the Sharxtreme case

casualharbor9 said:So, I guess I’m not the only one who caught that weird little anomaly (fingers crossed it's just me) in the Sharxtreme case—you know, where someone gets banned because they might just be a clone of a banned user (or "—if they aren't, then they just have an equally ridiculous way of posting"—?). And in the actual ban explanation, they basically suggest he just open a new profile (seriously?!) "which will be under increased supervision."

You aren't alone there.
I've noticed this too... back when the old guard was running things, the vibe on this forum was basically
"guilty until proven innocent." The Sharxtreme - Elvis case is the perfect example of that mindset.
It makes me wonder, if we're all talking about these "new changes," why isn't it being assumed that
it's finally time to ditch that whole nonsensical rule?

Also, I kind of want to hijack this thread because the "Questions for Admin" section has basically turned into a place just for discussing signatures,
avatars, and other technical fluff, so it doesn't really feel like the right spot to ask the higher-ups
some actual questions.

Anyway, I’m curious: what criteria are actually used when deciding to amnesty permanent bans, and why does it feel like
the rules aren't applied equally to everyone?
And why does it seem like fictionSmith's threads in the corner get wiped constantly whenever a guy asks legitimate questions about
why he hasn't been given a second chance either? His "sins" don't look any bigger
than anyone else's, especially looking at some of the links found in other people's threads—their stuff looks way
worse, honestly.

I mean, you've got people getting amnestied who have clearly cycled through enough clones to hit triple digits,
yet that didn't stop them from being let back in, even though that exact number was apparently Tyndall's reason for denying his own ban review.
Not to mention the Sharxtreme member who didn't even do anything wrong in the first place.

I really hope I'm wrong here, but I can't help feeling like having private friendships with the mods
is the real deciding factor, while the actual offense barely matters. It’s like it doesn't matter what you actually write
on the forum as long as your avatar is a decent size and you have a well-designed signature.

Thanks in advance for any answers!

...
I really shouldn't have to bring up a member like Sharxtreme, who hasn't done anything wrong at all...

... so there 🤷...

...
I’d love to be proven wrong here, but I’m starting to get the feeling that having a little private friendship with the mods
is what actually matters, while the actual "guilt" is just a minor detail. It’s almost as if the content of what you write
on this forum doesn't matter nearly as much as whether you have a decent-sized avatar and a well-formatted signature...

... honestly...

Not all bans are created equal.
Some people actually messed up the rules and owned it, while others just continue to run the Holy Crusaders like a boring, rude, spam-filled mess.

Honestly, screw that one user who can't keep his mouth shut on a damn BB thread for even three days and refuses to serve his sentence ☕.
On top of that, his posts over on that spammy 🤣 (BB chat) thread were pure garbage too.
Even his trolls were basically bots, pumping out dozens of posts an hour 🤣.
It’s a real shame for the forum that he's gone.
EDIT: Actually, he's still here, just spamming the KBŽ now. I guess that's what we get from this "new era of liberalization" ☕. If ZgSash were still around, he would've handed out a red card for meddling in other people's business, wiped this post, this thread, and every other long-winded topic dragging on lately.
The best move would be to just declare the amnesty officially over—those who stood by it, stood by it 🙂 (and then strictly ban any further talk about the amnesty 🤣).

mellowlynx68 said:And look, not all permanent bans are created equal.
Some people actually messed up, broke the rules, and owned it, while others just keep being annoying, rude, and acting like total spammers on the Holy Crusaders forum.

It wasn't even boring or rude or spammy—it was smart, funny, and actually entertaining.

I mean, he never tried to hide what he was doing, whereas there were plenty of folks who never even bothered to apologize, yet those same users
are still walking around this forum like nothing happened. ☕

Dealing with some jerk of a user who can't even keep his mouth shut in a crappy BB thread for three days and then refuses to take his punishment ☕.
On top of that, his posts in that spammy thread 🤣 (the BB chat) were pure garbage.
Even his trolls were basically spammers, dropping dozens of posts an hour. 🤣

The BB stuff is trash by default, so why would you expect anything else from the thread? You've got an FS member who's been here for six years talking about literature, movies, art...
but I guess that doesn't matter to the people whose entire personality is built around mindless reality TV.

And honestly, calling someone out for spamming in a thread that's *already* a spam fest feels pretty hypocritical if you ask me.

It’s a real shame the forum lost him.

Facts.

If ZgSash were here right now, he’d probably slap a ban on me for sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, delete this whole post, this thread, and every other topic that’s been dragging on forever lately.

If ZgSash were around, I bet he’d at least be consistent. It’s either bans for everyone or no one. And don't even get me started on the whole cloning thing...

Honestly, they should just declare amnesty over. Whatever was promised is done, and that's that 🙂 (and then just strictly forbid anyone from bringing up the amnesty talk again 🤣).

As long as there are mods willing to play favorites and protect certain "VIP" members, we're going to keep seeing unfair bans.

The best way forward would be to make sure the criteria for pulling privileges are the exact same for everybody.
At least then it wouldn't feel like some decisions are just personal vendettas. ☕

I don't want to spend my whole day cluttering up everyone else's threads, so I was thinking... maybe the mods could do us all a favor? Like, since they caught their mistake earlier this morning and realized
that faspy isn't actually some clone of fictionSmith, maybe they could take a second look at their call regarding the Sharxtreme - Elvis case.

So, is anyone on the admin team actually going to weigh in here?

"We're all Drake," they say?

... Is that really the moral of the story we're supposed to take away here?
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