Originally Posted by luv (Post 9592461)

Does it do something other than annoy people? If it is physically harmful to the site, then I totally understand. As I said, I had him on ignore, and whatever annoyance he was to me was basically gone.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 9593122)

On facebook, you've said several times that you don't come around as much, you're tired of reading all the crap, etc; but you don't want the mods to do anything about it, either?

Originally Posted by luv (Post 9592450)

This is the perfect situation where the ignore feature works, though. He wasn't doing anything offensive, and those who didn't like what he did could put him on ignore. I did, and I didn't even know he got banned. Other people enjoyed his posting style, though.

As for the rules, I guess this is the one he broke?

Respect for Moderator Team

Moderators are members of the site first and leadership secondarily. Nobody expects you to kiss their ass or accept every decision as perfect and final. However, if you dispute a decision in which you were moderated, you may wish to use some tact if you expect to gain any favor. Use some common sense and you should be fine. Attack and disrespect the leadership and we offer no apologies for the duration of your vacation from this site.

My point is, what is "common sense" to you may not be so common for others. That fact is becoming more and more apparent with the type of posters that are on this site nowadays. My question would be which rule did he break to warrant the first ban? I ask because I really don't know. Was it similar to the LJS posts? Spam? He wasn't trying to sell anything. The closest thing would be overloading the front page with threads, but he was overloading the thread with annoying posts. IMO, there's a difference there.

Again, I know I'm that annoying vocal minority sometimes, so take this post for what you will. I do also try to state when I agree with mod actions, too. :D Anyway, I'm not around as much, so him being here or not being here, regardless of the reason, doesn't mean much to me one way or another. Just an observation on my part.

Originally Posted by Douchemaster General (Post 9593171)

BTW, I really wish you guys would reset Bugeater's rep so he comes back into the light.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 9593122)

On facebook, you've said several times that you don't come around as much, you're tired of reading all the crap, etc; but you don't want the mods to do anything about it, either?

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 9592913)

No, it's one of those unwritten rules that might get you a warning the first time, it'll definitely get you a warning if you do it multiple times and a mod notices (either on his own or by the post being reported), and it'll get you a short ban if you keep doing it after all of your Steve Howe last chances run out. I doubt anyone has ever been banned on a whim for posting a bunch of pics.

He's been banned no fewer than 3 or 4 times for this same offense, as well as a handful of other times for filter bypass, etc. He knows what he's doing, so there's no point in white-knighting... he pushes buttons until he's obnoxious enough that people report him, forces the mods to take notice, gets banned for a week or 2, then the process repeats itself for 3-4 months.

The bans have never been permanent, because the offenses don't really warrant it. We're just rebooting him.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 9593396)

I'm just curious as to which rule he broke the first time. No one has said anything except for basically a lack of common sense, which I don't see when I read through the bannable offenses. I'm not complaining that he's gone.

Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 9593408)

He's not even gone at this point. He was unbanned this morning.

Originally Posted by Douchemaster General (Post 9593426)

I guess that means luv can step back off the ledge now.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 9593498)

What. The. ****? I was simply wondering. I even stated I did care that he was gone. We can't even ask questions without getting dumped on? Back off.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 9593396)

I'm just curious as to which rule he broke the first time. No one has said anything except for basically a lack of common sense, which I don't see when I read through the bannable offenses. I'm not complaining that he's gone.