Jaime: I normally wouldn't be replying to this now, but the center I have my programming classes at is closed today due to the earthquake we had three hours ago. Although it looks okay and no damage, I shut off the gas to be safe and they need to get an inspector out there before it can open. The bright side is I have a day off which rarely happens.
Although the epicenter was further away, it was much worse than the one we had 13 months ago. We live in a 55+ year old building and I made wifey get out because our building was shaking so bad. By the time I had managed to get the cat and stick him in the cat carrier, it had stopped and it took me a while to grab him as he was pretty freaked out. This one went on for a good bit.
... Wow. References to "sex acts"? In the PB forums, or here? Seems I've missed some things...
I can only guess what you are replying to as I have Bob on ignore on this forum. You didn't miss much. PB forums. I used the "polite" version of a phrase. The word I used is rather sterile and medical and one you would hear on a newscast. The phrase itself could easily be said via radio without having to worry about any FCC fines or complaints being filed. You wouldn't hear it during "prime-time" TV shows as they generally use the vulgar version of the phrase and word. That is how benign it was. Like I said, you didn't miss much.
... The dreaded axe of banning finally came down?
This is actually pretty routine. Besides getting restricted from posting, you are banned from using PMs, you are banned from downloading attachments, you are even banned from using the search feature. Heck, you are banned from seeing screen shots attached to a message. This is why when I post a screen shot, I usually use a third party link so
everybody will be able to access it.
Anyway, if Brice has, er, "misbehaved", shouldn't only his posting privileges be under moderation? Yet he provided proof that he's been barred from downloading attachments. What purpose does that serve in this case? It's some form of punishment?
Being banned from downloading attachments really hurts everybody. Hundreds of PB users contribute help on the PB forums and often that help includes a necessary attachment. Besides punishing the "offender", banning people from downloading attachments punishes the "helper" as the access to their hard work is being dictated by somebody else.
From a "moderation" standpoint, this really doesn't make sense unless you
are trying to prevent your customer from actually using your product or trying to sabotage their work. The PB forums are such that you can restrict somebody from posting and that will not interfere with their ability to actually use the product as long as they can use the search feature to search for the help they need and download attachments that contain the help they need and send a PM to the community member who contributed the help if they need any clarification. But since you are banned from using the search feature, banned from downloading attachments, and banned from asking another member for help via PM, you really are cut off at the knees if you are using the product.
Shame on them. They could at least have had the decency of replying to your inquiries about the ban.
Steve visited this forum about an hour after I sent him the PM here, so I know he had a chance to read it. Whether he did or not, I can't say as I do not have access to that info as I am not an admin. Given that the time he visited was before "normal" business hours, I do wonder if he had the setting to receive an email notification of any PM as I don't usually see Steve on this forum that early in the morning.
In the past when banned, I have emailed PB and asked about being allowed access to certain downloads others have posted, but received no response. So it was rather futile to try and contact them by the normal methods. This was a last resort and keep from having to move to another language and do a complete rewrite mid-project.
During times of banning, I have
mostly never received a response from PB about anything when I have tried to contact them about something (unless it concerns a potential order). I know you have a kid, I am sure s/he went through the stage where they stick their fingers in their ears and walk around saying "I'm not listening to you". It feels much like this when trying to deal with PB when you are being "punished".
*edit* Thank you again for the help, Jose. Perhaps it would be best to lock this now since the help has been given?
