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Originally posted by PhiMuNursie
Ok, here I go tarnishing my reputation on here, but I feel it needs to be said simply because it's my opinion and that's what everything on here is based on, opinion.
Banning UF_Pike from this board is ridiculous. We all have people on here that cause a stir in all of us or that we just feel are inappropriate, now granted not to the extent that he was, but still, we all have those people. So what do adults do? They ignore what offends them. Therefore, I ignore the people I find obnoxious and do not respond to their comments. Telling on someone and having them banned from a public message board where we ALL state our opinions is completely uncalled for. We definitely DO NOT AGREE with many of the things he said, but I don't agree with many things said on here and the bottom line is knowing him better than the rest of ya'll...he is a decent guy, he is a smart ass, but to find the humor in the things he says, you kind of have to know him. And obviously he's someone that made enough of an impression on ya'll to warrant the many responses to him. And as I said to a Phi Mu sister of mine on here, my organization taught me not to judge people before I know them, therefore, I chose to get to know him before writing him off as an ass. Thank the Lord I did because he's honestly a hilarious man, on and off the board. It's absurd that people on here would rather get rid of someone that rocks the boat than respect his opinions and statements, whether they offend you or not. Like it or not he really is a Pike and really is greek...just like the rest of us...though I do in some ways think he's a little more mature than the rest of us on here who told on him to get the spotlight back on themselves.
Shame on you. Grow up! And if you think I'm full of shit from now on fine, but at least I know that I did the proper thing as a greek would do and knew the person instead of their internet horseshat.
Tara
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I COMPLETELY AGREE. I am not a UF_Pike Cheerleader or anything, but y'all are just as guilty as he is. He came on GC SOLELY to stir the pot, and with each response, you all fed into that. If you didn't like what UF_Pike had to say, you didn't have to respond. In fact, some of the responses to his posts were downright inflammatory.
Most of you took the opportunity to bash the pic he put up about being a stud, trying to justify your words by saying he deserved it. Not ONCE did UF_Pike go into the actual picture thread and post any disparaging remarks about any of you.
If you didn't agree with him, that is fine. But when his posts were blantantly meant to be attention-grabbers, the best thing to do would have been to ignore him.
The bottom line is, as Moderators, you all DO have some say-so in a member's getting banned. You said it yourself, people must complain repeatedly to John H. Don't try to absolve yourselves of responsibility because people are questioning your decision.
At the end of the day, it really does not affect me one way or the other...I am still here to post. I just think that the sensitivity of some people is, to use a Tom Earp word, UNDERWHELMING.