Were all the re-registered accounts of banned users supposed to be deleted... - aberdeen-music

Edgar Graham · 04-12-2005, 23:18

...During the upgrade?

Looks like I beat the system once again.

Skittles · 05-12-2005, 01:26

way to ask for a banning man.

Dave · 05-12-2005, 02:25

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Originally Posted by Edgar Graham

...During the upgrade?

Looks like I beat the system once again.

All banned users had their accounts deleted and are now free to re-register, providing they agree to abide by the new forum guidelines, which can be found here; http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums...faq_item_rules

psydoll · 05-12-2005, 03:36

Reeheeheally?

lepeep · 05-12-2005, 08:20

kind of silly stating that banned users can re-register on the forum?
or do banned people still get to see discussions, they just can't post on them?
if not, how would any banne duser see this message to know they can re-register ?

daveofficer · 05-12-2005, 08:34

anyone can see the posts on this website. you don't have to be a registered user to see stuf on here as far as i'm aware.

Frosty Jack · 05-12-2005, 08:48

No-one is banned anymore.
When Lord Neil re-decorated this place, he declared an amnesty on the banned list. However their previous accounts were wiped, so they effectively have a fresh start.
Bear in mind that the moderating of this site is now intended to be a little more 'robust'. Pointless or offensive posts are now far more likely to be simply removed outright, and wayward users can now be 'suspended' i.e. banned temporarily to encourage better posting. The intention is to concentrate on the quality of contributions rather trying to figure out who's sneaking back under a pseudonym or whatever, which just wastes all our time.

lepeep · 05-12-2005, 10:14

censorship?!....
I like it....
as long as I am not censored...you c........
*cough cough*

permalink · 05-12-2005, 10:37

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Originally Posted by Frosty Jack

Pointless or offensive posts are now far more likely to be simply removed outright.

yet the wasteland remains...

eat your parents · 05-12-2005, 11:10

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Originally Posted by lepeep

censorship?!....
I like it....
as long as I am not censored...you c........
*cough cough*

Agreed, the moderating sounds extremely ambiguous and rather vague as to freedom of speech. I thought some of the moderating before was ridiculous. I understand that there are rules, but at one point every third post was being moved to another forum.

I think with a site like this "personalities" are created, many of which take on the persona of a rebellious nature, and end up being banned. I'd bet that a lot of people feel that the forums are missing something when some of these people are gone.

You just have to look at the threads in reaction to a certain member been banned. Or how some members post self-indulgent shite about how they're "sick of the system" and have "done all they can do" on Aberdeen-music and duly "sign off forever", blatantly trying to generate attention. Thing is, it works.