being banned

[RoyJackson]

It seems there are a number of folks who take internet forums (not just TBN) way too seriously. No idea why...maybe no life outside the forum(s)

As far as bans...I guess there have been some, but most folks out of TBN leave because of lack of interest....some, unfortunately, due to death or other tragic events.
As far as expunging one's history...why bother? As much as I enjoy TBN and it's members...it's just an internet forum.

 

[Oldoak]

I don't see anything wrong with being serious. I prefer it when people stick to the subject matter and the thread topic.

Of course, I don't see the fascination with this topic of "being band" or what is deleted or not deleted either. :confused3:

 

[2ndhalf]

I'm missing something. Is there a concern you have that we're not seeing ? :confused3:

I was thinking the same thing.. what an odd concern. Wondering if OP would also go into Costco and insist on watching them remove him from the member list.

Just don't go back, just don't post any longer.. captive isn't the right word; you are not captive!

 

[airbiscuit]

.OCD.

 

[kidr]

I was thinking the same thing.. what an odd concern. Wondering if OP would also go into Costco and insist on watching them remove him from the member list.

Just don't go back, just don't post any longer.. captive isn't the right word; you are not captive!

Costo doesn't make money off me just for being a member, except for the dues. I quit , no dues.

The question is purely academic. Should a person have the right to disassociate from an organization if he chooses?

Suppose you belong to a very nice gun discussion group and suddenly a group wants to start a how to start a revolution forum. For whatever reason you feel that the site is now on shaky ground and you want to be clear of it. why shouldn't you have that right?

Please don't argue the example, argue the principle.

 

[Thall303]

Costo doesn't make money off me just for being a member, except for the dues. I quit , no dues.

The question is purely academic. Should a person have the right to disassociate from an organization if he chooses?



Suppose you belong to a very nice gun discussion group and suddenly a group wants to start a how to start a revolution forum. For whatever reason you feel that the site is now on shaky ground and you want to be clear of it. why shouldn't you have that right?

Please don't argue the example, argue the principle.

I now pronounce you officially banned for life!

 

[k0ua]

Dear kidr: It appears you "have an axe to grind" What is that axe? We would really like to understand, but we don't. What is it? There has to be more to this! I can't understand why you would make these posts, unless something was bothering you. What is bothering you? Maybe we can help if we only understood. :confused3:

 

[Barry 1]

Costo doesn't make money off me just for being a member, except for the dues. I quit , no dues.

The question is purely academic. Should a person have the right to disassociate from an organization if he chooses?

Suppose you belong to a very nice gun discussion group and suddenly a group wants to start a how to start a revolution forum. For whatever reason you feel that the site is now on shaky ground and you want to be clear of it. why shouldn't you have that right?

Please don't argue the example, argue the principle.

You have no profile.
Nobody knows where you live.
You don't exist,except as a pain in the butt Internet TROLL

 

[/pine]

FWIW...in reality...there is very little in the way of case law regarding Internet 'Terms of Service' of 'User Agreements'...most are standard and itemized legalese boilerplate that when in courts is looked at as the same as conventional law (i.e. Internet does not make a difference)
Generally when there is no absolute means of requiring a user to actually read an agreement (just clicking a box that say you did is often found not defensible in court) actual acceptance can be and has been successfully contended.
However when sites forcefully require agreements to be browsed (downloading the text to a users browser is the same as the user reading it as far as the law goes) they are mostly enforced...

 

[Coyote machine]

The solution to this non-problem is to stop replying to kiddies posts. Then it will end. A version of "halt and catch fire". All in?:thumbsup:

 

[2ndhalf]

Costo doesn't make money off me just for being a member, except for the dues. I quit , no dues.

The question is purely academic. Should a person have the right to disassociate from an organization if he chooses?

Suppose you belong to a very nice gun discussion group and suddenly a group wants to start a how to start a revolution forum. For whatever reason you feel that the site is now on shaky ground and you want to be clear of it. why shouldn't you have that right?

Please don't argue the example, argue the principle.

