POLL: Potentially Allowing Ragusa and Darkwolf to Post in AoDA & AoLS Again

I'm not much of a helper with my vote. I rarely go into the Alleys to read anything and have only a handful of posts in either places. Because of this, I don't know anything about what Ragusa and Darkwolf were posting.

I have seen both posting in other threads and feel, if they've gotten whatever it was out of their systems, they should be able to post in AoDA and AoLS again.

 

Well my opinion is quite obviously positive to this since I enjoy seeing different opinions around (Heck, I thought it was even intersting to see Svytoslav post his views allthough his insulting and arrogant behaviour became tiresome in the long run). The alleys are bound to get some controversy from time to time but I'm quite confident that it won't get that hot in the alleys anymore. I think the democratic vicotry might well have purged some of the bitterness between the liberals and conservaitves concerning US politics.

However if especially Ragusa decides to post in the magnitude he did before it might be problematic. The problem is not really a few lone topics that create controversy and individual rule violations but when you have ten such topics it will become a problem and annoying to many on these boards. If they can keep their postings in control and avoid unnecessary flame then I fully support their return.

 

I am indifferent. I do not know what the posted, but over a year seems like a long enough time to let them cool down. Plus, if they have been dedicated enough to stick with SP even though they were on probation, perhaps they have paid their fine... or maybe not.

 

Voted pos, mainly due to the enormous scale of political arguments I've seen in my uni politics module, where we've almost had to ban weaponry from the room.

 

Hmpf.

... deemed that decision to be unfortunate to begin with.

Positive.

 

I wasn't around to see what kind of posts they used to make, but I'd like to see the Alleys get more lively. You can always ban them again if it gets troublesome.

Positive.

 

Positive.

Even though I don't know of the kind of post that Darkwolf and Ragusa had done here, and that I do not post in the Alleys either, I do enjoy reading all the discussions. I also agree with Saber, if they have been dedicated to SP still after so long, maybe a second chance is to be welcome.

Like Susipaisti mentions, if they don't follow the rules they can be ban again.

 

Positive, there's worse Alley posters out there.

 

Well, I don't really visit the Alleys much these days, so my opinion probably shouldn't count, but for what it's worth, I think it's OK to let Ragusa back provided he doesn't fall back into the pattern perfectly described by Death Rabbit here , and further in the same thread here

And I never really understood why Darkwolf was asked to leave in the first place.

[ November 18, 2006, 18:49: Message edited by: Splunge ]

 

I don't see why not, if they wouldn't get into any flame wars that is.

That's all I can say, since I wasn't around BM back then. I voted indifferent. I'm not objecting, we'd have to see how it goes...

 

Yeah sure man, let them back in.

I'm worse than the 2 of them put together!

 

— I vote positive , because I think ANY SORT of exclusion or banishment is near-always a BAD thing.

When I say near-always, it is really near-always, that is : almost always.

• The exclusion is only justified when the party, group, community or land is threatened
1) in his own existence ;
2) or in the fact that his native identity (his "idea of himself" when born) is threatened to be : not mutated , but really destroyed .

I don't know the persons << Darkwolf >> and << Ragusa >>, but their return here don't alarm me, except if they start to attack :
1) Bo'M existence ;
2) the pleasure of playing of the others, — in fact "Game's Spirit", that is : the JOY.

OK. In a forum with political purposes, it is normal that guys don't always be wanting to kiss among themselves.
One thing is more dark for the future, however :

I was already feeling that sort of things, even in not-political or not-metaphysical forums, mainly between the continents North America and Europe ; kinds of minds are VERY different here.
The only advice I can give here is this :

<< — No matters who YOU are ; what you know and/or believe is always true [ under a sort of point of view ] ; but what is very important, is that you are NOT yet be able to know or/and believe ! >>

[ Attempts to put one's self in the brain of the others is very difficult, but it is urgent to do it : to ALL of us. ]

 

I didn't really experience the fighting between the two, but I feel that they have had enough time to cool down. Give 'em another go.

 

Lol, what a strangely structured post.

It takes all sorts doesn't it!

 

/me fastens flame suit, cup, and bag of cheetoes.

Bring 'em.

 

Yes! We'll have them back - if they want to be back

 

Three trains of thought on this one...

1. Well, if we let them post again, there's no guarantee that they'll both come back and resume their old rivalry.

*reads the thread*

2. Oh, they're aware of it? Nevermind, then. They were banned for a reason, keep 'em out.

*checks in with the channel, thinks more on the concept of bans*

3. Ehm, hmm... Well, I suppose maybe they might have learned their lesson...

So, basically, indifferent but worried.

 

In life you are rarely given a second chance, nevertheless I believe that everybody should get one.

 

If you really want to improve the Alleys, ban Gnarf from turning all of the topics into lengthy opportunities for him to....I don't know....what the hell does he actually do? I know being a good Mormon makes him feel good, and I know he uses the Alleys as a way to show himself that he is a good Mormon...but c'mon! I mean, does anyone actually read his posts? I haven't for a couple years now. And they are LONG too...and virtually unreadable.

Ragusa and Darkwolf would be more than welcome to come back in my eyes.