Thank you for listening

[Jackalope]

That's an odd way to characterize it.

You got a temp ban for posting a very personal, very private message to someone who has you on ignore in order to circumvent the ignore.

If you don't understand what is wrong with that, I cannot help you.

None of which was or is against the rules, CD. Go and read them. That ban was fabricated out of thin air.

Not that I care. I did make an intimate gesture and it backfired. That's all. I'm not going to cry over it.

I have read them. I helped write many of them.

If you're suggesting that we're going to allow members to stalk other members, you're mistaken. You will not be allowed to do this, whether it is specifically called out in the rules or not, and no one on staff is going to apologize for that.

[Excited Penguin]

None of which was or is against the rules, CD. Go and read them. That ban was fabricated out of thin air.

Not that I care. I did make an intimate gesture and it backfired. That's all. I'm not going to cry over it.

I have read them.  I helped write many of them.

If you're suggesting that we're going to allow members to stalk other members, you're mistaken.  You will not be allowed to do this, whether it is specifically called out in the rules or not, and no one on staff is going to apologize for that.

So one message of that nature amounts to stalking?

Regardless, you've just admitted I've been banned illegitimately, that is, without having broken any rules. I'd ask for all of the staff's resignation at this point, but that's a laugh and a half. If you want to ban people for something, you have to stipulate it into the rules, mr Admin, especially if it's something so subjective as "stalking".

But like I said, I really don't care. I'm not cynical for shits and giggles. This is what people in power do, given the chance. This is what people are. For most, where there's smoke, there's fire, and the mob mentality in this place would sadden me if I were still naive enough to hope people can become significantly  wiser with time and help from the outside.

[abaris]

This is what people in power do, given the chance. This is what people are.

[Cyberman]

We are not in power.

We are in management.

There is a difference.

[Iroscato]

We are not in power.

We are in management.

There is a difference.

I really wish someone had told me that before I signed that goat-skin contract in my own blood under a harvest moon.

[LadyForCamus]

OK. This is really bizarre then.

I don't understand why I was opposed. I don't understand how I didn't notice it saying this, I could have sworn it had changed. It didn't used to say "but not limited to...." did it?

MANDELA EFFECT!

[Jackalope]

I have read them.  I helped write many of them.

If you're suggesting that we're going to allow members to stalk other members, you're mistaken.  You will not be allowed to do this, whether it is specifically called out in the rules or not, and no one on staff is going to apologize for that.

So one message of that nature amounts to stalking?

Regardless, you've just admitted I've been banned illegitimately, that is, without having broken any rules. I'd ask for all of the staff's resignation at this point, but that's a laugh and a half. If you want to ban people for something, you have to stipulate it into the rules, mr Admin, especially if it's something so subjective as "stalking".

But like I said, I really don't care. I'm not cynical for shits and giggles. This is what people in power do, given the chance. This is what people are. For most, where there's smoke, there's fire, and the mob mentality in this place would sadden me if I were still naive enough to hope people can become significantly  wiser with time and help from the outside.

Given the nature of the message, and the victims express desire to not be contacted by you, yes. Being ignored is not an invitation to publicly profess your undying love for your victim.

If you're the sort of person who needs to have every creepy, antisocial, sociopathic, narcissistic behavior itemized then perhaps this is not the forum for you.

We certainly didn't need a specific rule stating not to send disturbing videos describing in detail how they were going to go to a school and kill a bunch of kids, nor did we need a specific information to forward said videos to law enforcement. Now that wasn't you of course, and that behavior was farther over the unspoken line than yours, but you were nonetheless over the line.

I am not arguing this with you EP. You made your goddamned bed, go lie in it.

Incidentally, if I'm not mistaken, the vote was unanimous.

[Jackalope]

Also, EP - go back and read the very first sentence in the rules. Perhaps you missed that. I don't know how, considering you appear to be claiming that you have.

[Excited Penguin]

What fucking line? I made a fool of myself trying to express my feelings to someone after some interactions I had with them.

 Granted, I've done things I shouldn't have done, but you people are being fucking ridiculous in describing me as some sort of moral monster when all this was was an emotional blunder. No one, certainly not me, planned for any of it to go down the way it did.

I'm fine with the ban, but fuck this bullshit about made up beds, CD. Stop judging like you have any idea what you're talking about, because you clearly don't, despite your position to be able to.

[Excited Penguin]

Also, EP - go back and read the very first sentence in the rules.   Perhaps you missed that.  I don't know how, considering you appear to be claiming that you have.

Fine, that's your prerogative.

Idgaf. Run this site however you people want to. Let me be the bad guy, lol. I really don't care. You are all ridiculous, why would I care for your opinions anyway.