"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
Written by :mcp
Doesn't it worry people that respected old-school members of the community are worried about getting their threads locked? (Even when written diplomatically) The new members of the community probably aren't going to dare start a thread on anything even close to a controversial issue even when they have legitimate concerns.
Is this form of self censorship what you want hop to be?
Family friendly is a very politically charged idea anyway, but now we can't even discuss how hop works. We just have to hope that the secret police don't disappear you and your threads.
Thoughts arrive like butterflies...
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Written by :TastesLikePurple
i know this thread has been quiet for three days, but after reading it i've become concerned and feel the need to express my agreement with meg on that particular point. I wouldn't call myself a new member of hop - i've been here for three years, but i have only just started to explore the discussion forums. I find that it's not that i wouldn't 'dare' to start a controversial discussion after this, but rather, i find myself asking what would be the point if freedom of speech/opinion (yes, obviously it should be diplomatic) isn't respected? Because then, surely, it ceases to be a discussion and suddenly the fundamental ideals behind a discussion forum that make it work are lost.
If issues can't be discussed without censorship then maybe the secret police are out and about afterall
"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
Written by :mcp
meg's in the vulcan agains... with [lots of cool people]
well gotta go, big mirror and such like to practise in front of.
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
Written by :Look_This_ChangesWritten by :mcp
meg's in the vulcan agains... with [lots of cool people]
well gotta go, big mirror and such like to practise in front of.
Damn you. Thrice.
That is all.
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Written by :Glåss
Asking for the stable door to be re-opened after the horse has bolted?
NYC is NOT coming back. For fairly obvious reasons, he has no interest in coming back.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
Written by :FireTom
"the now legendary" MCP ....Anybody in here questioning her motifs?
Written by :FireTom
Apart from that I didn't enjoy being his target.
Written by :FireTom
Really makes me wonder: Is this really about the ban of NYC, Pele as a mod, locked threads, mods in general, alleged censorship, bruised or brushed egos or is this simply about "drama"?
Written by :FireTom
[Sidenote]Have you noticed that he's gone? Have you sent him PM's or eMails? Bothered to contact him prior to this?[/sidenote]
"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Written by :FireTom
Really makes me wonder: Is this really about the ban of NYC, Pele as a mod, locked threads, mods in general, alleged censorship, bruised or brushed egos or is this simply about "drama"?
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
Idolized by Aurinoko
Take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind....
Bob Dylan
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by :GlåssWritten by : FireTom
Apart from that I didn't enjoy being his target.
Perhaps you would like to elaborate on that? It seems interesting, but the relevant posts appear to have been deleted in/before Oct 08.
Written by :Glåss
Quote Firetom:
> However all this being the reason that I would like to renew my stance to the mods that
> -- I WOULD LOVE TO SEE NYC BACK ON THIS BOARD!
> and would hereby "officially" ask the mods, George and Malcolm to review the decision taken.
Asking for the stable door to be re-opened after the horse has bolted?
NYC is NOT coming back. For fairly obvious reasons, he has no interest in coming back.
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Having researched carefully (in Jan), and spoken with and e-mailed several of the parties involved.
In my opinion, in 9 1/2 years this is the worst event that has happened to the community in the history of the HOP forums. The damage done to the HOP community and is a sad thing to see, and will take a long time to regrow that which is lost.
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In the last few days, it appears that shutting thread and attempting to publicly gag any discussion about a topic does not seem to be making it "go away" - it seems to be fanning the flames further.
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George: Thanks for your explanation - sorry for not writing a full reply. Yep, I think we both knew these threads were coming - I'm surprised it took 4 months.
With what comes next..... Good luck.
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Nope I don't have an answer either.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by : OWD
Luckily, during our recent troubles on the gun thread, I did the sensible thing, bit my tongue and took it to the mods, rather than saying what I felt like saying and (possibly), getting myself banned.
Written by : Rouge
How boring would it be if we didn't have to build bridges every now and again in our lives? We'd be stuck on the same bank forever.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by :FireTom
Have you ever thought of how many buttons you pushed
Poi(poi~y) n. : A Hawaiian food made from the tuber of the taro that is cooked, pounded to a paste, and fermented.
- part owner of Wooktastic™ ©
Written by :FireTom
I am asking (on a sidenote) what people do to stay in touch with friends. That's no accusation or meaning to offend anyone. Times are fleeting and we live our lives - tell me about it.
Written by :FireTom
Meg's having a conversation with NYC, finds out he's banned (for his own actions), starts a thread (tongue in cheek) 'innocently' asking "btw where is the old chum?" A few ppl get upset (for their own reasons). [Sidenote]Have you noticed that he's gone? Have you sent him PM's or eMails? Bothered to contact him prior to this?[/sidenote]
"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
Written by :FireTom
What have I contributed to this board? That's a good question and I'm not able to answer it without falling into the booby trap. Maybe you start a thread called "What has Firetom contributed to HoP (and the fire community as a whole)" and in that have the members of this board vote whether they would still like me to participate here or not?
I will certainly obey the public opinion.
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
Written by :Dom
NYC's gone. Last he told me he was done with it anyway, he knows he's got my support if he wants to argue his case, but he's got better things to do. He's married now, he's got a life outside HoP, he's moved on. So, can we move on?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
kyrian: I've felt your finger connect with me many times
lou kitten: sneaky little meatball..
ezz: please corrupt me more
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Written by :mcp
And yeah I was trolling, but not for the board, for the mods. I still think it's pretty shocking / immature that they didn't think to tell us that NYC was banned. NYC isn't just anyone.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.