The Official \"Free istewart\" Thread
 

OK, obviously this movement is fighting an uphill battle. Perhaps even, an impossible battle.

Beyond that, I know that any conventional methods of getting him unbanned arent going to work.


So, I'll offer a proposal well aware that it has little or no chance to succeed. First, a little backstory:


About a year ago, when will was IP banned at school, I came up with the idea of creating an account for him to post with, that I could sort of monitor. Basically, he would send me the posts, and I would post them for him, and not let the most offensive ones go through. The name of the account was isteward. If you know the non-airline related definition of 'steward' its a great name (I didnt at the time saddlepoint proposed it, and then looked it up, and was like 'genius'). Anyway, that got to a wopping 7 posts before RB nuked the account (though, not for anything offensive, I had just talked to a few mods about it, just to make sure it was cool. RB ruled not OK).


Anyway, I think this sort of idea might still be fruitful. Basically, istewart (and the other 100 (quite possibly literally) accounts) is a controversial poster, but well liked by many. 15% of his posts are over the line, and the other 85% are often great. If those 15% never saw the light of day, I think he could be an asset to the forum.


What I propose (and Im not ever sure its possible with the software) is to give him one more shot, and let me have mod powers to edit/tempban his account. I'd make sure none of his crappier posts get through. And if I fail, you can ban both of us.



(just to counter to an obvious criticism: im sure some would think "why give someone who cant control himself a chance to post?", and to that I'd say that I believe that, even if an uncensored istewart is a detriment, a censored one is a benefit, since it strikes a balance between not pissing off those who hate him, and giving the fans what they want)

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it's nice to see u putting urself out there for his cause, but i have a hard time believing the mods will let u monitor his account personally and take responsibility for his actions...tough sell imo

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In before forum crash due to excessive thread views.

Edit: F5 meltdown averted.

Edit2: F5 meltdown back on track thread has 800 views in 8 min.

Edit3: Thread has leveled off at 1000+ in 11 min.

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free istewart

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if this is shot down can't you just do another version of isteward but not let anyone know that's what it is?

although regular posts are better knowing who they're coming from because you can imagine istewart thoughts into them.

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pepper,


RB seemed the think the idea was funny, but asked me not to do it again. So, that is def. not an option.

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whoever is doing the lame f5 thing,


if you like istewart: dont be an idiot

if you dont: wtf, this has like 0.0000001% chance anyway

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great we will be back to >1000 again soon

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Free istewart. He made it to like 800 posts on a recent account before getting banned (for being istewart) again. So he can definitely post within the rules for longer than he used to be able to. I vote for four more years of istewart.

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whoever is doing the lame f5 thing,

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It looks like it has calmed down. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

As for your proposal, I'd guess neither UBB or VBulletin allows for a "personal moderator" account. Plus, I definately wouldn't want to stick my neck out for him by offering to be banned.

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stabn

which account?

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stabn

which account?

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who knows [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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I'm torn.

Part of me likes him because he's hilarious.

The part of me that mods BBV4L and is increasingly frustrated with people's inabilities to follow obvious rules has no sympathy.

I think he should set up www.istewartdoes2p2.com and just post commentary there.

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hey dids, check out this porn link: http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1...oobs145hl3.jpg

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I bet astroglide (who banned him) would sign off

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all,

pls to be posting a "best of istewart (and 1000+ friends/gimmicks)"?

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Dids,

Comparing istewart to run-of-the-mill BBV4L idiots is like comparing Michaelangelo to retard taggers who spray paint on freeway signs. Self-ban for one day please.

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kkc,

this is a good thread to start:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rue#Post5097037

it has a lot of links

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This has been discussed extensively in the mod forum. There is, in my estimation, very very little chance of him ever being officially unbanned.

Last time it was discussed, I said this: "I like istewart and would like to see him back posting again, but if he can't be edgy at all, what's the point?"

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The key to limit hold'em is to put a man to a decision for some of his chips.


1.

istewart (10:55:58 PM): Jason_t (10:35:51 PM): i do not look at porn
istewart (10:56:11 PM): this, coming from a man who
istewart (10:56:14 PM): does not listen to the beatles
istewart (10:56:21 PM): which raises the question
istewart (10:56:27 PM): what does jason do in his free time?
istewart (10:56:42 PM): because, personally, all I do is
istewart (10:56:55 PM): take my pants off, turn up hey jude and lock my door



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So good. Bwana in that thread, so bad.

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Can't an OOT poster get banned without everyone coming to ATF to whine about it?

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T-God,

Im mainly in it for his health and fitness posting

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CMI - I always thought istewart was your gag account. Seriously.... you are not istewart?

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CMI - I always thought istewart was your gag account. Seriously.... you are not istewart?

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lol, I thought tuq was the only one who thought this.

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TT,

ahahha... no, not him

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I don't really care one way or the other, but aren't his biggest fans always on AIM (or whatever) with him anyway?

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So why can't istewart control himself? Does he have a weird form of Tourette's or something? Is he surprised when he makes a post that gets himself banned? Or does he make posts that he knows will get himself banned, but then regrets it later?

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CMI - I always thought istewart was your gag account. Seriously.... you are not istewart?

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uhhh no, wtf.

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Hopey,

no tourette's afaik

not 100% as to whether he is suprised/feels bad. he isnt on aim now.

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Can't an OOT poster get banned without everyone coming to ATF to whine about it?

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I see what you did there

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TT,

ahahha... no, not him

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I think Jason told me that years ago. No worries, I dont speak with Jason anymore so I cant verify.

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rue#Post5097037

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Meh,

Average troll with a couple of zingers here and there. What's the big deal?

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Not that funny but perhaps I just wasn't around during his hey-day.

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Not that funny but perhaps I just wasn't around during his hey-day.

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Reged: 09/29/07
Posts: 10

Yeah his heyday ended middle of last week. Looks like you just missed it.

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I can usually spot istewart after 5-10 posts (Oatdyke McFluff being the most egregious) but his last account was done well.

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kyleb,

My fear is that we've banned him for the last time and that he truly is gone now. That's why IMO an effort should be made to bring him back into the fold.

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I can usually spot istewart after 5-10 posts (Oatdyke McFluff being the most egregious) but his last account was done well.

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Is there an istewart known aliases list somewhere? I'd be curious to know how many versions I've ignored despite not ignoring istewart.

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Audrey Hepburn
Oatdyke McFluff
El Ishmael (El Diablo + CallMeIshmael)
secretprankster
tuq

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some other accounts off the top of my head (not including 1-or-2-shot gimmicks)

Buffalo Davis
Jackie Onassis
Heidi Klum
Yoplait, BIMO
WalkUpCondo

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Audrey Hepburn
Oatdyke McFluff
El Ishmael (El Diablo + CallMeIshmael)
secretprankster
tuq
buffalo davis


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I think, at least.