Explaining my GPA and transcript

David Parker93,

Why the ban? The whole debate was actually pretty civil—zero profanity or anything. The absolute worst thing said was "you're not being totally honest" and me suggesting someone was getting worked up. If every thread on this site was handled with this level of decorum, this place would be incredibly chill. Plus, the best part is that within that same post, I actually cleared things up with the guy to fix any communication breakdown—I laid my cards on the table.

So there’s zero reason to drag this up.

I wasn't forcing my views on anyone, I wasn't attacking, and I even apologized if needed.
Honestly, the discussion was useful because some info came out that wouldn't have surfaced otherwise.
My last post wasn't "attacking" or pushing an agenda—and you won't find a single instance of me being aggressive in this entire thread, at least not from my end. Bottom line: I made it clear we should check out that specific model, and I plan to look at it myself. It was an open, respectful talk. We don't agree? Fine. Thank God people actually have opinions. That's how it works.

Out of everyone here, I'm the only one who isn't too proud to admit when I've messed up, misread something, or misspoke.

When you gave me this warning

I tried to lay out a decent argument for why I said what I said—showing I actually stand by my points—and asked you to look at the logic, but you weren't interested in digging deeper or actually hearing me out.
Now you're citing something that I think is wrong from the jump, applying it to an even more trivial example. If I don't get a pass next time, you'll probably use this exact same excuse just because I reply to someone.

I'll give the other users this: you're being a bit too heavy-handed with the strictness. Probably justified given everything that's gone down in the past, sure, but things have cooled off enough now. In this specific case, there's no need for partiality or bans. This was just a standard, quiet debate—exactly like the thousands of others happening across the forum right now.

Just to add to that—I straight up told the guy he was foaming at the mouth.

So what exactly are you still trying to lecture us about?

I see you've moved on to playing expert on video topics now.

Talking about this endlessly is just pure stupidity. It’d be great if you’d just shut it, rather than turning the video section of the AV forum into a total mess.

Stop lecturing people on nonsense...

"Picking fights"? Give me a break. I laid out my points, didn't use any ad hominems, and kept it real. Suggesting that *I'm* the reason the audio section is a wreck—now *that's* a provocation.

It's hilarious. I say a TV is overpriced for what it offers, a debate starts, people try to argue it's not, and then some guy "wins" by basically agreeing with me just to claim I'm rambling. So what—am I just arguing with myself while everyone else agrees with me? That's how this works?

And then you suggest I'm the one instigating? People have been coming at me since my very first post. I actually tried to end the loop a few times, but people just kept biting. Yep, it's all my fault—even though I'm the one taking the hits and the insults.

While we wait for the admins to step in and handle this, let me offer a little clarification.

You don't need to be outright rude, use profanity, or hurl insults to stir up chaos on this forum. Those who communicate that way will find themselves banned much faster than the polite users who simply provoke conflict with everyone except their small circle of like-minded friends.

Given your track record of warnings, I’d say your continued presence on this entire site—not just the Audio Tech subforum—is actually up in the air; you constantly bait people and trigger these outbursts.

Here is the final post in the thread, where I have bolded the sections where you are being anything but subtle in your trolling of other members.

David Parker93 said:A little bit of basic decency wouldn't hurt you; you're starting to lose your cool.

I never stated that *you* claimed the AG9 was a higher tier; I was merely commenting on how the debate ignited immediately following my own post regarding better processors, superior tiers, and those "magical" panels that supposedly only work for LG. You jumped into the argument without any clear purpose. If you truly agree that the AG9 is overpriced for what it offers, then I apologize, but I fail to see why you insist on writing these endless, rambling walls of text if you actually agree with me? What is the point?

I respect your opinion that the differences between models are visible even in a retail store, though I personally believe those discrepancies stem from certain biases and how things are calibrated or positioned on the showroom floor.

Let's not forget how you quoted TBF1D-a earlier and then inserted a cropped quote from an entirely different user, making it look like you were multi-quoting TBF1D-a. That alone warrants a penalty, though I haven't issued a formal warning yet.

While we wait for the moderators, please read this thread, and then perhaps practice some restraint here.
And over here, there is some quite interesting reading material.

I will send you a private message once the suspension takes effect. After six months, you can request to have it lifted, but whether or not they grant that will depend entirely on the quality of your conduct on the forum in the meantime.

