I agree with afv1296.
He was banned for saying that he searched for something that probably doesnt even excist yet?
That ban was really hard, even if it was done to make an example.
He didnt give any information about where to find "something".
He didnt say he had or was going to downloaded anything, he said he was searching, as in looking up information.
So he was banned for saying the word? Or because he was just talking about it?
Or because Samsara assumes he actually will download it sometime?
If so, what will happen when it actually is out there for people to download, will it be against the rules to talk about the music here untill release? Because talking about it means you have downloaded it.
If so, what about the people that is talking abouit it allready and claims to have or have heard the promo? What if they dont have the promo?
This brings more qustions than clarity.
I can understand banning people when posting links and giving directions to where to download stuff. But this is weird.
When its out there will be loads of new members like usual that doesnt know about the rules etc.
I see this going in one direction, the forum will close sooner or later.
For those who are newer here... the last time that happened (around the time GR was about to be released) this entire forum was shut down.
BUT IT NOT RIGHTS
WAZ IS A TRUE BLAK METALS REBEL I AM LORD OF OPTH WAZ IS MINION OF LORD OF OPTH
WE SHALL SMITE THEE SAMASARA WITH THY EVIL BANNINGS
WHY IS IT PEOPLE IS BANNED FOR SPEELINGS WRONG BANNINGS PEOPELES FOR LEEKINGS IS OK BECOS MICKEL GETS ANGRY WHEN HIS MASTEPEICES IS STOLEN BY FAT COMPUTING GEEK BUT WAZ IS NOT ENGLAND THAT WHY HE NOT SPEEL
Pretty sure the rules were explicitly stated and then that guy went ahead and indirectly challenged them. Totally deserved a ban for being a smart ass.
^Talk about missing the point, man. Of course everyone knows how to use search engines and the internet. And he was barely even expressing an opinion. All flebbie did was say "this means nothing to me, i'm going to be a sarcastic dick and taunt the mod by searching for a leak." He could have just read the thread and searched for one without saying so, but he had to be a big man and point out that Mr. Samsara wasted a thread and instead led him to search for another leak (a lot of assonance there).
What is so hard for people to grasp? Of course the band can't do anything about people downloading leaks and listening to them, but just have the courtesy not to discuss that sort of activity on the their official forum. Plain and simple. There are plenty of other places to discuss the stuff, just not here.
No you are missing the point.
Should people get banned for beeing a sarcastic prick (which would mean at least 25% of the people on UM, proabaly more) or for spreading information about leaked music?
There is no consistancy at all.