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PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
POM sent me an e-mail letting me know that he has been banned. He thinks it was because of some critical postings concerning the software upgrades that he recently made. He asked me to let you guys know and to be careful what you say here. Hopefully he can get reinstated after a time off.



Edited to add that it was all a false alarm and POM was never banned. As best as we can determine, POM was having a problem with the new software not letting him log in. So, all's well.

Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow.... a good reminder to keep things civil. Personally, I think the switch-over went

    very well.... there are always glitches when these system changes are made. I went

    through several changeovers in business and all had minor issues... one had major

    issues. Cheers, RickO
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hmm, hopefully just a little timeout.
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    guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,240 ✭✭✭
    He sent me the same message as in the OP. Hope he will get to come back.
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    OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Along with: dlimb2
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,203 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hopefully just a time out.

    Keep an open mind, or get financially repressed -Zoltan Pozsar

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 22,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    What happened? I thought they were looking for feedback. How do you turn software feedback into something so bad as to get you banned? In softer, safer words can you give me a gist of what happened (or PM)? Thanks..id hate to make the same mistake, trying to watch my wording
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    all that for speaking your mind image
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    seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    some advice...not here the majority of my time but over in cardboard land a couple "great" guys got banned (i didn't know them)...so everyone wrote in, got in touch with mod. etc and got them reinstated ....so there is hope....think they did a probationary month or something.
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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: johnny9434
    all that for speaking your mind image


    Don't mess with 'The CU's New Clothes.'
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wish him much luck.



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    OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,297 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: renman95
    Originally posted by: johnny9434
    all that for speaking your mind image


    Don't mess with 'The CU's New Clothes.'


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    Originally posted by: DrBuster
    Hmm, hopefully just a little timeout.


    Yep. I hope he's allowed back in.

    How does that happen?
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    Originally posted by: seebelow
    What happened? I thought they were looking for feedback. How do you turn software feedback into something so bad as to get you banned? In softer, safer words can you give me a gist of what happened (or PM)? Thanks..id hate to make the same mistake, trying to watch my wording


    I was a little curious of that too. I'm not providing feedback because I might get banned.
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: FullCameo

    Originally posted by: DrBuster

    Hmm, hopefully just a little timeout.




    Yep. I hope he's allowed back in.



    How does that happen?






    PM Don or one of the mods.

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    rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭
    My my, hey hey
    Rock and roll is here to stay
    It's better to burn out
    Than to fade away
    My my, hey hey.

    Out of the blue
    and into the black
    They give you this,
    but you pay for that
    And once you're gone,
    you can never come back
    When you're out of the blue
    and into the black.

    POM is gone
    but he's not forgotten
    This is the story
    of a Johnny Rotten
    It's better to burn out
    than it is to rust
    POM is gone
    but he's not forgotten.

    Hey hey, my my
    Rock and roll can never die
    There's more to the picture
    Than meets the eye.
    Hey hey, my my.
    keceph `anah
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    Hello Tuco!
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    Originally posted by: BAJJERFAN
    Originally posted by: FullCameo
    Originally posted by: DrBuster
    Hmm, hopefully just a little timeout.


    Yep. I hope he's allowed back in.

    How does that happen?



    PM Don or one of the mods.


    Thanks BAJJERFAN.

    Not for my sake, lol!

    Kinda of a rhetorical question. I don't care how they do it, just wondering who does it and when.
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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've e-mailed back and forth with Rich as well. His knowledge of Engelhards is without question and the PM Forum will not be as fun without him. image
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: FullCameo

    Originally posted by: BAJJERFAN

    Originally posted by: FullCameo

    Originally posted by: DrBuster

    Hmm, hopefully just a little timeout.




    Yep. I hope he's allowed back in.



    How does that happen?






    PM Don or one of the mods.





    Thanks BAJJERFAN.



    Not for my sake, lol!



    Kinda of a rhetorical question. I don't care how they do it, just wondering who does it and when.






    One or more folks appeal on someone's behalf.

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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,293 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I didn't see what was posted or what could have caused it, but he always did like to push things with his "tone". Couple that with (most likely) plenty of previous warnings on other things, and it probably all added up.



    I have seen a lot of "feedback", even negative, be handled well. I have also seen people just spout out about things. If one has a good rep, they can probably get away with it. If one has the opposite of a good rep...well, they should word things in a way they would to their mother or pastor.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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    Originally posted by: Bochiman
    I didn't see what was posted or what could have caused it, but he always did like to push things with his "tone". Couple that with (most likely) plenty of previous warnings on other things, and it probably all added up.

    I have seen a lot of "feedback", even negative, be handled well. I have also seen people just spout out about things. If one has a good rep, they can probably get away with it. If one has the opposite of a good rep...well, they should word things in a way they would to their mother or pastor.