Look, if you agree with my basic premise but you're still picking a fight with me, I don't get the end goal here. And honestly—the wall of text thing? It’s not helping. I don't get it, and I have every right to ask for some clarity. How else am I supposed to approach this? If my "biggest crime" is just being confused and telling someone they're acting like a total clown—after providing actual arguments for why—then yeah, I guess I'm the bad guy. But seriously, that is such a minor thing that a ban is insane, let alone a partial suspension. Just be real with yourself, with me, and with everyone else on this forum: you were just fishing for any tiny excuse to sanction me. You couldn't find anything legitimate, so you dug through a heated debate—where people have said way worse things to me than I ever said to you—just to justify your little power trip.

Look, regarding that post where I'm being accused of faking a quote—that’s total BS. It didn't happen. I was just speaking in generalities—started the post using "we" to keep things broad. Nothing more to it. You guys only started coming for me after I said what I said—cut the crap.Look, I already went over this—I mentioned a few different users, then laid out exactly what I said (how this whole thing kicked off) and how people reacted to me. I even dropped a direct link to the comment I’m quoting. It was never my intention to imply that the F1 driver said it—I was just explaining how the debate started in the first place. Period.

Here’s that controversial post everyone's talking about—per F1's request.

Because I’m the one who wrote it—period. And you guys are too. They tried everything—literally every single thing they could think of.

Talk about some serious nerve. That was an incredibly rude thing to say.

It’s obvious from the jump that this isn't worth the hassle...

Pure trolling at this point—it’s literally exactly what I just said that started this whole mess. Now somehow I’m the bad guy because I'm trying to explain things to some guy who clearly doesn't get it? Please. It's obvious as hell—I even quoted the comment and dropped the link to prove it.

Look, you might get pissed at me, David Parker93, but this isn't even about logic anymore. I’m saying the price is insane—it's ridiculous—and then suddenly F1 jumps in and acts like it's "obvious" and exactly what I wanted? Are you kidding me? It’s like I spent days arguing with myself for nothing. Why am I being made to look like an idiot here? If it was so damn obvious, there wouldn't have been a debate in the first place, right?

Look, I’m not even expecting an actual argument from you on this part—and I sure as hell don't expect you to admit I'm being falsely accused of forcing anything on my colleague at F1. You're just gonna ignore it because admitting it would blow your whole narrative out of the water.

So, bottom line—I’m basically being told I can't even speak my mind here? Real classy. Idiots., Look, if I wasn't being straight with you—and if I was just making stuff up about why HDMI 2.1 is such a big deal—that would be a provocation. But that’s not what happened here.Yeah, exactly. I’m just sitting here minding my own business—so don't you dare come for me and blame me for the mess over on the audio forum. If I had posted something like that, I would’ve been slapped with a 100-point penalty immediately—no questions asked. No sanctions. Period.Look, I can’t even bring myself to write about people posting absolute garbage just to get a rise out of everyone—that's obvious trolling. But this? This is different. Accusing me of making a mess of the audio forum when we're literally debating the price of a single TV? And then claiming I'm "just messing around" three times in the same damn thread? That’s not trolling—that’s just straight-up nonsense. Honestly, it feels like the rules don't apply to me the same way they do to everyone else—like certain people just get a free pass to act out. Why is that?

Look, I’m not even gonna bother commenting on this whole "unsanctioned insults" nonsense—it’s just more noise that doesn't help anything. My actual points are being completely bypassed and ignored here. It’s like the only thing you care about is labeling me as a provocateur! As if—aside from that one joke about sausages and foam in a previous post, which was just a response to an even bigger provocation—I wasn't provoking anyone at all. But hey, I guess you need some excuse to justify the ban you already decided on.

Your comment about my reputation here is straight-up disrespectful—you weren't even around when I was racking up those points. And yeah, I got them for off-topic stuff and debates just like everyone else, but I’m not taking insults from people who think they're untouchable. You don't know the half of the direct, nasty crap I've had to deal with while these same users still roam free. What you're doing is just making excuses, and frankly, it's a pretty weak argument, no matter how much you try to dress it up.

Honestly, there’s zero reason for a partial appeal, and your reasoning for why it should happen isn't credible at all. I'm pretty sure your odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are higher than a moderator actually changing their mind based on the arguments presented—let alone actually addressing them point-by-point.

To the Admins:
If any of the admins are actually reading this, maybe just shut down this partial appeal request entirely. It’s completely unearned, and the logic being used isn't even close to being accurate or strong enough to matter.

woobie, the partial credit isn't being held up by a single post. Partial credit is based on total contributions to a specific subforum, and I wanted to let you know it was just activated a moment ago.
If the administration has any objections, they'll step in.

As far as I'm concerned, feel free to lock this.