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Netserk said:Wow, permaban!?!
It was one mistake and not something of a serial offender. He is a very curious young kid, who didn't deny Holocaust, but linked to a site questioning it. Sure that was a mistake, but I'm certain a ban of a week or a month would learn him that, and that he wouldn't do anything similar again. Wouldn't the best be to have him back where he acts according to the rules (which he clearly didn't break on purpose) if that is possible?
What does it help to permaban him instead of giving him one month? Do you really think he ever again would do something similar? Do you think it would work more as a deterrent than the month would?
Please reconsider this. It's not like he was a big troublecauser in general.
patricknd said:more stupidity from the mods, hardly surprising
hrotha said:One does not post a link to that kind of site by "mistake".
Netserk said:It was one mistake...
Granville57 said:Uh huh.
The incessant inquires about him wanting to use a Hitler quote as a signature?
Doing his best to make this place all about him?
Feigning ignorance and being unwilling to move on from his own issues?
Anyone surprised by the results shouldn't be.
hrotha said:One does not post a link to that kind of site by "mistake".
Rechtschreibfehler said:...The only thing that is really very questionable about the whole thing is how incredibly long it took for this complete no brainer to happen.
Granville57 said:Uh huh.
The incessant inquires about him wanting to use a Hitler quote as a signature?
Doing his best to make this place all about him?
Feigning ignorance and being unwilling to move on from his own issues?
Anyone surprised by the results shouldn't be.
northstar said:BigMac was an excellent forum member who made one wrong post and tried to defend himself after the matter was blown way out of proportion.
From what I witnessed, the post in question happened months ago. It was a post with a link to a conspiracy theory in a conspiracy thread with little to no discussion about the material. The mods recently discovered the post(s) and deleted them without providing a reason to BigMac. He asked for an explanation in the mod thread and members attacked him for posting the link and made some serious accusations against him. BigMac tried to defend himself which is understandable given the accusations. A warning or a short ban for the original post was appropriate. A permaban is excessive and unreasonable.
Dear Wiggo said:Nor carry on the way he did, showing no respect for the mod's wishes or directions or posts, imo.
I didn't see his posting attitude improving. It was spiraling downwards.
Granville57 said:Uh huh.
The incessant inquires about him wanting to use a Hitler quote as a signature?
Doing his best to make this place all about him?
Feigning ignorance and being unwilling to move on from his own issues?
Anyone surprised by the results shouldn't be.
All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.
Words build bridges into unexplored regions.
Christian said:The odd thing is that, except for this, which started maybe about a month ago, he was a top notch quality poster and a nice bloke.
Don't know exactly how this happened. Sometimes, on the internet, you maneuver yourself into a corner and things can spiral out of control. Not saying this is it, but it could be part of it. The internet has different dynamics than real life conversations.
A sad story
Fearless Greg Lemond said:Why would anyone with half a braincell ask if they could place a quote from A. H. in his signature? Come on. This isnt Stormfront dot org or what?
Netserk said:Tbf several of such quotes are all fine, and no one would have anything against them if someone else was the author.
Not argueing on that, I bet not a lot of folks know that though...Netserk said:Tbf several of such quotes are all fine, and no one would have anything against them if someone else was the author.
hrotha said:Not to mention the painfully obvious bait that was having a Hindu swastika as his avatar.
It wasn't a Nazi swastika, but considering the context it's quite obvious to me he was dying for someone to bring it up just so that he could rebut them.LaFlorecita said:Wow he had a swastika as his avatar? never saw that
hrotha said:It wasn't a Nazi swastika, but considering the context it's quite obvious to me he was dying for someone to bring it up just so that he could rebut them.
Fearless Greg Lemond said:Not argueing on that, I bet not a lot of folks know that though...
I can put up 100 quotes of that loony A.H. and most people wouldnt know who I cite, the mather on Big Mac is the reverse; by asking he looks to have just one motive: sh!t stirring.
Well, he got that.
Uh what? Sorry but neither Nazism nor Hitler is what springs to (my) mind when I see a picture such as:hrotha said:It wasn't a Nazi swastika, but considering the context it's quite obvious to me he was dying for someone to bring it up just so that he could rebut them.