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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 21, 2014 2:34:49 GMT -5
Sad to see That Other Place has turned like that. Yeah. I get how serious the incident they were reacting to was, but I really don't see the connection between that and the current atmosphere. Typical overreaction. It's too difficult to apply reason on a situational basis, so the easiest solution is to create a blanket atmosphere that weed's out anyone not willing to conform. It's always disturbed me that when given a choice between justice or order, society almost always chooses order, regardless of how many good people get stepped on in the process. (Of course I'm talking about more serious societal issues here, but this little message board ordeal is a tiny microcosm in my eyes.)
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 21, 2014 2:56:09 GMT -5
I have no words. 5 days after I posted a thread that complained about my temp. ban at CBR that was immediately taken down that I never brought up again in any other posts...I go to hit reply on a thread and this message pops up: "You have been banned for the following reason: Wish granted. Date the ban will be lifted: Never." I...what? I don't recall making that wish...I did say I'd likely look for a different forum because that one was no fun any more...I guess to the current management that's the same thing. I just...I got nothin'. I think Weiland tends to overrule mods he deems too "soft." That is how my 3 day ban got turned into a month-long ban without me doing anything.
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Post by Jesse on Jun 21, 2014 3:25:15 GMT -5
I think Weiland tends to overrule mods he deems too "soft." That is how my 3 day ban got turned into a month-long ban without me doing anything. Your comment about duper getting banned was already deleted.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 21, 2014 5:16:06 GMT -5
I forgot the first rule about wipe club.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 21, 2014 6:48:35 GMT -5
I feel that I'm walking on eggshells over there. I believe the actual other posters are ratting each other out, too.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 21, 2014 8:42:15 GMT -5
That's why I didn't bother to register again. Seven years on that board and I never even received a warning much less a ban. Granted I stayed out of most topics were made to start controversy, but still ... after the stories I've heard I'm still glad I haven't. There's some drama in my life I can't get rid off. No need adding to it if I don't have to. This about the only social media on the internet I participate in.
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Post by gothos on Jun 21, 2014 13:39:17 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 21, 2014 15:33:01 GMT -5
To quote Thurgood Jenkins regarding work .."This job ssssucks! Abba Zappa you my only friend."
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 21, 2014 19:30:09 GMT -5
I feel that I'm walking on eggshells over there. I believe the actual other posters are ratting each other out, too. If Jonah Weiland ever sees the letter I wrote to DC Comics about his "cleansing" of his site, my grandchildren (if any) will be banned from CBR.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 23:58:59 GMT -5
I won't be watching it. Those leaks of Batman and the Batmobile look cool, but the basic premise of the worlds (the universes? The multiverses?) most powerful being fighting a non superpowered mortal with a utility belt does not interest me one bit. There's potential to make a good Batman movie, there's potential to make a good Superman movie, there is no potential to ever make a fight between the two worth anything but eye rolls and face palms. The fans of the movies are going to love it regardless. CGI, explosions, and their favorite heroes on screen looking cool. Casual fans of action movies or big budget releases will likely watch it and be disappointed. Fans of a good movie will probably skip it for the most part, a handful of them giving the benefit of a doubt and seeing it anyway.
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Post by impulse on Jun 22, 2014 10:12:16 GMT -5
Wow. So disheartening to hear about the madness at the other place. Even though folks have migrated here, it's sad to see what has happened to that place after spending so much time there.
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Post by gothos on Jun 22, 2014 14:40:06 GMT -5
I won't be watching it. Those leaks of Batman and the Batmobile look cool, but the basic premise of the worlds (the universes? The multiverses?) most powerful being fighting a non superpowered mortal with a utility belt does not interest me one bit. There's potential to make a good Batman movie, there's potential to make a good Superman movie, there is no potential to ever make a fight between the two worth anything but eye rolls and face palms. The fans of the movies are going to love it regardless. CGI, explosions, and their favorite heroes on screen looking cool. Casual fans of action movies or big budget releases will likely watch it and be disappointed. Fans of a good movie will probably skip it for the most part, a handful of them giving the benefit of a doubt and seeing it anyway. I think someone-- not Goyer, not Snyder-- could make a great film that focused on a conflict between Batman and Superman not in terms of a big splashy battle, but in terms of their having radically opposed views of the way the universe works. Such a film would have to be a lot subtler than the thoughts of John Byrne and Frank Miller on the subject-- though I very much liked the face-off of B & S in DARK KNIGHT RETURNS-- and it would have to be an entertaining action-adventure at the same time. The Bats-Supes crossover done for the SUPERMAN cartoon in the 90s was at least in the right ballpark.
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Post by gothos on Jun 22, 2014 14:55:52 GMT -5
Wow. So disheartening to hear about the madness at the other place. Even though folks have migrated here, it's sad to see what has happened to that place after spending so much time there. I never spent a huge amount of time on the CBR boards, but I always thought that the one thing the Community board had going for it-- even though a huge number of posters didn't know the difference between being outspoken and being rude-- was that one could express strong opinions there, within limits. If I was in the mood to have a bare-knuckle cyber-brawl on topics of race or sexuality, I could go there, knowing that there wouldn't be much light generated but at least there would be some heat. I've heard the Bendis boards may still be fairly quarrelsome, but maybe they'll get reined in as well.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 22, 2014 15:13:54 GMT -5
They're just quarreling over spelling and grammar on the Bendis Boards.
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Post by Jesse on Jun 22, 2014 18:01:12 GMT -5
I very much liked the face-off of B & S in DARK KNIGHT RETURNS-- and it would have to be an entertaining action-adventure at the same time. The Bats-Supes crossover done for the SUPERMAN cartoon in the 90s was at least in the right ballpark. The Dark Knight Returns animated film is an excellent adaptation of both the Superman Batman fight as well as Batman versus the Joker.
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