Infraction for Litvan: Mod Sass

• Aldriana · 06/15/09, 8:17 PM

User: Litvan
Infraction: Mod Sass
Points: 3

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

Sent to me via PM on my guild's forums:

Originally Posted by Litvan

Hey there.. figured I might pop you a PM here since one can't do so on EJ.

Below is a c/p that I posted to the EJ admins regarding a "ban issue" using their contact page.

Now this isn't an attack on you, I appreciate what you do for the rogue community on EJ... but this just where I sit shaking my head trying to make sence of what you're saying, cause it simply doesn't "compute" with me at all...
I know.. the ending might sound somewhat like the "sour vomit" I'm saying it isn't... but seriously... search function is usefull... I know... but there MUST be a reason why someone might ask a question a 2nd time around... no need to get all "huffy" about it...

2 infractions... one yesterday.. one 3 weeks ago

first one is for:
Reason: 1. All posters are to make an effort to communicate clearly.
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Your shift key appears to be broken. Please fix it.
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I'll c/p the message I wrote here aswell:

ok.. warning.. nub question (I did read the past 3 pages)

but if I read that chart right that aldriana wrote with BiS items for all 3 specs.. the helmet gems.. are now 16ArP and a red gem (usually agi) so... screw the meta gem completely? or did I miss something here?

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So.. looking at the above post from me... exactly where is my shift key broken? That I don't start my sentences with a capital O, B and another O ??

Or is it that I use "..." as a pause (bad habit) instead of a comma?

Second infraction (the most recent one)

Again, a little c/p here:

Reason: 7. Do not beg for hand-holding.
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Yes. Look around and see if you can find them.
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Again, I'll c/p the post that got me that one:

I was just wondering, with the upcoming nerf to JC, what would be the best PVE profession to have?
I've heard a lot of talk saying BS is going to be better than JC, but have anyone actually worked on the numbers yet?

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Now my question is (mainly directed to Aldriana):

If searching for >jewel crafting black smithing< you get 2 results, first post haven't had a reply since 08, the other 07.

A search with just the words >jewel crafting< results in 49 results, where most of those results are either locked posts, posts that haven't been replied to in the year we're currently in, or anything from the dungheap section to druid, shaman, warlock sections or "Twinking tricks/Leveling alts"
The only ROGUE related post listed in the search results are the one where I asked my question. (logical if you ask me)
Now it might, MIGHT just be me. Or does Aldriana expect me to read every single reply in that post which is 131 pages long to find anything regarding jewel crafting?
Now I know Aldriana replied to a similar question on page 124, but since that gave me no definite conclusion as to which is better (2 numbers aren't quite enough for me to decide, I need more data than 66 vs. 64 EP replies) and hence, I asked a similar question where I actually asked for some numbers. (or if anyone had actually looked at the numbers)
There was a reply yes (not that it was all that useful), and yet I received an infraction for it, despite the harmless question it was.

Someone please explain to me as to either my gross "abuse" of these forums or if Aldriana is having a bad day or got nothing else to do than getting upset that someone doesn't start every sentence with a capital letter or asking something that he/she already replied to once, but never gave any meaningful answer to.

Now this isn't some sort of "sour vomit" cause I'm upset about my 1-day ban or anything. I'm simply just amazed by the "nitty-gritty" perfectionism Aldriana seems to expect from each single post here.
Live and let live for gods sake.

I think you misunderstand the nature of these forums. Unlike most places on the internet, we have posting standards, and we expect people to obey them. When they don't, they get infractions.

So, for instance, your first post. You posted in a way that I might refer to as "reminiscent of a drunken chimpanzee" but for a desire not to offend those amongst our simian brethren who can hold their liquor. And this put you fairly directly in violation of one of our rules, which states, among other things, "Please obey basic rules of capitalization and punctuation." Among those basic rules is "sentences start with capital letters". Yours didn't - hence the infraction. As a side note, the outrageous ellipsis abuse is infraction-worthy in it's own right, though admittedly it wasn't the reason originally cited. These are the same forum rules we apply to everyone else - you'll note that almost everyone else capitalizes and punctuates with some respect for the English language, and the few that don't similarly receive infractions.

I could go on, but it's basically more of the same - you were stupid, and you got called on it. And then you PMed me on my guild forums to complain about it in mildly insulting terms. Which, if you'll peruse the Banhammer a bit, also tends to elicit a fairly predictable response from the moderation staff, which I am now issuing.

There's also a fairly predictable third phase to this process, also exhibited numerous times throughout the Banhammer. I suggest you use your three days off to figure out what it is, in order to avoid the fate of your predecessors.