A Reluctant Farewell.

[ColdWizard]

re: anything wrong with this place?

paitkis and GP have become addicted and have entered the Apolyton detox program. Provost's reasons are mentioned above.

[Ecthy]

The pot calling the kettle black all the time then?



I'm sorry guys but on this matter I just can't but laugh

And I know what I'm doing; as a non-Brit, I've been able to watch the behaviour of the island folk pretty well, and I made up my own picture of English people. And I must say this incident is just serving better than anything else could do.

After all the time I've spent with Provost on the forums and on ICQ, there is only 2 emoticons that halfway apply to my mood:



BTW, I've been on the "detox" thing myself, just noone cares. I've done it long time before GP got famous for doing it, he's just another Anglo-Saxon with a tendency to present himself as a bright angel

[DinoDoc]

I'm sorry but this is just stupid. If PH is going to get prissy becuase of a punishment he richly deserved all I have to say to him is good riddance.

[Ecthy]

so true, DD, so true

would never have thought I'd ever agree with you on something like this

we need a :rotflmao: smilie, the is just too... average

[Lefty Scaevola]

"prior penalties" phrase above investigated and edited, old man's fading memory confused "I am not a spammer" and "Its okay to bash people because of their religion" episodes with "I am not guilty":

"a taste of his own mediciene" I can understand, I aplied the same technique to PH when he was on a christian bashing binge. I, however, do not believe it in this case, I believe it was more about wanton cruelty. In any case irrelevant to threadjacking, spam, acting in violation of repeated earlier warning and bannings handed on prior episodes (to several others, and maybe PH?) on the Giancarlo issue.

[lightblue]

Now I realise I am pretty much a newbie (this time around anyway) who only hangs out in the OT forum, and that therefore my opinion doesn't count for much but still...

I think the penalties are too harsh. I realise that this is a privately-owned forum, and that we can't really complain about what is basically a free service. Still, a couple of days in the tank would've done fine for both of them. Some of the remarks went slightly over the top, but these kind of confrontations is what make the OT forum fun. I realise that some of the remarks made might have been PG-13 or even 15 rated, and that they were not suitable for this forum.

I also don't think that Giancarlo should be banned for homophobic remarks. Ad hominem attacks maybe, general statements of his personal beliefs and ideologies, no; it is not exactly like he's trying to convince people of his beliefs. Guess I just belief in free speech, no matter what.

Just my two eurocents.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by Ming
PH is welcome to do whatever he wishes. Giancarlo has been restricted repeatedly for his attacks... and will probably eventually earn himself a perm ban just like CivNation did.

Why was civnation banned?

[Lars-E]

Nice having you around PH.

[Mercator]

Come on PH, don't be silly... Take it like a man!

Sure, Giancarlo is a f*cked up little man, but he won't change because of your bullying (and I thought that had gone far enough months ago). Moreover, most of the times Giancarlo's homophobia pops up is when everyone does the gay-thing on him. Just leave it alone, he'll grow over it. Your remarks will only make it worse.

And as for your remarks towards Lefty. You don't know Giancarlo any more than Lefty knows you so what's your point?

[Ecthy]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
"prior penalties" phrase above investigated and edited, old man's fading memory confused "I am not a spammer" and "Its okay to bash people because of their religion" episodes with "I am not guilty":

"a taste of his own mediciene" I can understand, I aplied the same technique to PH when he was on a christian bashing binge. I, however, do not believe it in this case, I believe it was more about wanton cruelty. In any case irrelevant to threadjacking, spam, acting in violation of repeated earlier warning and bannings handed on prior episodes (to several others, and maybe PH?) on the Giancarlo issue.

what are you talking about? (especially in the first paragraph)

[Solly]

It seems strange people having a whinge about a banning decision when it doesn't involve me.

I actually think PH deserved a Post Count increase for his comments, and Giancarlo shouldn't be banned as he is one of few entertaining people on Apolyton.

[Ming]

Ming:

I don't see any change in Giancarlo's conduct for all your bannings. The same applies as what I have said above. He has repeatedly being unpleasant away from Apolyton too. So if he starts on one of his little episodes again, well excuse me if I give him a taste of his own medicine. I don't like him one little bit, he shouldn't be here spreading his poison. But it seems you are tolerant of a nasty homophobe but would rather get rid of me for longer. Well that's just fine.

First... what happens away from Apolyton is your problem to deal with... not Apolytons. And it is"obvious" that you don't like him.
But that doesn't give you the "RIGHT" to attack him here.

No, we aren't "tolerant" of a nasty homophobe... that is just an ignorant comment. He has been banned many times for just that. And if he continues... he will end up just like CivNation.
So I laugh at your petty attempts to take the high ground.
You are almost as bad as him. Your hate consumes you. And you let it effect you. It's YOUR PROBLEM... deal with it. Your "poison" of hate is almost as bad as his... Look in a mirror and except your own mistakes and failings...

If you don't want to come back... fine... your choice...
But then why do you keep giving your messages to somebody else to post for you.

[MikeH]

"Your hate consumes you"?

Have you been watching too much Star Wars again?

[Ming]

Originally posted by MikeH
"Your hate consumes you"?

Have you been watching too much Star Wars again?

Well... now that you mention it...

[Garth Vader]

"Rich, don't give in to hate! That leads to the Dark Side."