Quote Originally Posted by marcjacob View Post
Id be really sad by that. He doesnt break the rules, just says stuff that is 99% nonesence. I also dont think him hijacking threads is deliberate, he seems to say something thats rubbish and the thread goes that way because we all react to it.
That was my point exactly. I've talked to (said person) offline, and he can be genuinely helpful... but he simply doesn't know how to participate and not be disruptive, in spite of numerous attempts by many contributors to help him "get it." And Lee has indicated that the current rules don't provide for dealing with someone who continually disrupts the flow of valid communications but isn't really a troll per se.

At the end of the day you cant ban someone because you dont like what they say or agree with them.
You absolutely can on this board. This is a private discussion board, there are absolutely no free speech rights conferred to anyone. It's basically a membership club, and the way Lee is operating things now, he's asking the members to offer input on what sort of behavior among the members is acceptable. If we're banning people from spamming too much, that's no different than banning them because they are disruptive to the flow of information. In both cases, the individual posting the message obviously feels s/he is justified in doing so, and in at least one case, the board administrator doesn't agree and is seeking input to make the rules consistent with what the community members want.

I don't suggest lightly that anyone be banned; it would be a last resort. All I was saying was that if someone is disruptive and, after a lot of encouragement/help on how to behave so as to not be so disruptive, they still are, one needs to look at the needs of the community overall in considering appropriate action.