Lighten Up

[huskerman007 26]

I have seen some pretty grouchy discussions lately we all need to lighten up a little bit (including myself). I think we have forgotten what made this site great in the first place. What made it great was everyone was so warm and welcoming. Now a lot of people take this way to serious. Please try to kindly explain whats a matter in a post if someone does something wrong instead of blowing up on them.

[Compromise 1]

Thanks for reminding us of that, I will stay happy.

[GingerBlokey 30]

See I can be happy

[Sean Dogg 0]

I got fussed out for welcoming someone because they joined before I did and apparently they should be welcoming me. But it was his first post.

I've never gotten fussed out for welcoming someone to a forum...

[muffinpunk787 1]

And that someone was me   That is kinda weird...but I don't think it was a fuss, just a little reminder i think

[General Gunfire 0]

I agree Huskerman. Things have been getting too tight around here.

Lets let the tension out.

If anyone has the courage (), they could create a LET IT ALL FREAKIN' OUT thread, where you could say anything you want to say without the risk of it being taken personally by other members.

 

Stop blowing up on each other!

Make SimTropolis a more welcoming and nice place, folks!

 

-The General

[ephorex_77 0]

Date: 6/28/2005 11:28:46 PM Author: General Gunfire

I agree Huskerman. Things have been getting too tight around here.

Lets let the tension out.

If anyone has the courage (), they could create a 'LET IT ALL FREAKIN' OUT' thread, where you could say anything you want to say without the risk of it being taken personally by other members.

Stop blowing up on each other!

Make SimTropolis a more welcoming and nice place, folks!

-The General

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Heheheh . I doubt the management would look too favourably at that request. Besides, all you would need to do is to pop over in there occasionally and to blacklist a couple of potential enemies who've expressed dissatisfaction at your behaviour/posts etc.

 

But like huskerman said, I think that people are getting a little upstrung at minor matters happening all over the place. It certainly was different a couple of years back when I joined up and even before then. I didn't post as regularly, but you could sense the friendship and jovialty running through the forums.

 

This message of 'be nice to other people as we're getting all angry' has been said before in a lot of other threads, but I suppose too many reminders don't hurt, especially when it comes to such an important issue.

[huskerman007 26]

I have created a fun thread over in the off topic forum here https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=65290 Hopefully some of the tenseness is relieved here.

[villarule 2]

i always try to brighten up these forums with my lightening wit and my sunny personality

[General Gunfire 0]

Ah, villarule.

Sarcasm comes from the Greek Sarkasmos from sarkazein- To bite the lips in rage, from sark.

The Root word of Sarcasm literally means To cut a piece of flesh from a person.

 

Just thought you would like to know that

 

It's all in good fun villarule

[p2h5 3]

I agree.  There are dangerously high levels of seriously disturbing posts, about 'friendly reminders' and 'concerns' about abuse of things like (shock horror) font size, colour, avatars, picture size, file size, smilies etc.  It is getting a bit silly, i can see obviosuly why the moderators want to keep large files away to preserve bandwidth etc., but i mean people really need to 'get a life' who are fussing about posts with bad subject lines.  Think about all the bad things happening in the world, then people complain if someone types too much in CAPs.  Apart from that this site is excellent, especially the BATs, which really fill the void left by Maxis who hardly supplied any good buildings. 

[SpartanBadger 4]

I think you guys said it right. It's been said before, but I have seen so many of those posts, it's just ridiculous, people don't need to take minor things so seriously.

[ephorex_77 0]

Date: 7/4/2005 4:35:50 PM Author: p2h5 I agree.  There are dangerously high levels of seriously disturbing posts, about 'friendly reminders' and 'concerns' about abuse of things like (shock horror) font size, colour, avatars, picture size, file size, smilies etc.  It is getting a bit silly, i can see obviosuly why the moderators want to keep large files away to preserve bandwidth etc., but i mean people really need to 'get a life' who are fussing about posts with bad subject lines.  Think about all the bad things happening in the world, then people complain if someone types too much in CAPs.  Apart from that this site is excellent, especially the BATs, which really fill the void left by Maxis who hardly supplied any good buildings.

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Well p2h5, you've brought up many valid points and I agree with many of them. However, you also need to bear in mind that rules and regulations are required in order to maintain some semblence of order here on ST. If you compare this site to the real world, the real world has rules as well. I mean, we can't play loud music all night every night just because we like it. I mean, we're exercising our freedom, but it impinges on other peoples' freedoms as well.

 

In that sense, large, loud and overly garish font can be seen in the same light. It impinges on the flow of the pages as well. And besides, the rules are made by the administration and represent what they think is the best way to run this site. Yes, sometimes, they may seem minor to many people (myself included sometimes), but the rules do apply.

[Compromise 1]

Rules and regulations are required to live but peaple shoudent be so extreme about them sometimes.

[Superstar 69]

If there is a rule broken in a big or small manner the moderator/adminastrator's job is to see to it. Reguler members I can understand, they can maybe lighten up

[nealos101 20]

Hmm... I agree... I think I myself have raised a bit of tension especially when it comes to some disturbing topics like the ones you mentioned... I think i won't b doin that again tho. To cool myself down I participate in a few forumn games and that's gud advice on anyone else considering posting silly little remarks about font size, colour, etc. I like viratiy - not people regulating it as if it were a serious crime.

Nealos101.

[SC4 meister 7]

  How dare you say such a thing!?!?!?  TENSION?!?  What tension?    JK, I agree, we(myself included) need to lighten up a bit, and get back to having fun, this is a GAMING site after all.  Now...off to the forum games...

[toxicpiano 125]

all animals are equal, some animals are more equal than others.

[bevanl 6]

I am Starting a Campaign 'Let's keep Simtropolis Positive!'

Everyone cheer up!

We could do with an anti-freakout thread just to destress people.

[SIMpleton 2]