polskadan Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 Okay, i'm back from my banishment and would like to say a couple of things. First off, i apologize if I upset some of you with my opinion, I used to be the only person around my local that believed Ramsey had potential and i would always back him up but last week was an embarrasment. But last week is over and now we have to look forward to killing the Dallas Cryboys. But I would like to address several issues, i am a passionate fan, i love my skins, its just that i am a passionate fan of them, maybe more so than many of you here, and i believe that my banishment shouldn't of been handled the way it was. This is exactly what Madison feared when he wrote the Federalist Papers, in federalist paper 10 he wrote of how he feared if the government would be run by the factions, or majorities. Sort of how the situation was handled last week. After my post, several of you whom disagreed from me simply wanted to ban me on the spot, and with so the Moderator, as influenced by several posters, did so without warning me or even notifying me! I believe this is a bad way to run the message boards as only a select few can have any sense of credibility on here and simply tell others who to banish. I am a skins fan also, i use this website to gain much of my information of the skins, and the situation shouldn't of been handled the way it was! Luckily I had other ip's addresses i could use to see what was going on, from there I read the RULES and REGULATIONS, and saw i broke ONLY 1 RULE. And that was typing in all CAPS. Now i don't believe that warrents banishment on the spot....I just thought i should post this to explain what I thought of the situation, but i guess i won't express my passion for the skins on this board anymore as I did in this thread...all of the skins excitement and anger coming from redskins football, which seems to warrent banishment of skins fans in several occasions will be kept inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishomelette Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 You can yell and scream all you want. Just don't post crap at this website. You were only banned for a week. You should feel fortunate that you're still allowed to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 I banned you for a week because every other word in your post was an obscenity. Whether you broke 'one' rule, or all of them, doesn't matter. The owners decide what the tone here is, and myself and the other moderators enforce it. As for your trying to make your banning a constitutional issue, well, first of all, thats pretty damn funny. But I hardly think it rises to that level. This is a website paid for and maintained by two guys who did it purely out of love. Its not your own personal pool you can piss in anytime the urge strikes you. Its not supported by your tax dollars. Thats the difference. You want to express psychotic rage, bark at the moon, whatever. Great. Go outside and do it. But you're not going to do it here. Lastly, it might interest you to know that the very guy you chose to eviscerate here publicly actually reads this site from time to time. His brother is a valued member here. And while you're free to join the many others here critiquing his play in the strongest way, you are not free to say anything you want. I pmed you the moment I decided to give you a week off. If a) you either didn't know how to access it, or never got it, I'm sorry about that. I thought I was being pretty generous giving you a week off. If you don't think so, I can reconsider. And I don't think you're going to find many here who take your side in this. I suggest you re-read your opening post here, think hard about what's wrong with it, and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryman of the North Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Uh we are all skins fans here and most of us are passionate but we think before we type! (well maybe not so much me but most of us) just tone it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark327 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 i know this is a little off topic here but can someone tell me why Skinhokiefan is showing up ignore on here for me ??? i sure didn't do it and when i try to correct it there's no one on my ignore list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 :laugh: :banhim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by mark327 i know this is a little off topic here but can someone tell me why Skinhokiefan is showing up ignore on here for me ??? i sure didn't do it and when i try to correct it there's no one on my ignore list Its a glitch caused by our recent server crash. There are several folks who were somehow added to everyone's 'ignore user' list. Don't sweat it, it'll be fixed soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polskadan Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 yes, i will tone it down, sometimes i let anger get the best of me, but believe it or not, Ramsey was one of my fave players last year, i got so much BS from my buds b/c i believed he would be a star quarterback. And if Ramsey(or his brother) read this, i apologize, what i said was out of anger and not thought over that well. btw tarhog, i received an email noticed about receiving a pm, but i was banned, and then when I was able to check it, my inbox was empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/private.php?s=&action=show&privatemessageid=69786 Here was the private message you were sent prior to being banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskns21 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 No support from this side either. That post is probably the most childish, incoherant rant I've seen on here. There is a specific reason that this board is so popular, and that is because terrible and classless posts such as yours are not welcome here. You can complain about it and feel sorry for yourself all you want to but the ban was JUSTIFIED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by polskadan i believe that my banishment shouldn't of been handled the way it was. This is exactly what Madison feared when he wrote the Federalist Papers, in federalist paper 10 he wrote of how he feared if the government would be run by the factions, or majorities. Sort of how the situation was handled last week. After my post, several of you whom disagreed from me simply wanted to ban me on the spot, and with so the Moderator, as influenced by several posters, did so without warning me or even notifying me! I believe this is a bad way to run the message boards as only a select few can have any sense of credibility on here and simply tell others who to banish. Tell ya what. If you don't like it here, leave. Start your your board. Pay for your own server costs. Run it your way. Extreme ain't Burger King. You're not gonna have it your way. 16. Adhere to the advise and suggestions of the ExtremeSkins.com staff members. Staff members are volunteers. They were appointed to staff positions because they exemplify the characteristics, attitude and values consistent with the standards we've set for the site. Their motivations are simple: To always act in the best interests of the site. They have been entrusted and empowered with the ability and authority to achieve that standard. Therefore, their motives should never be challenged or second-guessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Look. I'm not saying you don't deserve to live. Just take it as a lesson learned and go from there. You post reasonable, well thought-out posts from here on, no ones going to remember or care about the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark327 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by Tarhog Its a glitch caused by our recent server crash. There are several folks who were somehow added to everyone's 'ignore user' list. Don't sweat it, it'll be fixed soon. thanks for the info Tarhog now back to our regularly scheduled thread :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polskadan Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 thats the thing I like these boards alot, i've read these boards for over a year even though i recently registered, and btw, Tarhog, i received this message, "Invalid privatemessage specified." And yes i do understand it should be a priveledge to post here b/c it is paid and supported by passionate skins fans and for that and to all the posters i angered, i'm sorry and will not make a post like this again. However i also realize i have made several bad lasting impressions on many of you and that will most likely not change. But either way, i love my skins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Redskin Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 change your name and most will not remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by mark327 i know this is a little off topic here but can someone tell me why Skinhokiefan is showing up ignore on here for me ??? i sure didn't do it and when i try to correct it there's no one on my ignore list It appears that his account was deleted... most likely from the server error we experienced earlier in the week. When a users account is deleted, his posts are seen as being on the ignore list for some reason that I am not sure of yet. Thankfully it appears that it did not happen to too many users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Whining is also not allowed here. You broke the rules. You were banned. You are back. Don't whine. Take the time to read and learn how this community runs. Most of us are intelligent football fans who think before we type. I personally found your first post to be offensive. I have no need to read obscenities every other word. If you have difficulty in expressing yourself without the use of obscene words, may I suggest you first type your diatribe into mircrosoft word and use the thesaurus to assist in language development. This is a message board. Get over yourself and recognize you were wrong. Apologize and learn from those who precede you. Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Redskin Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 I usually don't like to interfere with these conversations cause I don't carry much wieght around here but it seems to me that he served his sentence and has since seen the error of his ways. He has appoligized repeatedly and I for one believe he is sincere. It is in the past now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 It was in the past before he posted again in the thread he started. His first post was hardly an apology. I accept the last post he's made as sincere, and I agree, time to move on. If I didn't think he deserved a 2nd chance, I wouldn't have 'unbanned' him (a day early I might add). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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