Sig query

[Red Oktober]

on some of the sigs on here there is a bit of text that reads ... "Member of the banned by simon club. " ...

anyone know ??? ..

 

[Chris]

Not a clue

C

 

[Chas]

on some of the sigs on here there is a bit of text that reads ... "Member of the banned by simon club. " ...

anyone know ??? ..

Simon was/is the Big Bad Dictator of another forum who banned you if he didn't agree with what you said on the forum, so a few of us got banned

 

[Red Oktober]

on some of the sigs on here there is a bit of text that reads ... "Member of the banned by simon club. " ...

anyone know ??? ..

Simon was/is the Big Bad Dictator of another forum who banned you if he didn't agree with what you said on the forum, so a few of us got banned

bit pathetic of him then wasn't it ??

 

[karl webster]

 

[karl webster]

Are you a spy carl?

 

[Red Oktober]

Are you a spy carl?

i only know this LC forum .......... was told to join this one by another member

 

[karl webster]

Im only joking mate

People are free to do whatever they want on here,within reason

Anyway, thats all im saying about the topic. I dont want a telling off

All i can say is this forum is great

 

[Dave Docwra]

Was his name Simon

 

[Paul]

Careful.........he might be watching

 

[Red Oktober]

I guessed you were only joking Karl

was just being nosey ..... you don't learn anything if you ain't nosey

 

[Chas]

Was his name Simon

You got it

 

[Red Oktober]

hmmmm ...think i know which Simon you're on about .....

one of those pics just gave it away

 

[karl webster]

Dave, i wouldnt know.....

Its just nice for people to see who are the really evil,bad mambers on this forum who have been so bad on other sites that we have been banned.

Actually banned for trying to help others though.. if that makes any sense

Every time these questions gets asked it turns into a bit of a giggle. Only harmless though

 

[Birder]

After i decided to get a Land Cruiser I joined several forums

Forums are for the users to communicate and to give assistance with answers, links and downloads. The more information they contain the more use they are. Being a web designer I have about 1000 sites i look after and many have forums, without doubt those forums who do not allow thier users do as they wish (within reason), such as post useful links, will drive users away over time.

Users will use a forum to get information from but will be most active in the one they enjoy the most, which is why I use this one. In all forums if you can help in answering a users question then I do help as this makes the forum more useful. Most forums only a very small percentage of members who post regularly, (100 plus posts) and these are the types that need to be attracted by the forum admin.

In Simons case he bans people for the most strange reasons, including by association, however he makes it clear, its his forum and users have no say whatsoever about how he runs it. IMHO i feel thats a backward attitude but its Simons right to have this.

When I first started posting in LC forums I met Karl Webster on this forum and he helped me with some parts, so i helped him with his site. I am doing a long term build of my 75 and put a page on Karls site (With his permission) and when any section of my build is finished i shall also add it to the forums i support so the information is available in searches.

I then added a link to my build in my sig on all the forums and Simon was only one who removed the link. I have no problem with that whatsover as its his forum, however when i asked why, my login was removed for rule breaking . Try as i could he would not reinstate me, even after 129 useful posts, after several emails back and forth it became clear it was due to me being associated with others who in fact I have no association with whatsover.

If i put my web designer hat on, banning someone in a forum makes that person even more actively support another forum and several times I have had orders for websites where a person starts up in competition against a site for such a problem. Even though the Internet is huge its a small world when dealing with something like Landcruisers.

Forum banning for serious reasons after warnings, I fully agree with, but life is to short to worry about such things.

Posted to explain my sig:

 

[Annamarie]

know how you think here on this subject admins on some forums we have been on are to fast to ban people and its very upsetting as they cant see how you feel through your computer

if you cant speak your mind or have some fun then its a sad world

 

[Dave Docwra]

Doesn't explain the Range Rover

 

[Birder]

HaHa, its the wifes