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Ban from politics extended unfairly.

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    #62
    The Muppet
    Registered Users Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    I AM MAN :I haven't seen the offending posts but I suggest you take your problem up with Gandalf himself. If you're straight with him I am sure you can resolve the problem.


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    #63
    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Be careful though, he could turn you into a toad....

    He did awful things off screen to those poor hobbits... why do you think they were so short?

    At the end of the day, just ask nicely.


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    #64
    Sangre
    Registered Users Posts: 12,169 ✭✭✭✭Sangre


    Can I ask why should they be polite? Is it a rule of boards to be polite? Because if it isn't I don't see why they someone should have to change his (genuine) behaviour when asking for a banning to be correctly removed.

    And by not polite I don't mean abusive/insulting.

    Its just something I noticed since you're always told to ask to be unbanned nicely, what if you're not a nice person?


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    #65
    Gizzard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 430 ✭✭Gizzard


    gandalf fukwit


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    #66
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Sangre wrote:
    Can I ask why should they be polite? Is it a rule of boards to be polite? Because if it isn't I don't see why they someone should have to change his (genuine) behaviour when asking for a banning to be correctly removed. And by not polite I don't mean abusive/insulting.

    Indeed, however many people aren't very good at presenting their case without having a bit of a pop. In this case here it was a silly comment about gandalf's payment for his moderation on boards, which as far as I can tell was some reference to how seriously he should take the job. It didn't read very well and didn't do him any favours (and was completely unnecessary).

    If someone is contacting me and is very obviously overdoing the politeness it makes me cringe. However, I think the point of people advising politeness here is that it ensures that the poster errs on the side of safety in terms of risking getting the moderator's back up. The one thing that makes me not want to do anything for a user is when the user is apparently taking something for granted and I reckon it's much less likely that I'll read a request in that manner if they're attempting to be polite.
    Its just something I noticed since you're always told to ask to be unbanned nicely, what if you're not a nice person?

    Then you're probably not surprised when people react badly to you.


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    #67
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Gizzard banned from Feedback.


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