blonde poker forum

Ive never seen this place so quiet.

Anyone seen him today?

I assume this is a leading question.

He is currently on a 24 hour cooler from the forum after unacceptable posts late last night, along with one other person

During this 24 hours the mods will decide how to proceed.

Spokr to him yesterday. Said something about losing a small fortune at 5/10 PLO last night and having to keep a low profile for a bit.

Lol. Steinaments.

free the greekstein one

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ieqsyxnYlNo/SaFtyb6pfLI/AAAAAAAAFNs/wo81alAVDEE/s320/deirdre+barlow+in+prison.gif)

ban

poor costantine

poor whoever he upset with his comments!

Is Greekstein, blondes version of John and Edward?

No, he's more Chico.

^^^ ;popcorn;

Who nose where he is?

floating around in the 'do we or don't we' bubble

I think he's at an audition or something. He said there was a new tribute act that he thought he had a good shot at....


(http://www.rebazone.com/news/2008-10-16_Barry_Manilow_The_Greatest_Songs_Of_The_Eighties.jpg)

Cruel.

Make the most of it while he's not here to defend himself imo.

pokershow went to his head imo :)  ;surrender;

Nah he's auditioning for his latest film.......

(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/Andr4w/groucho-marx.jpg)

This would explain why he is at our 'other place' !

has cos been naughty?

Can we extend this ban?

Yeah. Think you'll find everyone on here will agree to another day.

+1 (year)

One year seems about right.
Might get an official petition going

I'm happy to sign a petition to extend the ban too george.

I cba with petitions and stuff but if anyone wants to forge my signature that's fine

Poor Cos   :'(

anyone seen rookie today as well?

keeping the turnstill family seat warm in the sin bin?

Let rookie back. He is ok. But keep cos out please.

Glad cos won't see this.

lol they give bans to easily nowdays it isnt fair.i want my record of 5 bans to stand for a long time but cant see it in todays climate  ;D ;)

Is there a triple crown for bans, maybe across Blonde, Sky and 2+2?

cant believe cos would be so immature to play slanging games, must be a missread on his posts...bring him home.

Are they back in now?

[ ] Hope so

Booooooooooooooooooooo


http://greekstein.blogspot.com/2009/11/banned-from-blondepoker.html

took his dummy home and wont be back..lol pwned.

ffs guys suely a 24 hour cooler would have been enough?

cos admits he was over the top with his flaming and so does rooks but to extend there ban is a joke imo.

i know it doesnt excuse there behavoir but  cos and rooks have contributed more to this forum then 90% of other members, doesnt give them anymore rights to flame or troll more than others but surely it should cut them some slack?

I am in shock, agreeing with ITB.

This seems a bit too much for my liking, if you are going to give one punishment then turn around and give another. It just smacks of example making imo, Cos can be a little too blunt at times but we are in danger of losing the people which actually make this forum worth visiting.

There is a slight misunderstanding here

A 24 hour cooler is put in place, usually when only one mod is on and action needs to be taken, so as to allow time for a considered decision to be made by the whole team in the time period of the cooler

It is not a case of meting out one punishment and then giving another. It is not an extension of any ban

Both posters are banned for a total of three days each, after which time both will be welcome back

From the whole mods team, we dislike intensely having to remove posts and/or threads and subsequently taking action.

Why not just remove the thread, warn the poster and leave it at that?

When is GlasgowBandit gonna be re-instated please? He is a reformed character IMO.

no misunderstanding here. its not the 24 hour cooler im against as i think that is a good idea, we can ll lose it a little and its good to calm down.

thats all that ben and cos needed to give them a 3 day ban is over the top imo a warning email would have been sufficient.

Because the flaming was so severe.

Glasgow Bandit? No idea, we consider all requests for unbanning.

not a suggestion, a flame or a troll as i dont want to get myself into trouble but just a genuine question.

has salfi been banned?

mikky T??

not a chance in hell till flushy sacks me or i die/resign

Can we let Adam G on for the 3 days while Cos is away?

fair question

3 days also

Not for anything on the thread at the time but for his unacceptable reaction to the coolerings afterwards

Which was deleted, along with your quote of it, which deletion you took exception to on the Alea thread

almost everyone

Fair trade imo

tempt you to what?

dont die on us iron but 1 of the other 2 would be good lol  ;)

yeah  who would have thought after being called every name under the sun and being provoked he would have snapped? unreal that.

Sorry guys I was offered $20 to quote that and say Mikky T.

