Banned From FPN?

[pajaro]

If you suddenly and mysteriously cannot post on FPN, I suppose that means you are banned?

If so it will save me some money.

[Jon Szanto]

My goodness, I'd never think that would happen to you! I bet it is a glitch.

Though I've been wrong before.

[mhguda]

Your membership status shows you Online. It must be a glitch. Try clearing your browser cache, and such like.

But there is also a member x.pajaro.x who joined last year july, has not been online since, and never posted. Might there be a connection?

[Frank]

If you suddenly and mysteriously cannot post on FPN, I suppose that means you are banned?

If so it will save me some money.

Lol

[pajaro]

I had gone through the internet settings in Explorer, but I eventually found that a few sites had been set to a "compatibility view." Removing them from the compatibility view fixed the problem. Rats. I think I have reached the end of buying pens though.

[Jon Szanto]

I think I have reached the end of buying pens though.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!


Oh, wait: were you being serious?

[pajaro]

I thought I was. Who knows? I actually went through my ebay saved searches without watching one pen today. No bids either. I did look at one 51 plum set somebody commented about, but it was a demi for $150, a bargain, but I passed. Already have the full sized version. It's almost more exciting selling the pens. Will anyone bid on the NOS 51 set or not? One guy did, and it sold for $23 a few years ago. I had actually paid $28, so I lost $5.

[HughC]

Given the antics that occur on the FPN from time to time being banned could nearly be considered a blessing, but it looks like you'll just have remain "un-blessed" for the time being !!. On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

[migo984]

On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

You couldn't be more wrong. Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

[HughC]

On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

You couldn't be more wrong. Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

As one not welcome over at FPN I'm well aware of the antics of Wim Geeraets and some of his merry band of moderators ( there are some very good moderators there). Maybe I was being a bit too lenient with my views !! Unfortunately it's an environment that fosters the egos and bullying nature of a few mods, a clear sign of Wim's poor management style and a sad reflection on a few.

Regards
Hugh

[Chrissy]

On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

You couldn't be more wrong. Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

I can attest that this is the truth

[reprieve]

Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

This is my experience as well.

I was temporarily banned for unintentionally offending Admin in a community feedback forum thread (in which he explicitly requested members' constructive criticism). There are no hard feelings. I understand how and why things happened as they did.

I still read FPN, and very occasionally post there, and I appreciate FPN as a great resource--it was FPN that led me to the pen community, to the pen people, after all--but I am now much warier of participating in online fora in general. My eyes have been opened and the veil of naiveté has been lifted.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

This is my experience as well.

I was temporarily banned for unintentionally offending Admin in a community feedback forum thread (in which he explicitly requested members' constructive criticism). There are no hard feelings. I understand how and why things happened as they did.

I still read FPN, and very occasionally post there, and I appreciate FPN as a great resource--it was FPN that led me to the pen community, to the pen people, after all--but I am now much warier of participating in online fora in general. My eyes have been opened and the veil of naiveté has been lifted.

That forum has changed, both in look and in tone. I guess it was naive of ME to expect anything different.

[Kratos]

On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

You couldn't be more wrong. Punitive action is arbitrary, inconsistent, at the whim of individual moderators and often without much of a warning. I am talking from experience. And no, it isn't sour grapes, as many FPN friends will attest.

I agree with you Migo984. I don't use FPN at all because of that.

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[KBeezie]

Given the antics that occur on the FPN from time to time being banned could nearly be considered a blessing, but it looks like you'll just have remain "un-blessed" for the time being !!. On a more serious note you really do have to seriously annoy someone over there to attract "punitive action" and then it's a generally a warning first.

Regards
Hugh

It also seems to highlight just who the "protected" members are of that forum, especially when they go thru all the trouble to hide any wrong doing by that specific member and then suspend you for a month for being in the right.

[RayCornett]

I had an issue with one of the MODs there and ended up permanently having my posting privileges removed. But that was after I told them I was leaving anyway but kept my account since I can at least read posts on repairs and pen information and what not. But I had no plans on ever participating in discussion on the site again anyway.

[top pen]

I've not really had much to do with the moderators on FPN however I don't really know why but I have come to prefer this place over FPN. Thank goodness for that black out over Christmas as that was the reason I set up an account here.

[tandaina]

Yeah, you really don't have to do much to get permanently banned. I am. And nope, didn't get a warning first. My horrible crime was expressing concern about the new paid tier scheme they enacted for the selling forum back when it went live. At least that's my guess, because my account can no longer post *or even view* FPN. Never did get any message explaining why. So there ya go, be careful out there people!

[AtomicLeo]

Yeah, you really don't have to do much to get permanently banned. I am. And nope, didn't get a warning first. My horrible crime was expressing concern about the new paid tier scheme they enacted for the selling forum back when it went live. At least that's my guess, because my account can no longer post *or even view* FPN. Never did get any message explaining why. So there ya go, be careful out there people!

You were banned from FPN?! I became weary over the Noodler ink/pen threads and the clear deference to the pro-Noodler side from the mods and I'm a huge Noodler's fan. When the Ahab was released, I began to suspect that some of the posters who would jump in defense of Noodler's where either favorites of the mods or on Noodler's payroll; they were never chastised over their behavior. Then I came over here, I found out about all sorts of crap going and some of my local buddies that sold on FPN started telling me horror stories about how the forum was treating the sellers. I still peruse the classifieds, but they will not get one thin dime from me.

[top pen]

I'm very surprised that I haven't had any dealings with the MOD's yet after 1600 posts on FPN I mean I try to stay on the right side of things however things seem sound from here a little harsh. The only thing that comes close was I asked whether I was planning on pricing some pens fairly and the post was taken down as it may lead to a sale or something.