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Subject: A blanket-ban just took place...
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Here is a link

I am glad I resisted the temptation to reply myself...

But anyway, here is my question:

Do you think blanket bans are fair AND should they be used more / less often than they currently are?

My personal opinion is that doing them as one offs ever now and then are not fair. If you could reply to spam ever day of a month and not get banned, and then one day you just do, it doesn't really make sense and seems inconstant. However I think if used on all threads that were against the rules (about religion, politics etc. as well as the example of spam) then it would be fair, and people just would stop making threads that are against the rules.

Blanket bans should be used, but much more frequently (but they should not be banned for longer than a week if part of a blanket ban).

Discuss.

[Edited on 11.16.2011 2:24 PM PST]

  • 11.16.2011 2:24 PM PDT
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They should be used more often.
Replying to spam happens all too often.

  • 11.16.2011 2:25 PM PDT

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And there were no survivors...

That is kind of dumb, mods need to be more consisitant.

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  • 11.16.2011 2:25 PM PDT

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  • 11.16.2011 2:26 PM PDT
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Lol at sparten ken's post.

Yeah, although it's an easy to break rule (don't feed the trolls).
Posted by: dmg04
They should be used more often.
Replying to spam happens all too often.

  • 11.16.2011 2:27 PM PDT

Why do people in ship mutinies always ask for "better treatment"? I'd ask for a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth, you'd get a lot of free games.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

My favorite part was when it was accidentally unlocked and people who posted after the bans were presumably also banned.

It is possible posts were just deleted after the accidental unlock.

  • 11.16.2011 2:28 PM PDT

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I approve, however the bans need to be more permanent.

  • 11.16.2011 2:28 PM PDT
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  • 11.16.2011 2:30 PM PDT


Posted by: Tom T
Qbix forgot to ban himself on page 3. I should help him.

Oh, you're too kind.

  • 11.16.2011 2:30 PM PDT

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I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

But yeah, people need to learn to report and move on.

  • 11.16.2011 2:31 PM PDT
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That's fine by me. The OP should be permabanned and everyone who quoted his links deserved bans also.

  • 11.16.2011 2:32 PM PDT

Now kids, this is why you don't reply to spam.

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1. Who was the ninja who did this? (EDIT: Oh, Qbix!)
2. What was the post?
3. Where's my damn toast with Nutella?
4. Carpet-bans are stupid and shouldn't be enforced

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  • 11.16.2011 2:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: dmg04
They should be used more often.
Replying to spam happens all too often.

  • 11.16.2011 2:34 PM PDT

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They broke a forum rule. End of discussion.

  • 11.16.2011 2:35 PM PDT

Oh hey there

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They are not unfair. When you post in a thread that is breaking the rules you take your life, and your ability to post, into your own hands.

Ya dun good Qbix, ya dun good.

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I hate you unless I'm drunk.

I'm glad it happened; Needs to happen more.

Replying to spam is like speeding. Do a lot of people do it? Yes.
Does it make it any less against the rules? No.
Don't break the law, you won't get pulled over.

  • 11.16.2011 2:37 PM PDT

its nice to be nice to the nice

did they banned?

  • 11.16.2011 2:37 PM PDT

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There is replying to spam and then there is replying to obvious threads that are against the rules. While there should technically be no difference between the two, this topic was obviously over the line and should have been reported and sent on it's way.

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Makes sense. However, I see a lot of threads like that where just the OP gets banned. I have no problem with mass bannings, but it would be nice if it was more consistent.

It would make the consequences in responding to spam much less forgiving and people wouldn't do it. In theory.

  • 11.16.2011 2:40 PM PDT

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Replying to obvious spam threads should be bannable. If it isn't as obvious as what was in the OP then it shouldn't be IMO

  • 11.16.2011 2:42 PM PDT
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LOL!
Posted by: H0FFman J
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

But yeah, people need to learn to report and move on.

Yeah, that's the main problem. We only need one guy to say "that's against the rules" in some situations; but in many cases like this, a single post wouldn't be worth it, because of the obvious trolling.

  • 11.16.2011 2:42 PM PDT
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Yeah I only do it in super obvious cases like these. Honestly, the OP was just a picture of a male genitalia.

  • 11.16.2011 2:43 PM PDT
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Lost in translation

Posted by: Qbix89
Yeah I only do it in super obvious cases like these. Honestly, the OP was just a picture of a male genitalia.

But the human body is a beautiful thing. I think bnet should embrace it.

  • 11.16.2011 2:45 PM PDT


Posted by: Munitions lll
Posted by: Qbix89
Yeah I only do it in super obvious cases like these. Honestly, the OP was just a picture of a male genitalia.

But the human body is a beautiful thing. I think bnet should embrace it.

While you may like pp. Others here do not. Majority rules.

  • 11.16.2011 2:46 PM PDT