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H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Mon, May 29, 2006 11:01 PM On 2006-05-29 19:43, Futura Girl (via C.B. Howlie) wrote: This is due to the fact that I am closely related to another user here and Hanford is erroneously convinced we are the same person even though we are not. So I have been banned. This is TOTALLY NOT TRUE. Let me tell you what really happened: Last year I made a policy-change so that one person having multiple profiles was against the rules. This was after many people tried conning us in the Marketplace, tried to drum up fake buzz for their events, faked feedback to boost their eBay auctions, and created fake conversations to mess with people. And then people started accusing real new members of being fakers trying to goof with them. It got out of hand, U-Mods skyrocketed, and so I put the new rule in place. But regarding this situation, I know the truth: that Cherry Capri and Futura Girl are not the same person. The problem is that this final call is not up to me. It's my cousin who runs the bookkeeping aspects of Tiki Central for me. He's convinced they're the same person. I begged and pleaded with him to let both Futura Girl and Cherry Capri stay (I even showed him the photos, but he claimed they were "photoshopped", whatever that means.) I thought about overturning his decision, but ultimately I was reminded that when I gave cousin Buttonwillow the job of running the bookkeeping aspects of TC, he made me pinkie-promise that I'd let the final say rest with him. So I let his decision -- as uninformed as it is -- stand. So on Buttonwillow's behalf I begrudgingly told both Cherry and Futura Girl that only one account could post, but that they could decide who. Futura Girl replied that only Cherry would post from then on. So we have an understanding, and I think she's just being a little mellodramatic in her message above. I mean, it's clear from the fact that Futura Girl blanket-banned email addresses that she herself is prepared to make some compromises to help a forum run smoothly. So, let the record show that I DID NOT BAN FUTURA GIRL. ~Hanford [ Edited by: hanford_lemoore 2006-05-29 23:05 ]

On 2006-05-29 19:43, Futura Girl (via C.B. Howlie) wrote:
This is due to the fact that I am closely related to another user here and Hanford is erroneously convinced we are the same person even though we are not. So I have been banned.

This is TOTALLY NOT TRUE. Let me tell you what really happened:

Last year I made a policy-change so that one person having multiple profiles was against the rules. This was after many people tried conning us in the Marketplace, tried to drum up fake buzz for their events, faked feedback to boost their eBay auctions, and created fake conversations to mess with people. And then people started accusing real new members of being fakers trying to goof with them. It got out of hand, U-Mods skyrocketed, and so I put the new rule in place.

But regarding this situation, I know the truth: that Cherry Capri and Futura Girl are not the same person. The problem is that this final call is not up to me. It's my cousin who runs the bookkeeping aspects of Tiki Central for me. He's convinced they're the same person. I begged and pleaded with him to let both Futura Girl and Cherry Capri stay (I even showed him the photos, but he claimed they were "photoshopped", whatever that means.)

I thought about overturning his decision, but ultimately I was reminded that when I gave cousin Buttonwillow the job of running the bookkeeping aspects of TC, he made me pinkie-promise that I'd let the final say rest with him. So I let his decision -- as uninformed as it is -- stand.

So on Buttonwillow's behalf I begrudgingly told both Cherry and Futura Girl that only one account could post, but that they could decide who. Futura Girl replied that only Cherry would post from then on. So we have an understanding, and I think she's just being a little mellodramatic in her message above. I mean, it's clear from the fact that Futura Girl blanket-banned email addresses that she herself is prepared to make some compromises to help a forum run smoothly.

So, let the record show that I DID NOT BAN FUTURA GIRL.

~Hanford

[ Edited by: hanford_lemoore 2006-05-29 23:05 ]

Post #234627 by hanford_lemoore on Mon, May 29, 2006 11:01 PM