So i'v been banned on this forum countless times, and each time, it's a complete misunderstanding, which gets blown completely out of proportion. Each time, it has been for "flaming", or "trolling" when not once have I intentionally flamed or trolled anyone on here. I'll see people just being completely malicious and rude to each other constantly on here, and nothing, then I consistently get warned, or banned for absolute nonsense. So my question is, what's up with the incredible, overwhelming favoritism, and mod power trips on this site?
It's incredibly, overwhelmingly frustrating.
Recently I was banned for messaging a user, who was following the same threads as me, and consistently replying to my posts incredibly aggressive, and rude. Typical forum warrior posts. So I send him a message asking why he was acting like such a child. He asks me to stop messaging him and I immediately stop. The next day I log in, I'm the one who is banned.
So if I get banned for defending myself in the forums from forum warriors, and get banned when defending myself through a message(and immediately stop when asked to stop, in no way did I repeatedly spam, or harass this kid) then how am i supposed to defend myself? I can't ignore it, because he follows the same threads as me, and responds to all my posts...
So what the hell is going on here. None of this is fair at all. And just makes me want to leave the sight outright. I feel like i'm the one being harassed, and persecuted, when all I want to do is discuss, and talk about magic.
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Give it time, you'll mature and realise what does and doesn't work. Here's a hint: If you think someone could get offended by something you post, don't post it.
Why do you hold this view? <- Fine.
Why are you such a child? <- Obviously not fine.
In addition, the mods aren't stupid. They can see what goes on, if you send a "seemingly innocent" message to someone you have a history of arguing with, it's easy to see if there is malicious intent.
I've been taking a quick look at your warning history, and it seems to me you've been suspended twice; once for accumulating a lot of points one after another, one for breaking a forum-specific rule. While I do not know the details of the specific message that was sent (This is between you, the other user and the mods that handled your banning), it does seem like you went about things in the wrong way, even if your intentions weren't bad.
If you feel someone is harassing you, PM a mod, preferably one of the specific area that you and your harasser visit, and explain the situation. Link a few of the posts in question, and don't directly contact the user privately. Likewise, reporting said user will also help.
Trust me on this one, we don't powertrip. If it were up to me, I'd NEVER hand out a ban on this place, because we'd be an adbot-free utopia with people who never got into fights. We're willing to listen to well-thought out arguments.
Also, you may not always SEE other users get warned, but odds are they do get them. It's just that not every mod will edit every post that does get warned, so you might not see it while they did recieve a warning. This generally happens during massive issues.
As for your claims of not intentionally flaming or trolling...that's a statement you may wish to revise, as calling other people idiots is considered blatant flaming. Admittedly, you do seem to have cut down on it as those warnings mostly date from a year ago, but that's also when your other suspension dates.
Hope this helps you, and if not, feel free to ask any questions.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Is it just me, or what? but i feel like messaging a MOD, snitching, and reporting someone is just acting like a *****. I'm not trying to get anyone else banned, I would rather talk to that person directly and hash it out, but i guess that's too much to ask for. Whatever.
And as for the "idiot" post, if i recall, that was someone with like 3 total forum posts making a thread saying "all dual lands should be banned in legacy". Maybe that was to brash, but seriously.. come on...
It also all got upped voted about 12 times, so i wasn't the only one thinking it.
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A mod can delete this thread. This isn't going to accomplish anything.
you can attack their viewpoint. its flaming when you instead attack the user.
being stupid isnt against any rules here (thankfully). being antagonistic is.
I have looked over all of your infractions and with the exception of maybe one (simply because I am not familiar with the thread in question) I feel that all of them were justified rather than vindictive or power-hungry mods. Over a span of two years and mostly all for the same offence, it shows a disregard for the forum rules and other users. If you wish to discuss any of your specific infractions, your suspensions, or your image in general, it would be more appropriate to do this in private. In the mean time, I am locking this thread as it is not really applicable to the site as a whole.
It's incredibly, overwhelmingly frustrating.
Recently I was banned for messaging a user, who was following the same threads as me, and consistently replying to my posts incredibly aggressive, and rude. Typical forum warrior posts. So I send him a message asking why he was acting like such a child. He asks me to stop messaging him and I immediately stop. The next day I log in, I'm the one who is banned.
So if I get banned for defending myself in the forums from forum warriors, and get banned when defending myself through a message(and immediately stop when asked to stop, in no way did I repeatedly spam, or harass this kid) then how am i supposed to defend myself? I can't ignore it, because he follows the same threads as me, and responds to all my posts...
So what the hell is going on here. None of this is fair at all. And just makes me want to leave the sight outright. I feel like i'm the one being harassed, and persecuted, when all I want to do is discuss, and talk about magic.
Why do you hold this view? <- Fine.
Why are you such a child? <- Obviously not fine.
In addition, the mods aren't stupid. They can see what goes on, if you send a "seemingly innocent" message to someone you have a history of arguing with, it's easy to see if there is malicious intent.
If you feel someone is harassing you, PM a mod, preferably one of the specific area that you and your harasser visit, and explain the situation. Link a few of the posts in question, and don't directly contact the user privately. Likewise, reporting said user will also help.
Trust me on this one, we don't powertrip. If it were up to me, I'd NEVER hand out a ban on this place, because we'd be an adbot-free utopia with people who never got into fights. We're willing to listen to well-thought out arguments.
Also, you may not always SEE other users get warned, but odds are they do get them. It's just that not every mod will edit every post that does get warned, so you might not see it while they did recieve a warning. This generally happens during massive issues.
As for your claims of not intentionally flaming or trolling...that's a statement you may wish to revise, as calling other people idiots is considered blatant flaming. Admittedly, you do seem to have cut down on it as those warnings mostly date from a year ago, but that's also when your other suspension dates.
Hope this helps you, and if not, feel free to ask any questions.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
And as for the "idiot" post, if i recall, that was someone with like 3 total forum posts making a thread saying "all dual lands should be banned in legacy". Maybe that was to brash, but seriously.. come on...
It also all got upped voted about 12 times, so i wasn't the only one thinking it.
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A mod can delete this thread. This isn't going to accomplish anything.
being stupid isnt against any rules here (thankfully). being antagonistic is.
I have looked over all of your infractions and with the exception of maybe one (simply because I am not familiar with the thread in question) I feel that all of them were justified rather than vindictive or power-hungry mods. Over a span of two years and mostly all for the same offence, it shows a disregard for the forum rules and other users. If you wish to discuss any of your specific infractions, your suspensions, or your image in general, it would be more appropriate to do this in private. In the mean time, I am locking this thread as it is not really applicable to the site as a whole.
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