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tsts4

tsts4

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Seems a couple of threads from a certain “Captain” have disappeared. What gives?
 
I enjoyed seeing the world from the "Captains" perspective.

It helped me to be grateful for my life.

I am sad to see him gone.
 
Vance Breese said:
I enjoyed seeing the world from the "Captains" perspective.

It helped me to be grateful for my life.

I am sad to see him gone.
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I'd bet plenty of us here could post our annoying gripes and make you feel better. I have a hell of a story about dealing with a potential buyer of my Lance that could keep you entertained for a long while.
 
Salty said:
I'd bet plenty of us here could post our annoying gripes and make you feel better. I have a hell of a story about dealing with a potential buyer of my Lance that could keep you entertained for a long while.
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Wait a sec while I grab some more popcorn.....
 
Half Fast said:
Care to share some of the rationale? Did you determine he was an AI bot?
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The Rules of Conduct says “A moderator may choose to publicly inform the participants of a forum about bans and warnings if this is in the interest of the forum.”

Frankly, there isn’t much excitement to share, just repeated RoC violations.
 
Salty said:
I'd bet plenty of us here could post our annoying gripes and make you feel better. I have a hell of a story about dealing with a potential buyer of my Lance that could keep you entertained for a long while.
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For me the hyperbole was an important part of the allure of the “captain's” posts.

I love it when I am reminded to forget.

It was a reminder that there are alternate realities.

Did you Lance buyer story leave you with a shattered life?

The perception of consequences are part of the fun for me.
 
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Vance Breese said:
For me the hyperbole was an important part of the allure of the “captains” posts.

I love it when I am reminded to forget.

It was a reminder that there are alternate realities.

Did you Lance buyer story leave you with a shattered life?
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My family and I will never be the same. Something should be done. Eh, I'm not that good at hyperbole, it annoys me too much. I'm pretty handy with righteous indignation though.
 
Salty said:
My family and I will never be the same. Something should be done. Eh, I'm not that good at hyperbole, it annoys me too much. I'm pretty handy with righteous indignation though.
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Give it a try. Righteous indignation expressed well works for me.
 
I am less interested in the ban and more interested that the threads were deleted. You guys don't usually delete threads just because the author is banned, right?
 
dmspilot said:
I am less interested in the ban and more interested that the threads were deleted. You guys don't usually delete threads just because the author is banned, right?
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I've always thought one should go with the other. Then you have a "cost" to the banhammer, if the user has added value at all to a forum, then moderators are forced to weigh losing those contributions. Seems only fair.

I have no idea who "Captain" is, so clearly I am not bereaved :D
 
dmspilot said:
I am less interested in the ban and more interested that the threads were deleted. You guys don't usually delete threads just because the author is banned, right?
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tsts4 said:
Seems a couple of threads from a certain “Captain” have disappeared. What gives?
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I just restored the threads for those who want to view them.

It depends @dmspilot. Within a certain set of time after a new member joins, (30 days I think) the software gives the option to “Spam Ban”. When this is chosen, it automatically bans the user and deletes all of their posts/threads. It’s basically a way to zap it all in one fell swoop if the user has spammed the forum, so we don’t have to go through one-by-one and delete their content. In this case, it looks to have been an oversight, as it was just supposed to be a “Ban” and not a “Spam Ban”. Fixed now! :)
 
RyanB said:
I just restored the threads for those who want to view them.

It depends @dmspilot. Within a certain set of time after a new member joins, (30 days I think) the software gives the option to “Spam Ban”. When this is chosen, it automatically bans the user and deletes all of their posts/threads. It’s basically a way to zap it all in one fell swoop if the user has spammed the forum, so we don’t have to go through one-by-one and delete their content. In this case, it looks to have been an oversight, as it was just supposed to be a “Ban” and not a “Spam Ban”. Fixed now! :)
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Thank You RyanB!
 
RyanB said:
I just restored the threads for those who want to view them.

It depends @dmspilot. Within a certain set of time after a new member joins, (30 days I think) the software gives the option to “Spam Ban”. When this is chosen, it automatically bans the user and deletes all of their posts/threads. It’s basically a way to zap it all in one fell swoop if the user has spammed the forum, so we don’t have to go through one-by-one and delete their content. In this case, it looks to have been an oversight, as it was just supposed to be a “Ban” and not a “Spam Ban”. Fixed now! :)
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Who is "The Captain" and where are his threads? Inquiring minds would like to know. TIA.
 
RyanB said:
In this case, it looks to have been an oversight, as it was just supposed to be a “Ban” and not a “Spam Ban”. Fixed now! :)
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Very understandable. Thanks for the explanation.
 
While weird, I think there was less ROC stuff going on with the Capitan, than Mr G5 0 degrees
 
Vance Breese said:
For me the hyperbole was an important part of the allure of the “captain's” posts.
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There were a handful of posts that got intercepted by the moderation that you didn't see. As Ryan said, multiple violations even after warnings.
 
Piperonca said:
Can't believe I missed it, whatever it is/was. Hangar Talk, mayhap?
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Found it! Congrats to the mods for putting the posts back up for entertainment purposes. Will have to visit Training more often.
 
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