Yes, you are. If we hadn't taken dozens of posters under our collective wing and provided some guidance, this would be a pretty sparse site. Clayton would have been permabanned inside his first month, for a high profile example.

I agree with that.

Hey now.

You are awesome. We owe everything to you! :hail:

I don't care about Hootie in the least. It is the mod backing off this 'poll' that is ridiculous and out of character.

I agree though banning someone who didn't break any rules is over the top. If posters have to follow the rules the mods should too.

You guys inspired me to grab my computer so I could peck out my thoughts on this one more time.

There are a series of posters here that come on here to do nothing but sling shit, and lay down verbal beat downs. And that's fine. We allow that. However, if all of their joy is derived by coming on here and abusing people all year long, I don't see any harm whatsoever in giving those douchebags a temporary vacation as some sort of vindication for the people that have to put up with their abuse all year. None.

You couldn't walk up to someone smaller than you on the streets and just sock them in the mouth without some kind of punishment. Yet, for some reason it's okay for some of our less intelligent posters to have to deal with that kind of abuse here on a daily basis. This is their vindication in my eyes.

Here's the thing though. If you don't like this, don't vote. If hardly anyone votes in the final poll, do you think we'll do it again next year? Of course not.

All that said, there is no way I would ban anyone who didn't meet that criteria. Of course, they wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning this thing either.

This can be summed up in two words to me: Just desserts.

No desserts until you lose 50 lbs.

****. Make it 100.

So, a douche of the year poll...a competition that has many threads housing and endorsing the drama mods act like they don't like is some kind of deterrent?

Not to mention the mods encouraged a user to run the whole thing who fits the exact profile that is allegedly frowned upon above.

You lose 100 lbs we'll share something disgusting at a tailgate next season.

Flop does have a point we all should quit voting on it.

Indeed.

It beats a series of poop threads.

That's kind of a load of bullshit. I look at the list of finalists, and I see Saul Good, who's a quality poster. I see eric007, who's a dumbass to be sure, but he isn't much of shit slinger. beer me is just a meh poster, what's he doing on the list to begin with? Zach made it to round 3? Pretty stupid justification for banning someone on the basis of a popularity contest.

that sounds wrong.

People who take abuse from people on here have other options. Lord knows I've taken my share of "abuse" on here, but I also now have thicker skin and I don't let things get to me as much as I used to. I've learned when not to take shit from people, when to fight back, and when to ignore them. If none of the people on the list have actually done what are posted as bannable offenses, then they shouldn't be banned. This poll was supposed to be "fun". Beer me was campaigning to make the cut, for crying out loud. Polls posted for fun should not be used as vindication.

Now just to put up one thought about these so-called 'superior intellectual shit slingers' this may just be the only avenue they have to feel superior in their real lives. And taking this ability away from them could cause adverse effects in real life. Just so were clear though, ban the asshats anyway....

2 CPers, 1 cup

Why is everything about you all the time?

I love the drama on this site. LOVE. IT. I think I'm the only mod that does. That said, again, this is nothing more than a temporary vacation for someone who makes it a practice to come on here and verbally abuse people. And no, I don't think Fraz qualifies as that.

This is my first major controversy as a moderator of this board, and it may be my last. It's an experiment, and in my eyes, there isn't anyone in that final 4 that I'm going to bleed for. So, if the people think this is a good idea, they'll vote. If they don't, they won't, and I couldn't see us doing it again next year.

But I still personally think it's a fantastic idea. If someone really can't live without posting here for a few days, they should seek professional help. It's not like anyone is being permabanned over it.

see example "A" ladies and gents....

The point you're missing, Zach, is that I get along just fine with the vast majority of people I interact with. Do I get down and dirty with certain members? Sure. Some of them include:

You
Skip
R8ers
Saul
Hootie

I could go on, but I think I've made my point. Not a choirboy on the list.

:p

**** off, I'm just trying to make a point.

Flop using your example: There's a good chance Saul could win the thing because he's an active poster and his posts can be annoying. In real life there wouldn't be anything warranting some sort of punishment based on what Saul says.

+2. This whole banning users idea is a ****ing stupid mistake, IMHO...

I don't give **** who's idea it was -- though I note that people like Frazod are running away from the idea at full speed and trying to divest themselves of responsibility now that it appears not as popular as they first thought it would be...

That's a misnomer. This poll is Frazod's baby in the same way the N00b of the year is BRC's.

Well, you're failing. Quit using yourself as an anecdotal example.

I voted in the DOY polls as fun. I won't vote again. I do think a ban for not doing anything bannable is over the top. That being said, being banned temporarily is NOT life altering. Unless you are Clayton.

I think it is pretty obvious you know this is wrong and you are using the fact that the consequence is quite to small to rationalize that. It isn't that the whole thing is severe it is that it is wrong and completely out of character for how this site has been run for a long time.

If you have a better one, then go right ahead.

Or Hootie.

It has been encouraged and empowered by the use of banning as a consequence.

Apparently you guys don't want so much drama around here. I have heard that but have not seen much evidence of it.

Yeah, I almost said that.LMAO

you forgot iowanian and milkman, two 'inner circle' members.

I disagree. I've seen him verbally abuse folks over and over again. Mostly in the DC forum, which doesn't count as much, but I've seen it. Here and there.