Someone has just said he was a pedo i will be sending the money i've received back to the disgusting human beings who put me up to it and hoping that mikky T  cooks IAGF IN HELL for all eternity.

thank you for the reply, i thought as much

Bring back Greekstein ASAP please as i need him motivating me on my diary!!

unreal that he decide to "snap" and respond after the people who were responsible for allegedly abusing him  had been dealt with were coolered and couldnt reply to defend themselves lol

Frankly, whoever asked you to do that is lower than pond scum and I'll happily take a 3 day ban for saying it.

Please consider Gary to be re-instated.

there you go another over reaction!!! dawn get a sense of humour ffs

yes i miss the bandit to. at least he said it how it was and could take a piss take

to clarify from my point of view. No idea who asked creepy benji to make the mikky t point, and don't really care

Not exactly helpful at this current time, but there you go

You of all people know I love to laugh.  It just wasn't even remotely funny.  

I 2nd/3rd this motion and also motion for the reconsideration of the ban inflicted on Dr. Cambo.

Thanks

Has Cambo been banned too?

What about Tank ive not seen him for ages!

Also boldie?

Tank is concentrating on Uni, he made post that he will be back at Christmas.

in your opinion it wasnt funny.

but we all know what a lowlife scum micky t is so asking for his ban to be lifted is pretty funny. and the comment didnt hurt anyone.

no harm done. if you dont laugh you cry, has always been my motto

I think what this thread needs now is for Iron to tell us about a freeroll he played in the last 3 months. Just to lighten it up.

surely it would be a frereolll then?

*********** INTHEBELLY LIGHTENS UP A THREAD SHOCKER*******************

i made a post earlier in this thread which was meant to be lighthearted, the post was taken in a different way by a couple of members as a result i have deleted the posts and a couple quoting it

i wish to offer my sincerest apologies to anyone offended by my posts

but as itb has already pointed out creepy Benji's post in context was quite funny

even though we all agree mikkyt is is a lowlife and should rot in jail for life

good post, and what about the freeroll story?

come on its only been 7 weeks since i stop playing with money

infact 7 weeks today

I played 2 tournys with the money and was gonna keep the roll going until i made a FT and then give 30% to charity, but my best hand for the first 40 minutes was 33 / A6 then I lost AQ < KQ and A8 <  Aspades  3s with a flop of  8s  8h    7c .


It is cursed blood money and i hope it never circles back to me. To those that win it... may god have mercy on their souls.

+1

Unban Greekstein please he is an important member of Blonde imo.

Not sure why he has it in for Salfi, I like him personally, no ban on Salfi either please.

He broke the rules, he admits this.  His ban is lenient in my opinion, and I consider Cos a good friend.  If he decides not to come back, that's his outlook and his loss (as well as blonde's) imo.  But to allow the forum to continue it's current inexorable slide into becoming a place I personally wouldn't want to be part of would be a huge loss in my opinion - and the bullying and flaming was unecessary and 'un-blonde'.  Again, all in my opinion, not as a mod, but as a someone who loves this place just as a forum and community.

This is a rubbish game - I much prefer 'Where's Girgy?'

Fair enough, it's hard to judge because I have no idea what was done or said, perhaps if I did I wouldn't have made light of the situation.

Your right though, Blonde is supposed to be a friendly place and that's ideally how it should be.

Just a shame as Cos and Salfi are both members who have had a lot to offer the forum in the last year...

alas, we always find griggy.

:D

I don't get on with internet forums and I find mods to be 'slightly' right of centre.  I also find some posters OTT and below their mental age but by far worse are readers who have no skin or a sense of humour and seem to overreact and get offended to something they read on a message board.

I've met Cos he is totally a good genuine guy (even though he may lie about his age) and as others have said he is one of the posters that makes Blonde an interesting place to visit.  

Don't unban him though as I'm looking for an excuse not to visit myself  :)up

Now if there ever was a good reason.....

Interesting, I was called a commie and a PC-something or other last week.


There's nothing at all wrong with banter and gentle ribbing - especially between friends.  That's not what happened here though.


Like I said, I consider him a good friend and a very interesting poster on here.  Doesn't make him outside the rules though does it, especially when that interferes with others' 'rights' on the forum.

A ban of 3 days - oh stop the world - it's not a lifetime for goodness sake. Guess it must be a good forum if people think that 3 days away from it is so bad.

Oh and Family Guy is the other excuse  :-*

Oh and this is just a high level grim so Cos can use his new staking money for a blackjack spin up.

He told me he was going to do it in Dublin, Let's see him try to deny it…..

Well, he can't deny it - not for 3 days anyway :D

Oops, missed that it was only three days, it sounded like more from Cos's blog, guess I should read more carefully

Nm!

i think your all missing the point. whether its 3 days or 3 years doesnt matter.

cos and ben think the punishment is over the top and unnecessary thats the point not the length of time

Plus unless he finds his dummy Cos wont be back when the ban ends.
I dont believe it myself, but currently his position is he will never post on here again.
 :'(

 :goodpost:

More point is that they as I were unaware that there was possibility that ban were going to be lengthed. As a long time poster I have never heard of people being banned for 1 set amount of time and then being told it is actually longer.

