+the_bell_dingers Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 trainlove was one of our leading posters, and he was wrongly banned. help bring him back. *give reasons to bring him back* Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 one here! Link to comment
+fegan Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 *give reasons to bring him back* Because it's Friday and we've run out of things to ask for? Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 +1. He's helped a lot of people. The WAAS fix alone that he helped with is worth it. I know at times TPTB can be touchy. Can't you put aside your differences and see all that he has contributed to our community? Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm interested that someone who was not even a member of the site when the ban was applied, is so certain that the individual in question was "wrongly banned". Groundspeak and the moderators do not enjoy banning people. There is a whole process of escalating levels of warning before any action is taken, let alone a long-term ban. Signal doesn't wake up with a bit of a headache and decide to ban people for no reason. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm interested that someone who was not even a member of the site when the ban was applied, is so certain that the individual in question was "wrongly banned". Groundspeak and the moderators do not enjoy banning people. There is a whole process of escalating levels of warning before any action is taken, let alone a long-term ban. Signal doesn't wake up with a bit of a headache and decide to ban people for no reason. I second this post. Link to comment
+blb9556 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm interested that someone who was not even a member of the site when the ban was applied, is so certain that the individual in question was "wrongly banned". Groundspeak and the moderators do not enjoy banning people. There is a whole process of escalating levels of warning before any action is taken, let alone a long-term ban. Signal doesn't wake up with a bit of a headache and decide to ban people for no reason. Exactally. I'm assuming the ban discussed was only in the forums? The account on Geocaching.com is active. Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I have to admit to being puzzled by this request as well, particularily after the "strange message" thread. Link to comment
+two bison Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) post deleted Edited September 18, 2009 by two bison Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Inquiring minds want to know .... why was trainlove banned? See the thread I linked to in my previous post. Link to comment
+kymarkh Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 THE WAAS FIX has helped alot of folks - it was that brought my old 9 year old GPS out of the closet and back into the woods where it belongs. Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 THE WAAS FIX has helped alot of folks - it was that brought my old 9 year old GPS out of the closet and back into the woods where it belongs. What was his WAAS fix? Link to comment
+Cardinal Red Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I learned something from a bell_dingers thread. I had completely missed that old thread, but just now tracked down the post that probably resulted in the trainlove Forum Ban. I would hope that after a year he could apologize and request reinstatement, but that is between Groundspeak and trainlove. Link to comment
+flask Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 and yet another useless thread from the belldingers! how long will it be before they become a verb? Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 THE WAAS FIX has helped alot of folks - it was that brought my old 9 year old GPS out of the closet and back into the woods where it belongs. What was his WAAS fix? Where have you been? A large portion of Magellan GPSr's lost the ability to "see" WAAS sats courtesy of Magellan. Of course Magellan said the problem was not able to be fixed. The fix. Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 and yet another useless thread from the belldingers! how long will it be before they become a verb? Well, it does appear that Flask has been belldingered. How's that? Link to comment
+ArcherDragoon Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm interested that someone who was not even a member of the site when the ban was applied, is so certain that the individual in question was "wrongly banned". Groundspeak and the moderators do not enjoy banning people. There is a whole process of escalating levels of warning before any action is taken, let alone a long-term ban. Signal doesn't wake up with a bit of a headache and decide to ban people for no reason. I third this post... . . . ...and I am now off to BellDing© the Geocaching Topics Forum...and somehow work in a Ringbone... Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 This thread is almost as though an occult hand from Trainlove has reached out from the great banned beyond and pleaded through an alter-ego to be reinstated. Its spooky! Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 THE WAAS FIX has helped alot of folks - it was that brought my old 9 year old GPS out of the closet and back into the woods where it belongs. What was his WAAS fix? Where have you been? A large portion of Magellan GPSr's lost the ability to "see" WAAS sats courtesy of Magellan. Of course Magellan said the problem was not able to be fixed. The fix. Magellan? Well, there you have it. Garmin guy here. And to think that I amost signed the petition because of that!! Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 This thread is almost as though an occult hand from Trainlove has reached out from the great banned beyond and pleaded through an alter-ego to be reinstated. Its spooky! I don't believe we have had enough time for the wounds to heal from the Trainlove incident. However, I'm fully on board for a reinstatement of Trackinthebox, Sept1ctank and Upinyachit AKA Broncoholics. Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 so that's 2 so far... Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Magellan? Well, there you have it. Garmin guy here. And to think that I amost signed the petition because of that!! You're right. Many have learned that the hard way though! Still yet, a good number of cachers use Maggies. I don't believe we have had enough time for the wounds to heal from the Trainlove incident. I'd love for someone to point this out to me. Link to comment
