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Nostremitus · May 8, 2015

"Giving you time to pull your foot out your mouth"

I was talking at length about something that, it turns out, I had been taught an inaccurate definition.

TUSR · May 8, 2015

My favourite so far has been:

"Don't be a dick"

PinkCrayon · May 8, 2015

"Cmon son"

King Tubby · May 8, 2015

Baron von Loathsome said:
Are you the reincarnation of EatChildren or something?

Nope, and my avatar is not some kind of subtle hint. Did they do something similar?

TxdoHawk · May 8, 2015

"No one needs to know about your desire to jerk off" for posting a GIF. It wasn't exactly my intention, but I 100% understood why it was taken that way and I took my lumps.

Winterfang · May 8, 2015

I've haven't gotten any funny ban message, I'll also like them to be more informative as the reason of the banning and what rules did they broke. Kind of like Gamefaqs.

Ganzlinger · May 8, 2015

Brakke said:
Generally a shadowban is when you're banned from posting on a website but when you log in you see your own posts and it doesn't tell you you're banned. The idea is people are just shouting into the void then, nobody engages with them, and then just get bored and walk away or keep themselves entertained talking to nobody.

I don't know if it is brilliant or devilish. Probably both.

Not · May 8, 2015

Ganzlinger said:
What if you were just tagged as "Member" and you don't know yet?

Like, a mod literally deleted my standard Member tag, then hand-typed in "Member," with no changes at all?

Of course. Why didn't I think of it before?

thoseAREmySHOES · May 8, 2015

Oh well.

farisr · May 8, 2015

StormyTheRabbit said:
I dunno, I got mine for telling a mod they spelt "defence" wrong. Now it just links to the old forum or something and doesn't work.

As I said a decent tag. Yours falls into the "negative"category which is relatively easier to get than a good one.

Floridian · May 8, 2015

Brakke said:
There's no shadowbanning on GAF. Generally a shadowban is when you're banned from posting on a website but when you log in you see your own posts and it doesn't tell you you're banned. The idea is people are just shouting into the void then, nobody engages with them, and then just get bored and walk away or keep themselves entertained talking to nobody. It's used on sites like reddit where it's so easy to make an account that if you knew you were banned you'd just immediately create like Brakke_1 and then carry on shitting up the place.

I gotcha. Being ignored can be seen as a punishment itself.

Sorian · May 8, 2015

King Tubby said:
Nope, and my avatar is not some kind of subtle hint. Did they do something similar?

Banned as member, unbanned as mod.

Winterfang said:
I've haven't gotten any funny ban message, I'll also like them to be more informative as the reason of the banning and what rules did they broke. Kind of like Gamefaqs.

I kind of agree with this. I know and understand most (all maybe?) of my bans but I know some people have gotten some real sketchy ones. It should at least be protocol to link to the offending post or thread regardless of how obvious the ban may seem.

-tetsuo- · May 8, 2015

I don't think any of mine have been humorous

Ganzlinger · May 8, 2015

Not said:
Like, a mod literally deleted my standard Member tag, then hand-typed in "Member," with no changes at all?

Of course. Why didn't I think of it before?

If I were a mod, I'd do that. lol

CadetMahoney · May 8, 2015

Mod was super pissed, like irrational. It was like a paragraph long and at the end said that the person I was agreeing with was next (and he was). RIP in peace.

hipbabboom · May 8, 2015

Mike M said:
See, now I have no idea if this is a serious response or not, because I frankly find it kind of weird that anyone would pay attention to me and respect me unless you happen to be a lurker in the very few GAF communities where I actively post. But entertaining the notion that this is a legitimate inquiry;

I dont avoid controversial topics per se, but I usually dont have much of an impulse to participate in them. Most anything I would want to say has already been covered by someone else, and since I mostly browse on mobile, I have a bit of a bottleneck with replying since I cant type as quickly on a phone as I can on a keyboard, so most of the time I just dont bother.

I feel strongly about a lot of things, but I also dont really view a forum consisting almost entirely of anonymous strangers as a great venue to express most of those feelings, as it largely consists of shouting in the wind from my perspective.

