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Banned without warning
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I'm somehow banned from the S&M forum, without any warning or explanation as to why I was banned. As far as I could tell, I was acting well within the rules. If I could just get the explanation, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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3) Mocking others beliefs is not allowed. Making posts or threads that mock in a ridiculing manner will not be tolerated. For skeptic vs believer style debates on spiritual issues, visit the Philosophy and Rationalism board.



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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Rono]
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Is this about the illegal alien comment? I wan't mocking anyone. I just trying to be funny. Could you guys please provide a better definition of what constitutes "mocking"? Or is all humor banned from that forum?


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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If someone could explain to me what belief I was mocking and how I was mocking it, it would be appreciated.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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that thread was pretty fuckin funny


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
If someone could explain to me what belief I was mocking and how I was mocking it, it would be appreciated.


Still waiting...


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
Or is all humor banned from that forum?


you're joking right?

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Grudges are the reason.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: goobler]
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goobler said:
Paradigm said:
Or is all humor banned from that forum?


you're joking right?


I was in the thread in question, but apparently some people have trouble discerning joking from mocking.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: daimyo]
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daimyo said:
Grudges are the reason.


I'd really like to believe that isn't the case.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Well it wasn't me. I warned everyone, not banned.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Shroomism]
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Ya, I didn't think it was you. I think I have an idea who it is, and he'd better come and give me the explanation I deserve.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Someone's got an itchy ban-trigger finger.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Rose]
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Cuz the fags in the hood are always hard,
You comin' mocking that trash,
They'll pull your card.
Knowin' nothin' in life, but to ban th' legit....


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
Paradigm said:
If someone could explain to me what belief I was mocking and how I was mocking it, it would be appreciated.


Still waiting...



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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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that's pretty lame of Wiccan_Seeker :thumbdown:

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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I'm pretty sure it was Wiccan_Seeker. I got a nasty pm from him sometime during the night.

I was banned before I received by warning. Kinda weird...

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
Paradigm said:
Paradigm said:
If someone could explain to me what belief I was mocking and how I was mocking it, it would be appreciated.


Still waiting...





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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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I somehow think that the one who banned you is not online :smirk:

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Annom]
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Wiccan_Seeker was online earlier. So was MAIA. Shroomism already said he had nothing to do with it, so it's one of those two, and they're not talking.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Don't expect much more.

Yeah. :crankey:


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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I was abducted by illegal aliens. They had dark, brown skin, and spoke a language I didn't understand.


You tried to be funny and you did it ! The things is, "mockery" also consists on making fun but with the intention to ridicule.

MAIA


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Spiritual being, living a human experience ... The Shroomery Mandala



Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Voltaire

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Btw, although it wasn't me the one who got you banned, i believe there are enough reasons to do it.

It's not a secret some members are trying to sabotage S&M by exploiting the rules while they are not finally set. Some other members are falling for it and getting into the game.

To all this people, you're free to do it but the moderation is also free to lock, move and delete any thread, and to warn or ban any member not respecting the rules in this moment of change.

MAIA


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Spiritual being, living a human experience ... The Shroomery Mandala



Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Voltaire

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
It's not a secret some members are trying to sabotage S&M by exploiting the rules while they are not finally set. Some other members are falling for it and getting into the game.

To all this people, you're free to do it but the moderation is also free to lock, move and delete any thread, and to warn or ban any member not respecting the rules in this moment of change.

MAIA

.. and there it is. I would reiterate that anyone participating in the SM&P forum over the next couple weeks TREAD LIGHTLY until all of the forum guidelines are made clear and understood. One of the principle reasons for splitting S&P was because of unwanted confrontation, jives, jokes, mocking behavior, etc... so while I can understand why some of you may want to poke some (easy) fun at the new forum, it will not be taken kindly as we are really trying to find some sort of balance and provocation will not help any of us.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: geokills]
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And I would suggest WARNING people who cross vague lines... before banning them.

We're ALL learning to get along in the NEW forums, and the rules are still being looked at... "Tread lightly" is good advice for the Public AND the Staff.

:smile:


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
Wiccan_Seeker was online earlier. So was MAIA. Shroomism already said he had nothing to do with it, so it's one of those two, and they're not talking.


Any moderator or admin can forum ban someone.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
Quote:
I was abducted by illegal aliens. They had dark, brown skin, and spoke a language I didn't understand.


You tried to be funny and you did it ! The things is, "mockery" also consists on making fun but with the intention to ridicule.

