Obviously the only bit of power they do have - some seem to really revel in it and do it for a pastime.
It's quite telling that some of the nastiest posters are the ones with the highest alert count.
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Obviously the only bit of power they do have - some seem to really revel in it and do it for a pastime.It's a little touch of power to those who do it. They're probably the types to go full Karen over an expired coupon. Reading the DS thread linked here, a couple seem a tad peeved over the discussion over here, that Tanya character is trying to be nonchalant about it. She really is a piece of work!
Why would you have to change your internet provider and phone number? Could you not use a new email address,, register on a friends computer and then when accepted back you could then log in on your phone?You’d have to change your email address, internet provider and mobile number. Is it worth the hassle?
Try it and see! Someone was banned for using the word in a general sense. She’s been called worse
They seem to have ways of finding out these things!Why your internet provider and phone number? Could you not use a new email address,, register on a friends computer and then when accepted back you could then log in on your phone?
I did notice when you first go on digital spy you have to agree to accepting cookies from the Hearst group. Maybe that's where they see you were a former member.
I shouldn't be having to resort to this, ive always been respectful on there though I did get passionate about some topics.
Banning should be for extreme cases or for serious bullying and not for a different viewpoint or for getting things wrong in videos that you link to. Its frustrating
Damn !!They seem to have ways of finding out these things!
So, if you got a second cheap SIM that's the way to circumvent it? I wondered how they'd tell for people using mobiles!You’d have to change your email address, internet provider and mobile number. Is it worth the hassle?
Surely in my case if I logged in to ds on a new sim, say topped up with £10 and on a new email address, that as soon as I went back to my regular sim on my phone (which is my only source of internet at home) then they'll recognise the phone/sim from before and re ban me?So, if you got a second cheap SIM that's the way to circumvent it? I wondered how they'd tell for people using mobiles!
Yeah, sorry - I have no idea! It would be interesting to know how these forums keep a track - I mean, for example what if you lived in shared accommodation at uni etc, would one person on a ban mean that everyone else was as well? If someone techy could explain how it works in layman's terms I'd be interested to know!Surely in my case if I logged in to ds on a new sim, say topped up with £10 and on a new email address, that as soon as I went back to my regular sim on my phone (which is my only source of internet at home) then they'll recognise the phone/sim from before and re ban me?
Maybe someone on here is more tech minded and knows for sure.
She is the main reason I’ve drifted over here tbh.Tanya still being allowed to run riot on the forums with absolutely nobody in authority willing to say enough is enough.
What on earth is going on? I've never seen anything like it, on or offline.
About 2 hours, it's Sunday, during the week, 30 minutes.I’m so tempted to log back into DS and call this Tanya bint an annoying troll. How long do you think I’d last if I did?
Someone has just said on DS that if you message Support, that also counts as a discussion so I have done that a few times querying warnings or bans so my earlier estimate of my reporting was more accurate.Aargh, by jove I've got it - that means I lied about reporting 2 posts, it was actually 10 in 14 years so worse than I thought but not bad considering. I've never understood the reporting thing unless it was for something really bad like the post that was made about Lucy earlier but was quickly changed. Surely it's easier just to ignore the post or poster rather than getting a blistered finger from pressing the report button so often - in life there will be things you don't like, get over it and move on. It's kind of sad if you feel the need to keep doing it - maybe a discussion forum isn't the place for people like that, an appreciation site would be better.
I’ve been banned from DS for a while but I don’t think that’s correct tbh, unless they’ve changed things since. IIRC contacting support is more like a PM. Vanillaforums, which DS runs on since its makeover confirms how alerts work though, especially the underlined part:Someone has just said on DS that if you message Support, that also counts as a discussion so I have done that a few times querying warnings or bans so my earlier estimate of my reporting was more accurate.
Thanks for explaining that - as I said, I only reported a post on a handful of occasions and this has proved it but it's a bit embarrassing for some now they know everyone can see how often they've been reporting other posters. It's a pity this didn't come to light before a load of us got banned because of these report-happy people.I’ve been banned from DS for a while but I don’t think that’s correct tbh, unless they’ve changed things since. IIRC contacting support is more like a PM. Vanillaforums, which DS runs on since its makeover confirms how alerts work though, especially the underlined part:
Any member with the "Flag" permission may use this function.
Once the report has been submitted, the reporting user receives a pop up confirmation at the bottom left:
Viewing reports
Reporting content creates a new discussion in a special moderator-only category called "Reported posts". You can access this by going to the categories menu, or by choosing this option directly from the mebox
Reporting Posts - Vanilla Success
What is Reporting? Reporting is a way for members to bring moderators’ attention to content that they believe is inappropriate. “Report” is an option under “Flag” in the Reactions available under each post. (Image) Reporting a post Go to Flag → Report in the Reactions menu at the end of the...success.vanillaforums.com
I can only tell you how we found out when I administrated a now defunct forum. At the top right of each post (near to where the thread post number is listed) is your IP address. You can't see it as a regular poster, it only shows up for the forum admin.They seem to have ways of finding out these things!
The thing is, it is a discussion forum, so people will disagree with you, and that prompts more discussion, which isn’t an argument. That’s the point of DS- discussion. Trouble is , some posters can turn nasty and vindictive, especially on the Politics forums, where some are real “ pieces of work” and gang up and bully other posters- for some reason they don’t get banned. You don’t have to post anything particularly bad to get banned though, due to some with their finger stuck on the flag button! We all know the culprits who, together, are part of a vile broth of nastiness which is tolerated by mods.Morning all. I'm on DS and after you got mentioned over there I had to come over and take a look and this thread is hilarious.Personally I don't find DS that bad but I have come across plenty of the posters mentioned but I never interact with them. I tend to say my piece in a thread and that's it and I never get drawn into any arguments if it annoys someone. I find arguing with a stranger on the internet such a waste of time.
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