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I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

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An honest plea

Guys?

I get it. You like freedom. All's fine about that.

But could you *please* stop using admin usertitles? It sort of drives people off when so-called admins are acting like total cuntispieces.

_______

PS: Sorry for keeping you guys in the dark about further SS themes. I promise to release one or two this weekend, just keep badgering me for them, I need the push Razz

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BUT I AM THE HERO SS DESERVES
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Good point, I can imagine that would confuse people. It's part of the reason why I made my username red. Nobody can impersonate that, har har...

Also, moar themes plox! ... I mean, the ones I downloaded are somewhat decent, but there's nothing quite like a Faby-made custom SS theme. I always go back to Dark Orchid after a while when I install something new. Razz

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I'm too used to purple but if you make an Urban I'll try it out.

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Is Urban the orangey one?

Some screenshots would help a lot, if you've got any. I can still use the site theme and the CSS file I've been given to make a forum port, but a forum screen would be best.

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Yea it was orangy and it had like an urban type style. Sadly I have no screenshots.

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RE: An honest plea

(10-21-2011 05:52 AM)Faby Wrote:  Guys?

I get it. You like freedom. All's fine about that.

But could you *please* stop using admin usertitles? It sort of drives people off when so-called admins are acting like total cuntispieces.

_______

PS: Sorry for keeping you guys in the dark about further SS themes. I promise to release one or two this weekend, just keep badgering me for them, I need the push Razz

What if actual admins are acting like cuntpiecees and no this is not a clever jab at you.

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I will attempt to make some screenshots.

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Hey soul can my username's colour be Dark Grey or something pretty plz
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OH can mine be Green?

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(10-21-2011 05:52 AM)Faby Wrote:  But could you *please* stop using admin usertitles? It sort of drives people off when so-called admins are acting like total cuntispieces.

No.

Besides I'm pretty sure I was the first one to start the trend, so I should get to keep it. Also, with exception one of my most recent comments to neonmarshmellow I've been pretty tame lately.
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I have made some screenshots:
http://forums.school-survival.net/_theme-screenshots/

I just took a shot of each theme on the same thread. Do you want forum index and forum listing screenshots too? I can do that if it's really really really really really necessary... Razz
I guess I could put a notice in the Read Me First thread that people shouldn't take user titles seriously.

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(10-21-2011 06:43 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  I have made some screenshots:
http://forums.school-survival.net/_theme-screenshots/

I just took a shot of each theme on the same thread. Do you want forum index and forum listing screenshots too? I can do that if it's really really really really really necessary... Razz
I guess I could put a notice in the Read Me First thread that people shouldn't take user titles seriously.

I like Dark paper. That should be released first.

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old dark orchid is best orchid

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1337 hax0r do it I fucking hate gayorchid
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As soon as one of them is done it should be reasonably quick to port over all the others... they're identical in structure and layout.

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What if you gave mods a green user name.

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I could bring the colours back. If I'm not mistaken, people can opt-out of having colours even if they're still in a group that would give them colours (by changing their 'primary group'). At least I think that's how it works.

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(10-23-2011 11:01 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  I could bring the colours back. If I'm not mistaken, people can opt-out of having colours even if they're still in a group that would give them colours (by changing their 'primary group'). At least I think that's how it works.

What happened to all of the groups anyway?

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I didn't convert them, and was then too lazy to re-create all but the essentials.

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I want "Sand In Rear Orifice" and "No Sand In Rear Orifice" back.

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Me want a rainbow user title. Pwetty please Soul?

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Quote:I want "Sand In Rear Orifice" and "No Sand In Rear Orifice" back.
Too lazy. Razz

Quote:Me want a rainbow user title. Pwetty please Soul?
I'm not sure if that's even possible. You can make a rainbow signature though.

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(10-25-2011 01:36 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  
Quote:I want "Sand In Rear Orifice" and "No Sand In Rear Orifice" back.
Too lazy. Razz

Become un-lazy then.

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Nu.

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Hey Soul, can you make my username blue to match my icon?... oh, wait

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(10-21-2011 06:29 AM)Ayliana Wrote:  Besides I'm pretty sure I was the first one to start the trend,

LIES!!!111

When soul let us change our ranks, I made mine "Site Owner" and scared off a bunch of newbies, then I made a thread about it, and everybody changed their rank to admin, moderator etc. So I started the trend, fuck you.
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(10-28-2011 12:32 AM)psychopath Wrote:  
(10-21-2011 06:29 AM)Ayliana Wrote:  Besides I'm pretty sure I was the first one to start the trend,

LIES!!!111

When soul let us change our ranks, I made mine "Site Owner" and scared off a bunch of newbies, then I made a thread about it, and everybody changed their rank to admin, moderator etc. So I started the trend, fuck you.

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(10-25-2011 04:26 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  Nu.

Make me admin so I can do so then.

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