From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V11 #171 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Friday, December 4 2009 Volume 11 : Number 171 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Pest Control [Tim ] Re: [idealcopy] Pest Control [Dresden Black ] Re: [idealcopy] Pest Control [Ari ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:02:46 +0000 From: Tim Subject: [idealcopy] Pest Control A certain banned Copyist has now been banned from Pink Flag forum for good after several 'second chances'. This was prompted by various folks cancelling their subs following a series of rantings. He'd also taken, rather bizarrely, to laying into Colin! His main bugbear seemingly being that he felt Colin shouldn't be using Twitter or Facebook to communicate with Githead fans and that he had some beef with something Colin had said about Tortoise. I know the Forum isn't to everyones liking but would be great if some of the IC regulars would join us there and liven things up, and indeed if anyone here has signed off due to the troll wars then come back...all clear! > Hi everyone, > > It appears that a certain person has so royally pissed of certain of > the small band gathered here that some are uns*bscribing. While this > forum was never intended to be an uncritical "love fest" around Wire > & all it's members doings it's also not intended to be a place where > any person can vent unfiltered spleen in a manner which many > (including myself) find intimidating and others find offensive. The > moderators have taken the decision to ban the aforementioned person > who has had many polite warnings. In fact this would have happened a > long time ago were it not for me but i think in this case the action > is justified. > > People, especially those that are not native English speakers and > those who feel a little nervous to post should feel that here is a > community that can support & inform as well as engage in vigourous > (and even rigourous) debate without someone jumping down their > throat. The band themselves want this space to be as inclusive and > diverse in opinion as possible. So please post and let us know what > you think on any of the topics here without fear of being shouted > down. > > cheers > > Colin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:23:27 -0800 From: Dresden Black Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Pest Control cool On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Tim wrote: > A certain banned Copyist has now been banned from Pink Flag forum for good > after several 'second chances'. > > This was prompted by various folks cancelling their subs following a series > of rantings. > > He'd also taken, rather bizarrely, to laying into Colin! His main bugbear > seemingly being that he felt Colin shouldn't be using Twitter or Facebook to > communicate with Githead fans and that he had some beef with something Colin > had said about Tortoise. > > I know the Forum isn't to everyones liking but would be great if some of > the IC regulars would join us there and liven things up, and indeed if > anyone here has signed off due to the troll wars then come back...all clear! > > > Hi everyone, >> >> It appears that a certain person has so royally pissed of certain of >> the small band gathered here that some are uns*bscribing. While this >> forum was never intended to be an uncritical "love fest" around Wire >> & all it's members doings it's also not intended to be a place where >> any person can vent unfiltered spleen in a manner which many >> (including myself) find intimidating and others find offensive. The >> moderators have taken the decision to ban the aforementioned person >> who has had many polite warnings. In fact this would have happened a >> long time ago were it not for me but i think in this case the action >> is justified. >> >> People, especially those that are not native English speakers and >> those who feel a little nervous to post should feel that here is a >> community that can support & inform as well as engage in vigourous >> (and even rigourous) debate without someone jumping down their >> throat. The band themselves want this space to be as inclusive and >> diverse in opinion as possible. So please post and let us know what >> you think on any of the topics here without fear of being shouted >> down. >> >> cheers >> >> Colin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:35:23 -0800 (PST) From: Ari Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Pest Control mt wish came true then................ 'bout fooking time, A ________________________________ From: Tim To: Ideal Copy Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 7:02:46 PM Subject: [idealcopy] Pest Control A certain banned Copyist has now been banned from Pink Flag forum for good after several 'second chances'. This was prompted by various folks cancelling their subs following a series of rantings. He'd also taken, rather bizarrely, to laying into Colin! His main bugbear seemingly being that he felt Colin shouldn't be using Twitter or Facebook to communicate with Githead fans and that he had some beef with something Colin had said about Tortoise. I know the Forum isn't to everyones liking but would be great if some of the IC regulars would join us there and liven things up, and indeed if anyone here has signed off due to the troll wars then come back...all clear! > Hi everyone, > > It appears that a certain person has so royally pissed of certain of > the small band gathered here that some are uns*bscribing. While this > forum was never intended to be an uncritical "love fest" around Wire > & all it's members doings it's also not intended to be a place where > any person can vent unfiltered spleen in a manner which many > (including myself) find intimidating and others find offensive. The > moderators have taken the decision to ban the aforementioned person > who has had many polite warnings. In fact this would have happened a > long time ago were it not for me but i think in this case the action > is justified. > > People, especially those that are not native English speakers and > those who feel a little nervous to post should feel that here is a > community that can support & inform as well as engage in vigourous > (and even rigourous) debate without someone jumping down their > throat. The band themselves want this space to be as inclusive and > diverse in opinion as possible. So please post and let us know what > you think on any of the topics here without fear of being shouted > down. > > cheers > > Colin ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V11 #171 ********************************