What has happened to MOT? • Gaming • General Gaming • Eurogamer.net

ssuellid 26 Oct 2004 20:41:07 19,142 posts
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You can only see his posts when you reply to a thread he has posted in.

Is this some wierd alternative to banning? Or just some forum fault or exploit?

lost_soul 26 Oct 2004 20:43:10 9,372 posts
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Bit odd, isn't it.

Did he do anything to deserve a ban? I know he was spammer, but that's never resulted in errol, razz or vermin getting banned.

mooth-EcToX 26 Oct 2004 20:45:32 3,619 posts
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dont think its a ban... more of a global ignore! itl probally only be for a few days until moods are back to normal..... dam

ssuellid 26 Oct 2004 20:46:53 19,142 posts
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Errol and Razz were harmless inoffensive spammers. MOT is more insulting and arrogant than Gatwick Parrot.

timo180 26 Oct 2004 20:46:53 2,714 posts
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Is everybody sure he isn't a regulard stirring the pot?

mooth-EcToX 26 Oct 2004 20:48:37 3,619 posts
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i dont think so.... i cant really see anyone here doing that its just stupid!

UGnet 26 Oct 2004 20:49:22 15 posts
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I kind of miss MOT...

HoriZon 26 Oct 2004 20:50:07 14,351 posts
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Whos MOT ?

mooth-EcToX 26 Oct 2004 20:52:21 3,619 posts
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lol..... maby ugnet isnt one of mots sockpuppets cos if they put a global ignore then they would do it by the i.p. if this is the case then im truelly sorry ugnet but that wasnt the best way to enter the forum!

mal 26 Oct 2004 20:52:35 29,326 posts
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I know that when threads get deleted they remain on the system but are inaccessible to non-admins. Maybe if you delete a user something similar happens (except for if you reply, which we know doesn't completely work anyway).

rare_uk 26 Oct 2004 20:53:47 3,634 posts
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UGnet wrote:
I kind of miss MOT...

Don't do that, if the police stop you you have to have a valid certificate :/

/gets coat

(0/

UGnet 26 Oct 2004 20:59:08 15 posts
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Ahab wrote:

ssuellid wrote:
Errol and Razz were harmless inoffensive spammers. MOT is more insulting and arrogant than Gatwick Parrot.

And what about you dear sir, with your false accusations (towards UGnet)?

Now, They had every right to be suspicious, I would have been were situations reversed.

I am not MOT's sock puppet, I can promise you that much...

rare_uk 26 Oct 2004 21:02:25 3,634 posts
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UGnet wrote:

Ahab wrote:

ssuellid wrote:
Errol and Razz were harmless inoffensive spammers. MOT is more insulting and arrogant than Gatwick Parrot.

And what about you dear sir, with your false accusations (towards UGnet)?

Now, They had every right to be suspicious, I would have been were situations reversed.

I am not MOT's sock puppet, I can promise you that much...

Hey welcome BTW UGnet, have you been to the site of your name i.e. http://www.ugnet.com. It's some American election site

UGnet 26 Oct 2004 21:07:02 15 posts
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rare uk wrote:

UGnet wrote:

Ahab wrote:

ssuellid wrote:
Errol and Razz were harmless inoffensive spammers. MOT is more insulting and arrogant than Gatwick Parrot.

And what about you dear sir, with your false accusations (towards UGnet)?

Now, They had every right to be suspicious, I would have been were situations reversed.

I am not MOT's sock puppet, I can promise you that much...
Hey welcome BTW UGnet, have you been to the site of your name i.e. http://www.ugnet.com. It's some American election site

Huh, fancy that. Never had a clue about that website.

rauper Founder & CEO, Gamer Network 26 Oct 2004 21:11:15 3,379 posts
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MOT has been globally ignored until things calm down a bit.

We'll put others on global ignore if there we see similar behaviour/or they are reported to us and we think the place would be better off without them.

If he re-registers under a new name and becomes a nuisance, we'll delete his account(s). If things calm down a bit we'll un-ignore him and his posts will re-appear.

