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1 hour ago, AaronOfMpls said:

Beat me to that one!

And yet I'm wondering just what issue coridon was having.  Was it an incorrect password?  Capchas not working?  Part of the page not loading?  Maybe the site or their ISP was having issues, and they needed to try again later?  The world may never know...

Maybe they should have tried staying calm and work with the support team to find a solution. Also, it sounds like the problem was client-side.

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1 hour ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Out of curiosity, is it possible to come back after being banned?

1 hour ago, showler said:

You can appeal a ban.  Often if you show genuine contrition the ban will be converted to just account restrictions.

Indeed, I've seen people get reinstated before.  Moderators usually update the person's ban thread when it happens; they add a new post and change "BANNED" to "REINSTATED" in the title.

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2 hours ago, showler said:

You can appeal a ban.  Often if you show genuine contrition the ban will be converted to just account restrictions.

1 hour ago, AaronOfMpls said:

Indeed, I've seen people get reinstated before.  Moderators usually update the person's ban thread when it happens; they add a new post and change "BANNED" to "REINSTATED" in the title.

I assume this is only for people who didn't do something like pirate games?

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12 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

I assume this is only for people who didn't do something like pirate games?

If they can prove they have since purchased the mentioned pirated material, they may be reinstated.

Admitting to mass pirating, or refusing to provide proof of purchase when submitting their appeal is likely going to get it denied.

 

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I saw that a user was banned for talking about Nazis. For the record, I am not a sympathizer of any hate groups. However, I am a huge history nerd. I just want to know what the guidelines are for talking about this kind of subject. Can we discuss them while talking about history, or is it just a taboo subject regardless of the context?

Here's the user in question.

 

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1 hour ago, RedHeadAngel said:

I saw that a user was banned for talking about Nazis. For the record, I am not a sympathizer of any hate groups. However, I am a huge history nerd. I just want to know what the guidelines are for talking about this kind of subject. Can we discuss them while talking about history, or is it just a taboo subject regardless of the context?

Here's the user in question.

 

Pretty clear and justified why that user was banned.


Reason(s):

Inappropriate Avatar image: Joseph Goebbels
Upload of Nazi related content (Hitler Speech).
Upload of Pornographic video material.

 

 

He's a fan and supporter of the wrong side of history, so into the banhammer's void he goes.

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7 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

I just want to know what the guidelines are for talking about this kind of subject. Can we discuss them while talking about history, or is it just a taboo subject regardless of the context?

General/historical/factual discussion is fine.

What is not however, is any attempt to twist historical fact, or make the nazi regime out to be the "good guys" or show support for it and other similar fascist ideologies.

The Hitler speech file was uploaded with the title: Good Guy Speaking About Something GOOD - which, alongside their choice of site avatar image, says a lot about the uploader.

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6 hours ago, SirCadsimar said:

Pretty clear and justified why that user was banned.


Reason(s):

Inappropriate Avatar image: Joseph Goebbels
Upload of Nazi related content (Hitler Speech).
Upload of Pornographic video material.

 

 

He's a fan and supporter of the wrong side of history, so into the banhammer's void he goes.

I know. I just want to make sure. Some sites will ban you for even saying the word “Nazi.”

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