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05-19-2026 , 12:01 PM

#23976

biggerboat

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HN getting banned is good for some lolz, don't you think?

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05-19-2026 , 12:01 PM

#23977

amplify

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

[censored] is a great example of how David and Mason didn't have a clue about their business - they just saw the money rolling in and took a passive role.

Mason actively backed [censored] in print at the time so not passive at all.

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05-19-2026 , 12:13 PM

#23978

amplify

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And I would guess OOT traffic dropped due to creation of both El D forum and The Lounge. Those users were looking for a more adult experience and not really a reaction to cullings that I recall.

There is no downside to culling bad posters.

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05-19-2026 , 12:16 PM

#23979

Land O Lakes

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Originally Posted by amplify

Mason actively backed [censored] in print at the time so not passive at all.

At which point? Where [censored] started was fine, but at his height it was "Hey, you mention your cat too much so you're on the chopping block," which is ridiculous for an off-topic forum.

If Mason endorsed that kind of modding, then he either didn't know the guy was banning posters for no reason at all, or Mason was a terrible business owner.

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05-19-2026 , 12:22 PM

#23980

Land O Lakes

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Originally Posted by amplify

Bad posters who do not break forum rules are good posters for a business whose revenue comes from posters seeing and clicking on advertisements and potentially buying one of their books in the 2+2 store.

And I'm talking about all traffic. [censored] definitely helped lower overall traffic to the site by making it a miserable experience for casual visitors.

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05-19-2026 , 12:49 PM

#23981

amplify

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Nah

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05-19-2026 , 12:56 PM

#23982

Land O Lakes

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Originally Posted by amplify

Nah

Disagree. It became a ghost town. I understand the allure, and it was fine where it started, but he took it way too far.

The whole point of moderation is to retain or increase participation in order to increase revenue. When you have a dude banning posters that are doing nothing against the rules, that's doing the opposite of its intended purpose.

It's odd that you're against fascist governments, but want 2+2 to be governed in a fascist manner.

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05-19-2026 , 01:04 PM

#23983

d2_e4

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,696

Who the [censored] is [censored]?

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05-19-2026 , 01:05 PM

#23984

amplify

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

Nice, bring it back to politics.

I'm on the Authoritarian Left. You think my regime would just let you practice Capitalism? No, my friend. Reeducation camp.

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05-19-2026 , 01:06 PM

#23985

biggerboat

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Originally Posted by d2_e4

Who the [censored] is [censored]?

Housenuts.

I have to say, I'm not sure I'm onboard with this. I thought he was a sucky poster and all, but not really banworthy. On the other hand, I wouldn't fight for his return.

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05-19-2026 , 01:08 PM

#23986

d2_e4

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Originally Posted by biggerboat

Housenuts.

I have to say, I'm not sure I'm onboard with this. I thought he was a sucky poster and all, but not really banworthy. On the other hand, I wouldn't fight for his return.

I thought they were talking about a ban-happy mod in another forum? I was skimming/speed reading, so maybe I just can't read.

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05-19-2026 , 01:10 PM

#23987

amplify

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Originally Posted by d2_e4

I thought they were talking about a ban-happy mod in another forum? I was skimming/speed reading, so maybe I just can't read.

Correct. Ancient OOT history. So long ago that when you cursed, it said [censored] instead of the little ****ing dots we have now but [censored] was also the name of the mod.

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05-19-2026 , 01:22 PM

#23988

amplify

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I have never had any issue with housenuts, I'm actually in a game thread with him right now that got ****ed up because of his temp ban so that sucks.

People are often very different in politics threads than the rest of the forum because they are blowing off steam or whatever. Things and people are frustrating.

I also have no idea of the history. I don't historically hang out in this subforum because of all the unpleasantness. So I ain't complaining.

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05-19-2026 , 01:44 PM

#23989

d2_e4

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Originally Posted by amplify

Correct. Ancient OOT history. So long ago that when you cursed, it said [censored] instead of the little ****ing dots we have now but [censored] was also the name of the mod.

Ah, I see, thanks.

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05-19-2026 , 01:45 PM

#23990

Land O Lakes

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Originally Posted by d2_e4

Who the [censored] is [censored]?

Yeah, he was a mod in OOT. He's everything Rapini wanted to be. He was the exact mod you would expect Trump to be if the only power Trump had in his life was modding a forum for free.

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Originally Posted by amplify

Nice, bring it back to politics.

I'm on the Authoritarian Left. You think my regime would just let you practice Capitalism? No, my friend. Reeducation camp.

I see. So you're okay with authoritarianism? What if it's on the right?

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05-19-2026 , 01:53 PM

#23991

geezerchess

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Originally Posted by biggerboat

Housenuts.

I have to say, I'm not sure I'm onboard with this. I thought he was a sucky poster and all, but not really banworthy.

HN pretty much a zero-content poster, but sometimes was funny. Trolly also zero-content most the time, but sometimes I find him utterly hysterical.

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On the other hand, I wouldn't fight for his return.

Free Housenuts!!!

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05-19-2026 , 01:55 PM

#23992

geezerchess

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Originally Posted by amplify

I've even heard that SRM is an excellent poster in a sports forum.

GO RAMS!!!

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05-19-2026 , 01:55 PM

#23993

checkraisdraw

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Free housenuts! Or don’t! I don’t care, it’s just funny!

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05-19-2026 , 01:57 PM

#23994

whatthejish

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Originally Posted by geezerchess

HN pretty much a zero-content poster, but sometimes was funny.

Doesn't feel like you're qualified to make this assessment.

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Originally Posted by checkraisdraw

Free housenuts! Or don’t! I don’t care, it’s just funny!

THIS!!!!

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05-19-2026 , 01:58 PM

#23995

geezerchess

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Originally Posted by whatthejish

Doesn't feel like you're qualified to make this assessment.

Fair enough.

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05-19-2026 , 04:23 PM

#23996

formula72

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Originally Posted by amplify

Nice, bring it back to politics.

I'm on the Authoritarian Left. You think my regime would just let you practice Capitalism? No, my friend. Reeducation camp.

I wish a few others would just lead with this from the very beginning instead of feeding me a bunch of wind by blowing sunshine up my ass over walls of text with takes pretending that they have what's best for me and my family.

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05-19-2026 , 06:23 PM

#23997

rickroll

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Originally Posted by formula72

this 1,000%

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05-19-2026 , 06:28 PM

#23998

Land O Lakes

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Originally Posted by rickroll

this 1,000%

Trump math ITT. But yeah, I agree, too.

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05-19-2026 , 06:30 PM

#23999

geezerchess

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Originally Posted by rickroll

this 1,000%

In before Lozen says 80%

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05-19-2026 , 06:38 PM

#24000

rickroll

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

Trump math ITT. But yeah, I agree, too.

i’m not a trump supporter. i’m not going to fellate biden just to pass your purity test, and you don’t get to label me based on that.

if you think otherwise, quote where i said anything positive about trump.

the absolute irony of posting that you agree with that sentiment while doing the same performative act he's ridiculing... you have absolutely no self awareness