The blog post in question was posted in public, something that was completely unnecessary since it can be resolved in a private dispute between the banned person (not a friend) and the moderator or admin who banned him. Sometimes I think it should be okay for things like this to be posted in public, but just a few months ago a mod was slandered quite a lot for banning a much-liked member and the whole thing became much more dramatic than it should.

Now, if someone DID actually tell your friend that she's a pile of dirt beneath their feet, then that's wrong, but I don't see how any of the staff would say such a thing. 

Anyway, it's good that you're stating your honest opinion in a reasonable and peaceable way, so I don't believe you'll get a warning (not that I know, hah) but I think if a banned member wanted to apologize, he should do it personally rather than ask another to do it for him.

It took them like 2 months and like 5 email / tickets to finally answer my friend when he got permanently banned for making a few accounts but at least he finally got unbanned it still very dumb how long it took and how many times he had to send them it kinda seemed like he was kicking a dead tree kinda pissed me off

then again I never really respected people with power, Power corrupts people

The blog post in question was posted in public, something that was completely unnecessary since it can be resolved in a private dispute between the banned person (not a friend) and the moderator or admin who banned him. Sometimes I think it should be okay for things like this to be posted in public, but just a few months ago a mod was slandered quite a lot for banning a much-liked member and the whole thing became much more dramatic than it should.

 

Now, if someone DID actually tell your friend that she's a pile of dirt beneath their feet, then that's wrong, but I don't see how any of the staff would say such a thing. 

 

Anyway, it's good that you're stating your honest opinion in a reasonable and peaceable way, so I don't believe you'll get a warning (not that I know, hah) but I think if a banned member wanted to apologize, he should do it personally rather than ask another to do it for him.

I dunno how he'd manage to do that.

Being banned and all.

But thanks on the rest I'm really trying to remain professional about this

It took them like 2 months and like 5 email / tickets to finally answer my friend when he got permanently banned for making a few accounts but at least he finally got unbanned it still very dumb how long it took and how many times he had to send them it kinda seemed like he was kicking a dead tree kinda pissed me off

 

then again I never really respected people with power, Power corrupts people

I dunno why he got banned, but there must've been a good reason, considering how people reacted.

But I do think if he wanted to apologize through someone else when he was unable to do so himself, that should be permitted.

just a few months ago a mod was slandered quite a lot for banning a much-liked member and the whole thing became much more dramatic than it should.

Uh... heh heh. Yeah. *coughs awkwardly*

Uh... heh heh. Yeah. *coughs awkwardly*

I've looked into this current situation quite a bit myself, and I do feel my friend was suspended out of a personal disdain.

You can disagree all you like. I just know that I'm almost certain it was.

*whistles to himself*

I'm surprised this hasn't been locked yet. Still waiting.

I've looked into this current situation quite a bit myself, and I do feel my friend was suspended out of a personal disdain.

 

You can disagree all you like. I just know that I'm almost certain it was.

Actually, what I meant by that was... oh, nevermind. 

I dunno how he'd manage to do that.   Being banned and all.

Email is magic My friend did it. He got permabanned, but sincerely apologized through an email and now he's still alive today. 

*whistles to himself*

 

I'm surprised this hasn't been locked yet. Still waiting.

Well it's not really bashing any specific admin or anything its more of a general opinion

Email is magic My friend did it. He got permabanned, but sincerely apologized through an email and now he's still alive today. 

Well, that is true; however, it was lacking in empathy to shoot down a public apology to the other members which he had (apparently) wronged.

You can disagree all you like. I just know that I'm almost certain it was.

For the record, certainty does not equate to proof. Hard as it might be to believe, not every mod is a raging dick who vindictively hands out warnings or suspensions to those he/she doesn't care for. I've been handed well-deserved warnings by mods whom I'm friends with - does that mean they have something against me, too?

For the record, certainty does not equate to proof. Hard as it might be to believe, not every mod is a raging dick who vindictively hands out warnings or suspensions to those he/she doesn't care for. I've been handed well-deserved warnings by mods whom I'm friends with - does that mean they have something against me, too?

Honestly, I have proof.

My friend was handed warning points for saying "Cum.", according to her.

However, I did see that the mod and her had a bit of personal animosity between them on a couple of their status updates.

If my friend was suspended for saying "Cum." by a mod in which I saw her publicly disagree with (somewhat inappropriately, I might add) , I have reason to believe that was an unjust warning.

I didn't say every mod was a "raging dick," and I didn't say that all of their warnings were unjust. I've gotten warnings I feel were perfectly justifiable. 

But, I do feel that I've seen the mods and admins do some unjustifiable things as of late, and since voicing my opinion wasn't working anywhere else, I came here.

My friend was handed warning points for saying "Cum.", according to her.

If my friend was suspended for saying "Cum." by a mod in which I saw her publicly disagree with (somewhat inappropriately, I might add) , I have reason to believe that was an unjust warning.

