New & Already "Warned" About Ignore lists....

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Obey One Shinobi

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first off:
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next relax ppl. sometimes i think we all take our internet personas to seriously. this is my third post ever on this forum and yet i have already been warned about being placed on ignore lists. Below is a copy/paste of the reply that got me the warning.


* "really^^^^ & yes i thought about giving Esee a ring but decided to look here first in the hopes that one of you blade gurus would bestow upon me some your vast knowledge. after all its just a tiny screw. no matter, i fixed the problem with a screw i had from my cs spartan extra clip. so it appears my little forray into world of bladeforums was niether productive nor educating. thanks all the same tho." * (end)

Ok admittedly there was just a tiny hint of sarcasm but at the same time i fixed the isssue myself so i was speaking the truth above all else. also i meant no offense to anyone and the sarcasm is mostly for comedic flare. im sure we all heard of this tiny concept called freedom of speech(oops there i go again:D) anyways im not looking for confrontation with this post. i simply think it will make for a good discussion. also i have no issue with the user who "warned me". honestly it was more like friendly advise. but c'mon guys, ignore list????
 
Maybe the 'tiny concept of freedom of speech' should be researched. Hint Bfc is not the government.

oops there I go again. :D.

Anyway being put on one person's ignore list should not be the end of the world or a basis of taking a swipe at the community here.
 
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Bastid said:
Maybe the 'tiny concept of freedom of speech' should be researched. Hint Bfc is not the government.

oops there I go again. :D.

Anyway being put on one person's ignore list should not be the end of the world or a basis of taking a swipe at the community here.
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I agree with all my heart and soul!!

Welcome to the forums Obey One Shinobi!! :thumbup:
 
Uhm... Bastid is pointing out that, on a private forum, you can't say or do whatever you want. There are internal limits decided by the owner and upheld by the staff.
 
Ignore lists are there for a reason and someone "ignoring" someone is typically a good thing when the alternative is constant arguing. It'll be okay.

For future reference, the "jerkit" smiley is only to be used in W&C, so be careful tossing it around in other forums.
 
What's the big deal about being ignored? It only bothers you because they mentioned it to you. If they had simply put you on ignore, your only clue would have been that they didn't respond to your posts...and that could just as easily mean that they simply hadn't seen them (which, by the way is how the ignore feature works - it shows that a person made the post, but does not show the content unless the ignorer clicks to view).
I don't doubt that I'm on some ignore lists here; and that doesn't concern me in the least.



Oh, one more thing...
Comedic flare? Not buying that - you came off as a bit of a jerk. If you were truly trying to be funny, you need to work on your routine more before taking it in front of an audience like this.
 
It's worthwhile remembering that we don't know you. We don't know what kind of a person you are, whether you're a troll or genuinely interested, or whether you're a generally nice bloke who only uses sarcasm for comedic flair.

Without knowing you we would normally rely on cues like tone and body language but forums are almost entirely text based. This means that we only see your WORDS not your MEANING.

Communication in forums lacks the normal cues for context.

Because of this I would suggest toning down the sarcasm and ironic comments a bit. It's definitely best to "think twice, type once".

Nice people hang out here. I think I can safely say we want nice people to hang out here.

Stick around, read and enjoy the chatting.

And just to make sure that I'm not coming across as unfriendly I am going to sign off with a smiley face.

:)
 
For the op, like 'em or not it is a knife forum and works really well as one, you should try it. :rolleyes:
 
Obey One Shinobi said:
first off:
Removed W&C only smiley

next relax ppl. sometimes i think we all take our internet personas to seriously. this is my third post ever on this forum and yet i have already been warned about being placed on ignore lists. Below is a copy/paste of the reply that got me the warning.


* "really^^^^ & yes i thought about giving Esee a ring but decided to look here first in the hopes that one of you blade gurus would bestow upon me some your vast knowledge. after all its just a tiny screw. no matter, i fixed the problem with a screw i had from my cs spartan extra clip. so it appears my little forray into world of bladeforums was niether productive nor educating. thanks all the same tho." * (end)

Ok admittedly there was just a tiny hint of sarcasm but at the same time i fixed the isssue myself so i was speaking the truth above all else. also i meant no offense to anyone and the sarcasm is mostly for comedic flare. im sure we all heard of this tiny concept called freedom of speech(oops there i go again:D) anyways im not looking for confrontation with this post. i simply think it will make for a good discussion. also i have no issue with the user who "warned me". honestly it was more like friendly advise. but c'mon guys, ignore list????
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Well, I can see why people would want to ignore you! Fact is, you ignored the best advice you could have gotten here and insulted us instead. Thanks for pointing yourself out to the rest of us. Ignore.


And what is with people crying freedom of speech around here lately. I already had to burst another persons bubble on this subject today so, hey, I'll quote myself:

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There is no free speech here. This is a private forum. The owner decides who can participate and if what they say is appropriate. That is why there are rules. Follow them and what you post will likely be just fine. Do what the mods say as they enforce the rules and the wishes of the owner.

Freedom of speech protects you from persecution from the government or censorship. It has no relevancy here.
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Also seems like if you intend to stick around you should take a look at the rules you agreed to when you signed up.
 
Bastid said:
Anyway being put on one person's ignore list should not be the end of the world or a basis of taking a swipe at the community here.
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But taking a swipe at the community here is a good reason for putting someone on one person's ignore list, IMO. :thumbup:

That said, I do love hearing from the all the oppressed and censored members here (:rolleyes:), so nobody is on my ignore list.
 
For what it's worth, this forum is the friendliest forum I have ever been a part of. Then again, maybe I am just getting older and learning to shut my mouth. Probably a combination of the two.

