... to decide [if site output(posts)] is "garbage" or value ... would discourage [name-calling] discussions ... allowing a bigot's rant, but suspending someone who "bashes" a bigot, sends [an Owner] message... - rrufff, - You can bark like a dog, ruff ruff Ruffle BobZ's feathers, ruffeather ruffeather Be rueful to Sir Vinny, ruffull ruffull Growl like an angry dog, rruuuuuuufff, rruuuuuuuufff but, Whatever you do, DON'T step on BobZ's Blue Suede Shoes, or ask BobZ to "special case" your problem into a law as if all other Silicon Investor's board posting crimes will be dealt with using your blind folded lady of justice. - All we have to do is take note on how easy it is for 98% of all people to "know it when i see it" porn, yet that 2% cries out "no way" and America is flooded with soft porn on almost every news stand, and the MTV music videos for our children seems 1/2 music + 1/2 sexual gyrations. - Now i'am quite aware of the human instinct to move body with movements of song & music, and feelings of joy, plus the attraction of bodies in times of heat, but for you to say that your problem is similiar to all others using that porn example "know it when you come in contact with it" is very true, and i wish BobZ would do that 3 suspensions for verbal violence, and number 4 is membership termination. For sure folks can get suspended a zillion times for all other types of non major TOU violations, but this type of verbal usage one uses on another is like porn, and there is no need for 4 letter words or descriptions of lude or sicko acts, but just that Hot Button pushing some are experts in, and quite Frankly wherever he is, i'am 100% sure BobZ "knows them when he sees them" and yes in my opinion he could see Sir Vinny long long ago baiting you and pushing your hot buttons, but you responded, and that in itself was your decision, and since you were NOT under attack, your action to protect yourself was false as you needed NO defense, but just put Sir Vinny on Si Ignore, so yes you deserved that 1 day suspension, but in my opinion your deserved a suspension equal to Sir Vinnies, and not so much for what was in your reply posts, but that Vinny needed you to "strike back" at him, for him to be successful, and you did. In a way Sir Vinny conned you in help him, but really it was much more, as without your help, by not placing him on Ignore, or simply ignore him, you actually became his partner. No different than if a man in a bar picks on you, and after he hits you, you hit him back until both of you destroy the inside of the bar by throwing chairs and tables at each other, as once the fight is over it will not be easy for you to say that the other guy did the bad. - This is the problem Sheriff Matt has understanding the why his members refuse to place a few certain folks (Hint: Bux) on that Ignore/Filter. Matt's problem is really not in his understanding, but that he fails to enforce responsibility, or fails to state quite clear to anyone who take the bait when another presses their Hot Buttons, that if you allow another person to draw you into a posting flame war, then you do so as a crime against iHub since you were not under attack, but only had them buttons pushed that did not require you to step into the Ring of Flame'n Posts. - Its really garbage when someone says that they have to stand up and defend their race, religion or whatever from those whom wish death and destruction onto them, if the only activity that they use is them verbal Hot Buttons being pushed. (or) Its a trap to inflame you to flame them and make it look like your side is the trouble makers, or atleast equal to their side in wishing the same bad wishes onto them. - "What they do, not what they say." - So rrufff, As long as you refuse to place one like Sir Vinny onto that Ignore function, your long posts of words to BobZ have a hollow and empty ring to them of a person that will not take any responsibility themselves, except to fight and attack and cry innocents.
Doug |