Great, Perkies is gone.

The thing that really winds people up (in my opinion), that AE does not seem to grasp, is that most people understand what he is saying regarding PCs

I have a new hat. I am failing to see why this is getting more attention than that.

BETEO is a DEMOCRACY and not a DICTATORSHIP.

I wonder who's next after you've decided that AE is the problem, and AE has always been the problem, and the solution is to make him an unperson? There'll be someone.

You do know jc wasn't banned, right?

I agree, but I can't see any other solution unless he cuts it out. I like him, but the point is, he isn't any more important than any single other member, and he certainly isn't more important than several.

What rules is he breaking?

I really don't see that he is trolling at all.

In that mac thread he was offering advice, pointing out the limitations of that advice.

Malc

There is an ignore function!

I don't have any problem with what he is posting, in fact if he is banned I will leave.

Malc

Just like everyone else. But he does that in addition to his PC vs Consoles ranting that has been a direct reason for several people leaving.

Yup, this is a proper Lord of the Flies situation. Except piggies glasses are something to do with PCs or something.

Seriously - any one who is genuinely feeling actual emotion from someone posting about a computer you do own, but use for a slightly different purpose needs to take a step back. If you saw how this looks from a lurker perspective you'd be well embarrassed. Try reading that page long rant in this thread out of context and you'd see how odd it is.

Don't focus on the word "ranting" if you're going to go by the dictionary definition.

If you genuinely can't comprehend what it is you're doing that winds people up, I'll explain it here one last time:

It's the PC stuff. The "PCs are better line" of argument. The "you can build a cheap PC that will outdo any console" stuff. All of that. The 1000 word articles on the subject. In every single thread you can shoehorn it into. And I mean EVERY thread.

As for the Mac thread, I haven't read it, but you were likely shouted at because of the stuff I mentioned above. People are pissed off with you because of that, so they are calling you names. Not necessarily because of anything you did wrong in that particular thread, so don't use that as your yardstick for what you're doing "wrong". Quite why you've specifically referred to that thread alone is beyond me, when there are numerous examples of people shouting at you for doing the thing we're actually complaining about.

It's to your credit that you don't go off on name-calling frolics of your own. It really is. But you have to understand that your posts about PCs are incredibly frustrating and annoying. And they're absolutely relentless. No matter how many times we tell you to stop. You just never take it in. You continue to do it over and over and over.

People are calling you names because they're frustrated. You're not going anywhere. In all likelihood, you're not going to be banned. You're spoiling their experience of the forum. They're venting their frustration.

Please acknowledge this post and confirm that you understand it. (And that wasn't meant in a condescending way, it's just that this has been explained to you so many times over the past couple of years or so and apparently as of 6 minutes ago you still don't get it.)

If you want a baseline for what constitutes grounds for a banning on BEEX, we don't know, because nobody has ever been banned. But you must understand that you're upsetting lots of people with your PC talk. Many people have left because of you. I'm sorry if that's harsh or if that's news to you, but it's true.

This, of course, is my best explanation of how I perceive the situation. Not exactly my personal opinion, though I do find your PC "rants" very frustrating as well.

I'm not even happy about it as such, we'll never see the magic of the Megadrive/SNES or the PS1 ever again, you did see the post where I described Ridge Racer on the PS1 as 'magical'? I miss that consoles won't do that again.

If someone could just do a 'Messageboard as a pub' analogy, I'd appreciate that as I'm close to House.

If someone could just do a 'Messageboard as a pub' analogy, I'd appreciate that as I'm close to House.

Please acknowledge this post and confirm that you understand it.

Larks! Why don't you send him an authority with a pre-paid envelope?

/pi joke

The thing is... The thing is... the reason the PC stuff is so annoying is that no-one actually, truly gives a toss. It shows up in every gaming thread ever, and no one could give a fuck. AE is never ever going to 'convert' anyone, because a) we all have PCs or equivalents, b) we all game on them at least a little bit. The reasons we choose to play on t'360 have little to do with anything AE is talking about. Its just annoying noise.

Imagine someone made a thread to say 'I bought a new ukulele!' and someone just continued to reply with 'You should get a guitar! Guitars are far superior to ukuleles because they have a larger range and two extra strings!' even though you keep telling them that you really like how a ukulele sounds, and love playing it. Then it showed up in any thread where a musical instrument thats not a guitar is featured. 'Drums? You can't play a melody on drums! Get a guitar!' 'Saxaphone? You can't play chords on that! Get a guitar'

OH MY GOD! OH MY FUCKING GOD!

I've finally put my head through the brick wall.

A brick fell on my camera!

A brick fell on my camera!

OH MY GOD! OH MY FUCKING GOD!

I've finally put my head through the brick wall.

That's a good first place to check Chinny, but certainly on a PC anyone with half a brain wouldn't leave it as obvious as that.

The reasons we choose to play on t'360 have little to do with anything AE is talking about. Its just annoying noise.

Anyway, I'm off to play Counter-Strike on my Amstrad. I assume everyone will have returned when I'm back.

I'd also like to see more of MaliA's hat.