It's up to the moderators if they want to disclose the details of his ban.
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Originally Posted by thewintersoldier97
I don't think the mod "forced" him to do anything against his will either
To start with, MasterMind420 was "suggested" (with a forum-based warning) to be 100% compliant with the AlliedModders Rules, and that pissed MasterMind420 off.
... Some further elaboration
Depending on the eyes looking at it, the post MasterMind420 made could also violate:
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Originally Posted by Not mentioned to the user
- The kind of "common sense" thing: Do not play forum police, leave that people mentioned in the View Forum Leaders page, if necessary.
- Always be respectful to other members. Flaming or abusing members in any way will not be tolerated.
However, the following were highlighted (in the warning "Report, don't reply"):
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Originally Posted by Message To User - through the warning
- Do not spam, or post "me too" posts, or any such derivative drivel that does not contribute to a thread.
- Do not derail threads or post completely unrelated topics in a thread.
After this very simple reminder about the AlliedModders Rules, MasterMind420 decided to:
Move into defence mode
Claiming that due to the age the account/membership, MasterMind420 should obviously be exempted from the AlliedModders Rules.
Blank all (plugin) threads which were being started within 90 minutes, if not before, from the time of the first one of his "angry" private message(s).
Even if it would typically have been possible to communicate, and make things go out in another another direction, MasterMind420 didn't even allow for this to happen, before violating even more rules.
While MasterMind420 could simply have accepted that simple warning, and if necessary, cried, taken a tissue and wiped the tears off, and gotten over it eventually, that was not within the wishes of MasterMind420.
Making 19 rule violations *AFTER* being suggested to follow the AlliedModders Rules, isn't really a good thing to do.
In the end, the final fate of MasterMind420 wasn't tied to one single admin/moderator alone.
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Originally Posted by thEsp
The moderator(s) literally restored their threads.
Roughly 6 months before any of the involved posts were created, AlliedModders Rules clearly said:
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Originally Posted by https://web.archive.org/web/20151227191625/http://forums.alliedmods.net/misc.php?do=showrules
Do not blank out posts - if you solve your problem post the solution for others to find.
Posts made on AlliedModders will be handled in consistence with the AlliedModders Rules.
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Originally Posted by thEsp
And do you genuinely think that's a problem? You can easily skip threads titled like so. Opening a thread only to realize there are no attachments is the real problem and it's definitely trolling.
As for the trolling around / option to skip (specific) threads and/or posts: A theif believes everybody steals.
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Originally Posted by Dragokas
I'm just hoping everything good with MasterMind.
If MasterMind420's 10 years membership on the board would have granted full immunity to the AlliedModders Rules, then everything with MasterMind420 would have been good.
AlliedModders Rules applies to everyone, and not just a selective group of who believes they are "young" enough on the board to be required to follow them. It does not matter if you registered yesterday, or 17 years ago.
Allowing certain users to violate the AlliedModders Rules, regardless the motivation for it, isn't something that I would happily participate in.
Should you actually feel the need to provide some feedback, ... or rant, you're welcome to send a PM.
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