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Post by LeopJag on Jul 23, 2012 2:13:35 GMT -5
Know what you mean...he banned me at the drop of a hat over a very minor incidence which he misinterpreted as me "having a go at Ursus".. and although tapian himself never stated so,, i figured it is because i was generally not so important to keep around as some others to drive forum activity....still a dykehead move on his behalf. one member privately expressed his disgust over my banishment... he later claims that i "only have myself to blame" - such BS. it's not like i spammed or trolled the place like some other members who are still there...
with "Gunbullet",, that was a very different story. Gun and taipan are too like the clash of the titans...Gun has publicly insulted/flamed him so many times that i have lost count,, yet he has gotten away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist and a week's suspension numerous times...he did eventually get banned though in the end. Gun was a very dynamic poster who knew how to "spice" things up with his often controversial views.. he was a very passionate (and biased i might add) dog enthusiast and dislikes felines - big part of why he and tapian clashed so much. he joined here and my forum but i haven't seen him around in a good while..
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 23, 2012 2:24:20 GMT -5
I don't know Gun Bullet. I've heard of him a couple times though. Maybe Taipan was afraid of the lashback if he banned Gun right away? That could be why?
He doesn't post here? Well neither do over half of the members. I'm this forum's maitenance crew so I know who posts and who doesn't.
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Post by LeopJag on Jul 23, 2012 2:39:57 GMT -5
I figure that he was afraid of the lashback as you say (and there was some public outcry at a time when Gun got a lengthy suspension, but it was closed before it could progress much further), and so to further reduce competition between CF and alternative AVA forums.
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 23, 2012 2:51:07 GMT -5
Forgive me for not knowing the history of these forums but how long has this abuse been going on? And second, is the other Admin, Ursus aware of Taipan's behavior? Because I find it strange Ursus would not know.
Ursus seems like an easygoing, tolerant man. I personally wouldn't mind if he came to this place.
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Post by LeopJag on Jul 23, 2012 2:58:05 GMT -5
I'll explain more in a PM tomorrow if you like...it's late here now.
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Post by Anomonyous on Jul 23, 2012 9:29:26 GMT -5
Well I can't really disagree with bias against non-mammals. Reptiles like snakes and komodo dragons are highly overrated on this forum despite evidence to the contrary. Posting individual incidents isn't going to do much for your case; you have to post some sort of scientific study that applies to all of this specific snake/monitor. For example, a study claiming that large snakes cannot effectively constrict this and that (whatever we're putting in a matchup) from a reliable source would be helpful. Eh...I've had some turnups with him and I wouldn't say he's the nicest guy in the world, frankly. He's very intelligent though. The other mod, American Lion, was probably one of the kindest people I knew on Carnivora.
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Post by LeopJag on Jul 23, 2012 22:21:06 GMT -5
I archived that thread "Nicest poster on Carnivora" sometime after my ban and it wasn't until then that i noticed the argument going on between Anomonyous and Ursus..that was out of line of UA to call you all those names. i got caught at the wrong place at the wrong time...
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 24, 2012 8:49:27 GMT -5
My only gripe with Ursus was that he didn't delete my account when I asked him to. He only suspended it meaning I had to come back a week later to perma-delete it. what kind of forum doesn't have a delete account option?
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Post by Super Communist on Jul 24, 2012 22:02:38 GMT -5
^I got banned for doing something similar to that.
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 25, 2012 3:15:58 GMT -5
My biggest gripe with CF is ANTI-APE BIAS. It's a rampant virus. Anybody who stands up for apes and supports them is automatically targeted.
If you favor felines, bears, etc. over apes no one minds. But the moment you choose the ape, you are under siege fire from the haters. I myself got bashed around 5 to 1 before calling quits.
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Post by LeopJag on Jul 25, 2012 3:46:53 GMT -5
Another thing,,, Ursus in this thread accuses or suspects me in being involved in having CF shut down... direct link to post and after my ban i emailed him explaining my situation that i had no intentions of offending him and even said sorry if i did - i got NO response. the hell with him...
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 25, 2012 9:31:54 GMT -5
Well then I guess it's no surprise the All-powerful proboards abuse team pulled the trigger on the proboards CF.
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Post by LeopJag on Jul 26, 2012 13:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by jumbo1 on Jul 31, 2012 23:45:43 GMT -5
Honestly, if so many people hate Taipan why don't they just leave his forum? Then he'll be defeated and powerless.
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Post by Anomonyous on Aug 3, 2012 21:01:51 GMT -5
It's because there's not many other options to go to. We're one of them, and if we can get our name out perhaps more will join.
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