Questions for Callaway

[Charlotte Quin]

What do all the colors mean?

For the colors in the online list, red means admin, one shade of blue means webmaster, another shade of blue means Newsbox Slave, aqua means SUPPORTAR!!!1, purple means Modulator, purpllish mauve means Elder, back when we had Karma-Free, the color was green, and black means no special usergroup assigned.  What colors have I missed?

Orange means newsbox feature!  

How does one end up being a newsbox feature?

[odeon]

By doing something newsworthy. N00ds are a good start.

[Semicolon]

To Callaway (or anyone who knows the answer):

Who is the current modulator of the "My Way or the Highway" forum? What are the rules that that modulator has set?

[Callaway]

To Callaway (or anyone who knows the answer):

Who is the current modulator of the "My Way or the Highway" forum? What are the rules that that modulator has set?

It's currently Steve-O, but Steve-O's not been active here lately because his internet access is not very good right now.

As for the rules, I guess it's just that anyone who posts there can have their posts messed with at the modulator's whim, whatever that may be.

Why?  Are you volunteering to actually make up some rules for the My Way or the Highway forum?

That could be fun.

[odeon]

We definitely need a new modulator.

[Semicolon]

TO ALL WHO RESIDE IN THE REALM OF INTENSITY SQUARED: Let it be resolved that on this, the seventeenth day of December in the year of the Lord two thousand and ten, that the following suggestions have been submitted by the Right Honorable Semicolon for consideration as the new rules of the forum hereafter referred to as "My Way or the Highway".

Rule #1 (The Prime Directive): There shall be no rational argument whatsoever allowed on this forum. A few rational points or assumptions may be allowed, but it is expected that the bulk of the argument of any post shall consist of ad hominem attacks, logical fallacies and/or patent untruths. Any other method of argument that is not rational persuasion may be allowed at the modulator's discretion.

      Corollary #1: Godwin's Law does not apply to the "My Way or the Highway" forum.

Rule #2:The modulator is free to implement a system of points to score posts, in the style of "Who's Line is it Anyway?" All point values shall be determined solely at the modulator's discretion, and there shall be no appeal. Disagreeing with the modulator is automatically worth negative one million points. At any time, the modulator can lock a thread and declare a winner of an argument based on accumulated point values. The modulator does not have to score any posts if he/she does not want to or is simply lazy.

Rule #3: There shall be no pictures of airplanes posted on any thread that is not specifically about airplanes. This rule also applies to videos of metal songs (if the word "song" can actually be applied to metal).

Rule #4: The modulator has the right to edit any post because it does not comply with the rules. The modulator can also edit any post for clarity. The definition of "clarity" is left to the discretion of the modulator, to be decided on a case-by-case basis.

      Corollary #2: If the modulator edits a post for clarity, the modulator should note that that post was edited for clarity.

Rule #5: Every post shall contain effusive praise of the member known as Semicolon. The phrase "Semicolon is awesome" is sufficient to satisfy this requirement. This requirement may be relaxed if the thread being posted on is specifically about how awesome Semicolon is.


The Right Honorable Semicolon humbly asks the body of the esteemed membership of Intensity Squared to enter these rules into consideration.

These rules have been duly recorded and set down by my hand on this, the seventeenth day of December in the year of the Lord two thousand and ten.
Semicolon

[Callaway]

TO ALL WHO RESIDE IN THE REALM OF INTENSITY SQUARED: Let it be resolved that on this, the seventeenth day of December in the year of the Lord two thousand and ten, that the following suggestions have been submitted by the Right Honorable Semicolon for consideration as the new rules of the forum hereafter referred to as "My Way or the Highway".

Rule #1 (The Prime Directive): There shall be no rational argument whatsoever allowed on this forum. A few rational points or assumptions may be allowed, but it is expected that the bulk of the argument of any post shall consist of ad hominem attacks, logical fallacies and/or patent untruths. Any other method of argument that is not rational persuasion may be allowed at the modulator's discretion.

      Corollary #1: Godwin's Law does not apply to the "My Way or the Highway" forum.

Rule #2:The modulator is free to implement a system of points to score posts, in the style of "Who's Line is it Anyway?" All point values shall be determined solely at the modulator's discretion, and there shall be no appeal. Disagreeing with the modulator is automatically worth negative one million points. At any time, the modulator can lock a thread and declare a winner of an argument based on accumulated point values. The modulator does not have to score any posts if he/she does not want to or is simply lazy.

Rule #3: There shall be no pictures of airplanes posted on any thread that is not specifically about airplanes. This rule also applies to videos of metal songs (if the word "song" can actually be applied to metal).

Rule #4: The modulator has the right to edit any post because it does not comply with the rules. The modulator can also edit any post for clarity. The definition of "clarity" is left to the discretion of the modulator, to be decided on a case-by-case basis.

      Corollary #2: If the modulator edits a post for clarity, the modulator should note that that post was edited for clarity.

Rule #5: Every post shall contain effusive praise of the member known as Semicolon. The phrase "Semicolon is awesome" is sufficient to satisfy this requirement. This requirement may be relaxed if the thread being posted on is specifically about how awesome Semicolon is.


The Right Honorable Semicolon humbly asks the body of the esteemed membership of Intensity Squared to enter these rules into consideration.

These rules have been duly recorded and set down by my hand on this, the seventeenth day of December in the year of the Lord two thousand and ten.
Semicolon

These sound great.

[richard]

i dont think i'll ever post in that forum

[odeon]

Why not?

[richard]

The idea of someone else being able to contol my posts there doesnt rub me right.

[Callaway]

The idea of someone else being able to contol my posts there doesnt rub me right.

But on a moderated forum like WP, any of the moderators can control your posts anywhere, anytime.

Here, it is restricted to just the one forum and it's just for laughs.

[richard]

I understand. but when i go to a forum like Wp i know what to expect there.
 i thought this place was supose to be different. In any case maybe i'm just to serious

[Callaway]

I understand. but when i go to a forum like Wp i know what to expect there.
 i thought this place was supose to be different. In any case maybe i'm just to serious

I think you are taking the My Way or the Highway forum more seriously than some other people are taking it.

I think one of the ideas in making the one forum was to have something that maybe parodied WP just for laughs.

So far as I remember, we haven't had a Sinsboldly, a Mr Mark, or a Qatermass parody in there yet, though.

[odeon]

Even though all of those were suggested.

[richard]

I think you are taking the My Way or the Highway forum more seriously than some other people are taking it.

Is that Okay?