Imho that is VERY inappropriate reply, especially from an immortal. Personally
I do ignore Blackstar and think most of his posts really should be posted to
bs etc etc etc, but wishing someone dead has caused long bans for mortals
before.

I do like Favorit's work and do not like the "feedback" Blackstar gave, but
this is going too far.

--
Juo Ppo

Did it occur to you that the mortals writing the replies suggesting death were
flaming and if they were being sarcastic, they weren't doing it in a way that
was easily identifiable. I'm actually shocked as hell you didn't see the
sarcasm in that reply. It was funny. Some people just take this game too
seriously.

Malicat for one takes this game to seriously.

-Tank Bonebreaker

AGREED

well no harm done I supose, when I read your reply I quickly
dropped into a vast sea of depression, and drowned out my sorrows
in a bottle of liqour to compensate my self-esteme. In a drunken
fit I quit my job, then climbed to a rooftop only to scream how I was to
jump, but no one came. I jumped and am now paralyzed from the waste
down and have no use of my legs or penis. But I can still MUD
apology accepted of course

- blackstar -

People can take flames seriously when they go to serious topics.

To quote Duke\'s post (flame 682) in similar case:

\'\'However, I do like to emphasize that statements along the lines of wishing death upon other people in RL will simply not be tolerated\'\'

and again, quote from Favorit\'s post (flame 681) in the same case:

\'\'One should know the difference between disappointment flames and personal insults I think.\'\'

As I read Favorit\'s reply to Blackstar (flame 1927), it is \"wishing death\" and \"personal insult\" as wishing death is the worst kind of insult there can be.

I\'m not sure, but I think Favorit would give a news ban or something if some mortal posted such flame about Favorit or some other wiz to this news group.


--
Sister Ealoren

For _FUCK SAKE_ we need some fucking goooooodddddam batmud lawyers or
something soon. JEEEESUS i dont need to hope you all DIE in RL, cos you will
anyway !!!!! Quoting previous arches posts as like precidents in rules in the
MUD is gay.. arches do what they like and say what they like.. wizzes say what
they like and do what they like (but get told of by arches if its wrong),
mortals do what they like and say what they like (but get zapped x10000 by the
arches if they feeel like it). Thats the way it is, and hopefully the way it
always will be... GOD BLESS BATMUD!

Ok, first off, I think it\'s been established that anything along the lines of \"omgwtflolplz\" is a \"joke\" on batmud. Secondly, only quoting a reply to a flame is only giving half the story. Duke\'s reply to the flame in question was appropriate, IMO. For those of you who don\'t recall it:

Group: flame (#666/1935)
From: Wir (Lvl: 66 Age: 114d, 12h, 55min and 55s)
Subject: exptunes
Date: Fri Sep 19 15:14:26 2003
Rating: 1 Votes: 1

excuse me mr. duke, but could you please go fucking shoot yourself already, or
slit your throat, or wrists, or whatever. some people are trying to make exp
in this game. it\'s cool that i now get about 1/4 or less of the original/old
tune exp from monsters when in \"a lot\" tune. keep up the good work. really.

--

I think that\'s a bit more *serious* than Favorit\'s amusing little statement.

And on a side note, whoa, interesting rating.
Once again, you\'re looking at a \"reply\" and not the original message. Comparing what Favorite wrote in this newer case to what Wir wrote is useless because other than the fact they were both news posts and in flame newsgroup, they had *nothing* in common.
I\'m fairly damned certain anyone with the ability to give a newsban would see the humour in this and it wouldn\'t even occur to them to do so.

--Mali