BiggieSwolls
Steelers = SuperBowl
Ok, let me start by saying that we at Steroidology had hoped the situation could be handled a different way. I did not see the sense in banning Iced right away because there seemed to not only be a story, but a story that people could learn from amidst all the drama. Obviously, looking over the way things have unfolded in the last 24 hours, its appearant that name calling, paranoia and second guessing of decisions is the only thing that would continue to happen here if a different angle was not taken.
Please see that I was hoping to keep the situation in check. We as a staff felt it better to keep an eye on Iced just in case there was something there that could harm us or the members. And trust me, we have been monitoring everything that we imaginably could. If we banned him, we would not be able to keep tabs on him. In the end though, my approach was just not meant to be. I cant have members leaving my site because of something I have nothing to do with. That hurts everyone. Mods, members, everyone. And to be blunt, it angers me very much. I was not letting an informant stay on the board because I like informants. Thats crazy. If I was to sit here and explain to you how I had hoped everything would play itself out, we would be here for hours. It was a delicate situation and I, in hindsight, probably tried to "think" it too much. For that I apologize.
So in the end, I have banned the member "Iced". Steroidology is not a safehaven for Informants to habitat. I simply was planning on using a different approach then other boards that banned him on a whim. Keep in mind, these boards knew about the member "Iced" for awhile and did not do anything about it. This is fact.
So what does this do? Well, the member "Iced" is banned. The IP address that "Iced" was using is banned. Whether he comes back under a different name, is anyones guess. Whether he is already on FitnessGeared, is anybodies guess. The use of an IP annonymizer will allow him back on any board he chooses. Elite, Meso, Anasci, FG, Steroidology, CEM, etc. I just want everyone to know that so you can see why banning him is not the be all and end all solution. But I respect you members and the general concensus I got was that you wanted him banned. So there you go, he is banned now and I really hope we can resume the very intelligent discussions that we had going on here. Steroidology does not have any interest in internet drama.
And speaking of that, all new threads with respect to this topic will be deleted immediately. This is the only thread to talk about this subject. Say what you want, question the way things were handled, but do it here on this thread.
Thanks for taking the time out to read this. I hope the situation is remedied in all of your minds.
Biggie
Please see that I was hoping to keep the situation in check. We as a staff felt it better to keep an eye on Iced just in case there was something there that could harm us or the members. And trust me, we have been monitoring everything that we imaginably could. If we banned him, we would not be able to keep tabs on him. In the end though, my approach was just not meant to be. I cant have members leaving my site because of something I have nothing to do with. That hurts everyone. Mods, members, everyone. And to be blunt, it angers me very much. I was not letting an informant stay on the board because I like informants. Thats crazy. If I was to sit here and explain to you how I had hoped everything would play itself out, we would be here for hours. It was a delicate situation and I, in hindsight, probably tried to "think" it too much. For that I apologize.
So in the end, I have banned the member "Iced". Steroidology is not a safehaven for Informants to habitat. I simply was planning on using a different approach then other boards that banned him on a whim. Keep in mind, these boards knew about the member "Iced" for awhile and did not do anything about it. This is fact.
So what does this do? Well, the member "Iced" is banned. The IP address that "Iced" was using is banned. Whether he comes back under a different name, is anyones guess. Whether he is already on FitnessGeared, is anybodies guess. The use of an IP annonymizer will allow him back on any board he chooses. Elite, Meso, Anasci, FG, Steroidology, CEM, etc. I just want everyone to know that so you can see why banning him is not the be all and end all solution. But I respect you members and the general concensus I got was that you wanted him banned. So there you go, he is banned now and I really hope we can resume the very intelligent discussions that we had going on here. Steroidology does not have any interest in internet drama.
And speaking of that, all new threads with respect to this topic will be deleted immediately. This is the only thread to talk about this subject. Say what you want, question the way things were handled, but do it here on this thread.
Thanks for taking the time out to read this. I hope the situation is remedied in all of your minds.
Biggie
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