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  1. [quote user="Miki"][quote user="Absafc"][quote user="Miki"]The funny thing is, I found another glaring error that will certainly interest a few newcomers as well in the mag and I have only read it for a few minutes so far. Tell them............... yer 'aving larf, the buggers wanted me banned.........................they can have that one for nothing but from now, it's negotiation time [:)] [/quote] Wanted you banned! I don't believe it. [/quote] I know, I know, who would Adam and Eve it eh ? The freedom campaign went well merci, did I see you at the do when I was released, at McDos in Saint Malo ? [/quote] You may have noticed a shadow, a mere suggestion of a presence and then, when it was safe, nothing, no trace. Rest assured, however, when needed I shall return. Hi ho Miki, away!
  2. [quote user="Miki"]The funny thing is, I found another glaring error that will certainly interest a few newcomers as well in the mag and I have only read it for a few minutes so far. Tell them............... yer 'aving larf, the buggers wanted me banned.........................they can have that one for nothing but from now, it's negotiation time [:)] [/quote] Wanted you banned! I don't believe it.
  3. [quote user="Owens88"]The plot thickens though. A search for 'free miki' and 'moderator' gives the following. The second one is clear proof that as far back as Jan 14 miki was planning a forum of his own.  He'll be marching on the Alsace Lorraine next. MIKI Forum :: FAQ MIKI Forum Forum Index, MIKI Forum MIKI 2006 and other stuff ... They also have full moderator capabilities in all the forums. Back to top ... miki.pharm.uic.edu/phpBB2/faq. php?sid=da20ffae2fbe43520558e4527c3fe837 - 50k - Cached - Similar pages miki :: Index The newest registered user is Miki. In total there is 1 user online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 1 Guest [ Administrator ] [ Moderator ] [ [ Test ] ] ... www.createphpbb.com/fallenangel/ - 22k - Cached - Similar pages [/quote] A google search for "free miki" alone gives completely different results! What have you been doing since you were exiled to cyberspace, Miki? Warning: Don't try this if you are at work!
  4. [quote user="Quillan"][quote user="Clarkkent"]10% of 79,049 is 7,905 (to the nearest whole number). 790 is 1% of 79,049. What can we accept? Even simple arithmetic appears faulty! ......................................... Free the St Malo 1[/quote] I knew somebody was better at maths than me and would check it out. If I am right that makes the figures look even better for the 'pros'. If we use only the figures others have quoted in this thread somebody said there were 6,000 members so lets say 10% are active, doing the figures correctly thats 600. Tresco counted 45 people, lets add another 10 to that thats 55. I take it that Clarkkent agrees with the rest of the calcualtion then thats 9.2% (rounding up again). So that means that over 90% of the active forum can't be bothered if Miki comes back or stays banned. So if you want Miki kept please say so in this thread and when you get 301 people I guess Archant will have to put him back because as has been said many times before its Archant that owns the forum and only they can override a ban or 'strike'. Thats what democracy is all about, even Miki could not disagree about democracy if he were able to reply. I'm sure you would get a much better result if you got all your 301 people to email Archant directly in fact I would suspect you wouldn't need even 300 just a 100 or more. [/quote] Oh dear, Quillan. I've no idea whether the total you arrive at is right or wrong and neither have you, but you say that Archant will have to reinstate Miki if over 50% of the total members vote in his favour, because that's what democracy is all about. So, in a democracy, if none of the available options achieves the approval of 50% of the registered voters, the result is undemocratic. Is that what you are saying? Then you go on to say that Archant will probably reinstate Miki if 100 people (16% of the total) e-mail them directly. That wouldn't be very democratic, would it. After all, by your definition, 84% are against reinstating Miki. Or have I misunderstood?  
  5. [quote user="viva"][quote user="vervialle"] I think the strength of feeling is shown in how many posts  have complained about Miki  (NONE) since his banning not one person happy with the decision . [/quote] No it is just his  "fans" that are coming out in support. Why should those who have complained be "outed"? This forum has apparently 6000 members, only a teeny proportion are voicing there support/anger. Perhaps the fact that the majority are quiet on this matter should speak volumes?    [/quote] A lot more than are taking a contrary position, you'll have noted. Please don't take silence as tacit support of the mods, or opposition to those who disagree with the turn of events.
