Admin / Mod Interventions

Roland · August 2020

There are a number of people who treat the forum as a cheap version of ebay, and don’t contribute much else. A subset of these break the Classified rules. The first time they get a written reminder. The second time Classified access is removed until they acknowledge they they’ll play by the rules. Patience runs out if they do it repeatedly, and access is removed permanently. We don’t have to ban them because they don’t come back. Johnnysixstring threw his toys out of the pram at step two.

Generally there are three toys:
1. I’m an important member of this forum.
2. The moderators are power crazed Nazis.
3. The forum is going to the dogs.

Johnnysixstring scored 3 out of 3.

Roland · August 2020

For anyone following the “Can’t play C without touching the other strings” thread. The author and his threads have gone.

Both posts was copied from Ultimate Guitar. We see this behaviour from time to time as copying a popular thread from another forum is an easy way to generate comments and earn frets here.

Bridgehouse · August 2020

Heartfeltdawn is on a break at his own request

digitalscream · August 2020

captainbeeffart has left the building, following previous incidents in which he was warned, coolered and asked (firmly) to mend his ways. Apparently, his interpretation of that was "Please post obliquely racist comments, then refuse to explain when asked to by the modmins, then play dumb when given a final chance to do so by PM and accuse everybody involved of a conspiracy to remove him from the site".

Some people have an overinflated sense of their own importance. We'd actually forgotten about him until his latest outburst.

Bridgehouse · August 2020

SCRelicGuitars is back after a break. It was at his own request, so he’s allowed back when he wants.

I’ve also reopened his thread - I’m sure it will be popular, just like it was before.

Welcome back Scott!

digitalscream · August 2020

Guys, c'mon...if you're going to post conspiracy theories, at least do more than posting a link.

If you can't offer any support or opinion to it, don't expect other people to.

digitalscream · August 2020

....aaaand Marshall's taking a bit of a break from the forum to consider the wisdom of accusing modmins of slander, libel (yes, both of them), abuse, censorship etc etc when all they did was ask him to refrain from posting links without bothering to put any effort into writing about them.

It's not exactly a voluntary break.

digitalscream · August 2020

Tony99 is voluntarily on a break. I think his other half found him browsing the classifieds when he should've been putting that shelf up, but I can't be 100% sure.

Roland · September 2020

Gringopig is on a break for deleting his Classified content.

digitalscream · September 2020

digitalscream said:

....aaaand Marshall's taking a bit of a break from the forum to consider the wisdom of accusing modmins of slander, libel (yes, both of them), abuse, censorship etc etc when all they did was ask him to refrain from posting links without bothering to put any effort into writing about them.

It's not exactly a voluntary break.

Of course, he couldn't resist signing up under a second account (LordFlashheart), so he's permabanned.

Shame, because I was about to let him out of the cooler. Foolish boy.

Roland · September 2020

Superguitariobros banned for being johnnysixstring who flounced in August.

Roland · October 2020

Emp Fab is enjoying a stay in the cooler for attacks on another forum member.

Roland · October 2020

bodo banned for being Andy Preston of Wudtone who was banned some time ago for bad behaviour.

Roland · October 2020

Roland said:

Fendermadlewis has decided to leave us. I’ve restored some of the content that he pulled before leaving

Having re-joined with a second username, LewHam93, Fendermadlewis is now banned.

digitalscream · October 2020

@jellybelly is back in the room.

Somebody please sell him something.

digitalscream · October 2020

Katherine Ryan thread removed, because some people seem to have forgotten that BCD doesn't exist any more.

Jalapeno · October 2020

Merged JJ Williams RIP threads

Roland · October 2020

Roland said:

There are a number of people who treat the forum as a cheap version of ebay, and don’t contribute much else. A subset of these break the Classified rules. The first time they get a written reminder. The second time Classified access is removed until they acknowledge they they’ll play by the rules. Patience runs out if they do it repeatedly, and access is removed permanently. We don’t have to ban them because they don’t come back. Johnnysixstring threw his toys out of the pram at step two.

Generally there are three toys:
1. I’m an important member of this forum.
2. The moderators are power crazed Nazis.
3. The forum is going to the dogs.
Johnnysixstring scored 3 out of 3.

... and now banned for trying to set up duplicate accounts

Roland · November 2020

Adi is enjoying a spell in the cooler for continually insulting fellow forum members

Bridgehouse · November 2020

Member Russianbear has lost their classifieds access.

This is due to repeatedly deleting prices, but moreover for being a hidden trader who was clearly using the forum for profit, and for nothing else, and not declaring it.

Other hidden traders take note. Though I doubt any of you will read this as you don’t actually visit other parts of the forum apart from the classifieds....

Bridgehouse · November 2020

Xbaxxx is in the cooler.

He’s had a busy day breaking multiple rules, such as insulting others, derailing a classifieds thread, carrying arguments over to other threads, starting a fake classified ad and then deleting all the content, and baiting other members.

All in all he must be pretty worn out, so he’s enjoying an extended rest. The bed in the cooler isn’t the comfiest, but at least it’s (mostly) warm and dry.

Bridgehouse · November 2020

Xbaxxx is now banned, after evidence has come to light that he’s a trader, has blatantly used the classifieds for profit, and refused to declare it to the modmins.

Roland · November 2020

Adi is back from the cold

Bridgehouse · November 2020

Lasermonkey is on a break at his own request

Roland · November 2020

6or4 has been banned for repeatedly trying to sell a Nash which carries a Fender logo. He was in full knowledge of why this is a banning offence having been directed to these threads:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/120189/no-fakes and
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/160796/classifieds-rule-change-counterfeits

yet chose to advertise the guitar a second time omitting pictures of the headstock.

Roland · November 2020

JJW had a habit of ignoring Classified rules, and his Classified access was withdrawn earlier this year. JJW and JJ51 have now been banned for creating a second user ID in order to continue posting adverts.

digitalscream · November 2020

Gretschjet's classifieds access removed, on the grounds that he's been using the classifieds to grab cheap stock for his business, which he then flips on eBay at inflated prices.

A STRONG REMINDER FOR ALL: The classifieds are for personal use only, unless you've been blessed with the tFB Trader tag, which is for those businesses who've shown they can be trusted by supporting our community. There are no exceptions to this rule.

digitalscream · November 2020

@Heartfeltdawn is back in the room

Roland · December 2020

fenderfever has been banned for not declaring that Fenderfever.com is a trader. His alter ego Xbaxxx was recently banned for underhand trading. Caveat emptor, or in this case seller too.

Roland · December 2020

deadgrateful has decided to leave the forum. In consequence his active For Sale thread has been closed.

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