mercy of total strangers in real life like when your car breaks down or your in an accident, or for that matter any incident in a public place whatsoever.  


Posted By: Dazed
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:16pm
You say you don't care, yet you typed the massive rant, and instead of putting it in the thread already dealing with the topic, you decide its important enough to warrant its own thread?

That makes me giggle. So does saying pistachio.


Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:18pm
Well I guess that's just you then. Saying everyone should not care about anything on this forum is just not right. If the mods did not care about anything on this forum, it'd be even crazier. And I do care about what I do on this forum. I've learned a lot from it, met some cool people, and it's sadly a part of my life. This place has helped me realize where I stand politically and how I feel about certain issues. Of course I'm going to care what happens on here. Saying that, "oh it's just the internet, it's nothing to care about" is just stupid. Caring about what happens here doesn't mean I don't care more about what happens in real life. Do I care about real life more? Yes, I care about it a hell of a lot more. Apparently, you guys are too cool to care about what you do on the internet.


Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:29pm
Originally posted by Dazed Dazed wrote:

You say you don't care, yet you typed the massive rant, and instead of putting it in the thread already dealing with the topic, you decide its important enough to warrant its own thread?

That makes me giggle. So does saying pistachio.


Like I said- I'm one of those altruistic types. I genuinely beleive that some people really needed to hear this.

Liquid: Basically, yeah. Many of us will nonetheless choose to be, but noone is under any sort of obligation whatsoever, and we need to realize that. Many people post on the internet specifically to avoid accountabiltiy or acknowledgement of who they actually are. Expecting any behaviour better than simply not being illegal is unrealistic. It's nice that others are respectful, but I've seen enough crap online that I do not expect anything better. The reason I do participate here is that fortunately the standards of social decency are much higher than a vast number of other websites, and that makes this place more pleasant to be a part of. I certianly won't lose sleep if it turns to crap though, and online I refuse to in any substantial way judge - or be judged by - total strangers.

All I'm trying to explain is that far too many people are way too emotionally invested in meaningless crap that happens on the 'net. Nobody should stress out over the internet until and unless it comes to have some concrete impact on your real life. At best this should be an amusing aside to real life. None of us have any real reputation to defend here- I don't care if the name Brihard is mud three days from now. I don't cling to whatever credibility I've garnered online. I've got a real life for that.


Ced: I would say I'm too grounded in real life to care about what happens on the internet. The rest is essentially correct.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:35pm
Originally posted by NiQ-Toto NiQ-Toto wrote:

Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:


Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

SILLY 06'ERS



SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS


<font size="7">SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE
SILLY RABBIT

Trix are for kids.


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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:35pm
Yeah, my bordem in real life has lead me to caring about this forum. I think that's what it boils down to.


Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:42pm
..if nobody cared, the right thing would never be done. i think brihard had good intentions with this but is taking the "don't care" route a bit too far now. it's almost as asinine as whale's responses earlier in chat.

brihard, we get it, YOU don't care. why keep posting? other than this being "your thread and you can do what you want with it."


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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:45pm
Yea, their was a time where I actually cared about this place but then... it changed and I didn't laugh or find anything intresting, and Now I only use this place to burn a couple minites here and there.
    But I also like to use this place to look at other people's markers and see their ideas about them and what not, I'll also help people make a decision on marker upgrades or help them with marker trouble, but meh? I usally just come in here to either get caught up on the news, and listen to some "DECENT" politics, or quick little laugh and go giggling away. It's sad to say I care about this place as much as a Tom Cruise cares about Jesus.


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Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 2:14pm
Originally posted by Dazed Dazed wrote:

That makes me giggle. So does saying pistachio.
And pudding.

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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 2:18pm


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Posted By: dark assassin
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 2:28pm
this is like a big cyber soap opera














some people need to get a life

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It's like a new pair o underwear, at first it's constrictive, but then it becomes a part of you."

      -Garth


Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 2:57pm
This forum is my life though. 

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Posted By: White o Light
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:00pm
I dont care. am I cool now?

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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:01pm
Too cool for this forum. You must log off now.

