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Date: 05 Jan 2007 20:18:06
From: samsloan
Subject: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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NOTIFICATION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION Date: January 5, 2006 To: Sam Sloan Your post to the USCF Forums on January 2nd in the USCF Issues Forum was in violation of the Acceptable Usage Guidelines for the USCF Forum because it referenced a confidential matter that you had knowledge of only as a member of the Executive Board. This is a 2nd level sanction, because of your earlier violation of the AUG back in June when you posted a solicitation for funds. Accordingly, and after consultation with the USCF Executive Director, you have been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums for a period of one week. This suspension is effective immediately and will be in effect until one week after the point at which you acknowledge this notification. You may appeal this sanction via email or equivalent written form to the USCF Executive Director, who can lift the sanctions imposed, reduce them, or increase them. Mike Nolan, serving as a Moderator of the USCF Forums Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: USCF Forums Disciplinary Procedures -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disciplinary Procedures for the USCF Forums, as approved by USCF Executive Director Bill Hall: 1. All First Level or higher Sanctions called for under these procedures will last for the designated time period from the point at which the suspenion notice has been acknowledged by the individual. For example, a one week suspension notice issued on Monday and acknowledged on Wednesday will last until the following Wednesday. Depending upon how sanctions are implemented, a sanction may remain in effect until 11:59:59 PM of the day it is due to expire. 2. Time Out Sanction: Because the Forums deal with topics on which people have widely varying opinions, discussions can sometimes get out of hand. The Moderators may publicly request individuals participating in a 'flame fest' or rapid fire posting feud to take a voluntary 24 hour time out, during which time they are asked not to post to any topics in the Forums. If this voluntary time out does not quell the flame fest, the Moderators may publicly impose a mandatory 24 or 48 hour time-out on these individuals. A voluntary or mandatory Time Out Sanction does not elevate the poster's current sanction level but may, at the Moderator's discretion, be treated as if it were a First Level sanction for the purpose of assessing future sanctions. 3. First Level Sanction: The first time someone posts something that is a significant violation of the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual is warned and asked to delete or edit that post to bring it into compliance. These warnings will be in public, through the Forums, and via email. The individual is suspended from posting for a period of 24 hours. (See Paragraph 1.) 4. An offending post that is not corrected by the poster may be removed or edited by the Moderators as needed to bring it into compliance with the 'acceptable usage guidelines'. A copy of the offending post will be made before it is removed or edited, to preserve the record of the offense. 5. Exception to the above: Blatantly commercial posts, eg, advertisements for things other than chess events, solicitations of funds, 'spam', etc. will not be edited but will always be deleted (Solicitations of funds for worthy charitable causes may be permitted by the Executive Director.) If this is the first time the spamming poster has posted to the Forums, the poster will be permanently banned from the Forums as a spammer and other steps may be taken by the Moderators to keep the spammer from returning under another name. Otherwise, the poster will treated as if this was a Second Level Sanction. 6. Posts that are intentionally made to the wrong forum may be moved to a more appropriate forum by the Moderators, and posts made to multiple forums may be deleted. The Moderators may impose a First Level Sanction on the poster. (Posts that are, in the opinion of the Moderators, unintentionally made in the wrong Forum will be moved with no warnings or sanctions, but perhaps with a caution.) 7. Second Level Sanction: The second time someone posts something that violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will be suspended from posting for a period of one week. This will be announced in the Forums and the member will be notified via email. 8. Third Level Sanction: The third time someone posts something that violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will be suspended from posting for a period of one month. This will be announced in the Forums and the member will be notified by email. 9. Fourth Level Sanction: The fourth time someone posts something that violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will be banned from the Forums, ie not permitted to log into member-restricted areas of the USCF Forums. This will not be announced in the Forums, but the member will be notified by email. 10. A banned individual may reapply in writing for access to the Forums after a period of six months. The Executive Director will decide whether or not the individual should be reinstated, and what limitations or conditions will apply. A banned individual who has been reinstated shall be considered henceforth to be in (at least) First Level Sanction mode, as decided by the Executive Director under the terms of reinstatement. 11. A First Level Sanction remains active on a member's record for a period of one year. A Second or Third Level Sanction, once imposed, remains active on the member's record for six months, and afterwards it remains active on the member's record as a first level sanction for an additional year. (Exception: A banned individual who is reinstated always remains in at least the sanction level mode imposed by the Executive Director under the terms of reinstatement.) 12. Past sanctions that are no longer active for sanction elevation purposes may be used as evidence of behavior patterns in an appeal of current sanctions. 13. The decision of a Moderator to impose sanctions may be appealed to the Executive Director, who may decrease or increase the sanctions imposed. The Executive Director's decision may be appealed to the Executive Board in accordance with USCF procedures for disciplinary aactions. 14. Members are held responsible for all posts under their user name. Claims that a user name was hijacked or used without permission will not be considered as mitigating circumstances regarding the initial imposition of sanctions by the Moderators, but may be used as the basis for an appeal of those sanctions, eg, to the Executive Director, with adequate proof.
