Samurai
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Wow. You need to talk about this with someone. That's some serious emotional hurt there. I'm not being sarcastic now.
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Little Things That Annoy You In Airsoft
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ImTriggerHappy
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- Feb 25, 2015
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No I don't I just hate people who kiss arse. Its one of the worst parts of the human condition. Be yourself and treat everyone fair but try to get by in life by your own merit not by cosying up to people who you perceive to be powerful to try to increase your own status is the way it should be.
History is full of little toady people who were generally weak pathetic individuals who got some power this way and abused it.
Go into most companies and you will find someone who is a a rodent but is doing well because he knows which cheek to kiss at the right moment.
Its not serious emotional hurt its just general disgust for the way some people act. People who act like that are totally untrustworthy. Give me an honest b*stard over a sly one any day.
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Spuggy1uk
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- Dec 15, 2015
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I'm with Samurai on this one. Something non-airsoft related here!
I get annoyed by people using 'foul or obscene language' on airsoft forums, despite the forum rules stating: "Breaking the following rules will result in an immediate IP ban, deletion of account and removal of all posts and topics."
I suppose they assume they can get away with it because they have several thousand posts and are 'in' with the moderators. Hypocrisy at it's finest!
Cheers.
- Oct 20, 2012
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I'll admit that I didn't even know that was a rule and that I'm probably one of the worst offenders - like most people I've not actually read them, which isn't something I'm too proud of but it's the truth for a lot of us I suspect. Figured the silliness of not being able to swear was something not carried over from the pedantic forums like ZeroIn when they've even censored on here with a little asterisk to make it a bit more child friendly. I know it's one of the reasons why I enjoy some of the post here because people can speak their minds. That's besides the point I suppose if it's in the rules.
I would say that you could just PM someone or maybe speak to the mods rather than a thinly-veiled post on a thread that's meant to be airsoft-related rather than specifically this forum-related but hey I guess you've got the point across now.
Maybe the mods agree or maybe I've just been lucky? Either way, probably best to stop until that's changed. Should maybe look to getting it changed though because it's a bit of a silly rule to have with such a hobby as this imo. Anyone who's played knows that there's basically no holding back when it comes to language. Also, what do we define as 'obscene and foul'? Bum, butt, ass, arse, arsehole? Where do you draw the line if it's all in good fun most of the time? I'd like to think the mods just have the discretion to calm things down a bit when people are hurling abuse at each other, but that it's left alone if it's more to do with something outside of the forums themselves like a product or indiscriminatingly picking out a concept or idea. That would be the clever way of doing it, and our mods actually for the most part know what they're doing on here - that's partially what makes this place so attractive compared to overly-moderated places like ZeroIn and some Facebook groups.
I do feel it's unfair to say the mods are chummy with anyone on here. I've not seen them ban new members or longer-term members alike for swearing. To say they get cosy in the same way as some marshals do with players is pretty insulting to the way they handle the forums. Which I, again, think is part of the reason why AFUK has lived through the period where most other UK airsoft forums have died due to lack of membership. Right now you have Arnies, ZeroIn and AFUK - that's not entirely down to chance.
I would say that you could just PM someone or maybe speak to the mods rather than a thinly-veiled post on a thread that's meant to be airsoft-related rather than specifically this forum-related but hey I guess you've got the point across now.
Maybe the mods agree or maybe I've just been lucky? Either way, probably best to stop until that's changed. Should maybe look to getting it changed though because it's a bit of a silly rule to have with such a hobby as this imo. Anyone who's played knows that there's basically no holding back when it comes to language. Also, what do we define as 'obscene and foul'? Bum, butt, ass, arse, arsehole? Where do you draw the line if it's all in good fun most of the time? I'd like to think the mods just have the discretion to calm things down a bit when people are hurling abuse at each other, but that it's left alone if it's more to do with something outside of the forums themselves like a product or indiscriminatingly picking out a concept or idea. That would be the clever way of doing it, and our mods actually for the most part know what they're doing on here - that's partially what makes this place so attractive compared to overly-moderated places like ZeroIn and some Facebook groups.
I do feel it's unfair to say the mods are chummy with anyone on here. I've not seen them ban new members or longer-term members alike for swearing. To say they get cosy in the same way as some marshals do with players is pretty insulting to the way they handle the forums. Which I, again, think is part of the reason why AFUK has lived through the period where most other UK airsoft forums have died due to lack of membership. Right now you have Arnies, ZeroIn and AFUK - that's not entirely down to chance.
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ImTriggerHappy
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Actually its totally airsoft related. Forums are full of people who complain about favouritism and how a lot of the marshalls so called mates are often the worst sort of players for cheating.
Sorry for the naughty word but it usually automatically censors swear words and I didn't realise it hadn't. I have changed it now to keep you happy.
I don't expect to be able to break the rules because the mods are my mates because they are not. I have never shared a beer or even know what they look like.
Unless Monty pic is real then he's a really odd looking f*cker. If the mods take exception to my posts and remove them I won't cry about it.
I apologise again for my use of language in my offensive post but I stand by what I said and do believe that the only people who will be offended are those that have had a nerve touched.
By the way my couple (not several) of thousand posts are mostly about helping people or trying to set up a meet (which is so much fun) for the benefit of others so I dont really care if the odd one rubs someone up the wrong way.
Edit; I just thought if I get banned I have everybodies money and no way to be contacted BONUS ?
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i3666
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- Oct 28, 2015
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I can totally relate to the 'be quiet' comment; I have actually seen that happen too, haha :lol:
I think the bottom line is marshalls need to be non-biased and stay neutral, or like you say, it will lead to conflict.
BrightCandle
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- Apr 15, 2014
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The quality of reviews is a big bug bear for me. I have bought quite a few shit products due to awful reviews and a big part of this is a lack of accuracy and range testing. You can never tell if when someone is shooting 100m whether its even remotely true or not, there is just so much garbage reviews due to amateur reviews and all the apparent pro reviews are actually sponsored. Its a mess.
Lozart
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- Jun 24, 2013
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This annoys me so much I made it a status AS WELL.
Marui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Marui
Mauri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauri
FFS.
Marui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Marui
Mauri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauri
FFS.
jcheeseright
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- Jun 14, 2012
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Haha, that one gets me too! I'm fairly sure 99% of the time it's an autocorrect but still...
Lozart
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If it was "Maori" I would accept it being an autocorrect issue, but it isn't. It's fuckwittery at its finest.
Seany.exe
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20ChickenNuggets
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