CoventryCat86 Ban Poll

[pub spears]

Been here less than a month so I won't vote. Was not even aware of the conflict as I had not noticed it surfacing in the general discussion forums. Credit to all involved there. My choice is to keep the members, but someone suggest how to temper our members without banning. Stupid observation on political opinions: when politics are a topic people oppose, argue and get personal about it. I suggest we leave politics and religion off the table. This is a CIGAR forum.

[ggiese]

From another thread - more appropriately here...

Good post Cinda. At the time of the video, me and Sid were not "bubs". Me and Sid do talk on the phone, but only since 3 days ago. I actually had a pretty good inclanation that Sid did not like me. I chose to go the way I did because I don't like drama and controversy. I graduated high school already. Because of this, I have gained a great friend. Some people don't get along, it's natural. But it's all in how you handle it. There are people that I don't get along with (believe it or not ) but it's up to you how you handle it. You can avoid the person and just not talk to them. It's that easy. Agree to disagree.

I hate seeing this board go through something like this. It seriously bothers me throughout my day. I don't want Mark to leave, I don't want anyone to leave as long as they behave and treat these people like they are real people. Like I read before, we are on a message board, but this is where we meet up to talk. We are friends beyond the internet. I have gotten an insane amount of help from people here and I hope that I can do the same. It would break my heart to see someone leave. I love this place, as if you can't tell.

I've known all of the players for quite some time - BPP and CC the longest. I've been on this board from near its inception. I've known Shelby since he first came on the boards...

I gotta tell ya - my reasoning for supporting Bill during this mess is because of what I know about the dynamics of what is going on. It entirely pisses me off when the person who is facing us is not the same person behind the scenes. And I don't mean what a nice guy he is behind the scenes. It's a tad more sinister than that.

Shelby is a side casualty of this mess. I would like to believe it has to do with his ignorance to cigar boards - or his assumptions about people's intentions.

I guess time will tell, right?

[Baron Porthos]

Now we can vote to ban him but, I think he has a lot to contribute. We know there is an off switch somewhere. Bill has been cheered for his recognition of assholes and confrontation of said assholes. When that gets out of line hex has asked him to reign it in but he has not responded to hex. I think until he responds we should keep the door open. Embrace the audacity of hope.


Baron