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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:12pm
Originally posted by Apotheosis Apotheosis wrote:


Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.


It technically isnt YOUR account.. if you violate the TOS, Tippmann and it's mods can do anything they want as a punishment to 'your' account.
Cedric did not violate the TOS.  You obviously have no idea what is going on here, so dnn't even bother sticking your nose in.


#1 Gatyr was right, you were wrong. I never said Cedric did in that post.

#2 He DID, just not recently (To my knowledge). YOU are naiive if you honestly think Cedric, or any member thats been here for a year or more, is free from having done anything wrong. Present parties included.

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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:26pm
You're all a bunch of punks.

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Posted By: White o Light
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:27pm
All I see around here.. are punks.

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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 3:31pm
linus, we are not talking about his whole time here. we're talking about this incident right now. again, you do not understand what's going on and it's been explained many times by now. don't bother undoing your craniorectalinversion it's in way too deep.

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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:20pm
Originally posted by High Voltage High Voltage wrote:

linus, we are not talking about his whole time here. we're talking about this incident right now. again, you do not understand what's going on and it's been explained many times by now. don't bother undoing your craniorectalinversion it's in way too deep.


HV, seriosuly, quit reading too deep in my post.


I never had any intention of blaming cedric for ANYTHING in my original post.


I was simply talking about the TOS. Leave it at THAT.


I DO know whats going on, by the way.

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:28pm
It doesn't matter, guys. Cedric can fight his own battles. Chill.

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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:30pm
Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

It doesn't matter, guys. Cedric can fight his own battles. Chill.

Another example of how you guys are misinformed on this situation. I'm not doing anything. The mods are the ones who are having to sort things out.

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Posted By: White o Light
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:36pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

Originally posted by brihard brihard wrote:

It doesn't matter, guys. Cedric can fight his own battles. Chill.

Another example of how you guys are misinformed on this situation. I'm not doing anything. The mods are the ones who are having to sort things out.


Chill man, he doesnt care.


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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:47pm
Emo people, pipe down. 

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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 4:48pm
Originally posted by Gatyr Gatyr wrote:

Emo people, pipe down. 


White o light hasing been saying THAT much...

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 5:02pm
Nope, just trying to make fun of me over the whole not caring thing, as I knew would happen.

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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 6:20pm

HEIL BRIHARD

About the only thing that would make me mad about having my account guested is I would need to find my avatar again and re create my sig.



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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:12pm
Originally posted by SSOK SSOK wrote:

HEIL BRIHARD




I could get used ot hearing that.




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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:14pm
Oh god... We have a little Hitler on our hands.

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:17pm
I'm only 'little' for a short time.

You'll know what I mean when my jackbooted thugs haul you away in the night.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: ridesnowbrdr
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:23pm
Sie werden sich hinsetzen! Sie werden ruhig sein! Sie werden nicht beleidigen Brihard!

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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:34pm
This thread could be closed so fast right now...


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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:37pm
LOL, no kidding.  No one person has specifically crossed any particular line, but the whole thing is pretty brutal.

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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 7:48pm
Its not as bad as the Admin post though...

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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 9:45pm
no linus, you mentioned breaking the terms of service when nobody said he's never done it before. therefore you implied he broke it this time as a habitual TOS breaker. suck on that, you still said he broke the TOS when the point was he didn't this time.

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Posted By: -ProDigY-
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:17pm
Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't see how all of you claim to not care. I know for a
fact that each and everyone of you care about what happens on this forum.


I'm going to challenge this by saying I honestly and truely don't
give a crap about what happens on this forum.

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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:39pm
Originally posted by -ProDigY- -ProDigY- wrote:

Originally posted by Cedric Cedric wrote:

I don't see how all of you claim to not care. I know for a
fact that each and everyone of you care about what happens on this forum.


I'm going to challenge this by saying I honestly and truely don't
give a crap about what happens on this forum.

I hear what you're saying, but I think you misjudge the guy.

<Death to stupid thread-bloating image>


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Posted By: God
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:55pm
For those that claim you dont care what goes on here, why bother visiting, posting, or wasting time and space?

