[Hermit 5] Joe Dees' behaviors, which, in my opinion should, ideally, be improved, would include:
Stopping flooding. Perhaps by consolidating posts (although the posting of URLs is a massive improvement on c&p articles).
Posting replies to the thread they came in, on instead of starting multiple new threads a day on topics that have run for months.
Starting to "justify" assertions with arguments. Gratuitous insults are not arguments.
Stop calling fellow members names without good reason. Disagreement of interpretation is not a good reason.
Learning that it is possible to disagree without making an interminable issue about it (and that it is not always necessary to have the last three dozen words).
Learning that repetition is not persuasion.
Stopping the attempt to swamp others with replays of opinions – especially opinion by proxy.
Learning that when others continue to disagree after Joe has pronounced on something, it is not a capital offense.
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As I agree with all of these. We especially need to get him to stop flooding for forums. I have found myself getting really annoyed by having to find my way through all the bullshit that he posts.
I agree with you on your opposing politcal views when up against Joe Dees. As you have said, he fails to justify what he beleives. When he has been confronted all he can do is copy and paste articles, and throw insults. This in itself is enough to doubt his opinions.
Has anyone discussed placing a temp ban on people who flood the board and such? Banning someone fully would be a bit harsh, and I think that is something most of us here beleive. But there has to be some kind of punishment for mis-use of the forum. I do not mind seeing a few posts a day of his crap. I can live with that, ya know? But when I log on and all I see is his name, I become a bit annoyed. So I think it would be appropriate to come up with a punishment for spamming the boards and enforce it when it is nessicary.
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