People Who Probably Shouldn't Be Members...

[Aunt Angus]

Hi. Is there a "line" that once crossed will get someone blocked from BYC? It hasn't been crossed by anyone (yet), but I'm curious. For a friend.

 

[Kiki]

I believe the line varies per each situation.


Which friend?

 

[Aunt Angus]

There is someone who my friend (*wink*) thinks keeps posting comments that border on disturbing. It smacks of creating posts just to ruffle feathers. Like they are lying just to be creepy and upset actual chicken owners.

 

[Kiki]

There is someone who my friend (*wink*) thinks keeps posting comments that border on disturbing. It smacks of creating posts just to ruffle feathers. Like they are lying just to be creepy and upset actual chicken owners.

Unfortunately I don't think the mods notice these type of friends as much as some of us regular posters do.


Report the posts.

All of them.

 

[getaclue]

You can report them. When you do, it's investigated. Yes, there have been people banned from BYC.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I'm on it. Thanks.

 

[getaclue]

Oh, and the mods will sometimes remove the posts, and send a warning notice to the offender, letting them know they will be in BYC jail, if they don't wise up.

 

[CarpCharacin]

If you run into posts that you think might be against the rules, report them, and we'll look into it. You can review the rules here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/help/terms
Thanks.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Also, please don't quote or respond to posts which you suspect are troll posts. Just report them. Thank you!

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Interesting questions!

One of the hardest aspects of running such a huge forum community is that each situation needs to be reviewed. This can sometimes take a lot of reading, discussion, and time.

The same applies to how we deal with individual members. There are a LOT of variables that come into play. That said, blatantly disregarding our rules and disrespecting our moderators will definitely get someone speedily towards a permanent ban from BYC!