Ive lost my temper plenty of times, but the aforementioned mobile bottleneck makes it not worth the effort to respond : ) Also in my advancing age, I have gained the ability to recognize that getting angry over stupid and inconsequential shit while arguing with strangers on the internet is largely unproductive, so losing my temper happens less frequently than it did in years past.

So basically I post like some zen master tortoise whos too even tempered to get angry at a message board and too slow to bother with most arguments.

Thank you for the serious response. I'm a terrible person and I'm feeling so much shame right now

Lindsay · May 8, 2015

I dun remember my ban message so if it was funny or not is lost to the ages, unless somewhere deep inside the GAF registry those are all saved?

btw what even is a modbot? Saw them popping up alot lately and was curious if they are a real mod or an actual bot

?

jamesinclair · May 8, 2015

One of my first bans was due to being a fanboy.

The message itself was straightforward, but what was funny was that I didn't own, or intend to own, the console I was allegedly a fanboy of.

Fortunately that was a short ban.

Shadow_FFVI · May 8, 2015

I'm very careful with being respectful with others.
What exactly merits a perma ban? I wouldnt want to be ban even for a day.

Sorian · May 8, 2015

Lindsay said:
I dun remember my ban message so if it was funny or not is lost to the ages, unless somewhere deep inside the GAF registry those are all saved?

btw what even is a modbot? Saw them popping up alot lately and was curious if they are a real mod or an actual bot ?

Not a mod, just a bot.

Xamtheking · May 8, 2015

Got ninja'ed, 10/10. Would post again.

kmax · May 8, 2015

I've been banned once, but it was lifted. Dunno if that counts or not.

As for the actual message, it was something along the lines of being banned for victim blaming. That wasn't my intention at all, but I came off kind of goofy when I tried to see things from both sides, and could of framed it better than I actually did by cementing my position more clearly at hand, so I kind of understand the ban looking back, even if I didn't agree with it at the time.

It was a weird ass thread anyway.

Not · May 8, 2015

Lindsay said:
I dun remember my ban message so if it was funny or not is lost to the ages, unless somewhere deep inside the GAF registry those are all saved?

btw what even is a modbot? Saw them popping up alot lately and was curious if they are a real mod or an actual bot ?

From what I understand, he's the actual mods' way of closing threads and banning people via smartphone

hemo memo · May 8, 2015

Sorian said:
Oh, well that's no fun. Can people's avatars be locked from their control? I always assumed that was possible since I've seen other cases where the avatar looked like a punishment.

Not the avatar but there's a member with the edit message "I'm awful" in every post.. I wanna know what happened?

Altered Juice · May 8, 2015

it seems that every time i see an uploaded ban message. the mod who is responsible feels it necessary to make a quick slap to the back of the head.

PillarEN · May 8, 2015

FluxWaveZ said:
There was a member who was called "nerd1" or "nerdy1," who then got his name changed to "bro1" because of some incident or other, which I think also earned him his tag.

This was another excellent thread. It was something about dudebro games or being upset about brain dead games or something like that. "Bro1" said something like "I don't wanna think I just wanna kill shit". It was great cause he was a little steamed about the topic to begin with.

Winterfang · May 8, 2015

Not said:
Like, a mod literally deleted my standard Member tag, then hand-typed in "Member," with no changes at all?

Of course. Why didn't I think of it before?

I was a junior for like a year, but I had a tagged that said Member. I looked like a Member but I couldn't make threads.

PandaPedinte · May 8, 2015

I never got banned on GAF or any other forum I posted previously. I always try to avoid personal insults and I don't have the energy to post on controversial threads.

hipbabboom · May 8, 2015

Lindsay said:
I dun remember my ban message so if it was funny or not is lost to the ages, unless somewhere deep inside the GAF registry those are all saved?

btw what even is a modbot? Saw them popping up alot lately and was curious if they are a real mod or an actual bot ?

The original name wasn't actually modbot.... it was muddbutt but the letter u followed by any two of the same letter would result in an error in the hashing algorithm GAF was using to generate db records for duplicate posts. The error was fixed within a few days by renaming it to modbot which also served as part of evildoers clean image PR sweep before that famous documentary of his went live.

