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CoreyPici: Sorry I didn't get to this earlier. It was great meeting you. :-)01:02
holsteinFlannel: i would like to speak with you in private, again, at your convinience, regarding the incident earlier01:59
Flannelholstein: Sure.  I'm around and will be for the next N hours.03:45
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bazhangwhy is mwn crossposting in #debian ; is he even using Ubuntu15:57
ikoniabecause he's an idiot15:59
ikoniaif you are that stupid or that rude you can't grasp that channels are there to discuss their topic, you really shouldn't be using the channel16:01
ikoniait's annoying as it gets the attention it shouldn't as people respond just to shut him up, so spamming = gets help faster,16:02
bazhanghe's now asking for an account reset for an account that is not his. wont take no for an answer16:03
ikoniathats up to staff to sort out16:03
bazhangyep. and spb owns it16:03
ikoniathere appears to be a large number of people who just want an issue on freenode at the moment, rather than to just use the network16:16
bazhangthats been true for the last week or so16:18
bazhanglast hurrah before Jr. High gets back in session16:18
ikoniathe topics seem too mature (free speach etc) for kids16:19
bazhangthat simply means they want justice! for unfair (it's always unfair) banning in channels freenode would never get involved16:20
dolphin-manhello18:32
ikoniahello18:32
dolphin-manI was banned a few days ago18:33
dolphin-manI am here to discuss it with the guy who banned me from #ubuntu18:33
ikoniayes, I'm aware you've been banned from #ubuntu-offtopic18:33
ikoniadolphin-man: allow me to save you some time - you're not going to be unbanned any time soon, you're purposfully a problem to the channel,18:34
ikoniaso either take a long break from the #ubuntu-offtopic and refresh your reputation or find somewhere new for social chatter18:34
dolphin-manHow did you come to that conclusion?18:34
ikoniayour past behaviour18:34
ikoniayour past warnings18:34
ikoniayour past kicks18:34
ikoniayour past bans18:34
dolphin-manI was told by the person who banned me18:35
ikoniaso rather than drag this out into some negotation, it seems prudent to just be honest and advise you of this upfront18:35
dolphin-manto wait 3 days and then we would have a heart to heart18:35
dolphin-manand things would be back to the way they were before18:35
ikoniayou where not told that18:35
ikoniayou where told the situation would be reviewed in 3 days18:35
dolphin-manwere*18:35
dolphin-manwere*18:35
ikoniano problem, you were not told that, you were told the situation would be reviewed in 3 days18:35
dolphin-manYou forgot to fix the other line where you used 'where' incorrectly.18:36
ikoniaand thank you for proving you have an excellent grasp of English which now shows no excuses for why you've been unable to grasp the rules and instructions given to you by the operator team18:36
dolphin-manSo I'm banned for the rest of my natural life?18:36
ikoniadolphin-man: so now that I've explained that to you, I suggest you think about either a.) taking a long break from ubuntu-offtopic, b.) finding alternative social chatting channels18:36
dolphin-manHow long is 'long'?18:37
dolphin-manForever?18:37
dolphin-manMonths?18:37
dolphin-manYears?18:37
ikoniano, no set time, but I'd say a good few months to think about how you interact with people and refresh your repuatation18:37
ikonia(or find another social channel)18:37
dolphin-manI want to appeal this decision18:38
ikoniano problem18:38
dolphin-man...directly to Mark Shuttleworth18:38
ikoniaI'll get another op now to start the appeal process, and you can move to the next step18:38
dolphin-manok18:38
ikoniaahh there we go18:38
ikoniathis is why you can't be taken seriously18:39
ikoniaand on your "Mark Shuttleworth" note - you're done18:39
dolphin-manSorry, I thought he was the CEO of Canonical which releases ubuntu18:39
dolphin-manso I assumed he would be like the Supreme Court18:39
dolphin-manor something18:39
dolphin-manto where I could appeal18:40
ikoniaone of the other operators can deal with you18:40
Tm_Thi18:40
dolphin-manTm_T, are you Mark Shuttleworth?\18:41
Tm_Tdolphin-man: Mark doesn't deal with IRC issues directly18:41
dolphin-manCan he deal with this indirectly?18:41
dolphin-manIs there a number I can call?18:41
Tm_Tdolphin-man: you can proceed with the appeal process?18:41
dolphin-mandoes the appeal process eventually lead to Mark Shuttleworth? and sure let's proceed18:42
Tm_Tone step at a time, no shortcuts18:42
Tm_Tdolphin-man: follow the instructions in the link ubottu will provide18:43
