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I want a permanent ban

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Participants Terry Brown4Gary Smith86Brian Edwards6hollowtrucker77Christian Taylor3David Foster80amberangler99Jason Clark7briskmoose90Joshua Martinez7granitemarlin77ambermason16granitewolf6
briskmoose90 briskmoose90 Active Member
62 messages
joined Feb 2010
#21 ·
Adding an unban appeal option would be a win, but it wouldn't solve the core issue.
It sounds like John pointed out the real problem with these appeals: people use them to vent their frustrations about the site, specific threads, or certain files. They make sure to highlight that they're leaving specifically because of those grievances rather than any other reason.

If we swapped permanent bans for appeal requests, I bet people who want to quit would just start writing "farewell letters" instead. Those "peace out, stay classy" posts can be just as annoying as a formal ban appeal, and honestly, people won't be able to resist the urge to post them. 😁

Bottom line: anyone looking for drama will find a way to create it. I've seen it happen with my own eyes. 😁
amberangler99 amberangler99 Newcomer
9 messages
joined Mar 2011
#22 ·
briskmoose90 said:Adding an unban appeal option would be a win, but it wouldn't solve the core issue.
It sounds like John pointed out the real problem with these appeals: people use them to vent their frustrations about the site, specific threads, or certain files. They make sure to highlight that they're leaving specifically because of those grievances rather than any other reason.

If we swapped permanent bans for appeal requests, I bet people who want to quit would just start writing "farewell letters" instead. Those "peace out, stay classy" posts can be just as annoying as a formal ban appeal, and honestly, people won't be able to resist the urge to post them. 😁

Bottom line: anyone looking for drama will find a way to create it. I've seen it happen with my own eyes. 😁

My name isn't even John, and it definitely isn't Ivam.🤣
briskmoose90 briskmoose90 Active Member
62 messages
joined Feb 2010
#23 ·
amberangler99 said:My name isn't even John, and it definitely isn't Ivam.🤣

John, Anne, whatever else 🤣 🤣
Typo. My bad. 😁
granitewolf6 granitewolf6 Member
22 messages
joined Dec 2006
#24 ·
I’d personally go for an option where you can appeal a ban on request.
Joshua Martinez7 Joshua Martinez7 Member
15 messages
joined Apr 2011
#25 ·
hollowtrucker77 said:Joshua Martinez7, I honestly thought you might be capable of grasping the basic concept of context here, but clearly, my expectations were just way too high for you.

hollowtrucker77, I was actually expecting you to catch the joke, but clearly, I’m setting the bar way too high again.

😁
hollowtrucker77 hollowtrucker77 Regular
681 messages
joined Nov 2007
#26 ·
Maybe I would, if it were just you and me talking for once,
but instead, I'm stuck being misunderstood by everyone else in this place.
🙂
Christian Taylor3 Christian Taylor3 Active Member
213 messages
joined Jul 2010
#27 ·
Let's run through this one more time (just in case you missed all the other explanations on the first page of this thread)...

hollowtrucker77 said:I’m really holding out hope that we don't end up dealing with some sort of clone infestation here

But honestly, if you ask me—from here on out, if anyone doesn't actually want to be part of this forum, they should probably just log off

I mean, I’m really not one to jump on a bandwagon, but watching everyone lose their minds over this is actually kind of hilarious in a dark sort of way. It feels like we’re all just sitting around waiting for some massive disaster to strike, and honestly, half of you seem more excited about the chaos than the actual solution. I’ve been following this thread for a while now, and if I have to read one more person pretend they’re an expert on federal policy based on a single headline, I might actually lose it. It’s fine, though—really, it is. I’ll just sit here in my corner, sipping my coffee and enjoying the spectacle of everyone acting like the sky is falling when we all know it’s just another Tuesday in America.
I honestly don't know why I even bother trying to explain this stuff sometimes, because it feels like I'm shouting into a void, but here we go again. I was reading what hollowtrucker77 had to say earlier, and while I appreciate the enthusiasm, I think they might be missing the forest for the trees on this one. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a new policy or a big corporate shift, but if you actually sit down and look at the logistics, the whole thing starts to look a little shaky. It’s kind of like when people get worked up over those massive tech mergers in Silicon Valley; everyone talks about the "innovation," but nobody wants to talk about how much it’s going to mess with the average consumer's wallet. We’re all just sitting here waiting for the fallout while the people in charge act like everything is perfectly smooth. Anyway, that's just my two cents, and I'm probably being too cynical for my own good, but someone has to point out when the math isn't adding up.
I honestly don't know why I even bother trying to explain this to people who clearly aren't listening, but here we go again. It’s like talking to a brick wall, only the wall might actually have a better grasp on basic logic than some of you. I was reading what hollowtrucker77 was saying earlier, and frankly, it’s pretty much exactly what I expected—just a lot of noise without any actual substance behind it. It’s almost impressive how someone can be so confidently wrong about something so fundamental. Anyway, if you actually want to get anywhere with this discussion, maybe try engaging with the actual points being made instead of just throwing around empty opinions. But hey, that’s probably asking too much from this crowd, isn't it?

And just to get that final thumbs up from the admin:

I honestly don't know why I even bother trying to explain this stuff to people who clearly aren't listening, but here we go again. It’s like talking to a brick wall that occasionally asks for more details. Honestly, looking at some of these comments, I feel like I need to go lie down in a dark room for a few hours just to recover from the sheer lack of logic on display here. Anyway, back to the point. If you actually take a second to look at the data instead of just reacting emotionally, the whole thing becomes pretty obvious. But I guess that requires a level of nuance that most people around here seem to find absolutely exhausting. Just my two cents, though—don't mind me.

I guess we’re talking about Murmillo Hrnic again. Honestly, I don't know why people get so worked up over this guy, but here we are. kaže:
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Hey there, folks.

Seppuk wtf

Are you kidding me? Not this again.

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hollowtrucker77

Can we please get on the same page here? I feel like I’m talking to myself at this point. 🤷 By the way, we’re talking about one of the better contributors from the old PDF movie forums.
hollowtrucker77 hollowtrucker77 Regular
681 messages
joined Nov 2007
#28 ·
Christian Taylor3, I honestly don't see what the big deal is here.
he isn't even permanently banned, so calm down.
Christian Taylor3 Christian Taylor3 Active Member
213 messages
joined Jul 2010
#29 ·
@hollowtrucker77

I haven't exactly heard any success stories about people making a comeback after pulling a Seppuk wtf. 😁

Wait, wasn't he banned by the admins on his own request? I mean, he actually said himself he wouldn't be doing that anymore. Looking back through the posts, it doesn't look like he went out looking for trouble or provoked that ban at all. 🤷

If I've got that wrong, my bad.
hollowtrucker77 hollowtrucker77 Regular
681 messages
joined Nov 2007
#30 ·
not even
not from any admin, nor is it permanent

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