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Brandon update!!!
Apparently the terms of the Brandon Challenge — post some comments in which he did not refer to himself — were too degrading for him, so he flounced. Here’s his final comment:
This raises an interesting question: how did he know he was on moderation, yet not know about the Brandon Challenge, since the comment in which I explained the Brandon challenge was the very same one in which I announced he was on moderation.
I guess we’ll never know!
Brandon: The first troll to have banished himself from Man Boobz due to his refusal to stop talking about himself in every single comment!
That is so awesome.
“Your little game”?
I can’t tell if he thinks he’s doing some Bond-style witty quip or if he’s imagining himself as a super villain.
Either way, and ignoring his lie about not knowing, why exactly did a post “directed at Pencunium” need 35 references to Boringdon? Whatever the reason, 2012 is starting off on the right foot.
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGET AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND!
Bye, Brandon! You won’t be missed.
I’ll be very surprised if he actually sticks the flounce. They never do.
The real question is, what name will he use when he comes back?
“Ashley” is too obvious, even for him, but he’s not witty enough for something like “Blandon.”
Curbing his solipsism for one comment is far too childish for Brandon! Seriously, David, bravo, this is, like, one of my favorite “bannings” ever. It’s like a story about a wizard mod, and how he stopped the vile Dude Who Caused A Black Hole Effect Around His Own Ego… Or something XD
I seem to be banned from the chatbox.
Orion, do you have a manboobz forum account?
I suspect his thinking was 1: He was defending himself against my comments, which were full of, “unjust accusations, which required him to refer to himself, as it was in direct response to comments made directly to him, about himself.
2: Because it was a direct response it ought to be exempt from the requirement that he post a comment which didn’t use direct references to himself.
That he referenced his being on moderation does seem to put the lie to his not knowing about the challenge. I suspect he figured the rule wouldn’t apply to things which were an attempt to defend himself against the defamations being hurled at him; which defamations he has been forced to deal with since his earliest appearance; as his MO hasn’t changed a whit.
He may also have figured that his long silence in responding to my comments would get him a pass, “just this once.”
But really, all he had to do was wait, make some comments that passed the “not about me” test and then he could have done what he liked, but no, that would have been admitting he wasn’t in complete control. Better to be silenced than to make the least concession; even one that was fleeting and didn’t require any admission of wrongdoing.
Lauralot, he’ll probably come back with another brotastic name like Josh or Evan. Not that it matters, because I doubt he can sock effectively.
David, I attempted to get an account at the forum about, oh, two months ago and it never worked. Operator error? (I hope.)
Sniper, not sure what happened, sign up again and I’ll approve it.
Curses, I was on the train. Alas.
Who ever said that female anime fans weren’t creepy sometimes? In fact, I believe the creepiness of some yaoi fans was discussed here fairly recently. Certainly I work with a lot of the bands that the very same female fanbase follow, and yep, they’re sometimes super creepy.*
In terms of sheer numbers, though, the dudes win. Both in terms of the volume of product produced and consumed and in terms of the sheer level of creepiness. There’s a lot of yaoi that I think is creepy, and I think shota is repulsive, but I don’t think any otaku-focused product for women has yet to hit the sheer level of wtf-is-wrong-with-you of, say, RapeLay.
*There’s also a lot of fetishising racism going into that particular creepy behavior, but that’s a conversation for another day.
BTW, Happy New Year, everyone! I’m going out for a bit, then back home, then out again, but I’ll be around. NYE is amateur night – I’m not going anywhere near the main party zones, lest I have to deal with crowds of people who don’t usually go out much getting way too drunk and puking on my shoes.
In terms of the Boring One and his flounce, meh. I give it less than a week before he’s back.
I have a forum acct but the chatbox doth not work for me. (I don’t post often but lurk sometimes.)
This is a site that I recommend adding to the “Boob Roll” blogroll, as this post will tell you everything you need to know about the author’s views:
http://www.hookingupsmart.com/2011/12/31/personal-development/a-year-end-collection-of-quotes/
It’s authored by a woman who “admires Roissy” and who shames (while simultaneously denying the existence of) women who actually have sex for the pure enjoyment of it. She attracts tons of self-righteous MRAs, as well as women who hope to get into her good graces by hating on other woman. One female commenter persists in telling everyone that a woman with double-digit sex partners is mentally damaged and has serious issues with her judgment. If that’s so, then why was I out there having fun in my youth, and why is she wasting hers on the Internet, worrying about and judging what others do with their genitalia? For not existing, I have a pretty powerful effect on her, and women like her.
Now I’m off to a club full of people who believe gender is a social construct, and are going to work hard to vote all the Shorters out of office this coming year. Happy New Year, everyone, and down with the Tea Party!
@David Futrelle
Thanks! I’m in.
I did not real the previous 400 comments, I just want to say that I almost died laughing at the new (or maybe I just didn’t notice it?) category “TROOOLLLL!”.
I love it! (And yes, that movie was hilarious!)
Also: crap I missed the vote but it seems like it will be about as necessary as voting against Romney will be next year. My pick of the year won, um, handily.
Okay, so, the chat keeps telling me I’m disconnected. Is there some plug-in or something that I don’t have?
@Anti-Moron’s-Rights – David’s done posts on Walsh before. I agree she is an excellent candidate for the Boob Roll.
@Lauralot. Log in through the forum–then click the link to go to live chat.
Oh… to be fair to him… he could, easily, know he is being moderated, without initially knowing why. If a post is moderated one is told when one submits it.
But, all things being being equal, it’s hard to believe he wasn’t ego-surfing for replies, because it’s something people with a normal desire to see how others have reacted do things, so it’s probably true he does the same.
@Pecunium: I think that was the first post he made since David put him on moderation, though. Or at least David didn’t mention if he tried any others.