Banning ankorwatt

[Sporgon]

The job of a troll is to wind people up and not necessarily make rude comments themselves, but to provoke them.

That is exactly what happened to him - he was provoked.

That is far, far from the truth.

I followed CR for a number of years before joining. One of the main reasons that I joined was because of the high standard and competence in the discussions, technical knowledge and images posted.

Within minutes of me posting my first post, a comment on the image quality of the then new 5D Mkiii compared with the D800 I got a violent, almost hysterical reply from a member calling himself Mikael Risdal. Subsiquently any posts I have made vaighly to do with Canon 'IQ' have been attacked in this way.

To 'provoke' this guy you just had to post anything positive about Canon.

 

[J.R.]

The job of a troll is to wind people up and not necessarily make rude comments themselves, but to provoke them.

That is exactly what happened to him - he was provoked.

That is far, far from the truth.

I followed CR for a number of years before joining. One of the main reasons that I joined was because of the high standard and competence in the discussions, technical knowledge and images posted.

Within minutes of me posting my first post, a comment on the image quality of the then new 5D Mkiii compared with the D800 I got a violent, almost hysterical reply from a member calling himself Mikael Risdal. Subsiquently any posts I have made vaighly to do with Canon 'IQ' have been attacked in this way.

To 'provoke' this guy you just had to post anything positive about Canon.

+1 ... too many of his first replies to posters were on the lines of - YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SENSORS WORK, YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT A TONE CURVE. It's OK for someone to have a different opinion, but it is totally another matter if you try to ram it down someone throat.

Just look at this thread on sensors started by unfocused ... http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=16773.0 ... it remained sane throughout without anyone throwing their toys out of the pram! I don't remember a single recent thread on Canon sensors that has not denigrated into mindless drivel and YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SENSORS WORK BS.

 

[Pi]

The job of a troll is to wind people up and not necessarily make rude comments themselves, but to provoke them.

That is exactly what happened to him - he was provoked.

That is far, far from the truth.

I followed CR for a number of years before joining. One of the main reasons that I joined was because of the high standard and competence in the discussions, technical knowledge and images posted.

Within minutes of me posting my first post, a comment on the image quality of the then new 5D Mkiii compared with the D800 I got a violent, almost hysterical reply from a member calling himself Mikael Risdal. Subsiquently any posts I have made vaighly to do with Canon 'IQ' have been attacked in this way.

To 'provoke' this guy you just had to post anything positive about Canon.

You did not explain why it was "far, far from the truth"; in fact, you did not say anything about the thread in question.

The HTP stuff was brought up by somebody else with the only purpose to provoke him. Apparently, that was some old thread before I joined, beaten to death as usual. It was mentioned just to tell him how stubborn and incompetent he was. It was a personal attack, to which he responded.

 

[dlleno]

on a lighter note.... before we stir up too much additional dust ...

Actually, it's simpler than that all around. This site was never started as a revenue stream, and I believe self supporting (financially) is the only goal of that sort. This site exists because of a personal interest of Craig's, and the desire to provide a community for people that share that interest.

And you're over-thinking the culling of undesirables to cultivate a desirable marketing base. No profanity, no personal attacks (and obviously no spam). That's really where it begins and ends. Everyone that can play by those very simple rules is welcome and wanted. All skill levels, all experience levels, etc.

fantastic! thanks for sharing this; and now I enjoy CR even more.

 

[fugu82]

The issue with Trolls, in general, is that they have no real interest in sharing their [sometimes considerable] expertise, or in helping others with technical issues, or even in enjoying someone's witty comment. They are all about seizing any opportunity to aggressively demand personal attention and acknowledgement, regardless of the OP's questions or concerns.
I have seen so many members graciously take time to answer queries, and encourage others, and that is what makes this forum a treasure worth protecting.

 

[CR00]

Good news I guess and I hope more to come.

 

[Northstar]

In his last few posts he wrote "f u" twice towards another member...ok, I've dropped the f bomb a thousand times in my lfe, but never towards somebody in a civil and professional discussion....he did it twice in a couple days in writing, where he had time to reflect, and even delete/modify if needed....i read through several pages of ankorwatt posts....he was so negative and condescending.

The mods made a good decision in this case.

 

[rpt]

People, let us drop it. No point going over it again and agonising. Those of us who have lived through his two avatars here on CR will have our views. Let us get back to photography and nerdiness and courtesy and above all the great sense of humour and friendship that is here at CR.

 

[serendipidy]

People, let us drop it. No point going over it again and agonising. Those of us who have lived through his two avatars here on CR will have our views. Let us get back to photography and nerdiness and courtesy and above all the great sense of humour and friendship that is here at CR.

Well said.

"Keep calm and CANON on" ;D

 

[AlanF]

People, let us drop it. No point going over it again and agonising. Those of us who have lived through his two avatars here on CR will have our views. Let us get back to photography and nerdiness and courtesy and above all the great sense of humour and friendship that is here at CR.

Well said.

"Keep calm and CANON on" ;D

+1

Also, this whole thread should deleted as it contains critical remarks about a named individual, and few come out of it with honour. T

 

[pwp]

Mods...time to close this one?

-PW

 

[sandymandy]

Didnt read many of his posts but the ones i read were quite provoking and just looking for trouble. So imho a ban is justified. Sure we could all just say "oh whatever" and ignore his provocations but thats not what a forum is about