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ATRL: ATTENTION STANS (AGAIN)
Member Since: 8/6/2003
Posts: 50,977
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Originally posted by TC
THEN AGAIN SO IS THE THREAD!
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Thank God some of the mods know that.
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Member Since: 5/4/2005
Posts: 21,850
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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21
So it's only for the border line insane members?
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And how can you tell the difference between sane and insane?
I guess we will have a thread on this soon.
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Member Since: 7/7/2005
Posts: 6,115
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It will work or you will be banned..... I would love to see alot of the stans banned. They aren't funny and its beyond lame now.
ATRL used to be a place for actual music discussion....... but I guess just like music, the kids of today rather just ********.
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Member Since: 10/19/2004
Posts: 13,032
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Originally posted by TC
That's when someone can step in and say "take it to WYFGDI", the same way we tell people to take personal arguments to NHB once they get out of hand.
SYG is not supposed to be the place where all artist/celeb discussions start. It's where they go once they've lost control.
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Sorry TC....had to correct that acronym. Still, the thread almost seems like it's mean to function as the ONLY place for discussions of any sort. The line of what's considered relevant (to the ATRL mods anyways) is easily blurred, and I can almost see warnings flying left and right because a few certain mods people can't tell the difference between sarcasm, or heated debate.
But it seems like your mind is made up...it's whatever.
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ATRL Administrator
Member Since: 5/2/2000
Posts: 2,844
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Pretty much, Tierra. You know like when the arguments get so ridiculous that people start bringing the crazy ("but your fave artist only sold 140k in 9 weeks and looks like a horse in that pic anyway, no wonder nobody cares about this ******** news"), and someone else responds ("well the one in your avatar can't even sell out a tour in X weeks unlike so-and-so"), that's when it will be time to force a stop to it and make them go to Stand Your Ground.
The excitement over SYG when it first started isn't what the thread is about. That was just a bunch of people getting stuff out of their system because it was brand a new place to do it. From now on, artist/celeb arguments will go there after they start to go off-topic or get out of control somewhere else.
It is the NHB of music/artists/celebs/sales/charts/all that stuff. That's all you need to know.
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Banned
Member Since: 5/13/2009
Posts: 1,827
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Originally posted by TC
I think some of y'all are missing the point. It's OK to debate your relevant points in Music News and Celebria, but at some point, it starts to get out of hand. That's when someone can step in and say "take it to SYG", the same way we tell people to take personal arguments to NHB once they get out of hand.
SYG is not supposed to be the place where all artist/celeb discussions start. It's where they go once they've lost control.
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but how do we know when the line has been crossed tho
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Member Since: 8/3/2006
Posts: 33,524
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Originally posted by TC
Pretty much, Tierra. You know like when the arguments get so ridiculous that people start bringing the crazy ("but your fave artist only sold 140k in 9 weeks and looks like a horse in that pic anyway, no wonder nobody cares about this ******** news"), and someone else responds ("well the one in your avatar can't even sell out a tour in X weeks unlike so-and-so"), that's when it will be time to force a stop to it and make them go to Stand Your Ground.
The excitement over SYG when it first started isn't what the thread is about. That was just a bunch of people getting stuff out of their system because it was brand a new place to do it. From now on, artist/celeb arguments will go there after they start to go off-topic or get out of control somewhere else.
It is the NHB of music/artists/celebs/sales/charts/all that stuff. That's all you need to know.
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I think I understand now. I guess the thread came off to everyone wrong when it was only directed to SOME members. The ridiculous ones.
But people should stop saying BEYONCE & CIARA stans though, cause every stanbase on this forum has crazy people in them.
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ATRL Administrator
Member Since: 5/2/2000
Posts: 2,844
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Originally posted by hungry4xtina
but how do we know when the line has been crossed tho
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We'll figure that out. Maybe a moderator can post and say like whoa what the hell is going on here, or maybe if the thread starter starts to get annoyed at the argument, they can tell people to take it out of their thread. Nobody knows for sure yet, just give it a legit chance instead of deciding its fate like 8 hours into it.
