It is up to you:

I'm reporting abuse... and I am asking anyone who is sick of this stuff to do so as well.


John T says

"I couldn't find my keys earlier today. I swear to god, every place I could think of, they weren't there. GOD DAMN YOU CAKEWALK, I bellowed."

http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2375502





It seems like some folks can be as offensive as they want and never seem to be held accountable.

I believe the post was meant to be offensive and I don't see any reason why this behavior should be allowed to continue without comment.


So here's what I posted:

RE: http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2375502

This statement may be cloaked in the guise of satirical humour but  it is just over the top.

Has anyone at Cakewalk ever spoken to this guy about his unapologetic behavior?

He routinely delivers personal insults without repercussion from moderators.

The fact that moderators let this guy use words as violence each and every day seems related to the fact that he directs the insults against people who are critical of some aspect of Cakewalk.

It's very disappointing to observe the editorial bias here at the forum.

It seems as if John-T can say just about anything he wants as long as he is insulting Cakewalk customers that express dissatisfaction.




Multiple people can report abuse on a single post... what you can do is select another post and report abuse and then simply refer to the contents of the offensive post.

I suppose it's like a feature request. The more reports received the more likely some forum moderator will finally counsel Mr T about his behavior.



all the very best,
mike

 

No.....

That's the good Mr T.

:-)


Besides, everyone knows the A Team's been using Reaper ever since they got framed for that *thing*.


best,
mike

I don't see this issue as one that is about who uses what.

This is an issue of one person being permitted to consistently use words as violence with full intention to be hurtful while displaying no remorse.

 
Mike, did you also mention the "I hope you die in a fire" example?
 
I've seen members banned for an awful lot less than that.

I share your concerns regarding this individual, I thought he was a Cakewalk employee. The one responsible for the initial development of X1.

I don't see this thread getting much traction Mike. It's likely that some person of authority already has it on their list of things to kill. The person in question acts as though they always wanted to be in charge of something but never had the chance. Instead he's a toadie that hangs around and feels obligated to try and correct the behavior of others.

No, I can't support a mail in campaign, because tomorrow I could be the one upsetting people. What I think would be a better way to go would be an old fashion shunning. I can ignore 99% of what he says and the other 1% is almost funny if you frame it right.

"I told em Seth, I told em real good, didn't I" Now if you think of that statement it's hard not to laugh at everything he posts.

I'm willing to bet that anyone posting on this thread has a better chance of being made to disappear than John T, so try and relax. It's really not worth the hassle to launch a campaign over this. I don't want to see anyone getting shoved out the door. On any given day we are all capable of being fools or geniuses.

I think the only solution at this point is 2 forums:

1. An X1 "glass half empty" forum for those who are frustrated.

2. An X1 "glass half full" forum who want to have positive discussions regarding X1.

And neither side should be allowed to post in the other's forum.


Personally I don't spend much time bothering to read upstairs anymore. I can't take the frustration with either every thread discussing legitimate criticisms being infused with those wanting to complain about "whining", or every thread wanting to talk about something positive being taken completely OT by people just wanting to complain about something else.

Almost everyone is guilty.

But of course the other guys are always "more guilty".

bapu

ampfixer


I'm willing to bet that anyone posting on this thread has a better chance of being made to disappear than John T

I'm sure it was an oversight on your part to have excluded "except bapu".

Oh, yes, uhm pardon me, it won't happen again.

Bapu is forever. Sort of like lifetime employment.

Ya

I'm not sure why he's been allowed to continue the personal attacks and blatant offensive profanity.  others have been banned for less (looking at you, bill!)

Well, while it's true that anyone who continues to hit a hornets nest with a stick is bound to get stung I do think that ol JT lets his pent up frustrations and anger all too often get the better of him and he lets his mouth overload his rearend way too often.  That, coupled with his deep and abiding love for the internal sound of his own words...read back to him...by him is a direct path to horsesbuttville.  And if it were only these piddly failings I would have no standing at all to criticize him as I have whomped the hornets nest on occasion...let my anger get the better of me on occasion...and, self-evidently, absolutely love myownself in every way possible.  BUT...publicly calling someone elses music appalling or suggesting they go "die in a fire" is one toke over the line sweet jesus.  So dial it back a notch, will ya JT? 

IMO it will be a wasted effort, Barry.  every time he's been called out for personal attacks he has denied it even with the evidence presented directly in front of him.  "it's not his fault"

I haven't gone upstairs since my last post in which I responded to JT an hour or so ago. I'm half afraid to see what he responded to me with.

It's shocking the things that have been said to me here and nothing has been done about it. It's quite clear to me that I'm not wanted here by Cakewalk and that's why they let the behavior toward me continue. There's no other rational explanation.

Unfortunately Mike, I think you have fallen in to the same position I'm in.

The reason why John T and others are allowed to go on like they do is one of the following ... they work for Cake/Rol, they are a 'partner' like CJ, they are beta testers and have a relationship with the company and the admin know it and can't do anything about it, the admin don't like us being so outspoken and allow it to continue as a slap in the face to us. Whatever it may be ... it's their forum and they can do what they want and I understand that.

I reported the 'fire' comment. An admin came on 10 ~ 15 minutes later and was posting in another thread, but did nothing about the 'fire' comment. Maybe he didn't get the abuse report ... and missed the offending comment ... I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

I think eyes are watching and waiting for one of us to go over the line. Then one of us will get banned or the thread will be locked, or both. But let's not give them the satisfaction.

Well, it has been kind of quiet up there...for now.

    The "old" coffeehouse used to be so bad they simply closed it down for a long time...troll city.
    Personally, if someone offends me constantly, i just don't reply to their taunts anymore... they usually give up. 
    Is there a "block user" option that can be used?

   Amen to that mgh!
  BTW...there IS a "block user" feature...It's under member list. Just find the people you hate the most and hit "block".  Problem solved!