Tm_T!appeal > dolphin-man18:43
ubottudolphin-man, please see my private message18:43
* popey notes Mark isn't the CEO, Jane is. She also doesn't deal with IRC issues.18:43
ikoniadolphin-man: what other nicknames did you use the ubuntu channels as before in the past please18:44
ikoniadolphin-man: the one I first spoke to18:44
ikonia(please)18:44
dolphin-manikonia, I think this was the only nick i have ever used18:44
dolphin-manin the ubuntu channels to my knowledge18:44
ikoniaI know it wasn't18:44
dolphin-manwhat was it?18:44
dolphin-manI am not playing dumb18:44
ikoniaI'm just trying to look it up now, but I thought I'd ask first of all18:44
ikoniathat's fine, I'll look it up18:44
Tm_Tpopey: not to mention Ubuntu != Canonical, but hey who counts (:18:45
dolphin-manikonia, I may have temporarily changed a nick for a few minutes18:45
dolphin-manbut never on any on going basis have I used a different nick18:45
ikoniafair enough18:45
ikoniadolphin-man: how about we make a deal18:50
ikoniadolphin-man: I'll remove the ban on you in #ubuntu-offtopic, however there will be no more warnings on language, interacting, trying to be a problem, trying to ruin any ones experience, etc18:50
ikoniaanything along those lines and you're gone - for a long time ?18:50
ikoniaacceptable ?18:51
dolphin-manOkay that sounds fair18:51
ikoniathat way you have had fair warning your on your last offer of using the hcannel18:51
ikoniaok, I've removed the ban - you've had the rules/policies explained to you multiple times so I'm not going over them again18:51
ikoniabe aware though, this is your very last chance.18:52
ikoniaclear ?18:52
ikoniaunderstood ?18:52
dolphin-mancapito18:52
ikoniajust looking for clear "yes/no" response18:53
dolphin-manyes18:53
ikoniaperfect, excellent18:53
ikoniathank you18:53
dolphin-manGood thing you said that when you did18:53
dolphin-manI was just going to boot windows18:53
dolphin-manso i could look for a bookmark18:53
ikoniaok - so you know the rules correct ?18:53
dolphin-manyes18:53
ikoniaok, in that case, good luck18:53
dolphin-manI have to boot windows, I will back in a sec18:53
ikoniadon't need to return here18:53
dolphin-manikonia, would it be okay if I joked and said that I was unbanned due to an appeal directly to Mark Shuttleworth?18:58
ikoniano18:59
ikoniathere is no need for that18:59
ikoniaand it's just a lie18:59
dolphin-man:(18:59
dolphin-manikonia,19:00
dolphin-man>Just got off the phone with Mark Shuttleworth. My ban has been removed ;)19:00
dolphin-manPlease, please19:00
IdleOnemark has no authority to remove any bans19:00
ikoniawhat part of "no" do you not understand19:00
dolphin-manokay19:00
ikoniayou've just had your ban removed - why are you already trying to cause a problem19:00
dolphin-manIt would just be a joke19:00
dolphin-manbut i understand19:00
ikoniadolphin-man: as your ban is resolved, can you please /part this channel unless you need something else19:01
IdleOneI should rephrase that. Mark can remove a ban if he really wanted to but in 8 years of using ubuntu I have never once seen him remove a ban.19:01
FlannelIdleOne: No, the CC can remove a ban.19:02
dolphin-manMark works in mysterious ways, IdleOne19:02
IdleOneFlannel: right.19:03
dolphin-manI told a joke and then I explained why i was really unbanned19:11
dolphin-manI thought that would be okay and it wouldn't be deceptive19:11
ubottuphunyguy called the ops in #ubuntu-offtopic ()19:11
dolphin-manhold on19:12
dolphin-manbooting Ubuntu again19:12
dolphin-manI'm back on ubuntu now19:15
Flanneldolphin-man: Hi.  We don't care what OS you're using.19:16
dolphin-manI care.19:16
Tm_Tdolphin-man: see you in couple months, now go and behave well19:16
dolphin-manbut I just told a joke19:16
IdleOnedolphin-man: unfortunately your personality is not compatible with the majority of users in #ubuntu-offtopic. You have been given several chances to adjust to our channel culture but appear unable or unwilling to do so. I think it is best if you and #ubuntu-offtopic part ways and agree that we are all better off not interacting with each other.19:16
dolphin-manIt's not me it's you.19:17
IdleOneyou're right.19:17
IdleOneit is us.19:17
IdleOneHave a good life.19:17
dolphin-manIdleOne, are you an op in #defocus?19:17
dolphin-manIdleOne, I am in #ubuntu-offtopic right now19:17
dolphin-manI am not going anywhere.19:17
IdleOneI'm not but they have their own channel, #defocus-ops.19:17
dolphin-manSomeone lent me a znc of their's19:17
dolphin-manIdleOne, they randomly banned me from #defocus-ops and then #defocus19:18
dolphin-manI literally wasn't doing anything19:18
