*echo*

[Scotworm]

well, this place isn't as active as it was. but it's been a long time.

anyone else just dropping by that doesn't usually post anymore?

[MrBunsy]

Woo you're still alive! Robin around anymore?

[Scotworm]

;D

yeah, Robin's still kickin on MSN. dunno bout the rest of the folks from way back (apart from x-worm, who I play TF2 with a bit). I was taking a look at the RWC forums a bit earlier too. good times :>

so, why is Iggy banned?

[Oft99]

so, why is Iggy banned?

For flaming and trolling, apparantly. Or so I heard.
Hi, I'm Oft99 by the way.

[shadowman]

We know.
I've been reading old threads/MAPP/Apathy Clan.

[Shadowmoon]

Iguana decided to leave the forum, posting innapropriate stuff to get banned and have a laugh.

Then some time after that he just got banned......

From what i've heard here: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=34250&page=6




Welcome back, I used to be a terrible poster, as you will see by looking at all my threads from November 2007- October 2008 :p

[Scotworm]

heh, that's actually a few guys from back then got banned for coming back and doing... whatever. interesting to know.

and I'm not really back, just visiting for old times sake. :p

[Plasma]

Welcome b-


Wait, are you actually staying? Or are you just making another "I'm back guys" thread, maybe a few posts in other threads, then disappearing again in about 3 days; just like nearly everyone else who 'comes back' does?

[robowurmz]

Welcome back! :D Hello to you too, Oft.
Aye, it's good to see another Scot.

[MtlAngelus]

Welcome b-


Wait, are you actually staying? Or are you just making another "I'm back guys" thread, maybe a few posts in other threads, then disappearing again in about 3 days; just like nearly everyone else who 'comes back' does?
Maybe if you read his post right before yours...

[SuperBlob]

'sup homes. Robin showed me this thread and was all like "lolz".

...so yeeaah. I feel all old and crap.

*disappears again*

[*Splinter*]

(This is quite sad)

[MrBunsy]

But.. yey the ol' random worm cannon, or whatever we were called, crew!

[philby4000]

I remember you guys.

Hello you guys.

[MrBunsy]

if i recall we banned you for SEVERE MISCONDUCT aha

I do not call tinkering with the karma system servere misconduct! It was begging for it!

[Xinos]

I recognize your names, but I don't remember anything from "that time".

[Akuryou13]

the time of most beloved, fwdadmI should report you just for speaking that name...

[Scotworm]

fwd adm? thread just got interesting again yo.

like, one person realised it at the time, but it was one of the most epic pieces of trolling ever (almost) accomplished. most of us didn't even know what trolling was. pretty funny when he got found out though.

[shadowman]

I believe it was spelled, "Fwd.Adm"

[Iggyhopper]

Oh hai.

Ten.

[wormthingy]

whoa. been a while.


also robin i love you

[super_frea]

My, this thread certainly is exciting.
Hello again people I haven't spoken to in several years.

[wormthingy]

hello yourself. :cool:

so how are we gonna celebrate the death of the forum?

[super_frea]

I brought cake.

[Melon]

so how are we gonna celebrate the death of the forum?
I think mass suicide seems appropriate. I'll go get the poisonous punch!

[Akuryou13]

put away your wormthingythat sounds like the exact opposite of a good set of instructions to begin a party with :p

[Swed Simon]

anyone else just dropping by that doesn't usually post anymore?
For the last couple of years I've visited this forum once, or maybe twice a year tops, just because there is a lovable creepiness about it. It's a lot like visiting your old kindergarten and find some of the kids you knew from ages ago still playing the same games in the same place.

[Scotworm]

t17 is like watching someone crazier than you become slowly crazier

yo why was cosmico banned

hmm...

this particular kindergarten also happens to be a ghost town. I'm sure we had nothing to do with it though.

yo why was cosmico banned

or maybe we did.
>_>

[Swed Simon]

this particular kindergarten also happens to be a ghost town. I'm sure we had nothing to do with it though.

or maybe we did.
>_>
True but it was much more their paranoid, irrational reaction against it all, the ''Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting'' for new members which killed the forum (how many new members can you realistically expect to stay after that?).

Find it pretty funny how dependent internet forums are on a steady flow of newbies, despite their annoying behavior. They simply keep the social dynamics from getting all too boringly established and rigid, and people either seem to leave or stay just to complain about the forum sucking in their absence.

[philby4000]

True but it was much more their paranoid, irrational reaction against it all, the ''Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting'' for new members which killed the forum (how many new members can you realistically expect to stay after that?).

Find it pretty funny how dependent internet forums are on a steady flow of newbies, despite their annoying behavior. They simply keep the social dynamics from getting all too boringly established and rigid, and people either seem to leave or stay just to complain about the forum sucking in their absence.
Sadly the moderrator aproval thingummy was implemented for a reason, so we got a choice between new members or pictures of gigantic cocks.

I'll not be too sad once this place finally shuts down.

[thomasp]

True but it was much more their paranoid, irrational reaction against it all, the ''Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting'' for new members which killed the forum (how many new members can you realistically expect to stay after that?).


