Darkness off 40kforums popped in top msn and started bothering me.
Thought i'd share it with you to see how not to let owning a forum go to your head.
Worship the almighty Darkness
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The Andy says:
Hiya
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hi great to talk at last
The Andy says:
Hows you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sweet, just laughing my way through the froot thread
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the way your guys responded to the "nospam!" post was a little strange tbh
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i was genuinely offering a tip to stop the porn spammers 100%
The Andy says:
If you had a suggestion generally it's better to PM or Email the admin
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
then theres the issue of you wanting me to die... which i think you sent back in the spam email days
The Andy says:
Aye, thats what I'd like to talk about
The Andy says:
I never recall sending such an email, nor would I ever do so.
The Andy says:
I might have told you I wasn't interested, or asked you to stop.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
which are finished with now btw
The Andy says:
But I would not have used the words "Fuck off and die"
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
someone did, claiming to own 40kforums
The Andy says:
I resent the fact that you call me a "prick" and say "Fuck darkness" multiple times when people ask you simple questions.
The Andy says:
Why is this?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because being told to fuck off and die riles me mate
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes it was a shityt thing to do
The Andy says:
If you can get proof of the email I'll be more than happy for you to insult me.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
spamming never is a good option
The Andy says:
But until then, it's very immature.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you sound like a tart, women say that all the time
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
im an immature guy
The Andy says:
What is your problem with 40kforums by the way?
The Andy says:
I never understood it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the general animosity towards other sites fucks me off
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
warseer is full of douchebags?
The Andy says:
We don't do that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
seriously? is that a joke?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no that was the thread title which has since been changed
The Andy says:
Opinions of people in topics are not that of my own or my moderators.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
with a thread title like that you can expect a bit of animosity
The Andy says:
People are free to discuss their own opinions.
The Andy says:
Something which on your site seems to be lacking.
The Andy says:
Banning users, changing their usernames, with no reason?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no reason? the guys posting screens of my pms
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hes a joke dude
The Andy says:
Right... reason enough, as an admin, to change someone's username to "****"?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not once on any of our pages will you see bad press over any other site
The Andy says:
As an admin I would never dream of such a thing.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's the wardenhamster now
The Andy says:
His other username still says Wardenhomo.
The Andy says:
Quite immature, no?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's a *** and yeah that ones banned
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
absolutely
The Andy says:
Right...
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
creating a whole thread about the name froot?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
immature?
The Andy says:
Just giving my advice here to be honest.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
this can go on forever mate
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
fact is do you want to stop the spammers?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i can send you the file now..
The Andy says:
My site has been running for over five years, we have a strong member base and a great moderation team. Are you jealous maybe?
The Andy says:
Because it certainly seems that way.
The Andy says:
No thanks.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
The Andy says:
The comment earlier... "40kforums had 1 sign up today, we had 17"
The Andy says:
That seems very much as if all you care about is numbers
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
jealous of a 2 bit phpbb forum with 8000 porn bots and a bunch of 15 year olds?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
grow up mate
The Andy says:
I think you are missing my point.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not at all
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i want gamers on my site
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
top tier tournament players
The Andy says:
For your information, we are currently testing phpBB3, have been beta testing it for a while. The forums will be superb once we switch to the new system
The Andy says:
So don't you worry about us, ok?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
phpbb3 is poo dude
The Andy says:
Have you even looked at it?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
as i said, your forum would own with vbulletin, ours doubled in size in 3 months once we switched...
The Andy says:
We used vBulletin before.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i know more about phpbb than you ever will
The Andy says:
It crashed and gave us a lot of errors.
The Andy says:
phpBB is the most stable and secure platform.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i've used it, even integrated it into my joomla club site
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
both share the same database, its good - but from the users perspective it isnt professional
The Andy says:
Uh huh.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
anyway no one on heresy has come to your site as a result of all this
The Andy says:
For your info... we recently bought a brand new server (dedicated of course) to keep up with traffic. We've been running for over five years with much success.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ive had 5 kids on here this last 2 days
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
3 have actually started posting...
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
defecters i suspect
The Andy says:
Thats great.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not even a gallery?
The Andy says:
Does a forum need a gallery?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
come on - its a miniatures game of course it does threads get lost...
The Andy says:
Whats wrong with uploading pictures?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
galleries are better for users showcasing their work
The Andy says:
It is pointless getting carried away with added extras, few people use them anyway.
