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Post: Everybody gather 'round
Forum: The Help Desk
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Posted by: Aurora
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If that's trolling, I'm the Queen of Sheba.

Oh, and I've had a PM about it which I've answered as neutrally as I could.
Sod it, I'm going invisible.

Now you know why we do that!

Just got the same PM, with "since thelurker refused to touch it..." tacked on. I'm sorely tempted to do the same.

"No, I am a tech admin" was my response. Personally, I imagine he's trying to come up with new shitstorm material, especially since it looks to me that Cass' offer was sincere.

I guess I was next on the list. I got the same request.

I looked, told him that Aurora didn't cross the line, and that the warning he got was deserved.

Shit, Paladin, I think that's what he was looking for. The right answer is "it's not my room to moderate."

It's good to have Eliteforge to protect me

Well, I also said it was thelurker's territory and that it was out of my jurisdiction.

And, really, if everyone says "not my territory," he'll just complain about that. Any move we make will be criticized. No action? There should be! Action that he doesn't like? Injustice! Action that he does? Too little, too late!!!

I'd already told him it wasn't!

I was sort of hoping he wouldn't notice it isn't actually anyone's...
And I know that means Lanzman and I are supposed to keep a closer eye on things there, but I was really trying to stall long enough to cut off the oxygen.
Desperate, I know, but times call for measures, and all that.

Seriously, I honestly believe that anything we say to him will be twisted - it's all he's done for the last month - so saying as little as possible is the best answer.

Even so. You made the call on the warning. I agreed with it, but even if I didn't, I wouldn't make markb part of the debate.

He's pulling the Clever Kid Strategy: not getting what he wants from mom, so he runs to dad in order to play the parents off each other.

I agree. Having reacted to him, I now think it would've been better if I'd either ignored him or simply issued a noncommital "I'll look into it..."

It's pretty obvious that his sole intent is to create drama, so yah, ignoring him denies him his yummy yummies.

That's why Elwood said "Go outside and play!"