I don't read this forum regularly guys so I only caught up with this one when a friend told me of all the Christmas spirited cheer I'd been missing over here!
It's always a tragedy when behaviour becomes an issue on a forum and bans are asserted.
Unfortunately on TC forums we have had issue with a few individuals who, because they are unhappy then decide to hijack lots of threads or start polls which serve only to vent their anger.
While I understand people's right to be heard I do not condone any individual taking the axe they have to grind and spoiling the experience for other members by using every post they contribute to a forum as a platform for being downright nasty or fulfilling their own personal vendetta at every conceivable opportunity. Unfortunately, from time to time we get a few angry teenagers who are used to balling and shouting at their parents when they don't get video game X bought for them in Walmart who decide to import their angry tactics into the peaceful pages of our forum but it never works out well for them.
Of course, because I am quite proactive in confronting what I consider to be unreasonable commentary I am obviously going to get flamed when people disagree with my moderating decisions. This neither deters nor discourages me. Often it confirms that the right decision has been made. Take this thread for example. One guy gets an infraction at our forum and his considered response is to start an angry rant on another forum - the hallmark of maturity indeed.
Merry XmasÂ