Well, since this isn't the first time, I think letting it burn out is at best a temporary solution.
I'm with Rob on this. There's polite disagreement, and then there's flinging poo on people.
I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.
Gunn ,'Unleashed'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
P.M. Marc - Dec 31, 2002 3:34:23 pm PST #1759 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Rebecca Lizard - Dec 31, 2002 3:35:04 pm PST #1760 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
I'll wrod that. My humble vote is that m. gets a very clear, polite, but strongly-worded private email; and if this happens one more time, suspension.
Betsy HP - Dec 31, 2002 3:37:08 pm PST #1761 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Direct quote:
Piss you all off later.
In other words, "I'm going to be rude, and I'm going to enjoy it."
I vote for warning 2, at a minimum.
Jesse - Dec 31, 2002 3:40:23 pm PST #1762 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We decided warning, then suspension, right? Sounds like it's time for suspension. The warning was official and public. Two months isn't forever, and it's what we decided we'd do.
I think it's important that we try following the procedure we set up, even in this situation, which isn't the most clear-cut, becuase then we'll be ready if the real nasties come by.
Jon B. - Dec 31, 2002 3:42:08 pm PST #1763 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
In other words, "I'm going to be rude, and I'm going to enjoy it."
But he was just joking! t /eyeroll
I'd vote for suspension at this point.
victor infante - Dec 31, 2002 3:42:43 pm PST #1764 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I'm at work, and suddenly busy. Basically, I agree in principle, although I'm more tolerant than some.
Jon B. - Dec 31, 2002 3:44:49 pm PST #1765 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm exceedingly tolerant, but Jesse makes an excellent point. When it gets to the point that multiple folks are saying they don't want to visit a thread because of a single poster, I think we need to do something about it. He's already been warned.
Susan W. - Dec 31, 2002 4:00:27 pm PST #1766 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
He's deliberately flirting with the edges of acceptable behavior, and it's clear that he has no interest in participating in the community. I'd back a suspension.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 31, 2002 4:07:31 pm PST #1767 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm with Jesse-- although I think it is up to the majority of moderators. I am pretty damn tolerant, but the "piss you off later" is the kicker. He has been warned. He has been complained about again. We should follow our procedure. He seems to have a desire to piss people off on purpose, which is at odds with the way our forum works.
Consuela - Dec 31, 2002 5:03:58 pm PST #1768 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He mocked us for the Stompy Foot post. The "piss you off later" is an indication of how much he cares that he annoys the dren out of people.
Kat, I'm sorry about making you uncomfortable with the venting in Natter, although it's true that it is a historic Buffista tradition. I would never consider venting in Natter about someone I consider a Buffista; but it's clear m. doesn't consider himself a member of the community.
I'll try to restrain myself in future.
But yes, people aren't going to the FF thread because of this one poster. That's not a good sign.