Than we get a thread where the mods decide that is time to get tough and banning Cos/Rooks seem to be the scapegoats. To show how serious they are about this. When in a postion of decision making in anything you need to consistent and clear in your actions, in this particularly case the decision making is clear as mud.

The mods have a job I don't envy on here and it is a very tricky balancing act. I just feel they have dropped the ball on this one, it is just leading to the ever increasing them and us attitude on blonde when it just used to be us.

Fwiw it is worth I think Cos has to hasty in his decision imo and will almost certainly regret saying he will never post again. As he has now dug himself an unnecessary hole.

This is simply not the case. The 24 hour cooler is routinely used whilst the mods decide what course of action is appropriate. It is not the case of doing one thing and then lengthening a ban. A cooler is not a ban it is what it implies, a cooling off period where decisions can be made without ongoing distractions.

The mods believe they have been consistent and clear in their actions. Furthermore they regard 3 day bans in this case as lenient.

Well of course they do - because it's them thats been given the punishment.  :dontask:  I don't know many people who think their own punishment is fair.

I'm not sure if it's for us to question it in any case. Obv this is a forum of varying views but the moderating team are the moderating team and we have to trust them to do what they think is right. The forum rules are there for all to see and the moderating team have to make decisions based on that.

3 days is only 3 days, not a lifetime.

Flushy said similar, now he owns the place, how long before Cos has got some shares in the place? :dontask:

There was no ban length changed, I think the mods have outlined what happens for all people banned. They initially receive a 24hr ban, in that time the mods can discuss the individual cases and decided upon how long they receive. So that's that.

People posting endless streams of questioning the mods decisions only causes tension and increases the problems for the mods. Wether you agree with the ban or not trust them to do their jobs, its irrelevant if the people banned are popular or not, they in the opinion of the people who look after the forums are receiving a just punishment. I have been on the end of one (a week for calling one person a *** seem fair?) and took it for what it was, it does not stop them from browsing the forums ffs. Certain individuals are trying to make out its the end of the world and love the shit stirring, move on let them spit their dummies out, obv they will be back.

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

And that is why it is a bad ban. It seems a bit childish tbh. The difference between 1 day and 3 days is irrelevant. It seems like the mods have just extended the ban "because they can".

I'm sure that this isn't the case but it just seems that way to me.

3 days is just pointless. If they were really naughty then ban them for a month. If they were a bit ott then give a cooler for 24 hours.

Anything in between just seems like a petty punishment designed to show people who the bosses are.

You think its unfair? tell the person who is 95% sure not to ever return to the forums becasue he was abused on the forums from cos its too long.

why be lenient then? be consistent and ban them for however long u think fits the crime imo

I totally disagree with this. Mods are there to ensure the smooth running of the forum but it's not "their" forum. It's our forum, all the members no matter how many times they post are the forum. Without them there isn't a forum.

Everybody's opinion on this matter is important. Nobody who has an opinion here should keep quiet and let the mods get on with it.

You haven't kept quiet on the subject and that is fine. You and others have argued that you agree with the mods. I and others have argued that we disagree. Some others have simply said they don't mind either way.

The day that people stop caring about these things is the day the forum dies. Without discussioon you don't have a forum.

 just spoke to greeky on the phone and it looks like hes gonna be on the radio show tonight.

There isn't a one day ban.  The cooler period is like being put in a police cell over night after being arrested for an offence.  Then within 24 hours, you might be released or charged.  Then you go up in front of a court (the mods) and they decide on what (if any) offence was committed, and the severity of the punishment. 

As for a 3-day ban being childish, why the massive upset from Cos and others?  If it's trivial, then let it blow over and continue as usual on the other side.

It's certainly made a point to Cos, don't you think?

so if you got a ban for a week and you didnt think you deserved it that would be fine would it? its only a week not a lifetime?

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is this the same guy that came on spouting about salfis ban being unfair?

It seems unfair because it seems petty to me.

If what was said was that bad they should be banned for longer. Simple as that.

3 days is irrelevant. People don't post for 3 days because they are out on the beer and don't manage to get to their pc. It isn't a real ban. A month is a real ban.

good post

Good idea.  I'll see if we can extend it to a month... ;)

I don't think it has made a point and that is the problem.

He had his 24hr cooler and he accepted it. If the mods then said "look Cos you were bang out of order. We've decided that what you said deserves a ban from the forum so you are losing your rights for 1 month" I think Cos would've been shocked.

