So where else do you play?Follow

Also, the idea that then openly baiting other users, violating standard procedures for dealing with interpersonal conflicts, and ending it all with stepping as low as direct insults to individuals...

Well, let's say Nix has a point that hasn't been addressed, and there is a growing group of people that are waiting to see what comes of it.

I joined the facebook group. :)

I do although I log on in spurts. I do like facebooks random questionnaires and such

I think you're being pedantic.

If not, I apologise.

My original statement was a joke about how the staff had done nothing wrong, and yet Nix wanted an apology from them. "Apologies are only for when you've done something wrong." That's what I meant.

Edited, May 6th 2009 10:07am by Allegory

In my job I deal with customers. Pretty often I deal with unhappy customers.

The FIRST thing a customer with a beef wants to hear, whether they'd admit it or not, is some version of "I'm sorry you're dissatisfied," followed by some version of "what can we do to make this work for you?"

It doesn't mean I'm accepting culpability for whatever went wrong; it's an acknowledgment that they are not pleased with a product or a service. It hurts nothing and no one to offer that.

It's only manipulative in the same way any social convention is.

Had the staff here, and I don't know or care who would be the appropriate one, just stepped up and said "You're right, there was a misprint, this is what we meant to say. It doesn't seem that anyone was affected but please let us know if that's incorrect and we'll do what we can to make it right", most of this kerfluffle would have dissipated on the first day.

Not only that, but it would have been the right thing to do.

What are we, then? A pestilence on their nice, clean servers?

There's a really easy answer for that one.

Not really on topic, but I loathe that kind of manipulative trite. I udnerstand that most people like it, and were you in a situation dealing with me I would also understand you are required to say it, but still it rubs me the wrong way.

Are you talking about the recent contest? I am not considering that event. I am only considering the most recent occurrence between BT, Mindel, and Kaolian, and then the following reactions by the community.

I'm talking about the event that spawned the ensuing meltdown, yes. BT and Mindel both posted stuff that was out of line. The REASON they did was the lack of response about the stupid contest.

Oh shi-

Nixnot is awesome.

Nixnot is gay.

Nixnot used to be an admin.

Nixnot is awesome.

Nixnot works at a copy center

Nixnot is interrobang

Nixnot is not a meme.

Nixnot is the worst skype thread ever!


That better Boy?

Nix was right, it stemmed from that competition. You may only be referring to Mindel and BT being muted by Kao, but the seeds of dissent were sown when the threads about the competition were nuked. This led to complaints about censorship (in a fashion) and here we are.

You can't consider the muting in isolation.

That may very well be it, BWAS. If that's the problem, though, it needed to be made clear much earlier. Those sorts of forums usually have a stated rule that says as much; furthermore, a mod would have stepped in and said "PM me about this if you have any questions but we're not discussing it here."

Anyway. Water under the bridge.