MAIA


Where is the intention to ridicule? What beliefs am I mocking in this play on words?


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Shroomism]
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Paradigm, subjective rules CAN be interpreted subjectively, but you SHOULD'VE been warned first. I knew you meant no harm with your post... but someone missed your point.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
It's not a secret some members are trying to sabotage S&M by exploiting the rules while they are not finally set. Some other members are falling for it and getting into the game.


And since I'm in "skeptic" crowd, you automatically assume I am part of this conspiracy? I was enthusiastic about this new forum being created. I had all kind of ideas about spiritual topics I could post. I also assumed that humor was allowed, not being aware that since I'm a skeptic, my humor is automatically assumed to be malicious. Get over yourself! I am not part of some great big conspiracy to undermine your forum. I represent myself alone, and I am committed to making this new forum work as much as you are. However, I don't appreciate always being second-guessed and under suspicion just because I'm "one of them"(we're all one, btw).


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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yeah, really, that wasn't even racist really.
it wasn't that funny.
it CERTAINLY diddnt riducule.
it was a yuk-yuk groaner.
it was non-specific, and only self-targeted.

basically, taking the idea of alien abductions and suggesting that the aileans were the kind from another country. and OH MY GOD, had DARK skin and spoke a foreign tounge! OH thats a banning! how dare he say such a thing.
its disrespectful to illegal aleins, it makes ligfht of REAL interstellar races that visit our planet and abduct us LEGITIMATELY. and most importantly, it humiliated the original poster, poor guy, now EVRYBODY is going to fill his posts with bad humor!!!

paradigm got off easy PERMABAN!



/sarcasm

ps, please dont ban me.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Rose]
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Cervantes said:
Paradigm, subjective rules CAN be interpreted subjectively, but you SHOULD'VE been warned first. I knew you meant no harm with your post... but someone missed your point.


And that's all I ask. With a warning, I have the chance to explain myself before being unjustly outed from the forum by people suspicious of my motives. Just like a warning I got recently from Learyfan in the Pub over some put-downs me and RandalFlagg exchanged. He gave me a warning, so I had a fair chance to explain to him that we were just ribbing on each other and that it was all meant in a playful manner. Learyfan acknowledged my explanation, so the warning is retracted. If he had behaved like the mod did in this situation, I would currently be banned from the Pub over some nonsense, just like the nonsense I'm being banned for here.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Sux to be you...

BUT, I know this is EXACTLY the type of drama The Staff wishes to put an end to, in (S&)P.

I actually have faith this will work itself out.

Sorry it had to be you, this time, but at least you are capable of expressing yourself w/o getting TOO upset.

:wink:

Meanwhile, you've got PLENTY of time to make a case. :tongue:

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Disclaimer: If you were offended, I was kidding.



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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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What I'd like to know, is why Swami isn't allowed in the Philosophy forum. Instead, he's permitted in the S&M forum... How ironic, and quite frankly, ridiculous.

Mods? Admins?



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Re: Banned without warning [Re: SkorpivoMusterion]
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the decision came right from the top.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: SkorpivoMusterion]
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Permaban baiting him.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Rose]
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Yes, I've tried to handle this in a more mature fashion than how I was dealt with, but that still leaves me with being unjustly banned from a forum I wish to participate in. I've already made my case as far as I can tell, yet I'm still banned. It would at least be helpful to know the duration of my ban. For all I know, I could be permabanned from that forum until some mod or admin comes to their senses and lets me back in. And it's not like I want to go there just to stir up trouble, though I'm sure that's what certain moderators would like to believe. I'm actually genuinely interested in posting on spiritual topics which I feel would be better suited for that forum than for the Philosophy forum. But because I'm from the "skeptic" camp(even though I believe in things like chi or the Tao or karma), my motives are always second-guessed by those who so proudly think of themselves as "seekers," and view people like me as barbarians at the gates. At the very least, I'd like to be let back in that forum with the warning I should have gotten instead of the ban.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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Humor Nazis



Paradigm's ban should be lifted since he was banned without a warning first.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Redstorm]
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Powerful avatar y'got there.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: RESTLESS]
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But of course I'm the one banned from the Pub by OMR for my avatar.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: newuser1492]
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You aren't banned from the Pub. Stop making up crazy stories, butterfly.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: newuser1492]
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Not the one you have now is it?