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Member Since: 7/15/2009
Posts: 2,744
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Member Since: 2/9/2008
Posts: 32,819
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Originally posted by Playboy
It will work or you will be banned..... I would love to see alot of the stans banned. They aren't funny and its beyond lame now.
ATRL used to be a place for actual music discussion....... but I guess just like music, the kids of today rather just ********.
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You sound so OLD
I just think we have to pick up and smile. Everyone thinks everything is getting worse (for example, discussions on music forums), but that isn't true. They're just different. Appreciate them for what they are and maybe you'll see the light.
Or, you can just ignore them, like I do.
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Member Since: 7/7/2005
Posts: 6,115
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Ch..... Eli, lets NOT
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Banned
Member Since: 7/28/2005
Posts: 9,146
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Originally posted by Adrian
It sounds kind of stupid.
I doubt this will work. People are already tired of SYG.
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The idea doesn't sound stupid, you do. When **** starts poppin off, take it to the streets fool.
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Banned
Member Since: 7/28/2005
Posts: 9,146
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
You sound so OLD
I just think we have to pick up and smile. Everyone thinks everything is getting worse (for example, discussions on music forums), but that isn't true. They're just different. Appreciate them for what they are and maybe you'll see the light.
Or, you can just ignore them, like I do.
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If you don't get your hippie ass on somewhere!
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Member Since: 7/24/2006
Posts: 4,281
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
You sound so OLD
I just think we have to pick up and smile. Everyone thinks everything is getting worse (for example, discussions on music forums), but that isn't true. They're just different. Appreciate them for what they are and maybe you'll see the light.
Or, you can just ignore them, like I do.
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Not to completely diverge off the topic, but I think it IS true. When I first joined, almost everyone who posted gave something more substantial than quoting a post with a laughing smilie and/or gif. Debate was not in the form of "stan wars," it was actual discussion with valid opinions backed up by reasoning.
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Member Since: 2/9/2008
Posts: 32,819
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Originally posted by Playboy
Ch..... Eli, lets NOT
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We go deep.
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Originally posted by NorMal
If you don't get your hippie ass on somewhere!
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Originally posted by Semáforo
Not to completely diverge off the topic, but I think it IS true. When I first joined, almost everyone who posted gave something more substantial than quoting a post with a laughing smilie and/or gif. Debate was not in the form of "stan wars," it was actual discussion with valid opinions backed up by reasoning.
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Yeah, yeah, whatever, I was just kidding. They are worse. But when the occasional great discussion comes along, it's that much better.
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Member Since: 7/24/2006
Posts: 4,281
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Originally posted by eli's_rhythm
We go deep.
Yeah, yeah, whatever, I was just kidding. They are worse. But when the occasional great discussion comes along, it's that much better.
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Except before today, they were always horrendously interrupted by stans But hopefully this new thread will change that
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Member Since: 10/19/2004
Posts: 13,032
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Originally posted by TC
. Nobody knows for sure yet, just give it a legit chance instead of deciding its fate like 8 hours into it.
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Hold. Up.
I would have given it a fair chance had you named it properly....you saw me slay Athen's threads with that amazing title that everyone loved and then you name it that loser mess? But...whatever floats your boat. You the ****ing best moderator. (no Drake shade)
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Member Since: 5/25/2009
Posts: 12,180
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Originally posted by arith
hold. Up.
i would have given it a fair chance had you named it properly....you saw me slay athen's threads with that amazing title that everyone loved and then you name it that loser mess? But...whatever floats your boat. You the ****ing best moderator. (no drake shade)
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omg do not post that wolf i wanna beat his ass so dam badly
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Member Since: 4/26/2007
Posts: 15,585
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That thread was a great idea
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 8/11/2007
Posts: 63,796
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thanks, cause every thread has beyonce in it so it might make it easier.
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