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Could we have a new spoiler release tomorrow with no Darth…
What a strange new world that would be, forum thread wont be anywhere near as long as usual.
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I doubt he's gone. Too obvious a timing for it to happen. And let's face it, at this point he's become everyone's favourite nagging little grandpa.
It would be fun if he came back in a few hours with his username, avatar and sig clad in Sakazuki's colours.
For some on this forum favourite is not the word.
Could we have a new spoiler release tomorrow with no Darth…
What a strange new world that would be, forum thread wont be anywhere near as long as usual.
If people could just accept different opinions - what a strange world that would be. Half the comments are just about bashing him, which adds nothing to the discussion.
Other posters (like Amol) are way more critical, abrasive, and obvious clones of other banned accounts… so I don't believe it.
If people could just accept different opinions - what a strange world that would be. Half the comments are just bashing, which adds nothing to the discussion.
Or just arguments going round in circles, in the end everyone's comments on the manga are just opinion, the only person who's comments are fact is Oda's.
Or just arguments going round in circles, in the end everyone's comments on the manga are just opinion, the only person who's comments are fact is Oda's.
Yes, so why does he need to get pointlessly critisized just for stating his opinion, which is all you can do anyway? People write walls of texts just to critisize other people instead of actually adding anything to the discussions, what's the point?
A board in which other people's opinions are acknowledged; encouraged even. A place where we all reside together, discussing the various aspects of OP, kindly pointing out possible flaws in other theories, while posting own ideas that sparkle other users' creativity. What a utopian world that would be.
A board in which other people's opinions are acknowledged; encouraged even. A place where we all reside together, discussing the various aspects of OP, kindly pointing out possible flaws in other theories, while posting own ideas that sparkle other users' creativity. What a utopian world that would be.
That's the key word here.
A board in which other people's opinions are acknowledged; encouraged even. A place where we all reside together, discussing the various aspects of OP, kindly pointing out possible flaws in other theories, while posting own ideas that sparkle other users' creativity. What a utopian world that would be.
there's no mercy for the weak.. 
happy april fools btw..
Darth wasn't banned for his opinions (except for the fascist ones), he was banned for being a colossal shithead about them.
Now he can read and discuss the private version of One Piece that only Darth reads in peace/Hell.
A board in which other people's opinions are acknowledged; encouraged even. A place where we all reside together, discussing the various aspects of OP, kindly pointing out possible flaws in other theories, while posting own ideas that sparkle other users' creativity. What a utopian world that would be.
I fear that even if people toned it down, in the long run it would become a more like passive-aggressive situation, and that's even worse.
I hope those spoilers are fake. Those of which we cannot speak of
The problem with Darth is he constantly kept harping over and over on nitpicky details and the "flaws" he pointed out weren't neccessarily flaws as much as the story wasn't going how HE wanted it. If he had his way, Fujitora would have solved the crisis in two chapters and we'd then get a one volume arc with Akainu as the protagonist. Good riddance, I say.
Hahahahaha that supercilious db darth got banned! Lmao. Gotta love how he always thought his opinions were better than everyone else's bc he took some college philosophy class
Other posters (like Amol) are way more critical, abrasive, and obvious clones of other banned accounts… so I don't believe it.
No one would be banned because they are critical, its probably a joke but if it isn't its probably product of him complaining but with the complaining derailing any conversion people migth want to have in the threads, ever since he joined the forum or atleast he started posting more every damn thread is him in an argument with someone else, the guy managed to make me put him in my ignore list and I barelly use that but being in the ignore list means nothing because he gets into arguments with everyone so people quote him and I end up seeing it all anyway.
Still like I said its probably a joke but I'm fine with it if it isn't.
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@Rob are you guys playing your own version of April Fools on Darth or what?
You guys are all jealous of his swagger.
Yes, so why does he need to get pointlessly critisized just for stating his opinion, which is all you can do anyway? People write walls of texts just to critisize other people instead of actually adding anything to the discussions, what's the point?
I believe the reason he got banned was he was bashing others opinions and that's against forum rules. It has nothing to do with just expressing his opinions although many of his other characteristics passively added his resume. His fanciness over fascism was a bit annoying considering my current country's condition but that's just my opinon ofc.
I like reading his posts though. Always adds up some spice to the discussions.
