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ATRL: What happened to ATRL?
Member Since: 3/16/2011
Posts: 6,580
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Originally posted by Marnie
ive felt like that for a while now.
if you attack an artist, u get reported
if you say britney is crap her her new song is awful etc...just a etc. you get reported
if people troll you and others, they are not reported,
If i attack someone, i'm reported
it makes no sense.
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That is rude.
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 8/4/2009
Posts: 21,911
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Originally posted by Bdawg
I agree. So many people take this way to seriously. Like immediately if I say my opinion on something I immediately get a WP. Which is crazy but if we didn't have warning points you'll have.....
Trolls! There's so many freaking trolls here. You have honestly no idea how many times I step into a new Brit thread I immediately see gaga stans talking ****. I mean we are for the most part 17 and up on this forum, I think we should know better. Its so stupid if you go into a singers thread you don't like and instantly start crap and ruin the fun for that singers stans. I dont like gaga, So I don't go in gaga threads. Plain and simple. Trolls are the reason why we even give WP
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this
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Banned
Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 1,595
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Originally posted by Vin
I, along with many other members, have suggested this solution time and time again: If someone gives you an unwarranted warning point, then the warning point goes to the person who did the "reporting." It will most certainly cut back on the reports and give the moderators some slack, because those who are "report-happy" will think twice before dealing them out like candy, especially if the one doing the "reporting" has a high amount of warning points themselves. I don't know why ATRL won't at least try that suggestion for several months to see how it works out. It's better to try to do something than just remain static and do nothing at all.
...Vin
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I'm glad you arrived to provide your much-needed two-pence.
I've never heard of that suggestion, but I must say that I completely agree with it. Even if it doesn't work, I still believe that attempting it is better than the inactivity that we are facing now.
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Member Since: 12/29/2009
Posts: 5,976
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Originally posted by JonnyϟLightning
I just hate how you can't say anything that isn't an actual opinion without being reported/attacked.
The world doesn't work that way, you gotta learn to take negative criticism.
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THIS.
Stop ****ing giving people points for giving opinions on a forum.
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 8/11/2007
Posts: 63,796
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Originally posted by Bdawg
I agree. So many people take this way to seriously. Like immediately if I say my opinion on something I immediately get a WP. Which is crazy but if we didn't have warning points you'll have.....
Trolls! There's so many freaking trolls here. You have honestly no idea how many times I step into a new Brit thread I immediately see gaga stans talking ****. I mean we are for the most part 17 and up on this forum, I think we should know better. Its so stupid if you go into a singers thread you don't like and instantly start crap and ruin the fun for that singers stans. I dont like gaga, So I don't go in gaga threads. Plain and simple. Trolls are the reason why we even give WP
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This.
even though with points i see trolls and gaga haters love brit and brit haters love gaga and whatever the hell atrl goes on about these days
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Member Since: 1/13/2004
Posts: 21,655
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People over here need to learn to not take everything too seriously and respect the difference of opinion. I'm a member of other forum where there's no such thing as stan wars, but a healthy discussion about everything AND even some of the most fanatic stans laugh on some jokes about their faves.
In my honest opinion, moderation here is lacking big time. And not only is lacking, but also they're jumping on the stan wars bandwagon and offending other members instead of maintaining the order. Honestly, they have to review their rules around here an become MUCH more strict, and banning 20% of the active members, if necessary.
I would just LOVE to see a thread with a healthy discussion and respect for other people's opinions without people having to bring the celebrities on the people's avatar when they have absolutely NOTHING to do with anything.
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Banned
Member Since: 5/15/2010
Posts: 15,858
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Well, I really think the problem with ATRL is it was seen as a this kind of forum from as long as I can remember that it became extremely difficult to put new rules without anyone talking crap about the new rules or harming online views.
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Member Since: 11/4/2006
Posts: 37,808
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I agree with you on ATRL not being the same, but honestly, you can't do nothing about it. There have been so many threads similar to this topic and nothing has changed. I would spend less time on ATRL, that is my solution and that is what I do. The admins, the mods and everyone else have lives. They have school, work ect. They are not going to figure out how to change ATRL any time soon. It's just how it is.
I do think the biggest issue on ATRL is OPINIONS. Some members do not know how to accept other peoples opinions they basically take it to heart. That is why I don't share my opinions that much anymore on certian topics.
