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Banned from Two Forums - Not Sure how to Resolve

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56 minutes ago, W2DR said:

Or boycott ORBX purchases until they do. I, for one, will never, ever buy another product from ORBX until these bans are removed. Will you join me?

Boycott what?  Orbx has not released many sceneries for FSX/P3D lately.  I think I bought one a couple weeks ago.  But I am not for boycotting because JV holds a grudge.  Orbx is more than him.  And I am a collector of Orbx sceneries.  I have everything they have released for FSX/P3D.  And since JV will probably take this grudge to the grave with him I do not want to deprive myself of whatever becomes available in the future.

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

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I'm sorry I brought it up Noel. I was just trying to help. I'll go away now and you'll never hear about it from me again.......Doug

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3 hours ago, birdguy said:

The shame of it is Sue and I were banned at the same time.  She was banned for supporting me.  I had been banned for two weeks because of something I had said in a post.  I wanted to know what it was I said.  They wouldn't tell me.  We aired our complaints on other forums, including this one.  That got us both banned forever I guess.  I think the straw that broke JV's back was when we changed our avatars to the American Revolution 'Don't Tread on Me' flags.

That was back about 2010 and we have not been paroled yet so I guess we are lifers.

Noel

Look at the positive Noel , you can both look at it as a badge of honor .

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, W2DR said:

I'm sorry I brought it up Noel. I was just trying to help. I'll go away now and you'll never hear about it from me again.......Doug

I know you were trying to help Doug.  But I doubt three or four people boycotting would have any effect.  And aside from the fact I can't participate in the Orbx forums I do like the sceneries and purchase each new one as it becomes available.  Suggestions are always welcome even if they are not adopted.

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

2 hours ago, johnbow72 said:
5 hours ago, birdguy said:

 

Look at the positive Noel , you can both look at it as a badge of honor .

It had a positive side Johnbow.  Sue and I became friends and found we had something else in common...reading books.  That friendship is worth more than a forum.

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

I was told I "disrespected JV on another,( non OrbX) forum" causing the ban. I was taught that respect was earned, not demanded. I agree Noel, well worth it.

 Sue

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I learned while a Cadet at Kentucky Military Institute that there are two forms of respect. The first form is easy, being automatically given as respect for rank, the second is harder being based on having to be earned by one's attitude and actions.

Knowing this made my life in the US Army ever so much easier!

Fr. Bill    

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True story Fr Bill...

I arrived at the weather Flight office one Saturday morning for our drill weekend and our commander had called in saying he'd be late.

I took roll and two of my troops were absent.  One the people told me a major so and so had come in and commandeered them.  I went major so and so's office and my two troops were painting the walls.  I asked him why he didn't have his own troops paint his office.  He said they had other duties to perform.

I told my troops to get back to the Weather Flight office.  The major told them to stay where they were and continue painting.  I raised my most authorative voice I told them to get their butts back to WF office and then turned to the major and told him, "Nobody craps on my troops but me major.  The next time you want some help you come and see me."

The major said, "I'll have your butt for this sergeant."  But I never heard anymore about it.  Although whenever I passed that major in the hallway I always got a dirty look.

That major learned that a senior master sergeant sometimes outranks a major and that senior NCOs can do things and get away with things officer's can't

And I'm sure those two troops I 'rescued' from painting the major's office passed the word to the rest of the flight that I had their backs.

Noel

 

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The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

On 11/2/2021 at 9:03 AM, PilotPete99 said:

I am still waiting to hear back from TFDi, so we will see what happens with than one. 

Hey! I'm a forum moderator for TFDi, let me know what your account name was and i might see what the issue was.

We've recently have had spam go through our forums (e.g. Viagra scams, or some scams in Spanish?) so I'm thinking most likely it had been the same case for your Orbx forum ban.

EDIT:

I checked the bans we had on Monday, and there seems to be only one. I'm assuming that is you, and you were banned for a giant copypasta of a Viagra scam, so it's most likely that your account was hacked. Just open up a ticket on our helpdesk and make a ticket with your forum username so management knows why I will unban you. I'll give you some more details in my reply. (And also, change your password!)

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46 minutes ago, arwasairl said:

Hey! I'm a forum moderator for TFDi, let me know what your account name was and i might see what the issue was.

We've recently have had spam go through our forums (e.g. Viagra scams, or some scams in Spanish?) so I'm thinking most likely it had been the same case for your Orbx forum ban.

EDIT:

I checked the bans we had on Monday, and there seems to be only one. I'm assuming that is you, and you were banned for a giant copypasta of a Viagra scam, so it's most likely that your account was hacked. Just open up a ticket on our helpdesk and make a ticket with your forum username so management knows why I will unbanned you. I'll give you some more details in my reply. (And also, change your password!)

Thanks much! I will get a ticket in tomorrow. Do you want me send you a PM with my username also?

Cheers, Pete
 

Pete Solov - Lake in the Hills 3CK

and Schaumburg Regional 06C
Proud AOPA Member - PPL 2001
Real World Piper Cherokee Pilot

5 minutes ago, PilotPete99 said:

Thanks much! I will get a ticket in tomorrow. Do you want me send you a PM with my username also?

Cheers, Pete
 

The username was on the ban. I just need the ticket so I can refer it to them. 

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Just now, arwasairl said:

The username was on the ban. I just need the ticket so I can refer it to them. 

Great, thanks! I will get ticket submitted tomorrow morning.

Cheers, Pete

Pete Solov - Lake in the Hills 3CK

and Schaumburg Regional 06C
Proud AOPA Member - PPL 2001
Real World Piper Cherokee Pilot

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9 hours ago, arwasairl said:

The username was on the ban. I just need the ticket so I can refer it to them. 

I just submitted the ticked. Thanks!

Cheers, Pete

Pete Solov - Lake in the Hills 3CK

and Schaumburg Regional 06C
Proud AOPA Member - PPL 2001
Real World Piper Cherokee Pilot

On 11/3/2021 at 11:54 AM, Penzoil3 said:

I was told I "disrespected JV on another,( non OrbX) forum" causing the ban. I was taught that respect was earned, not demanded. I agree Noel, well worth it.

 Sue

 

Huh... so something you said on a completely different forum caused revenge to be exacted on the OrbX forum? Yeah that's dodgy to be honest. 

 

I may have said he was a male chauvinist pig, or something to that effect... but it's been so long, who cares.

 LOL

 Sue

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