FUE the elgin one

[Les Butler]

Originally Posted by Wolfnipplechips

I didn’t say he was right...

Thank you.

[Wolfnipplechips]

Originally Posted by Les Butler

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think you are either...

[Les Butler]

Originally Posted by Wolfnipplechips

You’re welcome.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think you are either...

I think with you it depends on who is being banned,we have to be objective.

We know that Paul has lots of friends on here but we think we have been more than fair over the last year or so.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Les Butler

Why would you think a "discussion" about Boris Johnson is where it kicked off ?

It had nothing to do with that.

Like Wolfie, I’ve just read some pages in that thread which do seem to be relevant.

Whilst, like you, I disagree with his hope that someone would bump off Boris, for the same reasons as you expressed back to him, he’s hardly unique in getting wound up and a bit extreme on here.

From what I can read on there, Elgin did receive at least a temporary ban during that thread. If there’s another thread that led to a more permanent ban, I’d like to read it.

Goodness knows there are many posters who rejoiced at the death of Thatcher and have wished similar on other MPs....if Elgin’s been banned for that then there’ll need to be a much larger cull of posters to be even handed in the enforcement of BBS rules.

PS. I do appreciate the effort of the mods, I’m sure it’s tough sometimes.

[NickP]

I think Butler loves an argument and if he finds one he'll prod away tirelessly to get a reaction.

Having said that if Elgin's been banned he probably won't want to come back, and if he's abusing other mods privately since his ban I can't really see how they can just let him back.

[Les Butler]

As has been said we have talked with a lot of his friends through PM's about this at length who have been very understanding of our view on this and making it out to be one issue on one thread on this thread,well we all know thats not the case....

To be honest this sort of thread does not help so thats it for me on this as you can see from the post above we are going into reactions that are not helpful..

[Wolfnipplechips]

Originally Posted by Les Butler

I think with you it depends on who is being banned,we have to be objective.

We know that Paul has lots of friends on here but we think we have been more than fair over the last year or so.

I’ve never wanted anybody banned.

This is the internet.

[Yoda]

If someone’s been permanently banned and the mod concerned won’t point us in the direction of what was the final straw, that rings bells of concern for me.

I’d have thought that would be quite straightforward?

I think the BBS members are entitled to have an opinion on the treatment of a fellow poster and I try to keep an open mind until I’ve read the evidence. I might have agreed with the mods or Elgin.

But so far I haven’t been redirected to posts by Elgin that deserve a permanent ban, especially as I’ve seen worse by others.

It’s a shame the BBS contained so many political threads then and I think it’s helped that those have moved to a separate forum.

We should have stuck to discussing all things Palace and avoided politics or religion (as per my conversations with many Palace fans in real life!).

Elgin’s accounts of travelling from Scotland, his trainers and eBay purchases are part of the rich story of Palace fandom that we enjoy reading about on here.

[NickP]

Originally Posted by Yoda

If someone’s been permanently banned and the mod concerned won’t point us in the direction of what was the final straw, that rings bells of concern for me.

I’d have thought that would be quite straightforward?

I think the BBS members are entitled to have an opinion on the treatment of a fellow poster and I try to keep an open mind until I’ve read the evidence. I might have agreed with the mods or Elgin.

But so far I haven’t been redirected to posts by Elgin that deserve a permanent ban, especially as I’ve seen worse by others.

It’s a shame the BBS contained so many political threads then and I think it’s helped that those have moved to a separate forum.

We should have stuck to discussing all things Palace and avoided politics or religion (as per my conversations with many Palace fans in real life!).

Elgin’s accounts of travelling from Scotland, his trainers and eBay purchases are part of the rich story of Palace fandom that we enjoy reading about on here.

Perhaps we need a Religion forum?

[PALACEWU]

Originally Posted by Spindle

OK, how about PK then?

Aren't you new here?

[bourne man]

Originally Posted by Spindle

OK, how about PK then?

A touch of alias slip?

[ExiledStirling]

Originally Posted by NickP

I think Butler loves an argument and if he finds one he'll prod away tirelessly to get a reaction.

Having said that if Elgin's been banned he probably won't want to come back, and if he's abusing other mods privately since his ban I can't really see how they can just let him back.

Elgin is desperate to get back on here.

He has not helped himself in trying to get back on.

I am sure I have annoyed him greatly at times with what I have said to him about all of this but I also hope that giving him my strong views show I have not treated our friendship as superficial.

Hard to see anyone who meets Paul and not like him.

The penny needs to drop for him and he takes personal responsibility for the ban before he stands any chance of getting back on here.

A real shame as he is one of the most entertaining and popular posters on here, but I just wish he would realise there is no personal vendetta against him, and separates his spats with certain posters and their role as mods.

A dignified silence for the next month or two maybe now the best thing here so we get our commie bastard back.

[keltic eagle]

Just bring him back and make him a mod

[PALACEWU]

Insecurities killed the cat.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle

Seeing as hes been banned for a couple of months and you didnt notice, hardly gives creedence to your claim of missing him.

As part of my research into this, I’ve just read posts by Elgin on 23 January.

So not 2 months ago...that’s 3 weeks.

[ExiledStirling]

Originally Posted by Yoda

As part of my research into this, I’ve just read posts by Elgin on 23 January.

So not 2 months ago...that’s 3 weeks.

However long it has been he has been tearing his hair out at the frustration of not being able to post.

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally Posted by Yoda

As part of my research into this, I’ve just read posts by Elgin on 23 January.

So not 2 months ago...that’s 3 weeks.

So what?

[Maidstoned Eagle]

I like the way that, as soon as someone gets bannd on here, their reputation as a poster suddenly escalates into being on the level of Oscar Wilde, Billy Connolly and Buddha

[ExiledStirling]

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle

I like the way that, as soon as someone gets bannd on here, their reputation as a poster suddenly escalates into being on the level of Oscar Wilde, Billy Connolly and Buddha

No one has done that ME, but it is clear he is one of the best and most entertaining posters on here.

I want him back, but totally understand why he is not.

[ebyeeckeagle]

We need to find the root cause that makes Elgin so angry.