Sheeps Banned! Surely Not!

blister pus

Cleat Eastwood

least sheeps has got more time to knob his ma. After i've finished having on her....in rhyl.

ddraver

welshkev wrote:

ddraver wrote:

So if you went on a different forum and was told "fcuk you" kev, you'd go back there would you? If you met a new group of friends and they all said it to you and laughed you'd still persevere would you?

There is a line and sheeps and yeeha do cross it with some regularity and wind up ruining otherwise interesting threads. To be fair yeeha seems to have relaxed a bit in recent months which is nice

why was that directed at me? he has told me to fcuk off but i get his sense of humor so i brushed it off.

but i can see how people would take offence

because you brought it up replying to hyperman!

The trouble with/was Sheeps is that he is/was telling newbies, who didnt know his sense of humour and who has asked genunie, if occasionally a bit simple, questions

You can have characters, who don't troll!

welshkev

ddraver wrote:

welshkev wrote:

ddraver wrote:

So if you went on a different forum and was told "fcuk you" kev, you'd go back there would you? If you met a new group of friends and they all said it to you and laughed you'd still persevere would you?

There is a line and sheeps and yeeha do cross it with some regularity and wind up ruining otherwise interesting threads. To be fair yeeha seems to have relaxed a bit in recent months which is nice

why was that directed at me? he has told me to fcuk off but i get his sense of humor so i brushed it off.

but i can see how people would take offence

because you brought it up replying to hyperman!

The trouble with/was Sheeps is that he is/was telling newbies, who didnt know his sense of humour and who has asked genunie, if occasionally a bit simple, questions

You can have characters, who don't troll!

oh, ok then. yes the trolling was pretty constant

D-Cyph3r

Sheeps banned?

jay12

i'll ban you in a minute...

you ain't got a good banning in you...

etc etc

max888

The Big Cheese

I think all of this has been blown way out of proportion, having read through all of this, it seems as though sheeps can come back at any time, and he should, the forum won't be the same without him, he's been on here as long as me, and as one of the longer-tenured forum members, I can say that the guy is an absolute hoot, funny as.

Temporary banning sometimes has to happen, if a certain member crosses the line of acceptability, sheeps always walked on the line and just went over it in this case.

I undrstand that he took the CC humour over to WMB and that was out of order, so were PMs etc, but I feel that he should be let back (he probably is (well I hope) more than welcome to return as he is one of the last survivors of what made the CC what it is...

So, if you're reading this Big D - get your ar5e back fella

Wrap on knuckles over, Im sure hes sorry - and we need him back as soon as.

MountainMonster

I've had me share of "run ins" with sheep, but he's just your typical bloke, walks the line, and if it is crossed it's not by miles.

I respect your decision and viewpoint supersonic, but at the end of the day, the remarks were made via PM, which even if warned that his behaviour was "out of order", PMs should not qualify as grounds for banning, even if temporary. I mean, if I was at school and wasn't allowed to smoke on campus, but left campus and walked across the street where I was no longer on school grounds to smoke and got suspended for that, it would be absolutely ludicrous.

fat sam

Max888 wrote:

[/quojust spat my tea all over the keyboard

supersonic

MountainMonster wrote:

I've had me share of "run ins" with sheep, but he's just your typical bloke, walks the line, and if it is crossed it's not by miles.

I respect your decision and viewpoint supersonic, but at the end of the day, the remarks were made via PM, which even if warned that his behaviour was "out of order", PMs should not qualify as grounds for banning, even if temporary. I mean, if I was at school and wasn't allowed to smoke on campus, but left campus and walked across the street where I was no longer on school grounds to smoke and got suspended for that, it would be absolutely ludicrous.

I have banned people before when people have reported others harassing or abusing them via PM, and after warnings. This is no different. His post when he got back on proves that. He was warned, and did not stop. You get banned.

whyamihere

MountainMonster wrote:

PMs should not qualify as grounds for banning, even if temporary.

That's a ridiculous statement. Personal abuse is personal abuse, no matter if it's by PM or on the open forum, and it's not tolerated.

Would you like us to allow spammers to send millions of PMs to every member, or would you prefer us to keep to our policy of banning them as soon as we find out?

MountainMonster

whyamihere wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

PMs should not qualify as grounds for banning, even if temporary.

That's a ridiculous statement. Personal abuse is personal abuse, no matter if it's by PM or on the open forum, and it's not tolerated.

Would you like us to allow spammers to send millions of PMs to every member, or would you prefer us to keep to our policy of banning them as soon as we find out?

Spamming in my opinion is a completely different story as to a personal arguement, even if one sided, via PM.

But like I said at the beginning of my posts, I respect sonics decision, as it was his only his to make. Not attempting to start another internet "whose right" topic.

whyamihere

MountainMonster wrote:

whyamihere wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

PMs should not qualify as grounds for banning, even if temporary.

That's a ridiculous statement. Personal abuse is personal abuse, no matter if it's by PM or on the open forum, and it's not tolerated.

Would you like us to allow spammers to send millions of PMs to every member, or would you prefer us to keep to our policy of banning them as soon as we find out?

Spamming in my opinion is a completely different story as to a personal arguement, even if one sided, via PM.

But like I said at the beginning of my posts, I respect sonics decision, as it was his only his to make. Not attempting to start another internet "whose right" topic.

Arguments are not the same as abuse.

supersonic

Sometimes this job is a hard one to strike the right balance. It goes a lot deeper than you may realise too ie constantly checking for spam, IP addresses, the classifieds, rearranging posts, editing plus all the PMs we get asking questions.

We have to be in control of content and ultimately the behaviour of people who post on here. As Chris says, a lot more goes in the CC section. But out of here, certain things don't go. You may disgaree with a decision, fair enough - treat us with respect and it will be reciprocated. If not, well we have better things to do on here. The forum not just about half a dozen people with high post counts ;-)

cooldad

Gazlar wrote:

Jebus, this place needs order but it also needs character too

if only there was some way of sorting out this clash of the big forum characters

see I like sheepsteeth, but I also like supersonic,

but which one is better?

There's only one way to find out!!!!


FIGHT!!!!!!!!

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?la ... heepsteeth

D-Cyph3r

cooldad wrote:

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=supersonic&word2=sheepsteeth

That wasn't a fight, that was a bloody massacre.

toasty

Hmm, well all I'd say, if you're going to start laying down the law, you do better not acting like the people you're having a go at.

I've often felt that having a different opinion to you rapidly leads to what very strongly sounds like threats. I can't comment on this exact one, I have no idea what's been said but I can't help but wonder how close I've been in the past for disagreeing. You never play the better man, admin role, you drop down and get to the name calling the same as everyone else. There's never been a hint of professionalism, which I think is why people talk back like they do.

Accept that some days people will call Toras, GTs, flat pedals, Shimano wheels and random unbranded stems crap, and they're entitled to this opinion, even though it's what you own, it's tough I know.

delta5

Who the fark was Sheepsteeth?

supersonic

Toasty wrote:

Hmm, well all I'd say, if you're going to start laying down the law, you do better not acting like the people you're having a go at.

I've often felt that having a different opinion to you rapidly leads to what very strongly sounds like threats. I can't comment on this exact one, I have no idea what's been said but I can't help but wonder how close I've been in the past for disagreeing. You never play the better man, admin role, you drop down and get to the name calling the same as everyone else. There's never been a hint of professionalism, which I think is why people talk back like they do.

Accept that some days people will call Toras, GTs, flat pedals, Shimano wheels and random unbranded stems crap, and they're entitled to this opinion, even though it's what you own, it's tough I know.

I never stoop to namecalling. Last time we had a discussion you apologised to me for the way you behaved. I admit I am not perfect but I find your comments a little harsh and sweeping. Never acted professionally?

This is not a disagreement with Sheepsteeth's opinions, but personal abuse in the forums and via PM. And as for disagreeing with my views, I have no problem with that - I do have problems with how some people lay them down.

supersonic

I think this thread is best locked for all parties concerned. If we want to act professionly then I guess discussing the ins and outs of reasoning, and forum members, is not the way forward.