wot he sed was bang out of order like. no need to fetch lee into that arguement, never mind say nasty stuff like that about him!! dont let it bother you tho lee, obviously no1 is bothered by your disability. your one of the most popular ppl on here!! :flowers:
TBF I've given him many chances and also mailed him more times that i care to remember asking him to chill out. I hate the idea of having to ban someone for life, kinda makes me feel like we've failed as a community if all we can do is banish someone for life. I don't hate him, I feel quite sorry for him (not due to his physical condition). There must be some pretty fucked up things going on in his head for him to act the way he does. I hope he gets his shit together for his sake.
i do feel bad that anyone has to be excluded - but some people can't be helped. his attitude was different from last time, it was better and maybe we were all wrong for pushing him so much, but he did lash out with uncalled for remarks at people that didn't deserve it. i'm not being 2 faced, and never have been - i've always said i didn't like him being on the board - and i'm glad his attitude and board persona is gone - but it's a shame he went as far as he did and said all the things he did. i think we should let it lie now
People have said he's sound in real life and although ive never met the guy - i'll believe what they said. Having said that, its clear that he doesnt know how to behave or add anything of value to this board, not knowing what he's like on any other messageboards.... But the effect he was having on this one was awful, any newcomer to Promise or this messageboard would have mistaken it for a toddlers playpen in recent times and it was almost embarrasing to feel part of it sometimes with the rubbish that was being posted. Over and out.
I did, and only a handful of people backed me... tbf i've largely ignored ian and his sidekick recently and its not bothered me... but what he said was bang out. Also, I feel this thread is more of a show of support for lee and not a dig at ian... he did apologise and probably is genuinly sorry so what rob said before applies here ....Smog
He is decent in the flesh a nice lad & would give his last fiver to anyone but on here he is a tool & it is in his best interest to be banned. It may be only a messageboard but when you are losing friends & upsetting people it is time to go. I must have sent him at least 4 or 5 PMs yesterday advising him how to improve his board persona & what to do if he was going to go into one of his "Random Rampage" modes or if people were winding him up & he was going to launch an onslaught. All his replies were "OKAY COMMANDO" then I would go back on the board & see him do the opposite to what he said he would do. Then I read the "Smack Raver" thread & reported it. Ian - no doubt you are reading this just remember 1 thing, yesterday was a good day for you & your family as you found out your mother hasn't got cancer, sort of puts getting banned on messageboard into its own insignificance
he threw apologies around like they meant nothing - and he never learned from any of them. he thought it was his get out of jail free card "sorry boss" or "only kidding, no i'm not" it washed with no one in the end
Totally agree, I'll still be mates with him when he's out etc but he cannot behave the way he did on here, I also reported the Smack the raver post.
What good would have it done?? Everytime someone said they wanted him banned it kicked off a four page argument where inevitably (sp?) every reply of his would be "publiko meesag bordo" or "pint" and further clogged the board up with shite. :evil:
more people saying he was wanted off the board maybe would have hastened his exit quicker, don't u think? or is it easier to sit back and turn a blind eye?
Bollocks, people were complaining for ages and nothing got done. Its sad that it got took to the lengths he did before he got banned. It is easier to sit back and turn a blind eye yes, thats why I did it.... Ive got better things to do with my time than try to evict a half wit from a message board. Havent you?
The board cant be run by "mob metailty" it is upto the admins to decide who stays & who goes, not a group of board members decideing they dont like the crack/banter of a person. When people see something offensive they should report it & let admins deal with it.