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How do you get banned from TalkBass?

There was a thread last year asking the origin of our account nicknames. Someone commented about mine, insinuating it was reference to a certain part of my anatomy. I responded as innocently as I could, as if unaware of the inuendo. In truth I wasn't offended by the comment. But a couple of weeks later the same person was banned due to involvement in some other thread where a few people were openly attacking another user. Another time I'd bought something in the classifieds which the sender sent me the wrong goods. He made many attempts to get me to keep it, despite that I had zero need for the item. I didn't want to give the guy negative feedback, so I just didn't give him any. A few weeks later he was banned. Perhaps pulling the same bs on other buyers? My point is that the people who I've seen get banned seem prone to serial misbehavior, some public and some not. And I doubt there are many instances of users being wrongfully banned...
 
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It can happen. You start the day on TB just hoping to check out some gear shots and kill some time, when someone comes along and just brings out the worst in you. BAM! Didn't even know what hit you.

I actually came to the conclusion that I could deal with pretty much everyone here in a friendly manner, despite opposing viewpoints...except for one person. Every time this person posted, it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I would just get enraged, so I finally put the "ignore" function to good use. Now I don't have to see his stupid avatar, his stupid passive aggressive posts or the stupid lemmings that will follow him to the end of the world. I'm a much happier TB'er now.
 
Some people simply can't help themselves when presented with an opportunity to argue anonymously in an online forum and they need to escalate every post to a higher level of confrontation. It always seems to start out benignly enough, but you can just tell when someone gets a burr under his saddle and starts automatically "fighting back" against those he perceives to be out to get him.

Also, some people refuse to allow anyone to persist in disagreeing with their opinion on something.
I sometimes wonder what those "some people" are like in real life. On the one hand, I certainly see why people might behave differently when hiding behind a veil of anonymity. On the other hand, though, it seems hard to believe that going online could turn a polite, friendly, open-minded person into an argumentative, mean-spirited jerk.
 
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Great overnight posts.

(Am I losing my mind, or did the post with all the photos of the Rick bass with flaws just disappear from this thread? Someone please tell me they saw it.)

Maybe someone just got banned. :roflmao:
 
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You all s**k and your rules are stupid.

I'm just kidding. Seriously, I was only kidding. Ha!

Yeah, I really don't understand how some exchanges become so heated, and oh boy there have been some really good ones. I don't get it.

For the most part though the forums are informative and/or entertaining.

I've only been here for about five months and seen several people banned and some for at least a second time.

It is all just words right?

Take a deep breath and settle down.
 
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I sometimes wonder what those "some people" are like in real life. On the one hand, I certainly see why people might behave differently when hiding behind a veil of anonymity. On the other hand, though, it seems hard to believe that going online could turn a polite, friendly, open-minded person into an argumentative, mean-spirited jerk.

I was wondering the same thing. I think it's a kind of high for some people.
 
There are a few posters tgat also tend to raised hackles.

I try to avoid taking the bait; this has proved the best policy because to a man they have all been banned, and I'm still here.

I can ad that one way well meaning good guys can get at least a temporary ban is by infringing the requirements of the CUP. It seems a delicate line to tread and a few have crossed it too often.
 

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