Harassment And Bullying - FYI Moderators And Members

[ABSpareEditor]

The role of the AnswerBank Editor is to maintain the quality of the website content. It is not to get involved in personal disputes between users. The harassment and bullying occurring on the site is now affecting the quality of the website.

The sly digs and conversations full of insinuations are being dragged across different threads and categories. It's making the site unpleasant.

Regular and well-established members should know better. It's a shame that those involved are regular and longstanding.

We're implementing a zero-tolerance stance when it comes to this now.

Moderators, please suspend well-established users if they involve themselves with this ongoing drama. If we feel the suspension is justified then we will leave it in place indefinitely.

[ynnafymmi]

@23.15.He came back using a different user name,but was caught out.

[THECORBYLOON]

If folk think there are others using multiple IDs, report them with reasons for those suspicions.

[THECORBYLOON]

If a new member made death threats, how can you be sure who was behind that new name?

[royfromaus]

His username was a dead giveaway.


Definitelynotdaveinscotland

[ynnafymmi]

It doesnt matter now.The guy is suspended now.I doubt he will come back.Well,not using that User-name anyway.

[ynnafymmi]

What annoyed me most was he was claiming to be Scottish when he wasnt.

[royfromaus]

Yeah, very strange...why on earth would anyone not Scottish want to be thought of as Scottish?

[douglas9401]

In the name of the wee man, name names or stop whingeing.

[ynnafymmi]

Who is whingeing,duggie?

[tomus42]

I feel I've missed out a bit on all this nonsense. I must visit more often.

[ynnafymmi]

Case closed,tomus.Come back at a later date.

[ABSpareEditor]

We didn't want to mention names, Prudie, but you're correct.

[MissTerious2]

I hoped Prudie was right. :0)

[LadyCG]

Lets hope the zero-tolerance policy that is long overdue now puts a stop to the behaviour, particularly the gang mentality.

[naomi24]

I'm sure it will, LCG.

[pastafreak]

I suspected Prudie was right also.

What I don't get is the idea that the site is over run with members using multiple names and identities and posting at will. Maybe I'm not sensitive to it but sorry, I find it far fetched. Oh, there are times when a new person sounds 'familiar', but that's as far as it goes. I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks this way.

[Redhelen72]

Your not - I don't see multiple identities either

[rowanwitch]

I think returnees are sometimes easier to spot, especially as they always seem to know too much.

[pastafreak]

But even then, if they behave, I see no problem.