I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
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I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
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Somehow I got myself banned on the Marlin Owners forum........It must have been REALLY baaaad!
Somehow I got myself banned on the Marlin Owners forum........It must have been REALLY baaaad!
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Well - what did you do?
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
You don't have to do anything to get banned at MO.
Be a good little bobble-head and you'll be welcomed with open arms.
Be a good little bobble-head and you'll be welcomed with open arms.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Well don't post anything like this or mention the Winchester 336.
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Ray,
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
Sincerely,
Hobie
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I got banned on the ultralight fly rod board for showing photos of a trout caught on a 5-wt. vintage bamboo fly rod.
I can see Winchester being a 4-letter word on the Marlin board.
I can see Winchester being a 4-letter word on the Marlin board.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
My experience with MO is that the the Op's have a few guys that run the show. They've been their since the days when Marlin actually made Marlin's. They have deep seated and ingrained opinions that will not even bend to factual proof to the contrary. And worse, they practice the worst kind of PC speech control so the site isn't very much fun anymore. The site is now, for the most part, filled with a few old Farzz and the "444 newbie's" that quite rightly search the huge and excellent treasure trove of 444 info residing on that site. But I think the regular membership is slipping away and I doubt that the Op's know why. I've seen many old MO members on other sites where they have more freedom to express themselves.
I rarely participate anymore, though I do visit to see what's going on from time to time.
I rarely participate anymore, though I do visit to see what's going on from time to time.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Maybe you said something about Winchester?
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
As one of the banned from that site, I can tell you that all you need to do is voice your opinon on certain subjects and refuse to follow the party line when a MOD threatens you. Heck, levergunlovers.com was founded and initally inhabited by a bunch "banned" folks. Seems we're just a bunch of outlaws that refused to be silent.
But, being banned from there isn't really that big a loss. It just gives you more time to explore other more interesting sites.
But, being banned from there isn't really that big a loss. It just gives you more time to explore other more interesting sites.
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Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Blaine is back on Marlinowners? Shoot, he was one of those of us who were banned and migrated to levergunlovers.comHobie wrote:Ray,
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I got banned from that site too. Let's just say that I really don't give a darn about them or the bigotted sense of humor of some that post there. They had a newbee that started off his membership by posting a string of about 20 ethnic jokes individually involving several nationalities--Irish, Polish, etc. No class at all, and no objections from any moderator. I called the guy on it and expressed my opinion which did include a bad word--and it went out for all to see, too, before they banned me. I have no regrets. Rbertalotto, their kind over there doesn't deserve you.
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Not trying to start anything, just express my opinion. I have to respectfully disagree with the general trend of this thread. MO and this one are just about the only 2 places I frequent on the net. In my experience, the mods at MO can be most tolerant. They do occasionally come down hard on someone, but it's mostly when a post gets flagged. AT MO, the mods do correct their mistakes if the (alleged) mistakes are addressed in a diplomatic manner.
Even if I get banned at either place, I'd still lurk at both of them cuz there's just too much useful knowledge I want from them. Almost forgot--the eye candy at both places is simply too attractive to leave alone!
rimrock
Even if I get banned at either place, I'd still lurk at both of them cuz there's just too much useful knowledge I want from them. Almost forgot--the eye candy at both places is simply too attractive to leave alone!
rimrock
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I didn't know! Thought he was still there... What a shame. I guess I don't know anyone on that forum.jeepnik wrote:Blaine is back on Marlinowners? Shoot, he was one of those of us who were banned and migrated to levergunlovers.comHobie wrote:Ray,
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Well, my sin was espousing the virtues of the 45-70 over the 444. Heck, I wonder if they still have the secret, members only, gotta be invited .444 club?rimrock wrote:Not trying to start anything, just express my opinion. I have to respectfully disagree with the general trend of this thread. MO and this one are just about the only 2 places I frequent on the net. In my experience, the mods at MO can be most tolerant. They do occasionally come down hard on someone, but it's mostly when a post gets flagged. AT MO, the mods do correct their mistakes if the (alleged) mistakes are addressed in a diplomatic manner.
Even if I get banned at either place, I'd still lurk at both of them cuz there's just too much useful knowledge I want from them. Almost forgot--the eye candy at both places is simply too attractive to leave alone!
rimrock
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Didn't mention the secret handshake.I wonder if they still have the secret, members only, gotta be invited .444 club?
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I'm "there" for what it is worth.Hobie wrote:I didn't know! Thought he was still there... What a shame. I guess I don't know anyone on that forum.
The posts are sub-sub-divided into categories for each action and caliber and crazy stuff like that, so it's really boring and tedious to seek the few new posts that will be interesting.
