Why is having a mod on the ignore list against rules?

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I got unbanned from Pharyngula.

[Faith No More]

In the history of the forum, has anyone ever had their ban rescinded?
Or is it like God's final judgement - final.

We've had at least one person resurrect themselves.

[Jackalope]

In the history of the forum, has anyone ever had their ban rescinded?

Yes.

[FlyingNarwhal]

In the history of the forum, has anyone ever had their ban rescinded?
Or is it like God's final judgement - final.

We've had at least one person resurrect themselves.

Was he resurrected three days later?

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But something just doesn't sit right with me reading this when he doesn't have the opportunity to defend himself.

It's an undesirable situation I agree, but I won't let him get away with the level of dishonesty he had in those posts either. That is why I responded.

Also, everything I've said is publicly verifiable from the conversations we had here, if anyone wants to look it up. I will gladly publish the PMs he sent me when he returned if people want to verify those too. My response was mainly to counter his claims, not make more of my own.

Yeah I can completely understand. He made some disparaging remarks towards you so it's only natural to want to clear those up. I guess I was talking more from my gut previously.

[Aractus]

Germans is banned? What a fucking douche, maybe he does need to grow the fuck up, I'll miss him though.

[Violet]

Shall we start pandering to everyone's little shortcomings? How bout we make a moderator for every regular member on the sight?

Do we really have to coddle a bunch of adults on these issues? ( all rhetorical )
I think we should just do away with the whole thing so people like you don't turn a mole hill into a mountain.

Ooh, ooh! Pick me! I volunteer to punish our religious friends~! Me! Pick me!

... It's not as condescending and dismissive coming from me

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Tiberius is the Creator, he made everything you see here..
And, he pays dem bills.

I'd quite think blocking him is a bitch slap in the face.

Yeah, but it wouldn't be so bad to slap a RACIST just a little bit

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I hate to chime in here, but I feel it has to be said.

It's all well and good saying it's so easy to ignore someone, but when said person's posts take up mountains of space, and clearly disrupt the flow of a thread, it isn't just about "can you ignore them". More "does it disrupt your foruming (if that's a word) experience"?

I dunno, my reasons for having certain people on ignore aren't just because I don't like them or can't control myself enough not to respond. I think there can be more reasons than that for having someone on ignore.

This post is basically telling me that you hate me

I agree though, the ignore function is a feature with a myriad of uses, not unlike the kudos feature

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Don't be scared.... there's nothing to be scared about...
These two big bullies scare you?... I'll protect you, lass.... me and Kichy and Esq, and even rayaan... who else? LP... apo... stimbo...Kay (how could I be forgetting you!) ... CD... FNM... the guys

I consider this to be a challenge. Do you believe that you can protect her from... me?

[Jackalope]

I consider this to be a challenge. Do you believe that you can protect her from... me?

I surrender.

[Violet]

I don't see a whole lot of the women throwing tantrums here

We have had some in the past, so no, it's not a exclusive male thing.

You don't know a proper tantrum until a good old-fashioned lady throws one.

* Violet isn't sure if#Misandry or #Misogyny

[LastPoet]

I consider this to be a challenge. Do you believe that you can protect her from... me?

[Violet]

Right, let's get one thing clear off the bat. There was no "willingly" wronging of anyone here. You objected to my stance on how I would deal with racist friends, and made several posts (including one thread specifically targeting me) alluding to me being a racist sympathizer or indeed, a racist itself. You also took my position to the extreme, comparing my choice of remaining friends with racists to hanging out and drinking with members of the Nazi SS. Nobody in their right mind would equate the two; they are totally different.

It SPEAKS!

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It's something all the mods discuss and decide beforehand. In Tiploca's case, he came right out of the gate ranting and raving and breaking numerous rules, even after he was cautioned against doing so. There didn't seem much hope in that changing, and so I got my first swing of the banhammer.

* Violet claps slowly.

Not bad, but next time: less emphasis on the not-as-important nonsense plox

Ubvious trull was ubvius.

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It's a shame, TGAC was a lot of fun when not pissed. His anger though, out of control - he seems to lack to ability to step away from the keyboard and calm down before posting. I cannot condone his treatment of Tiberius and his accusations towards A Theist, even if done out of impulsive rage, drunk or otherwise. Also, I quite dislike how he blew off Stimbo's suggestion on how to release some anger before posting simply because he was pissed/drunk.

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I would also like to add - the mods do the best they can to be unbiased and rational in their decisions. That is awesome, thank you mods.

I'm actually immensely surprised.

It took him this long to earn a permanent ban XD My bias: I shy away from aggression, he was very aggressive. Like, even if I were a mod, I would have abstained due to my bias.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaaVbWD3USI

The scenery has improved... Only thing left? Become a mod or get banned

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What if... I did... both?

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In the history of the forum, has anyone ever had their ban rescinded?
Or is it like God's final judgement - final.

Not of the permanent variety, so far as I am aware.

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We've had at least one person resurrect themselves.

And who was that, I ask-NAY: I demand to know.