# WSLer Banned? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 19, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820 "2002-12-19T16:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/41 "2002-12-20T05:01:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\*…WSLer… \*\* Banned name! Sorry, been wanting to do that for months ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/42 "2002-12-20T05:07:54Z")
but, what happened to **WSLer** ’s mother? ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/43 "2002-12-20T05:18:17Z")
Best . . . pun . . . EVER. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/44 "2002-12-20T05:27:02Z")
Oh dear…That was disturbing… ---
**Author:** ![B.Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@B.Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Pants)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/45 "2002-12-20T05:43:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Banned name! I have never been so proud that we go to the same school, **Joey G**! ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/46 "2002-12-20T06:32:12Z")
Over the years that I have been here, I have learned that even if not immediately apparent…there is always a good reason for bannings. Just my too scents\* 🙂 \*vanilla and mulberry ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/47 "2002-12-20T08:20:35Z")
I can tell you few things about bannings and other board policy; 1. The part about never deleting or editing post… bullshit. I’ve had entire post deleted moments after post. Good chance this one goes lickity split. 2. Warnings??? Been banned from here three times and have never recieved a warning, much less an e-mail. 3. Wanna see how censored your board is? Pick an unpopular topic, take a well thought out angle and back it up with perfect logic… poof… you’re banned. 4. Format your HD, install new DOS, get new IP address and come on in and see how intolerant an otherwise educated group of people can be. Hey it’s 3:30 Am. You guys can can delete this before many people see it. Fighting ignorance… my ass. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/48 "2002-12-20T08:25:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > **2) Warnings??? Been banned from here three times and have never recieved a warning, much less an e-mail.** And what did you learn from this? Remember, sometimes it’s not the rest of the world that has a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/49 "2002-12-20T08:40:53Z")
Yeah, I got my problems. So does everyone. So does the board. If you are going to have a board like this you could at least stick to your own rules. Last go round here I was sure to talk with lots of people here about specifics of what was and was not acceptable. I stuck to them. The bottom line is that if you take the wrong people to task here and begin to make them look the least bit fallable, you are outta here. The same old guys are so quick to pick apart the newbies but let a newbie pick them apart and it’s over. And the MODs? Ol’ Manhattan still hanging in there after offending nearly everyone here. It is not about fighting ignorance. If you want the long version I can send you my thesis on the dynamics of web based communities. You guys are the perfect model. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/50 "2002-12-20T08:48:38Z")
:rolleyes: **manhattan** does apologize when taken to task. and for what I see so far, those 3 banned times will turn to four if you do not change pronto. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/51 "2002-12-20T08:50:19Z")
Honest curiosity, **Blivit**. Why do you keep coming back? ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/52 "2002-12-20T08:50:33Z")
Change what? The truth? What besides the truth here gets you bent out of shape? ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/53 "2002-12-20T08:51:39Z")
Lots of really smart people here. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/54 "2002-12-20T08:55:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > \*\*Yeah, I got my problems. So does everyone. So does the board. If you are going to have a board like this you could at least stick to your own rules. Last go round here I was sure to talk with lots of people here about specifics of what was and was not acceptable. I stuck to them. The bottom line is that if you take the wrong people to task here and begin to make them look the least bit fallable, you are outta here. The same old guys are so quick to pick apart the newbies but let a newbie pick them apart and it’s over. And the MODs? Ol’ Manhattan still hanging in there after offending nearly everyone here. It is not about fighting ignorance. If you want the long version I can send you my thesis on the dynamics of web based communities. You guys are the perfect model. \*\* Perhaps you’d care to link to some examples of instances where you’ve been banned for making the wrong people look fallable. ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/55 "2002-12-20T08:56:48Z")
Not sure I would want to do that. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/56 "2002-12-20T08:58:05Z")
Of course you lied about **manhattan** , so: what did you said about the truth? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/57 "2002-12-20T09:01:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > \*\*Not sure I would want to do that. \*\* You may understand why I find it hard to believe your claims then. ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/58 "2002-12-20T09:01:32Z")
There is a thread in here somewhere where many, many people rake him / her over the coals for some comments he made about the Catholic church being a training school for pedophiles or some such. Most people said toss him out. ---
**Author:** ![Blivit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Blivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blivit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/59 "2002-12-20T09:03:06Z")
Believe what you may my friend. I have nothing to loose and no reason to decieve you. ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820/60 "2002-12-20T09:03:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > \*\*I can tell you few things about bannings and other board policy; > > 1. The part about never deleting or editing post… bullshit. I’ve had entire post deleted moments after post. Good chance this one goes lickity split. \*\* So much for that prediction. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > **2) Warnings??? Been banned from here three times and have never recieved a warning, much less an e-mail.** Banned three times with less than 50 posts? What an accomplishment. You must be so proud. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > \*\*3) Wanna see how censored your board is? Pick an unpopular topic, take a well thought out angle and back it up with perfect logic… poof… you’re banned. \*\* Can you give us an example of where this has happened to you? According to your story you should have at least three. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > \*\*4) Format your HD, install new DOS, get new IP address and come on in and see how intolerant an otherwise educated group of people can be. \*\* ::Snort:: Like that would be enough to hide your connection to a previous identity. Not that I’m going to give you any clues. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blivit \* > Hey it’s 3:30 Am. You guys can can delete this before many people see it. Fighting ignorance… my ass. \*\* Sounds to me like you would have trouble finding your ass if it was pointed out to you. Mainly becasue by your own admission it’s been pointed out three times that you were talking through it but it seems not to have sunk in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsler-banned/143820.md?page=4)