---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote :
Has Barry really been blocked? What has he done now? I haven't noticed he's posted-in anything particularly shocking in recent weeks. He hasn't done anything at all. The story so far: The site owner - Rick Archer, who you may not even have noticed as he doesn't post here himself anymore having other projects to keep busy with - finally gave in to pressure from Fairfield resident Doug Hamilton (also known as "Buck" on here) to have him as site moderator. Doug had discovered the Yahoo guidelines and thought that we could do with losing some of our more boisterous posters and asked Rick if he could moderate the site according to these guides. As all grown ups know, guidelines are just that, they don't have to be stuck to religiously. But Doug is religious as most of his posts will testify. He has stated many times in the past that he has an agenda to clear this place of what he calls "apostates". So he found a perfectly valid post of Barry's about David Lynch and twisted the guidelines around so it looked like he had a fair reason to delete Barry's account. Barry told him to fuck off and stop being such a Nazi and that was that. I woke up the next day to a mysteriously Turq free environment and we found out later that someone who had posted here for more than 10 years hadn't even got an email explaining the reason for the action. Charming. Jai Guru Us. Can we have him back please (perhaps after he's spent a week on the Naughty Step). Barry has been one of FFL's most prolific contributors so he's proved his dedication to the cause (and the reactions he provokes from other site members make up a considerable proportion of each week's total!). And his input sure ain't like anyone else's here Well said. We the Friends of Barry and campaigners for his reinstatement appreciate all support! This place will definitely be a lot duller without him. A lot duller. They've thrown the baby out with the bath water and no mistake. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : I second the motion! And for the record I like Barry and Duveyoung too, who doesn't like Barry. From: "curtisdeltablues@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:08 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Time to come clean Doug OK I've done my homework Doug. You have not been dealing straight with us and it is time for you to man up and explain why YOU decided on your own to ban Barry and what the reason was. Seriously dude, you have been naughty and you owe us an explanation. I get it that many people who post here didn't like Barry and they are happy he is gone so they may not all as a group stand up together and call you out for being dishonest and devious with us. They might think that the end justified the means. This is shortsighted thinking when it comes to abuse of power. I don't appreciate being lied to here and I am calling you out for abusing your powers in exactly the way Rick explicitly warned you against. You are throwing his trust back in his face by your actions as well as disrespecting everyone who builds discussions here. Stop dodging the legitimate questions you have been asked even by Alex. On what specific basis have you banished Barry? What rule did he violate? Let's put out those flaming pants with a a little truth now that you have been busted.
