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.

[snags]

Just seeing if I can still post...

[Tilly2]

Is it possible for you to list the names, Ed?

[gness]

I know you don't care, Ed.......just hope we don't lose valued members... well I value them anyway....for something you could perhaps have stopped earlier in the thread by stepping in with lighter feet....x

[snags]

''for something you could perhaps have stopped earlier in the thread by stepping in with lighter feet''

^ +1

[ummmm]

Tilly...just look for avatars that have disappeared.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, ummmm and triggs. I didn't think about that!

[snags]

Well yes, but that thread stood out like a pair of dog's boIIox...

[Sqad]

snags LOL^^^^^

[gness]

It did Snags.....and probably laughing dog's testicles now I'm afraid.. :-(

[AB Editor]

You're right Gness. It's my fault a load of users decided to act like obnoxious children over the weekend.

I'm afraid they've only got themselves to blame.

[ummmm]

There was quite a few removed answers before the thread was closed so it was being moderated.

[snags]

''It's my fault a load of users decided to act like obnoxious children over the weekend''

There were already 280 replies to that thread before the weekend... many by the 'obnoxious children'...

[gness]

Now you are wrong, Ed. Nowhere did I say it was your fault....don't be sensitive now.

That thread was allowed to go on too long. It wasn't difficult to see where it was going and if it ended up bad enough to warrant so many suspensions then it should have been acted on earlier....before it got so out of hand.

So..not your fault that users behaved like "obnoxious children".
But the fault of the Editorial Team and Mods for letting it get so far.

In my grumpy opinion....x

[mazie]

Bloody Hell!! some really great Abers suspended, what a shame. :o(

No, I haven't read the thread but couldn't it have been stopped before it got to this stage?