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Copy Clerk  Posts: 56 Joined: 10 Dec 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3287 Joined: 9 Sep 2008     | you can't post when suspended...you can when on probation, though. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3418 Joined: 28 Jun 2008    |
Uh, If they're suspended every single one of their posts is faded and has a link to the offending article for the duration of the probation or the suspension. There's no point to this. On top of that, if they are suspended, how are they supposed to post here? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2843 Joined: 21 Jan 2009     | yay, my first official not on probation anymore post!!! right here, i think. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 831 Joined: 3 Jun 2008    |
I have always wonderd this, but what is the diffrence between being suspended and being put on probation? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2990 Joined: 7 Oct 2008   | Not all probations and suspensions are because of idiocy. In my case (once I was put on probation) I just didn't realize until it was too late that certain viewpoints were not allowed to be expressed on The Escapist for corporate reasons. Alas, all the warnings came too late. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3418 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 |
Probation is a warning, often accompanied with a PM. Suspension is a temporary ban. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2941 Joined: 4 Oct 2008   | My opinion: if you ever find yourself wondering whether or not you should post something, the answer is almost always no. The mods don't like posts like just 'inb4lock' or 'Cool.' I think they prefer something more substantial. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 56 Joined: 10 Dec 2008 | Ok, well post probation posts here and hyperlinks to suspended posts when you're off suspension ... It will also help act as a guide so people know what gets you suspended :-p |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4418 Joined: 19 Feb 2009  | not always because of stupidity, I was put on probation for a day for having very little text and a motivational poster saying "when all else fail, you can always have ninja attack" apparently pics aren't a substitute for text |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1105 Joined: 7 Feb 2007   | I haven't been suspended or put on probation yet, but lord knows I'm trying folks. I'm a bit miffed that I haven't offended someone yet. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3587 Joined: 6 Aug 2008 | 3000+ posts clean biatches!!! WHOOOOOO! Not even a 1 day probation!!! And I do like to check them, some are funny, some rather strange, others are just absolutely baffling. I like the ones where the mod has added a witty message, Nilcypher is rather good at those, good for a laugh on a slow day. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1489 Joined: 9 Mar 2009   |
There's already something that does that. They're called the FORUM POSTING GUIDELINES. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2178 Joined: 9 Apr 2009   |
I'm curious now, what viewpoints aren't allowed? I don't want to be probationated! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3755 Joined: 3 Feb 2009  | I do enjoy checking why people have been put on probation or suspended, if only to satisfy my curiosity over what they've said. It's also good as a learning experience, in order to learn what not to do on this forum, and when you treat them like that it's actually rather valuable knowledge. It seems to have served me well so far, lets hope I can keep it up. (I certainly hope I do... it'd be a bit embarassing to be suspended...) Actually, thats the main reason I want to avoid being even probationed, because I wouldn't want to embarrass myself like that in front of people whom I consider friends on here. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 56 Joined: 10 Dec 2008 |
Yes but it will at least give examples ... Plus we get to laugh at others :-p ^^ It's just a suggestion but I think it'd be fun :-) |
Copy Clerk Posts: 56 Joined: 10 Dec 2008 |
This is a perfect example of when the guidelines aren't enough ... Others experience can benefit us all! |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1489 Joined: 9 Mar 2009 |
So, you'e asking people to volunteer to be laughed at? Good luck with that. |
On the Record  Posts: 6059 Joined: 28 Feb 2009   | Most of the probation/suspension posts I've seen involved posts that were one word or had nothing to do with the subject at hand. And don't even get me started on the posts that get people banned... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2990 Joined: 7 Oct 2008 |
Not a problem now. The "you are not allowed to have this opinion, no matter how well constructed your argument" statement was made very, very clear, it was just that it was made very clear after my probation. I'm still a little confused about it myself. I'm not linking to it until somebody else links to one of their posts. Nobody's done it yet, and there's no way I'm getting a ban or probation because I linked to a ban or probation when I wasn't supposed to. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1148 Joined: 14 Feb 2009 |
I ALWAYS check those. Sometimes I'm amazed at what little it takes, and sometimes it's a keen insight into the Escapist beefs and dramas. I was banned for three days for making a topic about "Burglar enters your home" scenarios. It got to three pages before it was locked because "it didn't inspire conversation". HU-WHAT!? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4360 Joined: 8 Jan 2009   | I was put on Suspension for asking what exactly the warcry network was in the warcry forums. Not a very smart move since most of the blokes there aren't exactly fond of us escapists.... |
On the Record  Posts: 5104 Joined: 13 Dec 2008  |
Hey, I was in a play earlier as a drunk, and I was certainly willing for people to laugh at me. They didn't, but still... Anyway, OT, this isn't really a good idea, I don't think. It's fine to lok at the comments made that lead to moderator action, since they're left as a warning anyway. But a thread devoted to it isn't going to end well, methinks... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1120 Joined: 17 Oct 2008  |
Not in my experience. In my experience it's 1/20th of the time.
AWGH, I hate that! |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 544 Joined: 30 Jan 2009   | I got prob'd for being enraged by unoriginal list threads made by newbs. Fuckin' sue me. |
BANNED  Posts: 366 Joined: 18 Sep 2008  | Here you go: Some people never learn User was banned for: Probation posts. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 492 Joined: 1 Apr 2009    | I've outright flamed in a couple of posts but I haven't been warned. |
BANNED Posts: 366 Joined: 18 Sep 2008 |
Check the links I posted and you'll find out User was banned for: Probation posts. (Permanent) |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 119 Joined: 25 Feb 2009     | laugh it up, you lot. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1062 Joined: 2 Nov 2007  |
Yeah, you resorted to an image instead of a statement. That also seems to tick off the Escapist Mods. Pro-tip: When being contrary in a thread, don't use IMAGES. Escapist mods apparently don't want this place to become LOLcat/4Chan central. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 544 Joined: 30 Jan 2009 |
Would the thread be any more locked if I objected to it rationally? The image pretty much conveys my thoughts on that matter as well. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 640 Joined: 18 Mar 2009 |
That is true although I quoted somebody and just posted a image and never got probed. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 56 Joined: 10 Dec 2008 |
See this is more like it ^^ I haven't yet been suspended, on probation or anything and (fingers crossed) I won't be ... Also I hope this thread doesn't get me into trouble ... It's only for a bit of fun :-D |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 759 Joined: 23 Mar 2009 | *dance* |
Beat Writer  Posts: 135 Joined: 6 Oct 2008 |
...I can see why the last part of your post could annoy people, but I've seen quite a lot worse on The Escapist that hasn't gotten so much as a complaint. On the other hand, I've seen somebody banned on the basis of having bad grammar, so I really don't know. |
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I don't know about you guys but when I see anyone with a "User was put on probation for: ..." or "User was suspended for: ..." under their post I get curious as to what was said and follow the link.
I have come up with this idea that anyone who gets suspended should post a message here (not the one that got them suspended for obvious reasons) but a message leading to their message so that everyone can enjoy in peoples idiocy.