Don't take it to heart, have fun, and contribute!
 
scoutchris said:
For what it's worth, this forum is the friendliest forum I have ever been a part of. Then again, maybe I am just getting older and learning to shut my mouth. Probably a combination of the two.

Don't take it to heart, have fun, and contribute!
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I have to agree with this. Get to know the people here. And yes, sarcasm does not translate well in written form.
 
Those are not the words of someone looking to start a discussion. Discussions start with specifics. Whining starts with generalities.
I noticed your posts, the time between them, and that you were relatively new here. So I thought I'd be helpful, as this community has been helpful to me, and maybe get things back on track before the mods had to worry about it.
A simple "my bad" would have gone along way. Instead, you called Killgar out like you've been around a while, so I assumed you might have just read a lot of posts, and felt like you could just jump in like that. Yeah, his response wasn't as... tactful as mine, but its what I'm sure a lot of people were thinking and he's been here a long time. Still seemed to me like a chance to back up and start again.
But then instead of a mea culpa, you turn around and start this thread. Glad I was informed of it. Don't know why I was your buddy and others were not, but if you have a problem with my advice, you are free to use it or not, ignore me for all I care. Running to mom with a "maybe we should just all be friends" isn't going to make things better. Trying to "start a discussion" when you clearly didn't understand the culture and stepped on a few toes, and trying some sort of nonpology instead of owning your words, really won't start things off on a good foot. I brought up ignore lists because your first thread was the kind of thing that will get you ignored. If that's all people see, that's what they will deal with. For some reason its seemed to me that there had been a bunch of new users jumping in and getting in trouble for not understanding the expectations. So I thought I'd help a guy out, and get him back on the right track to have a good time here. Instead I get the same response I get when I'm working with children. "I'm sorry sir if it was something I did" I don't much care about join-date and post count. If your point is well made, its valid. But this is not the case here.
I'm a bit mad. I think its worse because instead of you ignoring me, or telling me to mind my own business, or chucking snark that I could respond to, I got a smile and a nod, and you promptly walk off and start another fire. Whats the record for completely alienating everyone and not actually breaking a rule?

I'm sure there is time to back the bus up, eat a little humble pie and be useful here. But take the entitlement out back and bury it, deep. It won't help you here, just like it doesn't help anywhere else.
 
gadgetgeek said:
Those are not the words of someone looking to start a discussion. Discussions start with specifics. Whining starts with generalities.
I noticed your posts, the time between them, and that you were relatively new here. So I thought I'd be helpful, as this community has been helpful to me, and maybe get things back on track before the mods had to worry about it.
A simple "my bad" would have gone along way. Instead, you called Killgar out like you've been around a while, so I assumed you might have just read a lot of posts, and felt like you could just jump in like that. Yeah, his response wasn't as... tactful as mine, but its what I'm sure a lot of people were thinking and he's been here a long time. Still seemed to me like a chance to back up and start again.
But then instead of a mea culpa, you turn around and start this thread. Glad I was informed of it. Don't know why I was your buddy and others were not, but if you have a problem with my advice, you are free to use it or not, ignore me for all I care. Running to mom with a "maybe we should just all be friends" isn't going to make things better. Trying to "start a discussion" when you clearly didn't understand the culture and stepped on a few toes, and trying some sort of nonpology instead of owning your words, really won't start things off on a good foot. I brought up ignore lists because your first thread was the kind of thing that will get you ignored. If that's all people see, that's what they will deal with. For some reason its seemed to me that there had been a bunch of new users jumping in and getting in trouble for not understanding the expectations. So I thought I'd help a guy out, and get him back on the right track to have a good time here. Instead I get the same response I get when I'm working with children. "I'm sorry sir if it was something I did" I don't much care about join-date and post count. If your point is well made, its valid. But this is not the case here.
I'm a bit mad. I think its worse because instead of you ignoring me, or telling me to mind my own business, or chucking snark that I could respond to, I got a smile and a nod, and you promptly walk off and start another fire. Whats the record for completely alienating everyone and not actually breaking a rule?

I'm sure there is time to back the bus up, eat a little humble pie and be useful here. But take the entitlement out back and bury it, deep. It won't help you here, just like it doesn't help anywhere else.
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Well said. Well said.
 
Is this on the W&C forum yet, so the fine members can express their true feelings?
 
Not yet. There is a more deserving target in the spotlight at the moment.

We all make mistakes, I know I've set off a couple massive arguments, and have caught the wrath of a few members here. Most of the community just corrected my error and let me go on my way, and for that I'm glad, it made coming back worthwhile. I've been to other forums where my first few posts were met with hostility, and I learned that they were not worth my time. there are some forums that either due to small user bases, or other reasons turn into echo chambers, and new posters are not welcome with questions. I would like to think that BF is better than that, and want to do my part to keep it that way. I sort of feel like 3k worth of posts makes it my responsibility a bit to do what I can. I've had some really good experiences here and learned things I could not have anywhere else.

That all being said, I think the WC shredding that some users get, well, its like the chlorine in the pool, if you get it full strength it burns, but it does keep things cleaner.
 
MTURBO said:
I agree with all my heart and soul!!

Welcome to the forums Obey One Shinobi!! :thumbup:
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You would, watch out, friend request probably coming from Turbo, who can't keep his freedom of speech under control unfortunately
 
marcinek said:
But taking a swipe at the community here is a good reason for putting someone on one person's ignore list, IMO. :thumbup:

That said, I do love hearing from the all the oppressed and censored members here (:rolleyes:), so nobody is on my ignore list.
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I love how kind and understanding you are! :D
 
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