Redstorms is pure genius.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: RESTLESS]
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Yeah the one I have now. OMR said if I posted in the Pub with my current avatar he would ban me.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: newuser1492]
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I kind-of like it.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
Btw, although it wasn't me the one who got you banned, i believe there are enough reasons to do it.

It's not a secret some members are trying to sabotage S&M by exploiting the rules while they are not finally set. Some other members are falling for it and getting into the game.

To all this people, you're free to do it but the moderation is also free to lock, move and delete any thread, and to warn or ban any member not respecting the rules in this moment of change.

MAIA


Why do you always say "got you banned"? It's like you are trying to divert attention away from you. You should say "did/didn't ban you."

You really believe there are enough reasons to ban him from one statement? Wouldn't a warning be better?

You and things you say constantly, seem to be mockery to the skeptics.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Organic]
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Organic said:
Permaban baiting him.


exactly

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: daimyo]
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Grudges are the reason.

Paradigm, you DID speak up for me after my unjust ban. Did you expect mod bias to suddenly disappear?


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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did you ever find out whyyyy you were banned? :wink:


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We got Nothing!
we're no longer selling jars.  :laugh:

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Where is the intention to ridicule? What beliefs am I mocking in this play on words?

You must agree with Shroomism and are only allowed to be abducted by grey aliens - that is the rule.


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
To all this people, you're free to do it but the moderation is also free to lock, move and delete any thread, and to warn or ban any member anytime, any where for whatever reason makes them feel good about themselves. Freedom of expression be damned.

MAIA


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MikeOLogical]
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did you ever find out whyyyy you were banned?

I was told it was personal and a residue from last year's ban. The technical term is a 'shit list'. BTW I am still banned for merely posting a mythological subject - and I am the first ever to do such a thing on that forum, everyt other topic is totally fact-based.

My first ban was admitted to be a 'lifetime achievement award' as the mods stated I broke no technical rule, but the spirit of S&P.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: SkorpivoMusterion]
    #4796959 -

What I'd like to know, is why Swami isn't allowed in the Philosophy forum. Instead, he's permitted in the S&M forum... How ironic, and quite frankly, ridiculous.

Mods? Admins?

They corrected their 'error' and now I am banned in both. This is yet another Shroomery / Swami first.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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who is Swami if not the spirit of those 2 forums?


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To be honest, I fear the OTD. ---TheMadConductor

Now I'm gonna have to start getting down on my knees and blowing mushrooms... ---RogerRabbit

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: debianlinux]
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Quote:
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.


S. Kierkegaard

Sad... but so true.

MAIA


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Spiritual being, living a human experience ... The Shroomery Mandala



Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
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Re: Banned without warning [Re: debianlinux]
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debianlinux said:
who is Swami if not the spirit of those 2 forums?


He can be whatever he wants to be, as long as he respects the rules.

Why Swami was banned ?

a) On Drama Queens & Hate Magnets

When someone gets on the bad side of the community and continues to act out, bringing the wrath of our more vocal members upon themselves and generally becoming a detriment to the health and harmony of the boards, they will be processed in accordance with the On Banning clause above.

b) No Baiting/Trolling

Baiting is a circumstance characterized by one individual attempting to lure others into an argument with subtly incendiary remarks. Baiting differs from flaming in that the intent is to provoke rather than to hurt. "Baiting" is more commonly known as "Trolling". If you feel you are being unfairly trolled then PM a forum moderator.

MAIA


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Spiritual being, living a human experience ... The Shroomery Mandala



Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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When someone gets on the bad side of the community
Members with over 90% favorable ratings are usually deemed on the bad side of the community - if the community consists solely of three or four fluffily-biased people in a position of some power itching to demonstrate their superior spirituality.

bringing the wrath of our more vocal members
The quiet members do not count. It is the few who shout loudest that get their way. This is fair and balanced.

Of course the vocal members that have protested such bannings do NOT count; only those shouting "Off with his head!" have value.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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I've started acclimating to the Shroomery Police State in much the same way that when a cop in the real world stops me, wants to search me, give me orders, whatever, I immediately comply regardless of whether or not what they are doing is right (or even legal).

If that poor 64 year old guy in LA. hadn't made the mistake of telling a cop he was rude for interrupting his conversation, he wouldn't have been beaten nearly to death.

I'm smarter than that guy. I know that obeying arbitrary orders and self-censoring to avoid saying anything that might possibly be taken as inappropriate is the only way to avoid a ban; it is the only True path for a Shroomerite.

Yessum! I'll be more careful what I say... don't wanna anger The Man.


