Why was JPM suspended?

Nada, well said. Even though he was mean and rude, he still had some good ideas. Though I'm still relieved he's suspended.

Anyway, back to the question...

Why was JPM suspended?

And for you people that hate him: Believe me. I hated him once before as well, but you'll grow out of it. JPM is more of an asset to these message boards than you may think.

~Ciao Lipton

An asset to the message boards, ha ha! only two letters off, unfortunately, he will be back soon..to further show what a total loser he really is...he is as predictable as the Chicago Cubs...LOSER!!!!

I'm surprised I havent been suspended, actually, along with a lot more people. Like:

Violaxcor (sp)
Nobody
Pinkalias
Lipton
or even other borderline people such as Ashley.

Why was he suspended ALL OF THE SUDDEN? It's not like his behavior changed.

Anyway, I loved the guy, and I (like Lipton) hated him for the first couple weeks I was here too, but in actuality, there is little to hate and everything to grow from. JPM made the boards much more entertaining and I'm GLAD he will be coming back, and no doubt he will, undeterred.

Albert was suspened for plagerising, which surprised the heck out of me...he was on my favorites list..I am still stunned by his admission and suspension.

Kaitlin, I truly love your poetry, you are one of my favorites too, you really know how to write, I await your next one.

Thanks Tommy, that's sweet *blush.

You know, Ann Marie e-mailed me like last week because there was speculation as to if one of my poems was plagiarized :[- but dont worry, I was cleared ;).

Does anyone know how long JPM will be officially suspended for? (considering he'll probably be back on another SN before the suspension ends).

Kaitlin, I didn't suspect you of plagiary... I saw the poem you have in your profile posted by someone and suspected THEM of taking it from you, not the other way around (and as far as I know, you can put whatever you want in your profile)

Just thought I'd clear that up! :)

Ann, I know ;). No worries. You're awesome.

Anyway, I think that the politics here may be getting too involved. Maybe he attacked the wrong person, but I do know that I will personally miss him, and I also have to say that pretty much EVERYONE loved watching him attack people as long as it wasnt THEMSELF being attacked. Maybe people should think about that, but in any case, I have a list of people that need to be suspended. I believe that every one of us has broken the rules and I also believe that most of us are rude enough to be suspended, but what I think doesnt matter.

And Bob, many of us are arrogant and many of us have huge opinions. If those are grounds for suspension I need to suspend my own account.

I was just getting to think that people understood JPM or that people were getting comftorable with him playing the big-mean-brother-that-beats-up-on-his-little-siblings role because he won the award last week (both the gold F and the weekly poem), but apparently that's not the case. The forums wont be the same without him.

(Hope he comes back soon).

Its kind of quiet here in the forums now..I agree, he should come back.

khm... It was a bug. Matt will be back soon.

What does that mean? That you guys didnt mean to suspend him or that him coming back is inevitable?

V: I'm honored to be on the list with you.

Yeah, what's up with that? Maybe Peter was the one who caused the "problem" haha. Conspiracy.

Seriously, out of EVERYONE that this "glitch" could have happened to, and it happens to JPM? That's a little fishy smelling to me.

That may very well be the case.

I seriously smell a conspiracy. Dont ask me what conspiracy smells like, because I really have no idea. But that's what it is.

JPM, welcome back.

I missed you, scary huh?

Matt, that is not the way to do it.

Dainz said it was a bug and that he has contacted Janis about it. Maybe what ever suspended you is making it so they don't get your emails or something, I don't know.

But you coming back in here spouting threats and stuff is not going to help you at all.

*too lazy to read previous posts*

1- this is stupid. It really is pathetic to cause so much commotion about a member.
2-was he suspended for *ahem* "rude" comments?

(yes...I know I'm a hyppocrite.)

I really don't understand how the IP addresses work, and I really don't care to figure it out. But is it possible that someone else happened to have the same IP as JPM? I just found 45 people that had all posted the same poem (one that is frequently circulated in email) and so far about 6 or so of those 45 have had other plagiarized poems. If one of those people had the same IP address as "JPM" then it probably suspended him when it got them.

Whatever the problem is, Matt, you need to stop your ranting and raving or that is just going to give them grounds to NOT unsuspend you.

(now that last post of yours was much calmer! very good!)

The sense of slow motion... definately. I felt that.

Seriously though, a MISTAKE? WTF. What's the likelyhood out of EVERYONE on these forums it would be the most controvercial person that the "glitch" happened to involve.

Since when does anyone FOLLOW the rules either? And I do believe they have CHANGED since I saw them last, probably to accomodate all the whiney little punks who cant handle JPM.

1. The first and most important rule is to be respectful to all members. Being disrespectful to other members will not be tolerated.

(90% of us have broken this rule MULTIPLE times)

2. Do not post your poems in this forum. Submit them here.

(Fair enough, but the rule gets broken ALL THE TIME)

3. Do not post texts that are not yours. It is violation of copyright laws. To refer to copyrighted poem or text put link to original source.

(Fair enough, but there should be something added to that rule about citing sources, because people BREAK THIS RULE TOO)

4. No advertisements of any kind are allowed in the forums.

(Self advertisement either? KoT is definately next suspended. This rule has been broken umpteen times)

5. No spamming or bumping is allowed.

(Happens)

6. Posts containing violence, hate, racism, etc. will be deleted.

(This rule gets broken daily, and by people other than JPM)

7. Any swearing or vulgar slang is strictly forbidden.

(There goes half of P&Q right there)

8. Harassment will not be tolerated.

(Happens all the time)

9. If a member is inactive for over 60 days (has made no posts) their user name may be deleted.

(Irrelevent, not everyone posts on the forums).

I just dont think that the ruels should be SELECTIVELY enforced. They either ARE or ARE NOT rules. I think this is complete bullshit.

AND if JPM's account was suspended for "rule breaking" then WHY were we lied to and told it was a MISTAKE?

PLUS JPM will be back whether his account is suspended or not, so why dont they just give him his damn account back?

I dont want to refer to him as DWTSS. It is much longer, plus I already have JPM memorized.

DWTSS just isnt as aesthetically pleasing, and terrible feng shui to say the least.

Good point.

I have NEVER been threatened to be suspended, and I am probably in the top 5 rule breakers on the site.

I have a list of people who need to be watched for suspension if the rules are all the sudden being enforced:

Nobody
Pinkalias
Kaitlin Kristina
Violaxcore
Kevin Murray
JPM

Needless to say, if all those people were gone, the forums would be a desolate and boring place.

The rules? Please. Who wants to live in Care Bear land, they're creepy.

ok, I don't know exactly what happened or why, but it's not getting us anywhere by arguing about it.

Dainz said a bug, not a mistake (to me, mistake means a person did something wrong and a bug means something happened with the site program).

He said in the mod forum that he has contacted Janis about it.

So now we just have to wait it out.

Also, there is no penalty system in place for the forums yet. Maybe people just aren't complaining about comments made by those others on your list, Kaitlin. Or maybe you guys aren't leaving rude remarks on poems.

No one is arguing, simply stating.

It would be great if someone could address it with the true story, straight from the horses mouth, as they say (not that I know who "they" are, but I suppose I'm one of "them" now).

I just feel like people are out to get Matt, and I dont think it's fair when other people do the exact same things. It's like... how big a dose of rule breaking matters? It's all the same.

Not that life is fair... by the way.

I still get to throw a fit about it if I want. As Princess Kaitlin, that is ;)

You WERE punked by Poems&Quotes (not by me or Janis).

Cheers :)