Example of What Causes a Total Ban

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I have no opinion.  But it's his site and he can do as he pleases.  I assume this is the last we'll be hearing from you, as well. 
 
Better to IGNORE him than to echo anything he may post one way or another.
 
festeringcock said:
Anybody else think Schenker is an A1 dickhead??
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Interesting question....
Anybody think festering will be posting here again?
I'll leave this discussion here, since it's a good illustration of what will cause a total ban.  I am also reporting this to festering's IP.
Schenker
 
One last point to everyone...

Obviously, I got a major flood of complaints this morning.  But it's important that people tell me when they see something like this, since I can't always check every discussion myself.  So please continue to report posts like this one to me.

I think I have things cleaned up at this point.

Look at this as a test of the forum's emergency broadcast system.  We need a good drill once in a while!  Thanks to festering for providing a test case.

Matthew
 
John Viola said:
I have no opinion.  But it's his site and he can do as he pleases.  I assume this is the last we'll be hearing from you, as well. 
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I have an opinion.

Anyone who goes through the trouble to administrate a great forum like this is NOT  a "dickhead", quite the opposite.

Thanks Matthew for a great place to talk with people that have the same interests.

Nickao
 
Matthew, I'm sorry you had to deal with this. But you've handled the whole situation in a gentlemanly, fair manner, and I applaud you for that. This is a wonderful forum that you've put together, enriching the lives and work of hundreds of people. Thank you for all your work on it. I know that the obnoxious actions of a single individual can really ruin your day, even if twenty other people are patting your back and singing your praises. But we certainly appreciate all you do here, and you know you have a great deal of support for your action.
 
Matthew,

Thank you for all of your great work. This forum has been a godsend to me lately since I'm going through a family crisis. This has been the one anchor that I turn to every day. It's nice to find good people with common interests increasing each other's knowledge base. It's a great place to hang out. Please know that you make a GOOD difference in people's lives. I'm actually glad that he (Festering) finally pushed the limits to the point that he's gone for good. None of us need folks like that in our lives.

Thanks again,

Mike
 
Matthew,

You've handled this extremely well.  Quite frankly, I don't have anywhere near the patience and consideration that you've shown with this individual.  You've bent over backwards to be fair and reasonable in the face of massive unfairness and unreasonableness.  There's only one immature, idiotic, "dickhead" here and it isn't you. 

He's a sick individual and my guess is that he's done this before.  I think it's like being a sex offender.  Unfortunately most of them cannot be rehabilitated.

For sick person like this, a total ban, as distasteful as it may be, is the only solution. 

Best regards,

Dan.
 
festeringcock said:
Anybody else think Schenker is an A1 dickhead??
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To the contrary, I think if Matthew is guilty of anything at all, it's only of being too nice. I would have pulled the plug on you right at the start, without any second thought.

I have participated in various online forums for many years, and administered a few for several of those years. I quickly learned that there will always be a few characters that show up who have no interest in contributing to the forum, or in making friends with people of similar interests. They just seem to get some sort of kick out of making negative posts and then coming back to watch the disruption they have caused. This type of person rarely changes, and when they get bounced they often come back under a new name (sometimes thinly disguised).

Fortunately, the vast majority of forum participants are usually good people with a sincere desire to share information, help others, and make friends. And it is the administrator who has the task of being diligent (and somewhat unforgiving) in getting rid of the parasites and EVERY trace of their activity, and do it very quickly, if a forum is to remain enjoyable for the good people.

I have always likened the behavior of these miscreants to that of those who splatter graffiti in our neighborhoods.  They also get their kicks from forcing others to read their garbage, with little regard for how much they degrade an area. In my own community we have a large team of volunteers that can usually get graffiti removed within hours. We have found that at some point the effort to replace their work becomes too great for the short time they get to enjoy what they have done, so they move on.

John

 
Matthew,
              you have had the patinece of a saint with this guy and given him several chances GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!

Colin.
 
Hi,

  Yup, I would have axed him some time ago.  Good job Matthew. I just hope he does not continually find a way around the ban.  Another forum that I was on had a guy like this and for at least a year he managed to keep reappearing under different names etc.

Seth
 
Matt,  I don't even know what is going on here, but I feel this website is the best thing that has happened to my business, career goals and aspirations as well as my hobbies and overall lifestyle.  Besides spending net worth on festool. 

If I needed to know the answer to why is Festering Dickhead a tool?  This would be the first place I would go and get the answer from a group full of courteous people who take there time to help others better themselves.  Well done Matt.  Thank you
 
TahoeTwoBears said:
Matthew,

Thank you for all of your great work. This forum has been a godsend to me lately since I'm going through a family crisis. This has been the one anchor that I turn to every day. It's nice to find good people with common interests increasing each other's knowledge base. It's a great place to hang out. Please know that you make a GOOD difference in people's lives. I'm actually glad that he (Festering) finally pushed the limits to the point that he's gone for good. None of us need folks like that in our lives.

Thanks again,

Mike
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I second all of that above. Everybody here and the forum itself helped me through my international move and has been one stable thing in my life for the last year. Thanks again Matthew, you know I think you do a great job, rest assured anytime you have to make a hard decision like this there's no one to help you make it, but plenty to help you get through making it.  :D
As usual, all I can do is say keep up the great, great work.
 
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