MrWorf 26 Oct 2004 21:11:43 64,187 posts
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ME Spammer? eh? o_0

rare_uk 26 Oct 2004 21:18:04 3,634 posts
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rhythm wrote:
ugnet is also tengu backwards/

/strokes chin

Hmmmmm

/is feeling conspiratorial

/cue twilight zone music

didi-didi didi-didi

mal 26 Oct 2004 21:19:28 29,326 posts
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rauper wrote:
If he re-registers under a new name and becomes a nuisance, we'll delete his account(s). If things calm down a bit we'll un-ignore him and his posts will re-appear.

Now that's quite a neat solution.

timo180 26 Oct 2004 21:27:06 2,714 posts
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Maybe a little too coincidental...

sam_spade 26 Oct 2004 21:30:02 15,745 posts
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mal wrote:

rauper wrote:
If he re-registers under a new name and becomes a nuisance, we'll delete his account(s). If things calm down a bit we'll un-ignore him and his posts will re-appear.
Now that's quite a neat solution.

Except if he's making posts saying: Hello? Hello? And then they all reappear.

Deleted user 26 October 2004 21:32:55

5 pages and growing...

... all because some troll that's almost 100% just another sock puppet. We really need the IP log thing.

UncleLou Moderator 26 Oct 2004 21:36:39 40,723 posts
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Really? He's probably a sock puppet?

/loses faith in humanity

Marcus 26 Oct 2004 21:47:29 1,646 posts
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rauper wrote:
MOT has been globally ignored until things calm down a bit.

We'll put others on global ignore if there we see similar behaviour/or they are reported to us and we think the place would be better off without them.

If he re-registers under a new name and becomes a nuisance, we'll delete his account(s). If things calm down a bit we'll un-ignore him and his posts will re-appear.

A rather elegant solution really, as it gives MOT a chance to re-evaluate his behaviour, rather than using the big-stick method of simply banning his account/blocking his IP.

ssuellid 26 Oct 2004 21:57:34 19,142 posts
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Ahab wrote:
And what about you dear sir, with your false accusations (towards UGnet)?

Once, I thought he was MOTs puppet - but the post timing was very suspicious. Anyway sorry Ugnet.

And if you want cliquey and insular - visit #eurogamer.

Deleted user 26 October 2004 22:17:08

I don't feel good about this at all. I never really wanted him to be banned, just to stop tarding all over every single thread, which funnily enough, I think his last post were words basically to that effect.

The thing is Ahab, its very well going on about how cliquey this place is, and how it was all a witch hunt and such, but I don't really think you are being very fair. First, I am a regular poster, but I don't think I really fall into the EG clique thing that you are talking about. I've been to no meets, and Ive never once been on #eurogamer.

I come here to relax and chat with like minded people. But recently, I have been unable to do this due to MOT being rude to somone in nearly every single thread that i read. And its not just the regulars. He merely antogonises them. What's much worse is the number of newbies he has probably scared away with his immediate crashing down on them with his pseudo-regular status that he has given himself. It was making this place quite unpleasant.

But like I say, I always wanted him to just stop it, but if that wasn't an option, then yes, I guess banning him is justifiable, if he is ruining it for eveyone else (except for you of course)

I don't know, I hope he does come back with a better attitude, I really do.

Wretched-Chin 26 Oct 2004 22:23:25 745 posts
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rhythm wrote:
/strokes chin

That, Sir, is assault.

A10Q !

GrandTheftApu 26 Oct 2004 22:33:04 6,117 posts
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Marcus wrote:

rauper wrote:
MOT has been globally ignored until things calm down a bit.

We'll put others on global ignore if there we see similar behaviour/or they are reported to us and we think the place would be better off without them.

If he re-registers under a new name and becomes a nuisance, we'll delete his account(s). If things calm down a bit we'll un-ignore him and his posts will re-appear.
A rather elegant solution really, as it gives MOT a chance to re-evaluate his behaviour, rather than using the big-stick method of simply banning his account/blocking his IP.

From what I've seen MOT is happiest when he is the centre of attention, see Daily Mail, name change & I'm leaving threads. Right now he is probably ecstatic about his notoriety, browsing the forum left handed.

deem 26 Oct 2004 22:54:11 31,667 posts
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WoodenSpoon 26 Oct 2004 22:58:51 12,360 posts
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Heh.

"I bet he was boosting his post count in the night when no one was around!!"

We've tunred him in to an EG nazi.

deem 26 Oct 2004 23:05:37 31,667 posts
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