Bring back the Ban

[Tonberry]

This place keeps letting the worst scumbag users get off scot-free for continuously breaking the extremely easy to follow rules, spreading vitriol and poison everywhere and at most getting away with a slap on the wrist, only to re-emerge a week later spewing drunken rants breaking rules left and right.

I’d say ”don’t feed the trolls” but the way the site is set up right now it’s like they’re being fed by design, and the rest of us are forced to just look the other way while trying to use the forum like normal people.

The mods are powerless to do nearly anything and keep getting the brunt of the flak because Spike doesn’t want to deal with the occasional angry email from disgruntled ex-members threatening to ”take action”.

This weak Reader Mode shit clearly isn’t working, and just lets toxic assholes keep waltzing around barfing everywhere, and just pushes more and more well-meaning and amiable users out because the trolls and schizos overpower them, and protects the worst offenders from any sort of repercussions.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Read Waffles' reply.

It was way before that

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Not until the other mods (and, ideally, Spike) have voiced their opinions, too -- it's about moderation, not about whoever happens to be online at the time.

 

[Ruky Ruky]

Ya know, it is possible to be grown adults and have a actual intellectual conversation about this subject. Petty bullshit gets in the way though and that is very annoying. Obviously, I called out Zega for his petty shit and brought it in some, but in all reality. I do agree with Ton about bringing bans back to RGT even though I probably won't be here anyway. This place is super shitty now and filled with folks who need to touch grass (not everyone), but I could call out some names if I wanted to. I won't though because there really is no reward in doing so.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

I'm genuinely surprised this much shit went down......when me and others like @YoshifreakZX are completely unaware.....talk about being oblivious


Remember guys and girls , this forum is an extra addition to the main reason we are here , the Repo previously CDromance

Once the forum gets too much to handle , Spike will just nuke it

Just download games , enjoy the good and ignore the bad or report the bad and get on with your day shouldn't be hard to do guys right? right?

 

[Lokgamer]

Greetings gentlemen, I'm here for sharing my opinion.

I agree about the ban. There are some users that are here just to fight. With a ban system it would be easy dealing with them, and if they back, just ban again.

That's all for now, I wish you a great day.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

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Vip and ban

Forget it

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

just pushes more and more well-meaning and amiable users out

That's the part that genuinely kills me.

I think the main problem with the Reader Mode stuff is that it was severely broken upon being added (like most paid XenForo shit) -- I don't remember the specifics, but it was bad to the point of being riddled with glaring oversights.

It has since been fixed, but I don't blame anyone for think it too little -- I'm starting to resent it myself!

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

I'm not the bad guy. I make mistakes, sure. But I'm not evil.

Just take a day off dear Zega it's better for you , get some rest man

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

So who's the problem? Us or the mods?

Both? Both

Post automatically merged: Mar 6, 2026

I too like tits and bare breast ummm maybe we can be friends but first they should ban you

I thought that you and he were already friends

 

[bjork]

I read the entire thread and I'm completely lost. Parts of it read like two merged threads, and I still can't suss out what incidents everyone's referring to aside from people maybe using VPNs to get around bans or something?

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

I read the entire thread and I'm completely lost. Parts of it read like two merged threads, and I still can't suss out what incidents everyone's referring to aside from people maybe using VPNs to get around bans or something?

Basically there are a lot of trolls and something

 

[bjork]

Basically there are a lot of trolls and something

Where, though? I feel like I read a good majority of the threads here and beyond people getting a little testy or smarmy once in awhile, it's generally pretty mellow here. Is it in the personal blogs or something?

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

I read the entire thread and I'm completely lost. Parts of it read like two merged threads, and I still can't suss out what incidents everyone's referring to aside from people maybe using VPNs to get around bans or something?

it's a big nothing burger. Tonberry's original suggestion had nothing to do with all this drama.

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

Where, though? I feel like I read a good majority of the threads here and beyond people getting a little testy or smarmy once in awhile, it's generally pretty mellow here. Is it in the personal blogs or something?

