My friend was suspended for trolling

[MrDawn]

I'm personally not a troller, nor do it for fun. But I thought this was a little funny watching these two go at it. My friend, I know him off of another forum, shared this with me today. He said he's been banned for a week and that they locked up their forum because the Administrator knows he uses a VPN. She kind of went over board, I think and he seemed harmless. He was not sexually harassing her or cursing at her but only teasing her and aging the debate on to the point she suspended his account.

I almost think the Administrator wanted this argument to happen because he did say she could have hid the topic or locked it at any time. Its an anime forum, but too bad those of you interested can't join right now as the Administrator has put down a lock down to keep him out over this.

He did say that he would not have kept teasing her had she not kept sending him threatening messages and he wanted to show her members how controlling she was. He changed the topic title to attract more attention to the thread after she gutted his post or edited it.

http://www.japan-legend.com/forum/index.php/topic/8025-the-yuki-and-anon-show-get-it-here/

So is the Administrator going way over board?

 

[Gizmo]

Anon seems very immature and childish judging by his posts and comments.

 

[MrDawn]

Anon seems very immature and childish judging by his posts and comments.

That's what I was thinking too. I think he got what he deserved. But I don't think the admin should have locked up their forum and not take new members.

 

[Nebulous]

A lot of times it comes down to how staff members conduct themselves and handle situations.

If admins & moderators are overly authoritative & strict, some members will turn into trolls and act out on purpose.

I've seen it happen tons of times. Even the sweetest and nicest of members can turn troll if they feel like they're being oppressed by an unfair dictatorship.

 

[+paradox]

A lot of times it comes down to how staff members conduct themselves and handle situations.  

If admins & moderators are overly authoritative & strict, some members will turn into trolls and act out on purpose.

I've seen it happen tons of times. Even the sweetest and nicest of members can turn troll if they feel like they're being oppressed by an unfair dictatorship.

this is very accurate, indeed...

some people just shouldn't have power over others...

 

[Jazzy]

From what I read, she gave him a warning and he kept pushing the issue. Perhaps next time he's warned, he'll learn to let it go and move on.

 

[Webster]

From what I read, she gave him a warning and he kept pushing the issue. Perhaps next time he's warned, he'll learn to let it go and move on.

I agree; it seems as though she tried to walk down the situation and he wouldn't, so what choice did she have there.. *shrugs*

 

[MrDawn]

My money is on her permanently banning him.

 

[Nebulous]

My money is on her permanently banning him.

...and he probably deserves it but it wont matter,

Hand out a ban. I'll be back using a new IP and you won't know a thing

I suppose her only defense to such a claim would be to turn off new registrations for a while. Makes sense to me, but she can't leave that on forever.  

I'd say to ./Anonymous:  when an admin has frustrated you to the point of acting out, its just time to walk away.  That admin will probably be there for the life of the forum and if you & her don't mesh well, then its just going to be one frustration after another as long as you keep coming back.  

...  It depends on the dynamic of the community though.  If she is immersed into every single conversation then, yeah, she will be unavoidable, no question about it. But if there's plenty of other people to interact with, he could be a good member as long as he distances himself from her.

 

[MrDawn]

@Nebulous

Personally I think you've explained what was going on in that forum thread perfectly. I also think that they just don't get a long either and I think they're both immature. I think that whole deal could have been avoided or it could have been dealt with differently. Example being the thread could have been taken down and they could have resolved this via message instead of going back and forth in a thread for the whole world to witness.

Here are a list of things that went on in my mind. What I think about this whole subject and why I brought it up to people's attention as I've never seen it before on other forums. I guess I'm just oblivious.

A. Its not good for her forum. Its embarrassing for the staff.
B.It doesn't make the other members like Anon. He looks like a troll and not someone I want as a friend.
C.It makes both of them look immature.
D. Its unneeded forum drama and the thread doesn't need to exist.
E. I'm not joining the forum any way, so I could care less what happens. I'm just surprised they'd lock up a forum over one member who they could just ban. He could come back, but most forums make you verify an email address and that would get rather old real quick after a few more bans.

Other than that, I rest my case.