poster/mod discussions in real life

Insect Overlord · 25-03-2015 9:59pm

ken wrote: »

Just wondering, If you perma ban someone and then as Gandalf says above you meet the person in real life and find them sound, would any of you unban them?

Genuine, sincere apologies can go a long way.

Darkglasses · 25-03-2015 10:14pm

ken wrote: »

Just wondering, If you perma ban someone and then as Gandalf says above you meet the person in real life and find them sound, would any of you unban them?

Personally, no. I wouldn't be interested in discussing it IRL. If they come back after a while and pm me online, then yes I'd always consider it. But my real life time is for real life.

gandalf · 25-03-2015 10:25pm

ken wrote: »

Just wondering, If you perma ban someone and then as Gandalf says above you meet the person in real life and find them sound, would any of you unban them?

I didn't unban them. If they have proven themselves on other forums on the site then you would of course consider unbanning them but they would have to prove that the behaviour they got censured for has abated.

One of the pale versions of a mod that took over from my after I finished did unban him. I think he did eventually get site banned.

Robsweezie · 25-03-2015 11:01pm

do you often get proper abuse and threats from the bans etc? any particularly colourful language you've come across? how far does a typical poster take it, that's what I wonder.

gandalf · 26-03-2015 9:44am

Robsweezie wrote: »

do you often get proper abuse and threats from the bans etc? any particularly colourful language you've come across? how far does a typical poster take it, that's what I wonder.

When I modded politics I knew I wasn't doing my job right if I didn't get a least one PM a week calling me a Nazi

The Hill Billy · 26-03-2015 10:22am

Robsweezie wrote: »

do you often get proper abuse and threats from the bans etc? any particularly colourful language you've come across? how far does a typical poster take it, that's what I wonder.

I've rarely had outright abuse thrown at me. Mostly it is childish, petty digs that disgruntled posters make in PMs.

Tombi! · 26-03-2015 11:53am

The Hill Billy wrote: »

I've rarely had outright abuse thrown at me. Mostly it is childish, petty digs that disgruntled posters make in PMs.

You're not a real dub. If you lived in the city you would be but you're in the northern area.
Like that? :pac:

Boards.ie: Niamh · 26-03-2015 12:20pm

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Has anyone ever followed through and turned up at the office or at any of the various beers?

Gordon wrote: »

I believe both have happened, but refer to others for details.

If I remember correctly once or twice people have buzzed at the door at our previous office where we shared with Daft & The Journal looking to come in to 'discuss' their ban or what someone was saying about them on the site. They were never allowed inside the front door though. Now that we are no longer in that building the staff there can tell them we are no longer there and we haven't publicised our new address yet so we're safe enough. For now!

Tombi! · 26-03-2015 12:48pm

I'm trying to imagine why possesses someone to actually go down in person to the office to complain over a ban.
I can completely understand emailing the hello address. That's understandable to me. But to actually go down and winge about it. Didn't happen to get it on a security camera with sound did you?

Boards.ie: Niamh · 26-03-2015 12:54pm

I'm afraid not.

Tombi! · 26-03-2015 1:00pm

Well there goes my Friday night plans

The Hill Billy · 26-03-2015 2:38pm

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

You're not a real dub. If you lived in the city you would be but you're in the northern area.
Like that? :pac:

Even more childish & petty than that.

Born & reared on Oxmantown Road though.

Tom Dunne · 26-03-2015 5:23pm

Bad Horse wrote: »

Not me though. I don't say that.

That's why you would be classed as a neighsayer.

TwoShedsJackson · 26-03-2015 6:55pm

gandalf wrote: »

When I modded politics I knew I wasn't doing my job right if I didn't get a least one PM a week calling me a Nazi

pfft, I used to get about three a week calling me a fascist when I was modding Humanities

Although not sure we even had PMs in those days of yore, might just have been called a fascist on-thread regularly.

gandalf · 26-03-2015 8:40pm

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

pfft, I used to get about three a week calling me a fascist when I was modding Humanities Although not sure we even had PMs in those days of yore, might just have been called a fascist on-thread regularly.

That's cause you were a fascist :P

K-9 · 26-03-2015 11:45pm

gandalf wrote: »

When I modded politics I knew I wasn't doing my job right if I didn't get a least one PM a week calling me a Nazi

My leanings go from pinko commie, SF/IRA sympathiser, west Brit, libertarian and right wing nut job, oh yeah, think I was anti Gardai and also a member at some stage!

Beasty · 27-03-2015 12:22am

K-9 wrote: »

think I was anti Gardai and also a member at some stage!

You sound like a Fifth Columist to me :pac:

Pat Mustard · 27-03-2015 1:47am

K-9 wrote: »

My leanings go from pinko commie, SF/IRA sympathiser, west Brit, libertarian and right wing nut job, oh yeah, think I was anti Gardai and also a member at some stage!

One particular nutjob insisted that he knew that I was an 'undercover judge with a mod job'.

Nody · 27-03-2015 8:04am

Pat Mustard wrote: »

One particular nutjob insisted that he knew that I was an 'undercover judge with a mod job'.

So you can get some speeding tickets and points removed for me, yes? I always knew there were mod benefits I did not use

Pat Mustard · 27-03-2015 10:46am

Nody wrote: »

So you can get some speeding tickets and points removed for me, yes? I always knew there were mod benefits I did not use

Oh yeah, send them on with my usual. :pac:

Penn · 27-03-2015 11:44am

K-9 wrote: »

My leanings go from pinko commie, SF/IRA sympathiser, west Brit, libertarian and right wing nut job, oh yeah, think I was anti Gardai and also a member at some stage!