I check in once in awhile to see if I have any messages, but the over-categorization of posts just turns me off. If I wanted to be that selective in what I read, I'd just use the "search" function...
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Bad word..................Nope, I never use bad words
Derided a Marlin.................Nope, I love anything named after a fish
Talked about a Winchester..................I'm not sure. I might have mentioned it when I bought a Rossi 92 in 454 Casull. Would this have done it?
Spoke bad of the moderators..............I never speak bad about anyone, including my ex wife!
Said PK's Leverguns.com is a MUCH better site with MUCH better folks and MUCH better threads?.......................We,ll maybe..............
Derided a Marlin.................Nope, I love anything named after a fish
Talked about a Winchester..................I'm not sure. I might have mentioned it when I bought a Rossi 92 in 454 Casull. Would this have done it?
Spoke bad of the moderators..............I never speak bad about anyone, including my ex wife!
Said PK's Leverguns.com is a MUCH better site with MUCH better folks and MUCH better threads?.......................We,ll maybe..............
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Ah! now it comes out.
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I'm not welcome there ever. The owner had a problem with the truth.jeepnik wrote:Blaine is back on Marlinowners? Shoot, he was one of those of us who were banned and migrated to levergunlovers.comHobie wrote:Ray,
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Different forums allow differing behavioral standards that are imposed by the owner of the forum. Lots of people knock ARF.com and say that there are lots of idiots there – which does seem true, but they don’t permit “CA-bashing”.
I nearly got banned from the Marlin forum for dressing down some guy that was selling stuff who stated in his add that if you’re from CA, he won’t do business with you (for perfectly legal goods). He was just one of those people that thinks punishing CA gun owners is appropriate because the state is awash in liberal and illegals all wanting hand-outs. To me that makes the Marlin forum rate lower than AR15.com any day of the week.
I ask the moderator (on the Marlin forum) how he would feel if a seller arbitrarily excluded people from where he lives to buy a legal product? It’s difficult to ban someone for being fair and they didn’t. I wound up leaving on my own after a while because “Marlin” is just one of many brands of lever guns that I own and I'd rather spend the time that I have on-line surfing worthy sites. The Marlin site is a better place for novice levergun fans who are in the beginning of lever gunning or Marlin-geeks who ONLY own Marlin levers and ignore all others.
I nearly got banned from the Marlin forum for dressing down some guy that was selling stuff who stated in his add that if you’re from CA, he won’t do business with you (for perfectly legal goods). He was just one of those people that thinks punishing CA gun owners is appropriate because the state is awash in liberal and illegals all wanting hand-outs. To me that makes the Marlin forum rate lower than AR15.com any day of the week.
I ask the moderator (on the Marlin forum) how he would feel if a seller arbitrarily excluded people from where he lives to buy a legal product? It’s difficult to ban someone for being fair and they didn’t. I wound up leaving on my own after a while because “Marlin” is just one of many brands of lever guns that I own and I'd rather spend the time that I have on-line surfing worthy sites. The Marlin site is a better place for novice levergun fans who are in the beginning of lever gunning or Marlin-geeks who ONLY own Marlin levers and ignore all others.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Hmmm. Maybe I'll get banned here?
I just told some moron (in another thread) to go F- himself because he says our disabled vets that collect a disability benefits are "bums". Oh, and state workers that get a pension are bums too. Well I guess I'm a bum because I paid into a retirement fund for my whole career and now collect a retirement benefit.
People like that are hollow shells who have nothing because they never planned ahead and now that they are old and broke, they attack others who planned for their retirement (who are somehow the bad guys)? You almost have to almost feel sorry for idiots like that... Maybe I'll toss a couple pennies in his cup when I pass his camp-site on the sidewalk.
I just told some moron (in another thread) to go F- himself because he says our disabled vets that collect a disability benefits are "bums". Oh, and state workers that get a pension are bums too. Well I guess I'm a bum because I paid into a retirement fund for my whole career and now collect a retirement benefit.
People like that are hollow shells who have nothing because they never planned ahead and now that they are old and broke, they attack others who planned for their retirement (who are somehow the bad guys)? You almost have to almost feel sorry for idiots like that... Maybe I'll toss a couple pennies in his cup when I pass his camp-site on the sidewalk.
Politicians and diapers both require frequent changing for the EXACT same reason!
