Banning your account doesn't ban you, actually.

EVACUATION OF THE BOARD by Edward Wilder on 2010-08-31 15:23:00 UTC Reply

First of all, I apologize a thoasand for the capslock and the bold, but Techno-D. and the Nameless Admin don't seem to be getting much attention by being polite, and their words need attention.

We are evacuating to The Other Board. Or here (http://wbe03.mibbit.com/?settings=12bf096bab4399ac3d0cc82c41d78b70&server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23). But probably The Other Board. All over here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7e_igiPIUI).

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Follow the lynx for more info.

P.S. Don't reply to this. I put a thread up (two actually, which was probably a bad idea in retrospect) at the Other Board (first and third lynx), and in the interest of helping Dann and the Admin, please go there if you wish to ask questions, make comments, or scold at me for using bold and allcaps in the subject bar.

Sorry to intrude, but seeing as the spam-bot is rather well-designed for attacking this design of boards, I'd rather not give it the address of The Other Board anywhere near as easily. There seem to be people on the IRC most of the time, people can ask there (or use our shiny Wiki!) to find where it's at.

-The Nameless Admin

Wait..... by Nielymoon on 2010-08-31 22:54:00 UTC Reply

So, is this a spambot who made the original post or are we really leaving this board?

We're not leaving, per se; by Makari on 2010-09-01 00:16:00 UTC Reply

we're taking refuge. This is and will remain to be our place, even if we temporarily evacuate for fumigation.

But yes, we are going places, and no, I'm pretty sure Edward isn't the spambot in disguise.

Thanks for giving it the link... by JulyFlame on 2010-08-31 19:01:00 UTC Reply

To the alternate board.

Given that Dann and the Nameless Admin's post is only the third down now, and that the average PPCer is hopefully smarter than the average cabbage, I'm pretty sure this was completely unnecessary and even potentially harmful.

Additionally, for many, if not most, this is still early in the school year, and people have lives, and things to get to. It hasn't been but twelve hours yet, and most of those were during the night.

It could be argued that it's only the third down... by Edward Wilder on 2010-08-31 22:28:00 UTC Reply

...because I've told people not to post anymore. But I'm not going to argue that point, because it would silly and unnecessary.

I am, however, going to remind you that most of the Newbies have no idea where the other Board is or how to get to it. I would also like to point out that in the post below this one, the posters seemed perfectly happy to chat with no apparent idea that Techno-Dann had posted anything at all, and the only person who's been implying that that means they're stupid is you. It may be unnecessary, but how the hell is one post potentially harmful?

On top of that, if people are going to school, and have lives, and things to get to, then they aren't going to post anything to begin with. And it may have only been twelve hours, but in my view the faster we get done with this the faster we get our Posting Board back, and I for one would like the spambots to be gone. Please don't bother me anymore.

Let me strip you of your delusions. by JulyFlame on 2010-08-31 23:21:00 UTC Reply

For one, no one is going to listen to you. You're just some random person who decided to say what's already been said without any regard at all for the fact that you have no authority, for one, and that for two, hardly anyone knows you as someone to listen to. How long have you been here? How much do you know personally? Why should those of us who have been here longer than you listen and allow you to continue in being obnoxious and presumptious?

You have no place stepping in at random to say what everyone's already seen.

Secondly, there is already a link up top, and on the wiki as well. The wiki was the very first thing updated with the news of the spambot attack, and it did include the link.

If you think that newbies will not be able to follow these simple links, you clearly have no respect for them or their intelligence. The average PPCer is smarter than the average cabbage, and they do not need their hands held so they can safely cross the street.

And that post you made can be potentially harmful because we do not know whether or not we are being deliberately targeted with this spam or not, and by providing a link in plain text you make it that much easier for the bot to jump to the other board as well. In short, if the bot jumped from this forum to the other because of your post, it would be all your fault.

It is being directed through an advanced proxy that allows it access to multiple IP addresses which makes it difficult to ban and pin down. It grabs usernames from the proper space and then fills it in correctly. You tell me how it is not dangerous to provide further information to it if it is fully automated and fairly intelligent.

I know this because I was one of the ones helping with figuring out what was going on and helping with the discussions as to what to do.

And your final response is completely useless, and has nothing to do with the reasoning behind my post. If it's only been twelve hours, and it is in the middle of the school and work day, people have not had the time to come online and see in likelihood, nor would they necessarily have the time to post. The act that you presume it will go any faster with further prodding is ridiculous because the only thing we can do is wait it out. Stop presuming things.

Additionally, BOTHER. BOTHER. BOTHER.

You're correct, and I'm sorry. by Edward Wilder on 2010-08-31 23:48:00 UTC Reply

I've already asked the Admin to delete this thread (and possibly my account with it) but before he does so I would like to say that I'm sorry.

I doubt very highly that this will change your mind about me in any way, but I also doubt that there's anything else that will. Goodbye, JF.
EBW

Whoa, calm down there. by JulyFlame on 2010-09-01 06:11:00 UTC Reply

Okay, I in all ~~probability~~ certainty should not have snapped at you.

However, I am like a snapping turtle and just because I snap at you doesn't mean you should flee and whimper and hide forever. If anyone you should worry about having snap at you it's Sedri because she is reasonable and all that and if she's snapping at you you probably earned it and have had it coming and you best be fleeing for the hills.

I, however, am a July, and tend to react teeth first. This doesn't mean I am trying to hurt your feelings or other things that would involve victimization on the part of the other party.

(This is an apology. Don't make me smack you for wanting to go hide.)

Apology definitly accepted, which I hope you expected. by Edward Wilder on 2010-09-01 22:58:00 UTC Reply

It was a dumb mistake, but crawling into a hole because you called me out on it doesn't help anything. In any case, if it had been someone else who did something that dumb, I would probably have been much, much meaner than you were about it.

Banning your account doesn't ban you, actually. by Vixenmage on 2010-09-01 03:16:00 UTC Reply

Since few people actually use the accounts-- I, for one, just type my name every time.

And being occasionally stupid is not cause for banning. And neither is fighting with July. Elsewise half the population of the 'Board would be gone (possibly including July). And The Nameless Admin ~~Of Namelessness~~ probably won't delete the thread either, as generally the only thing that gets deleted is trollspam. The rest of us have to put up with our mistakes just slowly sliding down the face of the 'Board.

But, as I said, don't worry about it. Just think before you post next time, and remember that we do have a team of people... well, a handful of people acting like a team... who Know What They're Doing. If you think they're not doing enough, or they've overlooked something, head onto the chatroom and poke them, or reply to one of their threads. 'S a lot easier and low profile than a whole new topic.

Oh, yes, and one more note... (DNR) by Edward Wilder on 2010-08-31 15:31:00 UTC Reply

The first five posts are from this year. Everything below jdlegacy's attempted introduction is from our last evacuation. Reply to things below that at your own risk, it has the potential to get very confusing very quickly.

Okay, I'm starting to get control-freaky, so I'm just going to leave while some of you still don't hate me...
EBW