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Date: 10 Jan 2007 13:25:15
From: Sam Sloan
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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samsloan wrote: > Ambassador wrote: > > Is Mike Nolan a convicted child molester? > > > > How many child molesters and sex criminals worh at the USCF national > > office? > > > > cus Roberts > > > > Mike Nolan wrote: > > > "samsloan" <[email protected]> writes: > > > > > > >The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact > > > >been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > > > > > > >What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It > > > >is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > > > > > Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available > > > on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in > > > to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. > > > > > > No, I don't know who the 'fake Sam Sloan' is, and unlike some posters > > > here I don't even have a short list of suspects. Whoever it is needs > > > to get a life, though. > > > -- > > > Mike Nolan > > Mike Nolan should be fired for suspending me from Nolanland. > > Sam Sloan I'm really pissed because I can't attack anybody for a week on the USCF website. Sam Sloan
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Date: 08 Jan 2007 06:53:36
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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Ambassador wrote: > Is Mike Nolan a convicted child molester? > > How many child molesters and sex criminals worh at the USCF national > office? > > cus Roberts > > Mike Nolan wrote: > > "samsloan" <[email protected]> writes: > > > > >The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact > > >been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > > > > >What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It > > >is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > > > Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available > > on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in > > to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. > > > > No, I don't know who the 'fake Sam Sloan' is, and unlike some posters > > here I don't even have a short list of suspects. Whoever it is needs > > to get a life, though. > > -- > > Mike Nolan Mike Nolan should be fired for suspending me from Nolanland. Sam Sloan
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Date: 07 Jan 2007 01:22:21
From: Ambassador
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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Mike Nolan wrote: > "samsloan" <[email protected]> writes: > > >The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact > >been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > > >What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It > >is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available > on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in > to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. > > No, I don't know who the 'fake Sam Sloan' is, and unlike some posters > here I don't even have a short list of suspects. Whoever it is needs > to get a life, though. > -- > Mike Nolan
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Date: 07 Jan 2007 01:21:49
From: Ambassador
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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Is Mike Nolan a convicted child molester? How many child molesters and sex criminals worh at the USCF national office? cus Roberts Mike Nolan wrote: > "samsloan" <[email protected]> writes: > > >The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact > >been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > > >What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It > >is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available > on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in > to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. > > No, I don't know who the 'fake Sam Sloan' is, and unlike some posters > here I don't even have a short list of suspects. Whoever it is needs > to get a life, though. > -- > Mike Nolan
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Date: 06 Jan 2007 05:05:07
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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samsloan wrote: > samsloan wrote: > > NOTIFICATION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION > > > > Date: January 5, 2006 > > > > To: Sam Sloan > > > > Your post to the USCF Forums on January 2nd in the USCF Issues Forum > > was in violation of the Acceptable Usage Guidelines for the USCF Forum > > because it referenced a confidential matter that you had knowledge of > > only as a member of the Executive Board. > > > > This is a 2nd level sanction, because of your earlier violation of the > > AUG back in June when you posted a solicitation for funds. > > > > Accordingly, and after consultation with the USCF Executive Director, > > you have been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums for a period of > > one week. This suspension is effective immediately and will be in > > effect until one week after the point at which you acknowledge this > > notification. > > > > You may appeal this sanction via email or equivalent written form to > > the USCF Executive Director, who can lift the