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02-07-2010, 11:29 PM | #76 |
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Re: The Good, The Bad & The Banned
Anchor, its easy to jump to conclusions when the info isn't being put out on the forum from the onset. I appreciate Bill's statement as that cleared up the who and why immediately.
It was a fluke that I just happened to be viewing some of Kinsuemei2's posts when he was banned. Now I'm flummoxed as I've no clue as to what he posted is real or not. He certainly came across as authentic in his earlier posts. And I was also under the impression that he is dying from cancer. Do we know if this is true?
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02-07-2010, 11:36 PM | #77 | |
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It amazes me time & again how mischievously weird some people are. This is actually the perfect example of a 'banned-section' post. Anyway, case closed. I'm gonna watch the Super Bowl. Last edited by Karen; 02-17-2010 at 02:59 AM. Reason: personal request |
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02-07-2010, 11:38 PM | #78 | |
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I'm sure it doesnt need pointing out that kinsuemei2 ==> "f**king sue me too" Which is interesting in the light of what has been seen. A.. |
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02-07-2010, 11:41 PM | #79 |
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We had had a PM exchange going on months back when he shared he didn't think he would live the year out. Now I don't know what to think. Egg did a number on the forum too. I truly wonder who these people are behind their avatars.
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02-07-2010, 11:43 PM | #80 |
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02-07-2010, 11:47 PM | #81 | |
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When I posted that he was banned I was unable to provide further info at that time. It is easy to jump to conclusions but please have faith in the mod team, as banning is last resort and only done when justified. Sincerely Ross H
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02-08-2010, 01:21 AM | #82 | |
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My title/color is changed to Project Avalon Organizer and I only do moderating as a back up. I gather the posts and mod chats on a member (and also ask for other mods to help with that) that is being discussed and I put them in one thread to help keep us all on the same page about a troublesome member. No ban is taken lightly and if anything we over discuss it. I watch for members that put up ideas and copy them over to mod central for discussion. I watch for signs of trouble on the forum innards and nag the tech guys until they believe me that there is a problem. The list goes on. Today I brought up a topic for discussion with the mods/admin that was suggested in this thread and I will report the result of that in my next post. I think there are advantages to having an "invisible watcher." |
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02-08-2010, 01:29 AM | #83 | |
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The idea of a public area announcing banned users and the reason why was suggested in this thread. I put that to a vote in the moderator meeting today. I got 4 votes all saying nay, we do not want this. My reason as presented earlier in this thread is copied below. Others presented other reasons. The suggestion was made - if you really must know why - PM a moderator, we are not going to make a public spectacle of it.
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02-08-2010, 08:49 AM | #84 | ||||||
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Funny Francie Jones should be brought up in the next breath - Francie Jones who thinks it is OK to share private emails on public forums. Our guidelines expressly prohibit the sharing of private messages with others without permission and hopefully the new guidelines will expand that to all forms of private communication, such as email and voice conversations. In the world of Netiquette - having not agreed to not share is NOT the point. People actually think it is OK to share private communications in public? From http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiq...ails/#more-229 Quote:
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02-08-2010, 09:18 AM | #85 |
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I'm getting the picture that Mods have lots of fires to put out on a daily basis. hmm like soccer refs. yellow card any back talk to the Ref
out comes the Red card I wonder how the Mods keep there cool? By the way 'm learning many new things here about running your own board. Private e-mail = after you read it a message will appear saying this message will delete in 20 secs. Security: your eyes only Last edited by Harry_CDN; 02-08-2010 at 09:22 AM. |
02-08-2010, 09:43 AM | #86 | |
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02-08-2010, 10:11 AM | #87 |
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Well there is a moderator chat where we can say ****, **** and **** a lot. Sometimes it helps, other times it doesn't. (I jest).
My recently developed guideline (for myself, but others can follow it too if they want) is that if you see a post that annoys you, this tells you immediately that you are not ready to moderate that post. You need to resolve the annoyance first, then once that's cleared up you can proceed to moderate with the appropriate calm detachment. This avoids the alternative, which is more often than not a sudden and explosive unleashing your inner Chuck Norris moderator round-house kick to the head. A.. |
02-08-2010, 05:38 PM | #88 | |
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02-16-2010, 09:26 PM | #89 |
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Why was 'Chamber' banned, if I may ask?
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02-16-2010, 10:01 PM | #90 |
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You can ask, but as is almost always the case we wont answer.
The reasons we dont discuss this stuff have all been stated before. We also do not wish to focus on unpleasantness more than is necessary to do our moderating. A.. |
02-16-2010, 11:02 PM | #91 | |
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I too do not believe anyone should post in here a made up story but if Kerry and Bill truly vetted all the whistleblowers, do you still think they would of put their stories out there ? Its so sad that this has happen and I will put right here that it was because one mod thought there were too many "typos". For shame. Thats not a good enough reason My daughter in laws grandmother could tell you stories that would make your hair stand up straight and so could my late husband who was also Native American. I will not come forward and post on here because I might be asked for "proof" and I have none but what was told to me and its in my mind and heart. The grandmother speaks the truth and she will not come forward. Oh does that means she lies ? NO I say Shame on anyone that thinks they are authorative enough to judge one mans because of typos or IP address. Whether he is really sick or not should not be brought up for discussion period Anchor, you surprised me with the F.....ing sue me 2 remark, its out of character for you. I have been coming here since it opened and I do think if you do not comply with the mods in what your response is you are not always banned............you are ignorred.....pure and simple Sidekick has a valid point in his remarks on how it goes down in this forum Its funny I keep hearing how FrancieJones got banned for putting up a private email recieved from Bill........Why is Lightwarrior still able to post when he indeed put up a PM of kinsuemei2 ? All I seen was it was removed and he is still around (not sure of his name ) I'm not asking that he be banned but I'm saying Rules s/b for all if applied fairly No one deserves to be treated as they didnt matter. We all matter and should be treated as we would want to be. So banning and ignoring based on assumptions or disagreeing is wrong. |
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02-17-2010, 01:07 AM | #92 |
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The moderators had nothing to do with this. Bill Ryan made the call, and takes full responsibility for it, as stated in his posts on the issue and based on a whole lot more than "too many 'typos'". The situation is still evolving. Stay tuned. Be patient. This is not going to shake out in the next hour.
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02-17-2010, 01:39 AM | #93 |
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Well, that was the idea in this forum created by someone who was banned here. He then started taking Prisoners after attacking them personally. There is a always a history, unlearned, by members of a forum. Point being: once someone is rude there is a highly probable chance they will be rude again for their service to self agenda. It won't change. Last edited by Anchor; 02-17-2010 at 06:43 AM. |
02-17-2010, 01:57 AM | #94 | |
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02-17-2010, 02:00 AM | #95 | |
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02-17-2010, 06:44 AM | #96 |
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02-17-2010, 06:45 AM | #97 |
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02-17-2010, 06:46 AM | #98 |
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02-17-2010, 07:13 PM | #99 |
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