++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++
Dont really get that decision... Now I never understood why martin allowed blandie to continue posting under a different name after being banned... But he made the decision to allow her to say... so why ban her now... it makes no sense and stinks of double standards and cliqueness.
Since her return in a new name ,she has done nothing wrong.. her posts have been much better and less confrontational ... yet she is banned again.
Since her return she has been bullied, harassed and goaded by certain members yet didnt really attack them back... yet she is banned.
Where is the punishment for those that attack her at every turn?
No its not there... because as we all know... its one rule for one and a completely different one for the next poster... frankly it fvcking stinks
I dont know why im writing this as im not her biggest fan... she should have had her ban served properly in the first place... not allowed to continue and then be banned for no reason and at a time when her posts are the most refrained they have ever been
Very vocal for once, Paul? To keep it short, when a person is banned, if they return with a new account name, that's like a probation so it takes much less to get a second, permanent ban. Since she returned, we've had continued complaints about her and basically I decided that since she already did enough to deserve a ban in the first place, it was just as well to ban her altogether. Soon after that, she registered at Xtratime, incidentally where I'm also an admin but happy to leave decisions about users to the others, and so far has made a respectable start.
Claire, you and I both know you only joined this place to kill time, without an interest in the community. We've had cases like that before and I think you went further than anyone else (yes, even Nicky). I don't mind you personally but your experiments at how far you could go with provocation were not appreciated and it had to end this way eventually. If anything, you deserved a ban sooner. I know people point fingers (and rightfully so) at Vinny or Burke but Vinny is here as a fan and he contributes to the forum so banning him (even though it's been close a few times) has been turned down for that reason. Point is he's not here to stir up trouble, like you. Burke, on the other hand, is very much like you (in terms of purpose on this forum) but he's quite harmless in comparison, which is why he hasn't been banned.
If you (as in you people) want to accuse me of having double standards and being unfair, go ahead. I have run this forum for several years doing my best to run it well and at some point I lost the spark that kept me going. The only reason it's still here is because it exists, had it not existed, I would not have built it today. Which is why my involvement ends in a few months.
Incidentally I would like the complainers here to run forums themselves and see how they fare with it because being part of the administration is vastly different from a user perspective.
Good day.