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Accusing a poster of being the person they are defending! Should it result in a ban?

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  • 22-04-2013 10:44am
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    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    This is a pet peeve of mine, posters accusing other poster's of being the person/celebrity they are defending! Should it result in a ban? It is the most useless, stupid argument or way of making a point I have ever witnessed on here. It is most prevalent in the Radio forum. I don't know how many suggestions of various DJ's posting under a pseudonym with no evidence at all. It's head wrecking and the radio forum mods should discuss whether or not it should be added to the charter as a ban-able offence?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055091114&page=324

    See post 4853 in this thread to see what I mean? I think this type of post should be ban-able site wide...
    Post edited by Shield on


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    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    They already got an infraction!


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    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Maybe that poster was a fan of ray?


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Those type of interjections are often meant to be humourous, rather than serious. Yes, they are ultimately unfunny but harmless enough and certainly not warranting a ban for a first offense.

    Repeated (unfounded) accusations or a failure to heed a warning might be a different story, however.


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    Madam_X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,327 ✭✭✭Madam_X


    "Do you work for that organisation you're defending by any chance?" That's an original one! :pac:


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    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    It's just very tiresome, the yellow cards are little more than a slap on the wrist. It's very hard to speak up for anyone on the radio forum as you will be accused of being the person you are defending.


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    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    Deedsie wrote: »
    Hi,

    This is a pet peeve of mine, posters accusing other poster's of being the person/celebrity they are defending! Should it result in a ban?


    According to the charter, it should.
    Both pro- and anti- show opinions are equally welcome. Therefore, anyone who greets a post praising [Presenter X] with "Hi [Presenter X]" gets a one day ban - no exceptions.

    disclaimer: I wrote that part of the charter.

    Personally, I think a ban should be given to repeat offenders only. Infraction should be sufficient, but it is a pain in the hole.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Madam_X wrote: »
    "Do you work for that organisation you're defending by any chance?" That's an original one! :pac:

    and its annoying one,
    Had it happen on the Broadband forum few years back, people started claiming boards.ie and myself were working with Three Mobile to protect them
    :rolleyes:

    In the end an admin told people they'd be banned if they stated such nonsense again....that sorted it out :pac:


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