[Curious Cat (OP)]

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[Kryptid]

Sometimes we have sock puppet accounts that pop up from members that were previously banned for causing trouble in one form or another. So when we see anyone making light of a topic and being silly, that gets our suspicions up that it could be a returning member who was banned. That's why we sometimes respond seriously to such behavior.

Please don't let that discourage you from becoming a part of our discussion board. The fact that you are willing to learn shows that you are not the kind of person that we would want to ban. As long as you abide by the rules, you'll be just fine. A little light-hearted banter is fine in moderation, just don't let it become the main thrust of your posts (unless you're in the "Just Chat!" section, which is more lenient). Keep things science in the science section and you're good to go.

[Colin2B]

But/t are U sure U are not just giving them ideas, by pouncing on any Miss Bee Haviour, too quickly?

Back in the day it was never a problem and much of it was left where it was. Then came the realisation that internet advertising was good, coupled with the development of bots and we started getting 200 spams a day - more than legitimate posts. Even now the main site can get over 500 a day and recently one of our mods took down 64. If we didn't keep a lid on it you would have difficulty seeing the real posts. We stop the snowballs to prevent the avalanche.
I know you don't like the rules that were put in place when this forum was set up, but most of this spam is porn, drugs, prostitution etc and I for one wouldn't want my kids exposed to it.

[Colin2B]

Is that still around? I thought it was banned.
I can't remember the last time I saw it.

That’s because we keep it under control. A few yrs back we had a sustained attack where we would log on to find, say, general science had 4 pages of repeated ads before you got to a real post.

No, I'm cool. U know better/best, uncle/gran'pa, Col.
I bow/yield to Ur great/er wisdom, in these matter, sir.
We're cool.

Glad to know you kiddiwinks recognise superior wisdom