barmar Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Moved the poll about canceling a team game entry from Simple Rulings to BBO Tournament Discussion, since the issue is very specific to the way BBO team games are operated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yesterday I removed two of the three new posts advertising bridgedailybulletins.nl, and locked the remaining one (since there was already a thread from the site owners last week). Today I removed one of the two threads asking when a hand from an old Aces on Bridge column was played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Merged the post about Bob Brinig's passing into the RIP thread in the Water Cooler forum (although maybe it would be better to have a separate threads -- one for bridge players in General Bridge Discussion, and just use the WC thread for non-bridge people). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I merged the two thread on mandatory profiles into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Removed a thread from BBO Support Forum because the poster has an obscene username (he's also been banned from the forum). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Removed a thread in General Bridge Discussion that was a youtube bridge lesson. It contained a paid advertisement and seemed mainly intended to solicit subscribers, so it violates our policy on advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 There are two more in I/A and Interesting Bridge Hands fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks, got 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Moved the thread about Inquiry's misIry convention from General BBO Discussion to General Bridge Discussion. There's nothing BBO-specific about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Removed a thread titled "rules" in General BBO Discussion. It named several players who were rude to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Does anyone ever get banned on BBF? If so, I recommend to the mods that Scarabin be banned. Look through his volume of work, including his last awesome post to Vampyr that if he were her he would hope he would kill himself... Seriously the guy adds nothing, constantly trolls and gets into flame wars, and says things like that. At least he's low volume I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarabin Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Does anyone ever get banned on BBF? If so, I recommend to the mods that Scarabin be banned. Look through his volume of work, including his last awesome post to Vampyr that if he were her he would hope he would kill himself... Seriously the guy adds nothing, constantly trolls and gets into flame wars, and says things like that. At least he's low volume I guess. I gather that you dislike me and I can live with that but why vent your spleen on the monitors? They have shown superior courage and judgment, and also tolerance to your own peccadilloes. If you wish to be fair then I suggest you re-read(?) the topic starting at Vampyr's first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 I just had a look at the thread, and as someone who makes a conscious effort to avoid flame wars wherever possible, feel the following: 1) Vampyr's first post, assuming no editing has taken place, could be at worst be described as lacking tact. It did not come across as offensive. 2) Scarabin's posts should absolutely warrant a ban. Suggestions of that sort have no place in any internet forum that I wish to be a member of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Vampyr's first post, assuming no editing has taken place, could be at worst be described as lacking tact. It did not come across as offensive. There has been no editing, and I admit that it did lack tact. Sorry to all for provoking the venom that has offended so many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMan Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 There has been no editing, and I admit that it did lack tact. Sorry to all for provoking the venom that has offended so many. That venom is not your responsibility and you need not apologize for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Does anyone ever get banned on BBF? If so, I recommend to the mods that Scarabin be banned. Look through his volume of work, including his last awesome post to Vampyr that if he were her he would hope he would kill himself... Just you and the ad spammers I think! But I agree wholeheartedly, messages such as this have no place on these forums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Just you and the ad spammers I think! But I agree wholeheartedly, messages such as this have no place on these forums. Haha, actually think I was never banned from BBF, only BBO, but I'm not 100 % sure. That and lurpoa make me think that maybe no one ever gets banned here. I gather that you dislike me and I can live with that but why vent your spleen on the monitors? They have shown superior courage and judgment, and also tolerance to your own peccadilloes. This is the moderation thread. I am making a suggestion to the moderators. If they choose not to ban you then fine, but this seemed like an appropriate place to bring it to their attention, and also could potentially spawn a discussion on whether people get banned, and for what, and how far they have to go. I suspect it's more on a case by case basis, but who knows, that could be a useful conversation to have. I agree the mods in general do a good job, that is why I brought this to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Fwiw I think the post about 'I would kill myself if I was you' is worthy of a ban on its own, but I don't find most of his earlier 'work' that bad. He even defended Sheri against someone else's trolling insults in Fred's thread about a good play GIB made. I have no problem with the general idea of people being banned although there should probably be a suspension first in most cases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Fwiw I think the post about 'I would kill myself if I was you' is worthy of a ban on its own, but I don't find most of his earlier 'work' that bad. He even defended Sheri against someone else's trolling insults in Fred's thread about a good play GIB made. I have no problem with the general idea of people being banned although there should probably be a suspension first in most cases. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/56038-renaissance-men/page__p__672654__hl__ginsberg__fromsearch__1#entry672654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 My experiences suggest that it is quite possible for players to get suspended from the forums. It has happened to me at least twice, both times for being rude to Al_U_Card during global warming threads. FWIW, I think that Scarabin is an idiot, a troll, or perhaps both.I didn't see his most recent posting (wish I had) but I don't think that his original posts warrant a ban. Then again, I don't think anything that I've done warrants a ban with the exception of a rather choice vindictive directed towards Vampyr which didn't result in anything, so what do I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/56038-renaissance-men/page__p__672654__hl__ginsberg__fromsearch__1#entry672654Terrible taste but I've seen much worse from a few posters. And he even said later in the thread it was incredibly stupid of him to start that thread. I wouldn't think that thread comes close to a ban. The only other post I can recall off my head that I would have thought should get the poster banned is a couple years ago when someone tried to start a thread asking which ethnic group should be eliminated to combat global overpopulation. That was one of the only posts I've ever complained to the mods about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 I was not using that as a thread that is banworthy, I was using that as an example of his earlier work that was bad lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 I was not using that as a thread that is banworthy, I was using that as an example of his earlier work that was bad lol.Lol that's fair. I randomly skimmed 3 of his past threads and none were bad, just a coincidence I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Then again, I don't think anything that I've done warrants a ban with the exception of a rather choice vindictive directed towards Vampyr which didn't result in anything, so what do I know... Yes, I was dismayed that "loathsome diseased cunt" was not considered ban-worthy. Ah well, what can I say but it takes one to know one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yes, I was dismayed that "loathsome diseased cunt" was not considered ban-worthy. Ah well, what can I say but it takes one to know one. Few quick recommendations regarding this line of argument 1. The expression "takes one to know one" concedes that the original expression was correct. It's usually a fairly weak response since you're admitting that the original expression is apt, but the individual you're conversing with has no need to do the same. You might do better trying to develop your own insults. "Tosser" is always a good starting point. Alternatively, if you prefer to target class, you might consider building from "chav". 2. You complain about my use of this expression fairly often. I've only used this once. You've complained about my use of this statement on at least three separate occasions.I admit to being somewhat confused regarding your complaints about the characterization. You can hardly object to language that you yourself use and you've conceded that the characterization is apt.I suspect that some form of masochism is ultimately to blame, but its hard to diagnosis this sort of thing over the internet... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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