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[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]The source of the conflict from the point of view of the BOG-banned seems to be a basic lack of understanding about the differences between forums and groups.
I haven't been paying much attention to the dispute and don't know who the individuals are that are upset about being banned here, but perhaps the following will help them if it's passed along:
[font color="black" face="Arial"]What is the difference between a forum and a group?
Forums:
Forums are created by the DU Administrators only.
Forums are general interest, and permit a broad range of viewpoints. Disagreement is the norm in forums.
Members may not subscribe to forums.
Members may be blocked from a forum by the DU Administrators, but not by the forum hosts.
Blocked members may not post in a forum -- but they are able to alert abuse in that forum. Only members who have posted in a particular forum may be blocked from that forum.
Groups:
Groups can be created by either the DU Administrators, or by regular DU members.
Groups sometimes serve as safe havens for members who share similar viewpoints or interests.
Members may subscribe to groups, and have them listed on their "My Subscriptions" page.
Members may be blocked from a group by its hosts, or by the DU Administrators if no hosts are assigned.
Blocked members may not post in a group or subscribe to that group -- but they are able to alert abuse in that group.
Only members who have posted in a particular group may be blocked from that group.
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Forums:
Forums are created by the DU Administrators only.
Forums are general interest, and permit a broad range of viewpoints. Disagreement is the norm in forums.
Members may not subscribe to forums.
Members may be blocked from a forum by the DU Administrators, but not by the forum hosts.
Blocked members may not post in a forum -- but they are able to alert abuse in that forum. Only members who have posted in a particular forum may be blocked from that forum.
Groups:
Groups can be created by either the DU Administrators, or by regular DU members.
Groups sometimes serve as safe havens for members who share similar viewpoints or interests.
Members may subscribe to groups, and have them listed on their "My Subscriptions" page.
Members may be blocked from a group by its hosts, or by the DU Administrators if no hosts are assigned.
Blocked members may not post in a group or subscribe to that group -- but they are able to alert abuse in that group.
Only members who have posted in a particular group may be blocked from that group.
Source (bottom of page)
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Hope that helps. Now... hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go.
Keep up the great work, BOG people. Later!
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