Rules around banning?

Oh yes, sorry - I remember you saying upthread now

Ah, yeah, they stopped responding to every report a month or two ago.

They do usually delete posts saying someone is a,troll, whether or not they agree, as troll hunting isn't allowed. Did those posts about you not get deleted, Bob?

Yes and reopened.

But it was a horrid process of being ignored, not being told why, then having to create a new account, writing a post then reporting own post with a 'please contact me over being banned' message.

Hang on, I thought bob was talking about deleted messages only. Have you been banned, bob?

I had no responses from anything and I made several reports of people calling me a troll (I wasn't, I just had a differing opinion).

Even now I feel I can't talk too much about it without the risk of being banned.

But knowing the details behind it, I still feel it was an unfair ban for the reasons given

Well, apart from that they stopped replying to reports any more! My beyond inbox is sad and empty now :(

Mmm.

But it's MNHQ's site; they encourage reports rather than GF or troll hunting and they review reported posts to see if they agree with reports that lines have been crossed. If they do, they act; if they don't, they send a "we see where you are coming from but.. " type message.

I've had both responses following reports.

Doesn't mean they were right though

Oh ok Owl, no worries. One of those lost in translation things, I think. Hope you're ok.

If a lot of people thought you were trolling or goady Bob, MNHQ must have agreed to ban you.

Crashdoll, I was referring to the ignorance on that actual thread, it wasn't aimed at you!
I'm a bit exasperated by here atm so I'm not sure if it reads as if I'm aiming it at you or not, but I'm not. I meant the situation as it played out on the thread (I think if you'd have read it my post might be clearer)
Sorry

Gingerlvy.

The irony was lost.

:)

Ah, not those pesky regulars again. The royalty kind, or just the plebs?

I think we both know the answer to that lol.

I am not going there!

Teacher - that was slightly tongue in cheek when I said that. I suspect the irony was lost.

Yep, Jason did apologise and very graciously, from what I heard. I have never seen him being generally unpleasant. I thought it was a temporary ban but I could be wrong.

Ah, not those pesky regulars again. The royalty kind, or just the plebs?

I can't imagine they would be so short sighted as to use how many reports they get on a post as their ruler for whether or not someone is banned. That would allow bullying and (as you said, Buttered) mob rule, which is hardly the way a professional site would run.

I think this does happen.

In my case, I was told 'lots of posters reported you for being goady'.
It was a bunch of regulars reporting me for trolling.
I wasn't goady or trolling, all my posts were well thought out. They just decided to disagree with me and that was that.

Ironically, the one thing I thought I may be banned for (naming a regular publically who had sent an abusive pm) wasn't even mentioned. So it definetly felt like mob rule (and it has changed my posting style because now I avoid certain posts that normally I would post on, when I see certain names posting)

I didn't comment on the situation with Jason. I didn't see that thread. I only read a subsequent thread where I found out that he was gone. I was just explaining that he wasn't banned suddenly and without any reason like WannaBe. Please don't imply that I am ignorant to things about disability. I passed no judgement on him and did explain that I knew he apologised.

I just said on the moderation thread, there is a worrying theme that those who are more likely to be anti racist, sexist, disabilist etc, are those who are leaving (/being banned) in droves atm.

I think this too.

Yes I agree Beyond. Much like RL at the moment. Where are all the moderate liberal types?

It's very weird.