Originally posted by: Performify
Date: January 18, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/people-need-to-follow-the-rules-was-junkie-needs-to-relax.21593/
Re: Junkie needs to relax...
Here's a log of the formal (written) warnings given to IowaFightFan:
insults 6/25/09
insults 11/30/09
censor bypass 12/10/09
trolling 12/25/09.
* banned for the above offense
(given one more chance after writing in -- ban on any future offenses though 12/28/09)
*acknowledged at this time that he read and understood the rules and wouldn't be any more problem)
insults 1/18/10
* rebanned
And yes, calling someone a jackass is absolutely against the rules. "No insulting other posters" is pretty straightforward. someone reported it, and with the poster's history, absolutely warrants a ban. It's OBVIOUS that the person in question cannot follow the rules and is not going to be a positive force commenting on the site.
To the original point, if you disagreed with the person's post about Evan Dunnam you obviously could have responded without insulting them. Or, if you thought their post was over the line (fighter bashing, whatever), you could have reported it. "Jackass" was quite obviously intended as an insult. End of discussion, not even close to a debatable issue. There's no rule that says "No insulting other posters except the word Jackass" or "No insulting other posters unless they deserve it"
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