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Tabletop Gaming, Models, and Minis => Wargaming => Topic started by: bickford on April 17, 2016, 09:11:40 AM

Title: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: bickford on April 17, 2016, 09:11:40 AM
It is gone, was there last week but now Poof gone vanished. Was it deleted shutdown?
Did facebook change their bloody layout again? Or maybe my settings were reset somehow?
If the group is still active can someone post a link please?
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: GJK on April 17, 2016, 09:22:05 AM
The "wargames" or the "wargamers" group?  Wargamers is still there for me.  "Wargames" asks if you would like to play a game (professor)....
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: bayonetbrant on April 17, 2016, 09:49:57 AM
this group?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/221051524573205/
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: ABD on April 19, 2016, 07:01:22 PM
Brant has it.

You were probably banned mate. That moderator over there got his knickers in a twist when members rightly called bullshit on that "wargamers harassing women" hoax.
Anyone that disagreed with him politically he banned lock stock and barrel. No questions asked, no warnings, no appeal. Not very "progressive" of him, is it.... ^-^

If you, or anyone else, were banned just head over to the new wargamer friendly facebook group setup.
No political correctness bull to wade through, just wargaming, speak your mind and relax.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NoOffenseGaming/
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: Wes on April 19, 2016, 08:09:29 PM
Quote from: ABD on April 19, 2016, 07:01:22 PM


If you, or anyone else, were banned just head over to the new wargamer friendly facebook group setup.
No political correctness bull to wade through, just wargaming, speak your mind and relax.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NoOffenseGaming/

Wait a minute...I thought that was here... :)
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: Staggerwing on April 19, 2016, 08:40:11 PM
Quote from: Wes on April 19, 2016, 08:09:29 PM
Quote from: ABD on April 19, 2016, 07:01:22 PM


If you, or anyone else, were banned just head over to the new wargamer friendly facebook group setup.
No political correctness bull to wade through, just wargaming, speak your mind and relax.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NoOffenseGaming/

Wait a minute...I thought that was here... :)

And so it is!
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: bayonetbrant on April 19, 2016, 10:04:46 PM
Quote from: ABD on April 19, 2016, 07:01:22 PM
You were probably banned mate. That moderator over there got his knickers in a twist when members rightly called bullshit on that "wargamers harassing women" hoax.
Anyone that disagreed with him politically he banned lock stock and barrel. No questions asked, no warnings, no appeal. Not very "progressive" of him, is it.... ^-^

Well, I weighed in on the issue on my own with my weekly column, but I'm not going to ban anyone for disagreeing with me as long we're just having a discussion.  I'm also not the only admin voice around here, so just annoying me isn't likely to get anyone the boot.  There's a half dozen people that might weigh in before someone gets trap-doored :D
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: bayonetbrant on April 20, 2016, 01:06:15 PM
tons of fun right now with some guy trying to argue that the FLGS is a failing business model b/c it's basically the same thing as a video rental store
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: ABD on April 20, 2016, 05:57:37 PM
Brant has the right idea. That old wargamers group on facebook is nothing but a cesspool of Kickstarter ads, game company shills and trolls looking for flames wars.

Everyone just do yourselves a favor skip the drama and join up the new group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NoOffenseGaming/
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: bickford on April 23, 2016, 08:20:34 AM
QuoteYou were probably banned mate. That moderator over there got his knickers in a twist .....Anyone that disagreed with him politically he banned lock stock and barrel. No questions asked, no warnings, no appeal. Not very "progressive" of him, is it.... ^-^
After some research this must be what happened, banned for one tiny attempt at a witty joke in a thread full of garbage.
ABD is correct, the moderator Luke Sineath went on a rampage and banned any conservative comments. FU!
In 2016 we are still banning people?!?

QuoteEveryone just do yourselves a favor skip the drama and join up the new group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NoOffenseGaming/

Thanks for the link, I'm signed up for new group. It already feels 10x better than the quagmire the old wargamers group has become.
Title: Re: What happened to the wargames group on facebook?
Post by: Double Deuce on April 23, 2016, 02:08:50 PM
Yeah, that "wargamers harassing women" hoax hit the RPG groups hard to. Anyone posting in any of them not supporting the correct position was bashed and or banned. I think I dumped like 8-10 groups all in the same week. Glad to see the other, new groups so 'accepting of refugees'.  >:D