Oh, I can't believe I missed it. Kidr as in Kidder. He is not even serious. You had us though. You had us all thinking there was actually somone who would worry about being associated with a bunch of old tractor loving geezers trying to overthrow the country.

You got us! :laughing:

 

[tcreeley]

You have no profile.
Nobody knows where you live.
You don't exist,except as a pain in the butt Internet TROLL

re profile - kidr's posts are all there. Perusing them gives an idea of who he is - just as much as a "profile".

"You don't exist,except as a pain in the butt Internet TROLL" ------ If you find his current posts offensive, please stop reading them. After all he did start this thread.

I enjoy this line of thinking and it presented us with a chance to hear from Mohammed on the subject.

I don't find kidr's questioning troublesome. What I dislike is the negative personalized comments people make. I label that as troll behavior.

 

[2ndhalf]

re profile - kidr's posts are all there. Perusing them gives an idea of who he is - just as much as a "profile".

"You don't exist,except as a pain in the butt Internet TROLL" ------ If you find his current posts offensive, please stop reading them. After all he did start this thread.

I enjoy this line of thinking and it presented us with a chance to hear from Mohammed on the subject.

I don't find kidr's questioning troublesome. What I dislike is the negative personalized comments people make. I label that as troll behavior.

We are just giving him the attention he is wanting! I agree with not reading posts if they offend you!

 

[/pine]

Make you "feel like dog" when you screw it up.

I did SQL maintenance for many years.... never messed it up myself. But spent many a night doing bulk outs to new databases, or restores from backup because of others' errors in judgment.

One thing we had to decide when backing up databases is what is your acceptable level of having to redo a bunch of entries VS how much computing power you had to do restores from the transaction log or the entire database, or from tape, in a 24/7 operation.... We were limited in computing power and we were limited in storage space and we were limited in tape backup and restore time and we were limited in our windows to do restores due to 24/7 ops..... it could be a pressure cooker at times. Man, I hated that. Not the pressure cooker part, but the constraints caused by the limited time we had to do things.

I can fully understand how it could be a taxing chore...

Most of the maintenance I'm experienced with on relational databases is all performed with scripts automatically set up as CRON jobs...And these days a lot of the SQL work is executed through a graphic interface with visual aids that a console can't offer...but some functions have to be performed via a CL because of the size limitations of other protocols...

IMO, working with relational databases and creating graphic applications that interact with them is very rewarding and entertaining...especially when you have development servers to work on (no pressure like you mentioned with limited backup)...

It still amazes me every time I write a schema and execute it creating a new database with all the tables/rows, permissions etc...and then it's just as fascinating to populate the DB from a SQL, CSV etc. file...

Programs like vBulletin have their own interface for most db maintenance chores but I'm sure the backup file for the TBN DB is huge...! Not sure how the forum software handles images...many DBs just have a link (and or thumbnail link) to the image files but some actually contain them...?

 

[Coyote machine]

The solution to this non-problem is to stop replying to kiddies posts. Then it will end. A version of "halt and catch fire". All in?:thumbsup:

I said this a page back, but it seems people are missing the point of not responding to his antics. Just a reminder to: 'if you don't like what you're reading- stop reading', obviously taken seriously by the twitterer in chief, who can't and refuses to learn how to ~ read....

 

[ovrszd]

The solution to this non-problem is to stop replying to kiddies posts. Then it will end. A version of "halt and catch fire". All in?:thumbsup:

You realize you said that in a response post to him???

 

[ovrszd]

I said this a page back, but it seems people are missing the point of not responding to his antics. Just a reminder to: 'if you don't like what you're reading- stop reading', obviously taken seriously by the twitterer in chief, who can't and refuses to learn how to ~ read....

And then you did it again!!!!

 

[2ndhalf]

And then you did it again!!!!

I wanted to say that too but wasn't allowed to post anymore Irony

 

[ovrszd]

I wanted to say that too but wasn't allowed to post anymore Irony

You'll have that....

 

[smstonypoint]

Out of idle curiosity, I searched for the origin of the expression -- "Do as I say, not what I do." Apparently, there is a Biblical origin -- Matthew 23:3.

"All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not." King James Version at Matthew 23:3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach..

Steve