why do people get banned at shaving sites?

Just one point, bans can be indescriminant. This post has been edited as suggested.

Just one point, Ouch is a member at B&B. He is the most despised user in wetshaving forums, and as a mod there has a pile of banned members under him and he's pretty proud of that. I should have been more clear on that point if I wasnt before.

As you were

I think this is the guy that banned me over on B&B. It was a while back and my recollection of events is kinda hazy. It had something to do with one of their B&B LE brushes and me questioning the choice of boar. I've never been banned from any forum, wetshaving or other, before or since.

gents, let's be vague when discussing specific users. I don't want people joining this forum just to reply to this thread.

keep this thread cordial and it'll remain open.

I think this is the guy that banned me over on B&B. It was a while back and my recollection of events is kinda hazy. It had something to do with one of their B&B LE brushes and me questioning the choice of boar. I've never been banned from any forum, wetshaving or other, before or since.

You were banned for asking why they chose Boar for their brush? That's it, nothing else?

It would be a shame if this thread would have to be shut down, because it is getting personal. I agree with Andrew, that this thread should not be the reason to join this Forum.

We can discuss sites without naming specific users. Keep it classy people.

It might even be pertinent to refrain from naming specific forums. It seems we have all had reasonably similar experiences to the point where mentioning specifics and details would seem moot.

Suffice it to say, there is a reason we are all here, and there is a reason this place exists. Naming other forums and forum members turns this thread into a bashing scene, and that is neither Gentlemanly nor warranted, in my humble opinion...

BadDad I'm with you on the individuals, but I'd respectfully disagree on the forums. Pointing out places where free discussion is not allowed does the community a great service, and this is (as far as I know) the only forum that has such a thread. In itself this demonstrates the value of open discussion to the community, but I can understand why calling out specific individuals might be an issue (it's far more personal than discussing a forum).

I'd argue that naming specific forums is necessary in this context. There's no point in discussing things in such general terms that all meaning and specificity is lost. Why shouldn't we highlight abuses that take place on specific forums? Those abuses are not gentlemanly, and neither is being silent on the matter.

BadDad I'm with you on the individuals, but I'd respectfully disagree on the forums. Pointing out places where free discussion is not allowed does the community a great service, and this is (as far as I know) the only forum that has such a thread. In itself this demonstrates the value of open discussion to the community, but I can understand why calling out specific individuals might be an issue (it's far more personal than discussing a forum).

I'd argue that naming specific forums is necessary in this context. There's no point in discussing things in such general terms that all meaning and specificity is lost. Why shouldn't we highlight abuses that take place on specific forums? Those abuses are not gentlemanly, and neither is being silent on the matter.

A very good point. This thread is not for us alone, as you have pointed out so succinctly. Very well said.

BadDad Thank you sir! I do take your point (and that of others) on naming specific individuals seriously though. That's one thing we should strive to avoid, because that sort of personal bickering isn't the point of this thread, nor is it helpful on the general issue. I do think that specifying forums is a different matter, for substantive reasons, but also because there is a public interest element in providing a place to discuss a subject that is completely silenced elsewhere.