Chiiiiiill everybody. It's just a community forum. I am pretty sure Smeagol doesn't enjoy doing this.

Oh and I understand why I wasn't let in, I've been sort of a little !@#$ lately. So thorry 'bout dat. But I have another quarrel gnawing at my head.

Most of the moderators don't make any films at all. Especially you Smeagol, I understand why, you have many other things on your mind, because you're more mature and have much more responsibilities then most of us, but you still haven't made a film in what seems like ages, well, there's the live-action stuff, but as for brickfilms, it seems you don't do that nearly as often as before. As for the other Mods, they too pump out as much films as the next guy, trolls even make more films then most of you. Even the n00bs make substantially more films then any of us, yet being of poor quality, they still make a ton more. So the community itself is way more productive then a certain lot of you. Call me a hypocrite if you will, because I kind of fit in with that lot. But I've been moving and I'm having parental/family troubles, so that's why I'm not filming very much stuff at all. You guys are pretty much just normal brickfilmers with bold, customizable name-tags who are way more informal then the average brickfilmer. Just a point I found slightly irritating. But! I do think the Community removal is a good thing in some respects.

(No offense guys.)

Now I'm waiting to get my a$$ kicked by a mod/experienced member. Like Lechnology, or even Smeagol.

Last edited by Lamplight (July 1, 2011 (03:37pm))

While I do see the long term benefits of this, right now we're just sitting in the middle of a big flame. If everyone could just shut up and deal with the fact that you can't see it. And if you can see, and you're still upset, that's just too bad. I have a suggestion for everyone. Go make a brickfilm. That's what we came here for. Everyone says they want to make a film that will still be talked about when they leave. That won't happen unless you get off your ass and make it happen. Just. Go. Animate.

And Lamplight, 90% of the mods are in college, and it's kind of difficult to haul LEGO to a dorm. The mods wee selected for a reason other than their brickfilming prowess. They were selected because of the maturity level they possess under a crisis and/or flame. A quality not many brickfilmers apear to have.

I'm really annoyed with this community and how they handle things. You guys should know better, even if you are new to the community, you know not to cry and throw a fit when your toy gets taken away.

Last edited by lil'jj (July 1, 2011 (03:47pm))

How can you expect any of us to be mature, when we're on an online forum devoted to animating Legos?

How could anyone consider ME immature?

<i>mod edit: ya, you won't be seeing the community forum anytime soon.</i>

That statement is quite far off. Hazzat is one of the most active brickfilmers I've ever known, and he consistently retains a level of quality that makes his films watchable. The others not so much, but Spudster's been active, as has Jargon (making Invention of Halitosis), and NXTManiac (Pancakes!!!). The rest have all been far more active in the past, which is part of the reason as to why they hold Moderator status.

To make a quality brickfilm like Unrenewable, The Force Unleashed, or even Ben and Andy, takes time and effort (and a small amount of insanity). To even come up with a workable idea can take quite some time (believe me, I know). And we don't constantly update the status of our films in the Pre-Production or Production threads like a bloody Twitter feed. I haven't seen Sean's progress bar in his sig move since he uploaded it. That time is what you perceive as being inactive. And besides, we have lives outside BiM, as preposterous as it may seem. Night Owl; dewfilms; Nathan Wells; they've all been dealing with college, and thus have been unable to brickfilm. I've been working through High School and trying to earn my Pilot's License, so I've been unable for some time now.

As unfortunate as that is, it only reinforces your position as part of the norm. Like I said, we all have lives outside BiM, and that only interferes with our ability to brickfilm. Please see my above paragraph.

Pleasure doin' business witch ya!

EDIT: Nicely put NXT.

Last edited by mcoov (July 1, 2011 (04:13pm))

I like that idea!

The BiM Community Group?

I was thinking the same thing. (I thought of it while I was in bed last night.)
I didn't post it because I was thinking: "Yeah, but I guess it would be better to focus more on brickfilming."
I would certainly be a member of that if somebody makes it. If not, it's no big deal.

Last edited by minifig051 (July 1, 2011 (04:20pm))