Hey drifterx! (sorry I can't remember your name offhand!) Nice to see you, man!
I say my making him pink and reducing his priveleges WAS fair. Please see the 6th post in the thread (of which I'll quote a portion)
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Originally Posted by luisgonz
dude fuck you and everyone thats says iam a idiot you bitch ass fag
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This is the part that got him reduced privileges.
He will be set back to normal after a few months, and this 'punishment' is very light in my opinion.
It wasn't too long ago that we simply resorted to permabans for stupid stuff. I do respect your opinion, believe me.
Yes, someone called him an idiot first.
I'm sure you agree, however, that there is a stark difference between a simple insult and the volley of insults he returned. I don't mind people trading light insults so much as I mind them using racial or sexual slurs, with or without the colorful adjectives.
A more proper response from luisgonz would've been to report zanos's post, and reply to zanos (via PM or the thread) that namecalling isn't necessary, as he's merely sharing his opinion (albiet in a forceful and preachy way).
Since he couldn't seem to control his temper, that didn't happen.
As far as the other pink usernames are concerned, I mainly did it to demonstrate to othe users what luisgonz was having to face for the next 3 months. holisticbeatz has already been reverted to normal, and xxjapXXXXwhatever will revert in a day or so.
The whole 'pink username' thing is a new feature that I think was added after you stopped being a mod.
The basics are as follows: users are restricted to Chat and Tech Talk, have no PM function, cannot post new threads, cannot edit their profiles, etc.
If you want to try out a 'pink' username, PM me and I'll send you login info for the demo account. (drifterx only - anybody else asks, i'll delete your pm and make you pink for a month!
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