GBM Banning

[Maury Beniowski]

On boards like Perb, six months may as well be a permanent ban.

I highly doubt any active and motivated poster would be sitting around twiddling his thumbs waiting for the term to expire.

On the other hand, he could repent, apologize for his infraction, and hope for a reprieve.

That's my logical conclusion anyway...

 

[OTBn]

Was the banning a result of the challenge (to authority) or the post content? If the banning was the result of the authority challenge, then a banning is warranted; however, 6 months is extreme. If the banning was the result of the post content then objectivity has been lost. Many (of us) following that thread would agree with what GBM wrote – many wouldn’t... Political posturing on a hooker board seems strange – censoring political posturing on a hooker board seems stranger.

(gold, pure gold)

All he did was list in gruesome detail the casualty list of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli bombing campaign. He merely asserted the human tragedy that has befallen these unfortunate people as suffering human beings, and for that he was banned. Israeli propagandists and Jewish apologists can't allow us to see Palestinian and Lebanese as human beings.

I find censorship deplorable. However, I respect this is someone's board and they have the right to choose censorship.

It was an authority challenge, but removing GBM’s comment is suggestive. Whether you agree with his views, or not, GBM is/was a followed member. To those of you who speak of “they come, they go” – this board, any board, is shaped by its stronger personalities… I doubt you’ll readily see another GBM. If you want a board that’s full of pasty birthday greeting posts, incessant joke threads, mundane gravitas rants, etc., then send your stronger personalities to the gulag. Yes Maury, 6 months may as well be a permanent ban.

 

[pooncrawler]

6 months is too harsh

i'll miss GBM.
i love his lack of sugarcoating; most of his views i found so true.

 

[LonelyGhost]

I highly doubt any active and motivated poster would be sitting around twiddling his thumbs waiting for the term to expire.

how soon we forget Chuck!

 

[Maury Beniowski]

I guess I didn't include obsessive compulsives in my assertion...

 

[Knud]

Everyone in this thread who questioned the moderator's actions should be permanently banned.

 

[gravitas]

how soon we forget Chuck!

LMAO!! too frickin funny...

last I heard he was working for 2c's as a mod on that "other" board

 

[necko]

GBM was on my ignore list before and will stay on my ignore list, Hope he learns his lesson

 

[Moderator]

Thank-you all for the comments, and for the most part keeping this thread civil.

I would like to explain that views of georgebushmoron had nothing to do with his banning at all. I have never really participated in any of the political or ideology threads and I don’t even pretend to understand a lot of it. I am sure the other Mods and Fred agree that discussion is welcome as long as it remains civil and respectful.

The thread in question
https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=52475 has been running for almost a week and is still getting posts, many view points are expressed.

BCMod posted a warning to keep the discussion respectful; some members even edited their own posts, to conform to this request.

GBM Quoting the warning and then deliberately posting to try and get a reaction out of the mods was way out of line. GBM is not a new poster and knows the board rules, the content of the post is not the real issue here, it was the attitude and tone.

Was my reaction a bit harsh? Possibly. But it certainly had nothing to do with my views on the topic (nor as some of you have speculated on my religion, which is none of your business anyway)

Will I let him back in early? Possibly but not for at least a month.

I am sorry that my writing skills don’t come up to some of the standards that many of you have, I have tried to give my side of the story as best I can. I thank all who private messaged me on the subject and I appreciate the input from all members who took the time to respond to this thread.

 

[stryker]

LMAO!! too frickin funny...

last I heard he was working for 2c's as a mod on that "other" board

If I'm correct,he still has another 19 months to go

Now,,Back to GBM,,yup,,a month and a pee-pee whacking sounds reasonable if he "was pushing it",,,,now,,the question is,,who's going to whack his pee-pee

 

[LeBeau]

If I'm correct,he still has another 19 months to go

Now,,Back to GBM,,yup,,a month and a pee-pee whacking sounds reasonable if he "was pushing it",,,,now,,the question is,,who's going to whack his pee-pee

Whacking Pee-pee's is the exclusive domain of retired Pooners!

 

[LonelyGhost]

I,now,,the question is,,who's going to whack his pee-pee

it seems that inthebum has a prediliction for pee-pee's ...

 

[Creole Lady Marmalade]

I missed and didn't read the thread. As someone who has been banned recently one lesson: don't challenge the MODS. Even if the itch gets to the point of being unbearable, one must resist the urge to scratch.
The MODS must remain impartial and have at times exercised what they felt were comments that have been out of line, they retain the right to remove offensive material.

I don't necessarily agree with some the bannings or post removals that have taken place, including my own, but nothing can be done about it. All one can do is hope that the MODS don't get drunk off their power or get caught up in moments or projects that create a conflict of interest.

 

[Maury Beniowski]

All one can do is hope that the MODS don't get drunk off their power or get caught up in moments or projects that create a conflict of interest.

The attrition rate is way too high for them to get drunk on their own power.

Remember, they are anonymous, and real power seldom likes to dwell in the shadows...