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Recently, this forum thread was brought to my attention and I was informed that a member going by the handle of Damar Stiehl was exhibiting rude and hateful behavior. After reading of several occasions where Damar Stiehl harrassed members of the Christian Gamers Alliance community, I contacted him privately, hoping to settle the matter peacefully. This is what I sent to him:
This was his reply:
I have edited his user account so that he cannot post, banned his e-mail address, and banned his IP address. If provoked further, I will contact his Internet service provider and request that they cancel his service as most Acceptable Usage Policies forbid harrassment of others.
His IP address is currently 65.124.125.2. A whois query returned the following results:
While I allow free speech on the Christian Gamers Alliance community forums, my efforts and the efforts of the many others who have built this community were not intended to provide a place for hateful non-Christians to derive a perverse pleasure from angering others but to bless fellow Christians and witness to unbelievers receptive to the Gospel message.
I have taken great care not to react harshly in this situation and I now present evidence of that to all who wish to read. There are non-Christians who have conducted themselves with courtesy on this board and I have no intention of removing them from the board. No forum user yet has exhibited the wilfully ignorant anger and hatred shown by Damar Stiehl. I hope--and pray--that none will ever again.
If Damar Stiehl should return under another guise, forum administrators are free to ban him at will and contact his Internet service provider with evidence of his harassment.
In conclusion, disrespect such as this will not be tolerated. While free speech will not be quelled, I will not allow the cause of free speech to allow inconsiderate members to harass others. I do not enjoy performing these administrative duties, nor do I appreciate the inevitable interruption from more important duties that these hateful outbursts cause, but I will moderate these forums in order to govern justly.
Good night and God bless.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]As the leader of the Christian Gamers Alliance, I have a responsibility to watch over and govern the Christian members of the community that participate in forum discussions. During your participation on these forums, you have repeatedly and maliciously attacked members under my charge, and I will no longer tolerate such behavior.
If you do not reply with a statement promising to at least try to behave like a courteous participant in our community and then keep that promise, then I will delete your forum account. Should you decide to return to our forums under another name, I will locate you by your IP address, ban it, and contact your Internet service provider and ask them to cancel your service on grounds of harrassment.
I am called to balance my desire to witness to unbelievers and my responsibility to watch over this community every day. I do not appreciate having rude, inconsiderate, and irresponsible people forcing such decisions on me. I am giving you this warning because I believe that people can change, given the proper discipline, but also so that you know exactly where you stand.
Please consider either correcting your behavior and apologizing to members you have so viciously attacked or simply ceasing your visits to our forums.
I mentioned my desire to witness to unbelievers earlier, and it is a very strong desire. But I understand that when a person refuses the Gospel, they are responsible for that decision. I pray that you take a look around this community and see that, even among members who are still young and maturing in the faith, there is a great deal of love and compassion to those who approach us in like manner.
This was his reply:
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Yawn. Go try to muscle someone else around, prayboy. Here's a little bit of conventional wisdom: don't try to scare a lobster with a bare ass, and a network admin with an IP trace or a ban.
Be thankful I'm staying on Cheryl's forums, I could go spill my venom somewhere else, too. Let her decide whether she wants me or not, AIIT?! Now go away, child.
I have edited his user account so that he cannot post, banned his e-mail address, and banned his IP address. If provoked further, I will contact his Internet service provider and request that they cancel his service as most Acceptable Usage Policies forbid harrassment of others.
His IP address is currently 65.124.125.2. A whois query returned the following results:
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Qwest Communications NET-QWEST-BLKS-4 (NET-65-112-0-0-1)
65.112.0.0 - 65.127.255.255
EMBER CORPORATION Q0724-65-124-125-0 (NET-65-124-125-0-1)
65.124.125.0 - 65.124.125.31
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2003-02-22 20:00
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While I allow free speech on the Christian Gamers Alliance community forums, my efforts and the efforts of the many others who have built this community were not intended to provide a place for hateful non-Christians to derive a perverse pleasure from angering others but to bless fellow Christians and witness to unbelievers receptive to the Gospel message.
I have taken great care not to react harshly in this situation and I now present evidence of that to all who wish to read. There are non-Christians who have conducted themselves with courtesy on this board and I have no intention of removing them from the board. No forum user yet has exhibited the wilfully ignorant anger and hatred shown by Damar Stiehl. I hope--and pray--that none will ever again.
If Damar Stiehl should return under another guise, forum administrators are free to ban him at will and contact his Internet service provider with evidence of his harassment.
In conclusion, disrespect such as this will not be tolerated. While free speech will not be quelled, I will not allow the cause of free speech to allow inconsiderate members to harass others. I do not enjoy performing these administrative duties, nor do I appreciate the inevitable interruption from more important duties that these hateful outbursts cause, but I will moderate these forums in order to govern justly.
Good night and God bless.