Sift pillar schmawy has been issued a 2 week ban for abusing his *discard privilege. As discussed in this post: http://lies.videosift.com/talk/Youve-Driven-From-the-Left schmawy discarded this Sift Talk post of CaptainPlanet420's: http://parody.videosift.com/talk/Ive-given-up-on-John-McCain
As everyone knows, no one is allowed to abuse any Sift privileges (especially star powers), and the result of doing so is a temporary ban for the first offense.
See you in 2 weeks, schmawy. Your presence will be missed.
As everyone knows, no one is allowed to abuse any Sift privileges (especially star powers), and the result of doing so is a temporary ban for the first offense.
See you in 2 weeks, schmawy. Your presence will be missed.
All this banning makes me upset. It's flaring up tempers. This is going to end uglily.
Its like contagious shooting!
Who is next! Who is next... It was Lucky and Dag in the Conservatory with the revolver!
If someone wants a quality redacted, it can be discussed. There's no built-in way to do that but I'm sure we could figure out a work-around if we get such a request.
(And on a personal note, I completely understand schmawy's feelings and why he felt compelled to discard.)
Attica! Attica!
A stern warning would do fine, it's not as if it is a continuing attitude. Everyone has one chance to fuck up.
Can't wait to see you back schmawy.
Every rule is bendable given the right circumstances.
But I'm just one voice here, so it's your call.
Schmawy did break the rules, but I think in this case he was in the right to do so.
Attica! Attica!
*comment-upvote for the Attica! Attica! reference (I confess, I lol'd)
Selective application of the rules would be bad. Personally, I thought CP420's post was pretty funny. It seemed obvious to me that it was a joke. And then I started reading the whole thread and thought maybe not. Either way, schmawy fell for it, and awarded a quality point where it probably didn't belong in any case. He was stand up enough to do what he thought necessary and take the consequences. Lesson learned and example set.
Can't wait to see you back schmawy.
This. I enjoy Schmawy's posts and presence on the sift, looking forward to seeing him back.
Now who is Harvey Dent and the Joker?
Nice one, Captain. Your duplicity got one of the nicest guys here temporarily banned. I hope everyone here remembers your role in this incident. Not like you had any admirers in the first place, youngling.
1. You don't have enough skill points to use the power "younglings."
2. I thank you for your candor, but as already stated, I implore the powers that be to reinstate the one and only Cat-in-a-Hat. Only love for Shmawy. No hate needed here. Let's keep '08 a clean election.
MGR is equally open for a temp ban. Why was he spared the axe?
I guess rules are rules, though.
Fact is MG got it fixed soon after, so no harm done.
Bah, I'm to pretty to get worked up over this. Schamw did bring it upon himself, so I suppose you could call it justified.. I just don't like it.
It's irrelevant with regard to whether or not we rescind schmawy's ban because he refuses to allow us to do that.
Maybe we should look at the fact that the only way a good member of this community could do what most of us feel was right, was by breaking the rules.
Wow, touchy much?
It's irrelevant with regard to whether or not we rescind schmawy's ban because he refuses to allow us to do that.
Meh, we could restore it and make him make it a self-imposed ban.
All this internet-rule stuff can get a bit silly at times. This from me, the anointed Chronicler of the Sift.
i.e. certain conventions should allow us to have leeway around a given rule. And just because someone has a messiah complex and wants to be punished (wait, I think it's more an S&M thing), we don't have to indulge their desire, even if it's ostensibly showing some noble adherence to a rule.
I reserve my outrage for outright malicious incidents involving videos on Videosift, not some guys being stupid on Siftalk.