Temporary Bannings

right-track · 06-10-2009, 03:45 PM

Cory, Darkest Hour and Mirrorballs have been banned for 2 weeks as from now.
The Unfan also got 2 weeks for being an Unfunny CAPTAIN CAVEMAN.

After 4 years of moderating these boards I think I know when things are getting out of hand. Never before have I logged onto MusicBanter knowing that the major topic of discussion here will almost certainly revolve around 3 particular members.
The bannings are only temporary and all 4 memberships will be reinstated when the 2 weeks are up.

I know there will be some opposition to this decision, but there's no pleasing some people and I'm not moderating MB to be popular.
More may follow.

Feel free to comment, but lets not forget this is predominantly a music forum and not a Internet chat room.

Stone Birds · 06-10-2009, 04:08 PM

now i do understand why this was done. but think about how they must feel. Ex: mirrorballs was working on his thread which was mostly respected even by the mods then he gets blocked and has no idea why. just because conversation revolves around someone doesn't mean they should be punished. that's like saying because people are talking about obama so he should be shot. or that because a girl got popular from singing her dad should punish her.

i only posted this so you'd understand why there would be opposition

sleepy jack · 06-10-2009, 04:11 PM

This is a forum for music not gossip though. So your comparison is...well it just makes no sense in the context of this site.

gunnels · 06-10-2009, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

The Unfan also got 2 weeks for being an Unfunny CAPTAIN CAVEMAN.

Thank you for this.

Stone Birds · 06-10-2009, 04:19 PM

there's no discussion of music in this thread or the one under and above it. these "Conversations" you speak of are not in the music forums it is in the lounge which literally says "Off-Banter" meaning we do not need to discuss music particularly but i guess that's wrong sorry must've been a typo there. (Sarcasm, you got love it there ain't no refunds)

Wow carrie was right debating is fun

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-10-2009, 04:23 PM

We gave plenty of warning about this. It's not like we just suddenly acted out of the blue.

Just look at the 'Spill Your Guts' thread. 3 times in the past few days that thread has needed a clear up. All those times we asked people not to spam it and yet people ignored those requests and carried on filling it up with crap.

We're not pissing around here, we were forced into taking action by the people who use this site in the proper way who's enjoyment was being ruined by a bunch of idiots.

You all know the situation so now none of you have any excuse.

Stone Birds · 06-10-2009, 04:29 PM

my music banter experience was never "Ruined" and everyone else i see posting don't seem to have a "ruined" experience if you had a "Ruined" experience that means there's no point in continuing the experience. so most people who had a so-called "Ruined Experience" would have simply stopped posting.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-10-2009, 04:33 PM

The people's who's experience was 'ruined' were the people sending myself , R-T , Jackhammer , Sleepy Jack , Toretorden & all the other mods PM's complaining about certain individuals, Reporting ridiculous posts & thread and basically making comments that certain people were spoiling the forum.

And why should they stop posting? They're the ones that contribute the most to the site. If you want all the best posters to stop posting because a few idiots were unjustly treated and should be allowed to post whatever they want, you my friend are looking on the wrong forum.

jackhammer · 06-10-2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

We gave plenty of warning about this. It's not like we just suddenly acted out of the blue.

Just look at the 'Spill Your Guts' thread. 3 times in the past few days that thread has needed a clear up. All those times we asked people not to spam it and yet people ignored those requests and carried on filling it up with crap.

We're not pissing around here, we were forced into taking action by the people who use this site in the proper way who's enjoyment was being ruined by a bunch of idiots.

You all know the situation so now none of you have any excuse.

I spent literally half an hour cleaning that thread up, didn't log on for a day to come back to more pages of inane crap. The shoutbox is there to talk bollocks people.

Freebase Dali · 06-10-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I spent literally half an hour cleaning that thread up, didn't log on for a day to come back to more pages of inane crap. The shoutbox is there to talk bollocks people.

I don't think I ever thanked you for that.
Thanks!

But yea, I don't see what the debate is.. Moderators are moderators because they DON'T have to agonize through a democracy of conflicting opinions regarding enforcing the clearly stated rules around here.

Perpetrators get warned adequately and when they don't comply, they're dealt with. End of story.
I'm not kissing any asses. I'm stating a fact.

06-10-2009, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Temporary Bannings Cory, Darkest Hour and Mirrorballs have been banned for 2 weeks as from now. The Unfan also got 2 weeks for being an Unfunny CAPTAIN CAVEMAN. After 4 years of moderating these boards I think I know when things are getting out of hand. Never before have I logged onto MusicBanter knowing that the major topic of discussion here will almost certainly revolve around 3 particular members. The bannings are only temporary and all 4 memberships will be reinstated when the 2 weeks are up. I know there will be some opposition to this decision, but there's no pleasing some people and I'm not moderating MB to be popular. More may follow. Feel free to comment, but lets not forget this is predominantly a music forum and not a Internet chat room.

06-10-2009, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stone Birds myspace.com/stonebirdies Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conor Oberst Was/is Here Posts: 1,401	now i do understand why this was done. but think about how they must feel. Ex: mirrorballs was working on his thread which was mostly respected even by the mods then he gets blocked and has no idea why. just because conversation revolves around someone doesn't mean they should be punished. that's like saying because people are talking about obama so he should be shot. or that because a girl got popular from singing her dad should punish her. i only posted this so you'd understand why there would be opposition __________________ Silk & Tree Records //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V soundcloud.com/stonebirds [Link removed by mod, no advertising] ... Damn those mods are always gettin ya :)

06-10-2009, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stone Birds myspace.com/stonebirdies Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conor Oberst Was/is Here Posts: 1,401	there's no discussion of music in this thread or the one under and above it. these "Conversations" you speak of are not in the music forums it is in the lounge which literally says "Off-Banter" meaning we do not need to discuss music particularly but i guess that's wrong sorry must've been a typo there. (Sarcasm, you got love it there ain't no refunds) Wow carrie was right debating is fun __________________ Silk & Tree Records //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V soundcloud.com/stonebirds [Link removed by mod, no advertising] ... Damn those mods are always gettin ya :)

06-10-2009, 04:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	We gave plenty of warning about this. It's not like we just suddenly acted out of the blue. Just look at the 'Spill Your Guts' thread. 3 times in the past few days that thread has needed a clear up. All those times we asked people not to spam it and yet people ignored those requests and carried on filling it up with crap. We're not pissing around here, we were forced into taking action by the people who use this site in the proper way who's enjoyment was being ruined by a bunch of idiots. You all know the situation so now none of you have any excuse. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-10-2009, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stone Birds myspace.com/stonebirdies Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conor Oberst Was/is Here Posts: 1,401	my music banter experience was never "Ruined" and everyone else i see posting don't seem to have a "ruined" experience if you had a "Ruined" experience that means there's no point in continuing the experience. so most people who had a so-called "Ruined Experience" would have simply stopped posting. __________________ Silk & Tree Records //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V soundcloud.com/stonebirds [Link removed by mod, no advertising] ... Damn those mods are always gettin ya :)

06-10-2009, 04:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The people's who's experience was 'ruined' were the people sending myself , R-T , Jackhammer , Sleepy Jack , Toretorden & all the other mods PM's complaining about certain individuals, Reporting ridiculous posts & thread and basically making comments that certain people were spoiling the forum. And why should they stop posting? They're the ones that contribute the most to the site. If you want all the best posters to stop posting because a few idiots were unjustly treated and should be allowed to post whatever they want, you my friend are looking on the wrong forum. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.