If a previously banned member comes back on the forums under another name, can they not be detected in anyway ?????? and then banned again ????? I know this use to happen 'back in the day', just wondering why it no longer happens .........

We have no way of checking isp's any longer, something to do with data protection....
_________________
You are only young once . . . but you can stay immature indefinitely!

It's arguable whether a Flirtbox ban should be an automatic life sentence in every instance. If somebody returns and behaves themself, there should be no problem. If they don't, they should just get kicked off again. You'll never stop a determined idiot on the internet, unfortunately.

My other concern is about fairness and consistency. Punishment (or lack of) sometimes appears to be based on who you are and who you know, rather than on what you've actually said. Just as one example, I logged on to FB with a temporary profile ('Haywain') a month or two ago to complain about a popular regular who was being repeatedly abusive to young women. For my pains, I had my profile deleted. Strange justice indeed...

...I didn't want to dredge this argument up again, but it concerns me that some people cannot abide being on the receiving end of abuse, but are happy to condone it (or try to sweep it under the carpet) when one of their friends is dishing it out to others.

My work here is done ....... or is it (.)

I have a feeling there are a lot of banned members..... either reading the forums or actually posting here, under another name...

Don't know why they can't just be honest though....

...it looks like they don't miss any opportunities either

It's something to be taken up with Toby on all accounts and i'm doing just that pretty soon.

However, as has happened many times in the past, people just create profiles to come on and cause trouble or complain about something they actually know nothing about (but think they do). If people came on and made constructive comments on other parts of the forum then maybe they wouldnt be seen as troublemakers and have profiles deleted. Or as Kizz has stated if they do come back, a bit of honesty wouldn't go amiss. Everybody has their axe to grind, it's the way people go about it thats the problem. I have only ever seen a lifetime ban once and if they do come back under another profile then it doesnt normally take long to sniff them out and make sure they are removed again.
_________________

Can a Mod lock this one please ........ sort of proves my point really.


*LOCKED AS REQUESTED BY OP*