No one would be banned because they are critical, its probably a joke but if it isn't its probably product of him complaining but with the complaining derailing any conversion people migth want to have in the threads, ever since he joined the forum or atleast he started posting more every damn thread is him in an argument with someone else, the guy managed to make me put him in my ignore list and I barelly use that but being in the ignore list means nothing because he gets into arguments with everyone so people quote him and I end up seeing it all anyway.
Still like I said its probably a joke but I'm fine with it if it isn't.
At least half of the blame lies on all those people who can't handle it when someone doesn't like what they like.
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@xan:
I believe the reason he got banned was he was bashing others opinions and that's against forum rules. It has nothing to do with just expressing his opinions although many of his other characteristics passively added his resume. His fanciness over fascism was a bit annoying considering my current country's condition but that's just my opinon ofc.
I like reading his posts though. Always adds up some spice to the discussions.
Wait, bashing others' opinions is against forum rules?
Guess it just doesn't apply to Monkey King. 
Wait, bashing others' opinions is against forum rules?
Guess it just doesn't apply to Monkey King.
I was a lurker from the mid 2000's and he has got his share of bans
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The rich thing about this isn't the "prank" per se, which is pretty lame actually, but the people positively reacting to it. Because for some reason some people can't bear to read well exposed arguments of why other people don't like the same things as them, and are actually relieved when said critics are taken away, so they can read their ideal commentary thread, which i assume consists in dozens of copy-pastes af the first 2 pages of every chapter commentary ("awesome!" "cool!" "[Doflamingo/Luffy/Zoro/Gaimon/…] is a beast!").
I don't really like Darth's tone sometimes and the way he other times easily drifts away from the main topic derailing the disccussion to pointless arguements just for the sake af arguing, but his posts are actually the only reasons i (and i believe a bunch of other people) read these threads: being, as i said earlier in this very thread, fairly disappointed with Oda's writing as of lately, i enjoy seeing a very similar point of view proposed and defended on these pages.
Also, i read a lot more assholish behaviour coming from apologist then critics (talking about sheer numbers), but somehow i believe a prank-ban for any of them wouldn't have been noticed as much! 
@xan:
I was a lurker from the mid 2000's and he has got his share of bans
Yeah, I heard.
He crosses the line quite a lot. But it's entertaining if you don't take him that seriously. It's just some guy on the internet. Like Darth.
If someone like that is ruining your enjoyment of One Piece through posts alone, you have bigger issues. I don't mean you, just speaking generally.
@Rob are you guys playing your own version of April Fools on Darth or what?
Funny you should say that. I actually PM'ed Darth yesterday telling him that for April Fools he should post the exact opposite of his opinions, all day, completely serious.
That would throw everybody for a loop and be funnier than a "ban".
Wait. Darth got banned?! He may have posted too much, but he was at least a decent forum goer….
Wait. Darth got banned?! He may have posted too much, but he was at least a decent forum goer….
Not exactly sure, but I think it's an april fools joke.
He'll be back by tomorrow.
@xan:
I believe the reason he got banned was he was bashing others opinions and that's against forum rules. It has nothing to do with just expressing his opinions although many of his other characteristics passively added his resume. His fanciness over fascism was a bit annoying considering my current country's condition but that's just my opinon ofc.
I like reading his posts though. Always adds up some spice to the discussions.
It was a reply to Icarus about bashing others: Complaining about other posters takes up more space than the actual arguments complained about and adds nothing to the discussion.
As for the "ban" - I have seen worse from other posters, and nothing has happened to them, but of course I am also kind of new here. Really, disagreeing with someone is what makes a discussion and is somehow often thought of as bashing, because people can't handle different opinions..
well I guess chapter threads will just be boring again. yawn
I highly doubt he's banned, the timing with April 1st is just too coincidental. Also, if it is real, it's kind of messed up. I mean yeah he argued and nitpicked every chapter to death, but he did have some good points, albeit he had a lot of bad ones (in my opinion) but I don't think he should be banned for that.
Oh come one who banned Darth.
Hopefully it's just a really in poor taste April fools joke. I like reading Darth's posts. 
I highly doubt he's banned, the timing with April 1st is just too coincidental.
heh, pretty sure he's banned, unfortunately. They just want people to believe that it's an april fool joke while it's not. Every year they plan something and it seems this year they ran out of ideas so they ended up banning him to have something "cool and exciting to discuss".
For those of you who are new, we ban bad posters every April Fools and they stay banned forever.
It's called the AlmostLegendary clause.
