How do you know who got banned?

[betsy]

Is there somewhere we can click on the status of members if they got banned or suspended?

How do some people know of this information?

Thanks. Just being nosey....

[Argus]

Is there somewhere we can click on the status of members if they got banned or suspended?

How do some people know of this information?

Thanks. Just being nosey....

Mostly people involved in a thread will notice a particular name of one of the participants, who had posted previously, and it will say "banned" under that name. As in Temagami Scourge, author of numerous trolling posts, banned yesterday.

[jdobbin]

Mostly people involved in a thread will notice a particular name of one of the participants, who had posted previously, and it will say "banned" under that name. As in Temagami Scourge, author of numerous trolling posts, banned yesterday.

And Tsi.

[Ladyjen]

Is there somewhere we can click on the status of members if they got banned or suspended?

How do some people know of this information?

Thanks. Just being nosey....

Thanks for asking this as I was just as nosey. I deliberately posted something directly after reading that someone had been banned just to see if it was me. As a newbie here, one never knows!

[Canuck E Stan]

I deliberately posted something directly after reading that someone had been banned just to see if it was me. As a newbie here, one never knows!

When you get banned you will find out very quickly the next time you go to post.

[Cameron]

Craig Read, by far the person I miss the most from this forum. He was posting back when there was 250 members and this place was like Club54...a neat little group. Unfortunantly he had kind of a hot head and Greg had to let him go. I fought for him. He still lives on from his webpage http://www.craigread.com/

[RB]

Craig Read, by far the person I miss the most from this forum. He was posting back when there was 250 members and this place was like Club54...a neat little group. Unfortunantly he had kind of a hot head and Greg had to let him go. I fought for him. He still lives on from his webpage http://www.craigread.com/

I was a fan of Craig

thanks for the link

[ft.niagara]

I checked out the link. Perhaps he could be unbanned? Please.

[Black Dog]

Craig Read, by far the person I miss the most from this forum. He was posting back when there was 250 members and this place was like Club54...a neat little group. Unfortunantly he had kind of a hot head and Greg had to let him go. I fought for him. He still lives on from his webpage http://www.craigread.com/

Why did I ever click that link? I had just about fully recovered from the mass brain cell suicide that occurred everytime I endured that twerp's garbage and now...alas. I've only myself to blame.

[ft.niagara]

Why did I ever click that link? I had just about fully recovered from the mass brain cell suicide that occurred everytime I endured that twerp's garbage and now...alas. I've only myself to blame.

This fellow not only offended you, he caused you harm. I guess you reported it to the police (moderators) for their protection (order of protection, expulsion).

It is interesting Cameron's observation: "Craig Read, by far the person I miss the most from this forum. He was posting back when there was 250 members and this place was like Club54...a neat little group. Unfortunantly he had kind of a hot head and Greg had to let him go. I fought for him."

He has 394 posts, Joined: 10-September 03, is From: Nova Scotia, and is Member No.: 269

RB was a fan of Craig Read. He has Posts: 776, Joined: 19-March 03 (before Black Dog), and is Member No.: 168

This compared to Black Dog, who has 5467 posts, Joined: 1-August 03, and has Member No.: 229

It is interesting that one has 5467 posts vs 394 posts, and 776. All joined in the same year, but have markedly different takes on Craig Read. Could it be that some likes to listen to others while others likes to do all the talking. Black Dog is seven times more opinionated than RB, and fourteen times more so than Cameron. Craig Read was probably just too much competition for Black Dog.

[Canuck E Stan]

It is interesting ......

Only to a Statistician and you.

Then again a Statistician would have better things to do than try to troll someone for a response or arguement about insignificant numbers.

[ft.niagara]

It is interesting ......

Only to a Statistician and you.

Then again a Statistician would have better things to do than try to troll someone for a response or arguement about insignificant numbers.

"try to troll someone for a response or arguement about insignificant numbers."

I was not around in 2003, I joined in 2004, and I have not been a regular here. I think the response of Black Dog is the interesting fact because it is so out of line with his (time frame) peers. They all remember this fellow (Craig R.), from his web site he appears to be conservative, and probably would have been a prolific poster if allowed to stay. Black Dog I believe is left, this fellow right. There appears IMO to be a common trait for left posters, Canadian and American, to look down upon those right ("twerp"), as if they were superior. In fact, there is a tendency for the left to STOP free speech of those right (rushing the stage, heckling). Forget statistics, one and one equals two. As far as trolling for a response, I do not care if anyone responds.

[Canuck E Stan]

No.: 168

Could it be that some likes to listen to others while others likes to do all the talking.

Black Dog is seven times more opinionated than RB, and fourteen times more so than Cameron. Craig Read was probably just too much competition for Black Dog.

Posting seven times more than RB(who by the way is female) does not make one seven times more opinionated.

Black Dog is here,Craig Read is not.

Check back to the day Read was banned and you will see he had 1828 posts before being banned.

Black Dog had about 450 and RB had 150.

Craig Read is not here because he blew the rules.

Read didn't get banned because he likes to listen, and contrary to what you might think about this forum people aren't here to "compete" against one another.

[ft.niagara]

Read didn't get banned because he likes to listen, and contrary to what you might think about this forum people aren't here to "compete" against one another.

I can not find any member with a post number of 1828, or name craig read. Black Dog is presently the third highest count poster. I do not know where you got your information from. I would love to read the posts from back then, but neither can I find him (craig read), nor if I did does there seem to be a way to filter the posts by a poster.