I think he would've sat down and thought about this and realised that he couldn't get away with what he did.

The fact is the mods got in touch and said "look Cos you were bang out of order. We've decided to stick a couple of extra days on just because we can and that'll show you who's boss".

One of these looks like a genuine punishment for doing something wrong. The other, and I'm sorry to use this term again just seems petty.

disagree with what? i never said it was their forum, but the mods simply have to enforce the rules everyone knows about prior to breaking them. Everyones opinion frankly is not important as 99.9% of people don't know both sides to the story or have seen every deleted post on the thread, so that's why we place our trust the mods to use their knowledge and experience to deal with it.

I have not kept quiet you are right and I see nothing wrong with a good debate, cos, rooks and safi are grownup adults when they abused other members I am sure they were aware of what might happen, but lets not be under any illusions telling the mods they are out of touch, clueless, inconsistent, "insert numerous insults" helps no one. The mods are not the bad guys here :)

No..I have no idea what he did so how could I possibly make assumptions like that?

You haven't read my post.  The 24-hour cooler isn't a ban.  It's a holding period to prevent a situation escalating any further.  During that 24-hour period, a ban is determined.  In this case 3 days, however it's looking as though it will be a self-imposed lifetime ban.  But that's his choice.  As it was to flame and effectively bully another member of the forum. 

There are lots of unmoderated forums out there for people to use if they don't like or won't abide to the rules on blonde. 

The bit I disagreed with was "Wether you agree with the ban or not trust them to do their jobs". The mods don't own the forum and they should be questioned by members who disagree with any matter that is important to them.

I personally haven't said anything on here that could be deemed derogatory to any of the mods. I like them all, I consider some as close friends and they know this. I'm not saying they aren't being consistent, maybe they've dished out 3 day bans before but I've not heard about them. I've heard about lengthy bans and also the coolers but not this.

Yes, short bans have been used in the past and will be used going forward as well.

I have read your post.

I hate you Dan.

 :-*

 :goodpost: ;iagree; ;thankyou;

No Mods think they own the forum, but we have been entrusted with it, by the shareholders. We are all chosen for different reasons, but the goal is the same, to look after the forum.

This thread is much better now mods are posting under their own names.

The 'Blonde Moderating Team' account is counter productive, and creates more problems than it solves - please do not use it.

Is this for real? This is a free forum and you can post on it when you want if you abide by a few fair enough rules. If you get banned you get banned. Carry on posting after that ban if you want to and carry on enjoying the foum. If you don't want to post again don't post again. I don't get people "threatening" not to post again...because inevitably they post again. Use the forum if you want, don't use it if you don't want, it's up to you, but threatening not to use it is lol. Some of you guys need to get a grip and quit with the political agenda on a poker forum.

 :goodpost: ;iagree;

why?

Mantis for Mod.












(joke ldo)

Now realise that BMT account was primarily used on other thread, but point still stands.

Blonde is a friendly community, policed by people from within it, giving it a particular 'feel'.

The BMT account changes that to some extent, and is unnecessary IMO.

That's what we're trying to maintain.  I personally feel that it's losing a lot of this 'feel', despite the fact that there are a lot of the same friendly people on here who have been contributing for a considerable amount of time. 

Point taken about the team account though.

because i think it better if you post your views on here for us all to see. as you say 4 different people have posted under this name overnite so unless you are all clones of the same person or have been brainwashed to have the same views and ways of writing then i think its better if you post on your own names.
this also takes away the them and us mentality which isnt necessary imo

ok, thank you for answering

Melodramatic hat on. In the past when individual mods (often me, but all of us) have tried to deal with situations on our own accounts this had had notable adverse consquences

I have been threatened at live events. Others have been subject to sustained rudeness in a live environment. Various single mods have had facebook campaigns against them. One individual had hate mail sent to his place of work.

The BMT account is/was an attempt to depersonalise the banning process, on forum at least, to not cause so much aggro to the mods which can follow such decisions which are only made for the good of the forum by a team mostly doing so as volunteers.

The time, emotional effort and backlash from taking any meaningful piece of action as a mod is huge. 

Couldn't every mod just use Kinboshi's account for banning purposes then?  :dontask:

:D

I will in a moment when I ban that fella who once played with some female pro player in some tournament somewhere...

Understand what you are saying Rich - rock / hard place... etc...
Whichever way, I hope you can get Greekstein back on board, as he contributes more than most other posters.

I'm looking forward to the weekend BTW. See you Saturday.

I think the moderating team account is a great idea but only when something has been discussd between mods and agreed on.

As ITB has already said there have been posts put up today the "the moderating team" which were too quick to be team decisions and were therefore individual opinions.

