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Agota · 12-23-2011, 09:22 AM

I just logged in and noticed that many active members don't have their avatar pictures anymore, but they also don't have a "banned" signed under their name. I'm confused. Are these people banned or I missed the latest trend to take out your avatar pics?

Focus Driblet · 12-23-2011, 09:32 AM

Maybe they want to take down their avatars before these forums are archived and the current avatars gets "frozen", so they can't change them (if that is indeed how it works).

Bradshaw · 12-23-2011, 09:43 AM

This is what's happening: In vBulletin, you can set it up so that when people are put into a "troll" category, they are banned, but you don't see that they're banned. Their pictures get removed. They can barely use the forum, but they're not banned. This is to discourage trolls.

It's basically a way to ban people, without making it seem like they are banned. It's good against trolls.

Agota · 12-23-2011, 11:58 AM

I don't get it. Why do that for long-time members?

Savage · 12-23-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Agota

I don't get it. Why do that for long-time members?

It's only used in trolling situations. I wanted to keep these forums open long enough for people to exchange contact info and wrap up threads, but some members of the other forum would rather use this time to take parting shots. They can do that on the other forum if they'd like, but I want to keep the archives here reasonably clean.

Agota · 12-23-2011, 06:45 PM

How come so many active members suddenly became trolls?

mallie · 12-24-2011, 05:41 AM

Hi Steve,

What day and time exactly are you shutting down the forum? Some people may be on vacation and when they get back all their private messages, etc will not be accessable - so if we could all have a definite date it would really be helpful.

Also I, and others have started lots of informative threads (esp angelpsychic with his mbo thread), are you planning on archiving all these threads on the forum so people can still puruse the threads?

Thanks steve for such a great forum, I just joined in July and I wil truly miss the lively discussions and debates and the commaderie and friends I made on this forum.

12-23-2011, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Agota Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barleylands, United Kingdom Posts: 1,257	Are people without their avatar pictures banned? I just logged in and noticed that many active members don't have their avatar pictures anymore, but they also don't have a "banned" signed under their name. I'm confused. Are these people banned or I missed the latest trend to take out your avatar pics?

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12-23-2011, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Focus Driblet Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 124	Maybe they want to take down their avatars before these forums are archived and the current avatars gets "frozen", so they can't change them (if that is indeed how it works).

12-23-2011, 09:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bradshaw Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 578	This is what's happening: In vBulletin, you can set it up so that when people are put into a "troll" category, they are banned, but you don't see that they're banned. Their pictures get removed. They can barely use the forum, but they're not banned. This is to discourage trolls. It's basically a way to ban people, without making it seem like they are banned. It's good against trolls.

12-23-2011, 11:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Agota Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barleylands, United Kingdom Posts: 1,257	I don't get it. Why do that for long-time members?

12-23-2011, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Agota Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barleylands, United Kingdom Posts: 1,257	How come so many active members suddenly became trolls?

12-24-2011, 05:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
mallie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 500	Hi Steve, What day and time exactly are you shutting down the forum? Some people may be on vacation and when they get back all their private messages, etc will not be accessable - so if we could all have a definite date it would really be helpful. Also I, and others have started lots of informative threads (esp angelpsychic with his mbo thread), are you planning on archiving all these threads on the forum so people can still puruse the threads? Thanks steve for such a great forum, I just joined in July and I wil truly miss the lively discussions and debates and the commaderie and friends I made on this forum.

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