Don't get banned

[tom502]

I'm a member here for a few years, and just felt the need to say this.
We all have this power, it's called IGNORE.
If someone posts something you don't like, just ignore it.
If someone is posting stuff to rile you up, send a message about it to the mod, and ignore the post.
Back and forth flame wars will only cause a disruption, and will often result in people getting banned.

It's just stupid. And never take anything posted here personally. And don't feed a flame thread.

We all should get along. We all don't have to like each other, and we don't have to like every post.
But we can ignore and not participate in posts we don't like. And we don't have to reply to posts that try to start a flame of a personal nature.

It often takes an effort to do the above, but we can do it, it benefits the forum and everyone.

[chadizzy1]

I think it's time...

http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...g/grouphug.jpg

GROUP HUG!

[Premium Parrots]

I know what you are referring to. After carefull consideration and warnings the mods did what they felt was necessary. Not all the members know the whole issue and some don't have a clue. End of story.

thats a great announcement. Now that issue is over. Leave it be. thanks

[whalen]

I think it's time...

http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...g/grouphug.jpg

GROUP HUG!

I,m not falling for that Chad!

It's sad though. We should just agree to disagree that's all.

[whalen]

As doctor Lecktor said " bet that toughened your nipples" !

[Premium Parrots]

I,m not falling for that Chad!

It's sad though. We should just agree to disagree that's all.

the disagreeing is only a part of the problem in that situation. Sorry but you don't know the whole story.


please don't make the mods close this thread.

You may not realize it but we HATE banning people, closeing threads and the like.

please let it go.

[Mykislt]

what is this all about?
I'm completely in the dark

[timholian]

ACK!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I am an asshole, Yes, maybe I should have let it go

Tim=Bad
I'll own it but can we move on now? I promise to never to do it again.

You are right.
I am wrong.

Dump all that right on me and get it out of your system..... I love irony.

[whalen]

the disagreeing is only a part of the problem in that situation. Sorry but you don't know the whole story.


please don't make the mods close this thread.

You may not realize it but we HATE banning people, closeing threads and the like.


please let it go.

Whoa....Wait.........Out of context! You guys did what you did, and I can see why, I'm good with it! Actually I have no Dog in that fight! My comment was about the Escalation of the disagreement! That was a problem! The annoying posts also annoyed me too! I ignored them.

You guys are great and I am not second guessing or criticizing any of it! You all have a hard job, and I thank you for your efforts! I could not do it. It's done and hopefully it will be a lesson to that persons future development!
I am trying to review my comment and see where it went wrong, not my attention to cause harm or make a point! Just joking with Chad, whom I have had many a sidebar with in PM's, we have had some serious conversations about disagreeing with each other, and we have managed an uneasy truce, kinda sorta!

[Premium Parrots]

Sadly enough Tim.....you spoke for a lot of the members dude. When you brought it out into the open we had to act. Thank you very much.


btw....you are not wrong at all. You just spoke up publically when others were filling the mods PM inboxes with complaints.

Its over. Let it be.

Thanks for the support Whalen.

so I believe its time to close this thread. If another mod wants to open it please be my guest.

[Snusdog]

Guys

Let me chime in here about what has happened with jdman.

I know there has been a lot of thread and PM traffic surrounding this so before it turns into something silly I thought I would just clear the air.

Jdman was initially given a 2 week ban.

This was NOT because he pissed Tim off (TH I love ya mate but you weren’t the reason)

Nor was it for posting what some consider annoying posts………….hell if annoying posts got you banned I would have been gone several times……………and that’s just counting today.

The reason was because of

1) the numerous “trash threads” or duplicate threads that he started
2) His refusal to stop making them………….. after being asked by more than one mod………. And……….. after having several members ask that he use the search button before he started a thread to make sure it did not already exist.

Now the reason why this is a big deal is because despite all our silliness our forum is still a resource for those wanting to learn about snus. It is a mission we take seriously and work hard as mods and administrators to maintain. Simply put a cluttered site makes quality info harder to find and sift through. For example if there are 500 posts on Ettan los and only two of them are worth reading (the rest are about ads someone photoshoped on other sites or merely repeat what has already been said)………….a person looking for info on Ettan might not ever find what he/she is looking for before getting tired and moving on.

When the mods are having to merge multiple threads every day from the same person it gets old. When that person continues in this activity after being asked by more than one mod to please stop, that is just disrespecting the forum, its members, and its bigger vision.

The final straw came when this disrespect spilled over into a post responding to PP.

At that point jdman received a two week ban

However, after receiving the ban, jdman then registered under a new name and began to pm members that despite his ban he was back under a new name. He was warned and given a month ban.

Again he registered a new account and began the same. He was banned for good.

I regret that things got to this point.

However, I think an important part of our forum is respect………respect for the contribution our forum is trying to make to the greater world of snus and a respect for the other members on this forum. This respect on both counts was lacking and that is why jdman received the bans he received.