Banned?

[Nayov]

How can one tell if a member is banned from this website? It's very strange here; I've never seen a message board such as this one were this information is concealed (or I'm not seeing it).

A certain rather prolific member has suddenly gone *poof* as in gone. I hope he's OK. (I'm not naming him so as to avoid the "why" drama and to prevent itchy fingers on the much-loved "lock" button.)

 

[greenaccord02]

As far as short term bans there's not any way to tell (at least, not that I'm aware of), but for permanent bans the user will no longer show up in the User List.

 

[UNC197]

You mean Nick_R? Yeah, I noticed that some time ago. It's been a ghost town here.

 

[Dave Hess]

Maybe he got a Time Out and is in the penalty box for something he did.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: Nayov
How can one tell if a member is banned from this website? It's very strange here; I've never seen a message board such as this one were this information is concealed (or I'm not seeing it).

A certain rather prolific member has suddenly gone *poof* as in gone. I hope he's OK. (I'm not naming him so as to avoid the "why" drama and to prevent itchy fingers on the much-loved "lock" button.)


Probably the best way to find out about a missing member is to PM Helen or Bill or Kestas or Wayne etc.

 

[The_Jeff]

If you look at the user list they don't appear.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: CharlieJ
You mean Nick_R? Yeah, I noticed that some time ago. It's been a ghost town here.

He's young. It's probably a good thing...

 

[labman]

Some just check in now and then to see if anything has changed.

 

[mechanicx]

Long time no see. I always wondered where you went and assumed you might've gotten banned.

 

[rshunter]

Originally Posted By: CharlieJ
You mean Nick_R? Yeah, I noticed that some time ago. It's been a ghost town here.

If what everyone says is true, then it appears he got the ol' coup de grâce...

 

[Nayov]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
If you look at the user list they don't appear.


Well, thanks, mystery solved. Now that he has been outed, yes I was refering to Nick R. and he IS indeed gone. Too bad, because in a sea of old men (yes...I'm one of them too!) it was nice to have someone his age here, but I think some people resented him for that.

 

[Nayov]

Originally Posted By: mechanicx
Long time no see. I always wondered where you went and assumed you might've gotten banned.


I know, right? Surprisingly no, but don't worry, I've been warned twice and have had a thread or two locked and one entirely deleted. I don't post much anymore because of the conservative orientation of the board and its members (I know...who cares).

 

[CROWNVIC4LIFE]

Nick R is just probably busy with school and working in Best Buy..He pops in every so often just not as much lately..Sometimes people just get too busy to post.

Because someone does not post for awhile does not always mean they were banned or put on suspension.

 

[daves87rs]

You never know...

 

[Volvo_ST1]

Originally Posted By: daves87rs
You never know...


There's a thing called email. Most people give their friends their email addresses. If you don't have my email address, you can safely presume I don't want to be contacted outside the forum realm.

 

[The_Jeff]

The catch-22 is an active member, who I am not expecting to be banned, has PM. Once banned, I can't PM to ask them what happened. Since I can't predict embannednedness I would not ask for or volunteer my own email address.

And if someone is banned and wants back in, they can read threads about them as a guest from a different computer and gauge their popularity or lack thereof.

 

[Johnny]

When I was Nick's age, I was more interested in rock-n-roll and girls than I was about oil. But come to think of it, when I was Nick's age, there was no internet.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

It's always best not to get too excited. This is the fast track to expulsion.

I only get excited when I'm not given courtesy, consideration or respect. The fact that this happens every day has pretty much worn me out.

In the meantime, I'll keep dodging those who walk the streets, oblivious to where they're walking, as they're completely enthralled with their smartphone or some other electronic device.

 

[mechanicx]

Originally Posted By: Nayov
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
Long time no see. I always wondered where you went and assumed you might've gotten banned.


I know, right? Surprisingly no, but don't worry, I've been warned twice and have had a thread or two locked and one entirely deleted. I don't post much anymore because of the conservative orientation of the board and its members (I know...who cares).


I was actually responding to labman but I guess I hadn't seen you around in awhile either lol. I probably should've quoted his posts since it can get confusing.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX

In the meantime, I'll keep dodging those who walk the streets, oblivious to where they're walking, as they're completely enthralled with their smartphone or some other electronic device.



I'm usually dodging those same people, engaged in the same electronics, while behind the wheel!