THE MOAMAN FILES

[BLACKCRUSADER]

Thanks Omni.

However we would never be so petty as to prevent someone from accessing important PM's from their inbox.

[SANDMAN]

Thanks Omni.

However we would never be so petty as to prevent someone from accessing important PM's from their inbox.

I remember I once lost a nice editing job AND a music gig on one of the occasions I was suspended thanks to having no PM access on forumease. Its the name of the game.

[IRON OXIDE LADY]

The rules concerning suspension do not mention blocking a person from READING the boards, much less the contents of one's own PM box. There is definitely no requirement to say the "magic words", do a certain dance, or provide a set volume of delicious chocolately Ovaltine™ to the administration in order to get access to one's own information on the boards without posting. There was no discussion with the moderator team about whether or not to allow access - there was only discussion AFTER the fact about how access was denied.

I can only conclude -- having watched it develop "on the inside", as it were -- that this is a one-on-one spat between individuals. I told Maoman that I thought he was not correct in his handling of the matter, and that he was in effect imposing a rule that didn't exist by allowing MuzhaMan to access PMs if he did one thing, but not if he did another. It is not Maoman's place to teach politeness to anyone on these boards one-on-one.

The only way "politeness" should be monitored on these boards should be through the application of existing rules for public interaction on the boards, not individually by judgements by one person about whether someone asked "nicely enough" or not.

[BLACKCRUSADER]

Thanks Omni.

However we would never be so petty as to prevent someone from accessing important PM's from their inbox.

I remember I once lost a nice editing job AND a music gig on one of the occasions I was suspended thanks to having no PM access on forumease. Its the name of the game.

Yes but this should never happen.

Since was basically Maoman's final act as admin on forumease before he got the boot, any argument about the rights and wrongs of his actions in this case are a bit of a waste of space. He had a hissy fit and then skulked off to his new site. Now he is an admin again he can stock up on his cravings of power.

The one conclusion I draw is that PMs shouldn't be linked to suspensions. You get an email alert to a PM

[JIMIPRESLEY]

Many of the posters reply while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both, which in turn aggravates the more charming aspects of their personality, being characterized as old farts -really old ones, most of the lot. I cannot post without several bottles of scotch at my keyboard.

[BIGJOHN]

Many of the posters reply while under the influence of alcohol, which in turn aggravates the more charming aspects of their personality, being characterized as old farts -really old ones, most of the lot. I cannot post without several bottles of scotch at my keyboard.

Thank god you got banned on forumease jimip

There are a lot of dickheads like you on Forumease who enjoy pissing on other people and their POV's. This is why a lot of people don't bother with those sites any more - or do so less and less - except sporadically or to find something out for practical purposes. They come here to moronosa instead.

[HEADHONCHO11]

Many of the posters reply while under the influence of alcohol, which in turn aggravates the more charming aspects of their personality, being characterized as old farts -really old ones, most of the lot. I cannot post without several bottles of scotch at my keyboard.

QFT. Some of the posters go all Jekyll and Hyde when 9pm rolls round!

[THE GINGER MINGE]

I think it is not that simple at all. This site has new direction, certainly. And as such, there's obviously a flexible learning curve. Yet while new mistakes will be made, so will some of the old ones. With the changing of the guard, the old geezers should not feel slighted if they have run out of actionable allies. So what? It's all just part of the pendulum.

I have no idea why Maoman thinks he has the right to tell others what to do on their sites though.

[cyborg_ninja]

after a long hiatus from the taiwan expat community i made one post about citizenship on Taiwanese. And anthony deletes my account. No messages, no warnings, nothing. Just deleted my account.

[tainancowboy]

Tony seems to be a nice enough guy.....But...sometimes he does seem to be overly full of himself.

I guess this is understandable given his internet claim to fame...but really...its somewhat akin to owning a foreigner bar in any other country. It is relevant to those who patronize it...but it means jack-shit ( nothing at all) to those who drink elsewhere.

Simple facts of life.

I've been the subject of his (maybe his toadies) wrath, but I've also been the recipient of his offer of a place to crash should I wish to come to Taipei for the "Big Dinner of the Year' celebratory feast. Nice offer...yet to be realized.

On his websites I have endured rude, threatening and abusive comments by his minions. He did nothing to alleviate this. It really did not mean jack-shit to me. I even offered to pay the HSR fees to one of his toadies who actually sent me physically threatening PMs about "kicking my ass." The little hockey puck-sucker declined the offer.

I could go on. But the gist is out there. Tony is probably a nice guy...to your face.
I'd have a beer with him...even buy him dinner and drinks just for the chat. No problem.

Just understand where Tony puts his allegiance. Go from there.

....NT$0.02.