you did ban him but relented and changed the penalty to a "time out".
the time out probably came after some consultation and discussion behind the scenes here.
The problem is that you got yourself in a pissing match with bloomz and you wanted to strong arm him into submission.
it didn't work.
the problem with FC is that you have changeable rules, no rules or arbitrary rules. That is is recipe for problems like this.
For years there was no mention of a member having to list their address correctly, then one day that rule changed.
Don't misunderstand. I like the idea of complete and accurate disclosure.
More important than the address is the use of real names. Since this place is supposed to be a private retail florists forum, I see no reason why anyone should hide behind a nickname. It seems childish and amateurish to do so.
Blocked? if his computer's IP address at his flower shop wasn't blocked, then how and why couldn't he get in a few days ago? I believe that blocking came after his return from being Banned, yes/no?
Everyone welcome? whatever happened to Aileen, is she welcome here? if so why can't she gain access?
now i have to get to work.
joe
Joe,
I'm sorry, but your facts are just plain wrong.
Bloomz was hit with a 3 day time out after
1) ignoring requests to abide by guidelines (which he admits to)
2) repeatedly changing his profile after it was corrected for him
The timeout happened at just after 10pm on Friday the 14th, and was a literal 72 hour ban.
Here's what that looks like from our end:
And here's what JB would see when he logged in to FC:
It's pretty hard to confuse that with a permanent ban.
As for the rest of your points, they are wrong as well:
- correct profile has always been mandatory
- the rules aren't shifting - but as we've seen through many discussions, your
understanding of the rules isn't always accurate - perhaps we can do better in the future of clarifying for you.
JB's IP wasn't blocked. If we wanted to block his IP, we would have blocked his home IP range as well. That's just simply not accurate and I'd appreciate it if people would stop spreading that rumour.
Aileen is welcome on FC. She can connect at times, and has posted.
Ryan