The Andy says:
Getting straight to the point is better. People are on your website for a reason.
The Andy says:
You're not a gaming portal, you're a forum.
The Andy says:
Or if you are a gaming portal, advertise it as that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
to make up new words?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
and slag usernames off lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
thats what your wardenhamster gets up to
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
so so amusing
The Andy says:
You really are immature... How old are you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
12
The Andy says:
It seems like it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
does immaturity matter? proofs in the pudding dude
The Andy says:
If you'd like my advice, from someone who's been running a site for over five years, having hosted tournaments which were advertised in White Dwarf...
The Andy says:
I'd suggest you grow up and act more mature on your website.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i came offered some advice, 20 porn bots a day is a lot
The Andy says:
Yes, and it's being sorted. I said for you to not to worry about it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
and got flamed by kids
The Andy says:
It's not your forums, so why the worrying?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
im not
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
youre the one bothering me, you added me to msn...
The Andy says:
Hardly. If you have an issue whatsoever, PM me, Email me, MSN me, I'll be happy to talk about it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i havent been back on the site, 5 of your goons have joined mine - who's bothering who?
The Andy says:
One of my moderators asked you, with a pretty nice post actually, to not come back and pester us.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you found any posts by our guys moaning?
The Andy says:
His post got deleted and he got banned.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no
The Andy says:
Yes.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he was limited
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
for 7 days
The Andy says:
That still sums up your site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
one cock being limitted sums up a 2000 member site?
The Andy says:
If someone says something you don't like, they get banned, limited, whatever.
The Andy says:
You can't do that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
but you can post someones private messages in full view?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
change the record man, its a shit tune
The Andy says:
This is getting nowhere. I wanted to talk to you to offer my advice
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
The Andy says:
Yet all you do is continue to make up bullshit.
The Andy says:
Your website will crash and burn if you continue with your current attitude.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hit me with the advice
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
what attitude?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
my personality stays off my site mate
The Andy says:
Thats such shit.
The Andy says:
I visited your site for 10mins earlier
The Andy says:
Elitism rules on your forum.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you must be pissed
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how?
The Andy says:
Want me to link about a dozen topics?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure
The Andy says:
I'm sure I'll manage it.
The Andy says:
Alright, give me 5mins.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
np
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
elitism is left to librarium dude
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
one of their current mods left there and joined us because of it, said she hates the place and heresy is the best new forum she's seen in years
The Andy says:
You can't change people's usernames, limit them, ban them, or whatever, just because they say something you dont like
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its my site, my mods can do what the fuck they want
The Andy says:
One of my mods came and made a topic, he did nothing to break your rules
The Andy says:
And he got limited.
The Andy says:
Where are your rules?
The Andy says:
or what are they?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you have to accept them when you join
The Andy says:
Yep.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its a vbulletin hack, something phpbb doesnt have
The Andy says:
But you don't stick to them.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
The Andy says:
You, the admin, doesnt stick to your own rules
The Andy says:
Jesus christ are you thick man?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yeah
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
fucking donut
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how dont i stick to rules?
The Andy says:
One of my mods came and made a topic, he did nothing to break your rules.
The Andy says:
And he got limited.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he registered under a stupid name called "thespy"
The Andy says:
Mozric.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
that reason enough
The Andy says:
I'm not talking about Wardenhammer.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
it's wardenhamster and mozric isnt banned
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's limited
The Andy says:
Exactly my point
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
for a week until this shit blows over
The Andy says:
He came and made a very reasonable thread.
The Andy says:
And you limited him
The Andy says:
He broke no rules.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i didnt read it
The Andy says:
THAT is elitism.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
it was gone before i got on
The Andy says:
Someone said something you or your mods didnt like
The Andy says:
And he got limited for it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
same as the one malcadon just posted
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
my mods do all the thread fixing around here
The Andy says:
It's your forums
The Andy says:
Why aren't you running them?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its not a case of liking it or not
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its a case of not letting a few dickheads cause strife and stupid threads
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
to keep the "jezplan" on track
The Andy says:
Right, ok, maybe it's not your problem or your opinions causing the problems here.
The Andy says:
Maybe it's your moderators making rash decisions then yes?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they make whatever decisions they want, i dont question them
The Andy says:
Right.
