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[RudimentalDrummer]

The rules are clearly posted, common sense, and easily understood. I have no interest in discussing particular individuals to whom this applies. If a member is banned, it is most likely that either they egregiously violated the rules, they continued to break the rules after being warned, or they sent us an an argumentative or offensive PM. In any case it is likely that there was more going on behind the scenes than you were aware of.

Obviously sometimes honest mistakes will be made while posting and the Moderators will take the necessary steps to rectify minor situations such as moving posts to the proper topic or deleting double posts, but when the situation is more serious then more serious measures are called for. Warnings are almost always given and ignored, again usually multiple times.

Follow the rules: don't insult or use vulgar language, stay on subject, post in the proper topic, don't spam, etc. etc. etc. and if possible, don't discuss moderation on the forum openly as it is sensitive, (and it can subject forumers to an immediate banning, depending on how it has been put forward here on a case to case basis), And please remember that you are a guest here..

Yes and please don't ask us for a case history each time a mate of yours gets banned. I know some guys are popular here and it is sad when they repeatedly step over the line as if they have earned the right to flaunt our rules or challenge our authority. from this moment on I will not respond to PMs asking me why so and so was banned.

Our decisions on these matters are never personal, and taking sides in such disputes is silly and pointless. Please remember that no forum member is indispensable, and your post count or the number of your friends does not give you a pass to break the rules.

It is simple. Follow the rules. Don't ever think you have become indispensable to the forum. Don't even believe that the forum will lose some sort of 'quality' if you or a mate of yours is banned, it will not. So just be cool.

James (Soft) has a lot of patience & tolerance (we all knows that) but he does gets tired of all this rubbish many a times too. No one is above the rules and regulation here at Soft, except for the ones that set it (This happens anywhere, everywhere, like it or not, learn to accept this).

There are times, after being a nice member with nice posts and interesting statements and posts, some members just feel the need to test the borders and limits and the patience of all of us here (The Admin)...

Is it thoughtlessness or just simply boredom, I don't know, some just wanna try. Perhaps they are just tired of the forum and instead of leaving silently, they prefer to stir up some troubles here at Soft….for this sorry lah - ! Adios Amigo !

So we do have to react and step up measures here, for as much as we would want to pleased everyone, we are unable to as it will make our task almost impossible. Because we will and we want to stay here and so a word of caution to everyone – Just don't go overboard.

Just keep all of the above in mind when you wonder why someone has been banned. Much goes on behind the scenes and our history here shows people usually end up acting like complete morons before getting tossed out the door


Eric