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Can donors be banned?

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Can donors be banned?
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#41
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 23, 2014 at 10:42 pm
(February 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm)EgoRaptor Wrote: People around here do this thing all the time & don't get banned, therefore I have reason to believe that I was being targeted simply because my opinions were politically incorrect.
Please, people say politically incorrect things here all the time. They use gay and racial slurs, support pedophilia, all kinds of shit. You were banned because you were being an asshole. So just don't be an asshole, and you'll be fine.
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#42
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 23, 2014 at 11:07 pm
Sadly, problematic behavior is often invisible to its owner.
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RE: Can donors be banned?
February 23, 2014 at 11:18 pm
(February 23, 2014 at 10:42 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: Please, people say politically incorrect things here all the time. They use gay and racial slurs, support pedophilia, all kinds of shit. You were banned because you were being an asshole. So just don't be an asshole, and you'll be fine.

And yet I haven't been banned in a couple of years (i think?) Thinking
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#44
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 12:57 am
(February 21, 2014 at 8:25 am)Marsellus Wallace Wrote: I think the good way to handle this , is to give the donors an extra chance before banning , since they are one of the main reasons this forum is running.

While it is awesome that people donate, that is not exactly true. Tiberius kept the server paid for even before there were donations that made a dent in the cost. I imagine he would continue to do so even if people stopped donating unless the community crumbled. Don't take that as a reason not to donate. I think it is all the more reason to donate.

It wouldn't be fair to do that, in my opinion. Some people cannot afford to donate and they are still equal members. Moreover, the rules already give people chances on most offenses.
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#45
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 1:30 am
(February 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm)EgoRaptor Wrote: People around here do this thing all the time & don't get banned, therefore I have reason to believe that I was being targeted simply because my opinions were politically incorrect.

Yep, because... that's definitely consistently evident around here. That's why Drich and some of the other christians have been banned because of their support for biblical slavery. After all, we target people for politically incorrect opinions! Rolleyes

You need to take a look around before you start throwing around accusations of being targeted, dude.
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#46
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 3:07 pm
(February 23, 2014 at 10:29 pm)Faith No More Wrote: (...)I know of at least one staff member that won't hesitate to show you the door permanently.

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#47
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 3:12 pm
(February 24, 2014 at 1:30 am)Esquilax Wrote:
(February 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm)EgoRaptor Wrote: People around here do this thing all the time & don't get banned, therefore I have reason to believe that I was being targeted simply because my opinions were politically incorrect.

Yep, because... that's definitely consistently evident around here. That's why Drich and some of the other christians have been banned because of their support for biblical slavery. After all, we target people for politically incorrect opinions! Rolleyes

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#48
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 3:38 pm (This post was last modified: February 24, 2014 at 3:41 pm by Tiberius.)
Yes, donors can be banned. I'd rather give back the money they donated than compromise the integrity of the rules.
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#49
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Alternatively, membership could go on being free with donations optional until after a ban. With reinstatement coming at a price. Of course Alice and I might not like that a lot but I suppose we're grandfathered in.
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#50
RE: Can donors be banned?
February 24, 2014 at 6:12 pm
I would certainly be interested in donating to the site. The welcome I have received has been fantastic and I have never been so enamoured by a community as I have by this one.

I shall make the arrangements forthwith.
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