That's the rub though. It's all subjective. And I'll tell you right now that I don't hold my opinion higher than someone else on this site because they're not a mod. It's because I'm right, and you're all wrong. :p

I keed, I keed.

FWIW, I think it was better last year (certainly more fun) with anonymous votes and no consequences. Probably better to handle it that way going forward.

Says the guy who's too stupid to keep personal information personal and then whines like a bitch when it comes out.

This line he wrote fits you.

"There are a series of posters here that come on here to do nothing but sling shit, and lay down verbal beat downs. "

No big deal. I am not trying to get you banned...I don't hate you but it is who you are on this board. I think my point still stands.

Would this whole DotY vote have the same "importance" had Hootie not been banned?

And Zach, you do have a point, but it isn't like the mods and selected members are running through the CP streets like the gestapo, banning people on a weekly basis just because they can. This vote was done in good nature, at least that was my impression.

I haven't sparred with Iowanian for a long time.

And the milkman battles are rare, and frankly, always instigated by him.

Well, I think this board is a changin' and I think this is pretty harmless. I don't however, think that this particular deal we have going on is wrong. I think it's entertaining. It's a few days for the biggest douches of this website as voted on by the people.

I'm a prick to the pricks. Never denied it. It's what I do.

oh noes, you hurt me....
You're one of the biggest asshats on here. I bet you have a horrible life, constantly berated and emasculated by your bitch wife, your sisters and a female boss. This is the only part of your day that makes you feel like a man, being spiteful to people on an internet BB. You go boy....

Everyone knows I laugh at bans. Please.

I am not saying it is a huge deal.

But I am saying it is wrong.

The big defense of it seems to be that "the bans are only temporary" when I don't like that matters much because it is simply wrong.

I am not alone in this.

Was the vote of the mods to do this unanimous?

Here we go again with CC.

Well, at least in my case you're left with stupid assumptions. We already know what a disaster your life is, because you've told us.

Obviously.

not at all my point. the point I was attempting to make is that there's no debating that you're polarizing, whether it's with trolls or those who are 'valuable to the community.' I have nothing against you, obviously. but it is what it is.

Flops it would be different if it was just a couple of days but if I am reading it right you get a day per vote. So in effect they could be gone for 2-3 weeks which may piss them off enough to never come back. I don't think that is good thing with any of the remaining candidates.

Rarely do the mods vote unanimously. I think that's what makes our team a good one. A lot of different people with different ideas. In this case though, I think DaFace was our sole dissenter.

Well, the day you see me randomly blasting people like Guru or Rainman, then I'll be concerned.

It's not a disaster though, so I don't know what you mean by that. And is it really an assumption on my part about your life? Why else are you the way you are? You don't have to actually post something specific about your life to show us a window to how bad it is. Your posts are drenched with anger, spite and depression.


And |douche| can **** off too... :D

Glad the mods jumped at the chance to encourage you to make divisive threads and polls that result in the banning of members who have not broken rules all in the name of people not flaming each other as much.

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001...ed_xlarge.jpeg

That is the thing. One hour or one year.

If it is wrong it is wrong.

I think there is only 1 candidate that that would be a bad thing for. Otherwise, AFAIC, they're all shitstains.

But the fact is, they can't get that kind of time off unless people vote for them. I really have no problem falling face first on this one. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I don't make the same mistake twice.

And here we go with the personal attacks.

The mods should put everyone on universal ignore for like 72 hours. I predict that no fewer than a dozen heads would explode around the country.

This question is geared more towards the long time posters here, and not you per se.

Why was ChiefsPlanet created?

That's why it will be clear to all voters that their vote will dump their contestant for a day. I won't be voting in the poll either.

Uh, you're welcome?

April Fools Day prank ftw

Is CC on a short leash too, or is he exempt because his name is in bold?

Thanks for the diagnosis, doctor. The stories you've told here, however, make me wonder what it's like to go through life with a crowd of people yelling "Jer-RY Jer-RY Jer-RY" in your ear all day long. "Coffey.....you are.........NOT the father!!!!"

You can stop saying that any time. It's not true.

FWIW, it's not 100% clear that's the case, as evidenced from Buehler's post.

Being butt hurt for 4 years isn't a bannable offense. Of course who knows what is these days.

I don't think I could beat mine from last year, so I'm going to leave that to someone else this year.

The love that dare not speak it's name? If so... I'm down to drop some weight as well.

You're welcome

You guys have encouraged the whole thing by empowering the consequences.

I know that makes you feel uneasy because it was obviously a horrible call on the part of the mods who supported it.

You should have stayed a mod, Zach. Remember when I nominated you all those years ago?

You could have put a stop to this madness, but instead you abandoned us. :(

I feel strongly against banning anyone that hasn't done anything bannable. So I am banning myself for........1 month. Maybe hang out with Dane and Mecca. See ya Feb 15th.

You still don't have my permission to go to the bathroom.

IMHO no mods should be voting.

Quick question is last year's winner (Tom Cash) permabanned? If not he should be since he has broken more rules than everyone here combined.

I'm not uneasy about it. I'm okay with it if it's done right. It's an experiment. If it ends badly, we'll not do it again.

Like to Toot Your Own Horn, you do.