Rickrolling

RuadRauFlessa · Post by **RuadRauFlessa** » 26 Jun 2009, 14:41

Hi everyone.

Just thought I might want to let everyone know that rickrolling is not funny any more and we are receiving a bundle of complaints regarding it. The next person to post such a link might very well come up in the disciplinary actions thread.

Post by **maxxis** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:00

And by that we mean BANNED

UrBaN · Post by **UrBaN** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:08

This thread is unlocked which i assume means we can voice opinions.

What's the issue with rockrolls? They've been hilarious for ages and everytime I see someone get rickrolled, they laugh about it. I don't see why this now becomes a BANNABLE offense?

First there was banning for "Thread-Necro", though no suitable argument could be made for/'against it - I would rather necro a a valid thread than have 30 new ones.

We then have bans for unnecessary threads, though those only get made because a necro would result in a ban.

We now have bans for Rickrolling.

Next thing bans will be in place for continuing memes for longer than a week or using multicoloured text in posts.

Why is PCF becoming so Police-like? Surely matters of discipline and control like this should only be put in place and enforced where the behaviour of the forumites is starying to negatively impact the forum? Where has that happened? Sure, Firestrm was being a plick and got a warning for it - no problem with that. But why take the fun out of the forum?

If you ban RR you may as well ban the badger and all links to tinyurl.com.

This is not a rant, merely an observation and I guess a query....what's up with PCF lately?

Registered subscribers - who also happen to be regular, contributing forumites - have failed to get their PAID-FOR copies of the magazines. Now the PCF-Gestapo are taking hostages.

What the hell is going on with our friendly, well-loved forum?

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:13

I can understand the necro issue when threads are necro'd for no valid reason, but as for rickrolling, so, everyone has a laugh. and frankly the guys like Sojourn who ***** and complain because they got rickrolled, troll and spam our threads and frequently piss us off. So, I'm sorry, but I don't see why we can't have our own back?

doo_much · Post by **doo_much** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:16

I'm sorry you two feel that way.

The roll this morning stuffed up a rather technical, lengthy e-mail I was busy with.

So I support the move wholeheartedly.

GreyWolf · Post by **GreyWolf** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:17

As annoying as Rickrolling is(Rusty p**d me off the other day with 1), I feel that getting banned for it is a bit extreme.

Common sense people, we seem to be losing it.

GreyWolf · Post by **GreyWolf** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:20

doo_much wrote:I'm sorry you two feel that way.

The roll this morning stuffed up a rather technical, lengthy e-mail I was busy with.

So I support the move wholeheartedly.

So because you were slacking off on PCFForums on your work time, instead of finishing off the "Technical E-mail", you blame someone else?

Please refer to the "common sense" comment I posted above...

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:21

doo_much wrote:I'm sorry you two feel that way.

The roll this morning stuffed up a rather technical, lengthy e-mail I was busy with.

So I support the move wholeheartedly.

Sorry about your lengthy technical email. But the lesson you should take away from this is to save!

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:22

I have been rolled numerous times - I am now too wary to click on links in case it is another one. I for one will be glad if there aren't any more rolls.

D3PART3D · Post by **D3PART3D** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:28

maybe ban it just from the tech threads, or just ban the type that hijacks your browser?

GreyWolf · Post by **GreyWolf** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:28

Tribble wrote:I have been rolled numerous times - I am now too wary to click on links in case it is another one. I for one will be glad if there aren't any more rolls.

so excessive spam=ok, rickroll!=ok???

All it takes is a glance down to the link location...

yes, we are definitely loosing Mr. Common Sense...

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:32

D3PART3D wrote:maybe ban it just from the tech threads, or just ban the type that hijacks your browser?

Use Opera = problem solved.

If you persist in using IE and for any reason other than you are at the office, well then...

senile · Post by **senile** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:33

I'd like to know why the forum rules only apply to some people and not to all. Especially the necro rule.

D3PART3D · Post by **D3PART3D** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:34

Prime wrote:
D3PART3D wrote:maybe ban it just from the tech threads, or just ban the type that hijacks your browser?
Use Opera = problem solved.

If you persist in using IE and for any reason other than you are at the office, well then...

You think I'd use IE? I'm offended!

Unfortunately, FF3 is vulnerable to RR as well.

Post by **maxxis** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:35

Who necro'd what ?

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:36

As an act of civil disobedience, I will rickroll this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

D3PART3D · Post by **D3PART3D** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:37

Can we ban Moses instead?

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:38

Well you Necro'd the SPCA thread

GreyWolf · Post by **GreyWolf** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:43

Moses wrote:As an act of civil disobedience, I will rickroll this thread.

I'm with this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

D3PART3D · Post by **D3PART3D** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:44

*sigh*

Non-violent resistance ftw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

Post by **maxxis** » 26 Jun 2009, 17:00

Its not exactly rollin if you expect it.

The violent RR with no escape will get you banned.

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 26 Jun 2009, 17:00

D3PART3D wrote:*sigh*

Non-violent resistance ftw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

I'm normally not one to pick a public fight with the mods but I'm considering joining you

oh wait...

If I remember correctly, I believe the moderators and/or Admins started this.

Post by **maxxis** » 26 Jun 2009, 17:02

Prime wrote:Well you Necro'd the SPCA thread

For a good reason that contributed to the thread and and and and

Sojourn · Post by **Sojourn** » 26 Jun 2009, 17:04

Prime wrote:I can understand the necro issue when threads are necro'd for no valid reason, but as for rickrolling, so, everyone has a laugh. and frankly the guys like Sojourn who ***** and complain because they got rickrolled, troll and spam our threads and frequently piss us off. So, I'm sorry, but I don't see why we can't have our own back?

Prime. Please link where I spammed a thread where you needed to get your own back...
My gripe is with tinyurl links which is used in an ambush in the mids of a semi-serious discussion.
Yes, I access the site from work. Yes I use web-apps that gets F-ed because of that link.
Thus my complaint.

I try to avoid the spam threads where people amass 14k+ post counts on purpose. Feel free to rick-spam to your hearts content there.
Leave the grown-up's discussion to the grown-up's.

Sojourn · Post by **Sojourn** » 26 Jun 2009, 17:05

maxxis wrote:
Prime wrote:Well you Necro'd the SPCA thread
For a good reason that contributed to the thread and and and and

That in my book does not count as a necro.

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