How does getting banned work?

Warriorbuds said:

You were there when I was there Sunni....no? They do not warn you regarding getting banned...or warning points....lol......Place is a Gong Show! lol If you do not "fall in line"...your a memory! Best part is...they use the term "family" all the time..." we are just one big family" lmao I guess myself and all the others with their own ideas.......were the black sheep!! lol

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sunni said:

i never personally had a problem over there.
i just left cause whats the point of being on riu when i have riu

riu is not a family....maybe a giant dysfunctional one LOL

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racerboy71 said:

let me put it this way, if you're a some what normal member, who just converses with others and don't stir the pot, you've got nothing to worry about.. i've been here over 5 years, and never got an infraction or w/e...
umm, imo, if you get banned here, you've got to pretty much be asking for it, and ignore several warnings from the moderators here.. i think you get 3 warnings, and you're gone.. some times for a few days, some times forever, it depends on what you did wrong though..
ummm, idk about opening a new account if you get banned.. i know people who do it, but that's about i know of it tbh..

so, in summary, treat others the way you like to be treated, and everything should go fine.. oh yeah, staying out of the politics section might help a bit, lol, joke, well, kind of at least..
imo, just don't worry about being banned, and it won't happen so long as you're not a complete idiot and or out to start shit..

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Cannabliss88 said:

It seems there is more tolerance here. People say all kinds of shit and the moderators aren't all over their ass.

I did reread the rules and it appears that moderators do have the right to interpret what they deem breaking the rules at their own discretion like other forums but of course it is basically their forum and they want to keep people from ruining it so its understandable.

I suppose, the more I think about it, there is always a very grey area between what is ok and what's not as its all subjective to personal interpretation.

I feel better hearing you guys assure me that this place is hard to get banned from. I certainly hope I get a fair warning if I'm ever out of line before being banned.

At any rate this forum is obviously far more patient and fair than Nazi-Shroomery, where I was EntheogenicJourney and Soviet-Grasscity, where I was Cannabliss88, both of which I recommend people avoid at all costs. The moderators there are on severe power trips and act like dictators who make their own rules but you live and you learn. Some forums are dictatorships and that's just how it is. Its good they banned me before I wasted more of my time there.

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sunni said:

maybe a giant dysfunctional one LOL

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sunni said:

OP in question here went on a fucking rampage so i banned him he got pissed off cause
i deleted his thread

I made a judgement call that shirtless pics of boys under 18 between the ages of 6-17 , along in their underwear i believe it was titled like i like pushing boundries or something
was borderline child porno and i didnt want it on the website

so he nuts screaming the N word and shit

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Warriorbuds said:

I put a video of my daughter(15yrs) on FB.....it was her trip too Disneyland....they erased it, and it dawned on me there were parts of video around pool....I understand that.....I would of erased that post from that guy too!

I used to hear stories about this "Censored" being the biggest jackass on RIU....is that who got banned? Maybe Fab? Either way...they both should go! lol

I suppose when anything comes down to a judgement call by one Mod.......and not a group vote.....you are going to run into problems....We all think differently and whats offensive to one person, may not be too another....

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SnapsProvolone said:

I liked the old RIU better, before it was offline and restored with new format and rules.

I still pop into RIU a little here and there but I'm definitely not around as much as I used to be. I see a lot of posts I think about replying, but then I think why bother, and I don't reply.

I suppose us stoner types tend to rebel against structured existence. Your site, your rules, but is it good for the community? I think not.

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SnapsProvolone said:

Im sorry. I imagined a notice that showed up stating one basically can't cuss someone out anymore.

My freedom of speech means a great deal to me.

I get that it's your forum, and therefore choose I coexist when it suits me. It suits me much less when I must temper my language such that those with vaginally deformed ear canals might continue to indulge themselves in a sanitized world void of the coarseness associated with freedom of speech.

Not that I'm saying this freedom of speech always brings out the best in people, in fact the contrary is probably prevelant to some degree. However, a few poorly worded, even hostile posts shouldn't ruin it for the rest.

Rarely one will even find, upon close examination, that indeed there is merit to such an offensive post. Pretty much everything my forefathers "posted" as English colonists was deemed as rather offensive and intolerable by king George.

Thusly it is my firm belief that no matter how offensive someones words may be, it is not my right to censor them. My right lies in my response to their afront and it's ability to appropriately convey my position.

Initially when I first joined this forum, it was the freedom of expression and overall lack of censorship that attracted me. Let this mindset reign.

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Warriorbuds said:

Sunni.....are you giving "Damann" the cold shoulder? lol

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