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Postby dwightschrute on Tue May 15, 2007 8:02 pm

freezie wrote:I wasn't a fan of spamalot, but I NEVER would have seriously wanted it to be deleted...Way too unfair for the people that were there.

I support Spamalot.... ( Never thought I would have said that in my life...)
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Postby mandalorian2298 on Tue May 15, 2007 8:03 pm

freezie wrote:I wasn't a fan of spamalot, but I NEVER would have seriously wanted it to be deleted...Way too unfair for the people that were there.

I support Spamalot.... ( Never thought I would have said that in my life...)


My point exactly. I never posted there and I never planed to, but what AK did was bullying plain and simple. :evil:
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Postby dividedbyzero on Tue May 15, 2007 8:05 pm

Here's a serious question - what's the big deal about post count and why should losing some of that number matter ? There's no scoreboard for that that I know of.

Is it better to have 10000 posts or 10 really good, meaningful posts ?

I'm not a fan of censorship, but I'm also not a fan of the absolutely pointless spamalot posts that seem to happen in so many threads. It has nothing to do with the people. I think Hector and Vincent and others are entertaining...just not in every thread.

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Postby freezie on Tue May 15, 2007 8:06 pm

dividedbyzero wrote:Here's a serious question - what's the big deal about post count and why should losing some of that number matter ? There's no scoreboard for that that I know of.

Is it better to have 10000 posts or 10 really good, meaningful posts ?

I'm not a fan of censorship, but I'm also not a fan of the absolutely pointless spamalot posts that seem to happen in so many threads. It has nothing to do with the people. I think Hector and Vincent and others are entertaining...just not in every thread.

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Sort by total posts, descending. There is your ''scoreboard''.
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Postby duday53 on Tue May 15, 2007 8:07 pm

Thanks for all the support :(
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Postby wiggybowler on Tue May 15, 2007 8:08 pm

wicked wrote:
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wicked wrote:No flaming please. Vincent, he'll see it quicker if you PM him.
The Commuity NEEDS TO SEE THIS


I agree. I was talking in addition to. BTW, I merged jnd's "stop the mods" thread from the social lounge into this one.


I would like to point out that wicked is not that bad, she takes her shot at everyone but does it without going to far. Ak is the one who needs his leash cut short.
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Postby Vincent M on Tue May 15, 2007 8:08 pm

Lack if you are out there I pm ed you and I dont know if it went through please reply here I guess or pm me back
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Postby dividedbyzero on Tue May 15, 2007 8:09 pm

freezie wrote:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/memberlist.php

Sort by total posts, descending. There is your ''scoreboard''.


But all that measures is your ability to post a lot...it doesn't measure something that takes talent, IMHO.

Look, I'm not going to argue that post count is important because i don't think it is and you obviously do. I'd fully support spamalot having their own forum if it meant keeping the fluff down in regular threads.

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Postby freezie on Tue May 15, 2007 8:11 pm

dividedbyzero wrote:
freezie wrote:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/memberlist.php

Sort by total posts, descending. There is your ''scoreboard''.


But all that measures is your ability to post a lot...it doesn't measure something that takes talent, IMHO.

Look, I'm not going to argue that post count is important because i don't think it is and you obviously do. I'd fully support spamalot having their own forum if it meant keeping the fluff down in regular threads.

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That is my only point..I really don't care about post counts. But I had to point out to you that there was a ''scoreboard'' for it..

I, unlike you said, don't care and strongly beleive it is not important..
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Postby wiggybowler on Tue May 15, 2007 8:16 pm

Most of us are more upset about losing our thread than post count. I could care less about my post count, but it was nice to have a thread to go to and post anything you felt like.
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Postby dwightschrute on Tue May 15, 2007 8:17 pm

dividedbyzero wrote:
freezie wrote:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/memberlist.php

Sort by total posts, descending. There is your ''scoreboard''.


But all that measures is your ability to post a lot...it doesn't measure something that takes talent, IMHO.

