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Wasn't sure if I should post this but I will because it sort of puts things into perspective a bit. As many know, I am a Mod over there, and if you know me, I try hard not to be a combative person. In this new position, I have volunteered to make decisions, hopefully for the "good" of the membership. Some of them are not well received and I apologize if I have offended anyone.

Today I receive a personal threat, which I feel puts me and my whole family in jeopardy.

These are Cigar boards and we all signed up to discuss the things we enjoy doing and hopefully to build friendships along the way. When it becomes personal, its time to step back and take a look at what we're doing here.

I enjoy visiting several boards, because I like the comarodity and discussions that take place. I truly do hope that we can get back to that soon!

Dave

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That's really sad. If you don't like the new board, don't go there but that's no way to behave. I'm sorry that happened, Dave.

MCS

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:tpd:Got quite a few over the years when I modded there. (assuming it happened there) Easy to read too more into them than intended, I always did, but hard for them at any level not to freak. Did you post about it there as well? Threating a member on any board post or PM is grounds for expulsion or at minimum a long vacation. One of the few benefits of unpaid janitorial duty is the immediate response and protection of the site owners for these types of things.

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Sigh...glad to be "committed"!

I wonder if anyone got my quips at the old site about "Penn Central Lives" and "reaching for the black-and-yellow lever next to my seat".

(Hint on the last one...in a military plane, that's the LAST lever you want to grab hold of!)

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I agree that personal threats are uncalled for. Sorry that you have to deal with that Dave.

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:tpd:

It's just a 'net board, already!

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In the words of the Great Booker T...

"Save the drama fo yo mamma!!"

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Sorry someone saw fit to threaten you in any way, Dave. That is completely unacceptable. :2

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That's messed up. I hope you guys make a report to the FBI; making a threat like that can be a serious matter.

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I really tried, but don't think I am going back.:fu

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asked them to delete my account because puff is overr here germany a word for whorehouse and i dont want to be associated with a site with such a name.
Lets wait and see if they grant my wish...

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Just a question. Does anyone remember signing or agreeing to a membership agreement with Puff? I know I did with CS and I did with the Asylum, but I didn't with Puff. From what a friend told me, the only thing that CS could sell was what was posted before the sale was completed. That since I didn't sign or agree to anything with the new owner, then he wouldn't necessarily own anything I posted after the sale was completed. Unfortunately he would own the membership list including the user profiles and he could do what he wanted to with that material - even selling it to a spammer unless it was something prohibited in the sales contract.

My time swimming around over there is probably over anyway because I just made a post questioning the whole "forum owns your post" concept. I tried to find and read the membership agreement over there and couldn't find a link to it.

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Seriously f'ed up! Press charges against that person. Threats are completely uncalled for on a message board.

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Dave,

Give them my address if they want to threaten anyone. I'd love to test out this new "stand your ground" law they have in Florida.

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I don't know why my Puff PM box was restricted to 50 PMs, but it was tonight. No warning, no notation, nothing.

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I've still got a 100 pm limit there for now.

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Oh I think you know why! :fu



I got nuthin!?!?

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All I know is that I have a PM box of 1,000 here.

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I have had the same problems on other boards... I have received email threats and other questionable communication before. The first one was scary - after that, I took them all with a grain of salt.

It is very unfortunate that folks act that way - after all, it is a cigar board, and nothing else. Some folks become totally absorbed in it and it becomes a way of life, others hide behind the relative anonymity of the public Internet and throw threats that they could not possibly follow up on.

Either way, it sucks, and I am sorry to hear that you are getting harassed. There are several folks in our crew that would be happy to assist, I am sure! :ss

If the person making the threats doesnt have your name and address, there isnt really much they can do, IMO...

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Things appear to be getting waaay out of hand! It's cute to make funny statements, but, jeez, enough already! Don't go over there if you don't like it anymore. But to nag here about there is getting as old as nagging over there about over there! And threatening people is beyond the pale. Don't know what kind of threat this was, but in this day and age you can certainly make that person deeply regret what he did- and so you should! Very sorry this happened- on a damn cigar board of all things!!! Sad, very sad- and pathetic!