As some know, Nicoli was banned a couple days ago. I received messages yesterday from a couple members asking me if a mistake had taken place, and I told them I was busy with family but would look into it today.
Today I was notified that Nicoli has decided to use numerous troll handles to cause trouble since his ban. I read that last night he called me out saying I had read his messages and threatened him. I'd like to comment regarding this.
First of all, I didn't ban him but can assure you that whoever did had a legitimate reason. I would have looked into it today, as I had promised, but now after what he's done he can forget it. He's now showed me the type of person he is.
Secondly, neither myself nor any other mods or administrators have access to Private Messages. We are not able to. And we will never be able to. And for him to accuse me of this is an outright lie.
And lastly, our record of member safety speaks for itself. Since the start of this site, there has been to my knowlege one person arrested. And that was because they gave another member their home address and he was ratted out for things he did. That's why we stress constantly that members never give out their personal information.
Member safety is, and always has been our number one prioroty. And I hope members know this. If any mod or administrator were to do anything that threatened a members safety they would be permanently banned. As I said, our record stands for itself and we take great pride in that.
I'd like to apologize if his troll handles caused anyone any concerns....... Rest assured that your safety is, and always will be the first priority of this site.....
I'd ask that this thread not turn into a "why was he banned thread" as it's now irrelevant after what he's done.
Today I was notified that Nicoli has decided to use numerous troll handles to cause trouble since his ban. I read that last night he called me out saying I had read his messages and threatened him. I'd like to comment regarding this.
First of all, I didn't ban him but can assure you that whoever did had a legitimate reason. I would have looked into it today, as I had promised, but now after what he's done he can forget it. He's now showed me the type of person he is.
Secondly, neither myself nor any other mods or administrators have access to Private Messages. We are not able to. And we will never be able to. And for him to accuse me of this is an outright lie.
And lastly, our record of member safety speaks for itself. Since the start of this site, there has been to my knowlege one person arrested. And that was because they gave another member their home address and he was ratted out for things he did. That's why we stress constantly that members never give out their personal information.
Member safety is, and always has been our number one prioroty. And I hope members know this. If any mod or administrator were to do anything that threatened a members safety they would be permanently banned. As I said, our record stands for itself and we take great pride in that.
I'd like to apologize if his troll handles caused anyone any concerns....... Rest assured that your safety is, and always will be the first priority of this site.....
I'd ask that this thread not turn into a "why was he banned thread" as it's now irrelevant after what he's done.