Hello, as you can see I am the glorious Plateface.
It has come to my attention that seeing a thread titled "Doh" was locked and the user was permabanned for the reason the topic title is purely because the assistant administrator called it a "random poll".
Topic in question:
http://www.pkmncommunity.com/showthread.php?t=97117&highlight=Doh
Now my question topic is not in relation to the author of the topic in question and by no means am motivated by getting him banned, however this has got me thinking in a rather political manner.
I have read, re-read and read again the rules. I fail to see why Krafty Quill was banned for purely having a bit of a laugh. Is this how the Pokémon Community reacts to topics that are played with slight contestable humour?
Isn't anyone allowed to have a bit of a giggle at poo jokes? Or was the Assistant Administrator in a bad mood? Hmm, if not then why can't we have a bit of a giggle at poo jokes? Most of us find them funny, just like the next man who finds hobo jokes funny. Surely they're not appreciated by overprotective parents of 5 year old children (purely because they're either Mormons or strange) but the thing is, everyone on these forums are older than 5, most are older than 10 and a truckload of them are older than 15. I understand that the Pokémon Community aims at a very young audience, but how young? The system presented by the multiple bannings make it out that members can't have debates, or arguements concerning a subject! Now I'd rather not be insulted and be told "You can't have intelligent debates because people will see ANGRY MODE!!"
I would approach this matter of maturity via private message, but I don't seem to get a response from Sync who could possibly be able to answer my concerns easily, but ignoring important things that
I believe necessary to be discussed is rather rude because isn't a community supposed to value its members? Hmm, strange!
Yes I have been banned in the past, and I do believe that the one responsible was just doing their job, and such, but no assistance with responding to my enquiry WHY I was banned? I mean come on, what is this? Ban and ignore and flex your INTERNETS POWER?
This communication with Admins with Banned Users should be taken seriously, because MANY banned users have no idea why they were banned in the first place and this lack of communication is pretty poor because this can help the banned user become a BETTER one!
I have read the rules, (aha as aforementioned)
http://www.pkmncommunity.com/showthread.php?t=91723
And I am not breaking any rules regarding the enquiry of why users are being treated as little squirming ants.
Thank you for reading and I do hope I get a pleasing message because I have grown to love this community and I hope I am treated with the same respect as I give to everyone on these boards.
- Plate.