Got banned from Marlin Owners site

[Mossyoak1957]

Just got banned from the Marlin Owners Forum all because I didn't agree with some of there views.
They act like they are all for Freedom of Speech until they don't want to hear your opinion.
There are some thin skined Moderators on there.

I surely won't be losing any sleep over it......

[Grizz]

Just got banned from the Marlin Owners Forum all because I didn't agree with some of there views.
They act like they are all for Freedom of Speech until they don't want to hear your opinion.
There are some thin skined Moderators on there.

I surely won't be losing any sleep over it...... :lol:

Don't worry, we got banned years and years ago. That's how we got here. LOL

[marlinman93]

I never got banned, but I got a warning once for just mentioning I had some old Marlin parts I was thinking of selling. Some idiot sent me a warning message telling me I needed to post this in the "For Sale" section, and I told him I hadn't even decided if I was selling, or what price I'd put on them?
Then on another occasion I got another clown in the For Sale section who told me I needed to delete or mark my ad as "SOLD" if the item was sold. I told him it wasn't sold, so why would he send me the message?
I finally gave up on the site and didn't go back for many years. I'd been on the site since it's inception by the original owner, and it was a great forum in the beginning. But there's too many sections, too many moderators that are full of themselves, and either too much moderation, or too little at other times. And at times they allow paying advertisers to break rules, simply because they pay for ads.

[Mossyoak1957]

I never got banned, but I got a warning once for just mentioning I had some old Marlin parts I was thinking of selling. Some idiot sent me a warning message telling me I needed to post this in the "For Sale" section, and I told him I hadn't even decided if I was selling, or what price I'd put on them?
Then on another occasion I got another clown in the For Sale section who told me I needed to delete or mark my ad as "SOLD" if the item was sold. I told him it wasn't sold, so why would he send me the message?
I finally gave up on the site and didn't go back for many years. I'd been on the site since it's inception by the original owner, and it was a great forum in the beginning. But there's too many sections, too many moderators that are full of themselves, and either too much moderation, or too little at other times. And at times they allow paying advertisers to break rules, simply because they pay for ads.

Sounds about right.

[Old No7]

There is occasionally some good model-or caliber-specific info posted over there...

I'll stop in occasionally.

But as they say for the differences between Heaven and Hell...

You can go there for the scenery, or stay here for the company.

Old No7

[Bill in Oregon]

I've been over there off and on over the years, but haven't really stuck. It was useful hearing the back stories when Remington began its catastrophic move of the New Haven machinery -- but yes, a lot of personalities.
I don't care much for castboolits, either, thanks to their classified policy. You may NOT put up anything for sale there that you put up on any other forum. I did this once -- had probably forgotten that I had even posted it -- when I got a nastygram that some snitch had ratted me out and I was not only temporarily suspended but had "demerits" added to my account! Can you imagine? And I support their fund drives!

[mickbr]

I rarely use marlinforums but mentioning cast boolits I had one profile banned over there a few years back. Over an argument about a fella who spent 100k on some high level gun auction. One mod started altering my posts. i complained and next I logged on I got a message saying I was banned and the reason was "Troll". So I said lol and moved on.

[wvfarrier]

I got banned from there several years ago. Buncha sissies.

[gamekeeper]

I got suspended from Rimfire Central a few years back after calling them a bunch of democrats, they also gave me a lot of flack for not liking the the Beatles .
I rarely go there now...

[jeepnik]

Some years back quite a few folks were banned for not drinking the cool aid.

[jkbrea]

Haha...these moderators must all be HOA presidents!

[Sarge]

I've been a member over there about three years and thus far, have had no trouble. I don't suffer fools gladly or pretend Marlin is the only good lever action, so my days may be numbered.

[ywaltzucanrknrl]

Well, I like my Marlin, but given the comments about the forum, I doubt I'll ever visit it. Only one comment was remotely positive----if it was a book and those were book reviews I wouldn't read it.

Also just noticed and I realize that there are disagreements on this forum occasionally, but the last comment made under "Forum Behavior" was made roughly ten years ago----that's a pretty good compliment to this forum right there. Yeah Leverguns---great forum!

[AJMD429]

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Some folks just take everything TOO seriously. I visit other sites on occasion, but don't post much other than perhaps a 'how-to' thing if someone has a question nobody else has answered yet.

I think by and large the DIFFERENCE between here and third other places is that here, the occasional thin-skinned person gets offended and decides to leave, but on the other places, the thin-skinned ones are the ones running the place.

I've posted links on other forums to more lengthy posts I've put up here, and always wondered if that irritated the other forum owners like it might be 'stealing customers' but nobody has ever said anything.

[Ysabel Kid]

I'm only interested in hanging out with you all. Don't have time for other sites!

[Streetstar]

I was booted from the “Politics & Religion” section of a cycling forum I visit for basically being a libertarian and not agreeing with mass gun confiscation after the Uvalde shooting

Oh well

[1894cfan]

Just got banned there myself for the SECOND TIME, won't be losing sleep over it either!

[GunnyMack]

If it was me I'd start a new username and start asking questions why XYZ (me) got banned. Just pester the forum for kicks...

[gcs]

I miss all the good stuff!
Been a member for years, never had an issue, or noticed anything worthy of being banned, but I'm not delicate and most things don't bother me...lol

[Ray Newman]

"...but I'm not delicate and most things don't bother me."
--GCS

BINGO! My thoughts exactly.