Simply changing the account name to "moderator" or adding a new account would solve this.

Obviously no point Iron using it cus we'd know.

I agree with jakally and belly on the bmt a/c. it's horrible, so them and us

maybe it'll work for some bannings and in confrontational situations but not in threads where a reasonable discussion is taking place, it's like putting up a barrier

on the other thread (I think) it was just used to post pretty much exactly what dan had already posted in his own name. that's utterly pointless

If I disagreed with it that would mean that I and the moderators had a different opinion about something being appropriate on the forum.

If thats' the case then I would have to think about whether I wanted to be on a forum which didn't represent my views. And if I thought I didn't I would be off. Simple surely?

Why make a drama out of it - a week is only a week - and if I was banned for a week I would go off and do something else and at the end of a week probably wonder why i was on the forum in the first place having found something else to do that now took my interest.



 

As I said over many hours yesterday on MSN with Cos, and less so with Ben but still said it very genuinely, I and the mods like both of them, and enjoy them on the forum.

 We would love them to come back after the short ban. That does not mean we could just ignore what we are charged with doing just because they are popular, high profile, controversial, loud,etc etc.

We knew there would be fall out, and time to tell what the impact will be but I can say most certainly that the decisions were made with the best intentions towards the forum, and as the initial post on the "Moderation on blonde Poker" thread said the recent trends on the forum are way removed from what blonde Poker is about.

Most of what Dan posts is utterly pointless to be fair.

He does, and I definitely appreciate his contribution to the forum.  I think all the mods do, but they'd have to speak for themselves. 


You playing the £300 or just cash?  If you're playing cash it might be worth a visit :D

Most?

Would have worked a lot better if you'd used the quote function correctly... ;whistle;

They need a scary avatar though.  They should also expand their activities beyond the forum and ban ppl that haven't even joined blonde where appropriate e.gs. politicians bankers etc

+1

Rub down from Kin...... rotflmfao things are getting bad Jakally.

I am playing the highest profile live MTT in the country this weekend, run by a highly professional organisation team
.
.......... I believe Tighty and Tikay have also been involved.........

I meant for his humour and good-natured banter of course.   At the table, he's a demon and I live in awe.

I'm glad the mods listened to me and lengthed Cos's ban. weeeee

In all seriousness I don't know what was said exactly but if Cos doesn't post anymore it'll be a massive loss to the community.

And if Rook's doesn't post again... well I like him anyway

That will endear him to the mods I'm sure.

EvilPie and Longy for mod.

FYP.

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Existing mods for mod too

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Greekstein will be on the Poker Show tonight from 8pm.

Can we listen to this anywhere?

http://www.thepokershowlive.com/

Who's Greekstein?

Does he post on any forums?

i dont know why i bother

ffs 3 day ban is the shortest ban we give out
its 3 days i've slept longer than that

i would gladly swap postion with the stein he can go on bedrest for the rest of the year while i take a 3 day rest from blonde

Thankyou sir.

Didn't wanna ask this but am curious,so no offence meant:

Why is Greekstein on the pokershow?

I didn't think he was any good at poker.

Lol, expert rubdown.

POTY

pokefast for mod.

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

only 1 way to settle this


YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np6gyUb0E7o

I must admit I haven't listened since the first few days and I will miss tonight as I will be still be working. I'm sure if this is discussed Eddie Hearn will make sure that like all radio programmes balance is maintained.  ;carlocitrone;

i am sure he is on phone to colchester kev as we speak

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

Lol at the Kin comment - annoyed that I didn't think to write that myself.  ;D

I'd like to get ITB's thoughts as I'm not understanding where he is coming from on this. (Not the Kin thing obv because we all think that)

Any chance that the forum can get back to the important stuff like admiring Red's photo's; working out what's in a picture that we can't see; paying homage to the king of the matched football bet, or even just debating the issues of what who can be classed as a fit bird?

a spot more hand analysis wouldn't go amiss either, or maybe a few rulings all followed up by some top rate live updating this weekend.

I think ITB, Matt and me can all answer this Tracy (ITB, Matt feel free to disagree if I am wrong as normal)

You can love blonde, the posting, the topics, the banter the characters and meeting the people in real life.
You can love and respect all their mods for their varied opinions, hard work and huge amount of effort they put into maintaining the atmosphere on the site.
You can love the atmosphere they create.

None of the above mean that occasionally you wouldnt like to voice your opinion if you disagree with something. I dont think anyone is having a go on here, just pointing out were concerned that their actions could result in the loss of two prolific posters.

 :'(

Personally though I agree that not coming back is pretty daft, but some people worry about unimportant things too much.

