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Foxholer said:
There's a Golfing analogy here.

You may have hit your ball close to a Water Hazard and it got a nasty kick into it - so a Penalty for the infraction.

But I think you've just done the equivalent of playing a shot after making an illegal drop!

Always worth checking the Rules!:eek:
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:mmm:
 
This thread will go the same way. D4s has hit the nail on the head, infractions are being given lightly and some of the punishment disproportionate, that statement itself is worthy of an infraction according to the rules:confused:

Some of the stuff that goes on is wrong and should be punished, that's right. Asking why someone has been blackballed in itself is not worthy of sanction, it's a valid question.

Bomber getting reported and banned for calling people weekend warriors is a joke, sorry if that offends anyone.

I understand some rules have to exist, but most of the posts being reported are nonsense. A lot on here must walk around being offended all the time in the real world.
 
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Nothing wrong with fighting for free speech, being against heavy handed censorship and not kowtowing to the professionally offended humourless brigade. And also nothing clever about deliberately offending people.

So everyone's right..... Or wrong.
 
JustOne said:
Seems to me it's YOU that seems quite offended. It's just a locked/deleted thread.... try letting it go ;)

:cheers:
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It's gone:thup:


Not fussed about locked threads, just fighting for the disappeared just like Chile in the 70's (or was it Argentina ?! :o)

You could be next, pulled for unwarranted use of block CAPS, you know socket and foxy have the rights to THAT!!;)
 
I can see both sides of the issue here and have seen it from both sides of the fence. I mod a few very busy areas of a massively popular forum, one area (general chat) has a bit more leeway for banter than other specific forums, it's all about common sense, hundreds of posts get reported a day, you can't infract every one, sometimes a quiet PM and an edit or delete sorts it out but give them an inch and they take a mile, sometimes people need jumping on.

I don't really know what's been going on here, a lot of regulars don't seem happy but if the rules are being strictly enforced then arguing will get people nowhere but banned. People don't have a divine right to come on here and banter though I like to as most other people do, it's human nature.

I'm sure the mods are being as tolerant as they can and we're all just going to have to get on with it sensibly.

Am I banned yet? :D
 
drive4show said:
That's fair enough Mike but I think the OP raises a valid point. Some of the mods actions recently have been a bit heavy handed. I'm currently serving a 90 day infraction for something I posted as a humourous comment, no offence or malice was intended. Surely it would have been more appropriate for a mod to contact me and ask me to withdraw the comment or post an apology which I would happily have done?
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Iaing said:
Like the gestapo having the courtesy to knock on your door instead of just breaking it down?
I agree 100%
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Does anyone actually believe my above post merits a warning about criticising the Mods? :eek:
 
Iaing said:
Does anyone actually believe my above post merits a warning about criticising the Mods? :eek:
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It's in the T&C's unfortunately, they're playing by the rules

Posting public criticism of moderators/moderator decisions - 3 Points, expires 90 days

PS what I think isn't important as I don't mod here
 
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As this is a public forum and anything anyone posts is available for anyone to see then why do some people who post a thread that gets deleted by a mod, or MikeH, not get some detail as to why it has been deleted or they have been blackballed or received an infraction. It would seem that this is not the case. Should we all not be told why so the rest of the members of the forum be informed so we don't make the same mistake.

Why do posters or posts that offend or upset anyone not be told why they have received there ban/infraction???

I know for a fact that TheCraws Ghost wasn't given any warnings or infractions but was blackballed starightaway and he still doesn't know why???

Surely this is not right. Not wanting to go over old ground but why then have they have been be banned and some posters who threatened physical violence towards another member only given a weeks "gardening" leave????????

If anyone is unsure of the post I am referring to it can be easily be copied and pasted here for other members to make up their own minds.

#thesamerulesforall
 
Farneyman said:
As this is a public forum and anything anyone posts is available for anyone to see then why do some people who post a thread that gets deleted by a mod, or MikeH, not get some detail as to why it has been deleted or they have been blackballed or received an infraction. It would seem that this is not the case. Should we all not be told why so the rest of the members of the forum be informed so we don't make the same mistake.

Why do posters or posts that offend or upset anyone not be told why they have received there ban/infraction???

I know for a fact that TheCraws Ghost wasn't given any warnings or infractions but was blackballed starightaway and he still doesn't know why???

Surely this is not right. Not wanting to go over old ground but why then have they have been be banned and some posters who threatened physical violence towards another member only given a weeks "gardening" leave????????

If anyone is unsure of the post I am referring to it can be easily be copied and pasted here for other members to make up their own minds.

#thesamerulesforall
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Wasn't the ghost just a re registration of the craw who was banned? if so he's obviously going to get binned in a flash, why would they tolerate him back on if he's banned?
 
user2009 said:
Wasn't the ghost just a re registration of the craw who was banned? if so he's obviously going to get binned in a flash, why would they tolerate him back on if he's banned?
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As far as I recall, unless I missed something, Craw wasn't banned. He left of his own accord as a result of a spat with another forum member/Mod. However, the T&C's do ban the use of "multi registrations" so it can't have been too much of a surprise that the account was blackballed...
 
It's totally inconsistent...
Gibbo ( at that time a mod) threatening physical violence...a short holiday.
Thecraw, Bomber etc talking pish, banned sine die. :confused:
 
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