omfg unban?

[Cdr]

Originally posted by dysfunction
No

I'm sorry, how does someone know if they are walking the line or not? Normally they are told - Clown was not told how close to the line he was. Thus he had no idea.

So your answer should be Yes

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Their not a position to do so. This is a public forum and its not to be run by a bunch of tyranical halfwits who think they own the place.

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by dysfunction
I dont know the circumstances of why they were banned. But they did get banned.....unfortunately life isnt fair.

I am aware, however, that if they speak to the mod responsible for their banning they can come back.

Correct me if I'm wrong here but even Bodhi and cage. were given chances to come back but due to their actions after their original banning they killed their chances of coming back.

I dont see what the problem is really.

If you were banned for something so trivial as Clown was, you'd be a little miffed wouldn't you? Clown will be back, fortunately, but bodhi wasn't given the opportunity and cage didn't want to come back and I don't blame him really. He didn't care whatsoever.

 

[baal85]

I was wondering if i had an account.

Apparently I have.

Free the Clown.

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by dysfunction
No

A very useful and informative reply.

Well done.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Cdr
I'm sorry, how does someone know if they are walking the line or not? Normally they are told - Clown was not told how close to the line he was. Thus he had no idea.

So your answer should be Yes

You know what the rules are. Therefore you know what you can/cant do.

Originally posted by Flamin_Squirrel
Their not a position to do so. This is a public forum and its not to be run by a bunch of tyranical halfwits who think they own the place.

I'm sorry but you are completely wrong. They do own this forum and they will do whats in their best interest

 

[Gumbo]

Originally posted by John Travolta
But was he knowingly doing something he knew he shouldn't?

No, he wasn't. How many times is the word 'fuck' in this thread alone?

The issue appears to be that he wrote 'Fuck' in MSPaint instead of in the normal typing.

I looked in the T+C's and can't see that it mentions a distinction between the two *shrugs*.

There also, however seems to be a distinction drawn between different people who write the word 'Fuck' or a derivitive thereof, using paint or any other propriety graphical editing software, in the same thread.

It's hard for someone to know where the line might be, when it is this erratically wobbly.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by mank!
If you were banned for something so trivial as Clown was, you'd be a little miffed wouldn't you? Clown will be back, fortunately, but bodhi wasn't given the opportunity and cage didn't want to come back and I don't blame him really. He didn't care whatsoever.

yes I would be irritated. But I would have the chance of coming back which reduces the irritation.

I will have learned what I can write and what I cant.

I believe Bohdi was given a chance but he chose to be his usual self which ended that choice.

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Originally posted by dysfunction I'm sorry but you are completely wrong. They do own this forum and they will do whats in their best interest [/B]

Well thats the idea beind moderation - but rules are there remove personal opinion and keep things equal. In this case, the rules have not been applied equaly to everyone.

 

[toneh]

The way its going the forums will be as empty as their game servers.

I aint been to shop for a while, are they deserted too?

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by dysfunction
You know what the rules are. Therefore you know what you can/cant do.

Ummmmmm

<@bigfoot> the t&c's permit strong language but they also leave it solely to our discretion as to what is ban-worthy

So, if its ultimately upto the mods discretion - how do we know what the rules are? How do we know where the line is? Normally, they'd be a PM or an e-mail stating 'Youre getting close to a ban, watch it'

In Clowns case, there was nothing.

 

[Deadmanwalking]

Originally posted by Flamin_Squirrel
Their not a position to do so. This is a public forum and its not to be run by a bunch of tyranical halfwits who think they own the place.

Im not going to get involved in this but i will point the facts out...

They do own it

 

[John Travolta]

Originally posted by Cdr
Ummmmmm

<@bigfoot> the t&c's permit strong language but they also leave it solely to our discretion as to what is ban-worthy

So, if its ultimately upto the mods discretion - how do we know what the rules are? How do we know where the line is? Normally, they'd be a PM or an e-mail stating 'Youre getting close to a ban, watch it'

In Clowns case, there was nothing.

Your not making it easier for him to come back by causing a huge shit storm over it. Mods will dig heels in & the clown fella will be obliged to make some sort of statemnt when/if he returns thus generating more spam, swearing and banning. imo

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by dysfunction
I'm sorry but you are completely wrong. They do own this forum and they will do whats in their best interest

The moderators own the forums?

Are you completely sure about that?

 

[Gumbo]

I think the shit storm as you put it might actually generate something.

It's flagging up how unfair to an individual the current interpretations of the T+C's are, and also the appalling procedures in place for dealing with perceived breaches.

I understand a Code of Conduct is currently being drawn up to prevent this sort of thing happening again.

In the meantime I would expect everyone who writes a swear word using graphical software will be banned instantly and without warning.....

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Own it or not, u cant proclaim that you're banning someone because of a breach T+C's, when you cant make up your mind when they apply.

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

Bridge.

Water.

Under.

Argued about so many times before...

(YARRRRGH!)

 

[Old_Bean]

Originally posted by Gumbo
In the meantime I would expect everyone who writes a swear word using graphical software will be banned instantly and without warning.....

They'll have a job,

 

[John Travolta]

Mods will allways have their favourites especially when everyone mixes on an IRC channel as well. Also there will always be Martyrs & people who are made an example of.

Try not to be in the last two and you'll be fine.

 

[Teh Krypt]

Originally posted by Cdr


I was having fun with the 'Yaaarrrs', and teh krypt locked his topic(s) out.

Even the people who you complained were taking the pirate thing too far kept off my sensible discussion threads. Also if I didnt close it, mine would have become one of the main threads that the silly twats overtook with their new accounts.

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Even if that means the rules which the mods are supposed to abide by become worthless?

 

[old.Fweddy]

 

[John Travolta]

They are only human. They do a tough job trying to keep things together on a board like this. Sometimes they make bad decision but by hugely publicising them you just make it harder for them to put them right.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Cdr
The moderators own the forums?

Are you completely sure about that?

You said the people who run this place.

The moderators dont run this place. They moderate for the people who run this place.

 

[Old_Bean]

I sense this argument is fizzling out.

 

[Gumbo]

Originally posted by mung
They'll have a job, aint working ATM. [/B][/QUOTE]

Heh, fair point well made.

Better rush off to one of the other game.net forums where they're still enabled to test the theory then eh?

Or not, of course.

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Originally posted by John Travolta
They are only human. They do a tough job trying to keep things together on a board like this. Sometimes they make bad decision but by hugely publicising them you just make it harder for them to put them right.

Im sure it does, but thats too bad. If they dont follow their own rules then this kind of thing will happen, and its simply not on to punish the innocent (or let the guilty go free) because of an inderviduals ego.

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by Cdr
<@bigfoot> the t&c's permit strong language but they also leave it solely to our discretion as to what is ban-worthy

"If we don't like you, you are fucked."

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by old.D0LLySh33p
Bridge.

Water.

Under.

Argued about so many times before...

(YARRRRGH!)

Then don't read it if you're not interested.

 

[leggy]

Originally posted by old.Fweddy

Will you marry me?

*wubs*