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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: October 07, 2010, 02:19:02 PM »
Always in the last place you look, huh Shecky? 
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: September 09, 2010, 10:14:58 PM »Oh, good; for a moment, I was afraid you'd end that sentence with "George".
I'm actually disappointed that she didn't.
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: September 06, 2010, 09:49:42 PM »
Lamplighter...I was just coming back to post the same thing.
AUGH!
AUGH!
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: September 06, 2010, 06:20:49 PM »
See, I was figuring it more for the eyebrow of DOOM and Shecky and PG crying.
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: September 06, 2010, 06:03:48 PM »
If they do, someone please get a picture of Jim's reaction? 
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at New York Comic Con - Oct 8-10, 2010
« on: August 03, 2010, 02:29:16 AM »
Okay everybody....party on the boards, Oct 8-10. Pass it on!
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Since the Policy changes have you felt like a leper?
« on: July 06, 2010, 11:04:50 PM »
If you're referring to the pictures thread, it was locked because it was 30 days old.
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Miscategorized Threads
« on: July 05, 2010, 12:53:28 PM »
With the new categories....should this go to It Came from the Internets?
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,15334.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,15334.0.html
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Policy Changes: How do you feel?
« on: June 23, 2010, 01:07:24 AM »
So if we have complaints on your modding, PG, we send them to onlyelise?
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Policy Changes: How do you feel?
« on: June 23, 2010, 12:49:25 AM »
Onlyelise,
I don't think anyone here thinks that the mods don't put in a ton of time, and are generally shat upon in general. (I don't, and let me say publicly I appreciate everything that they do.) And getting snarky is one thing. One could argue gentle snark is part of the lifeblood of this board. Being rude to a poster is another. My comment was that if a poster isn't allowed to go over the line, neither is a mod. To do otherwise sets up an "Us vs. Them" mentality, and that doesn't do any of us any good.
ashton,
Thank you very much for posting. I do know we often don't see the whole story, and we can form wrong impressions from the part we do see. How we change that...I'm not sure. Something to think about and remember, maybe.
I think we're all having growing pains, and we all need to be understanding of each other on both sides. Because in the end, we're all here because we like the board, the books, and Jim, right? So there's a way to work through this, IMO.
I don't think anyone here thinks that the mods don't put in a ton of time, and are generally shat upon in general. (I don't, and let me say publicly I appreciate everything that they do.) And getting snarky is one thing. One could argue gentle snark is part of the lifeblood of this board. Being rude to a poster is another. My comment was that if a poster isn't allowed to go over the line, neither is a mod. To do otherwise sets up an "Us vs. Them" mentality, and that doesn't do any of us any good.
ashton,
Thank you very much for posting. I do know we often don't see the whole story, and we can form wrong impressions from the part we do see. How we change that...I'm not sure. Something to think about and remember, maybe.
I think we're all having growing pains, and we all need to be understanding of each other on both sides. Because in the end, we're all here because we like the board, the books, and Jim, right? So there's a way to work through this, IMO.
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Policy Changes: How do you feel?
« on: June 22, 2010, 08:50:05 PM »Prejudice. Literally. You're assuming that a major chewing-out of one person who's stepped WAY over the line is going to equate to your getting pissed on if you pose a reasonable, private question to the mod.
Shecky, this is the crux of the problem, and one that I think the mods are having a hard time understanding. Yes, we think that. I can certainly say I think that. Because the "on-air" modding in the threads tends more towards the heavy handed. (Obvious disclaimer, this is only what I've seen, and I'm sure it's not every moderated thread on here.) It tends towards the snarky. It tends towards the yelling. Is there something wrong with that? Not necessarily, no. Some people aren't going to get it unless you apply the clue by four upside the head. And then get a tank to make sure they got it.
However. That doesn't create a great atmosphere for people to feel like they can PM a mod. I think it's very possible to be as firm as you need to, and still be polite. I'm on another board that does this. If we're not allowed to do something, I don't think the mods should be able to do it in a reply. Even in an administrative reply. THAT is what will build a great relationship between all of us. You don't have to be sweetness and light all the time, but you have to be fair, and you have to be polite.
I do think that's possible. I certainly hope it is. But getting to that point takes time, and requires patience. On both sides.
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Display Case / Re: Name a Dresden Drink!
« on: June 10, 2010, 09:30:47 PM »and two of them will kick YOUR ass. Seriously. The bar I went to that served it wouldn't let you have more than two, and for good reason. That thing will wipe your slate clean.
Hence why I said a shot of Everclear should be, in honor of Murphy, the "Small but Mighty."
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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Redheaded Stepchild of Threads That Need Division
« on: April 27, 2010, 12:48:22 AM »
We've been in the gutter too long again....
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,17303.1000.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,17303.1000.html
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