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"Don't encourage your mother!"

"I heard that!"

"I Don't Know!!"

Splat!

Yes, he's the perfect example of why we need a ban user option. Maybe if we get enough votes, we can get tfabris to do it.

Ralyon

The only time a user was banned on this BBS was when they tried to upload a PHP coding exploit. They were not a participant of the BBS, they just logged on the one time in an attempt to execute the exploit. So if someone got banned just for being an asshole, it would be a first.

On the other hand, his attempt at using the BBS as free web server bandwidth might be considered by some as abuse and therefore deserving of a ban. But that's not my decision to make, I've left that up to Paul.

Hehe, and you thought that mental illness debate wasn't worth removing from that original thread

Hey! If he pisses off the the right sort of people that could be the least that happens...

I nominate LyingbastardMF as a possible candidate as well

....even though he is so new here, he has already %#@%!!! me off with his inane crapola....

I think LyingbastardMF is a lot more offensive than Yzzywuzzywhatver. The latter kind of comes across as that younger brother you want to smack in the face sometimes but don't because you know he'll get it together eventually. I don't think any harm was intended by the HTML thing, it was just a bit dumb.

LyingbastardMF on the other hand is an utter wanker! Go on Tony, ban him and I'll send you a fleece (Oh what a slippery slope!)

Rob

Go on Tony, ban him and I'll send you a fleece

He's already got a fleece, you'll have to offer him another NDA instead...

LOL. I have to agree on all counts.

Man, I wish I had banning rights.

I agree. I am not the biggest yz33d fan, but I would not want him banned. He (like usual) didn't mean any harm, but just didn't anticipate others responses to his actions.

It's just that his posts have either been really stupid or aimed at insulting someone, but usually both. I may be mistaken, but I thought this bbs was to bring together fellow empeg users and help people out. Yzz3d seems to be trying to do just the opposite of that. I'm sure there are plenty off bbs's that he would fit right in with where he wouldn't have to annoy the hell out of us.

I am curious to know weather banning him will keep him from being able to read any posts. I'm not interested in taking away his ability to use this site for information, just his ability to create posts of his own.

Ralyon

As I mentioned in another thread, this guy (Yzz3d that is) needs to learn and practice some frickin consideration, not to mention just a lil bit O common sense. It's getting silly...

BTW... thats a damn funny picture up there...

whats the point in banning? woudl u ban his Ip address? or just the name? if just the name coudlnt they just make another

Yeah. Banning by IP, username or email address just doesn't work unless you've got some way of positively identifying somebody. Not unless you're willing to enforce really broad bans which are quite likely to affect other legitimate users.

Banning by IP address/subnet used to be fairly effective until ISPs started to use DHCP with really large dialup/ADSL pools that are owned by a larger company.

- Trevor

If the Yes's are higher than the No's, then I will leave.

Personally I'm not too fussed about Yz33d being banned. Okay, true some of the stuff he's written has been irritating but it's mostly harmless and soon forgotten anyway *shrug*

- Trevor

Yeah don't damn him it is not as if he is some fuckwit that just jumped in and started spreading shite everywhere.

He is our fuckwit that has been around for ages lets look after our fuckwits

I wouldn't call January 16, 2002 "ages" ago.

Personally, I think it's gotten a bit mean here. hope the board hasn't changed.

okay it is not exactly ages but lets keep it happy here not a yahoo chat room

I voted No. I tried to vote twice but cheating doesn't work. Yz33d and I have gotten into some arguements too.. but that's fine.

I'd actually prefer if you stuck around and stopped being such a tool.

I voted No. I tried to vote twice but cheating doesn't work. Yz33d and I have gotten into some arguements too.. but that's fine.

Yeah, I tried voting 'No' twice as well.... I hope he doesn't leave - with a bit more sensitivity and humility most of his posts would have been seen in a more positive light.

I would have no problem with him sticking around either if he would show more decency in his posts. Everyone has a right to thier own opinion, but they don't have to shove it down everyone elses throat. I don't know him well enough to dislike him as a person, I just dislike how he has said what he has posted

Ralyon.

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Go on Tony, ban him and I'll send you a fleece (Oh what a slippery slope!)

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I'd be more than happy to track him down and skin him alive, but it will cost you a tuner







and a fleece

Why does the image of clubbing a baby seal spring to mind???

Speaking of fleeces, you got any lying around you're willing to part with for some money?

- Trevor

Yeah I second that.

Personally I haven't had a problem with him. Unlike someone else I could mention. For instance, I wasn't aware my empegs could have a sexuality (that'll teach me to stack them one on top of the other when I'm at home).

If you don't know what I'm talking about look at this thread

The powers of Micro$oft Paint never fail to surprise me!

At least yz33d puts some thought into his occasionally twattish replies and it's not just a 'f*ck you'.

Not sure about empegs but the tuner modules apparently do... Well at least somebody was trying to breed them...

- Trevor

I voted no as well.... even though he does bug everyone from time to time, he's just voicing his opinion and even though it's less then tolerable sometimes it's still his opinion to have.

The whole web page/bandwidth thing... I read the post and I honestly don't think he realized he'd upset anybody, which is somewhat laughable I think... in a way (like when your 2 year old jams a grilled cheese sandwhich in the VCR). Anyway, I don't think he's ever purposefully posted any flame bait, he just pisses people off by spouting off his opinions , which unfortunately is not criminal.

I voted no also. You're not bad enough to ban, but lighten up a bit and you'll get along better with everyone here. People will be more willing to help you out when you need it most.

I don't think our "deezy" friend needs to lighten up, I think he just needs to get some life experience under his belt and learn how/why to avoid pushing other people's hot buttons.

You mean he needs to grow up
He is just a kid.

The difference between Yz33d and LyingbastardMF is that Yz33d has an empeg and it's an expensive club to get into. While his opinions are a bit more extreme, He DOES have a player and understands the technicalities (I hope) of it. LyingbastardMF thinks that if he annoys us for long enough we'll throw him a player. No Way.

I don't want to see either of them banned, They'll only come back under another name with more vengence and we get labeled as a buch of snobs.
Hopefully LyingbastardMF will get tired of having his trolls ignored and not getting his way, and will leave of his own accord.