Abuse of Power

[evilfusion]

People, people...it was a joke. A prank inspired by the joke other members had pulled earlier, involving YCMaker's glorious return and mass bans to all infidels or whatever it was.

 

If I recall correctly, the targets of the joke were big-name members, people whose bans would immediately attract attention and add credibility to the idea that no one is safe. These people should already have some method of contacting other prominent members, so that the mild chaos could spread, as well as reassurances that this was probably a joke. It's not like random newbies (who would probably be significantly more troubled by a website rejecting them) were banned for no reason.

 

In fact, some of the people were well-involved in the YCMaker thing before and would either find great amusement at the event, or would be stunned that it was actually happening.

 

Did it go too far? Maybe a little. I'm not sure how many people got hit. For the record, I only banned 1 person (Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, and purely because no one would ever suspect me in that, and Cifer liked the irony), because I don't particularly find much personal amusement in random or unjustified bans, and I was already advocating that anyone involved keep a list of all the members they banned, to make it easier to undo without forgetting anyone.

 

This wasn't a joyride of our mod powers or anything. It was an hour or two of screwing around, and while you members get the luxury of doing and saying stupid things, evidently the mod team must never join in. So we're damned either way, aren't we? If we join in on fun or pranking, we're not doing our job or we're abusing power. If we crack down hard on members, we're killjoys. Or a******s.

 

It's not my idea of "good fun", but for a one-time thing that'll probably NEVER be repeated, I think it was funny. A little overdone, but funny. If not the execution, the IDEA was funny.

 

If you got upset by it, I can fully sympathize with being upset over random bans with no explanation. Even though the "YCMaker banning people at midnight" was highly publicized and you should probably have had contact with people who were aware that others were affected. But after the fact, you should probably have calmed down and viewed it as the joke it is, and sure, claim it's not funny and receive the apology or suitable compensation.

 

But then let it go. There's nothing left to gain from it. We could theoretically have destroyed this site a dozen times over and never have.

 

PS: Although, Relius/Black, dude, that's terrible to hear, and I'm glad that nothing severe happened as a result of the prank.

[Agro]

Yeah. Not Buying it.

 

*points to Crab Helmet posts*

So you honestly believe I would post that? I have less respect for you than I did after the whole event. :\

 

*points to your post*

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

In all honesty Relius is the only one I feel bad about because I heard about what happened.

 

Everyone else was just butthurt.

[CinnamonStar]

People, people...it was a joke. A prank inspired by the joke other members had pulled earlier, involving YCMaker's glorious return and mass bans to all infidels or whatever it was.

 

If I recall correctly, the targets of the joke were big-name members, people whose bans would immediately attract attention and add credibility to the idea that no one is safe. These people should already have some method of contacting other prominent members, so that the mild chaos could spread, as well as reassurances that this was probably a joke. It's not like random newbies (who would probably be significantly more troubled by a website rejecting them) were banned for no reason.

 

In fact, some of the people were well-involved in the YCMaker thing before and would either find great amusement at the event, or would be stunned that it was actually happening.

 

Did it go too far? Maybe a little. I'm not sure how many people got hit. For the record, I only banned 1 person (Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, and purely because no one would ever suspect me in that, and Cifer liked the irony), because I don't particularly find much personal amusement in random or unjustified bans, and I was already advocating that anyone involved keep a list of all the members they banned, to make it easier to undo without forgetting anyone.

 

This wasn't a joyride of our mod powers or anything. It was an hour or two of screwing around, and while you members get the luxury of doing and saying stupid things, evidently the mod team must never join in. So we're damned either way, aren't we? If we join in on fun or pranking, we're not doing our job or we're abusing power. If we crack down hard on members, we're killjoys. Or a******s.

 

It's not my idea of "good fun", but for a one-time thing that'll probably NEVER be repeated, I think it was funny. A little overdone, but funny. If not the execution, the IDEA was funny.

 

If you got upset by it, I can fully sympathize with being upset over random bans with no explanation. Even though the "YCMaker banning people at midnight" was highly publicized and you should probably have had contact with people who were aware that others were affected. But after the fact, you should probably have calmed down and viewed it as the joke it is, and sure, claim it's not funny and receive the apology or suitable compensation.

 

But then let it go. There's nothing left to gain from it. We could theoretically have destroyed this site a dozen times over and never have.

 

PS: Although, Relius/Black, dude, that's terrible to hear, and I'm glad that nothing severe happened as a result of the prank.

 

 

evilfusion with his/her eloquence described everything I wanted to say and better than the terribad English I could ever bring up.

Listen to evilfusion.

 

But all in seriousness, yes, Relius and Order-Sol were the ones we should kind of feel bad about.

As for myself, I hadn't talked to them before and didn't know what they were up to.

[Guest ~King Crouton~]

Pretty much what evilfusion said.

[Yankee]

So you honestly believe I would post that? I have less respect for you than I did after the whole event. :\

 

Considering how much you hated it when I let the members know, yes. ;)

 

You're fighting a losing battle, sir.

[Agro]

Considering how much you hated it when I let the members know, yes. ;)

 

You're fighting a losing battle, sir.

I hated that you'd use it as part of your argument when I was saying it in jest.

 

You're right, but for different reasons than you think.