I was merely commenting on the severely negative remark by Black Dog about a fellow who is GONE. Not only is he happy he is GONE, he seems to this day give the impression that his mere presence offends him, where it does not seem to offend Miss RB, and the other poster. Craig Read is a Canadian, on a Canadian forum. From what I can tell, his only offense was he was too conservative, and opinionated for a Canadian forum and Mr. Black Dog (a liberal).

[Riverwind]

Craig Read is a Canadian, on a Canadian forum. From what I can tell, his only offense was he was too conservative, and opinionated for a Canadian forum

People get banned from all sides of the spectrum for being offensive jerks who resort to insults instead of rational arguments. Look for posts by bigdude/mirror/maplesyrup. Also I am not sure who someone can be too opinionated on an Internet forum. Face it - we are all opinionated SOBs - if we weren't we would not be posting here.

[ft.niagara]

People get banned from all sides of the spectrum for being offensive jerks who resort to insults instead of rational arguments

I am sorry, I do not want to be a pest, but I can not find any of his old posts. I keep getting an error message. Obviously, it doesn't matter since what is done is done.

Riverwind, I guess you are an opinionated SOB who joined in 2005, and has over 3000 posts. You might not have experienced Craig Read since he might have been banned before you joined. I don't remember him, and I joined in 2004. I am just sorry he is gone since he seems to have been entertaining enough to have been one posters favorite, and one posters least favorite.

[Canuck E Stan]

I am sorry, I do not want to be a pest, but I can not find any of his old posts. I keep getting an error message.

Try this http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index.php?showuser=107

Click into profile options in the upper right and select the option you want member's posts/member's topics.

It's all there........enjoy.

[ft.niagara]

Try this http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index.php?showuser=107

Click into profile options in the upper right and select the option you want member's posts/member's topics.

It's all there........enjoy.

Thanks very much for the heads up Canuck E Stan. The only problem is the mystery deepens. Craig Read's last post was on Jan 22 2004, 06:20 AM topic Degeneration Of Morals, Greed replaces Human Values, topic started by Krusty Kidd, not Craig Read. There was no abusive language, or any indication he was about to be banned. His last topic went three pages long, in which he only posted twice. This is like one of those movies where people turn up missing, but the community seems to be ok with it. It reminds me of the movie 'Wicker Man'.

[Riverwind]

There was no abusive language, or any indication he was about to be banned. His last topic went three pages long, in which he only posted twice.

Greg will delete entire threads if the language is particularily bad. You cannot make any assumptions based on the threads that are still around.

[ft.niagara]

Craig Read is a Canadian, on a Canadian forum. From what I can tell, his only offense was he was too conservative, and opinionated for a Canadian forum

People get banned from all sides of the spectrum for being offensive jerks who resort to insults instead of rational arguments. Look for posts by bigdude/mirror/maplesyrup. Also I am not sure who someone can be too opinionated on an Internet forum. Face it - we are all opinionated SOBs - if we weren't we would not be posting here.

I have reviewed some of his posts. There are over forty pages of them, but he DID not resort to insults from what I saw. If someone does not like a persuasion, one can ignore their postings.

[ft.niagara]

There was no abusive language, or any indication he was about to be banned. His last topic went three pages long, in which he only posted twice.

Greg will delete entire threads if the language is particularily bad. You cannot make any assumptions based on the threads that are still around.

Again, do YOU have personal experience with him? Your start date is after his end date.

Greg is a mysterious guy. I have never seem him comment.

[Canuck E Stan]

There was no abusive language, or any indication he was about to be banned. His last topic went three pages long, in which he only posted twice.

Greg will delete entire threads if the language is particularily bad. You cannot make any assumptions based on the threads that are still around.

Considering he was Last Active 14th April 2004 - 01:30 PM and the last post available is Jan.22/04 I would say there is a bunch of posts unavailable........the mystery gets more mysterious.

[Riverwind]

Again, do YOU have personal experience with him? Your start date is after his end date.

I just looked at his website and saw a bunch of rants by an ideologue that appears to be incapable of comprehending alternate point of views.

Greg is a mysterious guy. I have never seem him comment.

I have seen many posters come and be banned. Sometimes reasonable posters get banned for 'posting while drunk' others get band because they cannot have a discussion without resorting to personal insults.

[ft.niagara]

Again, do YOU have personal experience with him? Your start date is after his end date.

I just looked at his website and saw a bunch of rants by an ideologue that appears to be incapable of comprehending alternate point of views.

Greg is a mysterious guy. I have never seem him comment.

I have seen many posters come and be banned. Sometimes reasonable posters get banned for 'posting while drunk' others get band because they cannot have a discussion without resorting to personal insults.

What is on his website is his business. We were discussing his banning here. Granted I do not have that many posts, but during what little exposure I have had, I have not seen Greg post. I see that he is member number 2, has over 1500 posts, but I have not been in a thread where he has participated. I have never seen a poster banned either, while I have seen abusive language (idiot) used. Have you reviewed Craig Read's posts? Evidently, you did not experience him HERE. Even a rant is not basis to ban.

In short, Craig Read is not welcome here, and probably would not return if offered to return. I am sorry it happened, though.

BTW, Riverwind, are YOU Greg?

[Canuck E Stan]

Greg does not post(as far as I know) that's what makes this forum better than most.

Since you've been here there have been posters banned(two last week) and I would guess you'll see some banned when they get Greg (and the rest of us) annoyed enough.

Sometimes you hate to see them go,other times you wonder why it took so long.

But the root cause is always the same,not abiding by the rules and they do it to themselves.