Chuck Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Er...maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to name "bad guys" after former members? I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but something doesn't sit right about it...otherwise it's a nice story If they were current members it'd be bad. No, the fact that they would be members at all would be bad and disrespectful. -l2k- Quote
SuvieD Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I agree. As fun as it might be I think you will want to make up names for your characters instead of use real former members. If for no other reason than the fact that they may one day become members again. I don't think anyone who was more matured and apologized for causing problems would not be allowed to come back. I do know that some people will not change and as such won't be allowed back but others might once they get older. It would not be very nice for them to come back and find out you had been making fun of them. The whole concept of the spammers vs EB admins is very funny though. It would be more funny if you made up characters instead of using real people though. Fake people can do things real people would not. Thus it opens up all new possibilities such as a ficticious admin using the vortex button to trap a spammer in the nether space. Be creative, have fun, but show respect! Quote
xenologer Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I do know that some people will not change and as such won't be allowed back but others might once they get older. It would not be very nice for them to come back and find out you had been making fun of them. In the former case, its OK since they aren't coming back, and anyone so bad that they won't change deserves it. In the latter case, its also OK since being made fun of and having a bad reputation is a valid consequence of spamming and being banned. Woot! everyone that matters wins Quote
SuvieD Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Spammers don't deserve respect. In the former case, its OK since they aren't coming back, and anyone so bad that they won't change deserves it.In the latter case, its also OK since being made fun of and having a bad reputation is a valid consequence of spamming and being banned. Woot! everyone that matters wins Think about it for a minute now. So because you did stupid things in your past you should be made fun of and disrespected? Most of the banned members are not even 13 yet. I am 25 and I still do dumb things. I seriously would not be happy if I was given a hard time for something I should have done better. Everyone deserves respect. Spammers deserve to get banned for breaking the rules and that is all they deserve. No more and no less. This whole topic is about ficticious space factions and instead it is turning into make fun of former immature members. Lets keep it about LEGO and fun and not ripping on other people. If you must make fun of someone at least do it to me or an active member so they have the chance to defend themselves. Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I have to agree with SuvieD. even though they spammed our boards, that doesn't mean they shouldn't get any respect. You should respect all people in the same way, no matter what their actions. Of course, there always are exceptions, but in this case, they do not apply. Please get back on topic and quit this discussion. But do come up with some other names, please :-) Quote
xenologer Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Disclaimer: Its just my opinion, no offence to your differing opinion. So because you did stupid things in your past you should be made fun of and disrespected? In one word, Yes. This is what we call reputation. Most of the banned members are not even 13 yet. I am 25 and I still do dumb things. I seriously would not be happy if I was given a hard time for something I should have done better. I do not discriminate people based on their age. It is unfair to do so. Whether you are 13 or 25, you should be given the same expectations of behaviour, and the same consequences to actions taken. Everyone deserves respect. Spammers deserve to get banned for breaking the rules and that is all they deserve. No more and no less. Respect is not 'deserved' by default. If someone does something bad, they lose respect. If they do something good they gain respect. Thus it is possible that a spam banned member might lose respect, while an upstanding member might gain respect. To treat everyone with exactly the same 'respect' is to make it all meaningless. This whole topic is about ficticious space factions and instead it is turning into make fun of former immature members. Lets keep it about LEGO and fun and not ripping on other people. If you must make fun of someone at least do it to me or an active member so they have the chance to defend themselves. *shrug* It might be more funny to change the names slightly but keep them recognizable. This adds the humour value of 'an inside joke' to the spammer faction. If the person made fun of is a former member, then what they don't know won't hurt them, and if they Do reform and return, then they can defend themselves at that point. I don't see a problem here. On a funny side note (since you mentioned making fun of active memebers) for the longest time SuvieD, I thought you were a girl cause your name sounds femenine, almost like a name 'Susie D.'. Then you changed your avatar picture and I figured out you were a guy :-$ whoops. Quote
vahkimetru Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 They're flying around in cool spaceships, doing outer space stuff, now that's respect! EDIT: Mr. Phes' starfighter: The ship itself Cockpit interior greebles around the laser cannon Phes in space! And for all your viewing pleasure: .Space Battle Quote
