On 2015-10-24 22:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 21:53:59 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Look here, I obey orders. It is in my temperament.
The only reason we had to take action was specifically because you *weren't* taking direction, Carlos. And because you weren't taking direction on other things, we needed to create something to ensure that it would. Indeed, you did post a few messages after the notification was sent via PM (which was sent to your registered e-mail address). To your credit, you did observe the ban after we deleted about 4 or 5 posts you made after it was instituted.
I assure you, that I found that email AFTER I tried to log into the forum, and after I had sent two or three posts. I stopped posting the instant I knew about the ban.
I also very specifically - on one of the mailing lists, in fact - told you to stop trying to moderate other users' posts in-thread.
That was another user. There is only one person which is entitled to tell anyone to stop in the mail lists, and if he speaks, I obey. Not to others.
You've *repeatedly* been told *by staff* not to reply to spammy posts (for example, posts that are replies to messages years old that provide a Windows solution and a link - *always* *always* *ALWAYS* are spam posts - yet you still continue to reply to them pointing out that the software being referenced is Windows software), yet we still end up cleaning up replies you make to them. Again, not a frequent occurrence, but it adds up with all the other stuff that we've had to deal with over the years.
That's stupid, IMO. You consider that a violation? Good grief, man! If I thought it was spam, I would not answer. I answered because I did not identify those as spam. And again, I don't obey orders from staff unless they mention that they act in their role as moderator. Otherwise, they are plain users talking.
As I said before, I can't count the number of times you've replied to threads without adding anything substantially new to them, instead duplicating information already provided, or adding a comment to an ongoing thread where you've not been participating that just says "I have no idea" or something like that. If you don't know, there's no reason to say anything, especially if the question wasn't directed at you in the first place.
Well, that's your opinion.
Or the number of times where you have gotten into a debate over trivial edge-cases that don't apply to a user's situation.
And to you that's a violation. Good grief.
As I said, your posts get reported more than any other users' for adding nothing to the discussion. We've tried being nice in our direction to you about how to contribute in an effective way, and nothing has changed.
The guidance/advice that I would give you is to carefully consider before posting whether or not you're adding anything new to the conversation - or anything substantial. You are a *very* prolific writer, and the best way to be noticed is not to participate in every thread or discussion you can, but to be selective and participate where you can add value. You don't want to be seen as the "me too!" person in the majority of your participation. Focus on quality posts and information, rather than quantity. That will help you *a lot*.
I am very selective. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)