Really? I was under the impression that general NSFW talk was allowed, but if it was in an inappropriate and rude context (such as calling the mod in question to you-know-what) then it might be justified.

I have heard a small amount about the situation, but because I do not know the facts, I cannot make any statement on the issue.

On one hand, being in a position of power has potential to corrupt an individual. I will not deny the possibility of abuse of power.

The other side of the argument is that on a forum this size it is possible to make rush decisions. Unmerited action may have been taken, with reconsideration merely taking longer than some may like.

There is the final possibility: legitimacy. I do not know all of the facts, but if rules were broken and warning points accumulated, there may have been justification for banning. 

Once again, I do not know the facts, but I am willing to hear both sides of the issue. Support tickets have been submitted, so the decision as to whether the ban should be revoked could still be in progress. Either way, I commend the effort to remain professional about this issue, and wish the best of luck to the parties involved.

 

Really? I was under the impression that general NSFW talk was allowed, but if it was in an inappropriate and rude context (such as calling the mod in question to you-know-what) then it might be justified.

 

She disagreed on a status that could be thought of as negative towards her posted by that mod. It can be thought of as directed towards her due to him posting it immediately after locking down a status she had posted.

She claimed he was abusive of his powers.

She was suspended for saying "Cum." in a way that was directed at nobody, nor meant to be insulting, in a topic that she herself created, by said mod.

If I felt she had been deserving, I would not take any action like this, as it could end up harming me.

However, I feel she was not deserving of her suspension, and I plan on standing by my friend.

I'm still blowing small amounts of dust off of my username, so please ignore the mess.

Now, as far as posts go, this is nothing new. In fact, in all the years that I've been here, I doubt any of the mods/admins would care. So first let me say: relax a little. It's your opinion. Don't sweat it. Opinions are good.


Now, as for the admins/mods in question: they're here to make life better. That requires a little lot of time, and no small amount of patience. Yeah, they get a lot of flak. Why? Because they're doing their job. It comes with the territory. It's impossible to make both sides happy. I'll take up arms when I see a rational reason to do so. Until then, I'll be one of the few to vouch for the staff. (I'll note that a vast majority of the time, people don't have 100% of the information about a given event, even when they themselves are 130% sure they do.)

As for bias: what do people expect? This is a forum. People write things. They display part of themselves here. If they have a track record of being in cohorts with the law breakers, people are going to think they're lawbreakers in general. Tough luck.

People getting banned is nothing new. In fact, the last time I logged in I was greeted with the overhyped fallout from someone else getting banned. It's life. People make mistakes. Mistakes have consequences.


And while we're on the subject of warnings and bannings, I'm going to give EVERYONE the chance to see the most valuable advice they could POSSIBLY receive for avoiding warnings/bans, written from personal experience:


Don't be an idiot.

Yes yes, I know what you're thinking:


But there you have it. The single most valuable piece of information I could give. It's not hard really. Keep posts clean, friendly, and on topic. That's it - it's pretty much impossible to get banned at that point.

"Have you ever gotten a warning?" you ask? Yes, actually. Two of them. One was off topic stuff that was my own fault. The other was a misunderstanding on the staff's part. (And yes, I recieved warning points for something that was already sorted out the previous day.) But you know what? It didn't matter. It was an honest mistake, and nobody would benefit from fighting it. It didn't affect me, the warning points would disappear in a few weeks, and none would be the wiser.


I don't know what the atmosphere is like around here nowadays, but to all of the new forum members who might be reading this: don't worry. The staff are down to Earth Equestria people. They're doing their jobs - so go have fun! Just try and keep things clean and friendly, okay?

Sincerely,

-A veteran forum member.

I'm still blowing small amounts of dust off of my username, so please ignore the mess.

 

Now, as far as posts go, this is nothing new. In fact, in all the years that I've been here, I doubt any of the mods/admins would care. So first let me say: relax a little. It's your opinion. Don't sweat it. Opinions are good.

 

 

Now, as for the admins/mods in question: they're here to make life better. That requires a little lot of time, and no small amount of patience. Yeah, they get a lot of flak. Why? Because they're doing their job. It comes with the territory. It's impossible to make both sides happy. I'll take up arms when I see a rational reason to do so. Until then, I'll be one of the few to vouch for the staff. (I'll note that a vast majority of the time, people don't have 100% of the information about a given event, even when they themselves are 130% sure they do.)

 

As for bias: what do people expect? This is a forum. People write things. They display part of themselves here. If they have a track record of being in cohorts with the law breakers, people are going to think they're lawbreakers in general. Tough luck.

 

People getting banned is nothing new. In fact, the last time I logged in I was greeted with the overhyped fallout from someone else getting banned. It's life. People make mistakes. Mistakes have consequences.

