Moderators Gave Me The Bad Touch: THE MOD ABUSE MEGATHREAD

[NOOBY93]

You're gonna go far.

[Lord_of_War]

Don't worry, soon we will cross the event horizon. The forums will be swallowed up.

[LadyV]

@ Lady V

ice ice bb ...

I thought the courts decided it was "Under Pressure" lol

[Lord_of_War]

Can you explain the joke LadyV?

BANNED 1 DAY

mod edit:

[anderako]

Isn't this thread for being pissed off at the mods and insulting them, rather than the usual modus operandi of doing that to one another?

[LadyV]

@Lord of War

No I won't but Borka should be able to help you with that.

@anderako

Borka held the title and probably still could if he chooses so hes fair game lol

[Vaku]

So some background history, Borka was formerly a mod. LadyV jokingly supposed that Borka relinquished his status because he was, "Under Pressure." This is in contrast to how Borka jokingly remembers, in his allusion, "Ice ice baby."

If Borka's allusion is carried not to the song as a whole, but to this line of the song, "If there was a problem, Yo – I'll solve it!" That quote perfectly characterizes the circumstances which precede Borka's decision not to be a mod. Borka's general pursuit to help the community could have very well been an activity which would have weighed on Borka's shoulders. The tipping point, as Borka explains, occurs when Jorb contradicts Borka's own disciplinary actions without having consulted Borka himself. The line, "stop, Collaborate and listen" helps to show that sentiment.

The moral of this story is that if you speak in song titles, you are bound to confuse someone.

Another conclusion is that borka is also Vanilla Ice:

any rumours about a relation between LoW showing up and me retiring as a Mod are nothing but rumours

And you just had to create a conspiracy theory.

ice ice bb ...

This was formerly an explanation to Lord_of_War over Skype, but I feel this explanation belongs here. You can read all about the "Borka Event" which begins here at the Plea for Moderation thread. (Mind you that thread has been purged in the past, so get your fill while it lasts.)

[pearlio]

People should know I don't listen to music made after 1900, (some exceptions) so any musical references are lost on me.

[Vaku]

People should know I don't listen to music made after 1900, (some exceptions) so any musical references are lost on me.

A quick search on the pieces being referenced, "Ice Ice Baby" & "Under Pressure" would be a quick-fix. Understanding the composers' breadth of work, their particular style or contributions, etc. aren't necessary. To be fair, they're poor music references, which is why, in addition to ourselves, Lord_of_War also has trouble understanding the joke. I don't get the name-dropping all that much, and I have to stretch to make sense of it.

For your reference
Vanilla Ice is a one-hit-wonder for composing his rap, "Ice Ice Baby." Kind of like Jeremiah Clarke? Without the suicide, but Vanilla's celebrity-dom has long been dead.

Queen, on the other hand, the band that composed "Under Pressure," composed a bunch of songs which are "modern classics" in both senses of the phrase, both having an immortal place in modern musical canon and also for drawing on numerous classical themes in their work.

Break into the 20th century, man. Music gets only more interesting.

[pearlio]

NOPE. Old stuff is better.