Look, I'm not going to argue that post count is important because i don't think it is and you obviously do. I'd fully support spamalot having their own forum if it meant keeping the fluff down in regular threads.

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Postby duday53 on Tue May 15, 2007 8:17 pm

I agree with wiggybowler
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Postby dwightschrute on Tue May 15, 2007 8:20 pm

wiggybowler wrote:Most of us are more upset about losing our thread than post count. I could care less about my post count, but it was nice to have a thread to go to and post anything you felt like.
i agree with that also
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Postby ABSOLUTE_MASTER on Tue May 15, 2007 8:21 pm

Nephilim wrote:lol, you all act so innocent. you're being persecuted....maybe it's b/c you are a bunch of spammers. it's like you don't realize that the name and purpose of your clan revolves around lame, immature, mindless spamming. i feel like i'm taking crazy pills!


All your pointless posts here make me believe you are in fact persecuting them. If i had time, I will count them, but easily i can say you have more posts here than hecter himself. :?

Maybe you should review your own words, and ask yourself if you are being lame, immature and just mindless spamming here.

Now, this whole situation reminds me of Pinochet in Chile and Castro in Cuba, I fear Americans have so many rights granted that they forget the meaning and value of those privileges. Even if Nephilim and company don't agree with the posts of Spamalot members, they MUST respect these people's right to voice their opinions. Unjustified acts driven by the need to demonstrate one's power are usually seen in dictatorships.

This is certainly lacks' site, but I do consider BOTH free members and premium members deserve respect and consideration. Arbitrary acts may be accepted in certain regimes; but in this situation i consider deleting Spamalot to be a lack of respect for the members of the group.

If the respect for other people is not a valid argument for you, you should at least wonder if this is good customer service. No matter how much members are paying, they are members of this site and have the right to enjoy the benefits that come with the membership. If there are games, members have the right to play the games; similarly, if there is a forum, they have the right to go and post there; if they were not supposed to talk about whatever they feel like, including non cc related topics, then the Social Lounge should NOT exist.

Had Spamalot being a place of bigotry, hate, rudeness and porn, I would understand these actions. However, I firmly refuse to accept a decision like this without a valid justification.

That's just my humble opinion.

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Postby dwightschrute on Tue May 15, 2007 8:23 pm

ABSOLUTE_MASTER wrote:
Nephilim wrote:lol, you all act so innocent. you're being persecuted....maybe it's b/c you are a bunch of spammers. it's like you don't realize that the name and purpose of your clan revolves around lame, immature, mindless spamming. i feel like i'm taking crazy pills!


All your pointless posts here make me believe you are in fact persecuting them. If i had time, I will count them, but easily i can say you have more posts here than hecter himself. :?

Maybe you should review your own words, and ask yourself if you are being lame, immature and just mindless spamming here.

Now, this whole situation reminds me of Pinochet in Chile and Castro in Cuba, I fear Americans have so many rights granted that they forget the meaning and value of those privileges. Even if Nephilim and company don't agree with the posts of Spamalot members, they MUST respect these people's right to voice their opinions. Unjustified acts driven by the need to demonstrate one's power are usually seen in dictatorships.

This is certainly lacks' site, but I do consider BOTH free members and premium members deserve respect and consideration. Arbitrary acts may be accepted in certain regimes; but in this situation i consider deleting Spamalot to be a lack of respect for the members of the group.

If the respect for other people is not a valid argument for you, you should at least wonder if this is good customer service. No matter how much members are paying, they are members of this site and have the right to enjoy the benefits that come with the membership. If there are games, members have the right to play the games; similarly, if there is a forum, they have the right to go and post there; if they were not supposed to talk about whatever they feel like, including non cc related topics, then the Social Lounge should NOT exist.

Had Spamalot being a place of bigotry, hate, rudeness and porn, I would understand this actions. However, I firmly refuse to accept a decision like this without a valid justification.

That' just my humble opinion.

