Be Excellent To Each Other

Hi gang.

Here at World of CUS, we don't seem to have a thread where we obsessively talk about some guy, from some site, on the internet somewhere. Everyone else seems to - even the guys and sites who constantly moan about guys and sites coming around supposedly just to bother them.

Now, I'm currently gagged at the fabulous World of Stalin, after attempting to point out to its proprieter that he is a quite astonishingly hypocritical jackass. I didn't use those words of course, I have some manners. Mostly I was only concerned for the sanity and career prospects of the men involved. I'm used to seeing anonymous goons being a Big Silly, but it's different to see such public humiliation of Real People.

Still, after watching with weary near-interest as two frustrated and out-of-touch former games industry professionals attempt to desperately play Yu-Gi-Last Vestiges of Dignity-O, I noticed that this forum is being dragged into things by one of these tired old men.

From WoS:

Indeed, we need his brooding hate to sustain our dread portal to hell. Would anyone like to say anything before I start saying 'Irony' more times than any human can stand?

My view is that if the two of them want to play at playground squabbles and beat their chests of long forgotten days of glory, then they can, but it's toe-curlingly painful to read. And really rather sad.

Ah leave it, he'll forget about this forum in due course. We all know that J Nash was the reason we bought Amiga Power anyway.

From WoS:



Hang on a mo, what are they talking about? I haven't said a peep to invision or anyone else about anything. Dare I say I have infinitely better uses for my time?

I'd leave this place in an instant if World of J Nash appeared.

Hoorah for WoStalin! Hoorah for organized trolling on blogs and forums! Hoorah for me deciding that now is the time that we are ending this game now, because all of my downloadable illegal games and stuff are being brought into question. So let's everyone stop playing and all agree that I won.

I for one am glad that WoStalin* has shown us what Mr. Stuart Campbell is really capable of, in this last month. Faced with a money problem, a restless and over-crowded forum, and problems with moderating against his unwantables, he has taken the best action possible, done the very best within his power, to show what he is really made of. You heard WoStalin is dead? Think again bitch! We're back and we're better than ever! We've got the best old content that you've already bought, the best obligational fees for illegal shit you don't want, and if we need to get a bit of positive interest then we'll just find some fool and laugh in his confused old face until we feel better about ourselves again. This really is the best forum on the internet.


I wouldn't. I've already seen one previously respected professional writer abandon all dignity for the good ship Hypocritical Selfish Twat, I'd be too afraid to see it happen again.

* I'm tired of this already, but hey, fair play and all that.

I'm still confused CUS. Am I supposed to have said something about Stuart somewhere?

You know at least as much as I do, I'm just the copy/paster. Thread.

I believe Stuart & co are referring to this.

I remember reading a "CG" saying something about Stu breaking the T+C of invision free. I assume that (as I did) they thought that CG = Comical Games.

Malc

That's the one, comment number 5

Malc

This, no? It's not to invision but it is to anyone.



Just let it lie Bob.

Well, I don't know anyone else with CG as their initials, so I think we can all agree that Comical Gnomes is a hate-filled ball of loathing that will consume us all. I have no proof of this but this matters not.

After some investigation, I too found that comments section on that guy's blog. Well, what can I say, I'm almost impressed that I'm so notorious that the only thing 'CG' can possibly mean is 'ComicalGames' or 'ComicalGnomes'.

I'm also darkly amused that Stuart took this very thin inference to wax vitriol all about me and my new supposed hypocracies. He must think I read his old, dead forum and then post everywhere I can on anything he might read, as if I'm some deranged lunatic.

Sorry to dissapoint, that comment isn't mine. Certainly, if I was trying to hide myself I wouldn't use my initials, and if I wasn't trying, I'd use my full handle cheerfully admit it.

How amusing, in a sad and embarassing way.

I don't know who it could be either, do you Craig Grannell?

Then sir, I invite you to look elsewhere, in a cordial and democratic expression of tolerance.

edit: I might add that That Place is discussed enough on Bits & Bobs, and other places, that to be honest I think it would be of benefit to you if it was all in one thread.

Can we just this, raking up 'The Unpleasentness' isn't really going to help is it?

Then sir, I invite you to go over to WoStalin and invite him to grow up.

CUS: you told me in a PM you weren't going to bother dredging this up over here - why have you? It's pointless and irrelevant to this forum.

This.

We're not the anti-stuart. I can understand you guys being frustrated and pissed off, but this only making things worse. Anything that makes this place just seem like somewhere we go to bitch about Campbell is to be avoided - there are plenty of forums that do the "ex-wosomite with a grudge" thing already, and all it does is gets everybody involved more riled up, attracts trolls and puts off decent newcomers.

Everyone please just agree to politely hate each other and let's move on, yeah?

Well, since I've been mentioned, and since this thread exists, I'd just like to note this:


By 'we' I assume he means everyone on this forum reading this, because anyone who gave me support at the time is probably here and not there. I don't recall getting any 'support' from Stu himself, although I seem to remember him calling me a 'wuss' because I wouldn't commit short-term financial suicide by getting into a large legal battle.

It also seems that his dislike of me has transformed PTS from something that, at the time, everyone certainly agreed was unique and not impinging on any trademarks or otherwise, to something was was ripping them off all along. Sad.

Anyway, since I don't like giving the vocal old man any more airtime than he deserves, I'll go back to ignoring him completely, which is what I was doing before today anyway.

You know, it's a bit cliched now but the XKCD joke about 'someone on the Internet' being wrong is rather apt. In the grand scheme of things, web forums don't matter.

I haven't dredged up anything. I am annoyed that Mr. Campbell has newly decided to directly involve this forum in his own tiresome games. Given that there are other threads on this forum where people are discussing That Forum*, and given that he has taken to specifically attacking members of this forum, it seemed a wise precaution to make The Stu Zone for roping off such matters. Or we can just occasionally discuss such things on Bits & Bobs and the like, and elsewhere, and assume that nobody else would be interested in Mr. Campbell having a go at them specifically, and that nobody else would thereby creating essentially this same thread again.

That said, if a clear majority of folks would simply prefer not to have any mention of Napolean, then (as always) I will abide by majority rule. I'm just gratified that nobody has mentioned whelks.


Oh, I dunno about that. Personally, unlike Stuart and say, I dunno, Ben Elton, I try to live my life to a consistent set of ethics.

* other people, who people like, on other threads

Personally I preferred the threads on whelks.

Bygone, people, bygones!

You kinda are dredging, y'know. (Well, if you continue you are, at least)

He mentioned 'WoCUS' offhand. It's hardly 'involving the forum' (which is kinda hard because it's not like it's one big solid entity or what have you) in his discussio-matic with Bruce. It's directly involving 'CG', and 'CG' can get involved in whatever they like.

It's hardly worth spending time writing a thread which is basically



Go play a game!

Then, I shall stop, and invite mods to do whatever they will these days.

Pooh Sticks

(Water under the bridge. SEE.)

As this thread is causing a rift in excellence it's getting locked.

Ok, the majority don't seem to want this thread to continue, so I'm going to lock it. Any complaints, you know where we are.

Mods involved in this decision:
myoptika
Zardoz
Craster
Grim...