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wordinistaI'm trying very hard not to verbally smack a few people on the Aussie Forum.
No matter how much they seem to deserve it.
1. Photo contests should have rules. Having a panel of judges (or forum mods) narrow down the entries is not "unfair," and bitching about it is making you sound like a whiny little brat.
2. Deleted posts does not censorship make. Particularly when said posts were placed in a thread that was for photos only and not discussion of said photos.
3. Splitting and moving threads in a PHPbb forum is NOT as easy and clear-cut as everyone likes to think. I don't know what anyone else thinks about PHPbb, but I always hated splitting and moving threads.
4. Saying, "When I hear a good idea from the mods I'll be the first one to praise them for it" really is enough to make you sound like an asshat. Really. You may not mean to sound like an asshat, but you do anyway. Trust me on this.
5. Insisting that "September is at the end of summer, so summer themed pictures should be acceptable" after the rules have clearly stated that the contest is for a FALL THEMED PICTURE makes you sound like an idiot. Really.
*takes a very deep breath and contemplates some tea*
For serious -- those guys over there are so, so very lucky that I am not a mod or an admin. Because at this point, they'd be getting a hefty dose of Tough Bunneh Love ("STFU and quit your whining, you godless heathens!"), and they'd probably all hate me for it.
No matter how much they seem to deserve it.
1. Photo contests should have rules. Having a panel of judges (or forum mods) narrow down the entries is not "unfair," and bitching about it is making you sound like a whiny little brat.
2. Deleted posts does not censorship make. Particularly when said posts were placed in a thread that was for photos only and not discussion of said photos.
3. Splitting and moving threads in a PHPbb forum is NOT as easy and clear-cut as everyone likes to think. I don't know what anyone else thinks about PHPbb, but I always hated splitting and moving threads.
4. Saying, "When I hear a good idea from the mods I'll be the first one to praise them for it" really is enough to make you sound like an asshat. Really. You may not mean to sound like an asshat, but you do anyway. Trust me on this.
5. Insisting that "September is at the end of summer, so summer themed pictures should be acceptable" after the rules have clearly stated that the contest is for a FALL THEMED PICTURE makes you sound like an idiot. Really.
*takes a very deep breath and contemplates some tea*
For serious -- those guys over there are so, so very lucky that I am not a mod or an admin. Because at this point, they'd be getting a hefty dose of Tough Bunneh Love ("STFU and quit your whining, you godless heathens!"), and they'd probably all hate me for it.
