Wh... wha.... what happened to the community?? :'(

[Fantomen]

This forum needs a strong leader! (not my words)

[Gandalf Parker]

This forum needs a strong leader?
You mean someone who impersonates its ideals?
Is bouncy, full of child-like fun and unencumbered whimsy? More about being optimistic and rosey descriptions than hard cold facts? Able to maintain never-ending discussion, spark subjects when things get slow, able to maintain drama or even instigate some if things get too quiet? That kind of a leader?

Someone recognized as the very counterpoint to the leader of the other forum?

Thanks. But they fired me.

[Radio_Star]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

You mean someone who impersonates its ideals?

Quoted for great justice.

[Gandalf Parker]

I thought someone would like that

[Eximius Sus]

I don't get this thread.

[Fantomen]

Originally Posted by Eximius Sus

I don't get this thread.

There was a member banned from here who was also a popular modder, a lot of people (including me) was (and still are) quite upset about it. This led to several members being banned, we have set up an alternative forum here as a way to keep up the communication, you can consider both forums to be part of the same community. It may be worthwhile to check it out since some of the major mod projects have moved there now.

That's the root of it, the rest is just internal drivel basically.

[Eximius Sus]

So it really doesn't have anything to do with playing the game?

[GrudgeBringer]

NO, and for the most part most of us have friends in both forums. Also BOTH forum members can play in the games.

Just some of us/them have decided that they would prefer to have a different forum with different rules. Actually I think it is a good idea as you can get exposure from 2 different mindsets.

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Zen was a very active map maker, modder, programmer, and a very popular moderator.
He created the CBm mod for one thing. And his departure also caused a rash of sympathetic departures. For all of the reasons given why the previous banishments would destroy this forum, I felt that Zen had already been that route and more already showing that as long as there is influx of new people then this forum will survive just about anything[/url]

You must be talking about some other Zen Gandalf.

The Zen I remember was an royal as*hole and a narcissist jerk with an ego the size of a building. I think Dominions forum is much better without him as a mod. I've missed that incident you are talking about, but all I can say is - good riddance!

To his credit- he did some good stuff as a modder. But as a moderator he was a very bad pick.

All of the above is my personal opinion of course, you are certainly entitled to yours.

[Foodstamp]

Originally Posted by Corwin

You must be talking about some other Zen Gandalf.

The Zen I remember was an royal as*hole and a narcissist jerk with an ego the size of a building. I think Dominions forum is much better without him as a mod. I've missed that incident you are talking about, but all I can say is - good riddance!

To his credit- he did some good stuff as a modder. But as a moderator he was a very bad pick.

All of the above is my personal opinion of course, you are certainly entitled to yours.

History repeats itself!