FAILED 07.06.06: sephodwyrm for civitates (patron: General Sun)

**Obi Wan Asterix** · June 03, 2006, 03:29 PM

sephodwyrm

Patron: General Sun

Originally Posted by General Sun

I would like to sponsor sephodwyrm for civitate, I understand that he has been sponsored in the past but failed, I assure you (and all the voters) that he's a changed man. I present sephodwyrm to this body as a worthy candidate to become a civitate. I have worked with sephodwyrm for many months now and I can say that he is a person of great virtue. He is an avid debater and a balance stone to Waitcu's often radical views.

He is also an important contributor to the Zhanguo mod. He worked both as a modder and as a translator, bridging the gap between the Chinese and Western modding communities.

I am aware of sephodwyrm's past on the forums, but however he has learned his lesson and has been posting differently since.

I say he deserves to be a civitate, and I say make him one now.

That's all folks! /bugs bunny out!

Originally Posted by Asterix

A note to the voters. sephodwyrm is the spokesperson for Zanghuo Total war and a major moder. He contributes effectivelly to the site by representing a large Chinese modding effort with a significant participation on TWC. Please look at his candidate through a different eye than you would others.

Originally Posted by sephodwyrm

I fully understand that as a civitate your post would be regarded as more of an example than a random rant or view. Thus with the appointment and sponsorship comes responsibility and consideration for every TWC member and user. I do wish that my previous constributions have been constructive to the forum, and thus the reasons for the repeated sponsorship by the friends on the forum. I therefore must recognize these responsibilities and live up to the expectations, and I would do my best at promoting the humanist nature and brotherhood represented by the civitate.

Originally Posted by Asterix

What you are about to see is not for the sensitive without moderation experience. For the first time the CdC has exposure to user notes. Staff non-disclosure policy in this case is extended to the CdC, which is not allowed to take or mention things concerning them outside the CdC for punishment of instant removal from CdC or worse.

Judge these carefully, and remember they are often incomplete parts of a greater context and are not full evidence in themselves.

User Notes for sephodwyrm

1)

07-26-2005, 10:57 PM / Signature size violation

2)
Caution

Four lines of text with an image as opposed to limit of three. Text condensed, user informed via PM.

3)

08-01-2005, 10:25 PM / Flame warning

User warned for flaming. In a conversation about Illegal immigrants, his post consisted of nothing but:

Quote:
People that complain about immigrant workers are lazy bumbasses who couldn't bring themselves motivated enough to work harder. They hate competition and love stagnation.

These are not only over-generalized, but also offensive.

4)

08-03-2005, 05:39 PM / Flame Warning #2

Illegal Immigrants thread

Quote:
Dedakiss, perhaps learning how to spell in your native language is going to make your point more convincing.

Attacking someone directly because they have poor grammar is a flame.

5)

08-03-2005, 07:04 PM / Flame Warning

Foreign Workers thread, again

Quote:

And yes Dedakiss, you do sound like a jackass.

Clear insult aimed at a user.

This makes Warning #3. User suspended for 1-day.

6)

08-04-2005, 08:39 PM

Caution

User posted complaints against previous actions in the Foreign workers thread. I removed the comments, and posted the situation in the MTW thread.

No warning given, pending other moderators intervention.

7)

11-18-2005, 04:46 PM

Warning for trolling.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/show...1&page=15&pp=20

Quote:
Ignore Ummon. He has one core belief that cannot be altered, like many other people I have met. He believes that Islam is evil and violent and I think that's pretty ignorant and foolish. I have already tried to change his mind but I think not drinking or not committing adultery or being nice to one's neighbors hasn't crossed his mind yet.

8)

01-15-2006, 04:11 PM / Flaming

Warning - expires 15/03/2006

Unnecessary comments / flames , making indirect insults to a member.

Quote:
Google > Baidu?

Not in my experience. I am a fan of Chinese pop music of the 80s and 90s and Google gives me zit.

I admit that Google is sometimes good when I need to search for US Civil War confederate marching songs or banned Nazi songs.

Did I say that? Or was it a plain self-admission from you?

Quote:
This is what I did:

1. Call you a conderate scum, which I think is a bunch of separatists that killed 600000 Americans at least
2. And then say that I use Google to search fo Conderate Marching songs as well as banned Nazi songs

These 2 are, when viewed from an unbiased outsider, completely unrelated.
Really, your sensitivity never ceases to amaze me. Perhaps it is income disparity. Fear not. My hourly income is lower than yours for now.

