boy oh boy,,,,, it is times like this that do break my heart... because i love the site and to see this infighting between people i like hurts...
glad that the decision has been made over kaz's social.... I know the same thing is going to come up with regards to marcuso's xmas bash since "banned" members are going to be at that one... bearing in mind he won't read this this they get back from the skegness weekend...what the hell is he going to make of this????????
again, i would ask that wouldn't it make sense to draw a line in the sand for all socials that have already been arranged... and say "from this day on" therfore noone can say they haven't been warned......
Also I know that there was talk of a "banned persons" list being made available for munch organisors... wouldn't it now be a suggestion to now make this kind of list public? i am not suggesting name and shame,don't put the reason as to why they are banned... just the fact they are banned is enough information.....
since regulars may not know that other regualrs have been banned......for example i got a pm from a mod before my munch asking "have i sent xxxxxxx information with regard to venue" and that was the 1st time i know they were banned......
I am not saying that we need to know the in and outs of everything, but just to give us enough information so that we can make informed decisions as to whether we want to go to an event or not........
sean xxxxxx
Still holding out for banned rank bar option... has advantage that munch and social organisers simply look through the 'can I go' thread. Anyone who is banned after a social started to be organised would be easy to spot.
did I miss something :shock:
boy oh boy,,,,, it is times like this that do break my heart... because i love the site and to see this infighting between people i like hurts...
glad that the decision has been made over kaz's social.... I know the same thing is going to come up with regards to marcuso's xmas bash since "banned" members are going to be at that one...
again, i would ask that wouldn't it make sense to draw a line in the sand for all socials that have already been arranged... and say "from this day on" therfore noone can say they haven't been warned......
Also I know that there was talk of a "banned persons" list being made available for munch organisors... wouldn't it now be a suggestion to now make this kind of list public? i am not suggesting name and shame,don't put the reason as to why they are banned... just the fact they are banned is enough information.....
since regulars may not know that other regualrs have been banned..........
I am not saying that we need to know the in and outs of everything, but just to give us enough information so that we can make informed decisions as to whether we want to go to an event or not........
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having read all the post here im grateful to fabio for this post for in mho a well balanced assesment of the situation ,as only through this i have learned that i will be attending a meet that "banned persons" will be attending Whilst i as a single male have no problem with this i can understand the concerns of couples/single females Whist i do not profess to know the answers, guidelines must be drawn up and posted in plain english in an attempt to heal the rifts that can only pull this site and what it stands for steadily down
Some points:
1) I'm personally grateful to the work the mods put into this site, and sympathise with the difficult decisions they have to take.
2) People in "authority" can't just say "trust me" however well intentioned they may be. Lack of trust is one of the things that comes with the territory. That's another thing we should be grateful to the moderators for - they've put themselves in a position where people will always mistrust their motives on controversial issues, and they've done it to keep this site running.
3) Everyone is biased towards their friends, unless they're an emotionless robot. Personally I'd rather have humans managing this site, especially those who clearly put a great deal of effort into trying to be as unbiased as possible.
4) There's no way the mods or anyone else can stop a banned member turning up at any sort of event. They could fake a new id from a completely different location, or they could secretly be invited by someone else. However, the situation where the mods do know for a fact (by whatever method) that a banned member will be there is completely different - if they know, and choose to do nothing, they could be said by some people to be partly to blame for anything that happens.
5) Everyone makes mistakes...
6) Moderators can't expect to make events totally safe however hard they work. It has to be clear to all attendees that they are responsible for their own personal safety, and what the risks are.
Having heard all the discussions, I think it is fair for the mods to say that they reserve the right to prevent advertising of an even on this board where they know a dangerous person may be present.
But personally I'd prefer to see the offending advert removed, rather than a person being banned. Banning should be for situations where an organiser has deliberately misled a mod, not because of who their friends are.
However, see (5) above, which also applies to me!
The AUP says you can't indulge in "Abusive or aggressive behaviour towards other people on here."
Since ex members are not "on here", I suppose that technically they can be slagged off with wild abandon :!:
Oh blue in the words of Dick Emmery
oh you are awful but i like you
Just thought I'd lighten the mood a little.
Which brings me nicely on to a second hijack.
Maybe we should have a Xmas SH pantomine thread.:giggle: