RugbyRebels

cashead wrote:

Coco wrote:

Eugene Wrayburn wrote:There is nothing wrong with being passionate and sticking to one's views. We try to understand that passionate argument sometimes spills over into abuse, which whilst not acceptable is forgiveable.

What is not forgiveable is repatedly threatening another poster. Leaving aside for the moment that it's a criminal offence, it's clearly contrary to the letter and the spirit of the rules of the forum. People come here to enjoy themselves and we will protect them from threats. A poster who can't be trusted not to threaten someone else can't be on the forum. As for "well it's on the internet so it doesn't matter" well that's obvious nonsense, quite apart from the fact that UG suggested threats irl.

Accordingly I've banned UG permanently. I couldn't give a monkey's what his politics were and you can all feel free to be trotskite or anarchist socialists or crypto-fascist for all I care. Just don't threaten other people and expect to stay on the forum.

Permanently?

I guess I missed what happened to cause somebody to feel unsafe, or threatened by typewritten words. Unless, of course, it was written in caps... That surely means yelling right?

Mods judgement call, and I guess if there was a threat of terrorism or death.. Its justified. Take your word that it was serious, although it takes some of the zest out of the posting personalities here. Thats what gave it life imo.

Here's the long and short of it - I rustled his jimmies, so he decided to try to attack me based on what I do for a living, so I decided to mash on one of his many rage triggers (which, admittedly earned me a 2-day break, but fuck me, dude's basically a walking trigger), so he said something like "Watch it, or I'll find you." Something asinine like that. He did a ninja edit, but I'd seen it, quoted it and called him out on it because fuck him, if he's going to act like that. After initially trying to half-heartedly backpedal, he doubled down, and repeated the "I wish I was Clint Eastwood from Dirty Harry, but someone's written Clint in all caps so it looks like CUNT Eastwood instead" level threats. Then ban, then upgraded to permaban.