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Postby Coleman on Tue May 15, 2007 8:25 pm

I'm even more disappointed now then I was when I last posted. Why are people flaming this? If nothing is done here I'm not sure what I'm going to do. :-k
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Postby pepperonibread on Tue May 15, 2007 8:31 pm

I'm in shock.

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Postby wiggybowler on Tue May 15, 2007 8:39 pm

On behalf of everyone in Spamalot, I would like to thank mandy, freezie, and ConquerKing for their support. Anyone I have missed sorry. I know for some of the above it was hard to admit your support but once again thank you.
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Postby freezie on Tue May 15, 2007 8:40 pm

wiggybowler wrote:On behalf of everyone in Spamalot, I would like to thank mandy, freezie, and ConquerKing for their support. Anyone I have missed sorry. I know for some of the above it was hard to admit your support but once again thank you.




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Postby wiggybowler on Tue May 15, 2007 8:44 pm

freezie wrote:
wiggybowler wrote:On behalf of everyone in Spamalot, I would like to thank mandy, freezie, and ConquerKing for their support. Anyone I have missed sorry. I know for some of the above it was hard to admit your support but once again thank you.




Yes...very....don't tempt me to take it back... :wink:


Ha ha.. your lucky they are holding me back......crap no one is here but me...... I mean sorry :wink:
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Postby Coleman on Tue May 15, 2007 8:49 pm

I really don't get this at all. I thought iceman was a good mod. You wouldn't go demolish the Leaning Tower of Pisa, break down the great wall of china, burn down the Taj Mahal. Spamalot was conquer club's greatest landmark. Even more it was the favorite hang out of just about every premium account holder. I never talked there myself, but I feel the same as if someone decided to take the Statue of Liberty away. :cry:

To do this, it doesn't make sense. Nothing anyone could say would make me feel any different. I hope iceman gets the courage to try and defend himself, because if he doesn't say anything at all like he's done so far, he's just going to go down that much faster. The silence is just making me more sure that he has nothing to say in his defense and he knows he's screwed up royally. [-(
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Postby red bull on Tue May 15, 2007 9:07 pm

jnd94 wrote:AK obvioulsly cant control his powers given by being a mod. I think he should be replaced and banned for a few days, see how he likes it.
thats coming from a multi :roll:


dividedbyzero wrote:Here's a serious question - what's the big deal about post count and why should losing some of that number matter ? There's no scoreboard for that that I know of.

Is it better to have 10000 posts or 10 really good, meaningful posts ?

I'm not a fan of censorship, but I'm also not a fan of the absolutely pointless spamalot posts that seem to happen in so many threads.

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i like this post this is exctly how i feel

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Had Spamalot being a place of bigotry, [/b]hate, rudeness and porn, [b] I would understand these actions. However, I firmly refuse to accept a decision like this without a valid justification.

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i remember it was taken down beacuse of a couple of porn links and a few people that did go in there where treated with rudeness and i dont know about actual hate but there was a lote of sigs around about people like rank3 and twiggy there are others but i can not think of them off the top of my head

and also hector even said him self that yes they did have spamalot but they will not stop spaming other threads {he also said this about when he would or if he would be a mod. with all this said i think that right now no it should not have been destoryed BUT if it was taken away for a good reason {porn link so on and so fourth } then yes that was the last straw.
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Postby Nephilim on Tue May 15, 2007 9:09 pm

ABSOLUTE_MASTER wrote:
Nephilim wrote:lol, you all act so innocent. you're being persecuted....maybe it's b/c you are a bunch of spammers. it's like you don't realize that the name and purpose of your clan revolves around lame, immature, mindless spamming. i feel like i'm taking crazy pills!


All your pointless posts here make me believe you are in fact persecuting them. If i had time, I will count them, but easily i can say you have more posts here than hecter himself. :?

Maybe you should review your own words, and ask yourself if you are being lame, immature and just mindless spamming here.

Now, this whole situation reminds me of Pinochet in Chile and Castro in Cuba, I fear Americans have so many rights granted that they forget the meaning and value of those privileges. Even if Nephilim and company don't agree with the posts of Spamalot members, they MUST respect these people's right to voice their opinions. Unjustified acts driven by the need to demonstrate one's power are usually seen in dictatorships.

