Let them both back, but disable FFB's posting privileges after 900pm, and RM95's ability to use the rolleyes emoticon. Seriously, everyone deserves a second chance. FFB needs to stop with the whole "im cool cause I'm a jerk" routine and RM95 needs to keep his emotions under control. Even before that meltdown, alot of his posts were quite "on edge" and snappy. For the life of me, I don't understand how any veteran poster can let TJ or Bigtexxx rile them up. We have an ignore list for a reason!
Honestly, I didn't even know RM95 was gone. Nevertheless, I don't think he should be allowed back in until I match his current post count. And by my calculations, at my current pace (2.54 posts/day), I'll catch RM95 in about 10,875.6 days, or roughly 30 years from now. So, there's your answer. As for FFB, he's humorous, so I say let him back in. BUT, I think he should be busted down to "rookie" status for a month as a form of public shaming. Basically, that means no drunken thread starting for Fatty for a whole month, as well as a month of constant ribbing from the rest of us for being a n00b rookie. Oh, and in case he decides to go on a (drunken) rampage and accuse a poster of being someone else, being a rookie will also stop him from digging up obscure posts from 4 years ago to support his house-of-cards argument.
Oh. Hell. Yes. Fatty, if you're reading this, embedded-YouTube-videos-as-message-board-responses got old, oh, about the SECOND time you did it. No one clicks on your videos, dude.
I voted to let them both back in. RM95 because he's a good guy and FFB because it is genuinely hilarious to read someone who is so consistently wrong across such a broad spectrum, yet are so convinced they are right.
Let them back in and ban a couple of other knuckleheads instead. BTW, If you just got pissed off, I'm probably talking about YOU.
Both should be allowed to return from exile. RM95 is an honourable man who is willing to defend the common poster at all cost. He sacrificed himself in order to wipe out all the 'charles barkley is a god' threads. His loyalty should never be questioned and his battles against tinman should always be remembered. FB, in a way, warns us about the evil powers that women possess. I miss the "how old do I look" threads. =( why even release their attempts at rejoining the site? It's basically ridiculing 2 brave men, while others who have done more horrendous things go unpunished.
There've been a couple of posts like this, and you have to wonder how much time people who think like this spend in the Hangout? I mean, do you visit other Question threads often. Take the dog thread currently on page 1 (which I know about because I've posted in it) - Dog Thread. There are some good responses, sure, but you also have your - Just come around my neighborhood with some weenies and lure the stray dog of your choice into your vehicle. - Have you tried a Vietnamese restaurant? type responses...and that's ok, too. sometimes they're funny. Bigtexx's response wasn't super rude or anything and nothing was said about a funeral until later, at which point bigtexx was taken aback, and quickly thereafter said sorry. I'm not saying not to bring RM95 back. I'd bring them both back (the thread that got Fatty kicked is awesome, btw), but I'm not running the site. You can be sure they'll both be kicked out again.
I saw FFB at Pub Fiction last Sunday and he was absolutely hammered. (I was a little drunk myself) Seemed like a good guy though, I say you let him back on the board. If there's room for people like me on an internet forum there's room for FFB.
Well, I visit the Question threads that I may be able to help with or that I find humorous. So, not many. Bigtexx's response indeed was not super rude or anything, but the guy just lost someone in his family and I understand why he snapped on Bigtexx's comment. The reason why he was asking wasn't mentioned until later on and I don't think he would have responded the way he did had he known why initially. However, like I said, he just lost someone in his family and is super-sensitive right now. Knowing that, I can see why he snapped on him is all I'm saying. Did he have to use multiple curse words to the point that half his posts were unreadable because most of it was censored? No, but I understand is all. p.s. Blueprint 3 on the way??
I'm also enjoying a good chortle over RM95's proposed username: Zol I wonder if he was referring to 99.1 in Washington, DC: "El Zol 99.1 - Siempre de Fiesta!" http://www.elzol991.com/
