I added a note to terrytibbs's profile so people can see why he has the scammer label.
Thank you theymos. I truly believe that this is the best way to do it.
Topic: "Position: SCAMMER"... wtf? - page 2. (Read 3410 times)
hero member
Activity: 588
Merit: 500
Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
Thank you theymos. I truly believe that this is the best way to do it.
Very good advice. However, someone who has *not* said they changed, but who *has* changed, as evidenced by their actions, is another thing.
I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.
So did you learn from those business decisions? Will you make the same mistake again?(I do believe people can change)
The following statement has nothing to do with the user terrytibbs but is simply a piece of general advice I want to pass along - I have learned from experience that, more often than not, people who say they have changed, haven't.
I added a note to terrytibbs's profile so people can see why he has the scammer label.
I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.
So did you learn from those business decisions? Will you make the same mistake again?(I do believe people can change)
Unlike most forums, we don't ban scammers. The reasoning for this is really quite simple: a ban is for someone who disrupts the forum in some way. In most cases, scammers aren't disruptive - they just make bad business deals. As such, to warn people, we tag the account appropriately. There's no reason to take away someones ability to be part of discussions for something completely unrelated.
I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.
Haha, how genuine
I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.
So I look at a thread in the newbie section in which someone asks a reasonable question.
The first reply I see also looks reasonable.
Then I notice that the author of the reply appears as:
terrytibbs
SCAMMER
Sr. Member
*****
So what the heck does this mean? Is it a scarlet letter of warning? Is it hacker humour?
I use View Profile and it says:
Name: terrytibbs
Posts: 472
Position: SCAMMER
I click on "show last posts of this person" and they look like routine stuff.
So what is this all about? If it's part of "forum culture" I've never noticed a reference to it and it seems a bit, um, puerile.
Oh, and if the forum has aggressive screening of newbies, how does it wind up with a "Sr. Member SCAMMER"?
What is a newbie to think of this kind of response to a hesitant newbie question?
The first reply I see also looks reasonable.
Then I notice that the author of the reply appears as:
terrytibbs
SCAMMER
Sr. Member
*****
So what the heck does this mean? Is it a scarlet letter of warning? Is it hacker humour?
I use View Profile and it says:
Name: terrytibbs
Posts: 472
Position: SCAMMER
I click on "show last posts of this person" and they look like routine stuff.
So what is this all about? If it's part of "forum culture" I've never noticed a reference to it and it seems a bit, um, puerile.
Oh, and if the forum has aggressive screening of newbies, how does it wind up with a "Sr. Member SCAMMER"?
What is a newbie to think of this kind of response to a hesitant newbie question?
Jump to: