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[cojak]

I don't tend to ban in General, and I take the 'boohoo' reported posts in my stride unless I consider genuine bullying/intimidation taking place.

However, people cross me twice in the Professional forums at their peril...

[MarillionFan]

It's nice not to be the only one banning people for a change.

Exactly... my suggestion - that any regular posters' sockies found to be blatantly trolling the boards (prof or social) are banned & their owners are heavily slapped (either through post count or outright banning) - has yet to gain support. It's really dull having to deal with this sort of thing. If only sockies were as creative as the likes of chico, long may he rest in peace.

I agree. And I can agree quiet safely in the knowledge that none of it is down to me. We already know which posters have the most sockies and the main one is RichardCranium!

Oh look somebody mentioned the elephant in the room.

[NotAllThere]

If, after warnings, anyone continues to post inappropriately in the professional forums, they'll get banned.

[Scotgal]

Indeed, but that's also a typical sockie accusation (Kandr and russell both made it).

Ok I am Kandr and Russell and ATW and Sasguru and Andyw I admit it!!!!

[TykeMerc]

Jesus Christ, you must be the most dullest person to ever live.

Indeed, but that's also a typical sockie accusation (Kandr and russell both made it).

[Scotgal]

I agree and personally I favour massive post count fines for the owners plus slapping their rep into permanent neg so that they can't even get their kicks through that medium.
As a mod it must be very tiresome dealing with this constant muppetry.

Jesus Christ, you must be the most dullest person to ever live.

[TykeMerc]

It's nice not to be the only one banning people for a change.

Exactly... my suggestion - that any regular posters' sockies found to be blatantly trolling the boards (prof or social) are banned & their owners are heavily slapped (either through post count or outright banning) - has yet to gain support. It's really dull having to deal with this sort of thing. If only sockies were as creative as the likes of chico, long may he rest in peace.

I agree and personally I favour massive post count fines for the owners plus slapping their rep into permanent neg so that they can't even get their kicks through that medium.
As a mod it must be very tiresome dealing with this constant muppetry.

[realityhack]

It's nice not to be the only one banning people for a change.

they just get their kicks from seeing how long it takes for their next feeble incarnation to be banned, but either way it's trolling and adds no value

Exactly... my suggestion - that any regular posters' sockies found to be blatantly trolling the boards (prof or social) are banned & their owners are heavily slapped (either through post count or outright banning) - has yet to gain support. It's really dull having to deal with this sort of thing. If only sockies were as creative as the likes of chico, long may he rest in peace.

[Scotgal]

Not at all.

kandr was using Windows XP SP2 on IP starting with 212.65.12.*, where as russell was on Win 7 SP1 from totally different IP in Scotland.

[AtW]

I don't think anyone claimed I was a sockie or trolling, just irritating.
Russel's posts fit kandr's exactly. A forensic profiler would love it.

Not at all.

kandr was using Windows XP SP2 on IP starting with 212.65.12.*, where as russell was on Win 7 SP1 from totally different IP in Scotland.

[AtW]

There's obviously one or two regular posters who find sockpuppetry trolling amusing, I assume so they can troll without getting their massive post count main ID's banned. Pathetic really.

You always complain most about it - good way to distract attention from yourself?

[MarillionFan]

That's a ludicrous part of this sockie rubbish, the puppeteers appear to think that the patterns aren't noticeable, but quite a large percentage of the real CUK posters have an analytical background so are sensitive to patterns.
I suppose the other option is they just get their kicks from seeing how long it takes for their next feeble incarnation to be banned, but either way it's trolling and adds no value from informative or entertainment perspectives.

There have been a few comedy sockies, but they've died out with the rise of the trolls.

Point 1. I teach people to model data & analyse patterns. To the 'educated' uneducated they're the same 1 or 2 posters you mentioned earlier. But actually, you are incorrect. The 1 or 2 posters are really easy to spot and don't tend to increase the usage. We are getting new posters who come in with a pattern, but they are new posters. They post for a while, get accused, get annoyed, get banned, re-invent, slight pattern get bored.

Point 2. The truth is, new posters are coming in, trolling and getting banned as with all boards, we are so desensitised to it we assume it's all the same person. Which it isn't.

Anyway, I'm boring myself now. Going to login in as AtW.

Sorry Im new here, trying to work out things. Is kandr a sockie that russell created, I assume a sockie is another user under the same email address?

Fook off. Proper discussion going on.

[doodab]

I haven't noticed russell trolling, the only think that has aroused my suspicions has been a few posts where he's complemented sasguru & MF on their intelligence.

kandr / NOB25 etc deliberately set out to wind people up and often succeeded, and also got very abusive very quickly, which russell hasn't done despite having been ganged up on quite a lot. He does seem to get a bit uppity when people accuse him of being a sockie but I can see why that would get wearing after a week or two.

I'm starting to think he's not actually a sockie.

[TykeMerc]

And so it continues. Night night.

Indeed, ho hum.

[d000hg]

And so it continues. Night night.