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Diploid]
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I am not that intelligent. :frown:

Sometimes the arbitrary order (like "Don't piss us off!") is just too arbitrary to follow even if you want to.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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Face it: Arguing legitimate points never solved anything in the world. Real protest needs to involve some sort of martyrdom(and I don't think the bannings seem to be working). Maybe you should take a cue from this guy:



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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Can I do a virtual self-immolation?


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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You can try.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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the only way to truly protest this site is to abstain from using it. and to convince a few thousand others to do so as well.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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Swami said:
Can I do a virtual self-immolation?


:hellfire:


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Let it not be remembered
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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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What I do, I do for oppressed people everywhere.



Long live Snuggles!


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: debianlinux]
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the only way to truly protest this site is to abstain from using it. and to convince a few thousand others to do so as well.

I called the D.E.A. Does that count?


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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that'll convince 'em


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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*Plageurism Alert!*

Paradigm got this title from the 1980 alien movie stinker called "It Came Without Warning". This alone is worthy of a ban.

Review: Sure it's terrible, but if you can't enjoy a film this bad, there's something wrong with you. This predecessor of the highly-successful "Predator" features a similar plot involving a single alien coming to Earth to hunt humans for sport. Instead of a military platoon though, this E.T. happens to be up against a few inebriated backwoods characters, including Martin Landau and Jack Palance. It's got the works: poorly lit sets, drunken actors, slime covered bodies, and a briefly-glimpsed weird alien. It spends most of the movie offscreen, apparently throwing living frisbees with tentacles at hapless humans, then harvesting them and storing their bodies in a convenient old shack. A perfect time-killer! My only regret is that I never got to see this one at the drive-in, which is obviously where it was meant to be enjoyed. It meets that lofty goal very nicely.

The fact that Martin Landau and Jack Palance both appear in this film, light-years away from their Oscars, is even weirder that the appearance of the alien (which really does look just like those famous aliens from "The Outer Limits" with the big lampshade heads). It also features an early performance by David Caruso as alien chow. This one is pretty hard to track down, but it's not to be missed. Pop some popcorn and watch it with the lights out...you might actually see something that way!


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Diploid]
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I've started acclimating to the Shroomery Police State in much the same way that when a cop in the real world stops me, wants to search me, give me orders, whatever, I immediately comply regardless of whether or not what they are doing is right (or even legal).


Whether it is right, or even legal?

Officer: "You were going a little fast back there, son. Now step out of the car and put your hands behind your back while we handcuff you and search your car and trunk."

Diploid: "Sure. Do you want to do a full cavity search too first?"


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Anxiety is what you make it.

Edited by LunarEclipse (10/13/05 08:50 AM)

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: LunarEclipse]
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Yessum!

[Dip bends over respectfully lest he get banned like his brethren...] :ass:


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: LunarEclipse]
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Being a good little sheep is what it is all about. Just do what you are told.

Great men who spoke out in history: Christ, Gandhi, Twain, King, Einstein, Galileo etc.

Famous sheep: Um, can't think of any at the moment.


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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This is fair and balanced.


Perhaps the mods have been watching Fox News!  :wink:

four fluffily-biased people in a position of some power itching to demonstrate their superior spirituality.


Maybe the itching is a result of the fluffily bias.  When itch turns to scratch things can get rash.

Swami, you need a different approach.  Repeat after me:  "Shakin' the bushes, Boss!"


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MJF]
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MJF said:
MAIA said:
Btw, although it wasn't me the one who got you banned, i believe there are enough reasons to do it.

It's not a secret some members are trying to sabotage S&M by exploiting the rules while they are not finally set. Some other members are falling for it and getting into the game.

To all this people, you're free to do it but the moderation is also free to lock, move and delete any thread, and to warn or ban any member not respecting the rules in this moment of change.

MAIA


Why do you always say "got you banned"? It's like you are trying to divert attention away from you. You should say "did/didn't ban you."

You really believe there are enough reasons to ban him from one statement? Wouldn't a warning be better?

You and things you say constantly, seem to be mockery to the skeptics.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: LunarEclipse]
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Repeat after me: "Shakin' the bushes, Boss!"

"Whu-ut we have heah, is a fayl-yure ta comMUN-icate."


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The proof is in the pudding.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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"Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week. Which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. I don't like it anymore than you men."


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Anxiety is what you make it.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: LunarEclipse]
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Did you just change your sig line, cuz I honestly did not see it when I wrote my post? Weirdsville, man.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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I keep telling you it's cuz we're approaching 2012. You just don't want to BELIEVE! Hallelujah!