Hear what you say and understand completely....but devils advocate here - if those 2 posters are making life unpleasant for another surely that's no loss to the forum as a whole. Obv I enjoy reading both posters stuff etc etc and I don't know what was said to get them banned but it's their choice not to come back, Tighty has already said he told them both he would welcome them back after the ban.

If it was a choice of no bans and everyone could do exactly what they wanted in case banning someone stopped them coming back and posting I'd opt for still having bans. Anarchy is not the way to go surely?

I hear what your saying to Tracy completely.

I dont know exactly what was said, but from what I know, I am not surprised the mods did something, I just think the 3 day thing is a bit petty.
I would prefer to see 2 warnings and then your gone for life.

Just a little sad at the thought of not seeing them on here again.

We can hear what the man has to say for himself tonight on that radio show!! He's coming up at 9.30pm!

hes coming across really well and bigging up blonde

Wp Cos .... played a blinder.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

how much did he get paid for that?

talk about advertising  :)up

Really enjoying listening to this, good job sir.

I feel your blog post was due to you being dissapointed at letting yourself get caught up as you did.

The last longer with Rookie is deffo one I'd be happy to see you lose.

Geo

can someone take everything mat broughton's said in the 5 minutes since cos finished and put it on the othe thread. spot on with his opinions of forum moderation

That's because he's a good Lad.  He just got caught up being a bit bold for a few secs the other night, but a sweetie at the end of the day.

Just one point that Cos made that I feel I should comment on ... not one of the mods gets paid, not a single penny is paid to any of us.

ALL the mods are doing the job voluntarily.

lolz, are the others still telling you that?

No mate, I am still telling them that ;)

i think 24 hours was enough, extending it is just petty.  Before Kin comes on and explains that the 24 hour thing isnt a ban but a time to reflect, i think that was plenty of time.  

I just hope we havent lost one of the best posters on the forum to keep one of the worst...

who said i was desperate to come back to blonde??

has my personal email to the moderation team been leaked to a non mod??

i think matt and stuart have basically said all there needs to say on the matter tbh. i just voiced my opinion it doesnt make it right but its something im entitled to do.

i find all the mods just fine and appreciate they do a thankless task.

i wont be posting anymore regards traceys questions as it plain to see we have different views so best just leave it at that.

anyway ive learned never to argue with a woman as its an arguement you will never win  ;)

I think this is pretty poor soviet.

Salfi is far from one of the worst posters, if you take the time to read what he is trying to say then most of his posts are very good.

Just tell them all  "They're Rubbish"

They werent the only ones, Cambo was banned last week and was told the length of his ban would be pending review after the weekend (Banned Saturday I think).  Two weeks later still banned, hasnt been contacted since to tell him how long his ban is for, the supposed "review" probably hasnt taken place and in all honesty his crime was similar and no worse to Greek and Rookie.  Whats going on here?  Is he lost in the system or what?

Fair enough stu, I'm not going to go into it as he is not here to defend himself. I find some of his posts frustrating. Maybe to say he is one of the worst posters is harsh.

I think this issue as mentioned by others has been done to death now.

Prob time to move on.

I enjoy the banter on blonde and think its a shame that it goes to far at times and people get banned. I personally am not offended by anything on here but when I read 2+2 I am thankful this forum is not like that.

so when does the ban start/finish as he last posted:

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=45052.msg1076514#msg1076514

and was last active November 03, 2009, 10:34:37 AM as per http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=7823 or can he still be active when banned?

The 24-hour cooler isn't a ban, but a time for the...<snip>

 ;)

I was out last night, so missed Cos - is there a link for me to listen to it now?

Sounds like everyone's favourite hairy Greek did us proud though, and that's why we love him (and his magnificent proboscis).

If he is browsing the forum while banned he is logged as active on his profile

When are they all allowed back on to post?

Late tonight, I think. Early hours

ok thx

Kin, quick question about the 24 hour cooler. Are you banned from posting during this time...

;)

not banned from posting just not allowed to post to allow you to cool

Effectively yes.  Like being put in a police cell overnight, your freedom is removed temporarily.  But like a drunk who doesn't know what he's doing and is put in a cell overnight, sometimes it's for their own benefit too.

Good analogy kin, I like it.

My fav vid of all time, Bandit gets hauled in for a night at Flushy Mansion for using the Fword one too many times.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBJB-nunxgE

When will Greekstein make his next post on blondepoker.com?

Tomorrow          5/4
6th to 8th Nov    3/1
9th to 15th Nov   5/1
16th to 30th Nov 7/1
Any time in Dec   5/1
2010                  6/1
Never               10/1

All dates inclusive.

No bets taken from punters with greek sounding names.