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I own a couple of Marlin rifles, have visited the forum in question, and found it boring. I am still a novice, and will always be when compared to many on here, but I can still have a lot of fun here.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
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Marlin Owners threatened to ban me so I just left. The reason? In a post about the Hornady FTX bullets, I said they were NOT the "holy grail" of bullets and did not shoot well in all rifles. That the advantages of the FTX, in my opinion, was just marketing hype to sell bullets. It turns out that the moderator didn't think that I had a right to my own opinion.
That's OK, the Marlin forum is turning into a mutual admiration society, anyway.
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Marlin Owners threatened to ban me so I just left. The reason? In a post about the Hornady FTX bullets, I said they were NOT the "holy grail" of bullets and did not shoot well in all rifles. That the advantages of the FTX, in my opinion, was just marketing hype to sell bullets. It turns out that the moderator didn't think that I had a right to my own opinion.
That's OK, the Marlin forum is turning into a mutual admiration society, anyway.
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I remember those days.you needed the secret decoder ring to read the 444 threads.funny chit.jeepnik wrote:Well, my sin was espousing the virtues of the 45-70 over the 444. Heck, I wonder if they still have the secret, members only, gotta be invited .444 club?rimrock wrote:Not trying to start anything, just express my opinion. I have to respectfully disagree with the general trend of this thread. MO and this one are just about the only 2 places I frequent on the net. In my experience, the mods at MO can be most tolerant. They do occasionally come down hard on someone, but it's mostly when a post gets flagged. AT MO, the mods do correct their mistakes if the (alleged) mistakes are addressed in a diplomatic manner.
Even if I get banned at either place, I'd still lurk at both of them cuz there's just too much useful knowledge I want from them. Almost forgot--the eye candy at both places is simply too attractive to leave alone!
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Funny, but I have expressed the same opinions as you about the Hornady bullets and LE ammo, vociferously and repeatedly -- and no one has banned me from the group. Maybe it had something to do with the way you expressed your views?piller wrote:I own a couple of Marlin rifles, have visited the forum in question, and found it boring. I am still a novice, and will always be when compared to many on here, but I can still have a lot of fun here.
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Wow, I feel kinda like a whussy! I haven't been banned anywhere (except my third wife's house). I drop by the "fish gun owners" site and I too, find it kinda boring and slow...
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Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
I tried to make my point politely but the moderator took it personally when I disagreed with his info commercial. They locked the thread and were deciding whether or not to ban me. I don't know the outcome, I have not been back.Pisgah wrote:Funny, but I have expressed the same opinions as you about the Hornady bullets and LE ammo, vociferously and repeatedly -- and no one has banned me from the group. Maybe it had something to do with the way you expressed your views?piller wrote:I own a couple of Marlin rifles, have visited the forum in question, and found it boring. I am still a novice, and will always be when compared to many on here, but I can still have a lot of fun here.
There are some great people on that forum but the some (not all) of the moderators and administrators..........
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Gee Blaine, at least I was trying to be a little subtle.BlaineG wrote:I'm not welcome there ever. The owner had a problem with the truth.jeepnik wrote:Blaine is back on Marlinowners? Shoot, he was one of those of us who were banned and migrated to levergunlovers.comHobie wrote:Ray,
Did you use a bad word? Ok, seriously now, sometimes mods make a mistake and accidentally ban somebody. Get Blaine to ask for you if you can't write the mod/owner directly.
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Heck, there's folks at GlockTalk that think you can't shoot cast in a stock Glock barrel. But, I figure they have drank the koolaid.txpete wrote:I remember those days.you needed the secret decoder ring to read the 444 threads.funny chit.jeepnik wrote:Well, my sin was espousing the virtues of the 45-70 over the 444. Heck, I wonder if they still have the secret, members only, gotta be invited .444 club?rimrock wrote:Not trying to start anything, just express my opinion. I have to respectfully disagree with the general trend of this thread. MO and this one are just about the only 2 places I frequent on the net. In my experience, the mods at MO can be most tolerant. They do occasionally come down hard on someone, but it's mostly when a post gets flagged. AT MO, the mods do correct their mistakes if the (alleged) mistakes are addressed in a diplomatic manner.
Even if I get banned at either place, I'd still lurk at both of them cuz there's just too much useful knowledge I want from them. Almost forgot--the eye candy at both places is simply too attractive to leave alone!
rimrock
I remember one guy telling me I couldn't shoot cast in a marlin
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Did you go off and make some comment on how crappy the wood-to-metal fit has been lately?rbertalotto wrote:"Whad I do! Whad I Do!"
Somehow I got myself banned on the Marlin Owners forum........It must have been REALLY baaaad!
Or how some Marlin 1895s have been found with mis-aligned sights?
How dare you point out such flaws....
Some people just need a sympathetic pat on the head.....with a hammer. Repeatedly.