OK, this thread has been cleaned up and the offending user has been permanently banned. My apologies to those who were offended by the trash that he posted.
Seemed to me he was trying to get the hammer. He ran quite a string of ājokesā in the joke thread, all the while racking up rudeness āpointsā and then joking about that as well, before coming here to do the same. Maybe he was trying to get banned so he could go back to some other forum and brag about being banned from the friendliest forum on the planet! At least to me, thatās the only thing that makes sense. But who really knows with trolls?
Well, I donāt want to ban anybody. But there is simply no place here for hateful racists, which he proved to be. Truly disgusting behavior like that is pretty much a one-shot offense here.
I tend to agree that permanent bans are a bad idea. All it does against a troll, is let him know he āwonā, and he can create a new account and start all over again. A temporary ban, however, might not be worth him creating a new account, so he might wait awhile, and in the meantime cool off and forget about trolling here.
I think the new āRudenessā meter is giving trolls an indication of whether they are being successful, before they get banned.
If it is just someone off his meds (not a troll), then a permanent ban seems harsh.
Of course, Iām assuming heās not posting anything illegal or stuff like that. Like I said, I have no idea what this guy did.
Iām glad you didnāt have to read his disgusting posts. For those of us who did, Iām pretty sure the justification for a permanent ban is sadly obvious.
Incidentally, he did receive a very clear warning PM from me first, which he blatantly ignored.
Normally, I donāt publicly announce a ban to avoid giving more publicity to bad behavior. But in this case I felt an obligation to do so, in order for those who read his vitriol to know that it was handled, and that those sentiments are completely and utterly incompatible with everything I believe in and what I want this forum to be.
He was not accidentally touching the curbstones. No, he was intentionally driving off-road. Again and again. People confronted him about his attitude and he laughed that away (too). There is an expression for what happened to him:
who doesnāt want to listen, has to feel the consequences. AKA: Wer nicht hƶren will muss fĆ¼hlen.
Is it feasible to have the signup page include a field (e.g., Initial Here: ) so a prospective user can confirm having read and accepted the forum rules?
That can remove the opportunity for recreational disputation.
Sorry for wantā¦
Better will, or doā¦
I didnt want to offend you, only to think about it.
English is not my motherlanguage.
And if i m honest i even dont like it at all, but i m happy we found one so we all can talk together!