OUCH!!!! It appears the OP got perm. banned. Man, that's hardcore.
Location: Texas
Posts: 86
My VIN: 4367
OUCH!!!! It appears the OP got perm. banned. Man, that's hardcore.
C
Location: Bloomington, IN
Posts: 875
My VIN: 891, 1045
I think there should be a list or a thread started somewhere showing the screennames that have been banned and why. That way the rest of the forum members can be sure that the forum rules are being adhered to and bans are not the result of differing opinions or getting butt-hurt.
-James . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." ~ H.P.G.
Location: Texas
Posts: 86
My VIN: 4367
^x2. Maybe the mission statement should be changed to remove the 'and debate'.
Welcome to DMCTalk.org: an open forum dedicated to the discussion and debate about our beloved sports car the DeLorean, . . .
C
Location: North GA
Posts: 6,176
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
The OP was recently banned short term for previous violations of the rules, after several warnings, which he ignored and threatened to just make new accounts if banned.....Originally Posted by lindbergh
IHMO, it is not hardcore to then ban someone for making off topic, political/anarchial posts (which are deleted before many see them...) in an obvious attempt to belittle another member.
He had his chance, and then some.
Posting the hows and whys (or leaving most posts violating the rules) would make the rules set up to keep things DeLorean oriented, civil, and "clean", etc all but useless. It would probably cut down on a lot of the threads being pushed off topic, trashed with debate -- so much for rules on those eh?
Anyway, the Admin/Mod team has posted several times asking members to PM one of us if there are any questions about bans...
Debate is good and solicited -- Just not political or religious oriented debates. (Including those where some like to walk along or drag one foot all-the-way-down the line.)
================
Again, keep in mind that you don't see a lot of the posts before they are deleted. We try to get people to calm down and play along, repetedly -- sometimes they just don't want to play ball...
Posts: 2,517
He was banned because he just couldn't resist making a political quip to insult another member. He'd been banned for it (temporarily) before. He had it comming.
1-800-273-8255
Location: Bloomington, IN
Posts: 875
My VIN: 891, 1045
If the mods are open to answering questions about bans offline then that would satisfy my curiousity. I've seen on several forums where mods rule with an iron fist and ban anyone that disagrees with them. I was recently banned from a forum for calling out a mod for violating the unwritten rule I was accused of, overposting. I never got an explanation how answering a lot of questions that had gone unanswered meant overposting.
-James . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." ~ H.P.G.
Location: North GA
Posts: 6,176
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
And in style too!
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 4,740
My VIN: 02613
Club(s): (DCF)
FWIW, I think the moderators here have been pretty even-handed overall. A price-fixing scheme would have sent up a red flag for me, and if someone decides to violate rules which are plainly and clearly posted, then someone can expect to get banned. I've been on other forums where there's more flamebait and in-jokes than information. That gets very old very fast and frustrates anyone who comes to your site in search of something useful. I may not like everyone on DMCTalk and not everyone here may like me, but I came back because I think it's the best forum on the web for DeLorean info and keeping up with other owners. It's not perfect, but it's free, so what more can we ask for?
Thus endeth my $.02.
Farrar
3.0L, automatic, carbureted
Posts: 2,517
Somebody should give him Bill R's email. I bet they'd get along very well.
1-800-273-8255
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 3,385
My VIN: thirty two 'o five
Club(s): (PNDC)
The race card.... really?!
My default assumption is everyone here is a white nerdy guy.... like me. I guess we should all feel terrible about my assumptions, playing the white nerdy guy race card 'n all.
Dave
Here, somewhere.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
