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  1. cabal cabal

    The Cabal has arrived.

    Monday, 04-Apr-11 23:23:56 UTC from web
    1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

      @widget I still think it would be nice to just warn users when they try to post if their post contains a bad word, but allow them to post anyway in the off chance that it's an edge-case scenario. #

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:05:13 UTC from web
    2. I am an idiot I am an idiot

      @widget Understood

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:05:30 UTC from web
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      Terra Ezeri Terra Ezeri

      @widget I think the problem started because the filter was implemented in a sudden sweep instead of throughly testing it for at least some of the more obvious false positives. People are feeling that it was just thrown together in a spur-of-the-moment fit of rage, rather than as a tested solution that the staff thought through. That's just how I'm seeing it as an outsider, though.

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:08:40 UTC from teradyne.status.net at 34°45'1"N 92°30'1"W
    4. Scribus Scribus

      @widget "Debate." You're so kind and generous.

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:16:23 UTC from web
    5. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

      @widget Starting to regret taking over yet?

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:18:48 UTC from web
    6. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

      @widget http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPOb3DlB7WA

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:21:14 UTC from web
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      Terra Ezeri Terra Ezeri

      @widget Perhaps not, but look at how people are reacting. People reacted in a kneejerk fashion, and I'm betting some of them did it because the world filter was literally "just there", though I know my boyfriend @toksyuryel was angry for different reasons as well. Just... a bit of advice from a multi-time forum and community admin: Before implementing a major new feature, give at least three days of repeated notice before making the change live. That was the "sweet spot", at least for the communities I was in charge of.

      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 18:22:47 UTC from teradyne.status.net at 34°45'1"N 92°30'1"W
      1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

        @teradyne There has been plenty of notice, though. We brought up the word filter on a regular basis for weeks before it was implemented, and nobody bothered to say anything until it was actually put in.

        Thursday, 06-Sep-12 19:59:47 UTC from web
        1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @redenchilada Bluh bluh there was no announced date for the implementation.

          Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:01:34 UTC from web
          1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

            @nerthos I won't deny there were a few issues with how putting it on was handled, but there was plenty of time to bring up any possible concerns.

            Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:03:19 UTC from web
            1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @redenchilada Bluh bluh, optional and then "I do what I want"

              Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:03:59 UTC from web
              1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                @nerthos Hey, widget said it in a panic and then I went with it. Sorry for misleading or something, I guess.

                Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:06:48 UTC from web
                1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                  @redenchilada I won't get into this because it would cause another flamewar, but I can't trust someone who doesn't keep his word. If you say something, you're honor bound to comply.

                  Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:09:17 UTC from web
                  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                    @nerthos Sometimes things come up. He was pretty much put on the spot (partially my fault, sorry widget) and saying the opposite would have only kept a fruitless argument going. Sometimes people change their stances. Nobody here has an obligation to provide you with anything; we make mistakes sometimes.

                    Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:11:24 UTC from web
                    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                      @redenchilada I won't make an issue of this, but neither I'll trust what I'm told.

                      Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:13:58 UTC from web
        2. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

          @redenchilada The first time I heard anything about it was right after it was implemented.

          Thursday, 06-Sep-12 20:27:58 UTC from web