If I was out of line then ban me!!!
But what you are all forgetting is how Sam would hijack EVERY thread with his desperate attempt to 'out smart' everyone else. And then be so rude to everyone else.
@Orkie, you can think what you want.
@Race, that quote was the end result of months of Sam winding us all up! To quote that out of context isn't representative.
The thing is, it wasn't just this thread (and don't try to pretend Sam wasn't so rude there), it was all the time! Every time I came here there he would be in almost every thread, trying to show off his Wiki knowledge, and being just rude and obnoxious to every poster that might have dared to make any statement that could be argued over! It was just getting many of us down to have some kid constantly lecturing to us about how permanently stupid WE were! That is the truth of it.
These boards used to be a place to come to to discuss our collective hobby! Not this! Me and many others that have been here for a long time were just so fed up! He then came back under a different name and spammed threads asking silly noobie questions!
If I am always nasty to Noobs, always trying to show off how clever I am, calling other people names without direct confrontation then I need to be banned also!
If Sam can learn from this and not be always so 'smart' then we all would want him back. But the way he has carried on in the slipzone would suggest otherwise! Sometimes it's not always the best to be 'right'
i understand it's no fun with less mature people on the board, and that such tensions between persons can result to this...
all i can really see in sam is someone still rather immature who seems to be very arrogant, and some people not accepting it. who's fault it is, i don't care, and i can more or less understand both sides.
you're right that he can probably be very annoying, hijacking threads to lecture you on stuff (although i think you just mean his arrogant way of commenting).
but i can also understand his side, where he probably doesn't really mean it the way it comes out, and due his age reacts heavily to criticism...
maybe the best option is just to give some warnings to everyone (and some short term bans to the worst offenders in this particular situation), and for those who can't stand sam fisher, to use the ignore function forums offer. if it works like on the other forums, you'll no longer see his posts, and that will probably solve most.
i just don't think that throwing sam out is the best solution, he's got good intentions, and good knowledge, just let it ripen a bit
. don't burn bridges that you might later regret that they're no longer there...
BaDToaD said:
All these people having a go at Sam and you don't think he's a problem?
We are all wrong, foleyjo is right...
Ladies and Gentleman I give you the new Sam Fisher... foleyjo!
you know what they say, don't feed the troll ^^.
why not just use the ignore function of the forum. it's there for a reason ^^.
although, i have to admit i've hardly been here for a while, so i probably miss the context of this situation.
but atm i roughly think this is just a fight between an immature and arrogant sam, vs "mature" people not being able to cope with such persons. is it his fault that he has stil some growing up to do and that some are not tolerant to his behaviour? should he therefor be banned?
ofcourse, if you're absolutely sure he's doing it all on purpose, or that he'll never be able to contribute anything useful to the community, throwing him out might be the right thing to do. but for what i've seen so far, i doubt that's the case. also from what i've heard from him over msn, he seems to be really interested in software development, and seems to be studying some good scientific studies, so i think he'll become a valuable member here, someday ^^
