When we ban someone, they sometimes do return. And if they behave like the same jackass, we’ll kick them out again[sup]1[/sup]. If a banned poster decides to behave like a model poster, we probably won’t spot them. Either way, the goal is achieved: no violations of the board rules, and a bunch of happy Mods.
A small exception is made for people on the Permanent Shit List, who’ve misbehaved to such an extend in the past that they’re persona non grata forever. Serlin certainly qualifies for that list. Do a search.
Why do I feel like I’ve explained this twenty times already, Mu Mu?
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[sup]1[/sup] = And trust me, most of the times, we’re able to kick them out for good. But no system is perfect.
Much like cockroaches, in fact. They slither through cracks, scurry from light and crawl over the glassware if given the chance. Lynn and TubaDiva are the frontline defense against the pests–and they do a damned fine job, too.
Some roaches slip through but hey, it’s a class joint. The denizens hate pests but don’t pitch hissy fits and wreck the party if something slithers along the baseboards. Nothing worse than a buncha drunks wrecking a place; tossing furniture, stomping anything that twitches, spraying 151 and dropping matches just in case. Nothing more futile than torching a joint to get rid of pests because useful lifeforms leave and only pests remain, giggling in the rubble.
Nothing’s fool proof but fools are still fools and cockroaches are always disgusting. The analogy breaks down here. Some folks hide behind socks but over time learn to stand their ground and their opinions.
From what I recall, the “British Invasion” was actually a bunch of people attracted to the boards by a link posted by a troll on another message board. While the original troll, CDMilk, may have used a sockpuppet or two, the rest of the group were all on the level, and I believe Biffer Spice is still fairly active.
All the people on this list have posted enough that it would not be hard to rule out the possibility. Serlin may have many screen names, but they really have very few personalities between them. Everyone who has posted to this thread prior to you has been around a while and has shown various personality traits and stylistic markings that easily differentiate them from Serlin. Although I think it would be funny if Serlin was none other than DrMatrix’s partner of twenty-some years.
Nothing better, you mean. Right? Or have I been in college too damn long.
No, not a riddle. Just enough information to answer the question. And not all of the information needed to know what our ways exactly are.
If you consider it “fiction”, I’m doing a good job at explaining it. I’d rather have people not understanding it, than people attempting to circumvent the methods we just explained in full.
Plenty of them. But trust me: it’s none of your damn business.
