This is unfortunate... Kathy I wish you would reconsider... these forums are much better off with you on them...

with that said... I have to agree with Ace... Invelos refuses to instate a permanent ban on a user who has been moderated literally hundreds of times... I do not spend any time in the contribution forums (or really contribute all that much anyway due to almost immediate hatred sent my way), therefore I did not know Skip was back from his last ban and yet again spewing hatred and nonsense everywhere.

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This is unfortunate... Kathy I wish you would reconsider... these forums are much better off with you on them...

with that said... I have to agree with Ace... Invelos refuses to instate a permanent ban on a user who has been moderated literally hundreds of times... I do not spend any time in the contribution forums (or really contribute all that much anyway due to almost immediate hatred sent my way), therefore I did not know Skip was back from his last ban and yet again spewing hatred and nonsense everywhere.

I left (I did not bother to announce it for two reasons, I knew I would most likely come back and who -- not I -- needs that eye-rolling embarassment, and because I felt no one would care to ask me back) because of a few self-centered people here who made me feel bad for hating what they wrote... and I'm back, enjoying the baker's dozen game, and reaping the joy of the lolcats thread.

Kathy is one reason I like being here. I will hope she rethinks this, because when the good people leave because of the bad people all that are left are evil. We who prefer civil discussions need to step up and be civil. I try to ignore trolling, try to avoid anything less civil than "I disagree because I think a different way" rather than "I disagree because you are _____". Let those who need no moderation be the norm, rather than the exception. Let the unruly stand out and it be unneccessary to point them out.

I completely avoid the contributors' forum. Much fingerpointing and venom centers there. So I stay here, and attempt to be engaging without incurring wrath. I am a geezer and I have "get off my lawn" opinions. You are entitled to yours, unless it is to call me out for being me. And even that I will tolerate to a point.

Kathy is one of the best, if not the absolute best that we have here. She humbles me in her greatness... and I need that. I am certain she is too modest to admit to her amazing humanity. She is needed here... and elsewhere, too. She would be beloved in any forum, on any topic. Hers is a universal kindness. To incur her wrath is to behave in a subhuman manner, and we should all be better than that.

just don't go to the forums.

Only checking in on the plugin forum lolcats thread, and that can be found on the internnet everywhere.

Btw. I didn't have enough greens to give them to the right people here.

Kathy,

I too will be sorry to see you got, it was a always a pleasure to read you posts in the various forums and you have helped alot of people along the way.

I'l am tho a little surprised, I thought the person in question had left quite awhile ago, perhaps I've managed to avoid coming across their posts.

Anyway a very sad loss to the Community here

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Plus Skip contributes A LOT to the database

Does he? He have told several times during the last few years that he doesn't conribute profiles anymore. He doesn't do any good what comes to contribution rules forum nor beta testing. As far as I know, even if he thinks he is second from god to what comes for coding, he has never contributed a plugin. I don't know about links or layouts, but what comes to his writing skills, I don't think that he has done any translation files eather. So, as far as I know only thing he "contributes" is bad spirit on forums. NOTHING else.  

I understand Kathy's decision. Skip has been allowed to behave as he does by Invelos for nearly an entire decade. There is literally no other forum or website that I can think of that allows user interaction that would NOT have banned a person like this.

Therefore, one cannot help but feel like Skip's behavior towards the users is approved and endorsed by Invelos.

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I am tho a little surprised, I thought the person in question had left quite awhile ago, perhaps I've managed to avoid coming across their posts.

He has gone by different names; currently he's "Winston Smith". Blocking will stay in place through name changes. Go under "my profiler" - "blocked users". If you block him, you'll never ever see any of his own postings. But note: if anybody quotes one of his posts, you'll see something he said.

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Quoting Doombear:

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Plus Skip contributes A LOT to the database

Does he? He have told several times during the last few years that he doesn't conribute profiles anymore. He doesn't do any good what comes to contribution rules forum nor beta testing. As far as I know, even if he thinks he is second from god to what comes for coding, he has never contributed a plugin. I don't know about links or layouts, but what comes to his writing skills, I don't think that he has done any translation files eather. So, as far as I know only thing he "contributes" is bad spirit on forums. NOTHING else.

ok, you're likely correct

Really, now we lose Kathy to Skip?
How many does this make, and who is Skip really. He's gotta have an in, like be an alias or a signifficant other. I've been banned from porn forums for less than I've seen from him here!

Take care Kathy, hope to see you back sometime. Who's gonna say nice things about my scans now?