Goki's Rantage Engine: Transformers becoming mainstream

[jacksplatt11]

Early contender for thread of the year???

[shokwave2]

Hahahaha.

[Thanatos]

Well aside from Gok trying to censor everyone elses posts, and complaining that people think of him as "weird" to acting as a child in regular public domain, I'm not really seeing the point of this thread. I mean, I understand the joy of being a fan, of collecting, we all do, thats the point. But really, I'm with most of the other people in this thread who as much as we love transformers, might well avoid you in public if you're going to go around being as a 10 year old. Leave the toys at home, ditch the backpack, and maybe, just maybe, someone will approve of your attire.

If you don't feel embarrassment about the way you act, then perhaps you should. Honestly it's a pretty sad state of affairs. You're like a 6th grader who's upset because the big boys pick on you. Here's a hint: they are picking on you. And with good reason.

Oh and don't bother PMing me Gok, because I'm not going to censor myself because you ask nicely.

[shokwave2]

Well aside from Gok trying to censor everyone elses posts, and complaining that people think of him as "weird" to acting as a child in regular public domain, I'm not really seeing the point of this thread. I mean, I understand the joy of being a fan, of collecting, we all do, thats the point. But really, I'm with most of the other people in this thread who as much as we love transformers, might well avoid you in public if you're going to go around being as a 10 year old. Leave the toys at home, ditch the backpack, and maybe, just maybe, someone will approve of your attire.

If you don't feel embarrassment about the way you act, then perhaps you should. Honestly it's a pretty sad state of affairs. You're like a 6th grader who's upset because the big boys pick on you. Here's a hint: they are picking on you. And with good reason.

Oh and don't bother PMing me Gok, because I'm not going to censor myself because you ask nicely.

+1
And hopefully it sinks in.

[GoktimusPrime]

It's called Peer Moderation. It was discussed in this thread - it's my attempt to try and resolve issues without the need to report people to board staff all the time. But since you all refuse to cooperate then we'll just have to let moderators sort this out.

Remember that if you have an issue with a user (including me) you can report them to board staff instead of derailing a thread like this. Please refer to the OzFormers Forum Userguide for board rules and procedures for reporting a breach of rules.

Mods: I'm sorry it's had to come to this. I have tried to resolve it privately but it doesn't seem to have worked.

[Hereticpoo]

This thread was about transformers being mainstream.

Gok just because some of the guys said they find you're behavior strange that doesn't warrant censorship and Moderator intervention.

Just because some have disagreed with you doesn't mean they're trying to derail you. You asked for people's opinion and they gave them. You dont always have to win man.

Just chill guys, we're all fans of TOYS, we're all screwed in the head!

[GoktimusPrime]

Gok just because some of the guys said they find you're behavior strange that doesn't warrant censorship and Moderator intervention.

Just because some have disagreed with you doesn't mean they're trying to derail you. You asked for people's opinion and they gave them. You dont always have to win man.

Those were not the concerns in question. The issue has been escalated to board staff so let's avoid any further public discussion about it and keep further posts on this thread on-topic.

Thank you.

[snazzbot 101]

Personally I don't think this thread was hijacked - whether it degenerated into something which could be construed as a personal attack is a different story.

I think the problem is no one seemed to know what the thread was supposed to be about in the first place.

Someone said hello to someone and they didn't respond.

That's barely an anecdote. Sure it was couched in terms of TFs going mainstream (the connection still alludes me) and of how as fans we should have some common courtesy (perhaps some kind of Universal Greeting?) but as a discussion point it's fairly lacking.

But those things were discussed as such things are in forums. And that discussion evolved and the point was made that if someone dresses like a circus peanut and there ain't no bigtop around then they're going to get a reaction -and not necessarily a positive one.

So the discussion shouldn't have gone down that road?

What are we supposed to talk about then? What is on-topic?

[GoktimusPrime]

You're right, I didn't start this discussion very well at all - I'll admit that - and that in turn has unfortunately led to some people responding in a less than appropriate way.

What are we supposed to talk about then? What is on-topic?

How you're finding Transformers as it's becoming more mainstream. Perhaps comparing what life as a TF fan was like before and since certain milestones leading to this current upturn in TF popularity such as the live action movie.

For instance, I can walk into any dept. or toy store now and if I ask the staff about Transformers they know what I'm talking about, whereas a couple of years ago I would get blank stares from staff - some of them would say, "Transformers? They don't make Transformers anymore." One time I asked about Machine Wars at Uncle Pete's and the lady's response was, "Machine Wheels? Do you mean Hot Wheels?"

[King Atlas]

Early contender for thread of the year???

haha, too true.