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dumbluck · #1 September 11th, 2001, 12:51 PM

I strongly support this. Most people come to this forum in an attempt to get an answer to a game question or to get/give an opinion about the game, it's mods, and/or it's patches. Quite honestly, that is a _lot_ of information to wade through. Having _ALL_ these off topic replies to pertenant threads makes it much harder, and more frustrating, to find the information you want.

Keep in mind, I have no problem with OT threads that are labeled as such. They don't get in the way of people looking for game info (after all, if it says OT, you know not to waste your time looking there for game info). What I have a problem with is when a thread about my favorite mod (for example) becomes inundated with Posts that have nothing to do with the game, much less the mod. So please, please, _PLEASE_ reserve Off Topic Posts for OT threads and stop cluttering up the threads that actually have something to do with the game.

Just my overpriced $0.02 worth.

dumbluck (ie the only way i ever win a game ;b )

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geoschmo · #2 September 12th, 2001, 01:38 AM

Fortunatly, the vast majority of people on this forum are following this rule already. There really is only one person who continually seems unable to keep on topic in threads. However the fact that he makes an enormous amount of Posts makes it appear that the problem is worse than it is.

The forum advisors have talked to this individual about it several times. My guess is they are getting just as tired of it as we are.

Perhaps this thread will help the situation. Maybe this individual will finally see how annoying his behavior is and stop it on his own. I remember a time months ago when this individual was a constructive member of our group discussions, instead of a pest throwing up voluminous Posts of gibberish and irrelevant web links.

At the very least this thread will reaffirm to the advisors that the general public here is getting tired of the problem.

Geoschmo

dumbluck · #3 September 12th, 2001, 01:53 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
I remember a time months ago when this individual was a constructive member of our group discussions, instead of a pest throwing up voluminous Posts of gibberish and irrelevant web links.

I vaguely remember such a time. I distinctly remember wondering back then whether he was having a bad acid flashback or if he had been trapped in his VR program by a malicious virus, unable to communicate with the outside world except by posting virus-mangled pleas for help on this forum. Has anyone checked on him recently? Did he stop taking his medication? Was he seduced by the Dark Side? Did he take one too many hits of Acid? Suffer a brain anurism (I dont know what that is, but it sounds bad! ;P )

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#4 September 11th, 2001, 02:13 PM

I wish I had more time to adventure...
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Jump on HIS case. HE is the one who did it.
See the adventure thread in the canteen forum.

Lonnie Courtney Clay

#5 September 11th, 2001, 02:21 PM

I want to know something NOW. Are you all in on this joke or is it just VampiricDread ?

Lonnie Courtney Clay

#6 September 11th, 2001, 02:33 PM

dumblunk is in on it too and his being cute saying
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Lonnie Courtney Clay

geoschmo · #7 September 11th, 2001, 02:37 PM

sigh. I give up.

He Posts irrellevant gibberish in a thread complaining about his off-topic irrellevant gibberish.

Get a LIFE man!