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Diploid]
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Are skeptics automatically disallowed from S&M?


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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Swami said:
Are skeptics automatically disallowed from S&M?


No.  They just can't hold the whip.  :dominatrix:


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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Well, as you well know, this can't be answered from the posted rules, but I gather that skeptics are permitted so long as they reform and tow the line.

I've been told that any non-proactive favorable speech about mysticism is explicitly prohibited. Any skeptic posting non :fairy: will certainly get at least a warning, though depending on the mod's personal opinion of you, it may arbitrarily be a ban.

My recommendation is that you just stay away. :shake:


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Swami]
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I don't believe you. I think you saw it subconsciously, processed it and the spit out the exact Suthin prononeseeaysheon in real time.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MJF]
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Quote:
Why do you always say "got you banned"? It's like you are trying to divert attention away from you. You should say "did/didn't ban you."


Sorry if i don't understand the difference between "got you banned" and "did ban you". I'm always learning, no cynicism here, please elucidate.
If i would try to divert attention away from me, why would i state that "i believe there are enough reasons to do it".

Quote:
You really believe there are enough reasons to ban him from one statement? Wouldn't a warning be better?


The implications of the recent bans and its celerity are due to the sabotage attempt at SM&P. This event is severe by the staff standards, probably non popular actions were taken but the things is we didn't start the whole thing, but we're doing our job and trying to fix it.

Quote:
You and things you say constantly, seem to be mockery to the skeptics.


Good lords they only seem because they are not. They "seem" to some of you, you got your reasons people. I have received support from some skeptics as well as believers, that's what matters to me regarding this issue. The thing is, i also think about the people that constantly attack my position and i wonder what i can do to explain them my reasons, even if they're just a handful of them.

Many wonder if i'm a skeptic or a believer, i'm neither and both at the same time :wink: . Some people call me agnostic though ...

MAIA


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Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Voltaire

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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No. They just can't hold the whip.

:grin:  Too true and too funny.  Maybe that's the "surrender" part.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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Keep the cynicism and hypocrisy coming. Show us your true colors people. Well, some ...
:popcorn:

"us" vs. "them" ? I don't pick sides in such terms, i've already pick one and it's none of those.

MAIA


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Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Voltaire

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: MAIA]
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MAIA said:
Keep the cynicism and hypocrisy coming. Show us your true colors people. Well, some ...


You'd do well to take your own advice.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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Paradigm said:
MAIA said:
Keep the cynicism and hypocrisy coming. Show us your true colors people. Well, some ...


You'd do well to take your own advice.


So I've kept out of this as other admins/mods have taken it to follow this changeover.

Can I ask was the split not completely obvious as to the new rules?

I am personally aware of the PM campaign by a group of users who are intentionally pushing the 'lines/rules' of the new forums in order to prove a point. You guys should be weary of who you 'trust'  :grin:

So it seems you need even clearer rules in both forums in order to respect them?

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Thor]
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A PM campaign? :lol:
There really must be some Rove JRs around here. 

Now, time to find the narc and out it!


I don't think more rules would help.  Better defined ones perhaps.  And a total revamp of moderators.  Get rid of all the old ones so all the old beef subsides from power.


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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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S&M drama?

Holy fuck that's gay.

That forum is a shithole, who cares if you're banned from it.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: spud]
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banned


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All I know is The Growery is a place where losers who get banned here go.

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Re: Banned without warning [Re: Silversoul]
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This thread has been closed.

Reason:
Puhleeze guys, come on! Things are going to be a little shakey when we implement such a large change to one of our prominent forums. Just don't exascerbate the situation, be it constantly hounding the moderators or making a post that you take to be satire, in a new forum where people are trying to get a feel for the atmosphere and may take offense to it. In other words, lay low and in time most if not all of these matters will have been resolved. Particularly the notification problems with forum-specific bans, as we are revamping our banning system and individual user "rap sheet" to include a plethora of related information that will ensure such decisions are made without the same potential for speculation and human error that exists today. Not to mention, most processes will be automated, which will ensure you always get a message by the person taking the action, explaining the action, whenever such action is taken against you. For now, we are more prone to error and confusion - it's no secret, just live with it and stop freakin' out. If you DID get banned somewhere and DID NOT receive an explaination, you ought to contact an administrator, who will then solicit the related moderators for more information, and eventually get back to you with reasons and future guideance.

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