No excuse for me. ... threads Like THIS ONE that angered me so much ....
I still don't think you are getting the message: to see stuff you don't like and get mad and then respond in accordance with the
Forum Rules is generally safe and acceptable; to see stuff you don't like and get mad and then respond the way you did is
not acceptable. The point being that your anger etc etc is no
justification for your flaming. It may be the
reason for your flaming but it neither justifies nor excuses it.
... I see Nifty breaking these rules:
If you see something on the forums that you think is a violation of the Forum Rules then use the 'Report Post' feature --
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-- and we'll look into it. If we agree that something needs to be done we'll deal with it.
His type and him in particular doesn't get anything nagative from you or miester and its just wrong of you to say anything to others but not to him.
You are mistaken. Nifty has received his fair share of warnings (public and private), even a temporary ban once if I'm remembering correctly.
I'm not sure what you mean by "his type" but we don't administer the board by "types", cases are dealt with individually.
... he starts these things then sits back and watches others get scolded.
Actually I have to disagree once again. In general Nifty doesn't "start things" very often at all. What he often does is respond to things he sees on the forums. Does he do this in a provocative way? Yeah, sometimes. Is that a violation of the Forum Rules? Not usually, no.
If what you're really saying is "I don't like Nifty, you should put a muzzle on him" then no, you're not likely to receive satisfaction in that regard any time soon. Point to the Rules violations -- in other words hard and specific evidence -- and something will be done. Wave your hands, speak in generalities and personal dislikes and you'll find us a little reluctant to take up the torch and mete out the sort of punishments you are apparently looking for. And rightly so because that would be no way to manage these forums. Not in this case nor any other like it.
His post told me to "grow up" for example. Is that not belittling, insulting and harrassing?
No offense but a little more backbone might be in order here. "Grow up" is neither harassment nor an insult, IMO, and if it was intended to belittle then it's pretty mild stuff.
Not to put too fine a point on this but if that's the worst thing you have on the guy then you are being overly sensitive. Stick around a while and you'll learn that letting things like that pass is not only possible but also advisable. Besides, maybe he's got a point. Could happen.
His post "basically" called me a liar and he implied that I was not being honest about my motive or post. Is that not insulting and harrassing?
"Insulting", yeah could be, but you'll find that he's not the only one thinking there's something not quite right about you and your claims to be a newbie here so maybe he's got a valid point. In which case he is making an accusation based on his experience here on the forums, considerably greater experience than yours I might add. Tactless he may have been but for you to respond with "retarded", "a horses a_ _", "moron", "ignoramous", "wierdo" and "a_ _ hole" is totally out of proportion, inappropriate, and unacceptable: he stepped on your toes, you threw a major wobbler and had a foul-mouthed and abusive hissy fit. One of these things is not like the other.
Was not the total tone of his entire post belittling and harrassing and insulting and inciting? ... he is rude and makes me out to be a liar.
As I've said, if and when that happens Report it. If he's out of line we'll deal with it.
... My first impression of this place and my first impresson left is very poor.
Sorry to hear that. However, given your behaviour thus far some of us may be thinking that the feeling is mutual. Nevertheless, please feel free to take the actions I have described above if you think that will help. If that still isn't satisfactory then I suggest you either take it up with [profile]Casinomeister[/profile] or find somewhere better suited to your tastes.
With that said I think we've pretty much killed this thread. If anyone wants to contribute to the original topic let me know. Otherwise this thread is dead.
