Members being banned from forums

[David G]

if another member gets banned who's been here for a while, writes articles on the forum and has the Owner of this forum listed as one of their "friends" in their profile, then i feel it's perfectly acceptable to ask.

who knows if this member had or has ongoing deals, etc with other members.

imo... if a member has been banned before, then it should be in their profile and the reason why they were banned...so members who are considering doing business with them can take those issues into consideration. imo...

This is in reply to the above post by Don in different thread.

hmmmm...very few members asked me why I was ousted from the other board (which is where most of the heavy hitters are) even though I feel like I was a long time, good, valuable and heavily contributing member to xxx board.

Possibly some who were interested in the story did not know how to contact me or was not contacted much by other members since my handle here is 'trader' but at xxx board it was 'David' - maybe some there were not even aware I was banned.

 

[Biggie]

well david, again sorry you got banned and maybe i'll get banned from dnf because i'm bout tired of admins/mods closing my thread after they post their remark and don't give me a chance to respond.

i've been a member here longer than any of them and they show "less respect" for long-standing members than they do newbies now

telling members what is and what isn't their business, when everything that goes on here, should be about the business of domains...that kind of statement seems quite contrary.

if this is the change, or sign of the times @ dnf....i'll be spending less time posting here in the future


imo...

btw; no guarantee's on outcome, but i'll bring it up with d @ dbr if you like

 

[chillking]

With out mentioning members names i just seen a member who got banned and i looked like to me why he got banned was because he was warning people about fake traffic and fraud , i think theirs nothing wrong with that. The same member who i'm talking about has stopped a lot of fraud going on in DNForum in the past the guy speaks his mined. He was trying to protect people from getting burned.

Any one up for a chat im in the chatroom.

 

[David G]

btw; no guarantee's on outcome, but i'll bring it up with d @ dbr if you like

Please do that. thanks Don.


imo...btw, you were the best Mod this forum ever had.

 

[Bill Roy]

I remember a member, one of his forum names was 'WhoDatDog' who used to make wild accusations, accuse people wrongly and without any evidence, all solely on 'HIS' understanding of the domain market (and of course he knew it all). He was banned, several times, each time joining under a new account, and would get banned again and again. Now if I remember rightly Big was one of the mods who dealt with him.

Now it is for the mods in place now to deal with situations that arise, we as mere members of this forum do not know what transpires in private communications between the mods/admins/members when a situation arises that has to be resolved one way or another, but unless you want either (a) lynch mob mentality to rule, or (b) for mods to obey a strict writen constitution, then we have a situation whereby we have to trust Adam and the mods/admins he appoints.

In another thread in the past couple of weeks members (generally) had been crying out for stricter moderation of the threads. Generally the mods were accused of not moderating nearly as strictly as they should have been. Well surely this is a case of moderators doing their job, and what is more the ban we have been informed is only for a single week!

Let us all take a deep breath and think what we get from this forum, for it is definately beneficial to the vast majority of members. Let us trust Adam to do what is right in any circumstance that arises, for it is he who has developed this forum and invested not only money but a considerable amount of time and effort building it into the foremost domaining forum for domainers on the web today.

I neither read any of the posts that resulted in the ban nor have any affiliation or grievence against any particular member, I just want members to remember that we all are equal members here and are treated as such, no matter how long we have been a member and that is how it should be.

Just my 2 cents worth (though some may think it is not even worth that).

 

[Focus]

I got banned everywhere..several times k:

Check my feedback it's 100%, I am GOLDEN when it comes to domain business, but opinionated & very outspoken when it comes to forum topics and issues. This is no secret.

This has gotten many a good members banned on various forums. This is because we are all mixing business with personal by spending time chatting about various life, personal, & political issues instead of just only buying and selling domains. BUT, to keep members active and engaged on the forum with alot of constant activity going on this behavior is somewhat necessary. The forums with the most business & members are usually the ones with the most flame threads going on. I know personally that when the forum is very active with all kinds of crazy threads going on and on and on that I usually SELL and BUY more domains. Why? I'm on the forum more, & reading more. You also become more emotionally engaged which is a large part of the sales & selling process in the first place.

Attempts to "quiet things down" usually do just that. Not good.

 

[tas38]

Anyone finding a sale going on with some thing that is wrong, and wants to protect other members from it, should make a new thread under this gold cafe part of the forum.

That way they are not messing with the auction it's self, and then members can talk about it, with out worrying about getting banned for breaking the rules.

The rules do say you can't post that stuff in the auction thread, so tech it is breaking the rules, but now this part of the forum it should be 110% ok, I also feel other members should be warned when it's needed.

