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That can explain a lot! LOL
I didn't think things have really gotten all that funny. I was even showing restraint arguing with the Geek.
I've noticed that. You've been much more restrained that I've come to expect.
BTW way, I got banned from the Warhammer Society Forum as Gandalf the Grey and came back as Gandalf the White. ?Someone asked, "Didn't you get banned?" and I replied "yes and now I am even stronger." Hahaha. If I am banned again, I'm coming back as Dracula.
This is really clever. I'm amused. I can't wait to see Dracula-Gandalf.
I'll agree with you though, the Epic Playtesting Forum has to be one of the worst forums I know. I don't know why people are more easy going else where, and besides a couple of lamos at the WS, they are pretty cool there as well.
I agree that the board is being poorly managed at the moment. By the way, Gandalf, avoid the profanity, please. I changed your inappropriate language to the word "lamos" instead. I understand about the language, but I'd like to keep Epic40k.co.uk family-friendly as I have had several younger players that I've gotten interested in our game and their parents wouldn't be too happy with that sort of environment. Does that make sense to you?
I'd like the board to be acceptable for our families. I'll give an example: when I visited Dafrca, we went by his local "hang-out" and I met the guys who were cursing like sailors. That's OK. They were by themselves having some "guys and the gang" moments. But the minute Dafcra brings down his daughter or there are "wee" people about, they clam up their language.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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I think Jervis does care or he wouldn't have invested so much in trying to relaunch Epic. It would have been much easier to let Epic fade away. I'm sure that it was someone like Jervis who thought to ralaunch the game rather than someone from "corporate." The E-A Playtest boards, for all their faults, have made E-A a vastly better game than it could have been. JJ takes some of the advice (he doesn't need to take it all and I respect his discretion in doing so. After all, artists will be artists) and uses it to improve E-A. - b. All you get is flak from the fanboys and the "yes-men"... |
There is some of that, but it doesn't have to be that way. There are quite a number of people on the boards that aren't "yes-men" or "fanboys" like myself, Dafrca, Athmos, Swords, and quite a few others.
I became a playtester because I wanted to see E-A avoid the mistakes that made E-40k such a bland game. I do take things seriously even though I've been pretty frustrated with the system several times. Ultimately, I'm an optimist and I do my best to project a positive attitude, which is precisely the kind of attitude that's going to be needed if E-A is going to survive.
OK. Sorry guys! LOL
I'll get off my soap box pulpit now!
Best regards to all and Shalom,
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I've noticed that PG is from Canada while the "Epic-moderator" is from the USA, which means that if PG is the "Epic-moderator" that he has either slipped and typoed his home or is deliberately misleading us. I wrote that in a thread on the E-A plyatest boards called "Chatter and banter TWO" in response to a thread the "Epic-moderator" wrote called "Chatter and banter." The "Epic-moderator" locked that thread so I had to write my own to reply to his points. Now it appears that the "Epic-moderator" has deleted those posts after I made points that disagreed with him and that mightily implicated that PG is still the "Epic-moderator" whether he admits it or not. I don't think it really matters since the writing (and spelling) patterns of PG and "Epic-moderator" are nearly exactly the same. Uncanny, isn't it? Dafrca and I have been discussing this off-board. What do you guys think: Should moderators be members of the board or "anonymous" entities? There's an issue that some board members might mistake a moderator's opinions as the group's "official" stance. I really don't see this, but I will admit that it's very possible. My idea is that one should conduct oneself in such a manner that it wouldn't matter who the moderator was because they acted as a honest, straight-forward, and genial person. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/ |
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I really liked the part about "dancing, singing, etc.," Maksim! ? |
Yes, I was pretty proud about that part. I thought it was pretty funny! I can imagine Eldar at a KISS concert!
Very amusing! ?
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I don't care if I know who's doing it (it's not important), but it sure wouldn't hurt either. We're not the only group of Epic players out there, but we're probably the crankiest! Why are those least-qualified in experience with the game in all its editions or lack the patience or personality to be a credible open moderator or leader the ones in charge? |
You know, I don' think that PG is the least-qualified person. He has been playing the game since SM-2/TL (or at least he told me that before) and he must own a ton of lead.
I'd really like this thread to steer away from any personal attacks on PG; he doesn't deserve that (and neither do any of us!).
I am very disappointed with the way that he (or Epic_moderator if they're different people) is running the show.
That's where my pissy streak stems from regarding Epic-A. It may have gone "far," but it hasn't gone farther because Jervis didn't take the initiative to really organize the playtest forum and its subsequent feedback. Leaving leadership to a person with an inane high number of posts is NOT the way to do it. To be frank, it would have been better served having no moderators at all than the way it is currently handled.
I don' think I blame Jervis. That guy has a lot on his platter if he trying to run the whole Specialist Games show. I just hope he learns from this experience. A lot of people with a high level of maturity write him like Dafrca. I would have picked one of the mature people (Not to imply that PG is immature. I don't think that.) that wrote me like Dafrca. Of course, it's easy to say things with hind sight.
I realize that you and others on this forum are on that board, but honestly, whatever good points you seem to put up, a lot of them get drowned out by less "coherent" voices. Granted it depends what each individual is willing to "handle" it, but for my particular personality and way of doing things, I see lots of wasted effort there. Of course, that's a matter of taste and opinion.
Sure, some of the effort is drowned out by the white noise, but that's life.
I can live with it as long as the worst of it is taken care of. I'm starting to think that the "worst of it" isn't presently being taken care of at the E-A Playtest boards.
I don't have a problem with moderators having an active presence, I dont think that is the problem since Cybershadow has an active presence and I don't think ANYONE can make an argument that he is intrusive or unfair (quite the contrary in my view!).
CS is definitely the "model" of a good moderator. Since I became a more active moderator, we communicate a lot about potential problems and keep our eyes open. He remains "laissez faire," but still takes care of things.
I think that Epic40k.co.uk is a very well moderated board. I can't remmber the last time we saw a flame war here or someone's feelings get hurt. ?
The problem in this case is purely that of an individual's personality and how it is obviously "ticking people off." In that particular case, perhaps a moderator with no direct participation is best.
I'm still not sure about "anonymous moderators." I'd rather have a person who has no problem being who is and is proud and happy to be a moderator.
A moderator who has to hide behind a false identity has some serious shortcomings as far as I can tell.
I agree that we should follow a "no cursing" policy on these boards. I for one LOVE cussing, but will go no farther than "crap" as my naughty word.
That's mighty big of you, Primarch!
You know what the first step towards recovery is...
Don't you? LOL
?I promise that next week I will open my last six-pack of "GW goodwill" and use it enthusiastically. ?
You make it sound like taking bitter medicine.
Maybe you should have some hard liquor with it?
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