+flask Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 i miss upinyachit... ...much more than trainlove. ...but still not that much. Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I don't believe we have had enough time for the wounds to heal from the Trainlove incident. However, I'm fully on board for a reinstatement of Trackinthebox, Sept1ctank and Upinyachit AKA Broncoholics. Thought Trackinthebox geocided because he couldn't hide a cache in an NPS administered area? Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I don't believe we have had enough time for the wounds to heal from the Trainlove incident. However, I'm fully on board for a reinstatement of Trackinthebox, Sept1ctank and Upinyachit AKA Broncoholics. Thought Trackinthebox geocided because he couldn't hide a cache in an NPS administered area? Correct. But he still was banned. who's to say he doesn't want to come back? Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! If you unsuspectingly click on an innocent looking link on the internet (in this case a Geocaching.com forum thread) without checking to see who the original poster is, only to find out it's another thread by the_bell_dingers, then yes, you've been Belldinged. So there are similarities to Rick Rolling. Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! According to forum policy that (Rickrolling) would not be allowed here. Link to comment
+TEAM HARTSOCK Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) So he had a WAAS fix that helped alot of people....what does that warrent being unbanned for something else he did? I don't see the world saying, "oh that's okay that this person over here did something unexcusable but because they helped alot of other people at one time, we just let it pass." I don't know a thing about the situation, but know it doesn't sound right at all. From all the forums I have experienced, if he would contact TPTB and apologize, explained that he learned his lesson, and ask to be given another chance; he would probably get it. This thread smacks of a trollish nature that is meant to stir something up. So on that grounds, I say leave him banned and ban anyone from this point on that mentions his name. Edited September 19, 2009 by TEAM HARTSOCK Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! According to forum policy that (Rickrolling) would not be allowed here. Where is that? Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! According to forum policy that (Rickrolling) would not be allowed here. wow... I can't believe I fell For that one! here's what the forum guidelines have to say about Rick Rolling Edited September 19, 2009 by the_bell_dingers Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! According to forum policy that (Rickrolling) would not be allowed here. wow... I can't believe I fell For that one! here's what the forum guidelines have to say about Rick Rolling Duh. You guys are awesome! Link to comment
+flask Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 so... let me get this straight... I'm like the rickroll? just what I always wanted! no, i think the real definition of belldinging is when you don't get enough attention at home and start useless threads that are unabashedly and persistently green and clueless. Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Well, my question is whether or not trainlove WANTS to be re-instated? At times (and now is one of them) I believe forum bannination might actually be to my benefit. Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Well, my question is whether or not trainlove WANTS to be re-instated? At times (and now is one of them) I believe forum bannination might actually be to my benefit. prolly askem bannination -love that word. Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 wow... I can't believe I fell For that one! here's what the forum guidelines have to say about Rick Rolling \ Oh, no you don't! I see a TinyURL behind that link! Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I don't believe we have had enough time for the wounds to heal from the Trainlove incident. However, I'm fully on board for a reinstatement of Trackinthebox, Sept1ctank and Upinyachit AKA Broncoholics. Thought Trackinthebox geocided because he couldn't hide a cache in an NPS administered area? Correct. But he still was banned. who's to say he doesn't want to come back? But, he did arouse my interest in Grey Towers. I'll have to stop and visit it sometime. Link to comment
+baloo&bd Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Before expending too much thought on the thread, one might want to look at some coincidental dates involved. Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 he does want to come back. Link to comment
+Tequila Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 His post was probably the most distasteful post I have seen in ANY forum. I would not support his re-instatement ever. Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 His post was probably the most distasteful post I have seen in ANY forum. I would not support his re-instatement ever. You might want to keep away from 4chan then. Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 His post was probably the most distasteful post I have seen in ANY forum. I would not support his re-instatement ever. Trackinthebox's posts bore the mark of someone who is truly, clinically ill. Although it's easy to laugh, imagine that he lives his life that way, every day, and that he takes his fantasies seriously. An unfortunate, miserable existence. Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Trainlove, OTOH, was active in the GPS forum, and he did help a lot of people with very specific, detailed answers to their questions. The WAAS fix was just one of the issues he helped with. Link to comment
+Team Taran Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I suspect that any petition is counter productive especially if as in this case it appears that he (Trainlove) was instrumental in starting or encouraging it. If he truly wants to be welcome in the forums I suspect a more productive approach would be a sincere apology to the moderators and Groundspeak and an indication that he understood what he did wrong and would not do it again. If that is an approach, he is not willing to take or if he's tried it and those he offended are not ready to forgive, that I don't think the forum ban is going to be lifted and this tread is a waste of time and electrons. Team Taran Link to comment
+flask Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 this tread is a waste of time and electrons. hello, it's belldingered! Link to comment
+DonB Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) This whole thread must be a joke, right? Or does banning mean just from the Forums ? http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?id=390234 Edited September 19, 2009 by DWBur Link to comment
Keystone Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 A member can be banned from the forums without losing website privileges. Or, they can be banned entirely. Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) A member can be banned from the forums without losing website privileges. Or, they can be banned entirely. Forum bans are rarerer, but I gave an example in post #26 of someone who is banned entirely. Edited September 19, 2009 by TheWhiteUrkel Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 So... Yes Bring him back Or No? Link to comment
Recommended Posts