I am also amused at the fact that so many members claim they dont care but they whine, complain, and cry and make threads to let everyone know their feelings when things take place on this forum they arent happy with.

If you dont care why dont you stick to your little irc channel and keep all the drama there?

Is it because you need to advertise to get new suckers to try and join your clique channel just so you can instant ban or kick ban them once they join? For those that claim mods go on power tips, I think you should try looking in the mirror.


Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:33pm

Originally posted by God God wrote:

For those that claim you dont care what goes on here, why bother visiting, posting, or wasting time and space?

I am also amused at the fact that so many members claim they dont care but they whine, complain, and cry and make threads to let everyone know their feelings when things take place on this forum they arent happy with.

If you dont care why dont you stick to your little irc channel and keep all the drama there?

Is it because you need to advertise to get new suckers to try and join your clique channel just so you can instant ban or kick ban them once they join? For those that claim mods go on power tips, I think you should try looking in the mirror.

1) I really dont care. I post to kill some boredom. Thats really it. I dont care about mods, pollitics, who hates who, cliques and the whatnot.

2) I am a member of PBC, yet,  I dont whine, complain, or start stuff, and have not in a long time. Most PBCers are level headed and as apathetic as I am. Some are not, and for some reason really do care about the stupid stuff. They give the rest of us a bad name.



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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:42pm
you obviously cared enough about something to get your post count nixed whale. but hey you probably don't care what other pbc members have to say do you? i'm surprised you cared enough to even post your feelings on the matter.

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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:43pm
Originally posted by Tae Kwon Do Tae Kwon Do wrote:

Originally posted by God God wrote:

For those that claim you dont care what goes on here, why bother visiting, posting, or wasting time and space?

I am also amused at the fact that so many members claim they dont care but they whine, complain, and cry and make threads to let everyone know their feelings when things take place on this forum they arent happy with.

If you dont care why dont you stick to your little irc channel and keep all the drama there?

Is it because you need to advertise to get new suckers to try and join your clique channel just so you can instant ban or kick ban them once they join? For those that claim mods go on power tips, I think you should try looking in the mirror.

1) I really dont care. I post to kill some boredom. Thats really it. I dont care about mods, pollitics, who hates who, cliques and the whatnot.

2) I am a member of PBC, yet,  I dont whine, complain, or start stuff, and have not in a long time. Most PBCers are level headed and as apathetic as I am. Some are not, and for some reason really do care about the stupid stuff. They give the rest of us a bad name.



He said it far more succinctly and just as accurately as I would. I post here for fun. Anything that happens that does not directly contribute to either my amusement or my learning of interesting stuff is of no concern to me.


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"Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation."

-FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011.

Yup, he actually said that.


Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:54pm

Originally posted by High Voltage High Voltage wrote:

you obviously cared enough about something to get your post count nixed whale. but hey you probably don't care what other pbc members have to say do you? i'm surprised you cared enough to even post your feelings on the matter.

My post count got nuked becuase I told a kid in New Players he could wrap his tank in heating pads to make it work better.

I do not care what other PBCers think. At all really. 

I just think all of this is silly. Oh well.



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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:40am
I tried to reply to your pm snake but your inbox was full. I dont plan on retyping it a 3rd time so I will summerize it here.

I find it highly ironic the few people in PBC that I do respect take the brunt of PBC's bad rap and dont even deserve it. Those are the ones that dont qualify as being the the morons and punks that frequent chat.

I also find it highly ammusing that irc channel still uses the Paint Ball Chat label when some of the more vocal dual/members [vocal on this forum =chat representatives] have sworn off paintballing and aim to harrass those that still enjoy the hobby.


Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:43am
Originally posted by Tae Kwon Do Tae Kwon Do wrote:

Some are not, and for some reason really do care about the stupid stuff. They give the rest of us a bad name.



I definately agree but until they are kicked out and told to go esle where PBC will have a bad rap, because of them.

As the saying goes. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

I received a pm asking why I always speak out against PBC and it is because of those giving the channel a bad name.


Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 10:14am
Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

Originally posted by Tae Kwon Do Tae Kwon Do wrote:

Some are not, and for some reason really do care about the stupid stuff. They give the rest of us a bad name.



I definately agree but until they are kicked out and told to go esle where PBC will have a bad rap, because of them.

As the saying goes. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

I received a pm asking why I always speak out against PBC and it is because of those giving the channel a bad name.

Nah, kicking them out wont do anything.

It is an age thing, I am convinced. Look at the age of the people that "really care" about the forum, aka messing around and then crying with something bad goes down, then makes a scene for a week.

I used to do the same thing, 3 years ago. I was their age 3 years ago.

They will mature out of it, one day. Maybe.

 



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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 10:16am

Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

I also find it highly ammusing that irc channel still uses the Paint Ball Chat label when some of the more vocal dual/members [vocal on this forum =chat representatives] have sworn off paintballing and aim to harrass those that still enjoy the hobby.

I didnt like calling it PBC. To me, it will always be #tippmann.

I pretty much hate paintball as well. I think it is overpriced, and generally lame. It used to be ok, but it just lost its fun.

I will harrass people who take paintball way too seriously. They are the best to mess with. Paintball is not a sport....



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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 10:27am
Thanks for the Reply Hades, I'll Empty my PM box.

The only chatter that actively harasses people about paintball is whale. Other than that, we may post something mildly funny when a topic appears in T&O about paintball that obviously doesn't belong here.

Its funny because people are actually talking about paintball in there alot more than they used to, I see something going on in there about paintball about once a day... scary, huh?

But I will agree that some people every once and a while have taken a "high and mighty" additude, but if chat wasnt there, there would be another "clique" doing the same thing.

As for the few people that are bad apples that give PBC a bad name, there are people in this forum that would give this forum a bad name. Are you just going to kick everyone out that posts something inflamatory so the forum doesn't get a bad name? If that s the case you should kick all the anti-sniper advocates out because it give this forum a bad name over at SpecOps...


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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 11:42am
Nice post Hades. Exactly the reason RFU and I havent bothered to get the real www.paintballchat.net back up and running. Its just not cool anymore, the channel is chock full of little kids that think its hilarious to post directions on how to chat and then ban them when they join. We created Paintball Chat to be bigger than just the Tippmann forum, it was intended to be a chat service for paintball in general, but the absolute apathy and not caring from anyone else in paintball killed any motivation we had.

Im not about to pay money out of my pocket to supply that service. Our server crashed and burned 3 times now and I for one dont care anymore.


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Posted By: Zesty
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 11:52am
No offense, but I like paintball, but I don't like most of you guys. If you made the chat more paintball oreinted and not just a place to act like dorks, maybe more people would want to come chat. But instead you guys used it for your own selfish ways, so the chat never grew beyond that. No offense, that's just the way I see it. You guys attack anybody that doesn't act like you, and then you get sad when nobody wants to come be apart of your group.

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"People who see the future earlier than others are always feared and misunderstood." - Jose Canseco


Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 4:13pm
Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

Originally posted by Tae Kwon Do Tae Kwon Do wrote:

Some are not, and for some reason really do care about the stupid stuff. They give the rest of us a bad name.



I definately agree but until they are kicked out and told to go esle where PBC will have a bad rap, because of them.

As the saying goes. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

I received a pm asking why I always speak out against PBC and it is because of those giving the channel a bad name.


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A little black girl stole my little sister's phone. I know that all black people aren't theives, but she ruined everything for every single black person, so now when I speak of them I will judge everyone based on my experience with her, and think thieves of them.

Originally posted by Zesty Zesty wrote:

No offense, but I like paintball, but I don't like most of you guys. If you made the chat more paintball oreinted and not just a place to act like dorks, maybe more people would want to come chat. But instead you guys used it for your own selfish ways, so the chat never grew beyond that. No offense, that's just the way I see it. You guys attack anybody that doesn't act like you, and then you get sad when nobody wants to come be apart of your group.


No. We attack stupid people, because stupid people deserve it. For the most part, we dont do anything to someone who doesn't deserve it.


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