One day when I modded Conspiracy Theories I was accused by one poster of protecting conspiracy theorists and by another poster of not doing enough to protect conspiracy theorists.

#unbiased

The Hill Billy · 27-03-2015 12:49pm

Classic Illuminati double-bluff. Well done, sir!

conorh91 · 28-03-2015 8:46pm

Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

If I remember correctly once or twice people have buzzed at the door at our previous office where we shared with Daft & The Journal looking to come in to 'discuss' their ban or what someone was saying about them on the site. They were never allowed inside the front door though. Now that we are no longer in that building the staff there can tell them we are no longer there and we haven't publicised our new address yet so we're safe enough. For now!

Hopefully it wasn't distressing or anything, but that is the funniest thing I've read today.

Name and shame. Please!!

Fat Christy · 29-03-2015 11:00pm

Some of them PM's are quality. I'll have to remember them for next time I get infracted or banned. :pac:

5rtytry56 · 29-03-2015 11:14pm

Fat Christy wrote: »

Some of them PM's are quality. I'll have to remember them for next time I get infracted or banned. :pac:

Tell me when you are publishing the complete set.

Overheal · 31-03-2015 4:09am

Anyone who wants to discuss a ban with ME in person? Well....

Tar.Aldarion · 31-03-2015 2:39pm

People have mentioned I banned therm before at beers, yes, yes I did. Most people are grand, I think they expect to meeting a hot lil lesbian so it doesn't go their way.

Micky Dolenz · 31-03-2015 7:24pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

People have mentioned I banned therm before at beers, yes, yes I did. Most people are grand, I think they expect to meeting a hot lil lesbian so it doesn't go their way.

I've met you and wasn't disappointed. you are hot and you do like women

Tar.Aldarion · 31-03-2015 8:10pm

aw thanks

cyberwolf77 · 02-04-2015 2:08am

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I met a guy at a beers who I had recently banned. We had right craic over a few pints, very nice guy.

At another beers, The Master took great delight in introducing me to a poster which had many issues with me. She turned out to be great too, after a 20 minute bollocking

So, if anyone wants to meet me for pints and they are paying, I'm there

They pay their own way to my town, and I will happily buy them a drink.

Overheal wrote: »

Anyone who wants to discuss a ban with ME in person? Well....

I can stop off and see on my way to DragonCon.

5rtytry56 · 07-04-2015 1:54pm

In the Prison forum , have Moderators ever gotten a post to a thread from a stranger to the 'prisoner' ? Positive / Negative / Neutral post?

The Hill Billy · 07-04-2015 2:30pm

I'm not sure that I understand your question. But for clarity - moderators are not permitted to post in Prison - only Admins & sitebanned posters.

Timberrrrrrrr · 07-04-2015 2:32pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

I'm not sure that I understand your question. But for clarity - moderators are not permitted to post in Prison - only Admins & sitebanned posters.

I think he means has a normal poster just jumped in and started posting.

The Hill Billy · 07-04-2015 2:34pm

Thanks.

Normal posters can't post in Prison & all posts there are pre-moderated, so even if someone slipped through the cracks their post would not be approved & displayed.

Timberrrrrrrr · 07-04-2015 2:36pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Thanks.

Normal posters can't post in Prison & all posts there are pre-moderated, so even if someone slipped through the cracks their post would not be approved & displayed.

Wasn't pighead given access to prison before?

Or was that DR?

Spear · 07-04-2015 2:37pm

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Wasn't pighead given access to prison before?

Or was that DR?

He was, and that was since removed.

Timberrrrrrrr · 07-04-2015 2:39pm

Spear wrote: »

He was, and that was since removed.

Oh i know it was a once off long ago but didn't know he was given special access, I thought prison was the same as feedback where people could also post but where too afraid to in case the upper echelons swung the banhammer

Gordon · 07-04-2015 2:42pm

He was modded, aka Pigheaded.

A number of users have asked that they be allowed to post in Prison so that they can help with the Prison process, ie: to tell them that they were banned for spam or shilling etc. But this isn't even feasible for Mods tbh, as there are a large number of reasons behind sitebans, and some that regular Mods wouldn't be privvy to, so it would just confuse matters if Mods and especially users had access.

Plus it would be chaos..

Penn · 07-04-2015 4:43pm

Gordon wrote: »

Plus it would be chaos.. SuperHilariousness

RYP (Ruined Your Post)

Robsweezie · 07-04-2015 6:03pm

Gordon wrote: »

He was modded, aka Pigheaded.

A number of users have asked that they be allowed to post in Prison so that they can help with the Prison process, ie: to tell them that they were banned for spam or shilling etc. But this isn't even feasible for Mods tbh, as there are a large number of reasons behind sitebans, and some that regular Mods wouldn't be privvy to, so it would just confuse matters if Mods and especially users had access.

Plus it would be chaos..

I suppose it would quickly descend into a he - said - she - said principal's office scenario.

5rtytry56 · 08-04-2015 11:26am

It's the same repression in the Recycle Bin Forum :pac:, once a thread ends up there, and dies. A normal poster cannot post there.

Spastic Cinnamon · 09-04-2015 8:51pm

Meeting boardsies in real life? Seems like a good way to get raped and murdered.

Ken. · 09-04-2015 9:07pm

Spastic Cinnamon wrote: »

Meeting boardsies in real life? Seems like a good way to get raped and murdered.

If you know 20 people odds are 1 in 4 posted on boards in the last month and one in 9 or 10 is a member. Very rough figures based on you living in Ireland.

poster/mod discussions in real life

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