Help Bud - Banned from Boards.ie

[Bud Wiser]

You are correct Capt. But what really happened was the moderator stuck his nose into the discussion in a big way and not just me, several posters were either barred or threathened to be barred by the moderator. Then, there was a link to click on where you could appeal if you were barred and for some strange reason when I did my computer virus software closed down my computer and restarted because of a serious virus threat.

It is very clear to me who the poster Gombeeno is, as indeed it is clearly known who I am on the board because I have no reason to hide behind a (can't spell soodenum, pseud...)  The post is I replied to is on this page (Hacker1)  http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056634323&page=71

Discussion boards are just that and I know you expect a bit of heated comment, look at this thread for example, it became a concern of some that I had plenty of money to throw around when I know for a fact that I earn less than anyone I know around me, less than €450 a week. What In earn or how I spend it is not anyones business so you will always come across complete tools on a discussion board.  In this case the moderator acted like a dickhead. He removed some of the posts and left the one that I was referring to and if he was to ban me for replying to it surely he should have banned the poster that made it in the first place as well.  Anyway, thanks to those who replied to the question I asked

[Oraisteach]

Bud, thanks for posting the thread.  There's something apropos about the name Gambino and its association with the famed crime family.

You were barred for that?  Really?  You seem a lot more controlled than I would have been under like circumstances.  Maybe I'm a bit thick, but couldn't the larrier check the books and determine whether or not you had paid your dues and then either offer a retraction/apology if you had and remain steadfast if you hadn't?

Don't know all the particulars of the situation, but having seen and been a recipient of your generosity on this site, I'd believe your claim without hesitation and be furious as heck at this character besmirching you.

[Lar Naparka]

My apologies, Bud. I followed your link to the Boards.ie page .and there is nothing there that you should have been banned for.
From personal experience, I know that it is often better to stay calm and reflect a little before dashing off a letter or email when you feel you have been wronged by someone else.
I thought you probably had written something that contravened the Board's T&Cs but it's clear you did not.
I can't see any reason for your ban—the mods must be bigger tools than Gombeeno and he's out of the top drawer.
I see he is a right bollicks; his last post made this clear.

"You left because of my posts? You paid a sub in Beech Park on top of the sub you paid in SC because of my posts?
Priceless."

He was just mocking you and I know that the fact he was allowed to do so by the mods makes matters worse.
Unfortunately, I see no grounds to sue him for defamation. Same goes for the mods I'm afraid.

BTW,  I don't think anyone on this board has any right to question you about how you spend your money. It's yours to do with what you please and f**k the begrudgers!

[Bud Wiser]

Thanks, like I said, the issue was more to do with the attitude of the crowd that run boards.ie
I looked up their company records and I am on this board since it first began and don't want to put the mods here into a situation. I see that their auditor did not have to get banned, he submitted a letter of resignation if you look at the company records.  In a nutshell, I have had many disputes on this board, I even waited in the long grass to get my dig in at contributors who ironically became very good friends with me afterwards and whom I shared a pint with later, probably in the same way as rossfan and hardstation now have grass rash from waiting for me.

To be truthful, I should not have brought what happened on another discussion board onto this one, but, perhaps there should be a whole new topic about any company registered with cro.ie who provide a forum for open discussion and then, with their own agenda, control what policies or proposals made by contributors  are influential to suit their own agenda. Think Syria, think Egypt... Maybe that's why this board has been mentioned more often in the press for all the right reasons while other supposed controlled boards, like dot Ireland, or dot Laois feature more prominently in courts?

[Bud Wiser]

Bud where did you move too? I was a member there too, luckily on DD, but certainly not going back. The place is an absolute mess and the committee are a shower of useless fcuks. Always was but I didn't care as long as I was playing golf.

I was up there today, total mess. Toilets not flushed, no toilet paper. Bunkers out of play and fairways are not great. The rough is overgrown and I lost loads of balls, although I was playing two at a time.  Playing a society outing there on Friday so that should be fun.
Give me a shout bigfella if you want to play B.P. with myself and Conal next week, Heffo might come as well.

[heffo]

Bud where did you move too? I was a member there too, luckily on DD, but certainly not going back. The place is an absolute mess and the committee are a shower of useless fcuks. Always was but I didn't care as long as I was playing golf.