That was more to stop the pornospam floods and the general spambots. Most of the posts are approved within 12 hours of being posted, many are approved much quicker. Many of the new members who have arrived since the new games have been announced this year have got past the premoderation and continued to post.

Plus it gives the mods something to do :p

[Swed Simon]

Sadly the moderrator aproval thingummy was implemented for a reason

Which, of course, made a lot more sense than simply requesting more moderators and with different time zones than the UK one.

Most larger forums experience periods of spam floods from time to time (the difference lies in how effectively one deals with them), but the people behind those will tire eventually, especially with proper moderation. Using premoderation for years that undeniably makes many newcomers lose their interest hurts a forum a lot more.

[thomasp]

If I remember rightly the real reason for introducing premoderation was that the forum was attacked on a number of separate occasions for prolonged periods. Having mods in different timezones wouldn't have helped due to the large numbers of spammers that were registering to circumvent bans (IP bans weren't working due to that wonderful invention known as a proxy) and continuously posting for an hour or two at a time.

The premoderation also goes some way to reducing the load on the forum servers believe it or not. The more mods we have, the more "reported post" e-mails are sent out, and on one porn attack I once got around 40 in the space of an hour (and all the other mods would have received them as well). And given the state of the server (all the recent database errors, etc), keeping the load down is a good thing! :p


Granted the current premoderation system isn't foolproof, but it is considerably better than the system the forum originally had - moderating every single post before it went live. I know of a few very large, successful and popular forums that won't activate your account until its been "approved" by an administrator, which takes a couple of days usually. So, on that basis its more the general atmosphere of the forum and its members than the moderation itself that can make or break a forum.


One final point - the only people to complain about the premoderation is those who have never been affected by it :p Never heard or seen any complaints from new members who have been through it, apart from one or two posts in the queue wondering why their posts haven't been appearing.

[wormthingy]

i went through it and im complaining

how do you like me now

[Akuryou13]

i went through it and im complaining

how do you like me nowhow did YOU go through it?

[wormthingy]

how did YOU go through it?

excuse me, i'm trying to make a point here :p

sorry, left my account logged in and robin posted on my account instead of his new winnipeg one.

[Peter09]

it doesn't seem dead around here ;)

[Scotworm]

it doesn't seem dead around here ;)

this is one of, what, 3 active threads around here? yep, it's dead.

[SupSuper]

Hey everyone I barely knew from ages ago!

Sadly the moderrator aproval thingummy was implemented for a reason, so we got a choice between new members or pictures of gigantic cocks.There's a difference? :p

[Akuryou13]

this is one of, what, 3 active threads around here? yep, it's dead.I've got 6 threads in my UserCP.....of course, I'm a bit of an outlier...

[philby4000]

excuse me, i'm trying to make a point here :p

sorry, left my account logged in and robin posted on my account instead of his new winnipeg one.
I was wondering who the hell winnipeg was.

[GrimOswald]

this is one of, what, 3 active threads around here? yep, it's dead.

Ah, but it's not about quantity, it's about quality.

...

fffffffffffff

[Akuryou13]

you don't remember me?

mann i helped you uncover the mystery of stbrookes art thieverywe were supposed to know who you were based on an obscure reference to a probably minor event no less than a year ago?

[super_frea]

2004 was it not? That was quite a while ago.

Edit: Wait 2005 maybe?

[shadowman]

I need to refresh my memory.
Brb going to 2004.

[Shadowmoon]

Its been almost 2 years i've been here already, woah.

Only thing that could possibly bring the forum out of its coma is a brand new WA, but it looks unlikey that'll happen.

[Plasma]

Only thing that could possibly bring the forum out of its coma is a brand new WA, but it looks unlikey that'll happen.
Oh c'mon, not you thinking its dead too! Just... look! Its pretty much more active right now than ever! The only thing that's dead is the FanArt section, and that's not what I'd consider a great loss.

[Akuryou13]

forum needs more cyclawshe stopped in recently, I believe, didn't he?

[Akuryou13]

i really don't know, i only have contact with a handful of people from t17 now, which is pretty much just scot and dim(worm), the latter of whom seems to have miraculously landed himself in the good lifeI checked into it, and yes, it seems cyc stopped by a month ago or so.

[bonz]

But.. yey the ol' random worm cannon, or whatever we were called, crew!
Random Worm Cannoneers we were called.

I should never have left to get into Clan Dark Matter just for the fame and fortune. :p
Also, we should never have agreed to merge Random Heroes with a clan that's based on a single, obscure scheme, which "worm cannon" is. :rolleyes:

How about reactivating Random Heroes, Bunsy?
My other clan (D1s (http://d1s.no-ip.info/)) after xDMx is dead anyway.
I believe it was spelled, "Fwd.Adm"
He called himself Fwd. Adm. (http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=18768) to be exact.
I still find it hilarious that of all his stolen, ripped off avatars the final one says "invincible". :D

[Plasma]

He called himself Fwd. Adm. (http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=18768) to be exact.
I still find it hilarious that of all his stolen, ripped off avatars the final one says "invincible". :D
I still suggest we should delete that old, inactive account (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23661).
:P

[Akuryou13]

I still suggest we should delete that old, inactive account (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23661).
:Pno, no, no. that suggestion requires an e-mail be sent. let's not go reminding him about these forums.