X3 wrote:

Today seems to be an adequate moment to bump this thread Simon55 = Melin32 ?

I reported Simon55 to SB

Good!
I was having a bit of fun though.

Simon55 is gone. Thanks SB

Bump! Just because ….

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

Lately it seems there are lots of “harsh” posts, derailed threads, misunderstandings and word abuse!
I do understand that we have “free speech”, and that we are free to express our ideas, even if they are conflicting with those from other members.

BUT, I always remember 2 threads when I have the impulse to answer to some of those:
http://budgetlightforum.com/forum/misc/siterules
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/39504

It helps me to keep my track here, and I guess it may help to keep the friendliness that we have on this forum!

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’ve read that and hence my bump on this thread, cause I didn’t want to answer on that thread nor to “fire up” the posting!
I would say “never mind, you don’t need to prove anything to him or her!”

I’m sure you are a flashaholic and proud of that as I am and many other members here are!
And there is nothing wrong with that

MascaratumB wrote:

Lately it seems there are lots of … derailed threads …

Thats one of the perks of BLF I thought?

There was a thread on it, and the overall “feel” of BLF has changed. It is still there, but is being shadowed by a lot of other “feels” now, for lack of better terminology…

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’m reasonably certain that’s the newest incarnation of FireFlyMod. Planned obsolescence ranting & oblique digs at the US in the music thread are pretty sure signs.

Pulsar wrote:

MascaratumB wrote:

Lately it seems there are lots of … derailed threads …

Thats one of the perks of BLF I thought?

There was a thread on it, and the overall “feel” of BLF has changed. It is still there, but is being shadowed by a lot of other “feels” now, for lack of better terminology…

When I say “derailed” is mostly when “insults” or very conflicting themes are being posted, offending people directly! I know that many threads get derailed regarding the “original” issue/theme, and I guess that it is one nice thing as it opens some possibilities to discuss new themes or ideas!
Diversity of opinions or ideas are positive when contributing to some development or leading to a nice “feeling”, but it doesn’t mean that we need to offend each other
I like being “here”, so I appreciate the good vibe this forum normally has

Thanks to SB, LedBuy is no longer. That said, I’m friendly to all. I don’t go out of my way to make anyone feel bad even though I might no agree with what they are saying. I just don’t comment. It seems some new members want to make a mark for themselves. They’re just doing it the wrong way.

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’ve read that and hence my bump on this thread, cause I didn’t want to answer on that thread nor to “fire up” the posting!
I would say “never mind, you don’t need to prove anything to him or her!”

I’m sure you are a flashaholic and proud of that as I am and many other members here are!
And there is nothing wrong with that

Thanks for making me feel normal

I tagged member "Dirt" for UN-necessary comments. There's no excuse for comments like that

atbglenn wrote:

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’ve read that and hence my bump on this thread, cause I didn’t want to answer on that thread nor to “fire up” the posting!
I would say “never mind, you don’t need to prove anything to him or her!”

I’m sure you are a flashaholic and proud of that as I am and many other members here are!
And there is nothing wrong with that

Thanks for making me feel normal

This said, I must say that I’m only “half normal” as I only have about 30 flashlights Ehehe!
Hope you’re fine atbglenn

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’ve read that and hence my bump on this thread, cause I didn’t want to answer on that thread nor to “fire up” the posting!
I would say “never mind, you don’t need to prove anything to him or her!”

I’m sure you are a flashaholic and proud of that as I am and many other members here are!
And there is nothing wrong with that

Thanks for making me feel normal

This said, I must say that I’m only “half normal” as I only have about 30 flashlights Ehehe!
Hope you’re fine atbglenn

I’m fine my friend. Hope you’re doing fine as well. Thanks for cheering me up

atbglenn wrote:

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

MascaratumB wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

New member LedBuy is a troublemaker. I reported him/her to SB. He asked me how many flashlight I have, and I told him/her around 60. He/her then went off telling me I had mental problems and accused me of being female. Whe the hell is that all about?

I’ve read that and hence my bump on this thread, cause I didn’t want to answer on that thread nor to “fire up” the posting!
I would say “never mind, you don’t need to prove anything to him or her!”

I’m sure you are a flashaholic and proud of that as I am and many other members here are!
And there is nothing wrong with that

Thanks for making me feel normal

This said, I must say that I’m only “half normal” as I only have about 30 flashlights Ehehe!
Hope you’re fine atbglenn

I’m fine my friend. Hope you’re doing fine as well. Thanks for cheering me up

All fine here, mate, thank you too Gonna light some darkness outside

ARsee wrote:

I tagged member “Dirt“ for UN-necessary comments. There’s no excuse for comments like that

After he apologized?

Kindle wrote:

ARsee wrote:

I tagged member "Dirt" for UN-necessary comments. There's no excuse for comments like that

After he apologized?

Uh, No. Before. Right after he posted it. I was in the thread at the time.

The offending comment (his) was since removed

khalani wrote:

sb56637 wrote:

What I sometimes do when a troll has caused trouble in a thread is to lock it and hide all but the first post. But that’s not necessarily to say that the first poster caused the trouble, but rather that somewhere in the thread an argument has erupted and I haven’t had time yet to dig through the details of how it all started.

Does it mean you are the only one who decide which member should be banned?

SB’s the owner/admin of this forum. He’s down to earth and very fair to BLF members. He just doesn’t willy-nilly ban people. He just takes out the garbage on occasion. The answer to your question, yes, SB is the only one who decides to ban people.

khalani wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

khalani wrote:

sb56637 wrote:

What I sometimes do when a troll has caused trouble in a thread is to lock it and hide all but the first post. But that’s not necessarily to say that the first poster caused the trouble, but rather that somewhere in the thread an argument has erupted and I haven’t had time yet to dig through the details of how it all started.

Does it mean you are the only one who decide which member should be banned?

SB’s the owner/admin of this forum. He’s down to earth and very fair to BLF members. He just doesn’t willy-nilly ban people. He just takes out the garbage on occasion. The answer to your question, yes, SB is the only one who decides to ban people.

Are you the same person than SB, using another ID?

What?? No, I’m not SB. Are you LedBuy reincarnated?

I was quoting at the time, then he deleted it.

Good morning, glenn

ARsee wrote:

Love it when people delete

Good morning, glenn

How are you my friend? I need to make coffee!

Edit: I just noticed he deleted his post. I think we have another troublemaker on our hands.

Feeling somewhat refreshed. I'd stayed up for 22.5 hours then couldn't take it anymore. This old guy needed a cat nap.

Edit-- I was thinking the same!!

Edit--2

Considering the temps where you are, wouldn't a cup of glycerol be more effective? Maybe toss in a couple shots of Espresso

It’s 2 degrees f here. Feels like -8. Thankfully, it’s nice and warm in my house.

I bet it is. Inside where it's warm is the best place to be. The weather where you are is nuts!!

 Hey Glenn, check the thread header. We assumed correctly Look here

SB's online and caught the fish!!

ARsee wrote:

 Hey Glenn, check the thread header. We assumed correctly Look here

SB’s online and caught the fish!!

Wow. Another one bites the dust. lol! Unfortunately, he’ll be back.

Likely. Forum mushrooms. They live a chitty lifestyle.

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