Steve Hoffman Forums - has anyone else been banned for no reason?

Gronk · 02-05-2014, 05:59 PM

I was browsing the site as usual this morning, and suddenly I received the following message:

"You have been banned for the following reason: SCum."

When I signed up for a new account, I posted a few messages, and within minutes I was banned again (same message).

I rarely posted but had been a member for a decade.

Tristesse · 02-05-2014, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gronk

I was browsing the site as usual this morning, and suddenly I received the following message:

"You have been banned for the following reason: SCum."

When I tried to sign up for a new account, I posted a few messages, and within 10 minutes I was banned again (same message).

I rarely posted but had been a member for a decade.

Has this happened to anyone else?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=St...orums%20banned

There seems to be plenty of other people who have had surprise bannings. Maybe it's what he does for fun.

**Janszoon** · 02-05-2014, 06:10 PM

Maybe the site was hacked?

Gronk · 02-05-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristesse

There seems to be plenty of other people who have had surprise bannings. Maybe it's what he does for fun.

Damn, that is eye opening. I guess I never spent that much time there.

I remember Hoffman working on Blue Note reissues years ago, and right around that time he began to trash the original engineer (& legend) Rudy Van Gelder. When I questioned his motives, my posts were wiped out.

Isbjørn · 02-06-2014, 09:21 AM

Why is it called the Steve Hoffman forums? Who is Steve Hoffman, anyway?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-06-2014, 08:22 PM

Seriously, who is this guy?

Mr. Charlie · 06-30-2014, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gronk

"You have been banned for the following reason: SCum."

Haha. Classic.

Pet_Sounds · 11-18-2014, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by retireddog

I was yesterday. I had lost my email account and could not get it back so I emailed them and asked to change my account to a new email. I did not hear back for a few days so I just opened a new account under a new name and email. last night I got an email saying everything had been changed to reflect my new email and was told my new account was closed so I could go back to my original account. so I went to the site and found out I had been banned for having another account

I think you'll find it's a lot more fun here.

Zer0 · 11-18-2014, 12:43 PM

I remember looking at Steve Hoffman forums one time. When I saw a thread where people were tediously arguing over which Eagles remasters sounded the best I got the hell out of there.

Neapolitan · 11-18-2014, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zer0

I remember looking at Steve Hoffman forums one time. When I saw a thread where people were tediously arguing over which Eagles remasters sounded the best I got the hell out of there.

Were you afraid it would be like Hotel California?

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