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Banned random Thoughts

Posted on August 24, 2011 at 09:26 PM.

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What up fam ?

No disrespect to the mods on this site. Banned is kind of a taboo subject here. I don't want to be banned myself as I love this place.

Sometimes I will be reading through a thread and a guy will make a dam good or intelligent point. Then the next time I read a thread dude is banned. LOL Now I am not saying he is being banned for the intelligent post or that he shouldn't be banned. I am saying I would love to see the actual post that got him banned.

I mean it's almost like those old movies where the citizens just disappear in the night. LOL

I also wish we had some sort of 1 year ban or shorter ban options for guys who have been good community members but ran a foul of the law or happen to have had what they consider to be a disagreement with a Mod. I mean a guy comes here and posts everyday for a few years and then Bam he is just gone ?

No court date ? no possibility for reinstatement ? No word on why he was banned ? Just move on or you could be next...

Then when that happens its like no one can talk about it. So your dude disappears and there is just nothing. IDK something seems a little off to me about that.

I am not concerned with the guys who don't contribute anything to the community, or the spammers, or the guys just causing headaches, but guys who genuinely add something even if not appreciated by everyone should have some sort of recourse to rejoin the family they helped to create.

Now those people do have to share in some of the responsibility but a lifetime ban for quality posters is way to far in my opinion. Sometime's things get heated or a guy gets offended and feel's he was unjustly treated. Okay no problem you have been a member here for 3 years or 2 years take a break for 6 months. Clear your head out and come on back and lets get to talking about gaming again.

I mean can't we have a vote to let guys back in once a year or something ? Guys who have managed to be good posters for years should not suffer a Pete Rose style banishment for having a bad day or two on the forums.

That is my opinion on the matter anyway.

Comments

# 16 bigsmallwood @ Aug 26

Nice write up fam'

# 17 ryumeijin @ Aug 27

i thought its about 2k12 stuffs that 2k bans him from sharing.. lol....

# 18 Da_Czar @ Aug 27

@khallib Many thanks ! Excellent points as well. Couldn't have said it better myself. Much appreciated fam !

@wallofhate LOL
@ coke hogan your name made me literally Laugh out Loud !

Thanks to all for joining in the discussion.

# 19 HakeemDaDream @ Aug 27

Any mods want to comment?

# 20 BroMontana82 @ Aug 28

i agree. i have seen instances of mods letting people back in or warning them but those people just break the rules again. also, i think what happens is that sometimes guys are getting banned for things that are on other threads.

# 21 mrclutch @ Aug 28

I would love to see a thread of the post that got folks banned. That would be classic. Someboly should ask the Steve or one of those guys to get it started.

# 22 taqiyya @ Aug 28

Very good point Czar. It is an abstract line that everyone can not see. I have been a member here since 2002.. I only have 200 something post, I visit here on the regular.There were some times I would not agree on a subject or comment but I would keep my mouth shut so I would not get the boot. I do feel the power trippin going on in here. The site has changed quite a bit.

Again great write man.

# 23 Ken North @ Sep 15

Couldn't agree more. Moderators randomly banning people for no reason is a major issue with many forums.

I just got banned on RealGM for being a "returning banned user," and only problem with that is that i had never been on RealGM's forums before that.

Now, I don't care too much about RealGM's forums anyway since it's pretty much just Lebron vs Kobe vs Jordan 24/7, but the point stands that moderators have the power to seriously sour a community.

# 24 tanchl @ Nov 30

I want to echo the thoughts of DJ. You develop relationships with dudes with the same hobby and when they get banned it's like they have died. I was saddened to see Jruetothegame get got. He did some great work with NCAA sliders this year. Is there a way for banned users to ever come back on probation or anything? Please, I wish an mod could chime in.

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