sanctions imposed, reduce > > them, or increase them. > > > > Mike Nolan, serving as a Moderator of the USCF Forums > > > > > > Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: USCF Forums > > Disciplinary Procedures > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Disciplinary Procedures for the USCF Forums, as approved by USCF > > Executive Director Bill Hall: > > > > 1. All First Level or higher Sanctions called for under these > > procedures will last for the designated time period from the point at > > which the suspenion notice has been acknowledged by the individual. For > > example, a one week suspension notice issued on Monday and acknowledged > > on Wednesday will last until the following Wednesday. Depending upon > > how sanctions are implemented, a sanction may remain in effect until > > 11:59:59 PM of the day it is due to expire. > > > > 2. Time Out Sanction: Because the Forums deal with topics on which > > people have widely varying opinions, discussions can sometimes get out > > of hand. The Moderators may publicly request individuals participating > > in a 'flame fest' or rapid fire posting feud to take a voluntary 24 > > hour time out, during which time they are asked not to post to any > > topics in the Forums. > > > > If this voluntary time out does not quell the flame fest, the > > Moderators may publicly impose a mandatory 24 or 48 hour time-out on > > these individuals. A voluntary or mandatory Time Out Sanction does not > > elevate the poster's current sanction level but may, at the Moderator's > > discretion, be treated as if it were a First Level sanction for the > > purpose of assessing future sanctions. > > > > 3. First Level Sanction: The first time someone posts something that is > > a significant violation of the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the > > individual is warned and asked to delete or edit that post to bring it > > into compliance. These warnings will be in public, through the Forums, > > and via email. The individual is suspended from posting for a period of > > 24 hours. (See Paragraph 1.) > > > > 4. An offending post that is not corrected by the poster may be removed > > or edited by the Moderators as needed to bring it into compliance with > > the 'acceptable usage guidelines'. > > > > A copy of the offending post will be made before it is removed or > > edited, to preserve the record of the offense. > > > > 5. Exception to the above: Blatantly commercial posts, eg, > > advertisements for things other than chess events, solicitations of > > funds, 'spam', etc. will not be edited but will always be deleted > > (Solicitations of funds for worthy charitable causes may be permitted > > by the Executive Director.) > > > > If this is the first time the spamming poster has posted to the Forums, > > the poster will be permanently banned from the Forums as a spammer and > > other steps may be taken by the Moderators to keep the spammer from > > returning under another name. > > > > Otherwise, the poster will treated as if this was a Second Level > > Sanction. > > > > 6. Posts that are intentionally made to the wrong forum may be moved to > > a more appropriate forum by the Moderators, and posts made to multiple > > forums may be deleted. The Moderators may impose a First Level Sanction > > on the poster. (Posts that are, in the opinion of the Moderators, > > unintentionally made in the wrong Forum will be moved with no warnings > > or sanctions, but perhaps with a caution.) > > > > 7. Second Level Sanction: The second time someone posts something that > > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > > be suspended from posting for a period of one week. This will be > > announced in the Forums and the member will be notified via email. > > > > 8. Third Level Sanction: The third time someone posts something that > > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > > be suspended from posting for a period of one month. This will be > > announced in the Forums and the member will be notified by email. > > > > 9. Fourth Level Sanction: The fourth time someone posts something that > > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > > be banned from the Forums, ie not permitted to log into > > member-restricted areas of the USCF Forums. This will not be announced > > in the Forums, but the member will be notified by email. > > > > 10. A banned individual may reapply in writing for access to the Forums > > after a period of six months. The Executive Director will decide > > whether or not the individual should be reinstated, and what > > limitations or conditions will apply. A banned individual who has been > > reinstated shall be considered henceforth to be in (at least) First > > Level Sanction mode, as decided by the Executive Director under the > > terms of reinstatement. > > > > 11. A First Level Sanction remains active on a member's record for a > > period of one year. A Second or Third Level Sanction, once imposed, > > remains active on the member's record for six months, and afterwards it > > remains active on the member's record as a first level sanction for an > > additional year. (Exception: A banned individual who is reinstated > > always remains in at least the sanction level mode imposed by the > > Executive Director under the terms of reinstatement.) > > > > 12. Past sanctions that are no longer active for sanction elevation > > purposes may be used as evidence