Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:24:45 11/03/03
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On November 03, 2003 at 11:15:17, Mridul Muralidharan wrote: >On November 03, 2003 at 11:03:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On November 03, 2003 at 10:30:59, Mridul Muralidharan wrote: >> >>>On November 03, 2003 at 10:26:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On November 03, 2003 at 09:54:43, Johan Hutting wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 03, 2003 at 09:26:22, Mridul Muralidharan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Recently I came to know that Vincent Diepeveen has been banned from CCC >>>>>>without explaination. >>>>>>Especially before , during and after an important event like world champs ! >>>>>>Is this true ? and if yes , why ? >>>>> >>>>>It is ridiculous to ban someone without notifying him/her and not mentioning the >>>>>reason of the ban when that is requested. I just spoke with Vincent and he >>>>>confirmed the story. Can one of the moderators also confirm this? >>>>> >>>>>If it really happened as Vincent described then IMNSHO we need a new set of >>>>>moderators. I don't mind them banning people, I do mind them banning people for >>>>>no apparent reason at all or simply refusing to give one. >>>>> >>>>>Regards, >>>>>Johan >>>> >>>> >>>>I'm not a moderator, but I am certain that all current moderators do >>>>not operate like this. I have been a moderator at least three times >>>>in the past, and we _always_ notified someone if they were banned, or >>>>even if one of their posts was removed. I believe that the current >>>>group does the same... >>> >>> >>>Yes , if the reasons are valid - definitely wrongdoers have to be punished. >>>But it must not be an autocratic system - sufficient warning and time to explain >>>ones position must be given. >>>Looks like even that was not done .... >>> >> >>That I _know_ is wrong. IE I believe that _every_ group of moderators >>has had to threaten Vincent with a ban if he didn't stop his ridiculous >>forms of posting. > >You said it ! >For some offensive post with bad language/derogatory remarks , etc it makes >sense. >Even then , as you mention - he was threatened with a ban. >This particular post was positively aneamic compared to , not only Vincent's , >standards but also anyone's including yours :) > > >> >>Vincent knows what he is doing. He knows it is improper. So long as he >>gets away with it, he won't stop. Have you noticed how much quieter and >>politer it has been for a few days? >> > >I wonder why most did not know about the ban until now ... ;) When I was a moderator, we did _very_ few bans. But we did some. And we didn't post a notice here, we just emailed the person(s) involved and told them what we were doing, why we were doing it, and how long the ban would be. > > >On a more serious note : >I dont have any objection to the ban (I definitely dont support it - and would >strongly request the moderators to revoke it) , but it was the way the ban was >enforced and also for the friviolous reasons for which it was enforced. >If it was for "past" posts - then the he must have been notified that those were >not acceptable. Not take a summation of past and present behaviour to decide. > > He was notified _many_ times when I was a moderator. I suspect that other moderators had the same experience... >> >>> >>>Mridul
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