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Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 17 Jan 2013, 16:33

OK, I'm joining the hordes who want to see these pictures.

FloProAct · Post by **FloProAct** » 17 Jan 2013, 16:35

And me.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:02

Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:06

I took part in Zylagate yesterday, and I witnessed most of his posts. And I am sory for my unecessary, knee-jerk thread in this forum, which made me away from this for hours today - thankfully mods deleted it as I requested.

I want to see snapshots of his posts, whether it by email or here. I may create a new article on F1Alternate Wiki.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:11

Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.

Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that

Post by **Ataxia** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:11

I wouldn't mind a quick look at them either...

Cheers

Post by **Nuppiz** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:34

Phoenix wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.

Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that

Aye, just thought it could be easier for him to make a new thread instead of sending emails to each member interested in them. But whatever works!

Post by **tommykl** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:35

I missed this guy's rage post about the RWRS magazine, I'm not missing this. I just have to see those photos

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Jan 2013, 17:48

tommykl wrote:I missed this guy's rage post about the RWRS magazine, I'm not missing this. I just have to see those photos

You didn't miss much. He started off by posting "bathplug" all the time, then he decided to rationalize a bit and said it was silly of us to make a publication about a fictional universe.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 17 Jan 2013, 18:09

What the heck happened while I was gone? I would like to see the paint files.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Jan 2013, 18:13

Mr. Jocke 1 - please count me in, I'd like to see what happened!

Especially after I was just a little insulted after his comments in the RejectSport thread...

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 17 Jan 2013, 18:22

I'd like to see them too.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Jan 2013, 18:32

What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?

Post by **Londoner** » 17 Jan 2013, 18:36

pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?

Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight.

It's almost like he completely misunderstood the way our humour on this forum works. :lol:

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 17 Jan 2013, 19:36

East Londoner wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?

Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight.

It's almost like he completely misunderstood the way our humour on this forum works.

IP bans, maybe?

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Jan 2013, 20:06

Seems like we're all a bunch of blabs :lol:

FMecha, I can't do that, I can only ban registered users.

girry · Post by **girry** » 17 Jan 2013, 20:29

I suspect that guy simply thought this is some normal internet forum...that is, full of trolling, random attacks to other users and an encouraging environment for flamewars.

A clash of cultures perhaps - mr Zyla didn't know how to approach a place without those features and got massively confused?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Jan 2013, 20:54

giraurd wrote:I suspect that guy simply thought this is some normal internet forum...that is, full of trolling, random attacks to other users and an encouraging environment for flamewars.

A clash of cultures perhaps - mr Zyla didn't know how to approach a place without those features and got massively confused?

"A disillusioned person is like a man stuck in a pitch black room. He may believe he knows the room, but once the light is turned on, a whole new world reveals itself"
- Pasta Maldonado, 2013

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 17 Jan 2013, 22:05

Phoenix wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.

Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that

Were you contacted by someone today, Phoenix?
Because I just got back home and I haven't sent anyone anything yet, and I haven't told anyone I agree with anything.
Just wondering if perhaps Mr. Zyla had contacted you under another name?

Anyway, should I just post the photos here in this thread, or email everyone instead?
I feel I need to know this first, seeing as you are a mod.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 17 Jan 2013, 22:18

Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.

'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 17 Jan 2013, 22:26

eytl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.

'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Enoch, would you have anything against me posting the photos here? 14 in all.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 17 Jan 2013, 22:59

Well, i'm quite curious what the guy was doing... He was a ticking time-bomb anyway. But i do agree that it's probably due to him not understanding us. But even in that case, you have to take the time to understand us.
One positive thing though: our admins and mods are the best in the world

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Jan 2013, 23:00

Dear Lord, this is starting to sound like some surreal freak show. F1 deprivation sure is bad this year, isn't it? :lol:

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 17 Jan 2013, 23:33

I am not taking anyones side here, yes it was a very strange thing to do (creating 100 threads in 90 minutes).
But to Joey Zyla's defense, that is if he had truthfully filled in his profile statistics, he was only 12 years old.
That is really young.

I remember when I was twelve, the World Wide Web was not used much by the common man.
Personally, my greatest possessions back then were my bike, my NES and the family vcr.
Now, I'm no technophobe, but there is too many options and gadgets for the kids today. It's all a little crazy, to be honest.
I have two younger siblings so I know what I'm talking about.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 18 Jan 2013, 01:06

Jocke1 wrote:
eytl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.

'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Enoch, would you have anything against me posting the photos here? 14 in all.

Umm, to be honest I'm not even sure what this mystery surrounding photos/pictures is all about. I just deleted all of JZ's posts once I saw a gazillion spam threads, but I didn't open any of them. Were they links to pictures or something? Perhaps you might care to enlighten me first ... private message me if you like.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:03

He's back

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:07

nOxIdYrAiD wrote:
eurobrun wrote:He's back

HERE I AM. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!

Maybe you should go stand in the middle of a hurricane, I've heard it's fun

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:13

Seek help.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:15

You know what, if you delete System32 your computer will be faster

Pepsibottle1 · Post by **Pepsibottle1** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:33

I'd like a look at these pictures as well
Poor kid, hopefully he can get some help :p

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 18 Jan 2013, 03:38

Pepsibottle1 wrote:I'd like a look at these pictures as well
Poor kid, hopefully he can get some help :p

Everyone knows yourinternet would probably glitch out trying to load them Brinson :lol:

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 18 Jan 2013, 04:51

Never mind, I don't need any screenshots. I can see what he's been doing quite well.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 18 Jan 2013, 05:26

Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 18 Jan 2013, 05:27

Well thank HWNSNBM that it is over for this time. Again.
By advice from Enoch I will not post his crap in the forum again, instead I emailed all who were interested.
If I missed anyone you'll have to say it.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 18 Jan 2013, 05:33

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.

Thanks mate, I will try to look into this.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 18 Jan 2013, 05:39

eytl wrote:
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.

Thanks mate, I will try to look into this.

Have you deleted all of his trails, by the way, Enoch? And can you delete his proposed series thread?

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 18 Jan 2013, 06:02

Done, FMecha.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Jan 2013, 07:52

Well, after seeing the pictures (which are screencaps of a few of his worst spams and insults, some of which I had seen "live"), it's fair to say that he deserved to be banned. It's a very harsh option to take, as usually people can be taught to behave with other means, but this member went well past the limit, especially as he then re-registered for more spam and insults.

Case closed, I wish that this won't happen again anytime soon.

Post by **Londoner** » 18 Jan 2013, 09:57

East Londoner wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?

Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight.

Looks like me and Pasta called it correctly. I'm guessing we're getting a third round of it tonight.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 18 Jan 2013, 10:14

Jocke1 wrote:Well thank HWNSNBM that it is over for this time. Again.
By advice from Enoch I will not post his crap in the forum again, instead I emailed all who were interested.
If I missed anyone you'll have to say it.

Well if you're emailing them, I wouldn't mind a peek, if its not too much hassle