i see no thread linked above?JohnLocke said:
I just made an update to the thread linked to above and closed it.
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Check the blue words in my post above. It is this one:
shimo said:
Of course, rules are rules, and the reasons for his ban are clear. It seems to me that he went through what you might call the "brass pipes" ”” a kind of ego test that many go through after success.
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Thanks for the info, my only dealings were on the public forum so I wasn't really aware of anything behind the scenes.JohnLocke said:
It's absolutely true that he once brought value to the forum and to the many users who became his clients through OCT. Unfortunately, he repaid that by actively discouraging users from returning to OCT, inventing stories including a completely fabricated claim that he was to testify in a lawsuit that exists only in his imagination, and advising people not to purchase Mentor Group Gold. Overall, his focus shifted from contributing to deliberately undermining the forum.
The only reason he engaged in the now widely discussed thread was because it threatened his own business interests, and he felt the need to reassert that his word was law.
For the record, he pressured us to ban several users, threatening that failing to do so would “damage” OCT. He even went as far as pushing advertisers to leave the platform because OCT admins wouldn't comply with his demands.
Let's be honest, what do you believe in? Fairy tales? Santa Claus? He's doing exactly what he falsely accuses OCT of doing.
At OCT, we focus on keeping the forum clean, protecting freedom of speech, and staying far away from mafia tactics, blackmail, and attempts to destroy 15 years of dedicated work.
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It should be clear to everyone that breaking the forum rules can get you removed, even if you hold a lifetime membership as I do. I certainly understand that.W Fish said:
Not being personal at all, on very broad, abstract terms:
If somebody buys a lifetime membership and gets kicked out, I think the other users deserve to know EXACTLY what for the contract was terminated.
That would be better for the admins too..
The other party does not have a voice any more, so technically the admins can talk whatever....
Why delete posts? Threads can be closed and the posts in question serve as proof and example for others. Plus, I think it also deserves to point out which rules exactly were violated.
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If the messages would have been left there, everybody could see it for themselves. Now it is just words.tacokai said:
Starting drama with moderators and calling them names, as described above, is definitely not the way to earn respect, it's more like a guaranteed way to get banned.
Many posts get removed because they can harm the integrity of a thread or the original poster, and that's simply not fair.
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What exactly tells you this? Please.tacokai said:
From what I can tell, JD effectively asked to be shown the door, and rightfully so.
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