This is certainly lacks' site, but I do consider BOTH free members and premium members deserve respect and consideration. Arbitrary acts may be accepted in certain regimes; but in this situation i consider deleting Spamalot to be a lack of respect for the members of the group.

If the respect for other people is not a valid argument for you, you should at least wonder if this is good customer service. No matter how much members are paying, they are members of this site and have the right to enjoy the benefits that come with the membership. If there are games, members have the right to play the games; similarly, if there is a forum, they have the right to go and post there; if they were not supposed to talk about whatever they feel like, including non cc related topics, then the Social Lounge should NOT exist.

Had Spamalot being a place of bigotry, hate, rudeness and porn, I would understand these actions. However, I firmly refuse to accept a decision like this without a valid justification.

That's just my humble opinion.

AM


i'm posting here for some pretty simple reasons, at least one already stated: spamalot is presenting themselves as a bunch of persecuted innocents who kept to their own threads. that's obviously bullshit. i think it should be pointed out here for this reason: there are tons of folks who hate what has happened to the forums. a lot of them don't post or voice their opinions in other ways; there's a silent majority out there. spamalot is an extremely vocal minority. if lack is reading this thread, i think it might be a good place to let him know that some of us don't appreciate spamalot and feel that CC is worse b/c of all the spam.

now, as i also already said, my posts may not be quite appropriate here since this thread has to do w/ AK, moderating, etc. but there may be a correlation between all the irresponsible spamming and AK's actions. and anyway, this is probably a good spot to let lack hear the voices of disgust w/ all the spamming.

i don't know what your beef is, ab master, but these guys jack threads and screw up the forums all the time, and here they are saying that they only post in their own threads and a rogue mod is persecuting them. they should be called out for that. as for your other points: if AK or lack feel that spamalot needs to be reigned in for the good of CC, then such reigning-in isn't arbitrary or disrespectful. it would likely be good for business and for the community. you don't need to accept the decision; nobody asked you, eh? and you ask for justification....you probably don't know any of the details, do you? kinda presumptuous.....
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Postby I GOT SERVED on Tue May 15, 2007 9:12 pm

Hokay, I'm about to go on a rant, so brace yourselves.

People, I think you all are WAY over reacting, on both sides of the spectrum.

To those pro-spamalot, the mods are doing there job. Sometimes this job involves deleting threads which are considered harmful/whatever else isn't good for the forum.

Now before you start throwing full wine bottles at your computer screens, hear me out. What AK did was over the top. That being said, He was doing his job. While spamalot was like a community in itself (which I was a part of), the whole idea did get carried away a bit. Nobody expected it to turn out how it did. So my proposition to you: don't get too attached. Live, and let go. Seriously. This is just an online forum. Yes, you made friends, yes, you had good times, etc. But you could very easily take those someplace else.

Also, I believe that some of the reason behind the deletion is that it wasn't supposed to get longer than the "longest thread" thread. Which is understandable.


Now, to those anti-spamalot: This group of people were very tight-knit, and became friends. Yes, AK did go over the top. That has been established. But spamalot kept within their guidelines of witholding the span to one thread. There has been spam nuking in other threads. But those had started off topic, so I suppose everyone is to blame for that.
As I stated earlier, I believe that some of the reasoning behind the deletion is that AK didn't want it to be longer than the "longest thread" thread. So just let them start another thread.

And just thought that I'd point this out, if I'm not mistaken, AK didn't delete ASA (anti-spam alliance)


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Postby red bull on Tue May 15, 2007 9:16 pm

also to add on to my other post look at willis sig from hector to xenhu aka bucket.... quote hector
suck my balls bucket
theres another one its not much but hey its still rude :P and also mafia games .... i have been in one game with vince and he spamed it and games with jnd dwight and some others that have spamed the mafia game NOTE i am excluding fircoals maifa game beacuse thats fircoals foult :roll: [/b]
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