of behavior patterns in an appeal of > > current sanctions. > > > > 13. The decision of a Moderator to impose sanctions may be appealed to > > the Executive Director, who may decrease or increase the sanctions > > imposed. The Executive Director's decision may be appealed to the > > Executive Board in accordance with USCF procedures for disciplinary > > aactions. > > > > 14. Members are held responsible for all posts under their user name. > > Claims that a user name was hijacked or used without permission will > > not be considered as mitigating circumstances regarding the initial > > imposition of sanctions by the Moderators, but may be used as the basis > > for an appeal of those sanctions, eg, to the Executive Director, with > > adequate proof. > > > The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact > been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > > What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It > is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > Sam Sloan I'll sue Channing, Nolan and the USCF. Maybe I can make a few bucks from this. Sam Sloan
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Date: 06 Jan 2007 00:50:18
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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samsloan wrote: > NOTIFICATION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION > > Date: January 5, 2006 > > To: Sam Sloan > > Your post to the USCF Forums on January 2nd in the USCF Issues Forum > was in violation of the Acceptable Usage Guidelines for the USCF Forum > because it referenced a confidential matter that you had knowledge of > only as a member of the Executive Board. > > This is a 2nd level sanction, because of your earlier violation of the > AUG back in June when you posted a solicitation for funds. > > Accordingly, and after consultation with the USCF Executive Director, > you have been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums for a period of > one week. This suspension is effective immediately and will be in > effect until one week after the point at which you acknowledge this > notification. > > You may appeal this sanction via email or equivalent written form to > the USCF Executive Director, who can lift the sanctions imposed, reduce > them, or increase them. > > Mike Nolan, serving as a Moderator of the USCF Forums > > > Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: USCF Forums > Disciplinary Procedures > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Disciplinary Procedures for the USCF Forums, as approved by USCF > Executive Director Bill Hall: > > 1. All First Level or higher Sanctions called for under these > procedures will last for the designated time period from the point at > which the suspenion notice has been acknowledged by the individual. For > example, a one week suspension notice issued on Monday and acknowledged > on Wednesday will last until the following Wednesday. Depending upon > how sanctions are implemented, a sanction may remain in effect until > 11:59:59 PM of the day it is due to expire. > > 2. Time Out Sanction: Because the Forums deal with topics on which > people have widely varying opinions, discussions can sometimes get out > of hand. The Moderators may publicly request individuals participating > in a 'flame fest' or rapid fire posting feud to take a voluntary 24 > hour time out, during which time they are asked not to post to any > topics in the Forums. > > If this voluntary time out does not quell the flame fest, the > Moderators may publicly impose a mandatory 24 or 48 hour time-out on > these individuals. A voluntary or mandatory Time Out Sanction does not > elevate the poster's current sanction level but may, at the Moderator's > discretion, be treated as if it were a First Level sanction for the > purpose of assessing future sanctions. > > 3. First Level Sanction: The first time someone posts something that is > a significant violation of the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the > individual is warned and asked to delete or edit that post to bring it > into compliance. These warnings will be in public, through the Forums, > and via email. The individual is suspended from posting for a period of > 24 hours. (See Paragraph 1.) > > 4. An offending post that is not corrected by the poster may be removed > or edited by the Moderators as needed to bring it into compliance with > the 'acceptable usage guidelines'. > > A copy of the offending post will be made before it is removed or > edited, to preserve the record of the offense. > > 5. Exception to the above: Blatantly commercial posts, eg, > advertisements for things other than chess events, solicitations of > funds, 'spam', etc. will not be edited but will always be deleted > (Solicitations of funds for worthy charitable causes may be permitted > by the Executive Director.) > > If this is the first time the spamming poster has posted to the Forums, > the poster will be permanently banned from the Forums as a spammer and > other steps may be taken by the Moderators to keep the spammer from > returning under another name. > > Otherwise, the poster will treated as if this was a Second Level > Sanction. > > 6. Posts that are intentionally made to the wrong forum may be moved to > a more appropriate forum by the Moderators, and posts made to multiple > forums may be deleted. The Moderators may impose a First Level Sanction > on the