It Appears I Am Not Wanted here, Goodbye.

[EarlG]

105. I would like to give everyone who reads this post some advice

The reason this thread exists is because the OP has had a couple of kooky posts removed by Jury recently, and I did not grant the appeals.

Those removed posts were removals 3 and 4 in the last 90 days. Each time the OP had a post removed they were sent a notification PM. This means that they should know that one more post removal in the next few weeks will result in automatic account suspension.

Now for the advice: I’ve been asked a few times why we can’t have a cooldown period after five hides, where you are forced to stop posting for a bit and then you can start again when your hides drop off. THIS OPTION ALREADY EXISTS. It exists at four hides, not five. Once you get your fourth hide, you can make the choice to post less, or not at all, or more carefully, until your hides drop off. I am not going to make this decision for you — you have to do it yourself.

The other choice you can make at four hides, as the OP has done, is to start a thread complaining about your treatment, trying to get readers on your side by misrepresenting what actually happened, and further breaking the rules by discussing forum moderation. By doing this it is SIGNIFICANTLY more likely that you will get yourself a fifth hide, at which point your choice will be removed because the system will act for you.

Maybe this is what the OP wants, I don’t know. I do know that the reason they have started this thread is because I did not grant their appeals, and they have taken this to mean that they are “not wanted” at DU. If I don’t grant your appeals it doesn’t mean you’re “not wanted,” it means I agree with the Jury, disagree with the appeal, and I don’t want to put your post back.

I’m going to lock this thread before the OP manages to get themselves another removal, not to mention the number of other people who have opened themselves up to potential removals in this thread by discussing jury decisions. If the OP still wishes to get themselves suspended no doubt they will find another way to do it, but as far as this thread goes, I am going to help them give themselves another chance, and also take the opportunity to counter the misinformation that’s being spread here.