Joins the "banned from Healthboards" band-wagon"

AfterMyNap · 08-28-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dllfo

HEALTHBOARDS REMOVED MY NAME.

And yes, I am shouting. After several unsuccessful emails, I spoke to an attorney (a friend) and he said it is close to defamation of character because I am known by this "name" on many forums. And while the internet escaped the first ADA lawsuit, they may not escape one like mine.

I wrote HB and their main supporter, telling them I wanted them to remove my
"name" or "banned" or both. I told them they are welcome to remove my post, saying it was at the request of the poster. Save face.

They are in California, like myself. I told them going in that I was handicapped. 100% disabled per Social Security description. The fact they accepted me, after I told them I would try to follow their rules, but in fact, I DO forget. Then they banned me because I forgot and addressed Moderator 7,asking for compassion for the man we were talking about. We are not allowed to directly address their moderators. Strange people. My morphine has pretty well messed up my short term memory. I won't remember making this post in an hour or so. Weird. I was Type A to the max...now I feel like I am following my dad into early Alzheimer's. Plus my oldest daughter and 3 of my first cousins have been diagnosed with MS.

They removed my "name" and left other things in place. They could have done more, but they didn't. These are the only bad people I have met in the
forums...that is, that are moderators. Hopefully they will get some relief for these overworked individuals. It is obvious that they are overworked to the point they are making poor choices.

I found a better forum here. I know of several other forums that are also good, but ....since I can't remember the rules here, I won't mention them.

Thanks to all of you for your support. Now I need to go post my question.

Nice work, dllfo, did they say any more to you, like apologize for putting the scarlett letter square on your forehead? Does the internet have stocks like the Puritans? *googling Salem witch trials for HTML codes*

This is outrageous, why didn't they just automatically zap your whole archive right away? they did mine!

The legal angle is a tough one to crack, look how long intellectual property rights have been under debate. We need a forward-thinking revolutionary like F. Lee Bailey to champion the cause.

I'm hoping that the next generation with all their internet savvy will be more inclined to better protect the good names of individuals in situations like this. My guess is that the snag comes with the jurisdiction issue, who's in charge of the internet??

DM · 08-29-2007, 02:32 PM

What did ole what's her name JUST SAY????

tovaxin_lab_rat · 08-29-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by daisymay

What did ole what's her name JUST SAY????

Have a rum and diet and read it again...

DM · 08-29-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Av8rgirl

Have a rum and diet and read it again...

Man, Cheryl~~ You just keep coming up w/these great ideas.

shaggy29 · 08-31-2007, 08:14 AM

Back to the original topic, I must admit that I am perplexed by Healthboards...what is their objective anyway? They seem to be quite popular despite the oddball tactics....I was banned within HOURS of posting this....Banned for "starting a poll"?????????? Huh???

"If you have ever had any type of nasal surgery for headaches which were suspected to be caused by a nasal issue such as deviated septum or enlarged turbinates, I would like to hear your story. Please describe your headache, other symptoms, and the type of surgery and whether or not your headaches were helped."

Taffy · 08-31-2007, 10:32 AM

I went over yonder....Funny...you can't post certain type of posts, but you can post threads about doing it. And you know what I mean about doing it right?

Curious · 08-31-2007, 10:33 AM

taffy!

you went to the sex forums there?

sheesh...you could have sent out invitations.

rumpled · 08-31-2007, 11:24 AM

Shaggy did too! He got banned for talked about deviates and being enlarged!
Oy I have a headache!

AfterMyNap · 09-02-2007, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shaggy29

Back to the original topic, I must admit that I am perplexed by Healthboards...what is their objective anyway? They seem to be quite popular despite the oddball tactics....I was banned within HOURS of posting this....Banned for "starting a poll"?????????? Huh???

"If you have ever had any type of nasal surgery for headaches which were suspected to be caused by a nasal issue such as deviated septum or enlarged turbinates, I would like to hear your story. Please describe your headache, other symptoms, and the type of surgery and whether or not your headaches were helped."

Did you post a link to anything? Links are taboo over there. I honestly think the main issue is that there is a small faction of mods who are drunk with imaginary power. I'm not even certain that they fully comprehend their own guidelines.