The Andy says:
Thats a massive problem, dont you see that?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no, they're trusted to do the job they arent babysat like your children
The Andy says:
That means you've selected moderators very poorly.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i trust them and know some of them personally
The Andy says:
And all they do is fuck up your site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
on the contrary
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they stop a few kids causing shit...
The Andy says:
Moderators on 40kforums have respect for everyone on the site, they respect that I have authority
The Andy says:
They respect that my decision is final.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
"yes master"... leave it out
The Andy says:
Your moderators clearly dont do that.
The Andy says:
They are free to roam and do as they please.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
absolutely, i'm an ex army nco mate i dont rule like that
The Andy says:
So why run your site like that?
The Andy says:
It's horrendous
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because it works?
The Andy says:
No it doesnt...
The Andy says:
Thats what you're proving.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
why doesnt it? is your site growing as fast as ours?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because a cock off another site cant moan about 1 thread on his?
The Andy says:
How many people LIKE visiting and posting on your site?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
1300 active
The Andy says:
Thats bullshit.
The Andy says:
Total bullshit.
The Andy says:
And you know it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
is it?
The Andy says:
It sure is.
The Andy says:
Where did you get that figure?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
vbulletin active is members online in the last 30 days
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
we get 30 sign up per day
The Andy says:
Thats a bullshit figure.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
Members: 2,208 Active Members: 1,359
The Andy says:
Didnt answer my question though, how many of them LIKE visiting your forums?
The Andy says:
Not numbers.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
should i start a poll? they joined the site doesnt that constitute a slight interest in it?...
The Andy says:
We have people who continuously make topics with respect of the forums
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how the fuck would anyone know that?
The Andy says:
I get PMs daily, emails daily, from people saying how much they enjoy our site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you've let it go to your head dude
The Andy says:
Do you get that?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ok, put it another way - how many other 40k forums are a year old with the same memberbase and post quality that we currently possess?
The Andy says:
Not very many have survived over a year and still remain decent.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you need to look at the bigger picture
The Andy says:
I am.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a site grows
The Andy says:
Come and speak to me in five years time.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
builds momentum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
snowballs
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a year is fuck all in the life of a forum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
give us 3 years then judge
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
until then you're wasting your time
The Andy says:
All I am trying to say to you is that if you continue with your current attitude, your site will become very elitist, if it isnt already
The Andy says:
Your moderation is poor.
The Andy says:
Very poor.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i disagree
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the members love the relaxed attitude
The Andy says:
I know of sites which are worse, but it's not far off.
The Andy says:
Relaxed as in 'Moderators can do as they please, I dont care'?
The Andy says:
Thats an awful line to take as an admin.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i trust my mods
The Andy says:
So do I.
The Andy says:
But they dont make rash decisions
The Andy says:
Or wrong decisions.
The Andy says:
They never have done.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
wrong in whose eyes?
The Andy says:
And if something is in doubt, they question it amongst the mods or with myself.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the guy starting a thread thats guarenteed to turn into a flame battle?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
if they want to delete something they can, its a joint effort
The Andy says:
Ours is a joint effort as well, but we dont ban users because we dont like them
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i dont question them - i dont need to
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
limit, they were limitted
The Andy says:
Jesus, thats an awful stance to take.
The Andy says:
Awful.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
in 3 days they'll gain full access again
The Andy says:
You want my opinion?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure
The Andy says:
You are a truly awful administrator.
The Andy says:
You may be able to run a forum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
excellent
The Andy says:
But you are an awful admin.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because i trust my mods to do what they want?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they know the guidelines
The Andy says:
I truly wish you good luck, but I fear your site will crash and burn if you continue as you are doing so.
The Andy says:
They clearly dont have any guidelines.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
thats why its currently growing quicker than every other site bar warseer?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes they do
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a mod guide
The Andy says:
If I went and made a topic now, and started it with "Hey I'm Darkness from 40kforums"
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
in the admin area
The Andy says:
I bet you it would get deleted or locked within 5 minutes
The Andy says:
A mod guide written by you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
possibly
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes
The Andy says:
Jesus...
The Andy says:
You don't know how to do diplomacy do you?
The Andy says:
Anywho I think I'm done.
The Andy says:
I've made my points, you've ignored them.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ok, come back in 2 years
The Andy says:
Shall do, I fully expect to be able to go to heresy-online.net and view a 404 Error.
The Andy says:
Please prove me wrong!
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure
Thought i'd share it with you to see how not to let owning a forum go to your head.
