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[Resolved] 6 month ban applied in CA forum.

  • 20-04-2025 03:13PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    I received a 6 month ban in the CA forum for a very spurious reason. Other posters repeatedly asserted that I believe in the great replacement theory. Obvious trolling and baiting. I made a comment that my 5 siblings and I have 12 children between us, which is an objective fact. I’ve been banned for ostensibly sharing anecdotes. Can I have this ban revoked? It’s incredibly disproportionate relative to the on-going behaviour of other posters. Looking forward to your response.

    Post edited by Spear on


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,062 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    @ancapailldorcha @Ten of Swords If you could please review.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Hi OP,

    Have you PMd the mod in question?

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    Yeah. Actually two mods responded. One was sympathetic. The other referred me here. I’m happy to take the ban under ordinary circumstances, but this is totally disproportionate.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Can you post both exchanges in full here please?

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    Only getting to a desktop now. Here's the exchange with MOD who banned me. Like I say below, I didn't post an anecdote. I posted a light-hearted fact about my family, in response to being repeatedly accused of being a supporter of the great replacement theory. I feel like I've been very unfairly targeted vs. posters who are repeatedly making false and malicious allegations. Would appreciate a review and if possible, repealing the 6-month ban, which I feel is unjust and hugely dis-proportionate.

    You are being warned for the following post:

    Hamachi April 20

    Cool. I believe I’m permitted to appeal a 6 month ban for a very minor infraction. Please point me to where I can lodge that appeal.

    It’s blatantly obvious what’s going on here. Others can accuse me of supporting the great replacement theory and I get banned. Why are you so terrified of different opinions? Can you answer that?

    Leg End Reject April 20

    Hi Hamachi,

    The warning has nothing to do with the great replacement theory.

    Anecdotes aren't permitted in that thread, there's a mod note in the OP, that mod note is indicated in the thread title and all anecdotes are actioned. Anecdotes can neither be verified nor refuted, so they do not support an argument.

    You can appeal here:

    Dispute Resolution

    Regards,

    LER

    Hamachi April 20

    Thanks.

    Appeal submitted. It’s not an anecdote. It’s a verifiable fact. Seriously though, as a moderator, how can you justify that kind of carry on, when other posters troll, bait, and post all sorts of egregious nonsense repeatedly. I’m not particularly bothered as I’m not a prolific poster, but it is killing a site that’s already on it’s last legs.



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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Thanks. Is that the full exchange?

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    That's the full exchange with the mod who issued the ban (LER).



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Hi Hamachi,

    Having looked into this, I have decided to uphold the ban. Honestly, it's quite open and shut. There is a longstanding rule on that thread strictly prohibiting anecdotes of any kind. You've had two previous sanctions from the mods about posting anecdotes so it's fair to say you know not to be doing that. You also received a three month ban in January and received two additional warnings after it finished.

    You've had more than enough warnings at this stage. If you don't change your posting style, your posting privileges may be removed.

    Upheld. Please let me know if you want an admin to review.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    Cool. Thanks. I accept the result of this adjudication.

    I only ever post in CA and one of the sporting forums. There is an equivalent, if not superior forum related to that sport on Reddit. Given that I will never be able to post to CA again whilst the current moderation team is in situ, I have no desire to continue contributing to boards.

    Can you go ahead and close my account or point me to where I can initiate this myself?



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    Sorry, broadening it out. Can anybody please point me to where I can close my Boards account?



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    It's in your profile. Click on the drop down menu.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,062 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    You'll need to email datarequests@boards.ie from your account email. Requests may take up to 30 days to complete.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    No such option exists. Kind of assumed a mod would know that..



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,062 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    That's how it used to be but no longer is. The method I gave above is the current one.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Hamachi


    Thank you. E-mail sent. Look forward to you expunging my account.

    Thanks to the many folks who have reached out individually. Best of luck to you all.



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