I was sad to hear Kirk had left,I thought he was a good poster,he did say he wasn't coming back,but you never know he might change his mind,fingers crossed.

I'm a valued member of this forum ty.

I was just thinking I hadn't seen his well expressed posts for a while? I haven't been posting long but thought he was a great poster.

I Think he was frustrated at the often double standards on here regarding viewpoints and getting banned for expressing opinions that many share, whilst those expressing an opposing view in an insulting way usually weren't.. I hope he comes back.

kirk :love:

All the SD posters will be back once the temper tantrums have past

I miss the original Spock too. :(

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/...20160501151337

i miss the WAY he had to CAPITALISE every other WORD to ARGUE his POINT because that is HOW good DEBATES are won AFTER ALL

Legend of being himself

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No one gets banned for expressing an opinion they do though get banned for breaking forum rules, baits insults or aims to offend others etc.

And just to add, kirk was always one of the members that actually admitted that he was in the wrong the majority of the times he was infracted or banned.

I do hope he returns at some point in the future.

josy i was banned for like 4 months this year for doing nothing

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At risk of getting banned for disagreeing I see plenty of insults Directed at people who shared kirk's views but never see any of them getting banned.

Baiting for instance is very subjective often depending ' on which side of the fence you fall'.

All infractions are seen by all mods and admin and any that look questionable are always discussed.

In the case of you seeing insults aimed at others if you report them they are dealt with and bans completely depend on how many points so previous infractions a member has.

josy i was banned for like 4 months this year for doing nothing

CBB launch?

I love amnesia

Sure jan

I would miss Kirk but if he's genuinely "left forever" without PMing me first then I'm straight-up disowning the ****er and he can stay gone :hmph:

How many infractions do you get before you're banned and do expired ones ever contribute? Asking for a friend.

Expired ones don't count. It's not the infractions themselves that matter really, it's the number of points that each one is worth. It's 9 points for a one day ban and some infractions are worth one point, some 5

People used to know exactly how many points they had but now that information is known only to us :hee:

My friend said thanks

:hehe:

Me too. He was erudite, intelligent and funny. It's not often you get all that in one man!! Merry Christmas Kirk anyway and to you too Kazanne.:wavey:

Kirk is entitled to voice his opinions whether or not you agree. That is debate. Personally I find some of your opinions to be quite wacky... but I wouldn't stop you voicing them. Kirk is passionate about his opinions, so are you. The fact you disagree doesn't mean one of you is completely wrong and the other completely right. I feel like Kirk was hounded away. And he's not the first. The trick, as far as I can see, is this: learn to be insulting without actually breaking the rules; say something outrageous to someone then say you were only joking or post the little joker emoticon; always remember to make a point of quoting or addressing someone who's trying their best to ignore you... apparently that's not considered baiting, so do it until someone reacts, then you can hit the 'report' button and they'll get infracted. Also, if someone has a different opinion from you, they are obviously the devil incarnate.

Come back Kirk. We can't afford to lose another poster or this place will end up with the same bunch of people all agreeing with each other and posting the little "applause" emoticon after each other's posts.