speedracer said:
I don't think that this character (let's call him "A. Bubba" for sake of argument...no, that's too obvious, let's call him "Achtung B." instead...) has been any more virulent or self-righteous than a number of other individuals on this board, and I don't see any reason for these other individuals to be banned either.
No?
Perhaps then, you'd like to use the nifty 'search' function of this forum.
Search for all posts made by say.. Bubba
Then COUNT how many times a personal attack is made, a name is called, etc. Then, for example, start searching on other frequent FYM posters - and do the same. Let me know the results - in this thread, and please cite examples.
I've talked/IMd with Bubba, and I've simply told him to lay low, drop the topic - not to argue with me about the decision, and perhaps I'd reconsider after a period of time. I explained my position to him EXPLICITLY, and he said that he understood and would do as asked.
Bubba has not dropped the topic with me, and has since continued to rehash, over and over, the same thing with me... either via PM or IM. This is the SAME thing he does in here, he will not drop a topic until he gets the response he wants.
If the mods/admins are against the 'conservative' minority in this forum... how come other 'conservative' members are still in good standing with myself and other mods/admins? Again, I must emphasize that this is NOT an issue of bias, just one of unruliness (not to mention, this isnt my favorite thing to be discussing at 7am on a Saturday).
If someone were to constantly brow beat the idea that everyone must accept homosexuality (for example), it would most likely fall into the same scenario. It's fine to debate, and even argue points,
but once the respect for someone else to hold their own views has been lost, there is NO hope for that debate, it's going no where.
There are two things that really annoy me, and most likely the other mods/admins (yet, I will let them speak for themselves):
a) someone constantly making personal attacks
b) someone ignoring the authority and requests of those that moderate and run this place
Joel