hey guys.
the statement in the user discussion megathread specifically states that DISCUSSION AS TO REASONING AND SPECIFICS OF WHY USERS HAVE BEEN BANNED IS AGAINST BOTH thread etiquette and forum rules. sorry for yelling. just because it's prohibited in the user discussion megathread doesn't make it okay to then bring it into other parts of the forum. its prohibited, period; regardless of a specific user, the discussion about the specifics and reasoning of a ban given to ANY user is prohibited.
just to also reiterate, we also have a user discussion megathread for a reason. a place to post speculative information about a users inactivity and memorable posts about users. (e.g., where is X, has anyone heard of Y, etc.) we encourage this discussion to STAY in the users discussion megathread and not pollute and take place in other parts of the forum. it isn't fair to other users and members of the forum, in being forced to participate and dragged into such discussions; especially in a megathread like this, where there's all sorts of discussions happening, all at once.
lastly, as stated, any specific discussion that consists of specifics and reasoning about why a user has been banned will result in a user being warned significantly. this also includes the discussion about Jean's ban; even if it's a member defending the decision to ban a user, ANY DISCUSSION will be warned, period. and if you see and witness discussion and posts being made about specifics and reasoning and further discussion as a whole about this specific issue being discussed publicly on the forum, PLEASE REPORT THE DISCUSSION AND ITS POSTS OR CONTACT A MOD IMMEDIATELY. Don't further respond and escalate the discussion and make it worse, as you'll also be warned for contributing and prolonging the discussion by simply responding.
we really don't wanna start closing threads, including this. there's a reason why i keep continously choose to emphasize the issue through these last two statements, as some sort of unofficial warning and hoping this stops. this is the LAST TIME a statements going to be made. and i really do hope this time around, that people understand, instead of completely overlooking WHY its being made.
take care.