In all honesty, folks, I really can't complain about DV. There's been an incident or two on DV in the past between a certain individual and I, and in all fairness, I kept the smack talk rolling longer than needed. It wasn't actually intended to be taken seriously, but after a few drinks, that's how I show 'em my love and appreciation! Or how I used to anyhow...
Times there have changed, and certain behaviour, even done in jest, is no longer tolerated. The site is slowly evolving, and I've found that if I actually make an attempt to become a 'contributing' member of the forum, I'm not arbitrarily banned. I couldn't care less about any of my previous handles. Actually, it's probably a good thing that they're 'dead'...
They are trying to clean things up a bit, and I actually have to stick up for the Moderators at this point... It must be difficult even for them to decide what's allowed, and what's not. They just follow orders from up top, I'd imagine, and the Mods over there have actually been helpful in the past, so I can't smack talk them down too much...
I guess what I'm getting at is, I liked to push the limit there at times, as many did, but in the past you could get away with it... Not so much anymore. The only problem is, people weren't really given 'notice' as to what is actually 'acceptable' and what is not... but it seems that the 'rules' vary so much these days, it's best to err on the side of caution....