Maybe, I don't found them either. Now are talking about tits for some reason

 

[Elwiwi]

Stop thinking in Tifa, Mr. -0 of evilness.

You were the one who brought tits into the conversation

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

Me, as a autoproclamed representative of @DragonMals, i will put his opinion because he can't for being level 0
Here goes on

I wholeheartedly agree with this.

I'm saying this with experience as an administrator, moderator and a user of sites and places similar to this one: the change from banning people to simply putting them on Reader Mode has to be one of the most outrageous changes this site has ever done. I understand that the consistent threats this site gets can be annoying to deal with especially on the staff's end, but that shouldn't be a reason to make your system worse to make them go away more; It entices them to exploit it furthermore and come back for more drama, causing more issues than you could ever imagine. It may not be severe, but think about it:

I don't know when this site had been established, but it took a while for a rule regarding mental health to be somewhat regulated since previously, there were some users that will show nothing but negativity most to all the time, which obviously is against the point of such. Similar to the consistent threats, I can understand why this too can be a bit of an issue, but I think there has to be a breaking point for when it gets too much. Keeping It's fine to talk about it since people do need to get their points across and vent after something happened to them if necessary, but I've seen some that will show nothing but that, and nothing has been done until recently.

That's just one of the main things I noticed about the rules regarding this site, but the main point I'm trying to make is locking in with moderation: The more soft your rules are, the higher chances of people going to be doing dumb things and getting away with them. The current rules remind me more of someone's personal discord server rules rather than a public forum with active access to them, and with the other forums I'm in, they have clearer rules and a much more aggressive moderation system that doesn't allow threats to be given to them easily. That doesn't mean they don't receive it, they tolerate it better since they're taught by the admins to not allow threats to be much of a big problem unless it actually does get serious. I would like to know personally if this ever happened within this site given how I remember CDRomance getting revived and not too long after, after "someone" or "somebody" sent numerous DMCA threats, it's been reverted back to the Repo. Still don't know the true reason behind this to this day.

I think if RGT were to have something like this, this site would be a whole lot better, it just takes a bit more elbow grease and having those that are willing to get rid of those who truly deserve it. The Reader Mode Rules is one of the main reasons I've left this site because I prefer to be in spaces where I know I'll be safe from having to not have myself be tied through one way or another into drama that happens within this site. I initially came in on RGT as a way to find another site that isn't too toxic, only for it to come down to removing the ability for bad people to get banned.... I seriously hope that the admins/mods think about revising the current Reader Mode rules!

 

[ZEGA ZONICZEGA ZONIC's icon]

You were the one who brought tits into the conversation

 

[DragonMals]

i will put his opinion because he can't for being level 0

me when I just leveled up to level 1 just now

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

me when I just leveled up to level 1 just now

Wow. That was fast
But I still being your representative, right?

 

[Netra]

That's what the ignore option is for. Whenever I come across a user I don't like for whatever reason I don't waste my time arguing or getting angry with them.
I simply tap their profile and hit the ignore button.

 

[Xdqwerty]

That's what the ignore option is for. Whenever I come across a user I don't like for whatever reason I don't waste my time arguing or getting angry with them.
I simply tap their profile and hit the ignore button.

although ignoring an user makes it feel like people are talking to a ghost :/

 

[PacGuy]

This thread hasn't been locked yet?

Are the mods in shock on what just happened or are they waiting for Spike?

The conversation on changing from three strikes to bans is still ongoing. All the other petty bullshit was a you and the discord kittens thing.

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

This thread hasn't been locked yet?

Are the mods in shock on what just happened or are they waiting for Spike?

Whatever. Since that this being locked would take a while, put whatever shit you want

 

[ZEGA ZONICZEGA ZONIC's icon]

I'm allowed to be on RGT whenever I want to. I don't need to be driven out by ridicule

 

[Mubashureta]

Really I'd Like to see an Example Like can you show me some Disgruntled Users