No one would be banned because they are critical,
True, agreed.
its probably product of him complaining but with the complaining derailing any conversion people migth want to have in the threads, ever since he joined the forum or atleast he started posting more every damn thread is him in an argument with someone else**,**
Aren't the derailments and long back and forth arguments also the fault of those that continually quote and engage him over and over?
Man that really sucks the big one, darth was always my favorite poster to read. Hope it's just a prank.
heh, pretty sure he's banned, unfortunately. They just want people to believe that it's an april fool joke while it's not. Every year they plan something and it seems this year they ran out of ideas so they ended up banning him to have something "cool and exciting to discuss".
That's unfortunate, oh well it's not like anyone will lose sleep over it. There will just be less arguing going on in threads
@The:
Man that really sucks the big one, darth was always my favorite poster to read. Hope it's just a prank.
hey, you still have cyan d funk's marvellous one liner posts to read, how awesome is that?
Who would knew a banning would span a 4 page conversation?
If Darth really is banned permanently….well that's a shame.
I'm sorry, but if you get so butthurt over the fact that a guy has opinions that you don't really care for, so much so that you feel the need to ban him; then I think you might be stepping the line.
And this is coming from someone who takes half of what Darth says with a grain of salt.
Sorry if I come off as aggressive or antagonizing; but I really liked Darth. He made the forums interesting.
Who would knew a banning would span a 4 page conversation?
Well if I remember right, 4 page conversations have been nothing compared to AGOG's ban discussions. It still lives on…
@joekido:
Not only that; when Arlong Park gets it's own wiki, people would praise it for being a perfect piece of work despite the mistake they make.
There actually is an Arlong Park wiki.
http://arlongpark.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong_Park_Wiki
Who would knew a banning would span a 4 page conversation?
Even the lurkers on this website know who Darth is. So it doesn't surprise me, to my mind he is an iconic antagonist and if he wouldn't have kept the flames fanned by being a thorn in everyone's side, I think alot of these discussion threads would be quite boring. It's always been a pleasant way to kill time, watching people trade blows with him and he always seemed to bring the best arguments out of the people debating.
What a wonderful idea to ban the most entertaining poster on this board!
Hello boring chapter discussion thread! Kirk is the only good poster left.
@Bartholemew:
There actually is an Arlong Park wiki.
http://arlongpark.wikia.com/wiki/Arlong_Park_Wiki
Now this is the thing that separates a good forum, from an excellent forum!
@Cyan:
For those of you who are new, we ban bad posters every April Fools and they stay banned forever.
It's called the AlmostLegendary clause.
I still see Kirk around man! Those this rule have a clause that reads "One member a fool"?
What a wonderful idea to ban the most entertaining poster on this board!
Hello boring chapter discussion thread! Kirk is the only good poster left.
Sabinis, Kishido, and King Cannon are pretty good.
You're fooling yourself if you think he was banned for having different or unpopular opinions.
@Steven:
You're fooling yourself if you think he was banned for having different or unpopular opinions.
Elaborate, please.
In the meantime; I think that this is appropriate. Just replace "Bart" with "Darth"
He didn't seem to be doing anything ban worthy. I hope he'll be back. I disagree with his love of facism but usually agreed with his complaints of One Piece…I've said many of them myself.
As a side note, I'm Kinda glad I'm not popular on ArlongPark....I was infamous on another forum site.. course back then my posts were long, well thought out...but sometimes I got a little too passionate and angry lol man... part of me misses my intellectual days but it took too much effort. Part of me misses the attention and part of me is glad it's gone because of its negative aspects. Looking where Darth is now though, I sympathize.
He didn't seem to be doing anything ban worthy. I hope he'll be back. I disagree with his love of facism but usually agreed with his complaints of One Piece…I've said many of them myself.
As a side note, I'm Kinda glad I'm not popular on ArlongPark....I was infamous on another forum site.. course back then my posts were long, well thought out...but sometimes I got a little too passionate and angry lol man... part of me misses my intellectual days but it took too much effort. Part of me misses the attention and part of me is glad it's gone because of its negative aspects. Looking where Darth is now though, I sympathize.
Which site?
I was like Monkey King light on MH before I got in one too many disagreements with one of the admins, after which he started provoking with silly infractions, posts deletions, stuff like that. It ultimately ended in a three month ban. Not sure if I'd ever make a profile here if it weren't for that.
