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Actually I just sauntered over there and joined in as I saw a lot of good members there who are either banned from here or have deliberately reduced their post frequency here.
You must have gone there much earlier than I did as I missed the whole bashfest against CB or current members here. I guess it must have been limited to one particular thread.
TBH, CB forums are a bit of an addiction for me and it's close to the two year mark since I joined. In that time, I have had a few infractions handed down, some deserved and some not so much. Personally I haven't had much occasion to claim I was treated unfairly.
Only thing is that with so many of regulars and active people being banned the forums are wearing a deserted look these days. Those guys were fun, active and had opinions worth reading. Yes sometimes they went over the top, but if you look at most threads here there is ample provocation from the usual baiters. Not a single positive thread is left alone. I just stopped posting in those threads to avoid conflict and risk the Mods' wrath on me. And once I got in that zen place where I was able to stay away from the baiters, I found that there weren't many threads I could really contribute to.
I'm not advocating people abandoning CB etc. I'm addicted too much to this site. But its the BB lovers who make this fun, not the haters.
Closing thoughts: I would like to say again that I don't a claim of being treated unfairly by mods personally and truly believe that the mods here are not carrying out personal vendettas.
There is however, a case for introspection to be done by the mods and management. When so many old and highly active members are receiving permanents bans and mostly because they let themselves being caught up by the baiters who are still around and kicking up a s*it Storm (no pun intended
), there is a definite need to look at the issue in a different manner. Remove the cause, not the effect.
Without the old regulars, this place will definitely be a much poorer forum.07-15-12 07:53 AM - Check your PM.Actually I just sauntered over there and joined in as I saw a lot of good members there who are either banned from here or have deliberately reduced their post frequency here.
You must have gone there much earlier than I did as I missed the whole bashfest against CB or current members here. I guess it must have been limited to one particular thread.
TBH, CB forums are a bit of an addiction for me and it's close to the two year mark since I joined. In that time, I have had a few infractions handed down, some deserved and some not so much. Personally I haven't had much occasion to claim I was treated unfairly.
Only thing is that with so many of regulars and active people being banned the forums are wearing a deserted look these days. Those guys were fun, active and had opinions worth reading. Yes sometimes they went over the top, but if you look at most threads here there is ample provocation from the usual baiters. Not a single positive thread is left alone. I just stopped posting in those threads to avoid conflict and risk the Mods' wrath on me. And once I got in that zen place where I was able to stay away from the baiters, I found that there weren't many threads I could really contribute to.
I'm not advocating people abandoning CB etc. I'm addicted too much to this site. But its the BB lovers who make this fun, not the haters.
Closing thoughts: I would like to say again that I don't a claim of being treated unfairly by mods personally and truly believe that the mods here are not carrying out personal vendettas.
There is however, a case for introspection to be done by the mods and management. When so many old and highly active members are receiving permanents bans and mostly because they let themselves being caught up by the baiters who are still around and kicking up a s*it Storm (no pun intended ), there is a definite need to look at the issue in a different manner. Remove the cause, not the effect.
Without the old regulars, this place will definitely be a much poorer forum.
I won't speak publicly against any particular member. I've got more integrity than they do. I can say that I will miss Belfast and leave it there.
As far as the forums, may I offer the idea that trolls exist both anti and pro BB. And I will leave THAT as such. I find CB just as engaging today as it ever was. My enjoyment of the site is not dependent on every member; rather, on a select few. If I disagree, I say so. But I know I will not change anyone therefore I don't try.
There are a lot of other things more important in my life. Love, family, friends, my animals. CB and BB are addictions, but not causes.Last edited by Qbnkelt; 07-15-12 at 08:06 AM.
07-15-12 07:56 AM - Without going into the detail of individuals, I am aware of very few permanent bans against long term members, and in each case they have stretched the patience and tolerance of the forum beyond reasonable limits. In at least one case there is no doubt the ex-member knew the rules, and the likely consequences of their actions - particularly when using the CP private message system to recruit others away and bad mouth the forums. Yes... we have our spies...Closing thoughts: I would like to say again that I don't a claim of being treated unfairly by mods personally and truly believe that the mods here are not carrying out personal vendettas.
There is however, a case for introspection to be done by the mods and management. When so many old and highly active members are receiving permanents bans and mostly because they let themselves being caught up by the baiters who are still around and kicking up a s*it Storm (no pun intended ), there is a definite need to look at the issue in a different manner. Remove the cause, not the effect.
Without the old regulars, this place will definitely be a much poorer forum.
It is also fair to point out that some of the claims made in other forums for "permanent ban from CB" - or even any ban at all - have been untrue. Some members did get banned for short periods to concentrate their attention after repeated warnings failed to penetrate their awareness, but that is nothing new on any busy forum. Others were said to be having a contest to see who got banned first - and their wish for martyrdom was duly granted.
Dealing with trolls is like taking down drug dealers. The low life cannon-fodder are easy to find and keep making enough of an exhibition to attract frequent attention. The puppet masters hide in the background, and take considerably more effort to identify and find proof before we can act against them. That leaves the resource limited moderators and forum managers with a problem - do we act against the cannon fodder who are rioting in the streets, or do we let them trash the forums while we put our effort into trying to nail the masterminds. If we let the fight continue it could make the site unusable within a short period, so we deal with the most visible problem first.07-15-12 09:18 AM
