Gordon B. Clarke
Banned
- Joined
- May 29, 2010
- Location
- Denmark
Regard this thread/post as information only. If it leads to a rational discussion then good, if not then nothing will change.
3 weeks or so ago when I tried to post I was met with this message.
You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
Apparently too thousands of posts just vanished and not just mine. They have since returned.
Mostly because of PM members messages to Don (Milacron) and the thread started by Ox he (Don) became aware of the ban. Don lifted the ban but it could be of interest to some if Spinit gave his version of what went on and why.
What some of you should ask yourself, and I’m asking myself the same question, is there any point in returning? Re Manufacturing in America and Europe of course politics come into play as what any country does almost always affects other countries. In this sub forum though politics goes to extremes and everything either seems to become “if you are in favour of the one then you must be against the other”. Real life isn’t like that as there is almost nothing that is either black or white.
Add to that the fact that the moderator leans heavily to the one side in those types of issues. If Spinit was a “mere” member I’d have no problem with him expressing his views but as moderator then I believe “Silence is golden”.
When should a moderator intervene? Again there is no unequivocal answer to that but almost everywhere else in PM moderators don’t seem to have a problem moderating. Deleting posts that are personal attacks or blatant spam would certainly be a good start as the PM I joined almost a decade ago was without a doubt the best forum of its kind on the internet. It still is excellent.
OK I’ve said my piece so let’s just see what happens but again my thanks to those that, for whatever reason, objected to my ban. Yes I can be provocative but hopefully never malicious.
3 weeks or so ago when I tried to post I was met with this message.
You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
Apparently too thousands of posts just vanished and not just mine. They have since returned.
Mostly because of PM members messages to Don (Milacron) and the thread started by Ox he (Don) became aware of the ban. Don lifted the ban but it could be of interest to some if Spinit gave his version of what went on and why.
What some of you should ask yourself, and I’m asking myself the same question, is there any point in returning? Re Manufacturing in America and Europe of course politics come into play as what any country does almost always affects other countries. In this sub forum though politics goes to extremes and everything either seems to become “if you are in favour of the one then you must be against the other”. Real life isn’t like that as there is almost nothing that is either black or white.
Add to that the fact that the moderator leans heavily to the one side in those types of issues. If Spinit was a “mere” member I’d have no problem with him expressing his views but as moderator then I believe “Silence is golden”.
When should a moderator intervene? Again there is no unequivocal answer to that but almost everywhere else in PM moderators don’t seem to have a problem moderating. Deleting posts that are personal attacks or blatant spam would certainly be a good start as the PM I joined almost a decade ago was without a doubt the best forum of its kind on the internet. It still is excellent.
OK I’ve said my piece so let’s just see what happens but again my thanks to those that, for whatever reason, objected to my ban. Yes I can be provocative but hopefully never malicious.