Interesting logic. But:
Multiple handles is against the rules and a banable offence. It is a threat to the community. The person is breaking the rules and using subterfuge to hide it. How can we trust a review for example, when the person uses another handle to comment and support that review? When the person lies for years about doing so? Then uses a new handle to get around the ban, which is against the rules? And does it over and over?
Someone who repeatedly breaks these rules should have no protection from having there old handles linked publicly to their new one. People deserve to know the context and background of a rule breaker posting on the board. Someone unknowing of the background of the person might use what they post to decide on seeing a gal, for example. This could cost them money and even their safety. That most certainly is a threat to the community.
A person can have their handle changed if needed. They can even disable or guest an account then return under a new account as long as the get staff permission and follow the rules. This is fine. They are not breaking the rules of the site and have staff permission to do this. They are protected from having their handles linked. People here are not stupid. An IP match is not needed to figure out if someone has a past on the board. When someone follows the rule, people need to respect that history, even in they do not respect the person. Not true when it comes to the rule breaker
Outing is a nuclear thing. A person who outs, or tries to out someone should be banned, Forever. But if they are allowed back, their past needs to be publicly available for the protection of the community. They are a direct threat to everyone here.
Your argument is interesting.in concept. Your saying we should not take at face value someone who posts they broke the rules. Are they lying now or were they lying then? They are going to claim to do things they will get them banned just to get a reaction? To get someone off their back? Really?
Your gif Is perfect. Are you lying now, or were you lying then?
Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing
Who said anything about me? I was speaking hypothetically if that situation occurred. If there is a situation where a nuclear rule was broken AND there is documented proof that it actually occurred, then I think the nuclear rule and the proof they violated it should follow them around if they returned. Know anyone like that? If you are just believing what is/was said on a whore board and taking it as gospel w/o proof, then that foolish mistake is on you!
Having multiple handles is a bannable offense, but not a nuclear rule, which is why when one is caught with two at the same time, the ban is very short. As I said and speaking speculatively here, one one changes his handle after his prior has been banned to get a fresh start, do reviews, be able to post, view, pics, do searches, ect. which a guest cannot do. I also think that unless they are able to change their IP address AND know how to pull of a second personality and not let the first one show, EVER, then the people who have had multiple handles, currently have multiple handles and in the future have multiple handles will always be caught. If they it is not known, it is only a matter of time.
Since an IP match is done, but only by mods, not regular members, a person that had a banned handle comes on with a new one, then the mods obviously know who it is and by letting them continue on the board with that different handle means that the mods had to have approved it, right? The bad part about it when another member who gets off bringing up past drama to make it current, then that is another issue altogether, called an an agenda, and the only one that I see with an agenda against a particular member has nothing to base that agenda on, since no nuclear rule was done against his handle.
If you take what is said on a whore board as gospel, then you deserve what you get. Honestly, who would say they broke a nuclear rule to the site without a motivation for doing so behind it? If it were me and I wanted to out someone, then I would just do it, and would not post that I did as I know what the result would be. But saying that they would do it to get their handle banned, is not too bright due the result that would happen, although if that person wanted it to happen so that maybe after some time, he could later come back anew with another handle, dunno, just a guess.
Yes, if someone is an ass to people, then that is not against site rules, so someone can guest their old handle and hopefully start anew, wanna guess what their first post may have been when they came back? Could it be something to the effect, long time lurker, first time poster? And speaking of liars, that of course, would be a lie in their first post with that handle! However, if that person is still an ass after some time off, it is not hard to connect the two handles, but no can do it publicly or privately in a forum on this site.
Just like the gif you say you like, maybe if someone did what it said, then they would not have had to guest their handle and not post for months, something that broke their heart, and have to come back on with a new handle and even tho that person has mod protection from others connecting their handles, still having to be careful about not doing it himself.
Sorry, lost access to the site. Need to correct something. My last comment should have been Are they lying now or were they lying then?
Also, if someone who was banned for breaking a nuclear rule is allowed to come back or found to be a new handle and allowed to remain, they should be made to do so under their old handle. That way, their history is out in the open for anyone who wishes to learn it. They can either live up to their old reputation or given time and effort, may be able to gain some credibility once again by being good community members
Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing
Yes, this site has issues today.
That would be great, except you are forgetting one thing.........Let's say a member is let back on board, does reviews, makes comments, provides intel, ect. and wants to be good in the community, but when another member solely and unilaterally keeps beating that dead horse, hijacking just about every thread that member posts on to try his utmost to keep his agenda relevant, then it is hard to do, but that is goal of that agenda, right? That obsession is so bad that that the member even opens up a thread about that member he has an agenda against, to which most other members on that thread said to move on, and there is even a post or two in this very thread about the same thing of moving on. Speculating of course, I wonder if any can name a member who does this type of activity, which, BTW is also against the rules you seem to harp on as deadly sins to violate.