(by the way, I asked my son to grammar-check my post.)
I find it ironic that the one thing you cite about my discretions is my correction of his grammar; you end your post with. I did correct his grammar; he then went on to correct at least seven user's grammar. I think my grammar comment was hardly abusive.
Here are my thoughts:
1. I think we owe it to Les to allow him to post his thoughts and not sandwiched between multiple yawns. If the thread has become boring, one can simply ignore it.
2. EasyRider, you state that if you were at an engagement..., but you weren't. You weren't on the board when the 57 posts were made. It was quite different in real time, believe me. The posts that are missing were deleted by him. I found it strange myself.
3. No one, especially me, has to point out these "abusive" posts.
4. I definitely do not need to cite specific examples in my first post, in fact I do not need to even have a first post.
5. I emailed Jon with my intentions. He is definitely above me. The lack of response leaves me to believe he has no problem with the ban.
6. In the rules of the forum, it clearly states that an abusive poster will be banned. The definition of abusive is based on the collegiality and environment of the board being referenced.
7. While you can have two accounts with the same IP address, you must have unique email addresses and display names. He had two accounts with the same display name, which is not allowed here or in most UBB.threads.
8. What is considered abusive is solely defined by either the admin or super admin. I am the admin, and I found his comments to be abusive and, therefore, he was banned. His second account was banned 14 days, and it has been much longer than that. I do not know why he chose not to re-register.
9. Dr. Bertman has made me an administrator and entrusted in me all that entails. He does not have time to run the board. He has too much on his plate developing Amazing Charts. He has asked me to monitor the board. And, there are many other duties that go along with it.
10. I am very happy with all of the support I have received from my fellow users.
I have no doubt that I would not hesitate to ban any other user that acts in an abusive manner that does not reflect the values of this board. And, while it will be in the best interests of the board's users, Dr. Bertman is the only one I ultimately have to answer to. If he finds I am abusing my authority, I hope he takes the appropriate measures.
I am hoping this is the last post. If not, I will give you the last word, and I will then close this thread. Of course, another could be opened, but my guess is that one would be ignored.
Finally, given the seriousness of this topic, I ask everyone to refrain from jokes pertaining to being banned.
