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GiantCPU · 11-08-2007, 11:06 PM

What is the worst thing that can happen honestly, if the member doesn't like it? Long term member or not, they have to live by the rules that you set because they are on your forum, not their own.

pink27 · 11-09-2007, 09:15 AM

I agree with GiantCPU. Before becoming a member, they were informed of the rules and regulations, they even conformed to it. Why break the rules now?

The Scholar Admin · 11-09-2007, 10:02 PM

There are many things that can cause formerly good members to start acting up. If they feel a friend of theirs is being treated unfairly, or that some new members are getting on their nerves.

Trust me, I totally understand where they are coming from.

Unfortunately, you need to put a stop to however possible.

forum-er · 11-10-2007, 10:30 AM

Well for me, every action has an explanation why it has been done. A long term member could have change because of different causes. Some have been said already like there might be among the members that gets to his nerves or something in the forum change that is unfavorable to that member. Or might be a very simple boredom could make the member go bad from good member.

We must look to solve the cause of the problem before letting go a long term member. Banning is the very last resort when all else fails. But I think every person has their own threshold of patience so it all depends on the mod/admin on how long will he/she holds on for this specific member.

Jones · 11-10-2007, 10:57 PM

I can see for sure that you need to know why the person is acting out. There is the possiblity that the situation could be rectified and you can retain your long term member.

But if all else fails, you just have to try and make sure the other members know why it happened so that they don't revolt.

The Scholar Admin · 11-10-2007, 11:35 PM

One thing you could try is to talk to the member(s) in question privately, and try to find out what the problem is. See if something can't be worked out, so that he/she doesn't quit or get banned.

Sometimes there are members that many people hate, but you cannot ban them unless they officially break the rules.

Some people try to push it as far as it can go.

encoder · 11-11-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Scholar Admin

Some people try to push it as far as it can go.

I think people sometimes do this thing just to try if the rules are really being followed. If the admin/mod handle the situation well enough, then the source of the problem will be solved and nobody gets banned. Sometimes banning will not solve anything unless the problem is still there.

purplefdu · 11-11-2007, 11:15 AM

I've never really understood why people feel they need to try and "fix" the source of someone's childish behavior, especially when the person has shown themselves to be capable of acting properly for a long time prior. I don't care why you are suddenly a brat, if you know the rules you have no excuse to come online and force your bad behavior on others. If you are upset don't come online and pick fights. If you are going through a hard time, talk to people you like through Private messages, not public threads. If someone is annoying you, ignore them. Unless the forum has 5 members its usually not that hard. And if they insist on annoying you, contact a mod/smod/admin don't throw a tantrum. If you can't do that you deserve to be cut off temporarily to have a chance to think about whether you want to continue on that forum.

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11-08-2007, 11:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
User Profile GiantCPU Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 25 Total Points: 393 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	What is the worst thing that can happen honestly, if the member doesn't like it? Long term member or not, they have to live by the rules that you set because they are on your forum, not their own.

11-09-2007, 09:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
User Profile pink27 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 20 Total Points: 389 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I agree with GiantCPU. Before becoming a member, they were informed of the rules and regulations, they even conformed to it. Why break the rules now?

11-09-2007, 10:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
User Profile The Scholar Admin Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 65 Total Points: 1,081 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	There are many things that can cause formerly good members to start acting up. If they feel a friend of theirs is being treated unfairly, or that some new members are getting on their nerves. Trust me, I totally understand where they are coming from. Unfortunately, you need to put a stop to however possible.

11-10-2007, 10:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
User Profile forum-er Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25 Total Points: 425 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Well for me, every action has an explanation why it has been done. A long term member could have change because of different causes. Some have been said already like there might be among the members that gets to his nerves or something in the forum change that is unfavorable to that member. Or might be a very simple boredom could make the member go bad from good member. We must look to solve the cause of the problem before letting go a long term member. Banning is the very last resort when all else fails. But I think every person has their own threshold of patience so it all depends on the mod/admin on how long will he/she holds on for this specific member.

11-10-2007, 10:57 PM	#21 (permalink)
User Profile Jones Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 37 Total Points: 585 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I can see for sure that you need to know why the person is acting out. There is the possiblity that the situation could be rectified and you can retain your long term member. But if all else fails, you just have to try and make sure the other members know why it happened so that they don't revolt.

11-10-2007, 11:35 PM	#22 (permalink)
User Profile The Scholar Admin Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 65 Total Points: 1,081 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	One thing you could try is to talk to the member(s) in question privately, and try to find out what the problem is. See if something can't be worked out, so that he/she doesn't quit or get banned. Sometimes there are members that many people hate, but you cannot ban them unless they officially break the rules. Some people try to push it as far as it can go.

11-11-2007, 11:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
User Profile purplefdu Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 51 Total Points: 750 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I've never really understood why people feel they need to try and "fix" the source of someone's childish behavior, especially when the person has shown themselves to be capable of acting properly for a long time prior. I don't care why you are suddenly a brat, if you know the rules you have no excuse to come online and force your bad behavior on others. If you are upset don't come online and pick fights. If you are going through a hard time, talk to people you like through Private messages, not public threads. If someone is annoying you, ignore them. Unless the forum has 5 members its usually not that hard. And if they insist on annoying you, contact a mod/smod/admin don't throw a tantrum. If you can't do that you deserve to be cut off temporarily to have a chance to think about whether you want to continue on that forum.