Why can't we all be friends?

[Pratters]

Burgey is my idol.

 

[honestbharani]

Burgey, see what you have done..

 

[GIMH]

Would it be weird to keep doing the podcast with a 12 month ban?

I'd say if you copped a twelve month ban you'd probably deserve to be fired from the podcast

 

[grecian]

Jord is back. Thoughts?

My main thought is "am I meant to know who he is?"

 

[GIMH]

To answer Adders' query. I was once given a brutal six month sentence. I continued to read the forum, though not as much as I would if allowed to post. Always figured I'd return at the end of the ban

As it was, I sent the mods an email after about a month of the six asking them to reconsider the length, with a promise to behave, and they did - it was cut to three

I had pretty much waged war against them for a good 9 months or so, but at the end of the day they aren't unreasonable. Yes I still disagree with certain things about how the site is moderated, though by and large it's the best it's ever been, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as 'they don't want me so **** them'

And tbf I wouldnt say I changed as a poster afterwards, the errr problem that led to my issues was pretty much gone, and the time off (and a few rants on CS) let me get rid of some of the silliness that was leading me to take **** out on the whole forum, rather than just one **** who had got to me

It just depends doesn't it? Aussie got banned for two years, came back after about five, and I don't think he had changed all that much. Granted part of it was people still went at him for the stuff from years earlier. On the other hand benchmark, who I'm no great lover of, came back after about 3-4 years banned in 2010 and for a good solid year, year and a half was a different guy to the obnoxious whopper who copped a perma in 2006.

What happened afterwards I won't comment on, not even sure what my point is anymore

 

[Dan]

Maybe we should un-ban Fiery without notifying him; give him a chance to make his way back and change his ways.

 

[Pratters]

There is an option whereby we can make friends of cw users. I have Richard added as a friend, ftr.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I just got followed by Fiery on some form of social media recently, weirded me out.

 

[Howe_zat]

GIMH and Benchmark are examples of posters who always had plenty of support, in GIMH's case from the vast majority, and it takes something quite special for these posters to get banned. If a poster is actually divisive (i.e. you're not just using that as a euphamism) there there is plenty of avenue to return because people accept that the big event probably won't happen again.

There are some posters who aren't allowed back, not by the mods but by the populace, and if that happens - when you've clearly destroyed your relationship on the boards with everyone - I have no idea why you'd be back.

But then I wouldn't post on a board where everyone thinks I'm a wanker in the first place.

 

[GIMH]

But then I wouldn't post on a board where everyone thinks I'm a wanker in the first place.

Yeah about that...

 

[fredfertang]

Yeah about that...

Look, if we can overlook the fact that he comes from the wrong side of the Pennines we can forgive that other thing as well

 

[Adders]

Maybe we should un-ban Fiery without notifying him; give him a chance to make his way back and change his ways.

Do you actually send a notification to a user telling them their ban is up??? Why on earth would you do that?

 

[GIMH]

They visit your house and tell you in person

 

[fredfertang]

They visit your house and tell you in person

Who broke the good news to you?

 

[Prince EWS]

Do you actually send a notification to a user telling them their ban is up??? Why on earth would you do that?

Nah, but Fiery is permabanned so he's obviously not expecting to be unbanned.

 

[GIMH]

Who broke the good news to you?

Loony Bob

 

[Dan]

Yeah, in the case of an appealed or overturned perma there'd be some form of associated correspondence.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah, in the case of an appealed or overturned perma there'd be some form of associated correspondence.

Isn't that a little unfair on guys who don't have much pull on here, or haven't been here for long who feel they've been unfairly perma'd?

 

[Dan]

I can't think of a single occurrence of that happening under the infraction system.

 

[Dan]

I mean, literally 99% of permas handed out are for spambots. And if we're perma-ing an actual poster, there's generally been enough communication such that they know it's possible to send us an email to discuss things. I really have no idea what your point is.