New one strike rule

[Sugar]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

will the banned people get a chance to re-register with a new owner?
just curious....

I suppose that will be a choice for the new owner.

[SortaSavageLike]

Originally Posted by Mywyldhrt

I am going to say something-at great risk for getting pummeled. I just e-mailed a friend, also a member here. I just don't understand how these websites became so dramatic and unfriendly. To the point of bannings and websites shutting down because the owners don't want to deal with it anymore-we are admirers of one of the best and oldest still productive bands in the world. I have gone to many concerts-Fleetwood Mac has very unique mellow, peace-loving crowd.

You're forgetting of course, that people become different people as soon as the log onto the internet. What would normally be a spirited debate in "real life" suddenly becomes a viscious, bloodsucking tirade in which insults and flamebait are tossed out without any real goal, except to go down in a blaze of glory.

[Mywyldhrt]

Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

You're forgetting of course, that people become different people as soon as the log onto the internet. What would normally be a spirited debate in "real life" suddenly becomes a viscious, bloodsucking tirade in which insults and flamebait are tossed out without any real goal, except to go down in a blaze of glory.

I guess some can't see a difference between being a ball breaker and an asshole..........

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

will the banned people get a chance to re-register with a new owner?
just curious....

If so, that will provide for an interesting two weeks or less.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

If so, that will provide for an interesting two weeks or less.

What do you mean?

[Rickypt]

Question: why are some people still getting warnings while others got banned with no warning?

[Mari]

Because as long as the ledge exists, moderating has never followed those rules set by the moderators themselves.

(And I should know, I've been around here for ten years now)

All those litle rules are only there to keep the naive happy, to make them believe there's some kind of fairness here, but meanwhile it has always been pretty arbitrary.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

What do you mean?

My feeling is that some of the people banned over the years, if they were to come back would not last very long.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

My feeling is that some of the people banned over the years, if they were to come back would not last very long.

I agree. Do we really need another round of The Arizona Ranger and some of the other kind souls that have visited the boards? Again, I think a lot of this assumes The Ledge will continue to function.

Will The Ledge continue? If, say, Fleetwood Mac buys the site, they certainly aren't going to want The Ledge. I can see them wanting the information (as a certain employee of theirs once tried to steal information directly from the site in the past), such as the discography, maybe The Blue Letter Archives, the Q&As, but why would they want to keep a problematic message board?

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

Question: why are some people still getting warnings while others got banned with no warning?

Not some people. One person.

The mods all felt that since Liam McConville has only been here a few weeks, it would be best to give him a warning.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Not some people. One person.

The mods all felt that since Liam McConville has only been here a few weeks, it would be best to give him a warning.

1. I agree with the policy of giving a warning.

2. The action was still against the policy stated. This why people get all up in arms around here.

Again, I am all for warnings and agree with the moderators decision. On the other hand, Ryan, who we all sort of parented - gets tossed seemingly without a warning. I freely admit that Ryan could have been warned a million times and we just do not know it. That is why I do not question the moderators' actions in banning him, though I likely would not have banned him myself.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

My feeling is that some of the people banned over the years, if they were to come back would not last very long.

I knew what you meant but then again I'm wicked smaht

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

1. I agree with the policy of giving a warning.

2. The action was still against the policy stated. This why people get all up in arms around here.

Still trying to avoid getting on the "over-explanation" train, but I wanted to say that the mods were totally aware that it might seem "unfair" to give Liam a warning instead of the automatic banning.

Based on the fact that he's only been posting here since August 1st, he was given the benefit of the doubt -- this time. Make no mistake that, now that he's aware of the rules, there won't be a second warning.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Not some people. One person.

The mods all felt that since Liam McConville has only been here a few weeks, it would be best to give him a warning.

I thought you said that the new rules are perfectly clear and that you all felt comfortable that "more than enough" people had read them. Someone who has been here a few weeks has had as much of an opportunity to read this supposed eye-catching warning from the Penguin as anyone else.

I'm not pushing for Liam to be banned and sending a warning was the right call.
Just an extremely inconsistent one that goes against the logic you presented last week.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I thought you said that the new rules are perfectly clear and that you all felt comfortable that "more than enough" people had read them. Someone who has been here a few weeks has had as much of an opportunity to read this supposed eye-catching warning from the Penguin as anyone else.

I'm not pushing for Liam to be banned and sending a warning was the right call.
Just an extremely inconsistent one that goes against the logic you presented last week.

I'm not sure why you are worried about the new rules, Ryan. The whole place may be gone shortly. It's really not worth litigating this, is it? Marty is fine with the judgements of the moderators, and it's their decision.