So it's officially dead on here then?

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Well you need to sort it out then. Because the message I had on screen was that the ban would be lifted on 30 July.

I've only had more than one infraction if I've not been told about them. And what kind of way to operate is that?

4 is being picky being as though it was 1) f**cking PRIVATE and 2) all part of the same brief exchange. It suits you to make it 4 though, clearly.

Well no, the whole thing could have been avoided entirely had you not chosen to break the very clear rules and abuse someone. We've been more than clear, not that we should really need to keep reminding people. As much as you appear to think it's my fault you abused someone and therefore attracted the usual punishment for breaking the rules, it was you who chose to do so.

It doesn't suit me in the slightest, I've better things to do than babysit and then sit of an evening and read your abuse of me because I had the audacity to apply the rules you ignored.

'The latest round' implies I did this regularly. Don't bullsh!t me. I always held back. And I was provoked far more than most.

It wasn't a simple disagreement. It was unprovoked, hostile and provocative. It was totally inappropriate. Yet I kept my response private. As always, choosing not to sidetrack the thread. Not that you seem to value anything like that.

If there wasn't an accumulation, your ban would have more likely been temporary, there was an accumulation, therefore it isn't. I've no need to make anything up have I?

Your refusal to simply logout my account paints a picture of a very petty man indeed, I'm afraid.

What? My refusal to 'logout your account'? I've no idea what you are talking about?

You know it wasn't really homophobic. And please show me where I've 'done a racism'.

I know personal abuse is against the rules. But I never thought you'd so readily ban someone for something posted privately. Now I know. That's useful!

I've posted on there for 5 years, FFS. You should know that I'm as respectful as anybody unless I have reason not to be.

In that instance, you used a term commonly used as a homophobic slur, in any case, in any intended definition of the word, it was personal abuse and would attract exactly the same infraction, so it matters little.

You never thought, so soon after an appeal for people to cut the abuse across the board, that you perhaps shouldn't drop a string of personal abuse at someone?

You have banned far too many good posters. You allow trash to run riot. Quality control doesn't enter your thinking. You're paying for it now and will continue to.

'Quality control' doesn't come into my thinking when applying the rules no, the rules do. I couldn't care less if it's the poster with the most posts or a newbie with 1, breaking the rules is breaking the rules.

I'm disappointed because (congratulations) you currently have a monopoly as far as Blades forums are concerned and I'm a committed supporter and use the site to keep up with things. It's currently the best place for it. That doesn't mean I like everything about it. Simple enough.

There's a number of reasons for that, one of which is that we apply a very simple set of rules in the intentions of allowing everyone to be able to be comfortable contributing to discussion.

Again, I don't disregard the rules. You're showing a huge bias towards a very isolated recent post and conveniently ignoring the best part of 18,000 others. Furthermore, I kept it private.

And again, it's nothing to do with differing opinions. It's to do with the context, the tone, and the pointed, provocative subtle personal abuse. You will not find me abusing anyone for simply having a different opinion. So don't give me that convenient bullsh!t.

Many posters there abuse others constantly but because they don't just call them a 'c**nt' you don't even notice. Then it's the people who call them c**nts who get banned. You need to look at the root causes of abuse - they're the ones who can't handle differing opinions.

"A very isolated recent post" was firmly against the rules, again, I wasn't responsible for you abusing someone was I?

I know where you are! You f**cking locked my account! You're Mr Busy aren't you? I wouldn't expect a reply to any email. I did not ask any other poster to ask you. He did that of his own accord. (Don't hold that against him, he's not associated with me)

No, you got your account locked by breaking the rules. The only communication I've had from you is a single question via someone else, instead, you decide to slag me off elsewhere.

The 'forum owner' status certainly doesn't do you any harm, does it?

Well it means I spend far less time being able to discuss the Blades online, get a range of abuse calling me every political persuasion under the sun and people taking a pop at me personally mainly for applying the basic rules of asking people not to abuse each other. I'm not entirely sure what you are insinuating?

Diversity of opinion as long as it's not remotely right wing (or football wise - 'unpositive')! If it is you're on a one way road to the exit door, one way or the other.

I host decades of negative chat on the Blades. I couldn't care less what political leaning someone has as long as they abide by the rules. This week I've been accused of being far both sides of the spectrum by two different people I've banned for calling each other names.

You literally banned someone the other week for simply saying "if Mousset wasn't black we'd all be calling him a fat lazy c**nt". Sorry, but if that's not indicative of a hugely 'PC' forum then I don't know what is.

What you have now is nothing close to diversity.

I didn't though did I? I'm also not sure what Mousse's skin colour has anything to do with anything? He's been called lazy plenty, he's also been called fat.