Tactless stupidity=banned

Addis · 21-11-2005, 09:30 PM

Today's banning of someone who hasn't the faintest idea of HTML and yet trying to setup a web server just got me thinking. I remember looking at a list of banned people a while ago. And one always pops up that I remember seeing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynex

And you know why? Cause I can, I like to stay up to date. You say you do reviews and benchmarks when you don't even have a decent computer to do benchmarks on. I'll give it to you for the "golden sample" but thats about it. You have yet to earn any respect from me.

Hmmm. And I wonder why i rarely visit this board....OH! Cause its slow as hell, and under populated. And one last reason is cause of some fag that thinks hes Intimidateing with his "scary" avatar. I'd say that this board is going downhill from here on in. I'll have better times on [H] or HP.

Hmmmm going downhill huh? Enough said

.

Another topic this dude posted in was about the "Windows 98 will install on NTFS!!!!11" one. That guy cracks me up....

And today's banned member QOTD:

Quote:

i wasnt trying to be rude it was just that you were responding fast all the other times and i thought you gave up on us (which you did) i think you should shut your mouth and get get off this forum. because forum=help and u are not doing that. all you are doing is calling us stupid in nice terms. does that make you feel good. you see how manys posts i have they are posts i have made and got help from. from better members then you... you will not catch me on this forum ever again because of your lack of kindness

lmao telling AT to get off HWFs. I didn't see him helping members much, or was it just the regulars/staff duties to do that?

Anti-Trend · 21-11-2005, 08:41 PM

Actually, I'm glad this came up. I'm not a big proponent of flaming volunteer staff on any forum so I probably would have meted out some form of appropriate moderation on his ass. But that guy just couldn't handle not getting his way. What actually got him banned wasn't the flames but when he started spamming the forums. Hmm, good riddance.

Oh yeah, here's the thread for reference: http://www.hardwareforums.com/win-2003-help-8915/

Waffle · 21-11-2005, 08:47 PM

He had what was coming, no doubt, but I've always felt a ban doesn't do anything. Sure it stops them coming back, but you can't really mess around with them, AT knows what I mean

, but IMO, and I know we don't need the kind of crap he was pulling, it would have been fun to toy with him a little, like maybe outsmart him or give him a chance to reply to what was posted, and then beat him in to the dust?

Anti-Trend · 21-11-2005, 09:09 PM

I'd tend to agree Waffle, and I didn't have any special plans for his account until he started spamming the forums out of anger. After that I deleted his spam threads and banned him without a second thought.

Nic · 21-11-2005, 11:10 PM

Haha fool.

Anti-Trend · 22-11-2005, 12:54 AM

BTW, who tacked "Owned" onto the end of my post on that thread? When I noticed that I literally laughed out loud.

ninja fetus · 22-11-2005, 01:11 AM

I would assume waffles did that. I read that too and thought it was you AT, I got a good laugh out of it.

Big B · 22-11-2005, 01:54 AM

I thought I banned that Lynex assclown a few years ago.

He seemed to have a personal vendetta against me in particular, but a few other sites I could find him on had him causing trouble, and eventually banned (for screwing people over in trades) at one of them.

Things he's claimed:

A Voodoo 3 was better than a GeForce 2 series card. It should be noted that the Voodoo 5 5500 was more comparable to the original GeForce.

That all reviewers must have the absolute latest hardware. Heh. I wish.

And of course what's been pointed out already...

He's there for the sole purpose of causing trouble, and not someone who's missed.

Anti-Trend · 22-11-2005, 03:13 AM

Exactly. If you look through that Lynex person's posts, you'll clearly see that each and every one of his posts were unhelpful and abusive. People like those are the primary reason you need moderators to begin with. That Curtis20 guy wanted me to teach him what web servers are and what they do as he was setting one up... this isn't the purpose of peer support forums, it's the purpose of tech schools, tech literature and the like. C'mon, it's like demanding somebody else get educated and do your homework for you so you don't have to do any of the hard stuff, then getting pissy when they refuse. Give me a break. Sure I'll gladly help somebody on a peer level, as everyone here would and does on a regular basis. But actually training somebody from the ground up on demand is way out of the scope of these or any forums. Get bent.

StimpE · 22-11-2005, 04:58 AM

All I can say is, thank you for the good moderating and getting rid of the spammers, and helping us all. I for one appreciate it

pelvis_3 · 22-11-2005, 06:00 AM

LMFAO, what a crackup, telling an admin to get off the forums.
Nice one for banning him!

Big B · 22-11-2005, 01:53 PM

Everyone gets pissed off at some point or other. It's when you go on a rampage afterwords that gets you booted out. We've had other instances where there was some frustration with a member, but that one took it up with an admin over PM and got it sorted out with another staff member that he was running into trouble with. It was some miscommunication, but I'd like to make note how that was the proper way to do it.

For the most part, this is a pretty pleasent forum and really hasn't needed a ton of moderators. We'd like to add more in the future, but we're not pressed for them. We've made the rules clear and put it in the member's court.

This is my hobby that I love to do, but it's unpaid. We don't pay the staff, and if we got to the point where anyone would get paid, it'd be Sniper first thing, since he started the site. Needless to say, since people are helping out and not being paid for their time, the least we can do is not put up with crap from some troublemaker. The goal is to help people help themselves, not be spoon-fed step by step instructions all the time.

Waffle · 22-11-2005, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anti-Trend

BTW, who tacked "Owned" onto the end of my post on that thread? When I noticed that I literally laughed out loud.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninja fetus

I would assume waffles did that. I read that too and thought it was you AT, I got a good laugh out of it.

haha yeah that was me

sabashuali · 22-11-2005, 03:50 PM

Good moderating I'd say!

I got so miffed on a forum once, I blew out at one of the users.
Got banned straight away. I really wanted to appologise but couldn't.
To this day I feel really bad about it. There is really no reason for such behaviour. As AT so rightly wrote, this is not a

class room. And you cannot expect the forum to give you everything already chewed (eeewwww

).
One thing I have to say - Good ol' AT has got his way with words LOL

.
He does not hold back when he gets going..... hahaha. More power to ya!

Serve the

right...... go play with someone else you little

Nic · 22-11-2005, 05:48 PM

Lol just saw the Owned. Nice add on waffles

21-11-2005, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	Actually, I'm glad this came up. I'm not a big proponent of flaming volunteer staff on any forum so I probably would have meted out some form of appropriate moderation on his ass. But that guy just couldn't handle not getting his way. What actually got him banned wasn't the flames but when he started spamming the forums. Hmm, good riddance. Oh yeah, here's the thread for reference: http://www.hardwareforums.com/win-2003-help-8915/ __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

21-11-2005, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	I'd tend to agree Waffle, and I didn't have any special plans for his account until he started spamming the forums out of anger. After that I deleted his spam threads and banned him without a second thought. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

21-11-2005, 11:10 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Haha fool. __________________

22-11-2005, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	BTW, who tacked "Owned" onto the end of my post on that thread? When I noticed that I literally laughed out loud. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

22-11-2005, 01:54 AM	#8 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	I thought I banned that Lynex assclown a few years ago. He seemed to have a personal vendetta against me in particular, but a few other sites I could find him on had him causing trouble, and eventually banned (for screwing people over in trades) at one of them. Things he's claimed: A Voodoo 3 was better than a GeForce 2 series card. It should be noted that the Voodoo 5 5500 was more comparable to the original GeForce. That all reviewers must have the absolute latest hardware. Heh. I wish. And of course what's been pointed out already... He's there for the sole purpose of causing trouble, and not someone who's missed. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

21-11-2005, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	He had what was coming, no doubt, but I've always felt a ban doesn't do anything. Sure it stops them coming back, but you can't really mess around with them, AT knows what I mean , but IMO, and I know we don't need the kind of crap he was pulling, it would have been fun to toy with him a little, like maybe outsmart him or give him a chance to reply to what was posted, and then beat him in to the dust?

22-11-2005, 01:11 AM	#7 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	I would assume waffles did that. I read that too and thought it was you AT, I got a good laugh out of it.

22-11-2005, 03:13 AM	#9 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	Exactly. If you look through that Lynex person's posts, you'll clearly see that each and every one of his posts were unhelpful and abusive. People like those are the primary reason you need moderators to begin with. That Curtis20 guy wanted me to teach him what web servers are and what they do as he was setting one up... this isn't the purpose of peer support forums, it's the purpose of tech schools, tech literature and the like. C'mon, it's like demanding somebody else get educated and do your homework for you so you don't have to do any of the hard stuff, then getting pissy when they refuse. Give me a break. Sure I'll gladly help somebody on a peer level, as everyone here would and does on a regular basis. But actually training somebody from the ground up on demand is way out of the scope of these or any forums. Get bent. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

22-11-2005, 04:58 AM	#10 (permalink) Top
StimpE lol, Internet! Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 683 Times Helpful: 38 Status: Offline My Computer	All I can say is, thank you for the good moderating and getting rid of the spammers, and helping us all. I for one appreciate it __________________

22-11-2005, 06:00 AM	#11 (permalink) Top
pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	LMFAO, what a crackup, telling an admin to get off the forums. Nice one for banning him! __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

22-11-2005, 01:53 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Everyone gets pissed off at some point or other. It's when you go on a rampage afterwords that gets you booted out. We've had other instances where there was some frustration with a member, but that one took it up with an admin over PM and got it sorted out with another staff member that he was running into trouble with. It was some miscommunication, but I'd like to make note how that was the proper way to do it. For the most part, this is a pretty pleasent forum and really hasn't needed a ton of moderators. We'd like to add more in the future, but we're not pressed for them. We've made the rules clear and put it in the member's court. This is my hobby that I love to do, but it's unpaid. We don't pay the staff, and if we got to the point where anyone would get paid, it'd be Sniper first thing, since he started the site. Needless to say, since people are helping out and not being paid for their time, the least we can do is not put up with crap from some troublemaker. The goal is to help people help themselves, not be spoon-fed step by step instructions all the time. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

22-11-2005, 03:50 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 41 Male Posts: 1,458 Times Helpful: 72 My Mood: Grumpy Status: Offline My Computer	Good moderating I'd say! I got so miffed on a forum once, I blew out at one of the users. Got banned straight away. I really wanted to appologise but couldn't. To this day I feel really bad about it. There is really no reason for such behaviour. As AT so rightly wrote, this is not a class room. And you cannot expect the forum to give you everything already chewed (eeewwww ). One thing I have to say - Good ol' AT has got his way with words LOL . He does not hold back when he gets going..... hahaha. More power to ya! Serve the right...... go play with someone else you little __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! "...when you find someone you really love, all the rest is just... other stuff." - *Leanne Anika Battersby* Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss

22-11-2005, 05:48 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Lol just saw the Owned. Nice add on waffles __________________

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