I haven't even checked this site in 10 days, which is practically unheard of for me during the season. It had become a chore to find the threads and posts that I cared to read. It certainly wasn't any that involved BF. And to all the people trying to make it about her being a woman.. Just stop. Praise be to Mods
Well in the past, when someone exhibited such behavior they were given a warning (usually several) in the short term suspensions prior to a permanent ban. It seems like either the protocol has changed or this particular poster was singled out. So, have the rules changed? BNM
If you read through the thread you will see that the Mods said that they don't think Suspensions are working. So yes, you could say the rules have changed.
Exactly. Besides, as I said before, if you're being told you're pushing the envelope, isn't that enough? That's my big question for B-N-M. If the mods are repeatedly telling a poster to simmer down, and the behavior doesn't change, why should they let the poster off with a 24-hour suspension? A weak slap on the wrist isn't going to fix anything when a poster is ignoring repeated warnings. Besides, again... it's all moot. The poster can come right back with a new username.
Yep, that's how I read it, too. And it's been mentioned in other threads previously that she was given several warnings, both public and private, about the content and manner of her interpersonal "sparring". In all reality, if the mods' job is to help make the forum a place that people want to frequent and participate in, then this was probably justified. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Please show me where I bitched and moaned. Expressing an opinion and asking questions is not the same thing as bitching and moaning. Mixum/Carlito and Mediocre Man got YEARS of disruptive behavior, multiple suspensions and countless warnings before FINALLY getting banned. Comparing their history of disruptive behavior to Blazer Fanatic's is ridiculous. Was she even here six months? Was she ever suspended for any reason prior to the outright ban. I have no idea what was exchanged in PMs between her and the mods, but banning her outright after such a relatively short time period, without ever being suspended is inconsistent with how these situations have been handled in the past. That's all I'm saying. If that qualifies as bitching and moaning, in your opinion, so be it. So mods, why was this situation handled differently? Has forum policy changed. Is everyone going to be on a shorter leash? Do these changes have anything to do with S2 being the official forum of the Portland Trail Blazers? I'm not making any accusations, just asking questions. BNM
Does she know she was getting banned? What did she say? Did she respond by brow beating you with insults about how small your pecker is?
Its kinda weird how you say she was more knowledgeable than 90% of the posters here. She never really talked basketball outside of her long-winded opinion and taking anything that she perceived as negative into a rant that berates you. In summary, everyone on the Blazers is the best player in the NBA and anybody on any other team absolutely sucks. I don't find that very knowledgeable. But, then again you said you didn't read a lot of her posts. After awhile I didn't either. My brain told me to skip them.
Honestly, I could never decide if BF was real or just a persona. The always angry and scornful act got pretty thin. I couldn't help but wonder if it was a guy pretending to be a stereotypical pre-menstrual woman. Too bad. Whoever they were, their posts could be informed and articulate when they stuck to basketball.
