Since our AGM at last year's JAE, the committee has been reviewing the club's policy on the issue of permanent bans to errant members.

 

Having carefully considered the policy, we are united in the opinion that the notion of a permanet ban from the club is an absolute last resort; and one course of action reserved for when nothing else is appropriate in the circumstances. Hence we have decided to retain the notion of a permanent ban where the action is in the best interests of the club and its membership; as there are already finite bans in place with fixed terms - eg. of 1 week, 1 month, 1 year etc etc.

 

However we have all agreed that even if a permanent ban has been issued, sometimes some people deserve a second chance. Consequently anyone issued with a permanent ban (past or present) will now be permitted to apply to the committee for their return to the forum after a period of 12 months from the issue of their ban.

 

It's a bit like parole - one applies to return, the committee takes a vote and lets him or her know. If the application is successful, then the former banned member is permitted back onto the forum on a probationery period of 6 months. Conversely if a person's application is denied; they remain banned - although they are still eligible to apply to have their ban overturned in another 12 months. And so on.....

 

The present system of appealing against a permanet ban still remains the same - once a member is permanently banned from the club, they have the usual 7 day period to appeal against the committee's decision. As said, a permanent ban is always a last resort; we do not like having to take such drastic action against our members unless we are faced with no alternative option. And whilst the permanent ban does remain in place (when necessary), we are willing to reconsider each individual situation at some point in the future!

 

Richard

For the committee

Run??..... I have a samurai sword ready for just such an occasion.......:ninja:

 

 

meanwhile in my complaints department i favor a more elegant approach to a sword :)

 

i shave with one of those.. pfftt.. lol...

meanwhile in my complaints department i favor a more elegant approach to a sword :)

 

 

 

rofl.... is that for when the the mother in law pushes it too far and the 6 ft hole is ready to fill?..........lol

rofl.... is that for when the the mother in law pushes it too far and the 6 ft hole is ready to fill?..........lol

 

 

no thats another issue

 

this my payment protection plan i have bank ones are rubbish so I got my own :)

Oh so that's what you look like.

Oh so that's what you look like.

very rare i come from the shadows lol

no thats another issue

 

this my payment protection plan i have bank ones are rubbish so I got my own :)

I don't think anyone is going to phone you about reclaiming your PPI now.........lol

both got south in them ... so i will tarnish with the same stick .. lol

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

both got south in them ... so i will tarnish with the same stick .. lol

 

yer so feckin daft you dont know even know its brush not stick !! any schools in Derby when you grew up Lol,expect you were sent off too the workhouse at the age 5 :laugh:

yer so feckin daft you dont know even know its brush not stick !! any schools in Derby when you grew up Lol,expect you were sent off too the workhouse at the age 5 :laugh:

 

Or up a chimmey.....:wink::lol:

lol

:laugh:

Guns... Out!

there are some members i would like to see re apply, one is big jim, i liked his banter but his past exploits as another banned member may not allow, i will ask the comittee if i can contact him to see if he wishes

 

You claim the ban of Funkysi was not personal and was due to other members complaints but he will never be allowed to return, then you want to re-instate Big Jim, a member that was banned for ripping other members off, because you like him !?

With regards to the actual Banning this task is solely done by the committee and only a majority vote will allow a ban to proceed.

 

The banning of any member is thoroughly discussed and no member will be banned just because a mod or a committee member has personal history with them.

 

This process will now be followed for any application of previous banned members if they wish to be reinstated.

I think this thread has become a bit of a mockery.. A greta thread to start from Rich and then committee members making their thoughts clearly known to all and sundry.. this should have been left and members allowed to apply and then declined rather than pointing out members who need not apply.. not a fair system at all.. Shouldnt get involved in this as I dont know the members involved but its the principle and the execution of this thread that I think has gotten side tracked...

 

On a positive note the initial post was superb, then its gone pear shaped....

You need to re read what I said in anither post after joel made the same point

 

If funky is allowed back then everyone must be

 

And in discussion ive said I dont have a problem with simons return as long as he doesnt act as he used to, but thatdesicion is not upto me

Comittee hasnt said anyone should not apply, infact quite the opposite richard smith has even posted his email addy for such members to do it

You need to re read what I said in anither post after joel made the same point

 

If funky is allowed back then everyone must be

 

And in discussion ive said I dont have a problem with simons return as long as he doesnt act as he used to, but thatdesicion is not upto me

Sorry I missed that, I was under the impression you had comittee rights also.

 

But still, Your personal feelings come out in every post you make on the subject, and what you are saying here is that some members not liking him is worse than ripping members off.

Edited July 9, 201312 yr by Yowser

no, im saying if we let one come back then we have to consider all

 

and yes i have personal feelings towards it, being a moderator doesnt make you a robot, of course when your being attacked personally your gonna take it personally

 

but it doesnt matter what i think as its a comittee vote

Think we will all get banned if we keep going on about it. Soz.

can we just stop with all this club bull crap as is really starting to pee me off

Well, regardless what we say in this post, its been made perfectly clear that who ever reapplies the same rules will apply, their case will be looked at and voted on by the committee so regardless if stellaz or anyone else on the moderator side have a personal view, it really doesn't matter, its for the committee to vote on it.

its that time of the month

 

you should know u have it to

Be nice if we can have a thread like this that doesn't deteriorate into a point scoring exercise, its things like this that do not help in the slightest, there is a time for banter and a time for just a good old fashioned discussion, where points are made and views put across where everyone respects everyone else, instead of someone standing there trying to stir the pot.

 

Every banned members application will be looked at on a per case basis and whether or not its going to be detrimental to the forum and its members, the committee will then vote and they will either have their ban lifted, or it will stay, its that simple.

 

i cant believe this thread has got to this.