However, punters with Turkish sounding names get enhanced odds.

when do you get paid on never 10/1?

if we bet on the 10/1 shot when do we get paid?

infact can i put 10p on never pls

Why do you think Never is such a good price?

its not but i just like the fact i can never get paid

Could just let Fergus run the book and then you'll never get paid whatever you bet on.

Tomorrow is a bit short he'll prob hold out till the weekend. I think 9th-15th at 5-1 looks to be the value.

If we all chuck our net worth on never and note down camel's contact details then we can shut the site down tomorrow and get paiddddddddd

He is at DTD at the weekend ...

No need to shut down the site. Just back never then get the mods to turn it into a perma ban.

That still won't get you paid, perma bans get turned over. See ITB for details.

Nice try, but I can't payout just in case blondepoker restarts at a later date.

Top marks for effort though.

Max bet please ?

Is your real name Kevin Constantopolis?

LOL ... ermmmm no.

Kevin Turkaglu?

thats me, how did you know ??

I smell a coup. All prices are currently suspended. (Unless Scottish Dave wants a bet).

That just leaves one option... (http://www.pixeljoint.com/files/icons/grim_reaper.gif)

Sighhhhh Even Barry Dennis has more balls than you .  :D

I'll tell you the story of the battle between Channing and Barry Dennis one day.

v v v  funny.

I did not want to get involved but there is a serious problem here, despite his big mouth his a good guy who gets on with most of the forum let alone the free advertising he has done.  How can you ban someone when his so good for this forum??

We all have are moments but just dont see how this can help blonde by doing this, you should make freinds again and put this bhind you.

he's only banned until tonight

we will later tonight when his suspension runs its course its a 3 day suspension not a life time ban

opps sorry did not know.

I've said it myself (a number of times now), that Cos is a friend, and a very well received member and poster on blonde.  But that doesn't mean he can break the rules of the forum with complete immunity, does it?  That's not how we moderate on blonde - we try to be fair and consistent and although we might get it wrong from time to time, a three-day ban was commensurate with the 'crime'. 

Not sure where the 'serious problem' is, except for the fact that Cos feels as though he's been hard done to, and so has decided not to post on blonde again (for the foreseeable future anyway).

Life ban pls.

FFS is he not back yet  ;grr;

FYP

 As they say.... there's no such thing as bad publicity.

 I reccon this is all part of the stein master plan....and I think he's played a blinder so far. ;applause;

 There'll be questions in the Commons next.

No answer, is it because he doesnt rake on the blonde cardroom?

This deserved more love imo...

Completely irrelevant

If he wants discuss the ban he can email mods@blondepoker.com, same as anyone else can. Many who are banned chose this avenue. It's clear on the ban notification how long the ban is for.

If you want to discuss it further, you can PM me. I'll allocate a few spare hours and we can get cracking.   

 

LOL Nick at Grouchstein, that could be his new nickname, esp after reason for current ban...........

[ x ] although i like paper tits, i would rather have 1 good post from red again rather than 100 post stating how schwarz is a mug, and others are cheats or standard lol posts or non prolific posts.

i m not stating cos drove of red or anuyone else away or anything like that but blonde has gone down hill recently and the people i turned up to read abourt in generel ie red,tikay and to a lesser extent colc kev and ironside or the recce and the blonde masses, recently its gone from a "lets pass on storys" to a "i dont like him " what side are u on sit.

again i dont blame cos or any other individual member for this, its just seems its the way blonde has gone and i for one beleive its to the detrement of the forum,

Red hasn't been driven anywhere.  He's on holiday.  I think he flew.

r u mental rather reading about tikays trains and red's birds
rather than kevs pies and my burds?

One of my mates had an absolutely stunning girlfriend one time. They had excellent sex, she was intelligent and witty, a great cook, and she couldn't do enough for him. It was safe to say he really enjoyed that relationship. One night she wanted to go out with the girls for a hen night. Now being the jealous type he had a problem with this and a big row ensued. Eventually he tried to lay down the law and told her if she insisted on going out that night they were finished. They finished. My mate went from great sex to no sex, great food to pot noodles, from happy to being a sad lonely miserable fecker. He didn't agree with her decision so he was in the right in his own mind. I thought he was a very stupid sexless hungry fool.

I think this situation is just the same. If these kids enjoy posting on this forum why aren't they doing so? Just like my mate it's about who's got the power. While my mate thought he should have the power in the relationship in actual fact it was jealousy/stubbornness that had the power there. It robbed my mate of his toasty life. In this petty battle between mods and posters it is pointless trying to prove who has the power. Because on a public forum posters have all the power and the mods don't have any. Yeah there's a basic framework of rules which we actually need/want but the foundation of the forum is built around the people who use it. Without posters there is no forum. So there really is no need at all for any member to try and prove the fact that the foum is a poorer place if they don't post. It is already an established fact.

