I dislike to an incredible degree the idea of deactivating someone before we've heard one peep from him/her/it. I'm in favor of waiting for them to show wolf snout under sheep's clothing, but let's not shoot the sheep before we've seen the fangs.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
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
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2003 10:12:31 pm PST #1979 of 10001
brillig
John H - Jan 01, 2003 10:14:24 pm PST #1980 of 10001
OK so they get one post, and if it's obvious from that one post they're the old mieskie, then we can delete?
Jon B. - Jan 01, 2003 10:15:05 pm PST #1981 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
connie - I expect that ita's email will be worded in such a way that if it's not the same guy, he can just select another, less confusing, username.
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2003 10:18:06 pm PST #1982 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gah. I've changed my mind. Let /mieskie post. Let's see how it turns out, and we'll inactivate as content dictates.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 01, 2003 10:18:33 pm PST #1983 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Someone should tell him outright that we see him trying to do it and we want him to stop.
If this is the same individual, I'm sure that being seen/noticed is very much a part of the intent.
John H - Jan 01, 2003 10:18:53 pm PST #1984 of 10001
Someone watch the Firefly thread then, I guess?
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2003 10:19:30 pm PST #1985 of 10001
brillig
I believe in everyone getting one free shot, though supervision of that shot will depend on the potential danger of that shot. What can I say, I'm a real-world redemptionista.
Lee - Jan 01, 2003 10:19:33 pm PST #1986 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks Jon B! and sorry about that everybody!
Noumenon - Jan 01, 2003 10:19:45 pm PST #1987 of 10001
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Connie, there's no chance this is a coincidence, and mieskie doesn't deserve a second chance. We aren't pre-emptively deactivating him, we're just enforcing our decision to suspend.
I'm starting to worry about his continuing attempts to come bother us. Also, it's pissing me off.
Jon B. - Jan 01, 2003 10:22:32 pm PST #1988 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
How about this for an email:
Dear Sir,
Your username is easily confused with that of mieskie, whose account was recently deactivated for violating our community standards. If you are the same person, shame on you. Please stop. You're only validating our decision.
If you are not the same person, please reregister with a username that isn't likely to cause confusion. This account will not be activated.