Can Admin issue a Banning Order?

by Robert Mann
25th June 2012

There is a persistent annoyance on this site in the guise of Ovais Ahmed a.k.a. Ebn Ally Allly, who is not getting the message about begging/seeking publishers/requesting inappropriate help. Personally I think he is just trying to wind up as many of our community as possible, and its about time admin. deleted his accounts. Anyone agree? Robert

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Dear Robert

Thank you for raising these concerns. We will look into the posts in question and will contact the user to discuss our community guidelines. Please do raise any further concerns by emailing [email protected]

Best wishes

WAYB team

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I disagree.

If you don't like his posts, don't read them, don't respond to them.

If you don't want to contact him personally, don't.

If there have been harassing messages, or bullying threads, something of that kind, that's a different matter and yes, absolutely, the stick of banination should wield its fiery justice.

Otherwise, while I understand your point, I don't think you can ban somebody over three questions, one of which is not begging for anything.

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