Originally Posted By ecdc I get that people have good friends here and they hate to see them go, especially like this, but I don't see the point of threads about why someone was banned. I don't blame the mods one bit for not explaining it. Next thing you know everyone's chiming in with their two cents, crying foul that "Well 'Disney_A+_110%' did the same thing last year and THEY didn't get banned!" While I get the curiosity, I think we do a disservice to the hard work Doobie, et al put in to make this a great community of Disney fans if we keep picking at these scabs.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>The fact that he was banned when he was surprised me. He had mellowed considerably in the month or two leading up to it.<< Again, I have to agree with Mr X. I don't question Doobie or the mods. If anything, Doobie was as open as he could be without disrespecting jonvn's confidentiality. It was more of the timing that shocked us. Jon had been making a strong effort to comply to community standards and we were just a little shocked when it happened. My posts, in this thread, have been my way of saying that I miss Jon...not questioning Doobie's decision.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Just in case the moderators are listening, I'm not much in favor of dealing with Mr. Nadelberg again. He was very knowledgeabe about things Disney, but when he disagreed with you about something he was very rude and condescending. I don't mind it when others don't agree with me, but there's just no reason to get nasty about it. In his defense, he admitted several times that he knew how abrasive he was and that he was working on it. Maybe he's mellowed enough over the past couple years to warrant another look. agree with Dan's post to a tee --
Originally Posted By danyoung >agree with Dan's post to a tee --< I do so enjoy it when this happens!!!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I'm wondering why this thread is even open so long after the fact?" Exactly. Let's not forget he was banned once before the time people seem to be discussing here, and then let back in if he behaved. Ultimately, he couldn't do it. His habit of seriously questioning a person's mental health if they disagreed with him is what made him stand out for me. If you didn't cave in to him, he'd repeatedly say a person really needed mental help, they obviously had anger issues, etc. This would be in WE or WDW General, or anywhere else, it didn't matter. After a while, it was plain he was talking about himself. For me, move on. He's had enough chances. No more.
Originally Posted By dshyates Well, without jonvn, TDLFAN and the Witches, the LP boards are a more sane place. Less interesting, but more sane. As far as to WHY he was asked to leave. With his...um...posting "style", all it would have taken is one post that most of us missed to get him banned. I saw many that could have done it.
Originally Posted By Shiva >>Well, without jonvn...the LP boards are a more sane place. Less interesting, but more sane.<< I pretty much feel the same way. All of us understand why jon was banned but he gave a certain something to these boards too. Jon could be a completely different person outside of WE and, if his WE personality is all someone saw, they missed a lot.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 unfortnately people like jonvn and Beau drove others (like me) out of W/E because it was just way nastier than I chose to deal with. after a while one couldn't say anything without being a dumb azz... I don't know if W/E is any saner today, and don't intend to find out. The unfortunate part is some people left LP altogether instead of just leaving W/E like I did.
