ZipCat Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 (edited) On 2/8/2024 at 2:34 PM, Blue & Gold said: Zach the Zip was an avid ZNO poster who thoroughly hated Groce from Groce's stint at OU & couldn't stomach the fact he was named HC @ UA. A few times he got into it with a few ZNO posters who were trying to urge him to give Groce a chance but ZtZ eventually stopped posting entirely. Or he was banned? There's been a stint of long-time posters getting permabans for having disagreements with other posters. Edited March 9 by ZipCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, ZipCat said: Or he was banned? There's been a stint of long-time posters getting permabans for having disagreements with other posters. Name one in the past 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipCat Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 (edited) On 3/9/2024 at 1:41 PM, Captain Kangaroo said: Name one in the past 5 years. Balsy. He was Perma-banned for the Bowden/Arth debates after Arth was hired. The dude was banned for pointing out it was a bad move. Edited March 11 by ZipCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 35 minutes ago, ZipCat said: Balsy. He was Perma-banned for the Bowden/Arth debates after Arth was hired. The dude was banned for pointing out it was a bad move. Arth was hired on December 14, 2018. That would be 5+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipCat Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 (edited) 38 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Arth was hired on December 14, 2018. That would be 5+ years. The ban took place into Arth's tenure, not when he was immediately hired, So 2019ish? Balsy's last post was December of 2019 (so less than 5-years) But speaking of that also: DannyHoke was permabanned somewhere around 2021. Zip-Grad '13 was also banned around that same timespan. Same topic. That's three posters here who were banned because they talked unfavorably about a coach at Akron. That's why I find it entirely possible someone could have gotten Permabanned for being anti-Groce. Edited March 11 by ZipCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 I assumed Balsy got banned because he often brought politics into the discussion. I could be wrong however. I was very vocal about wanting Bowden replaced, but I never was banned. There is a way for one to vocally criticize without verbally attacking others. I don't know the details behind all of the bans, but I have at times seen some conversations get overly heated in my years here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, ZipCat said: The ban took place into Arth's tenure, not when he was immediately hired, So 2019ish? Balsy's last post was December of 2019 (so less than 5-years) But speaking of that also: DannyHoke was permabanned somewhere around 2021. Zip-Grad '13 was also banned around that same timespan. Same topic. That's three posters here who were banned because they talked unfavorably about a coach at Akron. That's why I find it entirely possible someone could have gotten Permabanned for being anti-Groce. It is impressive that you know so much about former members who exited the board so long ago. Sorry your friends ignored multiple warnings and still felt it was their right to trash the site that I helped create and fund. You say a banned member “disagreed” with something. When I wake up in the morning and review the board and see someone has left a profane string of all caps posts cyber bullying a woman, I delete them and issue a warning to stop. If that person doesn’t stop, they get banned. Technically they disagreed. But they did so in manner that is pathetic and inexcusable. The poster that gets liquored up and wants to fight doesn’t have a place on ZipsNation. Sorry. The lonely, self-important loser who feels I’m paying the money to run this site so they can bore members to death with incessant political posts doesn’t have a place on this site. Regardless of how interesting they feel they are. Your choice of “Che Guevara’s” is telling. Some of the worst people ever to stumble across this site. I enjoy the tone of today’s ZipsNation, the active members, the tremendous information and the respect everyone has for one another. If you don’t like it, I’ll give you your money back. Leave. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 On 3/8/2024 at 8:32 PM, ZZZips said: Hey Captain....please delete this thread. It's no longer relevant. Consider it locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 I will add one additional comment - Zach was never banned, and to my recollection never received so much as a warning. Subject closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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