Reality check time, folks.

Gatyr wrote: Linus wrote: pb125 wrote: SILLY 06'ERS SILLY ANYONE AFTER 02'ERS <font size="7">SILLY NON NATIVE TEXANS MOVING INTO THE STATE

SILLY RABBIT

Apu wrote: Are me,Whale,brihard, Niq,etc the only people that get that this forum is just there for boredom and it does not effect your life AT ALL. The fact that you people care about this rediculous forum business so much is insane.

So you dont have dreams about me?

I thought the feelings were mutual :'(

Sorry, let me clarify something here- this is generally for T&O. The other boards are of course designed for positive input,a dn should be used as such- some of you may recall I had well over a thousand posts in the 'real' boards before I found my way to T&O.

Enos- I hear what you're saying about following the rules bud, but as I se it this is self correcting. Over time those memebrs who can enjoy this place while staying within the rules (i.e., myself, and most others here) will naturally stick around, maybe toeing the line occasionally. Those who don't can be bumped out by the mods, but ALL WITHOUT THE NEED FOR EMMOTIONAL INVESTMENT. People seem to be genuinely pissed off over this, which is lame beyond all measure. That's all I'm trying to say. Anyonw who gets to the point where they genuienly care what happens on this forum needs to step back and analyze a bit.

I understand where you're coming form as mods- as I mentioned, I moderate over at MilSimOG.com; albeit that forum has a very different character from this one. Positive contributions are always valuable at any forum; you can see that a lot of people ehre spend time in new players and ideas being quite constructive- In thirty seconds I can go from photoshopping a dildo onto pb125s head to writing a dissertation on paintball accuracy factors for the other forum. But there's jsut no excuse, in my mind, for the infantile drama we see here. People need to get emotionally detached form the stuff that goes on here.

I totally respect that the owners and administrators of this board have certain conduct in mind, and I generally try to stay within it. It's just sad when people start flipping out over internet antics involving a bunch of strangers.

Ceric- in your position, no I would not care. My username and psot count mean nothing to me. I don't consider myself in any way special for my 'time in' here, or the fact that I'm apparently a platinum member, It's all just meaningless to me- I enjoy this palce on a day by day basis, and while I consider most of you guys pretty cool, it doesn't break my heart when people talk trash about me (as I know they cocasionally do). The internet is such an inconsequential part of my life that I simply don't care what happens here. Neither should you.

I second everything Brihard is saying.

It just does not matter. None of it.

Making a big deal out of anything that goes on here is silly.

Cedric wrote: You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.

Not a bit. I simply would decide whether I felt like sticking around. My account here means very little for me... It's a front so I can have fun here without completely exposing myself to internet sex pervs. Or at least that's what I thought til I met Chewpie. but I digress.

<shrug> OK, so apparently I'm in the minority.

I give that a big 'meh'.

High Voltage wrote: my post count arose by one.

mine too. this is incredible.

Cedric wrote: You wouldn't care if your account was messed with? Weird. it just feels like an invasion of my privacy.

It technically isnt YOUR account.. if you violate the TOS, Tippmann and it's mods can do anything they want as a punishment to 'your' account.

He didn't say Cedric did, he said if he did something of the sort.