Well, due to recent altercations I had to say bye-bye to AG for a week. This is a time when users are supposed to go back and reflect on their wrong doings and decide how to change things for the better. Of course, I did nothing wrong whatsoever, unless treating every person on this planet as an equal is a crime, in that case I am guilty as charged. Oh, also, I didn't realise that quoting someone while supplying all used sources and clearly using ellipses and brackets in order to show any alterations was against the rules, but that's another story. Fact is, I was off of AG for a week, and one can only watch so much Bill O'Reilly (Which in my case, is a lot). So anyways, if you find yourself banned and with nothing to do, why don't you take a gander at...
Coping With Bans: A 7 Day Activity Guide By: Tony Alesalt
Day One:
Day one is probably the easiest. You don't really care that you were banned because you're still laughing at how awesome what you did was that you really don't care about whether or not you were banned, it was totally worth it. I just watched Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck while chuckling to myself. Easy.
Day Two:
At this point the novelty of what you did has worn off, seeing as the offending post(s) have been locked/deleted and it's no longer getting any attention. This is when you start feeling that the ban is undeserved. Still, not too hard to occupy yourself. I had to work, so that was an easy out for this day. I guess you could watch more TV or jerk off or something. Try to refrain from even checking AG, this will just make withdrawal harder for you. Side Note: I think a ban system should be implemented where you are unbanned once people stop talking about what you did.
Day Three:
Day three is where it starts going downhill. I joined like 3 new forums at this point. I also watched significantly more TV than I usually do, which seemed to help. For me day three was a weekend, which is unfortunate because school days are far easier to get by.
Day Four:
Now it's getting serious. The mods still haven't realised that they wrongfully banned you. Looks like you're going to have to wait it out. It was at this point where I actually decided to talk to people at school. This yielded few results, but if you pretend they're talking to you when they're talking to someone else, it's almost as if you have friends. Stay after school and hang out with your new friends. This will keep you away from the computer and help you forget about AG.
Day Five:
Continue to hang out with friends. I also started playing guitar and piano, just more distractors to keep you away from the computer. If any time is spent at the computer it should be devoted to watching TV shows and looking at cute pictures of kittens. Nothing lightens the mood like cute kitties with poorly spelled phrases encircling them.
Day Six:
If you have successfully avoided AG up until now it should get easy by this point. Just repeat what you've been doing up until now and go to bed early, you're getting unbanned tomorrow!
Day Seven:
Nearly there. At this point you won't be thinking about AG until you get home, which will probably be 1-2 hours later than usual, due to the fact that you actually talk to people after class now. Once you get home begin thinking up a super awesome thread that you'll post right as you're unbanned to make everyone happy that you're back and get mad at the mods for robbing them of your presence. Now just wait until your ban stops (probably late at night) then post your thread. Now simply wait for people to praise your awesomeness. Just make sure that your thread isn't about what you did while you were banned. Nobody cares and they've moved on. Try reading around and posting something that's relevant to the new weekly craze. Posting a thread about yourself will just make you seem narcissistic and people probably won't read it or post in it, seeing as it's stupid and boring. Seriously, you're not all that.
Actually, everyone seems to be taking everything too seriously on this site lately. Just chiiiiiill.
^This.
Notes on the "coping with ban 5/10 minutes guide": Good job at getting a permaban, and make the mods job easier for about half to an hour. (see any spam attack for further information)
Are all temporary bans 7 days?
No.
I wonder why he was banned 7 days. Is there a specific curriculum for how long you are to be banned for your offense?
Not really. All mods get this little chip build into their cranium which then calculate the ban based on offence, the number of warnings, if the person has been doing this before and the like.
I'm sure mods can answer your request.
No.
It seems that this post is turning into an argument, rather than a discussion, which is what i thought the meaning of posts originally supposed to be. >.>
Thank you for pointing that out. Nice to see someone being able to bahave themselves.
Now, which that off my chest: Sarcasm does not convert well to text, so people trying to be sarcastic end up sounding like they are offended. People who are offended should do as Manta said and chill. Decent guide be decent and not as eh as the other guides.
Did you miss spell that on purpose, or did your finger twich down and 2 keys to the left?
Does that have any relevance to the topic at hand, or are you just pointing out mistakes at random?
After all bans are just time outs. To teach to be a nice person.
You know, most people see the ban as an insult. I don't really know why, but apparently "You are yelling at people and flaming them. Please refrain from coming back before you can keep your temper off the internet" means "You are ugly, and I hate you, and you can't do anything about it, haha!" to them.
This yielded few results, but if you pretend they're talking to you when they're talking to someone else, it's almost as if you have friends. Stay after school and hang out with your new friends.
lol....
if you have to make a guide about coping with a ban, something is obviousy wrong with you. I suggest closing the internet window, going outside, and living life. Theres people out there...trust me, i know.
if you have to make a guide about coping with a ban, something is obviousy wrong with you. I suggest closing the internet window, going outside, and living life. Theres people out there...trust me, i know.
are you trying to say that you have friends? Please, tell me what it's like.