Some parts of the above post may be inaccurate. It was all so long ago.

Ganzlinger · May 8, 2015

hipbabboom said:
The original name wasn't actually modbot.... it was muddbutt but the letter u followed by any two of the same letter would result in an error in the hashing algorithm GAF was using to generate db records for duplicate posts. The error was fixed within a few days by renaming it to modbot which also served as part of evildoers clean image PR sweep before that famous documentary of his went live.

Some parts of the above post may be inaccurate. It was all so long ago.

I like my headcanon origin of ModBot better. :/

Sorian · May 8, 2015

Ganzlinger said:
I like my headcanon origin of ModBot better. :/

ModBot is Skynet's dumber but slightly more attractive younger brother.

SirRyanOfSmeg · May 9, 2015

"You know why."

During my teen years on Gametrailers forums.

?oe?oe · May 9, 2015

I've been banned twice, one because I pointed out a poster was wrong but he was the OP, so he was special. The second was from a butthurt mod with an emotional attachment to a celebrity.

No funny messages though.

SunhiLegend · May 9, 2015

https://vid.me/NkQF

BaltimoreLarry · May 9, 2015

Only had one:

"Live-blogging your bowel movements- This isn't the site for you."

Lindsay · May 9, 2015

Gah, I read half the thread before asking that then on the very next page its explained. I'm so banned aren't I -_-;;

Sorian said:
Not a mod, just a bot.

Not said:
From what I understand, he's the actual mods' way of closing threads and banning people via smartphone

Shouldn't it be like ModProg then? I suppose ModBot does have a nicer ring to it.

SheHateMe · May 9, 2015

SunhiLegend said:
https://vid.me/NkQF

I laughed way too hard at this.

Regiruler · May 9, 2015

bananafactory said:
this place aint big enough for two bananas

Where's laughing banana when you need him.

Violet_0 · May 9, 2015

SunhiLegend said:
https://vid.me/NkQF

the Sunhi seal of approval

Not · May 9, 2015

SunhiLegend said:
https://vid.me/NkQF

HOLY SHIT I'VE BEEN GRACED WITH SUNHI D

edit: THE ENDING I'M OUT I'M DONE I'M GONE BYE

Wolves Evolve · May 9, 2015

Got swept up in E3 fever and was given a week cooloff with

"Stop yelling at the children".

Cream · May 9, 2015

Coolluck said:
Did your last one cross the line in your opinion or was it business as usual? Your Avatar quotes in random threads always made my day.

Nah, they never got lewder. Just more ahegao.

Why would I change it now

I'm proud of it <3

ItWasMeantToBe19 · May 9, 2015

Got banned by a mod who agreed with me and really seemed to hate the person I flamed, but still thought I should be nicer in language... I guess that's the "funniest" ban thing I've gotten?

Gentleman Jack · May 9, 2015

SunhiLegend said:
https://vid.me/NkQF

OMG

quesalupa · May 9, 2015

SunhiLegend said:
https://vid.me/NkQF

Too good

thekad · May 9, 2015

Never been banned.

Omega Kirby · May 9, 2015

I feel like this thread is a trap....

enzo_gt · May 9, 2015

You have been banned for the following reason:
Warning ban: Please do not make threads about porn pics that blatantly help direct people to finding them, without even having a discussion point in the OP.
Date the ban will be lifted: 05-26-2011, 11:00 PM

It's funny because I got banned for it and within the week people were making threads about nudes with direct links in the OP and no discussion points and they didn't get banned.

Ray Wonder · May 9, 2015

Halvie said:
Getting banned for not reading an article in the OP.

Some very level headed moderation here.

Which sucks. I thought balls typically dropped by the time anyone has reached moderation age.

Everytime I see this guy unbanned it surprises me. He seems so pointlessly rude, and angry. Also, he told me that he hopes that I burn alive in my car.

Yet it's always so satisfying to see him go.

Not · May 9, 2015

Omega Kirby said:
I feel like this thread is a trap....

Very very low post-to-ban ratio so far actually

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