Two users have been banned for recent activities.

LS1ownzYOU has been on probation since August 9th, 2005 with a long history of insighting trouble on the board. In the recent drug thread he showed back up with his same troll methods and immature comments. He is no longer welcome here and is permanently banned from the site.

88silverLS (previously "88 All-stock V8 305HO") snuck back into the site after having been banned on February 17th, 2004 for general immature behavior. He hasn't changed his ways and continues to show immature behavior as shown in the recent drug thread. He too is still not welcome here and has been rebanned permanently.

Everyone knows this community has pretty high standards of conduct. The cornerstone value here is mutual respect between members. As such, our expectations for the maturity level and demeanor of each member are obvious. We hold each member solely responsible for their own actions and each is held accountable when necessary. Luckly we haven't had to intervene much with punitive action because newbies see the community interacting at a high maturity level and conform. However, when someone doesn't get the message repeatedly, we use suspensions, probations and bannishment to correct behavior and ultimately protect the community.

We (the mods and I) never like having to ban someone, let alone two at the same time. Someone always will see this kind of action as heavy handed. But we are the trustees of this community, and it's our responsibility to uphold the values and vision that has made this community strong, governed by the rules and guidelines we've all agreed to.

We've had a few incidents recently where the bounds of our community expectations have been tested. You can expect the moderators and I to continue providing guidance where needed, and impose sanctions when our guidance isn't followed.

I want to thank the members of this community who have made this a great place to visit by embracing our collective vision.

PaulC, your humble Admin