Had to ban member today...

**MissMoke** · 02-24-2008, 02:44 AM

... and my butt is not numb and I don't feel like throwing up!

I'm getting better at this!

It was sort of the usual:

Member starts thread
Member gets responses member was not expecting
Member decides to be rude and a bit ugly in responses
thread is closed
Member stops posting but lurks for about a month or so. Like we can't see her on invisible? Silly member.
Member decides to come out of the shadows
Member makes crude comment regarding the membership in reference to previous thread
Member is warned about language and respect to posters
Member goes off, declares admin to be on power trip, says admin has a lot of NERVE, says she will post however she wants to, then declares she is leaving again
Member posts 'goodbye cruel world' thread
Thread is closed, moved, member removed from forums.
Bye bye.

I'm not playing this year.

**Cori** · 02-24-2008, 03:38 AM

Good for you! It does get easier the more you do! Sometimes it even makes me feel better hehe

**Moelman** · 02-24-2008, 04:41 AM

I think its fun to ban members like that, way better feeling than banning spambots and the like.

gj

**lpxxfaintxx** · 02-24-2008, 03:34 PM

You should have put her on the Miserable Users list.

**MissMoke** · 02-24-2008, 04:15 PM

I grudgingly installed that hack and have used it a couple of times. The people I had on it were moved to the banned members list eventually. I find it passive aggressive. If I want you gone, you are gone. And if you say you're leaving, leave. No need for a dramatic attention whore 'beg me to stay' moment. OUT.

**dually** · 02-25-2008, 02:14 AM

I think I know that guy

I have one of those guys on my site about once a month he tells me his is quiting because he is mad at me. I tell him the same thing each time bye.

**Caddyman** · 02-25-2008, 02:27 AM

Get'm Moke!

**Flashgear** · 02-25-2008, 09:50 PM

This is why i don't register on forums anymore, "Admin's" banning because of a bit of language, i find it funny when people ban because of a comment..oh a bit of a swear? who cares..lol?

**Caddyman** · 02-25-2008, 09:52 PM

i think the issue was respect to posters and staff, not so much the language.

i could be wrong though

**MissMoke** · 02-25-2008, 10:53 PM

Exactly, Caddyman. We don't have a bad words filter. We use adult language all day everyday, so it certainly wasn't over a swear. When I say language I guess I mean the terms she was using in her posts. Most were offensive, the last was crude, insulting, and offensive. When I spoke to her about it she told me what she thought of me (she doesn't think highly of me), said she was leaving again, and then proceeded to draw the entire forum into it, which is against guidelines.

I closed the thread and helped her out the door.

02-24-2008, 02:44 AM	#1
MissMoke Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HOTLANTA Posts: 585	Had to ban member today... ... and my butt is not numb and I don't feel like throwing up! I'm getting better at this! It was sort of the usual: Member starts thread Member gets responses member was not expecting Member decides to be rude and a bit ugly in responses thread is closed Member stops posting but lurks for about a month or so. Like we can't see her on invisible? Silly member. Member decides to come out of the shadows Member makes crude comment regarding the membership in reference to previous thread Member is warned about language and respect to posters Member goes off, declares admin to be on power trip, says admin has a lot of NERVE, says she will post however she wants to, then declares she is leaving again Member posts 'goodbye cruel world' thread Thread is closed, moved, member removed from forums. Bye bye. I'm not playing this year.

02-24-2008, 03:38 AM	#2
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02-25-2008, 02:27 AM	#7
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02-25-2008, 09:50 PM	#8
Flashgear Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,390	This is why i don't register on forums anymore, "Admin's" banning because of a bit of language, i find it funny when people ban because of a comment..oh a bit of a swear? who cares..lol? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Where Innovation Meets Design

02-24-2008, 03:34 PM	#4
lpxxfaintxx Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 143	You should have put her on the Miserable Users list.

02-24-2008, 04:15 PM	#5
MissMoke Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HOTLANTA Posts: 585	I grudgingly installed that hack and have used it a couple of times. The people I had on it were moved to the banned members list eventually. I find it passive aggressive. If I want you gone, you are gone. And if you say you're leaving, leave. No need for a dramatic attention whore 'beg me to stay' moment. OUT.

02-25-2008, 02:14 AM	#6
dually Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	I think I know that guy I have one of those guys on my site about once a month he tells me his is quiting because he is mad at me. I tell him the same thing each time bye.

02-25-2008, 09:52 PM	#9
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02-25-2008, 10:53 PM	#10
MissMoke Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HOTLANTA Posts: 585	Exactly, Caddyman. We don't have a bad words filter. We use adult language all day everyday, so it certainly wasn't over a swear. When I say language I guess I mean the terms she was using in her posts. Most were offensive, the last was crude, insulting, and offensive. When I spoke to her about it she told me what she thought of me (she doesn't think highly of me), said she was leaving again, and then proceeded to draw the entire forum into it, which is against guidelines. I closed the thread and helped her out the door.

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