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No Dazed for a full 2 weeks now - has she been banned?


Our resident good gal and all-round glue that binds us together hasn't made a post on MC for over two weeks now and I'm a little concerned that she may have been banned or something worse.

There was some sort of tussle between Mod4 and Dazed over a parody thread Dazed made about some spammer here who was trying to punt dodgy documents and passports but I assumed they each dealt with that privately and concluded with some adult understanding of what humour is.

Is anyone in contact with Dazed independent from MC and can pass along well wishes from us to them?

Feel free to post your well wishes to her in the replies here 😊

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Not banned.

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Thanks Mod5!

Do you know if she is healthy and well?

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I certainly hope so, but I do not know anything more than you on this topic. She has taken breaks from MC several times, so I wouldn't be alarmed by her absence.

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Here's to hoping that the Spring weather brings with it Prosecco for Dazed to brunch on 🍸

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Probably she's busy,she'll be back

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I hope so Croft, I truly do 🙁

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Don't worry,she will😊

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She has gone MIA before so im not worried
She always comes back full force
She is certainly missed though

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I sent her a message asking her if she was alright the last time she went missing and she told me she just needed a break. She has done this before, no need to worry as for now.

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Hi Harry,no not banned but as I'm on my second warning I'm probably not going to post anymore.One wouldn't want to risk making a joke about something and end up being banned.

Jim hasn't responded to my email sent 11 days ago so my options are limited to the point of non extistent.I'm more or less snookered!

I thank you for your kind words.

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There must be an appeal process Dazed.

Someone choosing to pick on you, for whatever reason, should have a court decision on whether that call was apt or not.

Ortherwise it seems like we'd be dealing with a fascist society and I think we all know that's wrong.

Are we "Make America Great Again" or "The Jews Are Our Misfortune!" or the middle ground?

Censorship is wrong; good ideas float and bad ideas sink.

To be made unaware of any is ignorance.

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That makes me really sad, Dazed. You definitely don't deserve to be banned!😢

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please stick around.

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as I'm on my second warning I'm probably not going to post anymore.One wouldn't want to risk making a joke about something and end up being banned.

But why would you worry about being banned from posting if you're simply not going to post at all? Isn't that kind of like self-sabotage?

Come on, now. You know you want to stick around ;)

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You are Sooooo missed around here! Please stick around. This place is starting to become a boys club! We gals need you! I hope you will reconsider. You are one of the best around here.

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All of the other posters said it best Dazed

You are missed and we enjoy your input on our friendly site

Take a breather, be well and rest up
We luv 'ya toots

But by all means come back soon!

😚...don't tell Mr. Dazed i blew you a kiss!

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What did you say which fell into the “might be banned camp”? I assume you decided to delete all of your posts, which is sad. You are wise, you are funny and I along with others miss you. You can get testy, but don’t we all? You and Stratego make me laugh...throw Shoggy, TexasJack, Hownos, Froggy, Miss Margo and our beloved missing Deputy Dewey Boy into the mix...no one stands a chance!

I would have liked to read what got the rompers in a twist so we could defend you if needed. But, in the past on that site which shall remain unnamed, I too became disgusted one day and deleted all of my posts in a long argumentative thread. Now, I just back off, agree to disagree and cease posting in the thread.

So, Miss Dazed, don’t leave us...please don’t.

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Jim doesn’t respond, my friend. I’ve tried. Don’t take it personally. Please come back. This place is in serious decline, rife with mediocrity. We are losing too many bright, good people, like, off the top of my head, SentientMeat and HarvardBarbie. It would be another blow to lose you and Catbookss. I think you now know what the limits of mod tolerance is, and how to stay within them, and still be able to express yourself. I hope that you return!

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Please don’t go girl

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Hi dazed! Come back. Let's chat!

[wave]

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Hopefully she's just on vacation, and is relaxing on a beach somewhere.



😎

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..."earning 20%"...hopefully.

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That would be excellent.



😎

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Remember, MMC, that quote is from "Die Hard."

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Hmmm. I don't remember that one.




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Here it is:::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_vSWjfJJHU

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Oh okay! I remember that now! Thanks.




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Yep, it's little moments in movies as well as big ones.

The little differences in the Cobra Kai crew:

Dutch is gone, he's a lost soul.
Bobby has some conscience nagging at him.
Johnny has trace elements as well.
Tommy is close to the point of where Dutch has already passed.

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I had to look that up on IMDB. So it looks like KK's rival from the original is now a good guy. Interesting.



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That would be excellent.



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Perhaps Mod4 could take away that second warning and bring the joy that is Dazed back onto the boards.

It does seem excess to lose a member because of an apparent overstep in potential moderation.

Is there a mod court where these things are discussed and/or appealed?

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I doubt there is an appeals process but im not an authority on the rules

I do find it odd that anyone reported her or that she got flagged by a Mod as she never was offensive or nasty to my knowledge

I really miss our Dazed...she was spunky and sweet and we could use more like her

I have a hunch our lady will return fully loaded very soon

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I hope she comes back Shogun as she really lit up the boards.

As she's stated though she doesn't want to risk a ban by posting and so some formal investigating into what occurred might help alleviate any infractions which she feels have been left at her feet.