 

 

And while we're on the subject of warnings and bannings, I'm going to give EVERYONE the chance to see the most valuable advice they could POSSIBLY receive for avoiding warnings/bans, written from personal experience:

 

 

Don't be an idiot.

 

Yes yes, I know what you're thinking:

 

But there you have it. The single most valuable piece of information I could give. It's not hard really. Keep posts clean, friendly, and on topic. That's it - it's pretty much impossible to get banned at that point.

 

"Have you ever gotten a warning?" you ask? Yes, actually. Two of them. One was off topic stuff that was my own fault. The other was a misunderstanding on the staff's part. (And yes, I recieved warning points for something that was already sorted out the previous day.) But you know what? It didn't matter. It was an honest mistake, and nobody would benefit from fighting it. It didn't affect me, the warning points would disappear in a few weeks, and none would be the wiser.

 

 

I don't know what the atmosphere is like around here nowadays, but to all of the new forum members who might be reading this: don't worry. The staff are down to Earth Equestria people. They're doing their jobs - so go have fun! Just try and keep things clean and friendly, okay?

 

Sincerely,

 

-A veteran forum member.

I'll admit that, at first, I handled the news quite poorly that my friend had been suspended. I will apologize for that.

However, I do feel that she has been wronged, given the circumstances.

I also feel a mod should remain professional when dealing with situations like the one he was in with her, and I feel he failed to do so; she's not a mod for a reason, just like he IS a mod for a reason. They have power, and I feel it was abused after looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident with a clear head.

I have no disdain for the mods or admins themselves, and I do agree they get a lot of flack that is unnecessary, as is the case with every authority figure.

And, personally, my problem with the whole "banned" thing was that is was a shot down public apology.

I've noticed these things far too often around here for me to be comfortable with, and my opinion was not heard. That is why I posted this blog.

I'll have to side ghostface with this one...despite opposing opinions.  

Some Mods and Admins are power hungry, and make their titles an excuse to be complete jerks themselves...like sorta a "I'm right, you're wrong, i'm a higher rank than you, so what the hell are you going to do about it?" attitude.

Sometimes, I don't get logic around here. Member says something wrong, warning points, suspension, bans, what has you. Mod/Admin says something wrong, other way around.

Don't arrest me. I'm an innocent bystander sharing her right mind of the situation.

I'll have to side ghostface with this one...despite opposing opinions.  

 

Some Mods and Admins are power hungry, and make their titles an excuse to be complete jerks themselves...like sorta a "I'm right, you're wrong, i'm a higher rank than you, so what the hell are you going to do about it?" attitude.

 

Sometimes, I don't get logic around here. Member says something wrong, warning points, suspension, bans, what has you. Mod/Admin says something wrong, other way around.

 

Don't arrest me. I'm an innocent bystander sharing her right mind of the situation.

Oi, didn't I say not to worry about opinions? (I suppose disclaimers never hurt though.)

...Or perhaps I'm wrong, and I'm so far out of the loop that administration has totally changed hands.

*Checks mod/admin list*

Nope. All is well with the world. No major changes that I can tell.

If something like that really did happen, I'm half tempted to ask you to send proof. (I'd rather not open old wounds though.) On one hand, I'm prepared to take everything with a grain of salt. On the other hand, I'd like to actually see if these stories have validity to them. Maybe I've just had a bad string of logins, but every time I check back on this place, someone manages to start a civil war.

It's crazy.

And, personally, my problem with the whole "banned" thing was that is was a shot down public apology.

 

I've noticed these things far too often around here for me to be comfortable with, and my opinion was not heard. That is why I posted this blog.

Perhaps, but "apologies" often show themselves in their true form of "this-is-why-I'm-technically-right-please-feel-bad-for-me" sort of threads. It creates more drama than is needed.

Now, if it's a true apology, then by all means they should be allowed to speak their mind. Unfortunately, the sins of the few have affected the many.

Perhaps, but "apologies" often show themselves in their true form of "this-is-why-I'm-technically-right-pease-feel-bad-for-me" sort of threads. It creates more drama than is needed.

 

Now, if it's a true apology, then by all means they should be allowed to speak their mind. Unfortunately, the sins of the few have affected the many.

Hey now, it was an apology. Didn't say he should be reinstated It seemed like he bothered a lot of people, and I'm fine with his ban, just the denial of his apology was a bit off-putting. Especially since it was the way he acted; he was one of this group who turned on everyone and became dicks, it seemed.

So, again, I'm not saying "UNBANHIMHESRIGHTIFEELBAD" I'm just saying he apologized. That's not something to be shut down without bias.

Trace this back to the point of the blog.

Anyway, dude, I think the way this blog was handled got an admin to look over my friend's suspension It's all under control, no harm done for the time being.

Just awaiting the verdict. Locking this blog myself, no reason to continue. I'm already anxious about my friend here, and I feel I brought attention to something and made a difference.

No need to beat a dead...dunno if I should say "horse" or "pony" here...