User "maffen" should be banned.......Are there moderators here?

This guy is a fair dinkum NUMBSKULL. Who does he think he is. He should not only be banned, but hung, drawn an quartered. I totally agree with you lancair. These type of IDIOTS only serve to give our great Hobby a Tarnished name. If you want a Firing Squad, I will stand right beside you on this one my friend....Mark 

I am not one to come to a troll's defense but I will give the benefit of the doubt on this one. "Maffen" has had many posts that are well done, well constructed, and well thought out. I would assume that this is out of character, and that his account was hi-jacked by an immature, uncouth, buffoon. I don't want to get into a flame war, over this. His posts this morning have been all negative across many threads, and seem like the acts of a child who has been reprimanded and is lashing out.

I did a search for other posts by "Maffen" and most are very good work in progress builds or very detailed positive critiques to help. So in this case I would abstain from a rush to judgement.

just my

~Brian

. it seems unlikely someone who would post good replies and good work simply would throw it all away for the sake of doing so. perhaps he has had a bad day of some kind or whatever. perhaps someone close to him has died...perhaps a girlfriend broke up...blah blah blah. none of which excuses these actions but we all have bad days! kicking someone out because you dont like their replies isnt what our freedoms are based upon anyway. i too am not looking to start anything, but if its out of character then we must assume there is some other issue. and no offense to anyone, but i think this greatly proves my point about not having mods in this forum.

Yes, this guy has been around for while and now suddenly is posting out of charecter. Not typical troll behavior where it is a new screen name created hours or the day before. I wonder if someone accessed his account?

camo junkie wrote:

i too am not looking to start anything, but if its out of character then we must assume there is some other issue. and no offense to anyone, but i think this greatly proves my point about not having mods in this forum.

Hey CJ,

I take it you're referring to the other thread which discusses the possibility of "non-staff" mods? I can see your point about "cowboy" mods "shooting from the hip", but it depends on the individual and their level of experience moderating forums. I'm sure there are a number of experienced forum mods (other forums) among the general membership here.

Now I'm not blowing my own horn, but I noticed straight away that he had several hundred posts to his name, so I looked at previous posts, which as noted, were quite reasonable and non-offensive.

So it would be a reasonable assumption that (a) Someone has hacked or otherwise accessed his account, or (b) he forgot to take his meds, or (c) there is some sort of personal issue at his end.

There's nothing that any mod can do about (b) or (c) but in the case of (a), the next step for the mods would be to check the ip address on the last round of posts and check for consistency with previous posts. If there's a disparity, that might suggest that a third party has accessed his account. 

If that's the case, they would check the administration logs to see if there have been any account profile changes (eg. password/email address) If the email address hasn't been altered it's an easy fix, the next step is to alter the user's password and drop them an email asking them to contact the administrators for the new password. However if the original member's email address has been changed I don't know if there's another way to verify his identity and restore ownership of the account.

Now I'm not saying that this is how it should be fixed - this is just the way I would do it. What I am saying is that it shouldn't be  assumed that someone given mod status is going to wander around the forums with a big stick looking for someone to whack.

Phil_H wrote:

What I am saying is that it shouldn't be  assumed that someone given mod status is going to wander around the forums with a big stick looking for someone to whack.

but dont you see, human nature has always done exactly what you've said "wont" happen. im sure your a stand up guy and have a great character, as im sure alot of these guys are...but it always starts that way...then people lose their minds and begin to "whack" people with a "big stick"!! ALL of history's greats, including our own countrymen, have started out with the best of intentions...ahhh....whatever, im not going to convince anyone so it doesnt matter... its a mute point as its up to fsm not me!!

I too believe that "maffen" should be banned, even if he does make "good posts" as well, from what I've seen, they are all negative and in no way helpful, or constructive to the forums/ the purpose of the forums. I don't appreciate the comments that he makes about builds, it makes it harder to work if people are criticizing your work, and there is no need for that here.  

camo junkie wrote:

but dont you see, human nature has always done exactly what you've said "wont" happen. im sure your a stand up guy and have a great character, as im sure alot of these guys are...but it always starts that way...then people lose their minds and begin to "whack" people with a "big stick"!! ALL of history's greats, including our own countrymen, have started out with the best of intentions...ahhh....whatever, im not going to convince anyone so it doesnt matter... its a mute point as its up to fsm not me!!

Hey CJ, I hear what you're saying. To quote "The Boss", " ... poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king and a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything ..." 

I've seen my share of forum members given mod status who have done the whole ego trip thing, like referring to "people on my sh*** (sorry, excrement) list" etc and expressing opinions and making comments that no-one dare challenge for fear of getting booted, so it does happen, but all I'm saying is it doesn't always happen.

"lil bro": ummm...i know your young (if chris is about 20, u must be younger since your his "lil bro," but isnt that part of the process here. isnt that why were here, to help? im not saying destroy someone's self confidence, but its important to learn.

phil: i here ya. definately the message i was trying to convey. anyway, i know not everyone is, but if tempted, everyone will. i have no doubt of that.

camo, I'm 15, and the only thing I'm saying is, it's not helpful to tell someone they're throwing money away if they continue to paint the way they do, etc. If there is another reason to his behavior besides just putting people down for the heck of it, i. e. it's just been a bad week/ some sibling or child got into his profile or what ever and is just screwing around I have no problem letting him stay, but if it's just because he feels as though he should put everyone down only to make him feel better or because he feels like it, I see no use for that. 

Hope that clears up what I'm trying to say. 

no i get it p.o.-bro. and i assume it isnt him that's causing this but who knows. i dont feel like debating this anymore. i like to offer different perspectives on things because not everyone wants to or can think of these things on their own...they just assume. that said, dont worry about it. i know what you and everyone else is saying. tell your bro to make an appearance more often.

Gents,

We've addressed the situation. Thanks to everyone who reported the problem.

Regards,