poster. (Posts that are, in the opinion of the Moderators, > unintentionally made in the wrong Forum will be moved with no warnings > or sanctions, but perhaps with a caution.) > > 7. Second Level Sanction: The second time someone posts something that > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > be suspended from posting for a period of one week. This will be > announced in the Forums and the member will be notified via email. > > 8. Third Level Sanction: The third time someone posts something that > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > be suspended from posting for a period of one month. This will be > announced in the Forums and the member will be notified by email. > > 9. Fourth Level Sanction: The fourth time someone posts something that > violates the Forum 'acceptable usage guidelines', the individual will > be banned from the Forums, ie not permitted to log into > member-restricted areas of the USCF Forums. This will not be announced > in the Forums, but the member will be notified by email. > > 10. A banned individual may reapply in writing for access to the Forums > after a period of six months. The Executive Director will decide > whether or not the individual should be reinstated, and what > limitations or conditions will apply. A banned individual who has been > reinstated shall be considered henceforth to be in (at least) First > Level Sanction mode, as decided by the Executive Director under the > terms of reinstatement. > > 11. A First Level Sanction remains active on a member's record for a > period of one year. A Second or Third Level Sanction, once imposed, > remains active on the member's record for six months, and afterwards it > remains active on the member's record as a first level sanction for an > additional year. (Exception: A banned individual who is reinstated > always remains in at least the sanction level mode imposed by the > Executive Director under the terms of reinstatement.) > > 12. Past sanctions that are no longer active for sanction elevation > purposes may be used as evidence of behavior patterns in an appeal of > current sanctions. > > 13. The decision of a Moderator to impose sanctions may be appealed to > the Executive Director, who may decrease or increase the sanctions > imposed. The Executive Director's decision may be appealed to the > Executive Board in accordance with USCF procedures for disciplinary > aactions. > > 14. Members are held responsible for all posts under their user name. > Claims that a user name was hijacked or used without permission will > not be considered as mitigating circumstances regarding the initial > imposition of sanctions by the Moderators, but may be used as the basis > for an appeal of those sanctions, eg, to the Executive Director, with > adequate proof. The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. Sam Sloan
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Date: 06 Jan 2007 15:08:42
From: Mike Nolan
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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"samsloan" <[email protected] > writes: >The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact >been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. >What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It >is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. No, I don't know who the 'fake Sam Sloan' is, and unlike some posters here I don't even have a short list of suspects. Whoever it is needs to get a life, though. -- Mike Nolan
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Date: 06 Jan 2007 12:20:10
From: Ray Gordon, creator of the \pivot\
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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>>The above posting by the Fake Sam Sloan is accurate. I have in fact >>been suspended from posting to the USCF Forums by Mike Nolan. > >>What I would like to know is how the Fake Sam Sloan knew about this. It >>is now clear that Mike Nolan must know who the Fake Sam Sloan is. > > Why, because whoever it is posted information that is available > on the USCF Forums in a category that DOES NOT REQUIRE one to log in > to the Forums? That just doesn't compute. Is he saying that USCF makes public the names of those it bans from its forum? Oh, and Sam is incorrect, as it is posisble 1) that someone else who knows who the fake is found out about the ban through their own access to the site; and 2) someone other than mike, namely Sam himself, also knew about the banning, so this doesn't "prove" anything about who it might be. This "evidence" itself is miniscule in its implication of anyone and I would not build an opinion based upon it. -- Ray Gordon, Author The OFFICIAL Ray Gordon Blog: http://moderncaveman.typepad.com
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Date: 06 Jan 2007 19:15:18
From: Jah
Subject: Re: Bill Hall and Mike Nolan banned me
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"Ray Gordon, creator of the "pivot"" < > Oh, and Sam is incorrect, as it is posisble 1) that someone else who knows who the fake is found out about the ban through their own access to the site; and 2) someone other than mike, namely Sam himself, also knew about the banning, so this doesn't "prove" anything about who it might be. > The mystery of the fake Sam continues to fester, just like Sam's own venereal sores.
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