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exYle · Jul 10, 2012

I was browsing the HaloGAF thread yesterday and saw that a member (TheOddOne, if I recall correctly) was recently demoted back to junior because he was "being dumb". I also seem to remember other members being demoted to Jr. as well, so I can obviously gather that it's a punishment of sorts.

But what else? Is it purely comedic, such as Blame Space's hilarious Junior Junior membership? Does it act as a shaming method to attract the ire of more senior members? Or, given that juniors can get permabanned for stepping out of line just once, is it an effective method of communicating probation for the mods without forcing them to check a premade member-watch list?

Or is it all three?

please don't junior me

PhoenixDark · Jul 10, 2012

Public shame

Esch · Jul 10, 2012

inbefore junioring

it tells you youve been a bad fucking boy

vehn · Jul 10, 2012

so you don't make dumb threads like this one

Foxy Fox 39 · Jul 10, 2012

They can't make threads for one.

RoboPlato · Jul 10, 2012

It revokes thread making privileges.

gutshot · Jul 10, 2012

They can't start threads anymore.

EDIT: Beaten like a junior.

alr1ght · Jul 10, 2012

They can't make threads, plus they are looked down upon. Also, easier to permaban.

Ultima_5 · Jul 10, 2012

GAFs form of a putting someone in the stocks.

I also assumed it's so they can't make anymore threads?

TheOddOne · Jul 10, 2012

Wait, what?

Foxy Fox 39 · Jul 10, 2012

alr1ghtstart said:
They can't make threads, plus they are looked down upon. Also, easier to permaban.

Bing, bang, boom.

sfedai0 · Jul 10, 2012

I guess you'll find out for yourself soon enough.

Clydefrog · Jul 10, 2012

I see no one here mentioned yet that junior members can't start threads.

blame space · Jul 10, 2012

it means they're cool and the mods are jealous

The Technomancer · Jul 10, 2012

Thread making privileges is the big one, at least that was my impression.

ShockingAlberto · Jul 10, 2012

Also every time someone asks why another person has been juniored, the shameful thread they made to do it gets brought back up.

Foxy Fox 39 · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Wait, what?

awkward...

Az987 · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Wait, what?

You gonna take that from him?

exYle · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Wait, what?

You're GAF famous now

Majmun · Jul 10, 2012

Ask Dr Eggman

xxracerxx · Jul 10, 2012

Short leash.

I got Junior'd after I posted (dumbly) a power animal thread with a unicorn/cat hybrid. Well deserved and no skin off my back to be a Junior.

I do hate the stigma of Juniors around here though.

LaserBuddha · Jul 10, 2012

It's a scarlet "B"

For Bad Boy

Izick · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Wait, what?

maquiladora · Jul 10, 2012

Foxy Fox 39 said:
They can't make threads for one.

ElectricBlanketFire · Jul 10, 2012

It's like having the Intercontinental Title Belt duct taped to your torso after legit injuring Triple H in the main event scene.

Vermillion · Jul 10, 2012

Junior demotions only mean you can't start threads. Bans are not permanent for those people.

Shao Kahn Going Shopping · Jul 10, 2012

It's shaming. I will overcome, because this status is only temporary.

You'll see.

Messypandas · Jul 10, 2012

They're as dirty as the 50ppp peeps

joelseph · Jul 10, 2012

Threads like these lead me down memories trail as I think back to all the posters that have come and gone.

Double D · Jul 10, 2012

Clydefrog said:
I see no one here mentioned yet that junior members can't start threads.

That's not all, though. You're forgetting the thread-starting part.

Hoo-doo · Jul 10, 2012

Messypandas said:
They're as dirty as the 50ppp peeps

They are dirty, but not that dirty.

Rubbish King · Jul 10, 2012

xxracerxx said:
Short leash.

I got Junior'd after I posted (dumbly) a power animal thread with a unicorn/cat hybrid. Well deserved and no skin off my back to be a Junior.

I do hate the stigma of Juniors around here though.

everyone has to go through it

Izick · Jul 10, 2012

Can dudes who have been re-juniored ever become regular members again?

Foxy Fox 39 · Jul 10, 2012

Shao Kahn Going Shopping said:
It's shaming. I will overcome, because this status is only temporary.

You'll see.

Lol. uh huh.

Blair · Jul 10, 2012

Its what happens when you post a thread about vajazzling.

Don'tBeWeird · Jul 10, 2012

Huh? I've never seen TheOddOne in a HALO thread.

I didn't even know he was a HALO fan.

TheOddOne · Jul 10, 2012

Because of my demotion, I now have a smaller penis. That and I now have "junior" tag. You win some, you lose some.

Karl2177 · Jul 10, 2012

So OddOne... Let's see this embarrassing thread.

TheRagnCajun · Jul 10, 2012

It means now all of their arguements can be countered with 'loljunior'

TheOMan · Jul 10, 2012

Double D said:
That's not all, though. You're forgetting the thread-starting part.

Yeah, but they also can't start threads.

Chuckl3s · Jul 10, 2012

From my lurking time, the coolest one I've seen was when MThanded got "demoted" and someone added a tear drop to his avatar.

Plywood · Jul 10, 2012

If there are Junior Members there should be Senior Members.

Gintoki · Jul 10, 2012

Izick said:
Can dudes who have been re-juniored ever become regular members again?

Yes, on rare occasions.

Conor 419 · Jul 10, 2012

Why did he get demoted?

Red UFO · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Wait, what?

LMAO

TheOddOne · Jul 10, 2012

Karl2177 said:
So OddOne... Let's see this embarrassing thread.

Everything went off the trails after this post. I think?

ReturnOfTheRAT · Jul 10, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Because of my demotion, I now have a smaller penis. That and I now have "junior" tag. You win some, you lose some.

He singled you out. That must sting.

xxracerxx · Jul 10, 2012

Gintoki said:
Yes, on rare occasions.

*rubs hands together*

Clydefrog · Jul 10, 2012

Junior members can't start threads, right?

The Librarian · Jul 10, 2012

I knew TheOddOne before this thread.

You know. Before it was cool.

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