What is happening here?!

[Dingdell]

LOL Laxie - Shieldsy's the biggest nutter I've ever met. Absolutely hilarious, but no boundaries. Just cos he was a gentleman to you doesn't mean he's not capable of writing those posts. In fact I doubt there's much that guy isn't capable of! I've seen some of the stuff he's done by video to my phone - nutter!

And Ding - if we're talking purely about IP addresses why are you making personal remarks about Ben and Ling's home. Dunno if you meant it as a dig but that comment didn't seem to sit too well. With regard to that, I've used blonde in the homes of other blondes before, one of those being Rooks'.

Not sure what I've said that doesn't sit too well - Shieldsy can only post using Ben and Lings ip address if he is there surely? I'm not making a dig, its factual surely?

Turny highlighted it above.

Why did you mention the dog?

Is that a sore point? I had no idea.

to be honest when its nothing atall to do with you it is!

if it's not to do with anyone else why post it on an open forum?  If ben asks for help rehoming cassie and then we follow the lovely rehoming story with laxie coming to the rescue how is that not a subject for discussion. I think its a lovely story that cassie is happy and well and in the country.

because its not relevant to this thread.

normally I think you're posting for tikay or tighty, but I doubt they'd be as silly as to mention cassie.

Well I've never done either so you are wrong whenever you have thought that.

If I happen to have the same opinion as someone else it doesn't mean I'm posting for them! I have my own opinions which i am happy to voice.

 

[GreekStein]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

[Dingdell]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

I actually think this is very fair. He should be responsible. And obv he wasn't.

[The Camel]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

A final warning after he's been perma banned does seem a bit strange.

[The Camel]

What was Shieldsy account name?

[GreekStein]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

I actually think this is very fair. He should be responsible. And obv he wasn't.

Do you even get the irony of that email to Rooks.

Say if not and I can write a post simplifying it.

[turny]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

I actually think this is very fair. He should be responsible. And obv he wasn't.

lmao are you as dippy as you make out or do u just put it on?

[Ginger]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

That, of course, isn't the full email that was sent to multiple members....

[GreekStein]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

That, of course, isn't the full email that was sent to multiple members....

ive got it in my inbox so I can post it if you like. Those are the two most relevant things to this thread.

[Ironside]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

dont quote me on this as i said i havent been around for a few days but the email was sent to all the particapants of the nights
so thats why it reads a little off in bens case

the mods have enough crap to put up with without writing indivual letters to people behaving like kids
after all we are all unpaid and do this because of our love for blonde
but its ok we might not be here long

1) its a thankless task and people treat us like shit i know i have though of giving up many times
2) the shareholders might sack us from our unpaid jobs with no severance pay if they feel like you that we are crap

[Dingdell]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

I actually think this is very fair. He should be responsible. And obv he wasn't.

Do you even get the irony of that email to Rooks.

Say if not and I can write a post simplifying it.

I'm not concerned about the admin issue. I still think he should have been responsible and he wasn't.
Night night all.
 

[TightEnd]

I didn't want to do this publically but seeing as there is so much part-informed speculation

Several accounts were initially coolered late last Thursday night after pornographic and then written inappropriate posts were made

At between 1-2am last Friday morning the account for Shieldsy became active, having been dormant since 21st August 2009. All previous posts from this account were on one specific IP address

On this account were then posted over the course of an hour around 30 posts that were way OTT. I mean, really eye opening stuff. By then the few mods that were on earlier were offline. I was travelling to Dublin and was receiving PMs as I was logged on by a mobile device that allowed me to view the forum but not to take any "mod action" such as deletions etc, but I got hold of another mod and asked him to remove and cooler. Ironically I was travelling to Dublin with Cos/GreekStein while all this was going on and he was by my side!

All the accounts remained coolered over the weekend. We had two live updates on with the majority of the mod team involved in those in one way or another. No other mods were around

On our return on Tuesday we set about establishing who had done what, what needed to happen, This took about 48 hours. Our difficulty with many of these accounts is that often as pranks and jokes people post on each others accounts. We also had an additional problem as through the weekend about 20 spoof accounts had been set up with IP matches to exisiting members accounts currently coolered.

I speak for the whole of the mods team when I say we know that the lads are good lads, like a prank and all the rest of it. However the events of Thursday 1st/Friday 2nd went way too far. Really bad stuff. If we were to do nothing because they were popular members, close to Flushy etc then we might as well have turned the lights off and walked away. We felt that strongly about it

Anyway our research showed us incontrovertible proof that the "Shieldsy" posts made after all the other accounts were banned were made from Rookie's IP address. The only people previously to have posted from this address were Rookie, Ismene and a spoof account "Fred BoylePoker"

One of only two conclusions was possible. Either someone at that IP address had access to the Shieldsy account and postsed on it or that Shieldsy himself was there at 2am on a Friday morning and posted it, presumably (though not definitively) with the knowledge of others there

This was the background to which the Rookie ban was placed and a mod email to three people was sent midweek giving them timeframes and reasons for bans. 

Subsequent to that, and following Cos beginning this thread (and I indicated my disappointment and annoyance with this to Cos tonight) Ben/Rookie and I have spoken privately and I have summarised that to the mods team

It is only fair for me to point out in the interests of balance that Rookie told me absolutely tonight that he did not make the posts on the Shieldsy account. The rest of the conversation is private.

Nevertheless a dialogue has begun, which is probably a good thing.


 

[TightEnd]

In the email explaining the Ban to Ben it says....

Ben. Permanent ban, specifically for the disgusting posts made on the Shieldsy account from your IP address late that night once your own account had been coolered, which you would have known were completely unacceptable.

then it says below...

Please take the following as a strict final warning: If someone posts on your account, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE! No exceptions. If you are fitted up by your mates on the forum, you are going to be assumed to have posted. The mods cannot be expected to know who is posting on which account so often, that we have no option but to enforce this.


Mods, this is the epitome of arse about tit.

I actually think this is very fair. He should be responsible. And obv he wasn't.

Do you even get the irony of that email to Rooks.

Say if not and I can write a post simplifying it.

This email was not sent to Ben alone and the warnings are addressed to others

[Longy]

What was Shieldsy account name?

I will give you 3 guesses, I have feeling you will get it right within 1.

I am glad to see this thread has sorted things out, I'm sure am not more confused now than when it started.

[GreekStein]

Anyway our research showed us incontrovertible proof that the "Shieldsy" posts made after all the other accounts were banned were made from Rookie's IP address. The only people previously to have posted from this address were Rookie, Ismene and a spoof account "Fred BoylePoker"

 

I have definitely posted from my blonde account using Rookie's IP address. Why have I not come up?

Pretty sure others have too.