He seemed to be a nice fellow. I doubt he'd want to join again out of self respect. — Shawn
So, did you can him for signalling that he was Marco, or for being Marco? Just curious about how the burgermeisters on here view these things, based upon the apparent idea of bannings being permanent and irrevocable. Would you have not re-banned him if he had not so "signalled", even if you knew it was he? What if a banned member "reincarnates", and behaves in an utterly different manner? Will he be summarily re-banned based upon the original banning, or does TPF offer the possibility of redemption?I banned him for saying something to signal he was Marco. — fdrake
This begs a question: might it be thought that "Prishon" was another avatar of said "Marco"? I must say, the notion occurred to me almost immediately that "Graveltty" might in actuality be "Prishon" with a newfound discipline, mostly because of the whole "physics" thing, but also...uuhhh...general tenor. I was even considering this before the 'Graveltty' banning; I dropped the name "Prishon" in my very last reply to "Graveltty", to see what type of reaction I might receive. If this is true, I hope that if he reincarnates again, he devises a less wierd username...like, maybe, "Joe".He has rejoined several times since then. I must say, when he joined as Graveltty he was clearly making an effort to hold back at first. Wasn't starting several threads per day... — SophistiCat
does TPF offer the possibility of redemption? — Michael Zwingli
Ah. So, what type of criteria can result in a "banning"? I just want to know as an aide in keeping a lid on those of my own inherent opinions (I have some strong, fairly "non-P.C." ones) which might amount to liabilities...especially in view of the turbulence of the emotions which I am experiencing at the instant stage of my life.We did reverse a ban and they're still here. — Michael
what is "flaming" — Michael Zwingli
I have heard that term in the past, but never knew exactly what it referred to, simply inferring that it means something like "seeking out opportunities for belittlement or argumentation". Would that be about right? — Michael Zwingli
How about "trolling"? — Michael Zwingli
In internet slang, a troll is a person who posts inflammatory, insincere, digressive,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog), with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses,[2] or manipulating others' perception. — Wiki
Brutish moderation is worse than trolling. — Varde
So, did you can him for signalling that he was Marco, or for being Marco? — Michael Zwingli
Will he be summarily re-banned based upon the original banning, or does TPF offer the possibility of redemption?
Oh, yes. This makes sense. I think that my own conception about this term involving "surfing around for opportunities" was influenced by the sense of "trolling" as a fishing term, wherein a line is dragged behind a moving boat in search of hungry fish...."stirring the pot"... — James Riley
Hahaha, oh yeah, I know what you mean. I've "patted" myself a few times in my life, thank you very much...although it concerns me that this has grown more infrequent over the years.quite possibly, they "pat themselves" (if you know what I mean) — James Riley
...and a good friend at that. I turn to Wikipedia for the quick synopsis of everything, but I never though to reference it for this term. I guess, since I have never used social media (no interest, and I disdain artifice in general, anyways) or have used online forums until recently (which I only started using when I decided to learn Latin), I never though it important enough for me to bother.Wikipedia is your friend... — Srap Tasmaner
I think that my own conception about this term involving "surfing around for opportunities" was influenced by the sense of "trolling" as a fishing term, wherein a line is dragged behind a moving boat in search of hungry fish. — Michael Zwingli
Ah, good. Well, nobody has to really worry about me "trolling". I prefer my violence to be physical too much to enjoy the "virtual" brand. To myself, there is no worse feeling than wanting to grab someone by the lapels, and be prevented from doing it by a computer screen or a telephone line (I've experienced the telephone version many times in my life).Then I remembered the troll that hid under bridges and fucked with people. But "baiting" people, like fish, brought me back around. — James Riley
Ah, good. Well, nobody has to really worry about me "trolling". I prefer my violence to be physical too much to enjoy the "virtual" brand. To myself, there is no worse feeling than wanting to grab someone by the lapels, and be prevented from doing it by a computer screen or a telephone line. — Michael Zwingli
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