Worship the almighty Darkness
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The Andy says:
Hiya
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hi great to talk at last
The Andy says:
Hows you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sweet, just laughing my way through the froot thread
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the way your guys responded to the "nospam!" post was a little strange tbh
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i was genuinely offering a tip to stop the porn spammers 100%
The Andy says:
If you had a suggestion generally it's better to PM or Email the admin
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
then theres the issue of you wanting me to die... which i think you sent back in the spam email days
The Andy says:
Aye, thats what I'd like to talk about
The Andy says:
I never recall sending such an email, nor would I ever do so.
The Andy says:
I might have told you I wasn't interested, or asked you to stop.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
which are finished with now btw
The Andy says:
But I would not have used the words "Fuck off and die"
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
someone did, claiming to own 40kforums
The Andy says:
I resent the fact that you call me a "prick" and say "Fuck darkness" multiple times when people ask you simple questions.
The Andy says:
Why is this?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because being told to fuck off and die riles me mate
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes it was a shityt thing to do
The Andy says:
If you can get proof of the email I'll be more than happy for you to insult me.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
spamming never is a good option
The Andy says:
But until then, it's very immature.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you sound like a tart, women say that all the time
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
im an immature guy
The Andy says:
What is your problem with 40kforums by the way?
The Andy says:
I never understood it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the general animosity towards other sites fucks me off
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
warseer is full of douchebags?
The Andy says:
We don't do that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
seriously? is that a joke?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no that was the thread title which has since been changed
The Andy says:
Opinions of people in topics are not that of my own or my moderators.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
with a thread title like that you can expect a bit of animosity
The Andy says:
People are free to discuss their own opinions.
The Andy says:
Something which on your site seems to be lacking.
The Andy says:
Banning users, changing their usernames, with no reason?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no reason? the guys posting screens of my pms
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hes a joke dude
The Andy says:
Right... reason enough, as an admin, to change someone's username to "****"?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not once on any of our pages will you see bad press over any other site
The Andy says:
As an admin I would never dream of such a thing.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's the wardenhamster now
The Andy says:
His other username still says Wardenhomo.
The Andy says:
Quite immature, no?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's a *** and yeah that ones banned
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
absolutely
The Andy says:
Right...
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
creating a whole thread about the name froot?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
immature?
The Andy says:
Just giving my advice here to be honest.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
this can go on forever mate
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
fact is do you want to stop the spammers?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i can send you the file now..
The Andy says:
My site has been running for over five years, we have a strong member base and a great moderation team. Are you jealous maybe?
The Andy says:
Because it certainly seems that way.
The Andy says:
No thanks.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
The Andy says:
The comment earlier... "40kforums had 1 sign up today, we had 17"
The Andy says:
That seems very much as if all you care about is numbers
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
jealous of a 2 bit phpbb forum with 8000 porn bots and a bunch of 15 year olds?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
grow up mate
The Andy says:
I think you are missing my point.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not at all
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i want gamers on my site
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
top tier tournament players
The Andy says:
For your information, we are currently testing phpBB3, have been beta testing it for a while. The forums will be superb once we switch to the new system
The Andy says:
So don't you worry about us, ok?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
phpbb3 is poo dude
The Andy says:
Have you even looked at it?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
as i said, your forum would own with vbulletin, ours doubled in size in 3 months once we switched...
The Andy says:
We used vBulletin before.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i know more about phpbb than you ever will
The Andy says:
It crashed and gave us a lot of errors.
The Andy says:
phpBB is the most stable and secure platform.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i've used it, even integrated it into my joomla club site
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
both share the same database, its good - but from the users perspective it isnt professional
The Andy says:
Uh huh.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
anyway no one on heresy has come to your site as a result of all this
The Andy says:
For your info... we recently bought a brand new server (dedicated of course) to keep up with traffic. We've been running for over five years with much success.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ive had 5 kids on here this last 2 days
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
3 have actually started posting...
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
defecters i suspect
The Andy says:
Thats great.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
not even a gallery?
The Andy says:
Does a forum need a gallery?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
come on - its a miniatures game of course it does threads get lost...
The Andy says:
Whats wrong with uploading pictures?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
galleries are better for users showcasing their work
The Andy says:
It is pointless getting carried away with added extras, few people use them anyway.
The Andy says:
Getting straight to the point is better. People are on your website for a reason.
