What is Admin Abuse?
1.
When an administrator in online games, message boards, or servers, misuse their power. Often by becoming power hungry and causing trouble just for their own amusement.
Admin Abuse in Counter Strike Source:
Person A (not Hacking): Kills the admin.
Admin: Gets angry.
Admin: Kicks person A from the server for "hacking"
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2.
A phenomenon that occurs on internet message boards where administrators and/or
Before AA:
Upstanding User A: "How's the new
GTA ?"
Annoying User B: "God it sucks, it's so lame; if you buy it you're gay."
Upstanding User C: "Don't listen to the above guy, it's great."
After AA:
Upstanding User A: "How's the new
GTA ?"
Annoying User B: "I hear its amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hari Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!"
Upstanding User C: "Don't listen to the above guy, it's great."
3.
When someone abuses the power they are given, as an administrator. By unfairly banning or editing posts by regular users on forums etc.
"Omg, who gave Kyle admin! He changed my post to say "HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT I SUCK COCKS" He is the definition of Admin Abuse.
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