Someone had to say it.
The UG is sliding, it ain't like it was. And who is to blame? I'll tell you who - the MODS. Yeah that's right, the MODS who are only in it for the power trip and whatever pennies Kirik lets trickle down to them.
They ban GSTQ, they ban superCalo, they ban NPD... the list GOES ON. QUALITY posters. And now GIFS?! Sure, you can say Kirik banned the gifs, but it's the MODS that enforce the rules. Who's next? You? ME? God only knows at this point.
Alot of whining going on today 
All good bans, with the exception of the Gifs.
And hopefully you are next.
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People have been preaching about the imminent destruction of this forum for five years. It looks pretty much the same to me. Maybe your issue isn't with the number of douche bags on this forum, but the population of them globally.
1) MODS dont get paid. We do it because we love MMA and the freaks we call brothers on the UG.
2) Dont want to get banned? Follow the Forum Rules. This is meant to be a place for fighters/fans/the like ti interact, not slander efforts made by those making an impact in the sport.
If you think banning SuperCalo was a good move, you need to grow a sense of humor.
Dude really lightened up this place.
I wish only ppl who buy blue can post, I would definitely buy one then, I think the actual MMA talk would be a shit ton better. I waited too long to join and now you have to sift thru pages and pages of horseshit before you find a decent post for the most part. It's like anything, once its gets too popular.....But, I still love the UG and I'll keep coming back lol
A forum that doesn't let people post pictures without paying is kinda doomed from the get go
This is the whiny bitch that made a thread complaining about people bullying him on the ug
So did they ban all gifs, UFC gifs, or MMA gifs altogether?
JimmersonzGlove -Can someone clarify the gif policy?
this, what about in.gif's? ir is it now just all gifs?
JimmersonzGlove -Can someone clarify the gif policy?
+1
This thread theme has popped up every few months since I've been a member of this forum.
Jason Chambers - 1) MODS dont get paid. We do it because we love MMA and the freaks we call brothers on the UG.
2) Dont want to get banned? Follow the Forum Rules. This is meant to be a place for fighters/fans/the like ti interact, not slander efforts made by those making an impact in the sport.
have you ever read the TOS? i would think almost everyone violates them.
You just think they are all fine and dandy coz you haven't been frozen. if we followed all these rules there would not be a UG
Some gems:
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While the thread is mostly junk - the gif change is diabolical.
Been here since '98 and that has single handedly managed to question my very long term membership.
Don't do it Kirik.
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DevilsAdvocate -People have been preaching about the imminent destruction of this forum for five years. It looks pretty much the same to me. Maybe your issue isn't with the number of douche bags on this forum, but the population of them globally.
I personally feel like the gif thing is a big milestone in slippery slop shittiness. I've never really felt that was before, and I've been here for a little while.
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Zed Wayne Zed - Surely you guys understand it's a copyright thing, right?It's the Internet for fuck sakes I know that much, can't stop everyone so stop fucking trying.
If you owned a bunch of footage, I doubt you'd let snippets out for free.
It's 2013, you're adults, and you must understand something about how these things work by now.
I see GIFS all the time. What's ya beefs?