James Shadle
02-26-2012, 11:02 PM
From time to time it is my unfortunate duty to ban someone from participating on BPN.
Up to this point we have banned only a very few folks.
Of the few that I have found it necessary to ban, some of our staff and members felt the ban was overdue.
Anyone who knows me well will tell you I'm a very deliberate person. I will make every effort to salvage a situation in an attempt to prevent the need to ban someone.
So far his approach has served BPN well. At the same time this approach can embolden some folks to push the limits of my patience.
If someone is banned, I will not disclose the reason. I respect every member's(banned or not) right to privacy and will not comment publicly on the matter.
A ban is not punishment or an attempt to embarrass anyone, it is an action taken to protect Birdphotographers.net from rules violators.
Please understand that if I find it necessary to ban one of BPN's members, it's like banning a family member to me and it was unavoidable.
It has always been and will continue to be Artie's and my goal to make BPN the FUN place to teach and learn nature photography.
Up to this point we have banned only a very few folks.
Of the few that I have found it necessary to ban, some of our staff and members felt the ban was overdue.
Anyone who knows me well will tell you I'm a very deliberate person. I will make every effort to salvage a situation in an attempt to prevent the need to ban someone.
So far his approach has served BPN well. At the same time this approach can embolden some folks to push the limits of my patience.
If someone is banned, I will not disclose the reason. I respect every member's(banned or not) right to privacy and will not comment publicly on the matter.
A ban is not punishment or an attempt to embarrass anyone, it is an action taken to protect Birdphotographers.net from rules violators.
Please understand that if I find it necessary to ban one of BPN's members, it's like banning a family member to me and it was unavoidable.
It has always been and will continue to be Artie's and my goal to make BPN the FUN place to teach and learn nature photography.