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Posted September 02, 2013
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Roman5: I tried to read through the 10 bloody pages of this thread and I still have no idea what's going on here

Can someone please give me a TL;DR short version?
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monkeydelarge: I wrongly accused a group of people of being insanely cheap. Then I tried convincing people being cheap is bad, then a troll comes in and insults by telling me I need a crash course in economics and civil behavior. Then I tell him to "go fuck himself" AND then all his admirers show up here to defend him and attack me. Then all the other people who dislike me or hate me, show up and attack me etc. It seems these people have a wolf pack mentality. Then I tell these people what I think of them. Then Crosmando comes in to side with me but unfortunately says something racist. Then other people come in here, trying to get me to calm down. That is the true story.
Its threads like this is why good men like SimonG and orcishgamer are spending most of thier time on the steam forums (steam or not they seem to lost interest in the GOG forums)
Posted September 02, 2013
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Crosmando: I am a time traveler from the future, I was personally trained by Albert Einstein before he travelled back in time to kill Hitler. You DO NOT want to fuck with me. I will travel back in time and I WILL kill your mother before she conceives you. It's not a matter of dying, you will not exist, no one will even know who you were.

Watch out niggers.
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TheEnigmaticT: Crossmando;

I believe we've talked about this; you want to be part of this forum, you need to be civil. Racism is pretty much the opposite of that. Making chronologically impossible suggestions that are filled with bile are also not civil. Calling people humorless, passive-aggressive or "cowardly little pricks" is not civil.

Downvoting costs you nothing. It causes no wound on you. It does not censor or delete your ability to speak. It is a way for the community to express that they don't like what you're saying. If you're hurt and offended because people don't like it when you call them names, well, toughen up. If they should be forced to put up with your anger and bile, I'll be damned if I think that you shouldn't have to put up with the mildest form of disapprobation I can think of on the 'Net. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, so either put up with the fact that your brand of caustic ill-humor is not well received here or go elsewhere. Ranting against people who have decided that you're being unpleasant and they want to let you know it isn't productive but it does seem to get you very exercised. GOG.com's community is a very tolerant one, I've found, as long as you discuss things in a civil fashion. The fact that you're getting downvoted is pretty clear sign that you're not being civil.

You've already written a post once to the forum to apologize for being a wanker. This thread? You're being a wanker again. I suggest you re-acquaint yourself with the Crossmando of early August, as he seems a substantially more pleasant person than the Crossmando of now.

Moderate yourself, please, before I'm forced to moderate you.
So people shouldn't have to put up with Crosmando's behavior but why should Crosmando put up with the behavior of others? He is simply letting others know they are being unpleasant to him, his own way. What is going on here is two cultures clashing against each other in a battle. His culture VS the culture of " insane politeness". It is clear now, what side you are on. What is civil or not is not something, we all do not share, in this world. And even though, I am an intolerant person, it disappoints me that GOG is intolerant of those who are different from them because I saw, this forum as a very free place that can be home for all kinds of people. I see now, that it is not. But being civilized, I believe, is being a good guest. And now that I know GOG will only accept one type of behavior and considering this is GOG's home, in the future, I will refrain from saying something that is not civil in the eyes of GOG here. You will get no more trouble from me. Outside of this forum though, I will continue being true to myself.


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monkeydelarge: I wrongly accused a group of people of being insanely cheap. Then I tried convincing people being cheap is bad, then a troll comes in and insults by telling me I need a crash course in economics and civil behavior. Then I tell him to "go fuck himself" AND then all his admirers show up here to defend him and attack me. Then all the other people who dislike me or hate me, show up and attack me etc. It seems these people have a wolf pack mentality. Then I tell these people what I think of them. Then Crosmando comes in to side with me but unfortunately says something racist. Then other people come in here, trying to get me to calm down. That is the true story.
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Elmofongo: Its threads like this is why good men like SimonG and orcishgamer are spending most of thier time on the steam forums (steam or not they seem to lost interest in the GOG forums)
Have you ever been to the Steam forums?
Post edited September 02, 2013 by monkeydelarge
Posted September 02, 2013
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TheEnigmaticT: Crossmando;

I believe we've talked about this; you want to be part of this forum, you need to be civil. Racism is pretty much the opposite of that. Making chronologically impossible suggestions that are filled with bile are also not civil. Calling people humorless, passive-aggressive or "cowardly little pricks" is not civil.