I was up there today, total mess. Toilets not flushed, no toilet paper. Bunkers out of play and fairways are not great. The rough is overgrown and I lost loads of balls, although I was playing two at a time.  Playing a society outing there on Friday so that should be fun.
Give me a shout bigfella if you want to play B.P. with myself and Conal next week, Heffo might come as well.

Is that this Friday Bud or the following week? Do want to come out but working abroad Monday to Friday at the mo..

[Bud Wiser]

This Friday we have our own outing. any other day we could go for a bash after Conal disposes of those pesky cats on Saturday.
Did your club get many from S.C?

[heffo]

This Friday we have our own outing. any other day we could go for a bash after Conal disposes of those pesky cats on Saturday.
Did your club get many from S.C?

Sounds good, am back from this Friday for a few weeks so can nip off early from work any day.

I've been out of the loop so haven't heard but there is probably cheaper and closer so wouldn't think we got too many, plus I think membership is closed in our place at the mo.

[OneOff]

Thanks, like I said, the issue was more to do with the attitude of the crowd that run boards.ie
I looked up their company records and I am on this board since it first began and don't want to put the mods here into a situation.

You made a complaint and the posts in question were moderated during the investigation.
Your complaint was laughable and so was ignored and the posts were re-instated. They have been there for all to see since the day you started this laughable thread.
You were banned because you threated to sue boards.ie. If you bothered to read the T&C's when you signed up you would have seen that that is a bannable offense. You also registered multiple users to circumvent a ban. Again thats a site-bannable offence.

perhaps there should be a whole new topic about any company registered with cro.ie who provide a forum for open discussion and then, with their own agenda, control what policies or proposals made by contributors  are influential to suit their own agenda.

Boards.ie is a company like any other company. There is no right to free speech on boards.ie. Its a private website not your public soap-box. The company has no secret agenda and doesnt control anything made by contributors that isnt illegal or goes against the board rules.

I think you have probably learned from the reactions of your fellow posters on this forum that you acted childishly and were completely in the wrong. You then tried to change it into some big-brother type complaint against boards.ie.
You were banned from the site for breaking multiple site rules, thats it, nothing more.

You were asked outright on this thread "Did you name names or make threats of any sort?"and "I thought you probably had written something that contravened the Board's T&Cs but it's clear you did not." by Lar Naparka and you chose to ignore it. Maybe you want to answer those points now?

Oh, and in case you have forgotten

I am informing you that unless a statement made by Gambino in the Southy County Golf thread is removed that legal action will be taken against boards.ie and the person who made that post.
There will be no further communication on this matter from me other than through my solicitor.

[Cold tea]

Oh dear! 

[tommysmith]

[camanchero]

the funny thing is , that despite whatever disclaimers bulletin boards might use, they are not worth a fiddlers in a court of law!

Bud, you are wasting your time.
it is fairly obvious that the moderator of that board and the twit who made the comment are either friends of each other or you have annoyed the moderator at some point.

I have seen this sort of juvenile rubbish in the past- some childish moderator wont do their job properly but will pander to some people and  allow all sorts of unethical/slanderous/racist/sectarian rubbish remain in complete contrast to normal decent thinking of normal decent people.
the internet is full of g0bsihtes - just have to learn to ignore them..
sounds like you have two large ones on your hands there !!

[spuds]

the funny thing is , that despite whatever disclaimers bulletin boards might use, they are not worth a fiddlers in a court of law!

Bud, you are wasting your time.
it is fairly obvious that the moderator of that board and the twit who made the comment are either friends of each other or you have annoyed the moderator at some point.

I have seen this sort of juvenile rubbish in the past- some childish moderator wont do their job properly but will pander to some people and  allow all sorts of unethical/slanderous/racist/sectarian rubbish remain in complete contrast to normal decent thinking of normal decent people.
the internet is full of g0bsihtes - just have to learn to ignore them..
sounds like you have two large ones on your hands there !!

Agreed, also the Boards.ie mod above comes across as a right smug power happy sorta guy !

[Cold tea]

All mods are - especially when posters blow sunshine up their hole - this board is no exception!

[LeoMc]

All mods are - especially when posters blow sunshine up their hole - this board is no exception!

You wouldn't say that to Ziggys face!