Keith Ranville banned as a Moderator and user from THunting.com

Deleting posts should be done at a last resort .  I don't think Keith Ranville was pressed  to take the position as moderator on this Forum . He accepted did'nt he ? Everybody should have a chance to write whatever he wants  . It is different when foul or rude language is used  . Freedom is so hard to come by that we should at least be open to eachother here on this forum . A forum is like a family . Even in a family not everything goes according to our wishes but that is no reason to kick the kids in the street when they don't behave like we wish .  Cornelius

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I gave Keith Ranville the chance to share and promote his views wiith others on this forum and he kindly accepted.

However his first actions were to delete and / or alter 37 (!) posts which obviously did not match his views.

Now I ask you what you would want not only a moderator but any member to do when he does not agree to a posting you made: Should he simply delete it or should he discuss the topic with you?

I believe without any doubt that the later one is the right way to go. This is a forum where people exchange views, discuss different oppinions or even argue in a polite way. However denying, rejecting or even deleting anything that is not in line with ones personal views does not match the idea of a free spech forum nor is it a acceptable behaviour for a moderator.

Mr. Reinville deleted the work of many other members. Hence it is not me who needs to apologize but him! He owes those people an apology!

I thus made the only right thing: To ban him for god and prevent him from causing further damage.

All the deleted post will be restored from a backup though. That is the least I can do to honor the work of those members.

Deleting a post is the last mean a moderator can take and should only be applied to abusive posts. However in this case Mr. Ranville was unfortunately the abusive element himself.

I am very happy and proud of the friendly stuff at THunting.com! The stuff helps to make this place better each day. Thank you all!

Regards,

Christian

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i think he has already been banned from OI ...
that was acouple years ago when he flipped about the idea that other people had differing thoeries.


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