Downvoting costs you nothing. It causes no wound on you. It does not censor or delete your ability to speak. It is a way for the community to express that they don't like what you're saying. If you're hurt and offended because people don't like it when you call them names, well, toughen up. If they should be forced to put up with your anger and bile, I'll be damned if I think that you shouldn't have to put up with the mildest form of disapprobation I can think of on the 'Net. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, so either put up with the fact that your brand of caustic ill-humor is not well received here or go elsewhere. Ranting against people who have decided that you're being unpleasant and they want to let you know it isn't productive but it does seem to get you very exercised. GOG.com's community is a very tolerant one, I've found, as long as you discuss things in a civil fashion. The fact that you're getting downvoted is pretty clear sign that you're not being civil.

You've already written a post once to the forum to apologize for being a wanker. This thread? You're being a wanker again. I suggest you re-acquaint yourself with the Crossmando of early August, as he seems a substantially more pleasant person than the Crossmando of now.

Moderate yourself, please, before I'm forced to moderate you.
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monkeydelarge: So people shouldn't have to put up with Crosmando's behavior but why should Crosmando put up with the behavior of others? He is simply letting others know they are being unpleasant to him, his own way. What is going on here is two cultures clashing against each other in a battle. His culture VS the culture of " insane politeness". It is clear now, what side you are on. What is civil or not is not something, we all do not share, in this world. And even though, I am an intolerant person, it disappoints me that GOG is intolerant of those who are different from them because I saw, this forum as a very free place that can be home for all kinds of people. I see now, that it is not. But being civilized, I believe, is being a good guest. And now that I know GOG will only accept one type of behavior and considering this is GOG's home, in the future, I will refrain from saying something that is not civil in the eyes of GOG here. You will get no more trouble from me. Outside of this forum though, I will continue being true to myself.

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Elmofongo: Its threads like this is why good men like SimonG and orcishgamer are spending most of thier time on the steam forums (steam or not they seem to lost interest in the GOG forums)
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monkeydelarge: Have you ever been to the Steam forums?
Yes I have seen the steam forum and yes they are people there that makes me facepalm.
Posted September 02, 2013
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monkeydelarge: So people shouldn't have to put up with Crosmando's behavior but why should Crosmando put up with the behavior of others?
You've missed the point wholly. I am not censoring him here. I'm telling him that when he's uncivil, the community reacts. And the fact that he doesn't like how the community reacts to him is 1) silly, given that he's losing imaginary points that aren't worth any real-world value and 2) something that should cause cognitive dissonance because he's railing against them for doing exactly what he insists he should be free to do. But a downvote is substantially more polite than calling people names.

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monkeydelarge: He is simply letting others know they are being unpleasant to him, his own way. What is going on here is two cultures clashing against each other in a battle. His culture VS the culture of " insane politeness". It is clear now, what side you are on.
You're correct it is clear on whose side I'm on, if you mean I'm on the side of free speech, spoken civilly. If you can't make your point without being unpleasant, you aren't welcome here. 99% of the people in this forum manage to labor under such a cruel yoke; Crossmando (and, for that matter anyone else) is not an exception.

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monkeydelarge: And even though, I am an intolerant person, it disappoints me that GOG is intolerant of those who are different from them because I saw, this forum as a very free place that can be home for all kinds of people. I see now, that it is not. But being civilized, I believe, is being a good guest.
A "good guest" is one who does not make his mission "ruining other guests' experience." This forum is fundamentally a place for people to hang out which is affiliated with an arena where business is conducted. You know what stores do when someone shows and starts to call the other customers pricks? They ask the offender to leave. I'm not mandating that--yet.

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monkeydelarge: And now that I know GOG will only accept one type of behavior and considering this is GOG's home, in the future, I will refrain from saying something that is not civil in the eyes of GOG here. You will get no more trouble from me. Outside of this forum though, I will continue being true to myself.
I believe you'll discover that there is behavior that is appropriate in some locations that is not appropriate in others. If I like to wander around my house without pants on, that's my own problem. If I do it in public, it's everyone else's. Likewise, there are places where you can rant at people and call them names. Here is not one of them.
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