I get time away from the site.
Advertisers lose revenue as I have to do my shopping by other means.
My point of view hasn’t changed.
I have even less respect for some than I did before.

Perhaps the point is to learn some manners

seems to have failed though

At least it makes the banners happy.

A happy banner:

Well, no, because you’re not banned from the site, just from the forum.

I know someone serving a ban and whilst he considers what he said to be pretty minor and obviously tongue in cheek, he realises that it’s their forum and they can take their ball home whenever they want.

And it’s just the internet…

Perhaps the point is to learn some manners

seems to have failed though
That’s the respect point, if those doing the banning don’t have any manners, how is it possible to respect them. One might say that deliberately aggressive posts equally lack manners.

I think you’re making the fundamental schoolboy error of thinking you were meant to benefit

Perhaps the powers that be should consider corporal punishment in future. Do you think you’d get anything out of that?

I get time away from the site.

sounds like when you’re not banned you have to be on here 😛

silly dondon

Its their house, they can do what they want.

Perhaps the powers that be should consider corporal punishment in future. Do you think you’d get anything out of that?

Definitely, but probably not what I should.

Its their house, they can do what they want.

surely it’s the advertisers’ site?

Could we have a ban confession thread where anyone fresh back from a ban has to link to the post which earnt them the ban and state what they have learnt from being banned. Could be therapeutic (and entertaining).
It could be a sticky.

Bannings pander to the self righteous moaners who can’t take a joke or a differing opinion, whilst others get away with what they like.

Not always, but usually.

*reports peterpoddy for having a better garage than me*

Perhpas it is your continual and flagrant breaches of the rules?

*reports Philly for having more attentive stalkers than me*

Could we have a ban confession thread where anyone fresh back from a ban has to link to the post which earnt them the ban and state what they have learnt from being banned.

But the offending posts are often removed.

My friend learnt that a previously well-used forum euphemism involving breaking through a rear entrance by striking it hard with one’s foot, even when said in, what he thought was obvious, jest, is no longer acceptable.

*Hugs phily*

@wrecker, I was banned for calling someone an idiot and avoiding the swear filter. Three days off and unless they have changed, for which I see no evidence to the contrary, I guess they’re still an idiot and a self righteous one at that. 😀

*reports binners because it’s all his fault*

*reports TJ for having a go at dondon*

*reports camo for referring to 2 banners as a single banner*

@wrecker, I was banned for calling someone an idiot and avoiding the swear filter. Three days off and unless they have changed I guess they’re still an idiot.

Good work. I’ve found a well placed smiley can hide a multitude of sins 😀

I was banned for calling someone an idiot and avoiding the swear filter.

Me too. Soz.

It could be a sticky.

A ban lets the normal users of the forum have a nice, quiet time without the banned person doing whatever it was that got them banned in the first place. If they feel sad because of a ban, then that’s a bonus.

Most people get a warning first. Don Simon, for example has had 13 separate warnings against him in the last 12 months, so it’s not like a ban is a surprise if it does follow.

Most people who are banned are done so as a result of complaints from other forum users. Any offensive posts that are seen as being left up because we approve or whatever, simply haven’t been reported to the mods.

Hope that helps.

My friend learnt that a previously well-used forum euphemism involving breaking through a rear entrance by striking it hard with one’s foot, even when said in, what he thought was obvious, jest, is no longer acceptable.

Who are you then? Hora?

To the OP – What’s the point of cats? What’s the point of white chocolate? What’s the point of spending all your time on a MTB forum? It’s a mistake to think in teleological terms about it all, IMO.

surely it’s the advertisers’ site?

of course it is, what was I thinking, its completely the advertisers’ site

Here, Phil, before I report you for reporting me, does your lovely Missus still need some wheels? I’ll have a spare pair in a week or two. They’re decent.

Email in profile if interested.

What’s the point in prison?

We just let folk out eventually and most of them return to crime so they’ve learnt nothing….

teleological

That is a niiiice word

don simon – Member
Advertisers lose revenue as I have to do my shopping by other means.

Have I trodden in something?

*checks*

No. Well, I’m getting the unmistakable smell of bullsh1t from somewhere!

WHATS THE POINT OF A CAT?!?!?

Don Simon, for example has had 13 separate warnings against him in the last 12 months,

Any advances on 13 in 12 months? Anyone reckon they can beat it?

*reports camo for referring to 2 banners as a single banner*

* reports Phil for noticing the 2 banners/single banner discrepancy *

* reports Phil again for gratuitous usage of cat pictures to underline his point *

* Feels dirty *

*reports self for laughing*

*Starts book on how long afore don is banned again*

Don Simon, for example has had 13 separate warnings against him in the last 12 months

lol!

Any advances on 13 in 12 months? Anyone reckon they can beat it?

That figure I simply don’t believe as I have only received in my inbox something like 4 warnings. More telling would be to see who has done this complaining to get the warnings sent.

teleological

That is a niiiice word

Been listening to Radio 4 again? I was most impressed this morning when someone used the phrase “Aristotelian syllogisms” in a sentence.

You don’t get that banter from Chris Moyles!

given that the for sale/wanted forums are a big part of this forum, and i expect there are a large number of “lurking” visitors who have not joined, Singletrack have to (IMO) consider all users, not just the forum regulars (or big hitters if you like). Further more, like it or not, the people at singletrack have bills to pay and mouths to feed, and I expect advertising goes some way towards paying them.

Now if I had a product or a shop, lets say specialising in Ti singlespeed 29ers with Alfine hubs and suspension adjustable from 100 to 200 mm at a knock down price, I would think advertising here would be a good thing, however, if singletrack was known as a place full of cross IT workers and underemployed engineers, i might not want my product associated with that.

Likewise, if I were considering a premium membership on the grounds that this place is a resourse of immense wisdom (and opinion) on all topics bike related and less so, then this would also bring money to Todmorden for Chipps & co, I might be put off by some of the recent “un-pleasentness” and take my money elsewhere. Those “other” sites may not feature the same adverts as this site does, and those companies may feel the effect, and take their business else where…

I like the forum, I like the sarcasm, gentle abuse and mixed opinions. But it is a mountain bike forum, run by a mountain bike magazine, which is run for profit (and love I expect). I don’t like bannings, bit this isn’t a democracy, you don’t have the right to free speech here and the mods can (and will) do whatever they like.

As I say, I like the forum as it is, and would prefer it to stay the way it is, and if that means banning people who upset the status quo (who’d mess with Rossi?) then so be it.

*sends email to PP*

13 warnings is impressive, its probably bad to admit such a thing but i have the same frustrating-to-admit respect for dondon right now as i did the naughty kid in school who always got sent out the classroom for telling the teachers he couldn’t be bothered with homework instead of making bad excuses like the rest of us.

That figure I simply don’t believe as I have only received in my inbox something like 4 warnings. More telling would be to see who has done this complaining to get the warnings sent.

Maybe some warnings are so severe that the count as multiple warnings?
It’d be good to see sweary, comically disproportionate abusive warnings from the mods. Just to antagonize like.

It’d be good to see sweary, comically disproportionate abusive warnings from the mods. Just to antagonize like.

That’s been done. 🙁

We need to see that. Now.

*is impressed by dondons banning*

Cool 8

Looks at Hisdog through narrowed eyes “that” phrase isn’t nice

Are we getting to one of those situations where teacher says

“Okay young man, you’ve got a detention”

“Don’t care!”

“2 detentions”

“not bovvered!”

“3 detentions”

“****!, You’re a ****ing ****ing **** anyway”

“right… you’re off to join Fred…..”