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Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:10 pm
by Tiffany Grimm
I have a question. Has anyone ever actually been banned from MSF?

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:13 pm
by Xia
yes actually

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:24 pm
by Tiffany Grimm
Really? How'd it happen?

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:26 pm
by Raleigh
Angie, please don't poke the mods.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:37 pm
by Tiffany Grimm
I'm not poking, I'm just really curious. Every other forum I've ever been to has had to ban people. I didn't think anyone would be banned here, because I've seen just about everyone here follows the rules. I'm not attempting to aggravate or tempt anyone, so I'm sorry if it seems like I am.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:39 pm
by Raleigh
As usual, I seem to be a master at using terms that can be misinterpreted. I was merely meaning that it can get ugly when people recount events that made them angry enough to actually bring down a ban hammer and its not the best of ideas to stir such things up. I did not mean to accuse you of any wrong doing in any way.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:41 pm
by Tiffany Grimm
Okay then well, i guess my question has been answered though, so I'll just let this topic die.... Sorry if I offended anyone.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:46 pm
by Xia
I don't mind being poked that much, in fact, I much prefer it to not being poked. Because if it never reaches my attention, I'll never know it happened.

Raleigh, I'd appreciate it if you didn't discourage the asking of questions ^_^ Never be afraid to ask a question Angie, the worst that will happen here is that a mod/admin will pop in and tell you to take it to PM for whatever reason.

As for the how it happened, they broke the rules to an extent to which the recourse was to have them banned. I won't name names for a couple reasons (though one of the people banned I cant actually name his name...it was a collection of letters I do not recall off the top of my head)

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:54 pm
by Raleigh
In that case, I might have a few questions to ask myself at a later time.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:02 pm
by Mitera Nikkou
But... Topics are meant to live! Forever and ever!

Well, maybe. ;p

Anyway, since my time here, and assuming that my memory is serving me right (and it'd be a surprise if I had much of any processing power left), I'd say we've had (at least) four permanent bans, not including any self-imposed banning that may have occurred once (memory's foggy on that one).

One of them, if I remember correctly, was a Neo Nazi or something. It was the earliest ban that I know of, so it's no surprise that the details have slipped my mind. I just remember Coruscate having fun with them before they were banned. Another got banned for the way they commented on things, and generally acted rude, without learning for each time they were called on it. Another was due to their actions in IRC, which could have lead to something illegal. The other that I can recall is the most recent, for continually doing what trolls do best as well as saying things that angered other users. The last one we had banned once for a week, and then we (sort of planned on) banned them for a few months. But, when the time came around to lift the band, no one felt like it, so... :lol:

EDIT: I hope what I mentioned was alright, Xia. I'm not the sort of person who's politically, socially or morally correct. :?

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:08 pm
by Xia
Raleigh wrote:In that case, I might have a few questions to ask myself at a later time


If you never ask a question, you'll never know if you can ask it. But if you think the question shouldn't be public, by all means PM it to me. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD, as you probably are aware.

But yeah, cant stress this enough. Have a question? Ask, PM, Comments Room, Gen Disc, Tea Room, wherever you think appropriate. If it isn't exactly appropriate for where it was posted, then it'll get moved with little fuss.

I had forgotten about the Neo Nazi Nikkou (or is that Neo Nazi, Nikkou?) Oh the good old days...As for your memory, it seems spot on.

You mentioned things quite fine. Giving the reason for someone's ban is never bad, as it lets people know what not to do. And its not like they will protest it, as they are banned ^_^

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:10 pm
by Tiffany Grimm
Well, while only slightly on topic, how about a question thread here in the Tea Room then? Would that be doable?

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:27 pm
by Mitera Nikkou
That's Neo Nazi Nekkidizing Nikkou, thank you very much. U_U If they're so proud of their skin, they might as well show it.

The scary part is that I can actually recall the names of the four banned accounts, too. <_<;

Angie:

I don't see why not. Or, at least I prefer to think that it's better for some of the same sort of topics to be allowed in more than one forum so people won't have such a problem figuring out where to post it in the first place.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:30 pm
by Selena Aninikkou
I've been personally banned from a number of forums over the years, though generally the reasons were pretty flimsy.

Re: Well Hmm... Admins?!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:59 pm
by Lioconvoy
I was actaully banned from MSF, althought it was a self imposed ban, becasue I didn't plan on ever coming back as an active member. I still lurked and posted durring the ban.