MikeT banned (for a week) for anti-religious rant formerly located here.
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MikeT banned (for a week) for anti-religious rant formerly located here.
Moon Man banned for trolling and not defending his views here.
Reinstated due to popular demand after a couple of hours, then banned at noon on Sunday, November 13. I should have stuck to my guns the first time.
someidiot's account has been suspended for 24 hours; Huevos Grandes account has been suspended for 72 hours. See here.
Lonewulf's account has been suspended for 24 hours for civility & decorum violation. See here.
Doodler's account has been suspended for 24 hours for civility & decorum violations. See here.
Jim Colyer has been banned for repeated FAQ violations and using this forum as a vehicle to promote his own material.
SynKronoS' account has been suspended for 72 hours for failure to abide by forum rules concerning copyright and hotlinking images. See here.
Jason Gortician has been banned for bad language, personal attacks, posting copyright material, and trolling. And his sockpuppet KookBuster .
SynKronoS has been banned for posting copyrighted material and ignoring prior warnings about such.
genebujold has been banned for recurring civility & decorum violations, despite multiple warnings from the forum staff.
Socratus banned for continuing to promote ATM views outside the ATM forum, such as this thread (which was in the Q&A section until I moved it), after having been warned not to do so.
Socratus has a demonstrated history of posting and running without sticking around for discussions, also a rules violation.
Paris Hilton has been banned for spamming and trolling the forum.
andy lloyd has been banned for repeat attempts at advertising despite being warned not to do so.
John Kierein's account has been suspended for one week, for repeatedly violating the Alternative Concepts section of the forum rules (using unrelated threads to promote his ATM ideas) and not heeding prior moderator warnings in that regard.
latinijral has been banned, for trolling.
goodastronomy has been banned for refusal to answer direct questions and defend his arguments as well as civility & decorum violations.
William_Thompson's account has been suspended for 72 hours, and Lonewulf's account has been suspended for 48 hours. See here.
Kurt has been permanently banned for flagrant rules violations. See here.
Janus20 has been banned for refusal to abide by our forum guidelines.
Moonrock banned for three days for multiple violations, most recently posting copyrighted material.
novacor lollerler has been permanently banned for spamming the forum with advertising.
clj4's account has been suspended for 72 hours for civility & decorum violations.
nokton's account has been suspended for 72 hours for continued violation of the forum's civility & decorum guidelines and ignoring moderator warnings in that regard.
cansouth has been banned for numerous rule violations, here.
iamC has been banned for flagrant FAQ violations, here.
galacsi's account has been suspended for three days due to cursing and impolite posting.
Mike T has been permanently banned for serially refusing to provide numbers to back up an ATM claim. He has also broken forum rules in the past.
Candy banned for three days for:
- Publicly criticizing a member of the boards here while providing no substantiation of her claims.
Note these portions of the rules:
From Rule 2:
And Rule 17:Quote:
Attack the ideas, not the person(s) presenting them. If you've got concerns with what someone is saying, feel free dismantle their arguments, but do not resort to ad hominem or personal attacks. Be mindful and respectful of others' feelings. If you feel that someone has crossed the line and insulted you, please contact one of the moderators via private message or e-mail. Don't write scathing posts in the forum to try and humiliate people publicly.
- For apparently uttering a threat against another member of the boards here.Quote:
If you disagree with a moderator action, then PM or email the moderator, a different moderator, or an administrator. We will review the case and take action as needed.
Moonrock has been banned for ongoing refusal to abide by our forum guidelines.