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Originally posted by Lira Because, in theory, he's done nothing wrong. I'd love to be proven wrong, trust me, but it's complicated:

Why does he need to do something wrong to be banned?

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Originally posted by Lira Suspending him for being obnoxiously nonsensical would entail censorship (a slope that gets slippery quite easily), and opening an exception because most people want him out would be just the majority ganging up on an individual (even if he happens to be a twat).

So?

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Originally posted by Lira The best I can say is that we should all ignore him like we ignore spam bots. If he keeps posting threads no one cares about, I can suspend him for flooding the COR but, until then, my hands are tied.

I mean, I wish people would stop posting in his thread, but since they won't, I wish you would take action to resolve the situation.

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Originally posted by Lira I've suspended him in the past for genuine reasons (such as posting a Brazilian Nazi flag)

Forgive me for I'm going to have to Google this.

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Originally posted by Lira Because, in theory, he's done nothing wrong. I'd love to be proven wrong, trust me, but it's complicated: I've suspended him in the past for genuine reasons (such as posting a Brazilian Nazi flag), but these are the opportunities I have to wait for. Suspending him for being obnoxiously nonsensical would entail censorship (a slope that gets slippery quite easily), and opening an exception because most people want him out would be just the majority ganging up on an individual (even if he happens to be a twat). The best I can say is that we should all ignore him like we ignore spam bots. If he keeps posting threads no one cares about, I can suspend him for flooding the COR but, until then, my hands are tied.

Um sorry, but his posts contribute NOTHING relevant here. As I said, even spam bots post more relevant shit. He literally does not contribute in a meaningful way. His posts ARE spam, so why can't he be treated like the other spambots???

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Originally posted by Lews Why does he need to do something wrong to be banned?

I know this must sound irritating, but it's what I perceive to be fair.

Think of me as the worst kind of centrist: I fail to please either side of the discussion, eventually pissing everybody off. If you've never seen Langragian ranting because of my so-called tyranny, I'm sure a quick Google search will show he thinks I'm trigger happy

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Originally posted by Lews So?

These are some of the guidelines I've tried to follow ever since I became a moderator.

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Originally posted by Jon_Snow Forgive me for I'm going to have to Google this.

It was something like the first one, except it had swastikas in all 4 corners

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quote: Originally posted by Lews I mean, I wish people would stop posting in his thread, but since they won't, I wish you would take action to resolve the situation. quote: Originally posted by Silky Johnson Um sorry, but his posts contribute NOTHING relevant here. As I said, even spam bots post more relevant shit. He literally does not contribute in a meaningful way. His posts ARE spam, so why can't he be treated like the other spambots???

All right, I guess you both have a point, so let me have a think. I'll sleep on it and see if I can change my stance. I just want to make sure I have a good point to fall back on to justify a possible suspension

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Like seriously read his post. The guy is basically having a conversation with him-bloody-self. It's obvious he doesn't even care to truly engage with posters here. For the inane self absorbed internal dialogue crap he posts, he can buy a goddamn journal.

Don't ban him Lira. Maybe I'm being selfish because I enjoy an occasional laugh at his expense, maybe I'm being a hypocrite since I have him on ignore but if you give in to peer pressure you'll be only hurting yourself and your ideals of freedom and democracy. I've always held you in high regard don't let me down.

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Yeah, he's done. My call, not Lira's. Really over the tirade of posts consisting of... nothing. For years.

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i demand you unban him then give me authority to ban him so i can say i did it

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Originally posted by Lira Suspending him for being obnoxiously nonsensical would entail censorship (a slope that gets slippery quite easily)...

fuck you're a mincing faggot! the private sector can do whatever it wants re censorship. freedom of speech is a constraint on government only. there is no slippery slope, because we're talking about a site of about 2 dozen people at this point. so, 24 notches of "slip". won't be any worse with 23, indeed we all agree it would be better.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Yeah, he's done. My call, not Lira's. Really over the tirade of posts consisting of... nothing. For years.

whoa!! i never expected stu to be the anti-faggot! (a reference to lira obviously, not the OP.)

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