Well,....you might want to reconsider your lack of concern!schwinnhund said:
I also was a member for several years, had contributed several labor intensive threads (usually with several clear photos), and got booted because i contacted another instigating member to my threads TWICE via "private message" ! (member "CB HI") In deferance to previously stated policy by a BF moderator that outlined many more steps being required before someone is permantly banned, i was cited for "harrassment" of another member (for 2 short PM's) and given a permanant ban. This only became necessary because this lowlife entered some of my threads with no other reason than to stir the pot, and offered NO real contributions to the thread. Seems his cowardly running to the mods was just part of the plan, rather than discuss the matter privately via PM's. As i relayed, my 2nd contact was just to relay that he must have been the "school snitch", since in my previous PM to him he not only failed to respond to me directly, but had to run to the moderators of the site! PM's aren't so private when an instigator feels the need to cry to the boss,.....probably off his knees. And for that 2nd short couple of sentence PM i get banned,....FOR LIFE! What a crock of sh*t. Since the Bikeforums.net site was sold to a corporation by the founder,......it has become a joke with the head honcho (site administrator) acting in a dictitorial and condescending manner. His elitest self-aggrandizing "fields of study" slapped in my face an insane attempt to make me an unwitting participant in the site's social profiling.rum! But hey,........don't ever post anything or defend yourself and you'll be fine. That makes for an interesting forum! :dead:
Maybe you should apply for a moderator job over there,....your mindsets seems to match!schwinnhund said:
I also ignored "the lowlife" a few times. But at some point a man has to address it. (not run crying to the mods like a school yard snitch! ) Here's "CB HI" PM to the Bikeforum.net mods = :crying: There was no 'on line argument", and a few sentence response via PM , which seemed reasonable and appropriate in my case. Addressing this interfering member via PM'ing is NOT continuing "an online argument", nor is it grounds for ANY banning let alone a permanant one. (as per the moderators statement of proceedures mentioned below) Seriously, did you even read the post wherein i quoted one of Bikeforums.net MODERATORS stating how a decision to ban is "supposed" to be followed? Here it is again: Originally Posted by RaleighSporthttp://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/showthread.php?p=13637075#post13637075 LoL they actually tell you when they "warn" you? Response by Bikeforums.net moderator Siu Blue Wing:
NONE of that stated proceedure was followed in my case (and others i have seen mentioned elsewhere), which i suppose is there to present an "air of fairness". But when stated proceedure is not followed, it is arbitrary and dictatorial in actuation. All anyone can hope for and expect is to be treated fairly. Sadly not the case with Bikeforums.net , where they "say" one thing and do another. In any case,......i'm not surprised some may feel as you do,.......as unreasonable responses often follow unreasonable actions. At the time of my lifetime banning i had accumulated just ONE infraction! THREE infractions are stated to be required for a 1 week ban,....etc. All hiel Tom S. :devil: YMMV
No personal attack intended, or anywhere in my response that i can see,....really. But when you stated "It sounds to me like maybe they may had cause for their actions (of course, I wasn't there, so I probably don't know the whole story...)." then you clearly didn't have a clear understanding of what transpired, i felt and the need to present a bit more detail. In any case,.....sorry you took it that way.schwinnhund said:
