I'm told I'm only a decent fuck, a good fuck at best, and certainly not a legendary one. I suppose my lacking sexual prowess is why I have so much time to do something about the all the spam posts:

Why? Maybe you're still in school so you haven't learnt this yet, but outside of the schoolyard, people talk shit. There is no crying "Teacher, he called me a bad name!" in the real world, or on the Internet. Mere insults do not always (or even usually) warrant further action. You just have to grow a skin and deal with it.

"The internet is not for sissies." - Paul Vixie

I can't find the source, but I can prove he's using a text spinner to make that difficult, because he accidentally spun the same text twice:



Whoops.

Although the requisite time-travelling abilities are obviously not beyond an omnipotent god, I think you'll find that the notion that "every time you masturbate, God kills a dinosaur" is on very flimsy theological ground and is not widely accepted by mainstream Christian denominations.

It is improper to use the word "only" in connection with a 78 digit number. It is impossible for the human mind to fully conceive just how large this number really is, but to help put it in perspective, it is "only" a billion times greater than the number of atoms in the entire Milky Way galaxy.

Hail Odin! For the Sons of Odin are the only True Gods! Seriously, why on Earth do you think Christianity is a Western religion? Can you even locate Jerusalem on a map?

I didn't expect to see so many so soon, but we have another one! The fourth member of the Vulpine Order of Merit is hilariousetc!

The first non-Legendary user to claim this illustrious title, hilarousetc has surpassed all expectations of an ordinary alt account to become extraordinary; no longer a mere Hero Member, for the greatness of the Vulpine Order of Merit transcends and exceeds all other ranks and titles (except that of Lamborghini Member, of course).

Everybody dance!

Yeah, I noticed and reported a whole bunch of these sorts of posts earlier today. I suspected a new bot, but I've been too lazy to investigate.

Plagiarism is a violation of international copyright law and will get you instantly banned on just about any forum in the world. Don't pretend that you didn't know what you did was wrong, or that you didn't know that's why you were banned.

It's happening again! It gives me great pleasure and other such feelings to announce the third member of the Vulpine Order of Merit: gmaxwell

Not only is gmaxwell one of, if not the, foremost remaining minds here, he incomprehensibly persists in using his vast knowledge to combat the endless streams of FUD, trolling, and Dunning-Kruger stupidity that now plague this once great forum. We shall now take this opportunity to celebrate his supreme dedication to excellence.

Yes, that means everybody dance!

And an 'o' as the second letter of their name.

Everything in this post proceeds from a false premise:


This is completely untrue; meriting another user's post does not cause you to lose merits. You would know that if you had bothered to find out how the merit system actually works before spamming the forum and wondering why you aren't getting any merit. There is also absolutely no shortage of merit being sent:


The reason you haven't seen any of those merits is because you are a spammer whose post do not deserve merit. You've nobody to blame but yourself.

Leave and go get a real job; that is, one that involves helping the community instead of polluting it.

Your "effort" in the past few months was pointless. There's absolutely nothing in your post history for the past few months but spam. Over 200 posts of worthless spam, of no value to the forum whatsoever. That's almost certainly why you were banned.

I disagree. There is no indication that the legions of shitposters are, indeed, trying to speak English, or even to make any sincere attempt at communication at all. As an example, whenever I need to make myself understood in a language I barely understand, I can usually manage it through the combined application of dictionaries, grammar textbooks, and a little brainpower. It's not easy, but writing almost-competently in a foreign language is definitely doable if you really try. By contrast, posting the output of Google Translate without even checking it does not constitute trying, and the results are exactly as bad as anything else that's attempted without trying.

Let's not muddy the waters by pretending shitposters are trying to do anything other than spam.

@TheBiochemist, this is getting off topic, but there's so much bullshit in this post that I have to say something.

As previously mentioned, humans have canine teeth. Human stomach pH is typically around 1.5, which is much closer to typical carnivores than herbivores or even other primates.

Humans can handle high-meat diets just fine provided organ meats are included - that's where the vitamins are.

I do! We foxes have identical dentition to wolves, which is why we're in the canid family despite being unrelated to true canines. Yet foxes are omnivores, not carnivores. Why, it's almost as if teeth are not the deciding factor in what a creature can or should eat.

This is completely untrue. Humans can metabolise animal fat just fine.

There are more similarities than differences. The main difference being that humans lack carnassial molars, used by wolves to eat bones and by foxes to cut chicken wire, but again, teeth aren't a deciding factor.

Humans should eat less often too, generally speaking. Humans can survive for weeks without food, in common with carnivores, and intermittent fasting may improve life expectancy.

I've never really understood why vegetarian advocates feel the need to spread such lies, twisted facts, pseudoscience, and general bullshit in their propaganda (and at every opportunity - again, it is off-topic in this thread). Given that there are arguments for vegetarianism that aren't complete bullshit, this sort of behaviour really just makes the cause look bad and is more likely to turn people away from vegetarianism once they learn the truth.

I think you're losing it.

It's a navigational satellite constellation. It has no surveillance capabilities of any kind, and its only control capabilities are that it can cause idiots to drive their cars into lakes with <1 metre accuracy (a big improvement over GPS).

The opposite is the case. The system was created specifically to avoid reliance on GPS, which is under the exclusive control of the US military.

After much tail-bristling anticipation, the Vulpine Order of Merit now has its second member: achow101

As one of the few remaining helpful people on this forum, it should come as no surprise that achow101 has easily surpassed all expectations of meritorious posting and achieved the highest award for same.

Now, everybody dance!

There is no limit on how many users may be awarded the Vulpine Order of Merit. A few more meritorious posts from achow101 within the next week is all it will take for him to become the second member of what will then be able to be classified as a group.

Impressive. Those low-poly, joint-collapsing moves will be tough to beat!

An excellent choice!



Feel free to pick up your prize any time you wish. Note: EZ-2-Lose™ applicator tube not included.

It is my great honour and privilege to announce the first member of the Vulpine Order of Merit: Jet Cash

For his exceptionally meritorious posting over the past month, Jet Cash has not only earned the forum's highest award for merit and all associated bragging rights, but also, more importantly, first pick of the amazing prizes that may or may not be on offer. Let us now temporarily stop all serious work that we may celebrate the momentousness of this historic occasion!

Everybody dance!