Chuck Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 They're flying around in cool spaceships, doing outer space stuff, now that's respect!EDIT: Mr. Phes' starfighter: The ship itself Cockpit interior greebles around the laser cannon Phes in space! And for all your viewing pleasure: .Space Battle too blocky and the color scheme is pretty bad. The fig isn't all that great, either. -l2k- Quote
vahkimetru Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 Oh well. I understand the blockiness, that's just how I am, but the fig was made with limited resources. Actually, what happened was, I was at my friends house, and he gave me this Lego headm, and I said, hey that's on Phes' avatar, so I put on a space body. Quote
Chuck Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Oh well. I understand the blockiness, that's just how I am, but the fig was made with limited resources. Actually, what happened was, I was at my friends house, and he gave me this Lego headm, and I said, hey that's on Phes' avatar, so I put on a space body. Try mixing up parts for the fig. All you did was stick a different head on a life on mars body, you didn't even change the colors. try making red arms and legs like Mr. Phes's avatars body, which is also red. Also, change the helmet visor to trans smoke or a gold astronaut visor. -l2k- Quote
Kahgarak Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Are Technic non-minifig scale ships allowed?Just wanted to know,in case i make a Rahtak faction. Quote
Chuck Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Are Technic non-minifig scale ships allowed?Just wanted to know,in case i make a Rahtak faction. I wouldnt think so, as Space is a system theme. Then again, you don't have to make a theme at all! -l2k- Quote
vahkimetru Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 Are Technic non-minifig scale ships allowed?Just wanted to know,in case i make a Rahtak faction. Sure you can! Quote
Kahgarak Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 OK.Thanks for the info,just in case [dejavu]I make a Rahtak Faction[/dejavu]. Quote
It's Friday Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 They're flying around in cool spaceships, doing outer space stuff, now that's respect!EDIT: Mr. Phes' starfighter: The ship itself Cockpit interior greebles around the laser cannon Phes in space! And for all your viewing pleasure: .Space Battle For all to know those were my parts. i took it back,but it originally had a skuul head. Quote
Chuck Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 They're flying around in cool spaceships, doing outer space stuff, now that's respect! EDIT: Mr. Phes' starfighter: The ship itself Cockpit interior greebles around the laser cannon Phes in space! And for all your viewing pleasure: .Space Battle For all to know those were my parts. i took it back,but it originally had a skuul head. You should take it apart and make a better, smoother version. -l2k- Quote
vahkimetru Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 The black wasn't yours dude. But who cares, I got rid of those pieces on you. And l2k, he doesn't have all the parts. :closedeyes: And now you're making me sound like I stole the parts, I traded with you, but you proposed a tradeback! :biggrin: /And the parts aint yours, the mf was! Quote
Chuck Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 The black wasn't yours dude. But who cares, I got rid of those pieces on you.And l2k, he doesn't have all the parts. :closedeyes: And now you're making me sound like I stole the parts, I traded with you, but you proposed a tradeback! :biggrin: /And the parts aint yours, the mf was! The basic point is this: It wasnt that good to begin with, so take it apart and make a better one! :-) -l2k- Quote
Starwars4J Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 The black wasn't yours dude. But who cares, I got rid of those pieces on you. And l2k, he doesn't have all the parts. :closedeyes: And now you're making me sound like I stole the parts, I traded with you, but you proposed a tradeback! :biggrin: /And the parts aint yours, the mf was! The basic point is this: It wasnt that good to begin with, so take it apart and make a better one! -l2k- Again, that's rather harsh, don't you think? Maybe make suggestions on HOW to make it better? That seems a lot more useful ;-) Quote
vahkimetru Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 The black wasn't yours dude. But who cares, I got rid of those pieces on you. And l2k, he doesn't have all the parts. :closedeyes: And now you're making me sound like I stole the parts, I traded with you, but you proposed a tradeback! :biggrin: /And the parts aint yours, the mf was! The basic point is this: It wasnt that good to begin with, so take it apart and make a better one! -l2k- Again, that's rather harsh, don't you think? Maybe make suggestions on HOW to make it better? That seems a lot more useful ;-) Nah, he's not being harsh. If you say to someone "There are a bunch of problems but it is still awesome!", that doesn't help. Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 Positive criticism is nice, but does it help making a MOC better? Not really... I do agree with SW4J that you should make suggesions on how to make it better though. Just saying: "this is worthless, make something new" doesn't help either ;-) Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted May 1, 2006 Governor Posted May 1, 2006 This is awesome! I didn't realise you guys thought about me when you were making space MOCs! Quote
vahkimetru Posted May 2, 2006 Author Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks Phes! :$ By the way, what set is that head from? Quote
Echo Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks Phes! :$ By the way, what set is that head from? This set. Quote
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