Also, I’m pretty sure that when you get quoted the little “posted by” tag points to the original handle and not the new one.
If tiny ham’s troubles are the result of something off-board, then I can agree whole-heartedly that it should stay off-board. And if, as a result, someone is stalking her (or anyone else) on the Dope, then warning/suspension/banning.
Well, it seems odd to me.
Face it, some Dopers are hated because they are assholes. Some Dopers are hated because those who hate them are assholes. If those assholes are harassing anyone, then that seems to me to do more to violate the spirit of community here than any name changes.
Not that it is any of my business if someone wants or doesn’t want to announce a name change. Or if the mods allow it, encourage it, discourage it, forbid it, or what you will.
Anyway, welcome back, tiny ham.
Regards,
Shodan
In this case, it goes beyond “asshole” to psycho territory. She hasn’t been active on these boards in forever - the idea of still holding a grudge over whatever it is her stalker is holding a grudge about just boggles my mind.
My poster name used to be “wring” (now, the “w” is silent)
So, here’s a query: if one were banned a while back, like two or three years ago, it stands to reason that one could change significantly over that time period (essentially gaining maturity and/or a sense of perspective). Could that person, through a conversation with the mods or admins, get readmitted under a new name?
Rather, could one prove later (perhaps much later) that he or she is capable of becoming a responsible poster?
Yeah, I understand the meaning of the word “banned,” but if someone manages to grow up in their absence from the board, can they lobby successfully for a return?
A very few have done just that – rehabilitated themselves, shown growth and maturity, and been allowed to return and they did fine.
More often they return, fall back into their old habits, and get banned again.
So it is a difficult process but not impossible. But it does seem damned hard to do.
TubaDiva
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Please don’t make practice posts in areas where people are asking for rulings on stuff, clarifications, etc.
Start a new thread already. Mark it “practice.” Practice.
This is the area for practice posts but don’t jack around where people are looking for information, okay?
TubaDiva
Sorry. It was an honest mistake. I was just trying to figure out how to put things in quotes. I still have no idea what you are saying. I started a new thread and marked it “practice post”. If you choose to react the way you did then I’ll move on so you wont’ have to deal with such a stupid person. I’ll wait until my subsctiption expires then try to find somewhere else.
No, I’m not trying to run you off; to the contrary, we want you to stay, have fun, learn things, be a member of the community.
Practice stuff as much as you need to, that’s one of the purposes of ATMB, we just try to keep informational threads informational and not clutter them up with people testing things, checking settings, and playing with stuff. But please do all of that you need here. Just not inside informational threads.
Just saying here.
TubaDiva
As difficult as it may be to understand, there are people on those not-to-be-named off-board sites who obsess negatively over Siege, of all people. There’s nobody safe from the anonymous idjits…