Is there anyway to block certain users posts from appearing with this forum software?

Status
Not open for further replies.

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
53,559
30,848
I love the jokes Keith, whether off topic or not, and often post in jest myself.

Its only the continuously disruptive person of which we've only had two, and the deliberately offensive of which we've also had just two, that I object to.

Since three of the four are no longer with us, we don't have much of a problem, and that's the way I'd like to keep it.

In the introduction to the new forum on my website and the opening post I made to kickstart this forum, I was impeccably polite, starting as I meant to go on. As almost the only person answering questions in the early months, I maintained those standards and feel I was at least in part responsible for making it the polite forum that it's been.

On two occasions when a new member has determinedly been consistently offensive, I've been instrumental in eventually driving them out and I make absolutely no apologies for that. The only alternative that I would entertain is for me to depart instead, since I can't stand the offensive forums that pervade the web, particularly some from the USA which seem to have started that objectionable trend.
.
 

keithhazel

Esteemed Pedelecer
Oct 1, 2007
997
0
.



On two occasions when a new member has determinedly been consistently offensive, I've been instrumental in eventually driving them out and I make absolutely no apologies for that. The only alternative that I would entertain is for me to depart instead, since I can't stand the offensive forums that pervade the web, particularly some from the USA which seem to have started that objectionable trend.
.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PEDELEC GURU BOUNCER...........

no one will object if you keep monitering the situation just as you are Tony...
nice one :)
 

dazzie

Pedelecer
Jul 16, 2008
129
0
Hehe Bob :)

I'm a bit ashamed to have started the thread and admit that the person can irritate me so much. The socket next to the microwave? Come on. Perhaps someone is just logging back in as him as a wind up?
 
C

Cyclezee

Guest
Clearly I am missing something here (apart from my marbles), but I really don't know who or what this thread is about:confused:

OK, I confess, it's me, I am Spartacus:p
 

wotwozere

Esteemed Pedelecer
Sep 6, 2008
280
1
Hi

i think this forum must be getting a bit cleekee, who ever you are talking about it is wrong to talk to people about others and not sure why you would not want to read all the posts, if you do not like it you should stay out because we are a free country.

thx

Bob
 

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
53,559
30,848
Hi

i think this forum must be getting a bit cleekee, who ever you are talking about it is wrong to talk to people about others and not sure why you would not want to read all the posts, if you do not like it you should stay out because we are a free country.

thx

Bob
No Bob, free country is completely irrelevant. If a group exists in any environment and someone belatedly comes in and "rocks the boat", it's not for the existing people to leave, since they have the right to continue as they had been. They were not responsible for the change in circumstances, it was the newcomer who did that.

We are not a clique as witnessed by the warm and open welcome we regularly extend to all new members, often stressing our informality.

However we do like members new and old to behave in a way that is co-operative and not disruptive, and that has not been true of some of your posts, to the degree that it's annoying a number of others, including me.
.
 

wotwozere

Esteemed Pedelecer
Sep 6, 2008
280
1
Hi

OK if some people are not right it is better to be a good christian and let them live happy.

I know Tilson and dizzie maybe annoying you but we should let him continue.
With so much war in the world we should all learn to get along otherwise we will end up bombing people becuase they annoy us.


thx

Bob
 

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
53,559
30,848
Christian teachings should not be used as an excuse Bob, that alone would be offensive to many, and the mention of bombing is a completely over the top remark.

You don't seem to understand what the problem is, so let me help you with an example.

After reading the legal clarification that throttle only drive is not permitted in Northern Ireland, you posted this response:

Hi

Thats put me of Guiness.
Not taking my bike there.

thx

Bob


Your Agattu that you've so often mentioned doesn't have any throttle so is not affected, and anyway, Guinness is a product of the Republic of Ireland (Eire), not Northern Ireland (Ulster), so what was the point of your post?

Perhaps you felt it was a joke, but Ulstermen might not agree and it doesn't make me smile.
.
 

tillson

Esteemed Pedelecer
May 29, 2008
5,253
3,197
You don't seem to understand what the problem is, so let me help you with an example.Hi


Unfortunately, I don’t think he needs it spelling out to him. He knows exactly what he is doing.
 

bode

Esteemed Pedelecer
May 14, 2008
626
0
Hertfordshire and Bath
If his aim is to wind people up, he is certainly succeeding. Why not just deprive him of what they used to call "the oxygen of publicity"? Our as my mother used to say when I was young and goaded by my sister, "Don't rise to the bait".
 

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
53,559
30,848
If his aim is to wind people up, he is certainly succeeding. Why not just deprive him of what they used to call "the oxygen of publicity"? Our as my mother used to say when I was young and goaded by my sister, "Don't rise to the bait".
Easy to say with the odd post and we all used to do that, but when he does as he did a few days ago and comes in late at night, raking up all sorts of old stuff to post a column of inane comments, in the process wrecking the threads order with current stuff pushed back to a previous web page, it's not so easy to ignore. It was that which led to this protest by a number of members including me.

He wants us to be friendly and forgiving, but in the action I described he left those members who'd posted with their inquiries lost and out of sight, not the friendliest of actions.

In common with two previous disrupters, Dienamics being the most recent, he comes in late at night when we are all safely out of the way to do his worst, and I don't see why we should stand idly by and put up with finding the mess each morning.

In common with Dienamics, there's a 50cycles dimension. Wotwozere started his postings with constant sniping at eZee on any thread mentioning the brand, repeating all of 50cycles bile on that subject. Once Wai Won Ching protested and I followed up challenging him that he had no personal knowledge of the brand, informing him that a large proportion of members were very happy eZee owners, he abandoned that tack and started on his present night time course.

I agree with Tillson, he knows exactly what he's doing.
.
 
Last edited:

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
53,559
30,848
Well, in that case, can't he just be blocked from the forum?
I can't do that, but I had previously mentioned his name to our administrator in connection with his posting patterns. Wanting to be tolerant and knowing the administrator is, I've posted as I have in the hope that he will see the problem and respond appropriately. He did respond over the eZee issue so we can hope he does so again this time.

If he doesn't we can then ask for action to be taken.
.
 

keithhazel

Esteemed Pedelecer
Oct 1, 2007
997
0
Hi

if you do not like it you should stay out because we are a free country.

thx

Bob
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

then Bob could you please explain that to the taxman and ask him to refund money i accidently paid to him the last few years.......:rolleyes:
 

Rad

Esteemed Pedelecer
Sep 16, 2008
285
0
Another point to make is that we ain't in a free country on here. We're on the internet. This forum is provided by Russ the site/forum owner. In here, his word is law. This ain't no democracy, it's a benign dictatorship, and in my experience that's how the best forums work.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.