I wondered where you had gone Fionapip.
The one thing DS does NOT want to do is reduce their numbers.
Less numbers = less people to see the ads that they get paid to have up on here.
The ads that pay for all the wonderful technological improvements that they give us.

I got warnings some time back and all it did for me was to be very suspicious of everyone and everything. Sigh!!!!!!!!

BTW Bear loved the story about Little Shit............ That was so funny.
So the bodily function that we call "shit" is considered cussing?
OK, wonder if they would have allowed "Little Dung"?
Doesn't have the same ring to it. ROLFLOL

Oh! Come on now, everyone...

Let's not be so negative. Let's look at the positive and beneficial aspects to this:

Prominent DailyStrength Community Leaders have used the dreaded word, oh! dear, oh! dear, oh! dear, may I say it?
"Fuck"
and
there have been no objections that I'm aware of....

So, why should the word, oh! dear, oh! dear, oh! dear, may I say it?
"Shit"
be any different?

Isn't that just wonderful?

Hugs
Marion

When you said you learned "absolutely nothing", you were telling the truth.

I haven't gotten any warning or have been suspended, I try and watch what i say and re-read everything before i reply or post, and there has been a few times i hit the delete button. Sometimes you can offend someone and not even know it, because people cant see how you are saying something. they will read something and take it the wrong way and that is how a lot of things get started.

I dont really care about people swearing but some people get really offended. The story about little shit was cute and i cant believe anyone would take that as offensive at all.

Oh! Come on now, everyone...

Let's not be so negative. Let's look at the positive and beneficial aspects to this:

I caused some controversy...

Isn't that just wonderful?

Hugs
Marion

Oh not me,
If you read the whole reply i said i was not offended.
Just wanted you to know

Hugs
becky

Mmmmmmmm Fionapip Seems liek your sense of humour is getting taken seriously.

Too funny. Just too funny.

Made my day.

And

I am still smiling about the "Little Shit".

To err is human. To forgive takes restraint. To forget what is forgiven is the mark of a SAINT!

I ain't no saint. I have only gotten one warning ever from DS,and I know it was the result of an organized claque of persons egged on by a banned for life person who apparently is not banned for life.

So let's not be so negative! It is an ill wind that blows no good. DS is useful to me as a place to experiment with sharing the thoughts and feelings that swirl around as I move closer and closer to the light. I just hope I am not a moth, and that the light is not a candle. Else, back to the wheel of existence, and I will get crushed again.

What rubbish. Excuse me, but it is much simpler to believe simpler things.

Like there is a God, and I am not God.

And God in me, sees God in everything!!!

what was that, for real???

you must have never been through what some of us have as the result of other "report abuse" trigger happy members. Team DS has NO clue about the dynamics of the relationships between members and is quick to warn people when there is nothing to warn about, literally, but someones skewed perspective!

I think that this thread should continue with opinions until DS does something to at least explain what rule(s) in the TOS or ROR we broke. I also believe there should be an appeal board, to appeal our suspensions, should we believe there is further information Team DS is missing!

Don't cave in!

I'm in on this thread. I have friends that didn't even recieve any explaination as to why they were even banned. It's completely and total BS.

I second #27 :-)

" Oh! Come on now, everyone...

Let's not be so negative. Let's look at the positive and beneficial aspects to this:

Fionapip's question:
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Quote:

On Sun Apr 04 02:39:01 2010, Fionapip@World.Galaxy wrote:

Please would you advise what I did (specifically) to result in my suspension, so I may avoid such behaviour in future, that is what rules did I infringe?

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DailyStrength's answer:
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From:
Date: 5 April 2010 18:03
Subject: [DS #Number] DailyStrength Support
To: Fionapip@World.Galaxy

Thanks for writing back. Unfortunately, please know that since any negative content was removed we cannot provide you with the exact reason why you received the previous message from DailyStrength Support. However, for a better understanding of what content is considered to be inappropriate, please review our Terms of Service and Rules of the Road. You can do so by clicking on the following links:

http://dailystrength.org/content/view/200

http://dailystrength.org/help/what-to-expect

Additionally, please know that we are working on new ways to not only report abuse, but to also prevent it.

