Estoppel Suspensions

[AB Editor]

We've just suspended 13 members who decided to post nonsense in a thread in Law.

I'm making this post as it will hopefully cut down on the number of indignant emails we get... It's a bit of a special case as it's a large number of members and many of them are long serving and much liked members.

I shouldn't have to say this - but there's only one place for nonsense, and that's Chatterbank.

In Law heads roll when you muck about.

But you know that already...

Here is the thread:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1307583.html

My comment is at the end here, where I closed the question:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1307583-31.html

Users were suspended for passing judgement, spamming nonsense, being rude, counting the number of answers in hope of getting to whateverhundred, posting irrelevant answers, encouraging irrelevant answers, and generally taking the piss.

Some of these users also gave good answers and then went of the rails. It makes it a little sadder than restraint couldn't have been shown on their part.

I know it's easy to get swept up in a bit of playground bullying.

But they weren't in a playground.

I know sometimes those asking questions can be frustrating, but the lack of empathy and compassion was stunning. If you don't like something, please just avoid posting on it... I have no idea why this isn't obvious.

Apologies to the rest of you - you're probably as bored of this kind of behaviour as I am, and would prefer to not read any more about it.

All the best,

Ab Editor.

PS. I don't care if it's "unfair" in any way. Thanks.

[jno]

helly, yes, I think it's as ummmm says - people find the site, they have some question they really want an answer to, and when they've got an answer they don't come back again. For people with Law queries it's often a one-off; for people asking for answers to crosswords, they may keep coming back.

[gness]

It is, Mamya...and would be longer if Ed was true to his OP here.

[DTCwordfan]

^^ Reported for deviation

Pruning could also be considered under Arts & Literature as to its meaning.....

lol

[DTCwordfan]

I would request Ed to show some compassion for two folk, one who has a sick Dad and the other who has a funeral coming up in the next 48 hours....

[tamborine]

We are not neighbors and unaware of Q'ers personal plights; humour at a serious worry hurts & cowardly behind annonimity.

Civilty costs nothing!

[gness]

Sorry,DT....I disagree.....I think the suspensions are wrong but Ed's site.. Ed's rules.

He is very wrong though in his....to use the word again....inconsistency and that is what is unfair.

I don't think those you mention would want any special favours. They are no more or less valued than the others....who may also need the friendship this site gives its members.....usually.

[ummmm]

Where is the inconsistency?

[EcclesCake]

I probably shouldn't stick my ahead above the parapet but I concur with Gness regarding the inconsistency.

There are now two of us on this thread that I am surprised are not suspended :-(

[AB Editor]

"There are now two of us on this thread that I am surprised are not suspended"

Who is that Eccles?

You came very close, if that makes you feel better?

[snags]

In fairness, I also posted nonsense on that thread, so, for 'consistency' I should also be suspended, no?

[EcclesCake]

I'm keeping my head down below the parapet......

But you do now have the answer to your question Ed ;-)

[jno]

could you suspend yourself, as an act of contrition, snags? Slices of orange not required.

[gness]

If Ed says....you did this...so I am going to suspend you....fine.

If he then suspends some of the posters who...did this.....and not others then how on earth is that being consistent?

It makes a mockery of the decision to carry out suspensions for what were...under Site Rules...valid reasons.

[snags]

Self flagellation perhaps...

[The Builder]

I feel a Self Flagellation/Flounce-Lite form coming on .................

[ummmm]

"If he then suspends some of the posters who...did this.....and not others then how on earth is that being consistent?"

Maybe the people who 'did this' tend to do it on a more regular basis then the others.