I have a theory about Shakeman...

[mick e]

The AS TOS reads something to the effect that if you are an obnoxious dickhole of epic proportions, you are likely to be shown the door. If you engage in chronic threadshitting, unwarranted attacks on another poster, or if you are spamming the forum with overt and overwhelming garbage, you risk suspension or expulsion.

fwiw - It has nothing to do with political leanings one way or the other.

[Mac-A-Matic]

Black wrote:
Normal, healthy people just don't choose to wallow in hostility in their free time.
The worst part is that it's not possible to appeal to these folks to reign in their hostility since they've been immersed in it day-in, day-out on this other forum for 3+ years and they don't seem to even have an awareness of how ugly it is at this point.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

[Black]

mick e wrote:
The AS TOS reads something to the effect that if you are an obnoxious dickhole of epic proportions, you are likely to be shown the door. If you engage in chronic threadshitting, unwarranted attacks on another poster, or if you are spamming the forum with overt and overwhelming garbage, you risk suspension or expulsion.

fwiw - It has nothing to do with political leanings one way or the other.

Sorry, mick, you're completely FOS here-- you guys form a dog pack and drive away anyone who dares to disagree with any of you. And when you come over here you seem to be too confused to understand that that's not SOP in this forum.

[mick e]

Look at the members who have been banned or suspended, ho.

There list of the expelled runs the gamut - evenly so from the far left wing to the far right.

[BigGuynRusty]

Black wrote:
[quote=Naysayer]
[quote=Black]
Just curious-- when did you come to the macresource forum and how did you find it?
I'm not in the camp that thinks new folks should be burned at the stake (hi davester) but I would like to gauge how much of the Shakeman show you've seen before responding.

Black,

A friend named Tom pointed out the forum to me.

I used to enjoy lurking here and watching the political debate. For a long time there was a single person here who tended to use the term "idiot" frequently and he was mostly ostracized because he couldn't keep it friendly.

After he was booted, I started to notice some folks on the opposite side of the political spectrum from the "bootee" took up the same practice of unfriendliness.

No one seemed to be calling for these people to stop...
Thanks, NS-- did Tom point you directly to this side for the political stuff? Are you a mac user? Just curious as to whether new folks are finding this forum, or if it's the same old crew from dealmac.

It sounds like you're referring to a conservative poster who was "booted?"
I honestly can't remember anyone being booted because of their political side participation, only someone who had a little meltdown and left with one of those big dramatic goodbyes that pretty much guarantees they'll be back.

I can recall (I think) three posters who have been banned from this site mostly due to their "Tips" participation-- BGnR most recently (although he was only given a temporary suspension-- he chose to stay away), chas_m, and . . . was elmo here for a while and canned or am I thinking of the old place? I was Not Booted Moran, I Left on my own accord.
Frakkin' IceHoles!!!!!!!!

-BGnR

[Greg]

BigGuynRusty wrote:
I was Not Booted Moran, I Left on my own accord.
Frakkin' IceHoles!!!!!!!!

-BGnR

BGnR! How the hell are ya!?

[RgrF]

Greg wrote:
[quote=BigGuynRusty]
I was Not Booted Moran, I Left on my own accord.
Frakkin' IceHoles!!!!!!!!

-BGnR

BGnR! How the hell are ya!?
Still doing your part to make the Valley a desert again? :burnout:

[max]

mick e wrote:
The AS TOS reads something to the effect that if you are an obnoxious dickhole of epic proportions, you are likely to be shown the door. If you engage in chronic threadshitting, unwarranted attacks on another poster, or if you are spamming the forum with overt and overwhelming garbage, you risk suspension or expulsion.

You have to be way beyond THAT to be shown the door at AS,
for example Furious was banned for posting people's real names and addresses, even after being asked to desist.
OTOH Foxtrot was spamming, thread shitting and piling up garbage, yet not once was he asked to leave the AS.
We still have guitarman as a member, the last one was his 4th coming.....

mick e wrote: fwiw - It has nothing to do with political leanings one way or the other.

True dat, freedom baby.....

[SteveG]

I have always been a registered member of this forum. I figured that posting on just one (out of three) forums known to everyone was more than enough if anyone was seeking my wit and wisdom.

Lately, with the growing aggressiveness of the stalkers and the outright insane, even that has become less attractive.

I do not post on AS because the Sandalista Junta seems to have a special animus towards me and refused my membership. It's a shame because Pops, Jimbo, Otto, davester and the rest are very clever.

Apparently the Bargain Barons of DealChat have decided to stop wasting electricity on their forums lately.

[Greg]

This thread is full of win!