The Ban Hammer Doesn't Swing Often ... but when it does.

[DeadGirl-Productions]

jamie french seems to get away with a lot of stuff here

Eh, I feel may age these days... I only come around here to promote stuff, throw my two cents in every once in great while. That's about it. Notice this account says Deadgirl Productions... the Jamie French account is still banned from ages ago, and I don't really care to have it un-banned.

[gugaxamot]

Don't listen to h8rs Jamie.

[DeadGirl-Productions]

Don't listen to h8rs Jamie.

Dude, I can barely hear anything at all... 20 years in rock bands will do that to ya.

[sukumvit boy]

This whole ' mis gendering' thing is new to me.
Although it's certainly just plane rude to refer to someone by something other than what you know is their chosen gender identity.

[scroller]

Appreciate the transparency on why people are getting banned, that was not always done in the past.

[GroobySteven]

Appreciate the transparency on why people are getting banned, that was not always done in the past.

It depends on who they are & banned for what. If it was a legit member who posted, then it was usually explained IN the thread that got them kicked or obvious. No need to create a separate thread for it. If it's someone who has been here for only a little while and a trouble maker, then why give them the satisfaction - just kick them and move on.

[hippifried]

Piracy is a problem- thanks for taking a stand, Steven. Law and technology have yet to catch up, and that's where society at large needs to step in.

Technology might have a chance of catching up, but the law Is reactionary by its very nature & can't possibly catch up. Copyright laws were written to protect ink on paper, basicly. Media changes. Copying used to be hard work. With the advent of the internet, anything can be copied & disseminated around the world at the speed of light. So now what? I have to wonder if the laws are enforcible anymore. Internet's been around... What? 30 years or more now? Nothing seems to be working so far. It'd be a shame if creative people lost their protections. Just seeme to me that it's the thought processes & tactics that need to catch up. I don't work in the industry, so I'm not sure exactly how. Convincing society in general that free is wrong will be a daunting task at best. Probably harder from this particular niche. Hopefully, calm deliberation will win out as it should.

P.S. What the hell is "mis-gendering"? Geezle! I resurrect from the dead to find the dictionary rewritten...

[maxpower]

P.S. What the hell is "mis-gendering"? Geezle! I resurrect from the dead to find the dictionary rewritten...

Referring to a transwoman using male pronouns, or a male name...things along those lines.

[CORVETTEDUDE]

I'm just here for the interesting articles!!

[dreamon]

No doubt Prince and Taylor Swift would love to take your message to their fans with a few changed sentences to make it appropriate for their area of creative endeavors (as long as they gave credit to original authorship)
The digital world has created digital thieves. I can't think of a single person I know under 30 who has their own Netflix password. For them stealing original content is a world away from putting a bottle of Grey Goose under their jacket and walking out without paying.
Keep fighting the fight Steven

Netflix actually allows a certain amount of sharing of accounts. They have guidelines for it.