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Do we really have another mod besides "mod5"!?,in a serious terms...I hope you're ok,Dazed

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I've seen Mod3, Mod4 and Mod5 post here - Mod5 being the most regular.

I guess there must be a Mod1 and Mod2 but have no idea of a Mod6+.

And Jim must be about in some capacity (Or at least I hope he is, this is all on his dollar).

I'm sure Dazed is fine, she's just being harassed - or at least she feels she is.

I'd guess that it is possible that Mod4 has taken a disdain towards her, but I doubt someone who feels they can moderate would let someone get to them in a way which would make them act unprofessionally.

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Except "mod2 and 5" didn't met the others,but still ,I feel a bit unfair that a mod focused on Dazed

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I agree that it could look that way Croft.

I'm sure it's all a silly misunderstanding though and the the moderator in question can easily allay any doubts as to their reasoning or admit an error of judgement.

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There is an appeal process with five...I've utilized it to my favor in a previous scrape😮
Got a warning...pleaded my case...warning expunged...four seems less...Solomon like in his approach😉

Any questions on warnings and...involuntary sabbaticals...talk to me!😂 you could of course talk to one of our four mods...but why would you want to do that???😉

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Thanks for the info Df, good to know that there is the ability to have an appeal on a warning - it would seem only from the mod that issued in at the moment.

I appreciate, more than most, that modding can be a lot of hard work. I just know that ill judgements can be made and that a transparent and accountable system of appeal is the best bet to ensuring minimal corruption with this basic form of power.

Hopefully something will come out of this and Dazed will feel comfortable posting here as a cherished member of our welcoming community and not a woman on the Internet being purposefully harassed by a potentially perceived misogynist with an axe to grind against her.

Time will tell.

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What's up? Long time no see!

So they have moderation around here.

[spoiler]What about emoticons?[/spoiler]

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Yo yo, Seneika in da house!

Not much, a couple more comic book movies - some Trump and Cosby talk and Dazed hasn't been here in a month now because of some altercation which a particular moderator (Allegedly).

No emotes as easily accessible as IMDb as yet Seneika but you can copy and paste from here: http://www.iemoji.com/emoji-cheat-sheet/smileys-people

I do miss [giveup] and [trum] though 🤔

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I wasn't entirely sure it was you, until I saw you exchanging posts with a certain someone. [laugh]

It felt like home. haha

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It's always me Seneika!

Every. Single. Account. Here 😜

Yes Spanners is still here and on more civil form for the best part. Someone did overreach and warn a prior account who tussled softly with him. I get people perceiving things differently but being able to read tone would certainly be a decent soft skill I'd make sure people able to warn would have.

How's yourself? Been up to any adventures?

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It's always me Seneika!

Every. Single. Account. Here 😜
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[quote]How's yourself? Been up to any adventures?


I'm teaching and I moved to another city. That's an adventure. But I'm mostly suffering with bad internet connection these days. Damn! People here don't seem to mind how bad their internet is.

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ummm. The quotes are all off.

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Yeah, formatting here isn't so hot. I hope they fix it.

Which city are you in now? Surely the Internet would be standardised where you are and not favouring one area over another.

I've changed country thrice since last we spoke and visited a few others. I'm amazed at how poorly Developed Western countries are with their Internet when compared to other places. And that's without 'Net Neutrality' and EU laws trying to further damage the once great Interwebz.

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Which city are you in now?


A small city in Minas Gerais called Lavras.

The technician told me they are setting up a server here in my neighborhood to provide high speed internet with optic fibers. Unfortunately the city hall interdicted the works because of a mine somewhere around here. Apparently the plot of land the internet company acquired shouldn't have been sold.

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Not too far from Rio though Seneika and so those academic holidays should line up with easy partying if you want them to (Did you check out Carnaval this year?).

I had a stint in China where I had to use a VPN, nay three different VPNs, made accessing the Internet feel like a luxury rather than an everyday thing that most people do.

For the record on Brazilian Internet and physics - there's only one large cable connected to Portugal for all of Eastern South America to access the Internet from - might be worthwhile having a back-up line or two in these odd days of politics and access.

Argentina and Uruguay would certainly be thankful for the option too, they also rely on the same cable.

Have you seen Alien: Covenant?

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Final edit: I give up using quote tags

I went to the states' capital (Belo Horizonte) for that. I'm not sure I'd go to Rio for the Carnaval.

"might be worthwhile having a back-up line or two in these odd days of politics..."
Tesla will solve that with their internet satellites network!

"Have you seen Alien: Covenant?"

I did and oh boy... 💩

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I did and oh boy... 💩


A reply gets one quote which works and I picked this one! 😜

Bolding and italics work once each too - you can even to them together.

But that's it for formatting here. One use of anything possible (Besides emotes) and that's your whack.

[spoiler]You can spoiler though but don't expect anything else to work within it[/spoiler]

Rio is pricey all the time, for Carnaval it is ridiculously more than it normally is (Which is also ridiculous) - get a friend or two who lives there and get on the accomodation couch surfing Seneika! 😜

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Sh$t, Harry. I'm the oldest 34 year older that ever lived. I won't be doing any couch surfing any time soon [laugh]

So, tell me about your travelling adventures? Any new food recipes?

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