    I never thought of it that way. If they are passionate. How does one know they are spouting out on coins? I'm not sure.
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    CCC2010CCC2010 Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭
    I was really busy these past few days but ...Yes he(POM) did say to warn you guys to Becareful what you say and what you do as this forum is owned by PCGS and we are just guests in here...
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Too many forget they are guests and behave as if it is their cellar.... Cheers, RickO
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    piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    Well...apparently I'm now allowed to log in!

    Staring on 10/19, 2 days after the change, I was unable to log on. I could not log in and every time I clicked on reply to a thread it was making me go thru the steps to join, as if I was new to the site. I couldn't contact Don via email because the new design of the site does not provide his email as it use to.

    At that point I reached out to some members that I have their email addy's and told them I assumed I was banned but did not have a clue why, other than it may be some comments made about the new site design, none of which were harsh imo, and having seen other comments that were far more critical than any of mine, I was puzzled.

    About mid-week last week I decided to fill out all the info to re-join, but that requires an approval. I still have not received an approval email for that, and I guess I shouldn't expect one now.

    So on Sunday the 25th, I tried logging in as I had tried most days last week and wah-la, I was able to. Before starting to post, I decided to send Don a message asking him if he knew what happened...if I was banned and why so I don't repeat the mistake OR if it was just a glitch in the system? He has not replied so I suspect he is busy with other things LOL.

    Being I am now able to log in, I'm guessing it was a glitch, or possibly I was given a brief "timeout" as someone suspected in this thread. Who knows, I have not received a message from any Mod indicating I was, so I'm leaning that it was site glitch.

    Anyway, very happy to be back and thank you very much for the kind words some of you said. I'll try to continue to live up to the rep lol.



    Also, all of you have a week head start figuring out all the new things on here, so please bare with me if I ask some questions.
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
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    hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome back!
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    PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭
    I didn't think you were banned.

    "WOOF-WOOF!"

    (Love the avatar)
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    CoulportCoulport Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭
    Yea, I guess ya gotta hang tough.

    New version showed my handle and pass word but I couldn't post. Kept getting error message when trying to post. Finally accepted everything and all is fine. ( yea right)



    So carry one everyone.
    The most money I made are on coins I haven't sold.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All's well that ends well. Welcome back.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

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    element159element159 Posts: 493 ✭✭✭
    It could well have been a temporary glitch, there have been a few glitches here and there. Or you might have had some cached login information that needed to be cleared out, or something like that.



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    jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,373 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome back, POM!
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
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    rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭
    Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out.





    Welcome back to that same old place that you laughed about.





    Well the sites have all changed since you hung around,





    But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.





    Who'd have thought they'd ban ya (Who'd have thought they'd ban ya)





    Back here where we seen ya (Here where we seen ya)





    Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot,





    Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
    keceph `anah
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ah the Kotter song....



    Welcome back POM.... Cheers, RickO
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    ashelandasheland Posts: 22,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome back! image
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    piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone, it's good to be back from the void.
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: piecesofme

    Well...apparently I'm now allowed to log in!

    Staring on 10/19, 2 days after the change, I was unable to log on. I could not log in and every time I clicked on reply to a thread it was making me go thru the steps to join, as if I was new to the site. I couldn't contact Don via email because the new design of the site does not provide his email as it use to.

    At that point I reached out to some members that I have their email addy's and told them I assumed I was banned but did not have a clue why, other than it may be some comments made about the new site design, none of which were harsh imo, and having seen other comments that were far more critical than any of mine, I was puzzled.

    About mid-week last week I decided to fill out all the info to re-join, but that requires an approval. I still have not received an approval email for that, and I guess I shouldn't expect one now.

    So on Sunday the 25th, I tried logging in as I had tried most days last week and wah-la, I was able to. Before starting to post, I decided to send Don a message asking him if he knew what happened...if I was banned and why so I don't repeat the mistake OR if it was just a glitch in the system? He has not replied so I suspect he is busy with other things LOL.

    Being I am now able to log in, I'm guessing it was a glitch, or possibly I was given a brief "timeout" as someone suspected in this thread. Who knows, I have not received a message from any Mod indicating I was, so I'm leaning that it was site glitch.

    Anyway, very happy to be back and thank you very much for the kind words some of you said. I'll try to continue to live up to the rep lol.



    Also, all of you have a week head start figuring out all the new things on here, so please bare with me if I ask some questions.




    I mite bear with you but aint nofa king way I'll bare with you!
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    piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    For the record, Don sais I was not banned and he is unsure what happened.

    Like PH said, all's well that ends well. image
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
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    CCC2010CCC2010 Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭
    Welcome back home.!!! image
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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome back comrade pom!
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