Oh, don't worry about me, Trudy. I don't take what trolls say about me personally.

And my unsolicited advice to anyone else would be to do exactly the same. So a person on the other side of the world decides to put an incoherent rant on her website with some names that happen to be sported too by some people here? Whatever. It's just yet another personal website. I mean, it's not as if a monster is going to pop out of the Internet and try to kill you...

Tom, to me, the point of saying, "Yes, this suspension means WX and PF too" is that no one can turn around and say, "But I didn't KNOW I was suspended EVERYWHERE. It's noooottt faaaiiirrrr."

I agree, we should add that language to the etiquette guide (as well as what we're hacking out now in Lightbulbs).

So,

Consistent demon-like behavior may earn a warning from the Stompy Feet. If you don't listen to the warning, you will be suspended for two months. And if you come back unreformed, you will be banned. Banning is rare and very much a last resort.

Should have:

Just FYI, our back-up boards on WorldCrossing and PeoplesForum are also Buffista Zones, and are subject to the same etiquette rules as the Phoenix.

added to it.

Has she assigned you Star Wars characters? Have you LOOKED at that woman's family tree? It's what convinced me that the captain of Zoe's tugboat pulled a Hazelton.

Looking at the PF posts-- particularly her references to "Child Poverty Action Group 'Welfare benefits and tax credits handbook'" I think she sincerely believes we are somehow connected with her family:

I am simply ashamed that my step-parents and their supporters believe they have the right and ability to occupy my forum aswell as my parents and our friends.

FWIW, I don't like that it says "may earn a warning." I think it should say, "will earn a warning"

Well, Cindy, if you don't mind me dictating what your feelings should be :-): don't be outraged either. It's not worth it. I mean, really, once established that [XXX] is a troll, isn't it a waste of energy to even think about what they say for a minute? Energy that could be better spent in positive, happy, life-affirming things like, say, porn?

I haven't read the PF posts or her site (frankly my time is too precious) so I can’t comment on those specifically. However, I am distraught (and feeling very mama bearish) that she continues to cause discomfort to my friends. {{{Buffistas}}} May we put this behind us quickly. With the shows kicking into high gear (and knocking my socks off with excellentitude) I would so much rather spend time in the show threads.

I just put the parentheses in there because I know Cindy likes them (and I want her to smile and feel all loved).

We can ban people from posting on WX

A little. Not a lot. To be 100% locked, we'd have to set up a join code. And PF -- we might not be able to at all.

I think she sincerely believes we are somehow connected with her family:

This makes me feel very sad. But we gave her every chance to explain what she's thinking, to ask questions, etc. She chose not to, and I understand that, whatever her issues are, they are not an excuse.

Still makes me feel bad, though.