OK, PersonOfInterest is gone

MT2008 · #1 08-27-2010, 01:19 AM

But I might as well ask: Is there anyone here who objects to it?

He and I had an (admittedly hilarious) exchange in private messages. I gave him an ultimatum: Promise to stop talking back to admins, or he was gone. Needless to say, he didn't want to listen.

Swordfish941 · #2 08-27-2010, 01:20 AM

I miss him already.

MT2008 · #3 08-27-2010, 01:22 AM

Oh, and BTW, here's the last thing he said to me.

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Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

i can just make unlimited sock puppet accounts and log in via proxies

Hey, POI, since I know you can still read this topic, here is my final reply:

(1.) We'll get you then, too, if you keep acting this way.
(2.) If you really would do that, then it confirms what everyone else already knows about you: Which is that you're pathetic in real life.

Excalibur · #4 08-27-2010, 01:42 AM

Who are we talking about now? I'm still annoyed of Moviemaster1993 and he's been gone for weeks

MT2008 · #5 08-27-2010, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

Who are we talking about now? I'm still annoyed of Moviemaster1993 and he's been gone for weeks

Person_Of_Interest.

Zulu Two Six · #6 08-27-2010, 01:52 AM

PersonaDeInterest

the bitch is still here

funkychinaman · #7 08-28-2010, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MT2008

But I might as well ask: Is there anyone here who objects to it?

He and I had an (admittedly hilarious) exchange in private messages. I gave him an ultimatum: Promise to stop talking back to admins, or he was gone. Needless to say, he didn't want to listen.

I haven't seen all of his stuff, and while a lot of the stuff was just him being a smartass, how would you define "talking back to admins?" I can understand something along the lines of "screw you and your rules, I'll do what I please," that's one thing, but if it's "I disagree with your statement, and here are a list of reasons why," that's another. There's a difference between having a different opinion and being a pain in the ass. As Nyles said, civility and intelligence are welcome here, and I totally agree with that, and isn't tolerance of a reasonable argument part of being civil? (This is not to say POI had reasonable arguments, this is purely hypothetical.)

Yournamehere · #8 08-28-2010, 05:25 AM

I say good riddance. I could tell from day one that he was not the right caliber for this place, and I'm glad he's gone.

AdAstra2009 · #9 08-28-2010, 06:21 AM

about time

MT2008 · #10 08-28-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by funkychinaman

how would you define "talking back to admins?"

Making excuses for his behavior and refusing to change, even when he's asked to stop doing something. Think back to when you were in junior high, and that's about how PoI sounds. PoI's problem is that he (1.) can't ever admit that he might be wrong, and (2.) will go out of his way to try and convince you that it's your fault when he does something wrong.

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Originally Posted by funkychinaman

I can understand something along the lines of "screw you and your rules, I'll do what I please," that's one thing, but if it's "I disagree with your statement, and here are a list of reasons why," that's another.

PoI leaned more towards the former. And that's why he tended to offend almost anyone he spoke to, and start arguments that reduced the civility of reasoned debate. Do you really think it's just a coincidence that almost every time PoI posted in a topic, that topic would degenerate into a long argument?

Above all else, it's blatantly obvious that PoI knew what he was doing, but did it anyway. It's one thing for people to have a disagreement on occasion; that's human nature. With PoI, though, it happened with such frequency that it became clear to me that he wasn't just some socially awkward nerd who couldn't help himself. For him, disagreeing with people seems to be less about improving IMFDB, and more about just riling people up and pulling their chains for his own amusement. That's what makes him so despicable. At best, he's maybe one step above the common forum troll. And no forum on the 'Net has any reason to tolerate trolling.

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Originally Posted by funkychinaman

There's a difference between having a different opinion and being a pain in the ass.

I have no problem hearing opinions that are different than my own. The problem with PoI is that he spoke with an air of superiority and contempt for the opinions of almost everyone on here (Admins included). This is not somebody we need on IMFDB. And as I'm sure you've seen by now, most of the site's members agree with me. I didn't ban PoI only because I find him to be a pain in the ass; I did so because I recognized that my sentiments were shared.