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Member Since: 3/18/2008
Posts: 40,057
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Some people are too butt hurted, the world isn't a pretty little place and won't hear sweet thing all the time. Some need to deal with it and move on.
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Banned
Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 1,595
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Originally posted by Marnie
I have to be honest im kinda too scared to post my options anymore because members and mods kinda take **** seriously, and lots of them don't like me and other members which makes it worst.
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Same here. I would post more often than I do but I avoid many a thread because I'm afraid of who is in the thread and what they may interpret my acceptable opinion to mean so that they can report me.
Only one mod and I really get along well, too. I remember a time when a certain member posted on a certain mod's wall and told them to report me, calling me "Rihdumbass". That's not okay.
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 8/11/2007
Posts: 63,796
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Originally posted by cheap
That is rude.
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well etc. is like i see gaga fans calling brit crap and brit fans saying gaga's crap, but people can give their own options i have to pretend to love an artist i hate just to be safe. but i don't think it should be reported its everyone saying Justin and Rebecca Black is crap but never see their posts reported.
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Member Since: 3/18/2008
Posts: 40,057
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Originally posted by riskbreaker
Yeah. That's when it all started. It started when members started bashing GaGa and her fans.
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And vice versa.
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Member Since: 11/20/2010
Posts: 12,356
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Some people don't know the difference between expressing an opinion and SYG material.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/23/2008
Posts: 14,330
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The moderators don't really appreciate the assumption that we show preference towards certain members. Simply put, we warn posts that are deserving of warnings, regardless of whether they were made by members we have friendships with, members we dislike, or members of which we have no opinion. If you've racked up numerous warning points, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Sometimes I wish our members were privy to certain information that is withheld from them. In most cases, the moderator that you assume is unfairly targeting you isn't the one who is responsible for issuing you that warning or closing your shady/unruly thread. And at the same time, I know we could never reveal who is responsible for issuing each warning, simply because it would incite mass paranoia among the members who are inclined to think that X moderator is out to get X member or X stanbase.
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Banned
Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 1,595
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fireman25
I agree with you on ATRL not being the same, but honestly, you can't do nothing about it. There have been so many threads similar to this topic and nothing has changed. I would spend less time on ATRL, that is my solution and that is what I do. The admins, the mods and everyone else have lives. They have school, work ect. They are not going to figure out how to change ATRL any time soon. It's just how it is.
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What are you insinuating? That I don't have a life or that others that want ATRL to change don't? I have school, I have work, I have a social life, and I visit sites other than ATRL. But I enjoy ATRL and I sincerely want it to change.
And, no, it's not "how it is". I'm tired of hearing that.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 574
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
Some people are too butt hurted, the world isn't a pretty little place and won't hear sweet thing all the time. Some need to deal with it and move on.
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*butt hurt
But for the most part, I agree.
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Banned
Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 1,595
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Originally posted by Vithor
People over here need to learn to not take everything too seriously and respect the difference of opinion. I'm a member of other forum where there's no such thing as stan wars, but a healthy discussion about everything AND even some of the most fanatic stans laugh on some jokes about their faves.
In my honest opinion, moderation here is lacking big time. And not only is lacking, but also they're jumping on the stan wars bandwagon and offending other members instead of maintaining the order. Honestly, they have to review their rules around here an become MUCH more strict, and banning 20% of the active members, if necessary.
I would just LOVE to see a thread with a healthy discussion and respect for other people's opinions without people having to bring the celebrities on the people's avatar when they have absolutely NOTHING to do with anything.
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I'm a member of 4 other forums and I can assure everyone, as can you, that stan wars are NOT normal.
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 12/21/2002
Posts: 20,569
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Originally posted by iBeyoncé.
This.
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YASSSS.
Back when you were a girl.
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Member Since: 3/18/2008
Posts: 40,057
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Say that mods are biased is a lie. Foxay banned me, Lem and Keir. Celestial on other hand...
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
Posts: 11,853
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Quote:
Originally posted by Gui Blackout
Some people are too butt hurted, the world isn't a pretty little place and won't hear sweet thing all the time. Some need to deal with it and move on.
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To quote one of my fave movies of all time
"What better advice to follow than your own?"
Memoirs Of A Gaisha
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