why is it against the rules to say "do a barrel roll"?

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#1 kbubba92
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i dont get it
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#2 3riForce
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They don't want you to get away :O
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#3 kbubba92
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They don't want you to get away :O3riForce

huh?????

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#4 FragStains
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1.) It's not that funny anymore.

2.) People post that instead of actually contributing to the thread.

3.) Every time you say it, someone loses a healthy toenail.

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#5 3riForce
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People were overusing it and it just got annoying, I guess.
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#6 ElZilcho90
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The mods have sand in their pantaloons.

Kidding, mods! love what you've done with the place! :D

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#7 skinnypete91
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Its a fad, and doesn't contribute to any discussion.
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#8 guardian2angel1
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Because it may cause hypothermia, which can lead to death.
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#9 Dracargen
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People used it so much that it became a fad. Fads are forbidden, therefore, "Do a barrel roll!" is forbidden.
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#10 TrueReligion_
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It's an annoying meme, and like all annoying memes, it must die.
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#12 Luka-Kovach
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Banning certain expressions has happened quite a few times in Gamespot's OT... :)
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#13 Bauers-Twin
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thats dumb, GS is a videgame site, but then they ban a common videogame humor saying, stupiud stupid stupid, banning fads? Well aren't games in themself a fad? I'm sure at some point people will be doing soemthing else. seirously.
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#14 dlindenb2000
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That's that fad? I havn't heard ayone say that in a decade man.
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#15 Rattlesnake_8
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It's stupid banning it because what if someone was talking about the trick you can do in an aircraft.
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#16 nintendorocks
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The mods don't like fads.
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#17 nintendorocks
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Banning certain expressions has happened quite a few times in Gamespot's OT... :) Luka-Kovach

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#18 JustPlainLucas
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I was actually the one that pushed the ban on it, along with "touch your shoulder". The reason for it was because it was becoming highly annoying. Someone would ask a serious question only to be met with "do a barrel roll!" People think they're being funny when they use a fad as a spam reply, but they're really not. They're just being incredibly lame and annoying. Ugh... the crap I got for banning that phrase, saying I was killing the forums.I just wanted to up the calibre of the forums, but it seems like most people just want to spam.
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#19 evil_dutchman90
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I was actually the one that pushed the ban on it, along with "touch your shoulder". The reason for it was because it was becoming highly annoying. Someone would ask a serious question only to be met with "do a barrel roll!" People think they're being funny when they use a fad as a spam reply, but they're really not. They're just being incredibly lame and annoying. Ugh... the crap I got for banning that phrase, saying I was killing the forums.I just wanted to up the calibre of the forums, but it seems like most people just want to spam.JustPlainLucas

and spam we shall!

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#20 Elraptor
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People posted that instead of actually contributing to the thread.

FragStains
Here is the answer.