Im sure everyone knows who I am but Ill introduce anyways

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I go by proraptor, scotchmaster, tomconk, proraptor8, proraptor2, etc etc.

Im down in anaheim and just decided to sign up for this site after being banned from reefcentral once again (Ill be back on there, its easy to change IP and e-mail) but am thinking of making this my new home....I really like the layout...
 
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whats up, welcome.....
i bought some xenia from you a couple years back.. you had a cube tank in an appartment in anh....back then you were going by scotchmaster...

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I got the boot because John 37 sent a really rude PM to me and I posted it publically to show everyone how crazy he is....Then a mod over there (nanook) pm'ed me and pretty much was jumping down my throat....

I told him that I should have been more proactive and banned reef central before they banned me.....I told him I would be back with a different IP, name, and e-mail....It seems everyone is on their second or third name over there.....Hilarious

My prop tank is coming down (hopefully this weekend)....I just dont have time for it with all the shooting Im doing lately...Im going to keep the 60 cube up for the time being but am thinking of going to a bowfront of some kind....Not sure yet

Pookstreet - Think of it this way....Job security
 
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OH BTW: for anyone that was folloing my kitten thread... came home from work last night and found the boy dead laying in his bed....Really sucks...I buried at my grandmothers house....

On a lighter not the girl tried walking this morning and is showing some signs of improvement! MY g/f stayed home from work to try and get her to walk
 
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hey pro, sorry to hear about your cats, that must suck, but then again, to hopefully have the female recover will be a great way to keep the memory of the male longer and in your family...

I would be greatly interested in hearing abut or reading that PM from John, I thought I had the market on rudeness, but seems that being rude is acceptable if you are liked over there...

And yes, RC mods are little hitlers making up rules and or enforcing rules onto people they choose while closing thier eyes to infractions by thier friends...

I have several monikers now, although I have not yet posted on the so cal forum yet

My word of caution is that they will not activate or terminate any new username if they believe it to be an alias f someone they banned, they can track where you go, i.e which forums, and stuff, so they do try to look out for the multiple aliases, but, if you just mask your movements for a very short period, they wont have a clue..

I also use proxy ip servers to have my ip match the other areas of the country to make the alias more credible...

The thing that sucks is, that I paid for a membership when I first joined, as I believe in paying for things I use, but in hindsight, I regret that, and will not do that again, on ANY internet site.

That sucks for all the other sites that now have one more user that will e just a common freebie loving user...

although, I would gladly pay for this site now that I know they are neutral and fair, although they recently had to upgrade their rules to accommodate for the free use / abuse potentials that the internet seems to attract..
 
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I got the boot because John 37 sent a really rude PM to me and I posted it publically to show everyone how crazy he is....Then a mod over there (nanook) pm'ed me and pretty much was jumping down my throat....
Having not seen what was deleted, I can't say whether it was appropriate or not. I've been less than comforted by the way they deal with "issues" over there, though. Seems to be a lack of consistency with regards to enforcement actions... One mod will ban you whereas another would just smack you upside the head...

I told him that I should have been more proactive and banned reef central before they banned me.....I told him I would be back with a different IP, name, and e-mail....It seems everyone is on their second or third name over there.....Hilarious
MY perspective on this is that telling them you should have banned them first doesn't seem to be a very productive way to try to address an issue. You might have just gotten sent to the corner for a bit, but now, that bit might be a bit longer. As for telling them you'll come back with a different IP, name and email, well, sorry to say, but that again isn't very constructive, either. Although RC is a bit inconsistent with what they do and why, any community needs rules in order to survive. I've never even come CLOSE to being banned - ANYWHERE! - and I suspect it's because I've always understood the general nature of how one should behave in this type of community.

Again, not knowing any specific details, it's hard to tell from here whether or not they went off the deep end with regards to banning you.

I will say, from a moderators perspective, attitude is almost everything...

Just a thought.
My prop tank is coming down (hopefully this weekend)....I just dont have time for it with all the shooting Im doing lately...Im going to keep the 60 cube up for the time being but am thinking of going to a bowfront of some kind....Not sure yet

Pookstreet - Think of it this way....Job security
Please note that being a mod is not a job that pays - it's volunteer. And it's THANKLESS. I think we all would prefer to NOT have to BE moderators... It'd be so much nicer to just have the community behave in appropriate and acceptable ways...

Again, not sure of your situation. The above is just a general statement...

(Disclaimer: I don't mod this board. I've modded 3 in the past, including one currently (I also play referee as a part of my job).)
 
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