Please?

[Cabalo]

In my mind people can be bad, but there is no worse type of character than the mole, rat, narc, spy or otherwise deceptionist.

He showed little mercy on traders, as rules dis-respecters, why would he want to be the exception?

Just like traders, he actively, knowingly, broke this site's rules. For his own personal benefit. Like TSOL said, he can still make a positive participation on this community, even without PMs. It's not like he has a disabled account, as I already saw someone defending he should have, at this very own thread.

[Night0wl]

In my mind people can be bad, but there is no worse type of character than the mole, rat, narc, spy or otherwise deceptionist.

A trader uses deception as well, after all they are NOT on a tracker using THEIR account but the person who they traded with to get on said tracker. It's funny how some see it one way and use it to defend when it equally applies the other way too.

A trader used deception, but hides. A mole tries to gather info for the sole reason of getting others in trouble.

In a real life situation, I would much rather have a straight up trader watching my back, rather than some kissass I'll never know when or where will turn on me. And don't say this isn't real life. I'm talking about the character of a person.

@cabalo

I believe people can change for the better. And odds are he'll come to his senses.

[BobFromAccounting]

Forgive and forget. Besides, if he didn't do it, someone else would have. Rather than just change his IP and make a new account he asked for forgiveness and I believe he deserves it. You may be thinking to yourselves that the traders he got banned never had a second chance, but it isn't hard to figure out that they will find there way back into the tracker that doesn't want them one way or another, and at least find solace in the face that although bumrocks has the means to circumvent this he doesn't and is upfront about it. Maybe if those traders truly regretted their actions and changed for the better they would be given a second chance as well, maybe they wouldn't, but it's not like bumrocks has a whole lot to gain from having his privileges re-enabled.

Anyways, that's my opinion...

If he has his privs re-instated he could use pms to continue sending links to traders, to get their ip addresses. I don't see why he needs pm's back to keep posting. Dunson was fine with his dp, he kept posting his opinions regardless.

I mean if Bumrocks was active while he was DP'ed then maybe I can see why he thinks its time to have them removed. But nothing is stopping him from participating here as is.

And he couldn't do this, in a much easier, effective, and anonymous way with a new account he makes and lets sit for 30 days? He's obviously a marked man, at this point gathering IPs with that account would be stupid at best.

Quit frankly, I don't know the circumstances behind him wishing to have his PM rights re-enabled, but sometimes people wish to communicate with others in private, and maybe there's no other means for him to contact said person than this site? I really don't know, but there are numerous possibilities.

[IdolEyes787]

In my mind people can be bad, but there is no worse type of character than the mole, rat, narc, spy or otherwise deceptionist.

A trader uses deception as well, after all they are NOT on a tracker using THEIR account but the person who they traded with to get on said tracker. It's funny how some see it one way and use it to defend when it equally applies the other way too.

If you want to talk about only seeing it one way I'll vote for letting bumrocks have his privileges back if you can get one of the trackers that you are associated with let one person back in who knowingly broke one of their most fundamental rules.

It that doesn't sound fair then just let me give out your IP to random people here and that will do.

[Cabalo]

I've never said I consider him as a bad person, quite the opposite. We're just talking about following the rules, something he hated the ones who didn't, when at the same time he wasn't following someone else's rules.
I also don't consider a trader or, even worse, an anti-trader, as bad people either. They're just choosing their path, one breaking rules, the other ass kissing.

[sez]

I don't like the idea of people cashing in on piracy(just look at how fort knox turned out) and of course I don't feel comfortable around people who don't have respect for privacy.

I know FST mods to be extremely reasonable and it kinda beats me when not only one but the trinity as a whole is against you.That if anything discredits your appeal 10x more.

[IdolEyes787]

And he couldn't do this, in a much easier, effective, and anonymous way with a new account he makes and lets sit for 30 days?

Probably because everyone has lines that they aren't willing to cross.
Just because bumrocks felt it was OK to do what he did doesn't mean he considers what you're suggesting to be acceptable.

[puckface]

I used to hunt traders at this forum

So in short, youre a jackass?

Also, I don't see what this poll has to do with BT in general. In fact it has nothing to do with it, I thought this was a BT board.

[1000possibleclaws]

I know FST mods to be extremely reasonable and it kinda beats me when not only one but the trinity as a whole is against you.That if anything discredits your appeal 10x more.

Sometimes I play devil's advocate, and this is the case right now. I'm fine with whatever the community as a whole wants. If it's a 50-50 vote or something even remotely close then obviously I would side against due to the fact that alot of people do not want the trader hunter to get pms back. If the community fully wants his account to get fully re-instated then I'd support that.

[puckface]

I know FST mods to be extremely reasonable and it kinda beats me when not only one but the trinity as a whole is against you.That if anything discredits your appeal 10x more.

Sometimes I play devil's advocate, and this is the case right now. I'm fine with whatever the community as a whole wants. If it's a 50-50 vote or something even remotely close then obviously I would side against due to the fact that alot of people do not want the trader hunter to get pms back. If the community fully wants his account to get fully re-instated then I'd support that.

Why even have mods then? Why doesnt everyone just vote on everything that happens here?

Dont like someone? Start a poll to ban them. Want to change a section of the forums? Start a poll to get it done.

Ridiculous.