You're foolish to think we don't care, and also very, very wrong. We do care, we would not be here if we didn't.

I've already said why I reopened the thread. You guys do have the right to understand why a person has been banned, that's the purpose of this thread, and to ask questions to understand the situation.

The fact of the matter is Rosario broke the rules, numerous times, and he was warned to not continue, these warnings were ignored. The result of his actions resulted in a ban. If you guys want to be angry and upset that he's gone you're free to do so, but your anger is focused at the wrong person. Ask Rosario why he felt he could ignore the rules and why he felt they didn't/don't apply to him.

We have a very diverse group of people who visit this forum daily, and although some of you may not have issue with some comments made, the same isn't true for everyone. Not everyone has the same sense of humor or disregard for people's feelings. This site is for everyone, not just the select few who frequent the status updates.

We do not remove posts for fun, we do not delete comments if we don't personally agree with them, and we do not do this for a power trip. We remove content that violates the terms of service, which every single one of you agreed to abide by when you joined this forum. If you do not abide by the rules, there are repercussions, plain and simple.

Rosario repeatedly ignored those rules and warnings and this is the result.

 

Did someone die?

 

I saw what you did there.

 

I like you, Sam.

 

Its really very simple. Change it! Incorporate SU to be an open forum, an inclusive with adult warnings. That means 18years. Shouldn't weed out too many on this site, certainly only a very small minority, and lets face it, many of us have a hard time relating to anyone younger.

If the mods/admins are willing to give up a little bit of their power and start providing some poles, we can decide what would make the majority most inclusive here and happy with some more key aspects of this site. Allow the average member to take a little more ownership. If nothing else, this will help promote a more positive vibe and people in turn will be more apt to want to govern themselves a little more. IF thats the broader goal here?
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Have you been to the Backlot?

 

Don't bother, it's full of aliens.

 

You're foolish to think we don't care, and also very, very wrong. We do care, we would not be here if we didn't.

I've already said why I reopened the thread. You guys do have the right to understand why a person has been banned, that's the purpose of this thread, and to ask questions to understand the situation.

The fact of the matter is Rosario broke the rules, numerous times, and he was warned to not continue, these warnings were ignored. The result of his actions resulted in a ban. If you guys want to be angry and upset that he's gone you're free to do so, but your anger is focused at the wrong person. Ask Rosario why he felt he could ignore the rules and why he felt they didn't/don't apply to him.

We have a very diverse group of people who visit this forum daily, and although some of you may not have issue with some comments made, the same isn't true for everyone. Not everyone has the same sense of humor or disregard for people's feelings. This site is for everyone, not just the select few who frequent the status updates.

We do not remove posts for fun, we do not delete comments if we don't personally agree with them, and we do not do this for a power trip. We remove content that violates the terms of service, which every single one of you agreed to abide by when you joined this forum. If you do not abide by the rules, there are repercussions, plain and simple.

Rosario repeatedly ignored those rules and warnings and this is the result.
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You care about the general perception of you, not about what we actually want. I'm not not naive enough to think they are one in the same.

Bottom line is that you did what you wanted and even if the entire rest of the community opposed it as long as you could find a way to spin it with some minor justification you think that is sufficient.

So is that why some of the most important questions have gone unanswered and ignored? Ex: Why was it upped to a permaban? Why not just a X day/month suspension. etc.

You can keep trying to spin it however you want but we all know if this came down to a vote he wouldn't be permabanned.

 

Its really very simple. Change it! Incorporate SU to be an open forum, an inclusive with adult warnings. That means 18years. Shouldn't weed out too many on this site, certainly only a very small minority, and lets face it, many of us have a hard time relating to anyone younger.

If the mods/admins are willing to give up a little bit of their power and start providing some poles, we can decide what would make the majority most inclusive here and happy with some more key aspects of this site. Allow the average member to take a little more ownership. If nothing else, this will help promote a more positive vibe and people in turn will be more apt to want to govern themselves a little more. IF thats the broader goal here?
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Have you been to the Backlot?
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No, I never do. Point being?

 

 

Well, this got cunty. I went through my stages of grief swiftly on this one.

1. Denial - He was banned? Permanently? Don't bullshit me. [Arnold voice]
2. Anger - NAZIS! *changes avatar*
3. Bargaining - Let's have a poll, ok?
4. Depression - But where will I get my s2ki jollies? What's the point in renewing?
5. Acceptance - The guy was a habitual line stepper, and I kinda understand the admins' position.

I know at this point he's not coming back, but I still love s2ki and think the mods do a swell job. Rosario leaves a hole in the status updates that will never be filled, but I don't want to see any more guys banned. Let's forge ahead. It's summer. We have beautiful cars. We still have the SUs (remember years back they were nearly taken off the front page). Things aren't so bad.