But not on the auction it's self as things get out of hand to fast when that is done, so the mods have that rule for good reason. Once I seen some one trying to rip members off, I posted what I seen there the guy got my phone#, by searching my domain whois info and called about 15 mins after my post.

The guy said delete my post that he knows where I live, and would come and beat the shi$ out of me if I didn't delete it, or ever done that to him again, then ask me who the FUC$ I thought I was Fing with.

I deleted the post pretty fast as the guy clearly had problems, and how knows what they could do, knewing my info he got from my domain whois records, to tell the truth I was shocked and worried some one would do such a thing. But you can see why they have rules, not letting people post warnings in auctions and sales.

 

[Aleksandar]

Yeah I agree that this needs to be solved in one way or another. As for the calls, don't worry it's bullshit, I would like to see that same man calling me and coming here in Serbia, he would never forget that vacation. Chill out nobody's going to beat you up.

 

[Bill Roy]

Aleksander - that about 'never forgetting the vacation' made me laugh out loud!

 

[Aleksandar]

In what context? Made you laugh for some unknown reason to me or you're the guy who called?

 

[Deleted member 111831]

What is DBR? If it is private or not allowed to be discussed here can somebody send me a PM about it? Possibly an invitation?

 

[Bill Roy]

Aleksander - I would not have pre-empted with a call! k:

Pokerpie - DBR is basically another another forum, IMHO for those who don't mind rolling their trouser legs up. Basically you have to be 'approved' or even 'invited' and then 'approved' to join! Again just my opinion but it seems to consist of a lot of people who are unable to think outside the box, basically you have to roll on the floor before the dotcom god and swear undying allegence to protect at all costs the hallowed ground of the one and only true domain suffix! :hail:

 

[Donna Mahony]

Aleksander - I would not have pre-empted with a call! k:

Pokerpie - DBR is basically another another forum, IMHO for those who don't mind rolling their trouser legs up. Basically you have to be 'approved' or even 'invited' and then 'approved' to join! Again just my opinion but it seems to consist of a lot of people who are unable to think outside the box, basically you have to roll on the floor before the dotcom god and swear undying allegence to protect at all costs the hallowed ground of the one and only true domain suffix! :hail:

WOW DotComGod makes people roll on the floor at DBR!! Doesn't DotComGod have some little thing to do with this very forum, too?

 

[Biggie]

Aleksander - I would not have pre-empted with a call! k:

Pokerpie - DBR is basically another another forum, IMHO for those who don't mind rolling their trouser legs up. Basically you have to be 'approved' or even 'invited' and then 'approved' to join! Again just my opinion but it seems to consist of a lot of people who are unable to think outside the box, basically you have to roll on the floor before the dotcom god and swear undying allegence to protect at all costs the hallowed ground of the one and only true domain suffix! :hail:

i find nothing wrong with being "approved" or "invited" etc. before being allowed to join.

as an example:
sedopro is by invitation only and you have to be earning a certain amount or own at or above a specific number of domains.

still, i am not or never have been, one to "roll on the floor" before "anyone" in my life or a forum!

as for a lot of the members not being able to "think outside the box"...

i'd have to say that was a "closed minded statement"

finally, agreeing to a "confidentiality" statement is making a committment to the forum and the members.

and i'd rather be around those who are committed and are willing to keep the interesting and "enlightening conversations" within the confines of the forum and it's members.


to me, it makes for a "tighter knit group" of individuals who think for themselves, rather than being told how and what to think.


imo...

 

[Bill Roy]

Biggie - as I clearly indicated it is just my opinion! But I think I am right.

WFC - whomever is involved in the the group makes no difference at all!

 

[Donna Mahony]

Billbo, are, were you a member of dbr?

 

[slsch]

http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/cover030605.htm
http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/11/06/godaddy-hires-adam-dicker-domain-heavyweight-dnforum-owner/

WOW DotComGod makes people roll on the floor at DBR!! Doesn't DotComGod have some little thing to do with this very forum, too?

 

[GeoOwners]

Aleksander - I would not have pre-empted with a call! k:

Pokerpie - DBR is basically another another forum, IMHO for those who don't mind rolling their trouser legs up. Basically you have to be 'approved' or even 'invited' and then 'approved' to join! Again just my opinion but it seems to consist of a lot of people who are unable to think outside the box, basically you have to roll on the floor before the dotcom god and swear undying allegence to protect at all costs the hallowed ground of the one and only true domain suffix! :hail:

yes but the floor is very clean and paved in GOLD!

and there's a nice marble fire pit right smack in the middle...



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[Bill Roy]

WFC - no I have never been a member, but I have spoken with those who have been/may still be members. But because my information is second hand that is why I clearly state it is just an opinion and not suggest anything as fact. (I am careful you see).

 

[Focus]

I have started a new elite domainer group called who gives a shit really....