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9356
Am I the only one who gets frustrated when I join a game and I'm automatically on moderated status? To me, it feels like 'Hey, welcome to the game, and by the...
David
lunawuff
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Dec 9, 2007
9:18 pm
9357
Yes, and it is approved too. So why do we moderate? Because too many times people will try to use this board as a forum to advertise their games. Why do I...
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Dec 9, 2007
9:26 pm
9358
You know, didn't we all (moderators and Shannon the Fluffy Bunny Owner here) used to get an email when a post was queued for moderation? Cuz I was all set to...
b.l. imai
bebe_the_ama...
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Dec 9, 2007
10:36 pm
9359
I do get notices when a post is cued for moderation, but the advertising list I run gets a lot of spam, so I don't always catch legitimate posts. Also, what...
Shannon
illandaria
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Dec 10, 2007
12:40 am
9360
While I don't do moderated status for my games, I do keep the lists on the "Membership requires approval" setting. I don't want to get home from work to find ...
Gregory Griffiths
rynok
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Dec 10, 2007
1:55 am
9361
I did use limited moderation on a couple of the games I ran. At the time, there was scads of bleedover drama from other games and coupled with some trollish...
Vampi Digitalwytch
medea_bloodfyre
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Dec 10, 2007
2:39 am
9362
I didn't get anything, I simply happened to wander by (Clicked the wrong favorite) didn't even pay attention to the time. ... Owner ... Cuz ... then ... it ......
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Dec 10, 2007
5:31 am
9363
I found it in my membership preferences - getting email for pending stuff was not checked. Must be one of those "new and improved Yahoo" settings. Ugh. -b....
b.l. imai
bebe_the_ama...
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Dec 10, 2007
5:33 pm
9364
I wouldn't get offended just because first posts are moderated. I always moderate new members. I find it more annoying for requests for membership to be...
Hez
heza08
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Dec 10, 2007
11:47 pm
9365
Back when I ran my RPG in groups, I had new members moderated. They had to submit their application while pending, we'd work it out, then let them in when...
Jessica
zirathedarkelf
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Dec 11, 2007
6:57 pm
9366
We've all had bad player applications. Run a sim long enough, and getting one's unavoidable. Over the past few months, I've been having this kinda wierd idea ...
Gregory Griffiths
rynok
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Dec 26, 2007
8:28 am
9367
Heh heh... could be better than day-time TV ;)...
Why?
punk_ass_phi...
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Dec 26, 2007
12:39 pm
9368
That would indeed be highly hillarious. I would want to see the archives on those special lists just for the eye-gouging horror potential they present. Shannon...
Shannon
illandaria
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Dec 26, 2007
4:31 pm
9369
My guess is that gathering so many like-mindedly awful players together in one place would have some sort of freakish temporal effect, wherein they all operate...
Hez
heza08
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Dec 27, 2007
10:57 pm
9370
Two amusing things that are on topic that have occurred to me recently. 1. I was very sad nobody noticed the ad on one of the RP ads lists recently for a yahoo...
Shannon
illandaria
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Jan 2, 2008
5:37 am
9371
... I admit that ever since the demise of the old PBeM.com, I just don't check the YahooGroups mailing lists set up for simming advertising as much as I used ...
Gregory Griffiths
rynok
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Jan 2, 2008
10:13 am
9372
...And I've been thinking I should troll the ads groups looking for new members. So here's what I'm thinking of sending. Anyone got any suggestions? Shannon ...
Shannon
illandaria
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Feb 12, 2008
8:20 am
9373
Your Name: Wendi How long have you been playing RPGs online? 7 years How long have you been running online RPGs? 4 years What are the games you run? (Feel free...
wendi krueger
wendiktx
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Feb 12, 2008
3:39 pm
9374
... Weren't ... Yes, no only advertising. We don't want people to post and say, "Hey I got a game, come and join." But feel free to showcase your game. ...
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Feb 12, 2008
4:59 pm
9375
... new ... run ... 2000, ... their ... After, "We are not an advertisement site." add "Most members already have established games and simply want to assist...
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Feb 12, 2008
5:07 pm
9376
No, just that I *sometimes* feel like writing them. Ever had dys... or months like those? *pets Shannon* she's great. ... Image by FlamingText.com ...
Wendi Krueger
wendiktx
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Feb 12, 2008
8:20 pm
9377
Hi Wendi! Welcome! Shannon...
Shannon C.
illandaria
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Feb 12, 2008
8:22 pm
9378
... Yeah, exactly. This is, like, the only time you get to advertise on the group. :P Unless you want to make up an ad and have us critique it, which we've...
Shannon C.
illandaria
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Feb 12, 2008
8:33 pm
9379
Oh, I totally have to include that last sentence. After all, we need to educate the masses about the gay French whore alien cyborg vampire hippie elf. :-) ...
Shannon C.
illandaria
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Feb 12, 2008
8:35 pm
9380
Your Name: Anneliese How long have you been playing RPGs online? Somewhere around 4 years. How long have you been running online RPGs? Uhh, I've moderated...
Siarah Triniti
siarah_triniti
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Feb 12, 2008
9:28 pm
9381
Hi, Anneliese! Welcome! Shannon Who is glad that occasionally her random unsolicited invitations to people work out....
Shannon C.
illandaria
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Feb 12, 2008
9:52 pm
9382
Thanks for the invite and welcome! Your random, unsolicited invations will always work on me! --Anneliese "Shannon C." <shannon@...> wrote: ...
Siarah Triniti
siarah_triniti
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Feb 12, 2008
10:10 pm
9383
Oh, I know that Wendi is a naughty girl. It's why I sent her the ... And again Shannon, you never introduce me to your naughty friends. As for B ... Probably...
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Feb 13, 2008
4:28 am
9384
The more people who know the better? ... need ... vampire ... 40yahoogroups.com>freeform_GMs@yahoogroups.com, ... for ... who ... Star ... public. ... have ......
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Feb 13, 2008
4:29 am
9385
... years. ... for several years, but only GM'd for one. ... run two adult erotica/romance writing groups and an ad group...I believe the links are in my...
Mikel
lord_mikel_j
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Feb 13, 2008
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