Warren Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi Everyone, I wish to firstly state it was with regret that Henward was banned as he did contribute well to the site. However, he broke the rules too many times as well. We must be fair and consistent to everyone here (or at least try to) so no exceptions are made. The original thread was removed due to too many emotionally charged posts which quite seriously breached the site guidelines. No action is going to be taken against most of the people for these breaches as we realise the posts were very emotionally charged and most of the people posting were probably not in a good frame of mind. This is no excuse though and no further breaches will be tolerated. We have site guidelines for a very good reason - to protect our members and to protect the site. If you don't like them you don't have to post here. Some might argue this is detrimental to the site but to date this has not been an issue. The rules have made this site a clean friendly place where for the most part everyone gets along well and helps each other. I'm not saying they are perfect but we have to have a baseline to work off and the guidelines are 'it'. Most of the guidelines are common sense but there are more than a few that have been added due to activity from members who have always challenged the generally friendly nature of this site. I am only sorry we have to have these guidelines but they have proven quite necessary. If you wish to use this site as a place to swear, be coarse or generally destructive to the clean friendly environment it has then you will get in trouble for it. There's a small group who do it and I won't apologise for the action we take against those people. Henward was banned for good reason. He regularly breached the guidelines and did not change or learn from the warnings or previous ban he received. If you're not going to learn then you will eventually get banned. Many people have made mistakes or intentional rule breakages in the past and for the most part learn from it and don't do it again. Those who don't learn only have themselves to blame. It's up to you to know the guidelines. If you don't understand a certain part of them then ask and we'll clarify it and even update the guidelines if necessary. Arguing about a guideline breach after the fact is pointless. Try telling MAF you didn't know that fish you just caught was undersized... It's your responsibility to know. There is a very small group who know the rules but chose to ignore them because they don't agree with them (fortunately most of these people are already banned). May I remind these people that they agreed to abide by these rules when they registered with us and as such must abide by them. Deliberately ignoring the rules will get you banned. Maybe this is also a good time to become re-acquainted with the site guidelines. If anyone has an issue with clarity of any item in the guidelines I am more than happy to discuss it. As this topic has proven too emotionally charged for some people to not break the guidelines I request no further discussion on the matter. Any further topics will be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 And, we will be considering some of the comments made. I can't guarantee action on all the issues people raised but it will be discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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