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banned from humour board

county · 2005-12-13 09:40:17

hi, got banned from the humour board a few days ago for life,yes life,for posting that a joke was not funny.i feel this is over the top and out of order,i did not insult anyone or cause offence,i know i broke the charter as i did not rate the thread but a permanent ban for an honest mistake a trivial one at that,if you…

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13-12-2005 10:40am

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hi, got banned from the humour board a few days ago for life,yes life,for posting that a joke was not funny.i feel this is over the top and out of order,i did not insult anyone or cause offence,i know i broke the charter as i did not rate the thread but a permanent ban for an honest mistake a trivial one at that,if you have to rate a thread it should be across the board weather it is funny or not,

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#2 13-12-2005 10:43am
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What was the joke? if was really unfunny maybe the ban was justified

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#3 13-12-2005 10:47am
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He didn't post the joke, and it was the Blond Pole Dancer thread.

Looking over his past history on the forum, there doesn't seem to be any history of muppetry that I can see, so it does seem a little unwarrented without further explaination from Kharn.

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#4 13-12-2005 10:48am
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blonde pole dancer i think,have a look to see if you find it funny

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#5 13-12-2005 10:51am
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For life seems harsh. I'd say wait a fortnight and pm the mod.

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#6 13-12-2005 10:56am
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Read the charter.....posting negative stuff became an instant ban.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054858721

can't say i agree but tis his forum to mod and tis in the charter.

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#7 13-12-2005 11:03am
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**** that . posting a contrary opinion gets you a ban. Isn't that what discussions are about. moderater on a bit of a power trip.
won't open cause I'm a at work but surely you are entitled to disagree that something is funny.

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#8 13-12-2005 11:04am
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RuggieBear wrote:

Read the charter.....posting negative stuff became an instant ban.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054858721

can't say i agree but tis his forum to mod and tis in the charter.

Heh, I never saw that. New stickies really need to stand out more...

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#9 13-12-2005 11:11am
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aidan_walsh wrote:

Heh, I never saw that. New stickies really need to stand out more...

i know,and i highlighted this when i pm him

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#10 13-12-2005 11:18am
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Mind you, if you're not going to allow negative replies to be posted because they have to use the rating, why allow any replies at all? Why not just have them all have to rate the joke, rather than having one post of actual content followed by X posts of "lol" (yes, the "Jesus, lol" thread counts here).

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#11 13-12-2005 12:24pm
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county wrote:

i know i broke the charter as i did not rate the thread but a permanent ban for an honest mistake

1) You realise that you broke the charters, which means you must have read the charter, and therefor knew in advance that doing what you did could have resulted in a ban

2) It was not a mistake. It was a deliberate act

3) You are a moron. There are TWO stickies. One even highlighting the very one that you got banned for. You deserved to be banned for life.

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#12 13-12-2005 12:38pm
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i only checked after the event to see why i was banned

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#13 13-12-2005 12:41pm
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Hah, what a rule. But then, some people say the FS rules (Which are currently under revision) are ker-razy.

I think the "no replies, only threads" (with voting allowed) option would seem to be ideal if "negative opinions cannot be posted". ... which seems more silly every time I read it so I'm going to stop.

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#14 13-12-2005 12:52pm
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Thats wierd.

It seems Kharn picks a random thread and poster every once in a blue moon, as nearly every single thread has some negative posts, myself included. There'd be dozens of people banned each day if this example was the norm!

I think the rules are a bit stict anyway.

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#15 13-12-2005 12:56pm
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Very silly rule, but in fairness you gotta ban someone, why else be a mod?

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#16 13-12-2005 1:10pm
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county wrote:

i only checked after the event to see why i was banned

no one told me murder was a prisonable offence!

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#17 13-12-2005 1:17pm
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indeed. ignorance of the law is no excuse

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#18 13-12-2005 1:30pm
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county wrote:

i only checked after the event to see why i was banned

So then what part of Humour Board Charter - READ THIS BEFORE POSTING could you not understand then?

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#19 13-12-2005 1:41pm
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it was only changed a week ago,but i admit i broke the charter,its the severity of punishment that i question

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#20 13-12-2005 1:49pm
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appeal to Government Swarzenegger for clemency

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#21 13-12-2005 2:01pm
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MMMM crazy rule(I mean who thought that one up...you may only post lol!!!!) but you broke it... I think It's too harsh a ban also, way too harsh.

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#22 13-12-2005 8:56pm
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GoneShootin wrote:

So then what part of Humour Board Charter - READ THIS BEFORE POSTING could you not understand then?

and

GoneShootin wrote:

3) You are a moron.

Why are you so angry?

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#23 13-12-2005 9:05pm
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boardy wrote:

and

Why are you so angry?

Because county has no legitimate reason for his complaints. He didnt read the charter where is clearly states TWICE what he has been banned for.

But mostly because I'm a cranky aul ****er with a slight case of constipation.

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#24 13-12-2005 9:23pm
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still i pretty ott punishment tho

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#25 13-12-2005 11:48pm
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I find it terribly annoying when people post that crap as well, but a perma-ban is OTT in my opinion.

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#26 14-12-2005 12:40am
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How else would you expect him to enforce an already difficult rule in the charter? Arseing about with month long bans is pointless - make an example and set the tone. Lifetime ban = this is a rule in the charter not to be messed with.

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#27 14-12-2005 12:45am
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GoneShootin wrote:

How else would you expect him to enforce an already difficult rule in the charter? Arseing about with month long bans is pointless - make an example and set the tone. Lifetime ban = this is a rule in the charter not to be messed with.

I think we could seriously do with an "auto-unban feature" in fairness. Make it a simpler process for everyone.

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#28 14-12-2005 12:46am
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It was quite a weak joke TBH.
Getting banned for not laughing at a stupid labrador pup and a stick that has done the rounds so many times...
I think negative, but not abusive, comments should be allowed, it would help raise standards.

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#29 14-12-2005 12:48am
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But it's the humour forum...there must be no negative criticism! Heaven forbid!!

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#30 14-12-2005 12:52am
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RuggieBear wrote:

But it's the humour forum...there must be no negative criticism! Heaven forbid!!

No replies usually = negative reception of joke. That's why those lol replies are actually not pointless when a good joke is posted.

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#31 14-12-2005 12:58am
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simu wrote:

No replies usually = negative reception of joke. That's why those lol replies are actually not pointless when a good joke is posted.

all criticism positive and negative should be banned and the Rate the thread feature that the mod prefers should be used.

All users who post LOL should get perma bans too....

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