[J-Max]

So i'm not a well known Member because I wasn't Banned? *sadface* I try my hardest.....

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

Actually you were Max.

 

We just started unbanning people before you woke up most likely.

[Yankee]

I hated that you'd use it as part of your argument when I was saying it in jest.

 

You're right, but for different reasons than you think.

 

Considering the Rag part, I'm still not buying it ;)

[Mutant Monster RAEG-HAPYP]

People, people...it was a joke. A prank inspired by the joke other members had pulled earlier, involving YCMaker's glorious return and mass bans to all infidels or whatever it was.

 

If I recall correctly, the targets of the joke were big-name members, people whose bans would immediately attract attention and add credibility to the idea that no one is safe. These people should already have some method of contacting other prominent members, so that the mild chaos could spread, as well as reassurances that this was probably a joke. It's not like random newbies (who would probably be significantly more troubled by a website rejecting them) were banned for no reason.

 

In fact, some of the people were well-involved in the YCMaker thing before and would either find great amusement at the event, or would be stunned that it was actually happening.

 

Did it go too far? Maybe a little. I'm not sure how many people got hit. For the record, I only banned 1 person (Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, and purely because no one would ever suspect me in that, and Cifer liked the irony), because I don't particularly find much personal amusement in random or unjustified bans, and I was already advocating that anyone involved keep a list of all the members they banned, to make it easier to undo without forgetting anyone.

 

This wasn't a joyride of our mod powers or anything. It was an hour or two of screwing around, and while you members get the luxury of doing and saying stupid things, evidently the mod team must never join in. So we're damned either way, aren't we? If we join in on fun or pranking, we're not doing our job or we're abusing power. If we crack down hard on members, we're killjoys. Or a******s.

 

It's not my idea of "good fun", but for a one-time thing that'll probably NEVER be repeated, I think it was funny. A little overdone, but funny. If not the execution, the IDEA was funny.

 

If you got upset by it, I can fully sympathize with being upset over random bans with no explanation. Even though the "YCMaker banning people at midnight" was highly publicized and you should probably have had contact with people who were aware that others were affected. But after the fact, you should probably have calmed down and viewed it as the joke it is, and sure, claim it's not funny and receive the apology or suitable compensation.

 

But then let it go. There's nothing left to gain from it. We could theoretically have destroyed this site a dozen times over and never have.

 

PS: Although, Relius/Black, dude, that's terrible to hear, and I'm glad that nothing severe happened as a result of the prank.

IT WAS YOU :<

 

No but seriously, it was funny tbh. A bit annoying though. They're really is nothing to complain about.

[evilfusion]

IT WAS YOU :<

 

No but seriously, it was funny tbh. A bit annoying though. They're really is nothing to complain about.

 

Yeah. And would you ever think I'd ban the user with the name of my favorite card? (alternatively, I'd be the first person to suspect)

[Yankee]

IT WAS YOU :<

 

No but seriously, it was funny tbh. A bit annoying though. They're really is nothing to complain about.

 

MSN Convo:

 

Yankee says:

 

Go on

you ban somebody XD

 

fusion says

In a second.

 

Yankee says

;D

OOH

DUDE

YOU SHOULD BAN

"Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon"

 

fusion says:

 

...

Is he on?

[Mutant Monster RAEG-HAPYP]

Yeah. And would you ever think I'd ban the user with the name of my favorite card? (alternatively, I'd be the first person to suspect)

I have to admit, when I read that you did it, I laughed at the irony.

[Guest Mu-12]

...so apparently, people will be butthurt for this for a long time.

 

Mission accomplished.

 

Seriously ._.

[Agro]

Considering the Rag part, I'm still not buying it ;)

Oh are you still going?

 

And it's Rag. If I don't get angry at him, YCM really will terminate.

 

This wasn't a joyride of our mod powers or anything. It was an hour or two of screwing around, and while you members get the luxury of doing and saying stupid things, evidently the mod team must never join in. So we're damned either way, aren't we? If we join in on fun or pranking, we're not doing our job or we're abusing power. If we crack down hard on members, we're killjoys. Or a******s.

I agree with everything you're saying, so I don't want to give you that impression, but that's essentially the definition of what it's like to be a boss.

 

But then let it go. There's nothing left to gain from it. We could theoretically have destroyed this site a dozen times over and never have.

Good plan, doing now.

[Resident Fascist]

...so apparently, people will be butthurt for this for a long time.

 

Mission accomplished.

 

Seriously ._.

 

I'm not butthurt, I've just lost faith in the mod team. I mean it's sorta stupid, don't you think...?

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

...so apparently, people will be butthurt for this for a long time.

 

Mission accomplished.

[Yankee]

 

 

 

Challenge accepted.

[Legend Zero]

I'm not butthurt, I've just lost faith in the mod team. I mean it's sorta stupid, don't you think...?

We can all act like Huntar. =O

[Guest Mu-12]

Everyone, act like Bloodrun.

[J-Max]

Funny you should mention Huntar LZ. Haven't seen him since he was Demoted.

[Resident Fascist]

Everyone, act like Bloodrun.

 

 

DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS

[Yankee]

Everyone, act like Bloodrun.

 

Bloodrun reference.

True.

 

+1 like.

[J-Max]

Nah Mu.... Act like me! Then everything will be as relaxing as Flowers.