What's With All the Banned Users Recently?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by ilikenwf, Jan 6, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Why are there so many banned users recently? I go off for Christmas break, and come back 3 weeks later to find that a lot of people seem to be banned...

    Have the rules gotten tighter, or are these people really sophisticated bots, or what? I don't really get it...but am curious to know why so that I and others can avoid such problems, and be able to point those who cause them out.

    I know many of them were spammers (my pm box had a few in it)...outside of that...meh...?
     
    ilikenwf, Jan 6, 2009 IP
  2. Katy

    Katy Moderator Staff

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    #2
    We do not ban more or less. Members get banned when they break the rules.
     
    Katy, Jan 6, 2009 IP
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    Jarodboy Prominent Member

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    #3
    It all ends up to infractions...
     
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    trocobob Banned

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    #4
    Some of theme have been banned because of the Politic and religion discussions :D
     
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    raghul Well-Known Member

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    #5
    some of them are outright scammers.
     
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    RightMan Notable Member

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    Majority of them would be unaware of the posting rules in B/S/T section, and hence must be facing this punishment.

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
    RightMan, Jan 6, 2009 IP
  7. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    #7
    There may be various reasons.. like breaking rules, duplicate account, Infractions etc.
    Only a mod may know the exact reason.
     
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    M3rC Peon

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    Yeah, I've noticed too..

    You follow a thread, and everyday you see banned posters in it.
    One minute your talking to them, next RED NAME! :eek:

    However, you can't blame the MODs, if you look through their posts - it's reasonable they've been banned.

    Shocks me the most is the countless members getting banned that have less than 50 posts!
    :eek: breaking the rules, when they just get here..*tsk tsk*
     
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  9. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    Well problems with the less than 50 posts are that a lot of them are posting rubbish just to add up to enough posts to post in the BST. Frankly no choice but to clear those rubbish and issue them an infraction.

     
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    Cameljourney Prominent Member

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    I just got the same situation this morning, I ask Member about his sales thread, minute later i got pop-up PM notification. I ignore the notification for another minute, and when i read the PM, he's banned.

    When i ask him via email why he is banned, he admit that he have multiple account.

    It's simply just because members can't obey the rules.
     
    Cameljourney, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    allout Prominent Member

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    Very few scammers are banned. DP holds of a policy of not getting involved in trades. Most are for posting stuff like PM sent or Interested in the BST. Others are because of added up infractions such as misplaced threads, bumping, and duplicate threads.

    However, it really depends on the moderators because the rules are not always followed the same by all moderators. Posts with "PM sent" and Interested" and personal attacks are posts that are suppose to be immediate bans but I have seen many of those deleted with no ban.

    Basically, it boils down to be extra careful what you post or you could easily join the ranks of those sitting on the sidelines.
     
    allout, Jan 7, 2009 IP
  12. ilikenwf

    ilikenwf Active Member

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    Well...that pretty much sums it ALL up.

    I was just blown away by all the posts with red banned people.
     
    ilikenwf, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    LogicFlux Peon

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    #13
    I haven't noticed peopled being banned.
     
    LogicFlux, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    kentuckyslone Notable Member

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    Be careful you may get an infraction or even get banned for starting this thread
     
    kentuckyslone, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    Rohit patel Prominent Member

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    Well most of them are on 7 days banned because breaking rules by saying " I am interested " , "Please PM me" etc. Also many of might not aware that many people got banned in Politics & Religion as in Politics & Religion, people get direct banned.:D
     
    Rohit patel, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    ilikenwf Active Member

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    I doubt that. It was/is an innocent/honest inquiry.

    If people are too ignorant or stupid to know the rules, they may as well eat the banhammer.
     
    ilikenwf, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    My bans have been from expressing my true opinions. Now I just lie or hold back to appease the draconian mods.
     
    Bakai, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    #18
    I do not think that mods needs appeasing. As long as you follow the rules, there is no fear of being ban unless what you are expressing contradicts our rules. But it is a free world you do not need to cater to the forum rules if you do not feel like it. There are a lot of forums out there.

     
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  19. Bakai

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    Problem is, I have never in my life read an online "rule", I just check the box saying I did.
     
    Bakai, Jan 7, 2009 IP
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    They are breaking the rules!
     
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