  6. http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/play_uk.php?id=1102498
  7. [quote user="Quillan"][quote user="Dick Smith"] A question for Eslier (I wish I had a name - how fair is an anonymous moderator?) - how many mods agreed with the decision to ban Miki? How many disagreed? Did Admin know? [/quote] I will answer those three questions for you as Eslier is not about. How many mods agreed with the decision to ban Miki? - All How many disagreed? - None Did Admin know? - We had no input from Forum Admin. He is the only person who can implement a ban on his own as he represents Archant and it's their forum. Because there was no input there must be a 100% yes vote to ban a member. Because I and another moderator were involved in certain threads we were not allowed any input to the decision making, communications and actual banning other than the opportunity to vote. Contrary to what may be thought or perceived the events and complaints leading up to the ban are recorded back to the end of last year. There were others before that but there is no longer a record because the software was changed and all the PM's went with it. Eslier volunteered to do the actual banning, email and take ownership. Forum Admin is now away till Tuesday and should Miki decide to appeal to him it is his right to do so. I and the other modertor concerned have nothing further to say until after the appeal (if there is one as I don't know if Miki has even contacted Forum Admin or intends to) so as not to prejudice Forum Admin. That’s the facts as all the moderators know them and the members may believe or disbelieve them as they wish.   [/quote] I would have thought that the vote was the most important part of the process! Your post seems to contradict a message I received from Eslier which stated that the decision was his/hers.
  8. [quote user="SaligoBay"]Absafc, your signature says "Free Miki".   Where can I get one?  [:-))][/quote] Are you sure you want one? Have you thought about what it would entail? Rarely agreeing with it but being forced to defend it wherever you go. My advice to you would be to get a lap dog instead. [:D]
  9. [quote user="Dick Smith"]The argument will now rest on who you believe. I have seen messages from both sides, and I stick by my sig line. Unless Miki did something in private (PM or email) that he is hiding he did not do anything that warranted a ban, and I would like to see which part of the t&c he has breached, with evidence. I have been asked that, if I wish to discuss this, to do it in private. No. This is not to be done in corners and secret cabals, with non-disclosure of what people are alleged to have done. This is not a hole-in-the-wall matter. I don't want to see posters like TU turned away, as much as I have objected myself to getting garbled and threatening messages from mods. I think most people agree, and the majority of feeling expressed seems to be that in this case the 'rules' have been applied, to say the least, with a lack of sensitivity. The answer seems to be simple. Moderators who have the confidence of the forum members, people we can trust to act beyond personal interest, or any suspicion of such. The question is, are those the moderators we now have? But then, of course, I should consider "You would be well advised to remember firstly who owns the forum and secondly who moderates it. In both cases it is not you." So there you go. [/quote] Not much point to a forum (or moderators) if there are no members to post. 
  10. [quote user="viva"] [quote user="Absafc"][quote user="viva"]Didn't need to google - had it to hand in my bookshelf [:P] I'm very well read and I know how Dick likes things to be right [:D][/quote] Is this one in your book? Satius est impunitum relinqui facinus nocentis, quam innocentem damnari Free the Saint Malo 1. I'm having banners made. [/quote] I think most of your 14 posts have been about this controversy, have you nothing to say about life in France or are you just enjoying the fall out?     [/quote] I've been a subscriber for several years and, as I have explained previously, I choose to lurk rather than post in the main. I use the forum for practical reasons and have been able to find answers to many questions without having to "reveal" myself. You may also have noticed that one of my first posts was aimed at Miki who I thought, mistakenly as it now turns out, was overreacting to the actions of the moderators. Power to the people.
  11. [quote user="viva"]Didn't need to google - had it to hand in my bookshelf [:P] I'm very well read and I know how Dick likes things to be right [:D][/quote] Is this one in your book? Satius est impunitum relinqui facinus nocentis, quam innocentem damnari Free the Saint Malo 1. I'm having banners made.
  12. Its my day for misquoting but the phrase about guarding the guardians springs to mind.
  13. [quote user="Dick Smith"]Dick and his friend Dick went to the theatre and put their coats in the cloakroom. At the end of the evening Dick 1 went to get both Dicks' coats. But I knew what you meant, really.... [/quote] If I was in the forest and I saw them walking their poodle, would I be OK to tell people that I had seen a dog with two Dicks? Bit late and a little contrived. Sorry.
  14. [quote user="Gluestick"]EDS is Electronic Data Services, the software and data processing outfit started originally by Ross Perot, the billionaire Texan who ran for President some time ago. Then sold out to General Motors: then sold to its managers. They have been involved (with others, such as Arthur Anderson Consulting, now Accenture) in a number of disastrous UK government IT systems.   [/quote] This is one of their systems: http://www.aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf You need your sound turned on to understand the full horror of this recent US development.
  15. [quote user="KatieKopyKat"]Sorry, VISIGOTHIAN?? ANYONE???[/quote] Weren't the Visigoths a German tribe during Roman times? Occupied France as Germans are wont to do from time to time.
  16. [quote]So Sarko has threatened to expel all "estranges" involved in the disturbances, even those with French residency permits. He said that Some of those held were non French nationals but he didn't appear ...[/quote] I see what you mean about the far right.
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