Quote:
No. I consider Conderates as Americans as well. The confederate loss is close to 200000. When added together, the separatist war of the US killed 560000 Americans, with the wounded exceeding 400000, and was perhaps the most costly war IN the US (not fought outside the US). I do not understand why you would fly the flag of a bunch of selfish losers that killed so many people.

Quote:
however, it ****es me off to see scumbags flying the flags of the Confederacy. Perhaps they have no love for their fellow Americans.

Quote:
The Confederacy is dead.
China is not.

Hence you're hugging a dead body. I have no inclination to necrophilia.

Plus, I didn't call you Nazi. You called yourself Nazi.

So since I'm a little asian foreigner, can I call you a moronic white native?

Quote:
I got tired picking out spelling mistakes for you guys. Go to school. And yeah, GeneralLee, you can't even spell Hub'ite properly when it is directly in front of you. Shiish.

9)

Expires 19th April 2006

Flame - insulting remarks made about education of user (I've underlined). Second current warning, but has received 3 expired warnings too. Suspended. User warned via email.

Quote:
Or maybe you should talk to a Muslim and get yourself <<slaughtered>>. You have talked to over 7 Muslims on TWC, and the amount of misunderstanding you have against Muslims is not only evident, but have grown to malignance.

I suggest you get higher education in a scientific field before giving TWC more garbage.

Third World countries are Third World countries - generally low standards of education, low income and most importantly, self-humiliation. Religion spreads quickly in such environments. There's a reason why Doomsday cults made appearances in China in 1630 (corresponding to the Great Shaanxi Drought), 1800s (corresponding to overpopulation and failure of Yellow River works), 1850 (corresponding to defeat of Opium War and influx of the narcotic), 1900 (same thing) and recently amongst old gramps (The FLG).

It seems that the spread of belief requires poverty and boredom.

10)

02-25-2006, 11:14 PM / caution

just a caution for posting 'I don't talk to idiots' in the China doesn't deserve Olympic games of 2008 !!! thread.

a bit ambiguous about how much of a flame it was so just a caution. User PM'd

**Obi Wan Asterix** · June 03, 2006, 03:30 PM

I am withholding the poll until later as General Sun has not sent me a real sponsorship paragraph.

**Tom Paine** · June 03, 2006, 04:10 PM

Hmmm.... I'm unsure. He can post well, but as shown by extensive usernotes he also has a certain.... style... that creates lots of problems.

**Belisarius** · June 03, 2006, 04:13 PM

I'm in the middle here. Can we see examples of his modding work?

**Spiff** · June 03, 2006, 04:19 PM

I dont really think he should represent the rank of Civitate. We should be grateful for the work he does but at the moment he has too many warnings (which arent exactly from last week it must be said, but recent enough to take into consideration im sure) for me to vote yes.. and if it isnt a definite yes i suppose it has to be a no.

Its shame, another few months of good behaviour and id probably vote yes on the basis of his notable contributions to TWC and TW series in general, but at the moment i think his record is a little too tainted

**Obi Wan Asterix** · June 04, 2006, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by the Grim Squeaker

Hmmm.... I'm unsure. He can post well, but as shown by extensive usernotes he also has a certain.... style... that creates lots of problems.

Not arguing for but brining your attention to the fact that the user notes are old

**Søren** · June 03, 2006, 05:07 PM

Yes, sure; the more flamers the better.

No.

**Seleukos** · June 04, 2006, 01:38 AM

um no.

**Denny Crane!** · June 04, 2006, 04:59 AM

Wow.

That is quite a collection of user notes. I'm going to have to give this one a resounding no pending someone coming forward and giving me some pretty spectacular reasons not to.

Peter

**Obi Wan Asterix** · June 05, 2006, 12:19 AM

Adding a poll after GS has provided his sponsorship paragraph. Please decide and vote as carefully as usual :original:

**Seleukos** · June 05, 2006, 01:54 AM

um still a no.

**Belisarius** · June 05, 2006, 05:35 AM

Abstained

**Tom Paine** · June 05, 2006, 06:17 AM

I think in the end a no from me.... seriously. We don't want someone who posts like that to represent the rank!

**Kagemusha** · June 05, 2006, 07:18 AM

As much as i respect Sephodwyrms contributions on modding community through Zhanguo Mod,but i will still vote no. It seems he just cant control himself quite well.No from me.

**Tacticalwithdrawal** · June 05, 2006, 07:41 AM

nope, come back in a couple of months with a clean record

**Fabolous** · June 05, 2006, 08:20 AM

Being reformed for a few months after having problems for six doesn't sell me. Give it 2-3 more months of rule-abiding posting, and keep modding, then I will give him a good look again.