If you want the power you should do want you want and do what is best for you. Don't let other people control what you want to do, and don't let stupid emotions control want you want to do. Be in control of yourself and do exactly what you want to do regardless. Then you have the power. In this example Greekstein/Rooky object to a 3-day ban and reject the power of the mods to decide that, but if they don't use a forum they enjoy look how much power those mods actually have over them.

Anyway, I hope they wake up and carry on doing what they want and what they enjoy. Nobody could stop me doing what I want. Actually my mum prob could if she shouted and my gf prob could if she cried but only those 2.

Great post Mantis and very true.

On behalf of Cos who isn't posting anymore I would like to say "lol Mantisaments"

On behalf of myself I would like to say good post.

Blatant "I have a girlfriend" brag post imo.

just lol, im loving the words like: "crime", "ban" and "suspension" like it's real life.

Analogies I thought you'd appreciate more than most ;)

Silence in court!!

lol

lol

never even been nicked in my life let alone been to court!

You have been banned from blonde in the past though, which I believe is soon to become a criminal offence.

ive been banned three times i think but i dodged the three strike rule because that was the week kinboshi was entertained on the "does god exist" thread so i slipped under the radar, i'm surprised i got away with it what with the "blondemodteam" making about 0.8 posts per month since their creation, surprised they missed me.

Three strike rule?

three strikes for the same offence is life innit

News to me.

what are you a solicitor?

What d'you mean?

not sure how to simplify the question, did you get a law degree and then do an intership at solicitors and do you now go to work at a court every day?

rotflmfao   nh bolty

no thats robertHM

kinboshi is the professional layabout, wait thats me and kev, ffs no idea what kinboshi doea apart from make the tea.

He'd do well to get a bet on with you, he's on 7 day ban himself  :D

bolt you are a legend. 

cmon cos, come back we all love you, your inane ramblings and choice wit will get lost in the septic tank of 2+2.

we want greekstein!

It happened, yeah he still waffled like mad but he actually made sense!

Good post Mantis.

u had a fit bird and had excellent sex? no way

No, I work with the internetz.  Thought there was more to the question and I was being whooshed. 

No, you were being whooshed by a simple and straightforward question, obv.

reminds me of mich Hedberg :D

I ordered a chicken sandwich but I think the waitress misunderstood me because she said, "How would you like your eggs?" So I tried to answer her anyhow. I said "Incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked and then cut up then put onto a grill then put onto a bun. Shit, it's gonna take awhile. I don't have time, scrambled!"

I have just asked Cos on msn to cancel this bet. And after some consideration he reluctantly agreed to it.

We will BOTH be posting from now on.

ZOMG

Cant we just have you back Rookles? We will keep the bet going so Cos doesnt post?!  ;D

 ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana;

pussies the both of you  ;)

















welcome back  :)up

At least now I can wear my blonde badge tomorrow...

Don't really wanna say too much more on the matter, best just forget it all, as it's not good for blonde or those involved.

I still think the mods decision to extend the ban was stupid and petty but that's up to them and it's done now. Just seemed like the mods felt the need to flex the muscles a bit I guess and make an example of us.

It was also interesting reading the thread and seeing the one or two people who'd never said a word against me before and suddenly piped up. Pms should be fun in the next few days.

Thanks though to everyone who sent me a message tellin me to come back on. I'm really not a confrontational guy by choice and it's easy to confuse me for one from my honest posts about a lot of the bad things/people in poker but most people who know me realise I'm a nice guy.

I've got nothing really against Salfi, I just didn't like the tone he took in a lot of his posts and heard from a few people who went to the blonde bash that he wasn't acting in the same spirit as everyone else. Good to read his post and see that he's gonna try and keep in the spirit of blonde. No hard feelings from me anyway. Hopefully him and Girgy can work things out too lol.

The each way value bet cops.

Who the fuck are you?

That'll be Keith.

I just wanna know who the fuck told you to come back

I hate you Cos.

Waiting for my PM.

I think there should be a tear up in the car park at DTD this weekend, Cos vs Cos Haters. With barry neville as ref.

 :D

wtf Barry is on my team!

Sigh.

Post on his blog, and Cos is back within an hour ;)

ill play for the haters

How do you need a team? I thought you were the hardest man in Uk poker.

Sheer numbers means the haters will win easily.

See my above post, I am expecting big bazzer to give us a sure fire tip on Cos to win this rumble within a minute anytime soon.

I will take all of you kippers on in the car park ... Including Neville !!


See you all tomoz

xxx

i heard you liked playing with men in carparks kev

wb Cos.

This made me lol