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Key · 09-16-2021, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Ouch?

You just got Nea-burned. The most severe of burns.

Lisnaholic · 10-17-2021, 07:11 AM

Anteater, who joined MB thirteen years ago has a ban !?!

I hope it's self-imposed and temporary. We need you here !

**Exo** · 10-17-2021, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Anteater, who joined MB thirteen years ago has a ban !?!

I hope it's self-imposed and temporary. We need you here !

All bans are self imposed. He allowed himself to talk/speak like a d-bag and it's temporary but I fear the way Ant feels about things may be permanent.

Lisnaholic · 10-17-2021, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Exo

All bans are self imposed. He allowed himself to talk/speak like a d-bag and it's temporary but I fear the way Ant feels about things may be permanent.

That's deep !! Thanks for the explanation, Exo.

WWWP · 10-17-2021, 10:10 AM

Trollheart · 10-17-2021, 11:47 AM

What does that mean? And where's my damn horoscope, lady?

Lisna, in fairness anyone can get a ban. Longevity doesn't equal or sometimes have any relationship to behaviour. There should be, and I hope is, no preference or special treatment given to people who act like a-holes just on the basis of how long they've been here. Ant did say a lot of close-to-the-edge stuff (and I'm not talking about the Yes album here!) so while I'm surprised, I'm kind of not surprised. Maybe this ban (first ever for Anteater? Am I right?) will be a wake-up call for him. Who knows?

rubber soul · 10-17-2021, 12:00 PM

I just hope he doesn't think he was banned for his politics and not for offensive statements. I imagine that would have been made clear to him?

Trollheart · 10-17-2021, 01:15 PM

I doubt anyone is banned for their politics. If you can have a Nazi themed avatar, I think it can be taken that the policy on people's political beliefs is pretty relaxed here. It's when either those politics are used to attack someone else, or I guess to support any sort of hate speech or incitement to violence (not saying by any means Ant was guilty of this) that I would imagine the politics and the member have to be looked at as one unit, and a decision made.

But maybe we'll be told, and maybe we won't. Bans can be a very personal thing, and not everyone wants it ban-died (sorry) about why they got the hammer on the head.

**Marie Monday** · 10-17-2021, 02:23 PM

the reason for Ant's ban was obvious, there should have been no need to make clear to him that it wasn't a matter of politics

Trollheart · 10-17-2021, 06:51 PM

Now if you were just trying to protect the defenceless insects from this danger to them, I guess I can understand that. But how far does it go? When does it stop? You going to ban a guy called Venus Flytrap2021 to save the little flies? Bigfatcat gets banned because he's hassling mice? Then RowdyDog has to go because he's a danger to cats? When does this madness end???

10-17-2021, 07:11 AM	#7172 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,118	Anteater, who joined MB thirteen years ago has a ban !?! I hope it's self-imposed and temporary. We need you here ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

10-17-2021, 11:47 AM	#7176 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 24,770	What does that mean? And where's my damn horoscope, lady? Lisna, in fairness anyone can get a ban. Longevity doesn't equal or sometimes have any relationship to behaviour. There should be, and I hope is, no preference or special treatment given to people who act like a-holes just on the basis of how long they've been here. Ant did say a lot of close-to-the-edge stuff (and I'm not talking about the Yes album here!) so while I'm surprised, I'm kind of not surprised. Maybe this ban (first ever for Anteater? Am I right?) will be a wake-up call for him. Who knows? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-17-2021, 01:15 PM	#7178 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 24,770	I doubt anyone is banned for their politics. If you can have a Nazi themed avatar, I think it can be taken that the policy on people's political beliefs is pretty relaxed here. It's when either those politics are used to attack someone else, or I guess to support any sort of hate speech or incitement to violence (not saying by any means Ant was guilty of this) that I would imagine the politics and the member have to be looked at as one unit, and a decision made. But maybe we'll be told, and maybe we won't. Bans can be a very personal thing, and not everyone wants it ban-died (sorry) about why they got the hammer on the head. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-17-2021, 06:51 PM	#7180 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 24,770	Now if you were just trying to protect the defenceless insects from this danger to them, I guess I can understand that. But how far does it go? When does it stop? You going to ban a guy called Venus Flytrap2021 to save the little flies? Bigfatcat gets banned because he's hassling mice? Then RowdyDog has to go because he's a danger to cats? When does this madness end??? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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