Sincerely,
DailyStrength Support

UnQuote.

Isn't that just wonderful?

Hugs
Marion

Fionapip,

Do you really not know what you said, or do you just want to see if they know why you were suspended?

Is there anyone who has an axe to grind against you? and they were just reporting you till they suspended you, and you really didnt say anything that bad.
Do you feel like they suspended you for no good reason. If I was suspended i would definitely want to know why, like someone said they should send the post that got you suspended, so a person can appeal if it was taking out of content

I saw the whole "thing" and I don't believe "anyone" should have gotten a suspension. Problem is people are mis-using the abuse form and should keep it "in house" or private messages. This is due to (probably) legal reasons, DS has to protect themselves. A specific accusation is easier to claim foul or discrimination.

That said, DS should really re-think their punishment policy. We do live in a society where "innocent until proven guilty" still applies? And does anyone really believe that they "deleted the offending post so have no knowledge of the problem" anymore??? Sorry DS, but no one with several brain cells believes that. Might as well surrender! Your archives are probably one of your most precious possession.

If I hear "let's not be so negative" one more time, my few remaining brain cells will self-destruct. Let's just try being positive.....LOL

I did not see this particular situation but I do know of the one that blew up on a board I was on late last year (during the season to be jolly? LOL) and there was one person who seemed to delight in pressing other people's buttons then sitting back and watch them react and then report them - ad nauseum. Despite many attempts by the members to reason with her nothing worked and in the end DS stepped in and banned a couple of people for two weeks each and sent warning letters to others.
Here is what they said in mine :---------------------------------------------

Hi,

Were happy youre an active member at DailyStrength, however it has come to our attention that some of your posts are inappropriate. DailyStrength is designed as a place where members can be a part of online groups where they can give and receive positive support.

If you feel you are being abused by another member, do not reply in kind.Instead, please let us know immediately. Negative posts will be removed, and if they continue in the future, your account will be banned. We realize there are at least two sides to every story, and we will be communicating with other members as well.

If you have not done so already, please review our "Rules of the Road". You can do so by clicking here:

http://dailystrength.org/help/rules-of-the-road

Please remember that we do value you as a member and hope you will understand why it is necessary to retain a positive atmosphere for the benefit of all of our members.

Sincerely,
DailyStrength Support
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As it is a form letter I don't feel that I am violating anyone's privacy by posting it here.
Of course they never did get my or other peoples side of what happened but just wielded the axe - luckily most were able to return and in the end the person who was the main cause of it all was given a life ban. When banned you are warned NOT to try to come on with another account - and she violated that and earned a life ban for doing it - from what I can gather at least twice. She has returned at least once since then but has since been removed.

And no Manny I do NOT know what I said.
Not that time not when the trouble was rife on the CP board when we got those "blonde" trolls coming on and causing havoc and taking over the board every night.
Those of us who were reported and either banned or warned had no clue what was said that caused them to do that.
It does seem that (in these two cases) we got reprimanded when all we were trying to do was protect the DS boards from these people who wanted to "own" them.
Many times I think it is just one or two accounts (same person?) continually reporting because they don't like someone or something they said.

fiona roflmao!!!

Daily strength feels like elementary school sometimes in their ROR. If someone attacks you, report them and put them on ignore.

That is how it was handled in elementary school.

In high school you had someone meet you at the park after last bell to beat the snot out of them and you didnt forget a few good friends

As fully capable adult, I stick up for myself and if someone deems it abuse, I suppose the person who dished it, should've known how to better get it back.

I wonder what DS is trying to achieve, we are like family in our group and we fight like a very dysfunctional one "sometimes" then we kiss and make up or leave that person be.

It is not a support group for ships passing by to ask questions only. It is my group of friends and I hate to see them banned for any length of time!