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digitalscream

AAAAAAAAAAAAND the sequel to the Schofield thread has been removed, as promised, because (as predicted) some people just can't help themselves.

There will be no further warnings given on this subject, because we (the modmins) have day jobs and lives we'd like to attend to, rather than clearing up yet more he-said-she-said and responding to demands that we moderate not according to the rules, but according to opinions (as long as they're their opinions). We've addressed this so many damn times that I can't believe there's anybody left on the forum who still doesn't get it.

Any more of this stuff carried over from those threads, or any more attacks, and the cooler is open for business.

digitalscream

Dottore has left the building, at his own request.

Roland

Busy day for the moderation team. LastMantra is giving the forum a break, not at his own request.

digitalscream

Thread asking how to buy weed removed.

As De Franco says: Don't be stupid, stupid.

Roland

Roland said:

Busy day for the moderation team. LastMantra is giving the forum a break, not at his own request.

… and he’s back.

Roland

Bluecat is enjoying a spell in the cooler. Well, actually, it’s the other way around. Forum members are enjoying a break from personal attacks, and the moderators hope to enjoy the rest of their bank holiday weekend in peace.

Roland

Hattigol has now entered the cooler following a flagrant and unapologetic breach of Rule 2. 

Roland

Comments removed from https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/253165/getting-the-clapton-tone have been placed here https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/253245/wyniro-s-thread-diversion.

digitalscream

@Hattigol and @bluecat are back in the room.

Roland

The  Wow. Just... WTF?!  thread has been removed from public view. I’m sure I could pick a member’s name and imply that it has sexist/racist/monarchist overtones but WTF, I’ve got better things to do.

digitalscream

LastMantra and SpoonMan banned for being the same person, running both accounts at the same time.

Time and time again folk do this...it's not difficult, people. Just read the rules.

EDIT: We subsequently discovered that he'd started using SpoonMan to evade his time in the cooler; therefore, there will be no chance of a review after a year.

Roland

Trumpetvest and Stratosphere also banned for being the same person.

Roland

Roland said:

Trumpetvest and Stratosphere also banned for being the same person.

… and is now attempting to join with other user names. I don’t know whether to admire persistence, or feel sorry for people who think their behaviour is acceptable.

Roland

We are always helpful to people who are new to guitar, and ask seemingly innocent questions. However @invisiblewasp is also new to mandolin, classical guitar, virtual instruments etc, and on his third post in each forum has spammed them with a link to the product he’s advertising. So he’s now new to our list of banned members.

digitalscream

Poboy's in the cooler for a week for abuse of a modmin.

digitalscream

"Blast from the past" thread exiled - we honestly don't need that, and at best it'll be full of low blows.

Roland

kraken_hunter banned for being adriangonciarz, who was banned earlier in the year for using our Classifieds as a shopfront for his business, and as a source of guitars to resell. 

digitalscream

Mankonis has booked a week in the cooler, because he wants to sell his fake partscaster and our rules are "nonsense".

Not entirely sure he understands how this works yet, but I'm confident he'll figure it out.

digitalscream

...aaaaand, exactly as is predictable, Mankonis thought the rule against creating multiple accounts was also nonsense.

Alas, he did not figure it out.

digitalscream

Cleared out the Klarna thread.

I'm sick of good, forum-friendly and well-behaved businesses getting hounded off this site because some people just can't resist having a go. I've posted an appropriate warning in the thread, but it appears it needs restating (as it does annually, because some folk just don't learn) - the cooler's open and ready for some long-term residents. There will be no further warnings.