The Andy says:
You're not a gaming portal, you're a forum.
The Andy says:
Or if you are a gaming portal, advertise it as that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
to make up new words?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
and slag usernames off lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
thats what your wardenhamster gets up to
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
so so amusing
The Andy says:
You really are immature... How old are you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
12
The Andy says:
It seems like it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
does immaturity matter? proofs in the pudding dude
The Andy says:
If you'd like my advice, from someone who's been running a site for over five years, having hosted tournaments which were advertised in White Dwarf...
The Andy says:
I'd suggest you grow up and act more mature on your website.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i came offered some advice, 20 porn bots a day is a lot
The Andy says:
Yes, and it's being sorted. I said for you to not to worry about it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
and got flamed by kids
The Andy says:
It's not your forums, so why the worrying?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
im not
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
youre the one bothering me, you added me to msn...
The Andy says:
Hardly. If you have an issue whatsoever, PM me, Email me, MSN me, I'll be happy to talk about it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i havent been back on the site, 5 of your goons have joined mine - who's bothering who?
The Andy says:
One of my moderators asked you, with a pretty nice post actually, to not come back and pester us.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you found any posts by our guys moaning?
The Andy says:
His post got deleted and he got banned.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no
The Andy says:
Yes.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he was limited
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
for 7 days
The Andy says:
That still sums up your site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
one cock being limitted sums up a 2000 member site?
The Andy says:
If someone says something you don't like, they get banned, limited, whatever.
The Andy says:
You can't do that.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
but you can post someones private messages in full view?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
change the record man, its a shit tune
The Andy says:
This is getting nowhere. I wanted to talk to you to offer my advice
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
The Andy says:
Yet all you do is continue to make up bullshit.
The Andy says:
Your website will crash and burn if you continue with your current attitude.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
hit me with the advice
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
what attitude?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
my personality stays off my site mate
The Andy says:
Thats such shit.
The Andy says:
I visited your site for 10mins earlier
The Andy says:
Elitism rules on your forum.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you must be pissed
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how?
The Andy says:
Want me to link about a dozen topics?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure
The Andy says:
I'm sure I'll manage it.
The Andy says:
Alright, give me 5mins.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
np
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
elitism is left to librarium dude
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
one of their current mods left there and joined us because of it, said she hates the place and heresy is the best new forum she's seen in years
The Andy says:
You can't change people's usernames, limit them, ban them, or whatever, just because they say something you dont like
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its my site, my mods can do what the fuck they want
The Andy says:
One of my mods came and made a topic, he did nothing to break your rules
The Andy says:
And he got limited.
The Andy says:
Where are your rules?
The Andy says:
or what are they?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you have to accept them when you join
The Andy says:
Yep.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its a vbulletin hack, something phpbb doesnt have
The Andy says:
But you don't stick to them.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
?
The Andy says:
You, the admin, doesnt stick to your own rules
The Andy says:
Jesus christ are you thick man?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yeah
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
fucking donut
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how dont i stick to rules?
The Andy says:
One of my mods came and made a topic, he did nothing to break your rules.
The Andy says:
And he got limited.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he registered under a stupid name called "thespy"
The Andy says:
Mozric.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
that reason enough
The Andy says:
I'm not talking about Wardenhammer.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
it's wardenhamster and mozric isnt banned
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
he's limited
The Andy says:
Exactly my point
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
for a week until this shit blows over
The Andy says:
He came and made a very reasonable thread.
The Andy says:
And you limited him
The Andy says:
He broke no rules.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i didnt read it
The Andy says:
THAT is elitism.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
it was gone before i got on
The Andy says:
Someone said something you or your mods didnt like
The Andy says:
And he got limited for it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
same as the one malcadon just posted
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
my mods do all the thread fixing around here
The Andy says:
It's your forums
The Andy says:
Why aren't you running them?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its not a case of liking it or not
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
its a case of not letting a few dickheads cause strife and stupid threads
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
to keep the "jezplan" on track
The Andy says:
Right, ok, maybe it's not your problem or your opinions causing the problems here.
The Andy says:
Maybe it's your moderators making rash decisions then yes?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they make whatever decisions they want, i dont question them
The Andy says:
Right.
The Andy says:
Thats a massive problem, dont you see that?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
no, they're trusted to do the job they arent babysat like your children
The Andy says:
That means you've selected moderators very poorly.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i trust them and know some of them personally
The Andy says:
And all they do is fuck up your site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
on the contrary
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they stop a few kids causing shit...
The Andy says:
Moderators on 40kforums have respect for everyone on the site, they respect that I have authority
The Andy says:
They respect that my decision is final.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
"yes master"... leave it out
The Andy says:
Your moderators clearly dont do that.
The Andy says:
They are free to roam and do as they please.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
absolutely, i'm an ex army nco mate i dont rule like that
The Andy says:
So why run your site like that?
The Andy says:
It's horrendous
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because it works?
The Andy says:
No it doesnt...
The Andy says:
Thats what you're proving.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
why doesnt it? is your site growing as fast as ours?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because a cock off another site cant moan about 1 thread on his?
The Andy says:
How many people LIKE visiting and posting on your site?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
1300 active
The Andy says:
Thats bullshit.
The Andy says:
Total bullshit.
The Andy says:
And you know it.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
is it?
The Andy says:
It sure is.
The Andy says:
Where did you get that figure?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
vbulletin active is members online in the last 30 days
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
we get 30 sign up per day
The Andy says:
Thats a bullshit figure.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
Members: 2,208 Active Members: 1,359
The Andy says:
Didnt answer my question though, how many of them LIKE visiting your forums?
The Andy says:
Not numbers.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
should i start a poll? they joined the site doesnt that constitute a slight interest in it?...
The Andy says:
We have people who continuously make topics with respect of the forums
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
how the fuck would anyone know that?
The Andy says:
I get PMs daily, emails daily, from people saying how much they enjoy our site.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you've let it go to your head dude
The Andy says:
Do you get that?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ok, put it another way - how many other 40k forums are a year old with the same memberbase and post quality that we currently possess?
The Andy says:
Not very many have survived over a year and still remain decent.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
you need to look at the bigger picture
The Andy says:
I am.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a site grows
The Andy says:
Come and speak to me in five years time.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
builds momentum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
snowballs
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a year is fuck all in the life of a forum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
give us 3 years then judge
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
until then you're wasting your time
The Andy says:
All I am trying to say to you is that if you continue with your current attitude, your site will become very elitist, if it isnt already
The Andy says:
Your moderation is poor.
The Andy says:
Very poor.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i disagree
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the members love the relaxed attitude
The Andy says:
I know of sites which are worse, but it's not far off.
The Andy says:
Relaxed as in 'Moderators can do as they please, I dont care'?
The Andy says:
Thats an awful line to take as an admin.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i trust my mods
The Andy says:
So do I.
The Andy says:
But they dont make rash decisions
The Andy says:
Or wrong decisions.
The Andy says:
They never have done.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
wrong in whose eyes?
The Andy says:
And if something is in doubt, they question it amongst the mods or with myself.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
the guy starting a thread thats guarenteed to turn into a flame battle?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
if they want to delete something they can, its a joint effort
The Andy says:
Ours is a joint effort as well, but we dont ban users because we dont like them
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
i dont question them - i dont need to
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
limit, they were limitted
The Andy says:
Jesus, thats an awful stance to take.
The Andy says:
Awful.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
in 3 days they'll gain full access again
The Andy says:
You want my opinion?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure
The Andy says:
You are a truly awful administrator.
The Andy says:
You may be able to run a forum
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
excellent
The Andy says:
But you are an awful admin.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
because i trust my mods to do what they want?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
they know the guidelines
The Andy says:
I truly wish you good luck, but I fear your site will crash and burn if you continue as you are doing so.
The Andy says:
They clearly dont have any guidelines.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
thats why its currently growing quicker than every other site bar warseer?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes they do
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
a mod guide
The Andy says:
If I went and made a topic now, and started it with "Hey I'm Darkness from 40kforums"
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
in the admin area
The Andy says:
I bet you it would get deleted or locked within 5 minutes
The Andy says:
A mod guide written by you?
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
possibly
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
yes
The Andy says:
Jesus...
The Andy says:
You don't know how to do diplomacy do you?
The Andy says:
Anywho I think I'm done.
The Andy says:
I've made my points, you've ignored them.
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
ok, come back in 2 years
The Andy says:
Shall do, I fully expect to be able to go to heresy-online.net and view a 404 Error.
The Andy says:
Please prove me wrong!
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
lol
[email protected] (E-mail Address Not Verified) says:
sure