Quote Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule
Not really. See you might like that person but it is their account and their confidentiality. Our responsibility is to the website, then that member. Most forums do not make it a habit to discuss bannings and there are many reasons from not wanting to cause resentments, rehashing the deleted subject matter, security concerns, exposing profile information only the mods have access to, etc. If someone was banned they are either banned because they asked to be or they broke a rule. It's that simple.

I don't know how knowing this is going to make you wiser. Some people don't like people all up in their business like a nosey neighbor. We are not here to humilate members either.

Would you like to go to the doctor for treatment of Aids, a sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy, impotence, etc and while you were walking out of the office have some guy come on over a loudspeaker and announce why you were there? I doubt it. Also see expungement.



Well ask that member and if you are that close to them you will know how to contact them and if they choose to, then they can tell you.


Again, I'm sure it doesn't bother most of us most of the time but we are not going to go around breaking someone's confidentiality and privacy just because you are curious.
I don't really know what to say to this. Other than I think you've gone of course with your reply. IAP said we shouldn't question their judgment because it makes them unhappy. If I want to ask a question there is nothing wrong in that. I wasn't defining it to asking about banned members (using it as an example), I mean anything. If I want to question the rules then I can. If I want to question some one's moderating then I can. Although I guess it should be done over PM's as opposed to threads. However we don't have PM's, plus the report feature is for serious offences. I'm not saying I should be able to request a members private information. But asking if a member was banned over an unfair grudge (I don't believe that's what it was Stinky, just an example), or rule breaking is hardly a breach of privacy. The OP wasn't even asking that. They didn't even ask about the member, rather questioning stinky's actions. So there you have it. That is what I'm saying.

By the way can I have Mr. Weeds date of birth, e mail, home address, and phone number? Thanks.

I'm not trying to be asshole, but you just ripped into me for nothing. Assuming I'm some kind of fool.