1. No posting private information without consent... We will delete the posts and you will likely not have access for at least a couple of days, if not permanently. Private information would be information that could be used to find out who you are and/or where you live, how to contact you and/or information about a person's life that was not made public by posting it on this board. If you post your own information it is the same thing as giving permission for others to use that information, please be careful what you post so you do not give information that you do not want public. This is a public forum that guests can read, any information you post is available to the public.
I have bolded the relevant portion of the rule.
It has come to my attention that DY was banned for posting about "private" information that had been previously discussed on this board openly. Because of this it is apparent that due to our zeal to protect the privacy of our users we acted hastily and in error. When banning for the release of personal info, it is needful to be as quick as possible as there can be somebody who uses the idea that we are going to ban them to post even more personal info before the ban falls. I'm sorry that DY got caught in this, and his ban has been lifted.
Damocles
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"I fully consented to the banning of Damn yankee and I am now fully admitting I was 100% wrong to do so. It turns out we had imperfect information, and although at the time we had reason to believe he was violating one of our most important rules, I, and the other mods were in error. I offer Damnyankee my full apology.
As an aside, it is important to note, that we have a policy that when we believe someone is committing a rule violation, that they be banned first, and are provided with an avenue to contact us if they feel they have grounds to appeal. This is to prevent scenarios where if one is facing say, a permaban, that one does not have the opportunity to go for broke and release additional personal information before the ban sets in.
Damnyankee and others proved that the information he posted was previously posted by his accuser. And thus, us mods were wrong to ban him.
So with that said, hopefully we can all move forward. Once again, apologies to damnyankee."
Grind
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I would like to offer an apology to Damn Yankee on behalf of the JPP staff. While it is true he had released 'private information', such information was already available on the board. Due to several other instances of similar violations taking place, we acted in haste. We have since been informed of our error, and have lifted the ban. While I personally do not like Damn Yankee, in this instance he did not warrant punishment for his actions, and his ban has been lifted. Let me again apologize for my part in this mistake.
Billy, aka Kel Tec RFB (currently)
I have bolded the relevant portion of the rule.
It has come to my attention that DY was banned for posting about "private" information that had been previously discussed on this board openly. Because of this it is apparent that due to our zeal to protect the privacy of our users we acted hastily and in error. When banning for the release of personal info, it is needful to be as quick as possible as there can be somebody who uses the idea that we are going to ban them to post even more personal info before the ban falls. I'm sorry that DY got caught in this, and his ban has been lifted.
Damocles
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"I fully consented to the banning of Damn yankee and I am now fully admitting I was 100% wrong to do so. It turns out we had imperfect information, and although at the time we had reason to believe he was violating one of our most important rules, I, and the other mods were in error. I offer Damnyankee my full apology.
As an aside, it is important to note, that we have a policy that when we believe someone is committing a rule violation, that they be banned first, and are provided with an avenue to contact us if they feel they have grounds to appeal. This is to prevent scenarios where if one is facing say, a permaban, that one does not have the opportunity to go for broke and release additional personal information before the ban sets in.
Damnyankee and others proved that the information he posted was previously posted by his accuser. And thus, us mods were wrong to ban him.
So with that said, hopefully we can all move forward. Once again, apologies to damnyankee."
Grind
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I would like to offer an apology to Damn Yankee on behalf of the JPP staff. While it is true he had released 'private information', such information was already available on the board. Due to several other instances of similar violations taking place, we acted in haste. We have since been informed of our error, and have lifted the ban. While I personally do not like Damn Yankee, in this instance he did not warrant punishment for his actions, and his ban has been lifted. Let me again apologize for my part in this mistake.
Billy, aka Kel Tec RFB (currently)
