Since this seems to be an issue: trolls.

presidential

For those of you who may not know what a troll is, I'll give a brief description:

Application of the term troll is highly subjective. Some readers may characterize a post as trolling, while others may regard the same post as a legitimate contribution to the discussion, even if controversial. The term is often used to discredit an opposing position, or its proponent, by argument fallacy ad-homonym.

Often, calling someone a troll makes assumptions about a writer's motives. Regardless of the circumstances, controversial posts may attract a particularly strong response from those unfamiliar with the robust dialogue found in some online, rather than physical, communities. Experienced participants in online forums know that the most effective way to discourage a troll is usually to ignore him or her, because responding tends to encourage trolls to continue disruptive posts — hence the often-seen warning: "Please do not feed the trolls."

Frequently, someone who has been labeled a troll by a group may seek to redeem their reputation by discrediting their opponents, for example by claiming that other members of the group are closed-minded, conspirators, or trolls themselves.

Recently, many websites have openly welcomed and encouraged trolling amongst their members.

So basically, if you get caught with duplicate IP addresses with intent to disturb our members here, your duplicate troll name is getting switched off for the first offense. On the second offense, your primary name is getting turned off for a week. Come back with another troll and you will be IP banned permanently.

I hate to have to come up with these rules since we do fly pretty loose around here but I have been pushed pretty hard lately. This won't affect anyone here most likely. But do be aware that this is what I was forced to do to eliminate unnecessary drama and B.S. from the board.

Thanks for understanding.
_________________
~Craig, Administrator of this Facility
2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
1993 Nissan 240sx again
195x Triumph Bonneville muttbike