Recent Restrictions

Ming · August 19, 2002, 18:40

I said that crap would not continue at Apolyton, and I meant it. I was glad to see that you two had continued it at CounterGlow... I was hoping you would get it out of your system... I guess not.

SuperSneak and Asher are both restricted for a week again.

The following people have also been restricted for three days for throwing gasoline onto the fire:

Red_Jon
Lancer
Boris Godunov
blackice
Jon Miller

These two people are resticted for one day for their minor roles:

Ron Jeremy
OneFootInTheGrave

If this is brought up again ANYWHERE in this forum, the person that does will get restricted.

Feel free to discuss the restriction in this thread... BUT DON'T YOU DARE BRING UP THE ARGUMENT AGAIN!

Guynemer · August 19, 2002, 18:55

I understand where you're coming from, Ming, but "throwing gasoline onto the fire" is a bit overstating the case. They weren't participating in the flame war proper, just discussing it and the repurcussions of it. Seems like a rather reasonable thing to do... I'm doing it right now, in fact.

CapitanGarlic · August 19, 2002, 18:58

What is this about? I obviously missed something.

...If that question constitutes 'bringing up the argument' then I never said it and therefore it shouldn't be answered.

spartak · August 19, 2002, 19:03

Ming

can you arrange to restrict sneak and glonk from CG as well? I really don't think I can take another 700+ thread there....

spartak · August 19, 2002, 19:04

Cap garlic (love the handle btw)

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...3&pagenumber=4

Ming · August 19, 2002, 19:05

Originally posted by Guynemer
IThey weren't participating in the flame war proper, just discussing it and the repurcussions of it.

Read through the thread again...
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...3&pagenumber=1

Yeah... they were egging them on.

notyoueither · August 19, 2002, 19:09

Damn! Horse missed out. He'll be disappointed.

Spartak, it'll get an MBeast now for sure.

spartak · August 19, 2002, 19:10

Oh god, no. Please..

[size=0.10]....wimper.....[/size]

SlowwHand · August 19, 2002, 19:16

Red_Jon
Lancer
Boris Godunov
blackice
Jon Miller

I thought there were only 4 jokers in a deck.

Ming · August 19, 2002, 19:16

Originally posted by Spartak
Ming
can you arrange to restrict sneak and glonk from CG as well? I really don't think I can take another 700+ thread there....

If they want to continue that crap somewhere else... that's their problem. And you don't really have to view the thread even if they do

spartak · August 19, 2002, 19:19

Lefty Scaevola · August 19, 2002, 19:30

Ming, what you have here is a failure to communicate. You have to put the message on the appropriate level. Something like this:

"Fighting BAD! Poster not do bad fighting thing, or maybe a bad thing will happen to poster."

Ming · August 19, 2002, 19:30

Upon further review... I have received PM's from both Boris and Jon Miller.

I have denied Boris's request because he indeed did join in the flame war.

However, after reviewing EVERY post JM made, I would have to agree with him that he was trying to be a voice of reason at all time. I made a mistake in restricting him.

His restriction is lifted.

Lefty Scaevola · August 19, 2002, 19:39

Boris was pleading innocence?!? What BS; he and red-jon were th biggest accessories, perhaps feistier than one of the two principals who quit after page 1 of 4.
I was tempted to stir that thread up, but decided that it would be superfulous (in addition to anti social). I was then thinking I might put in some soothing words, but that appeared to be futile.

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 19:42

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Red_Jon
Lancer
Boris Godunov
blackice
Jon Miller

I thought there were only 4 jokers in a deck.

Ther usually only 2 in a deck.....

Immortal Wombat · August 19, 2002, 19:48

Oh crap. And the first 15 posts were almost readable.

Didn't Asher ask Ming to restrict him indefinately anyway? Genius child, coming back again.

urhix · August 19, 2002, 20:03

Obviously posted by a newly created DL...

Using mingsucks as the email address is usually a dead giveaway

Lefty Scaevola · August 19, 2002, 20:13

That looks like Boris Gudunovs hypothetical anti Ming threat from the thread. Page 3, post# 1224334.

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 20:16

It sure did!!!

EDIT: Wrong smilie.

Lefty Scaevola · August 19, 2002, 20:22

"urhix" "Yuhar Ahic" He appears to disdain country boys.

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 20:23

That's what it looks like....

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 20:42

I should add that Boris isn't the type of person to type that crap, but I think somebody was trying to make us think it could be him.........

Ming · August 19, 2002, 21:08

It wasn't Boris's IP address.

Immortal Wombat · August 19, 2002, 21:25

I'm guessing there's not going to be an "It was {poster}'s IP address post"

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 21:27

Not a chance.

Skanky Burns · August 19, 2002, 21:28

So is this going to be a regular Monday event?

The problem is more people are being restricted each time. Maybe they will learn.

KrazyHorse · August 19, 2002, 21:45

I expected more from the both of them. Over a tiny flap of skin, no less...

DinoDoc · August 19, 2002, 21:52

I can not believe people could be so damned childish.

Lefty Scaevola · August 19, 2002, 22:03

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Maybe they will learn.

This assumes that a posting restriction is a significant penalty for them. For the majority of posters, the only meaningful penalty is this disapproval of their peers. The banning is, however, useful in focusing attetion of said peers upon the conduct to be judged, and thus, in a round about way gets to the purpose for thoses posters.
There are some posters for whom the only meaingful penalty is how they, in retropect, judge their conduct. Depending upon what their own standards are, this can be either very good, or very bad.