dolphin-manI shut down my client and 10 minutes later I came back to find I was banned19:18
IdleOnewell we have nothing to do with defocus19:18
dolphin-manokay, wait a sec.19:18
dolphin-manI am getting something off the Ubuntu website19:19
dolphin-manto defend myself19:19
dolphin-mansorry19:25
dolphin-manwas distracted19:25
dolphin-manokay, why was I banned19:26
dolphin-manfrom #ubuntu-offtopic19:26
Flanneldolphin-man: Hi.  You were banned because of your attitude.19:27
dolphin-manwhat was wrong with my attitude?19:28
Flanneldolphin-man: So, just so we're clear on how all of this fits together: You've been banned a few times because of your attitude, you and I even discussed this a few days ago.  Then you get unbanned today, come in here to ask permission to make a joke about being unbanned because of Mark, get told no, and then continue to do so the minute you get into #ubuntu-offtopic.19:30
dolphin-manIt was dismissed because it was deceptive, but I amended it so that after telling the joke in a vague way I gave the true reason for my unbanning19:31
Flanneldolphin-man: No, the way you told it was deceptive.  The way you asked about telling it was complete fiction.19:32
dolphin-manit was more vague than deceptive19:33
dolphin-manand I disagree with the ban for attitude19:33
Flanneldolphin-man: You're more than welcome to disagree, it's still going to stand.19:33
dolphin-manYou cant establish such a thing within 30 seconds, and I would characterize it as positive19:33
dolphin-manbecause I said hi to my old nemesis in an effort to repair old tensions19:33
dolphin-manwhich I thought would please you guys19:33
dolphin-manas it was a sign of change19:34
dolphin-manI actually only said hi because I wanted to make it explicitly clear to you guys19:34
dolphin-manthat I was going to make things different this time19:34
FlannelThe problem with that "joke", both the way you told it, and the way you asked to tell it, is that it could cause a few issues in the channel.19:34
FlannelThe biggest is probably that people will feel that you were being let back into the channel when you otherwise shouldn't have been (because of intervention), which makes them suspicious of you.19:35
FlannelThat's not something you want.19:35
dolphin-manI gave the real reason for my unbanning19:35
dolphin-mani was explaining the story19:35
dolphin-manand midsentence i was banned, Flannel19:35
dolphin-manI wasn't even given a chance. I was basically pre-emptively banned19:35
Flanneldolphin-man: You weren't pre-emptively banned.  You were banned mid-paragraph.19:36
dolphin-manIf you want to keep me banned go ahead, but you basically set me up to fail19:36
dolphin-manThis was done in bad faith on your part19:36
dolphin-manFlannel, Yes. I was banned while I was explaining why I was unbanned19:36
Flanneldolphin-man: No, you set yourself up to fail.  We even told you not to use that joke, yet you persisted.19:36
Flanneldolphin-man: It's best to not even mention the fact that you were unbanned.19:37
dolphin-manI said it in a facetious manner as a segue into why i was really unbanned19:37
dolphin-manokay granted, Flannel19:37
FlannelThat's true, you did.19:37
FlannelAnd it was a faux pas on your part, and now you're banned again.19:37
dolphin-manWhat time is it in the UK?19:38
FlannelI have no idea.19:38
FlannelEvening-ish19:38
dolphin-mando you think Mark Shuttleworth is at his office19:38
Flanneldolphin-man: it's a saturday, so I doubt it.19:38
dolphin-manI dont think I was ever given a real chance here19:38
dolphin-manI didnt know that you were going to have a black out over my unbanning19:39
Flanneldolphin-man: Luckily, we have a procedure to deal with this sort of issue.19:39
dolphin-manlets do it19:39
Flanneldolphin-man: If you feel like you've been mistreated, I encourage you to file an appeal with the IRC Council.  It's the best way of getting these things sorted out.19:39
FlannelLet me get you the information.19:39
dolphin-manokay thanks19:40
dolphin-manCan I be allowed back in while my appeal is pending?19:40
IdleOneNo.19:40
Flanneldolphin-man: No, that's not how this operates.19:40
dolphin-manI am a wealthy man19:41
Flanneldolphin-man: I don't see how that's relevant.19:41
dolphin-manWhat if I make a sizeable 'donation' to Canonical19:41
dolphin-manI am an independently wealthy, eccentric industrialist19:41
Flanneldolphin-man: So, here's the appeals process: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/AppealProcess  We're already at 3, so your next course of action is 4, which is to email ircc-appeals@ubottu.com19:42
dolphin-manwhat is the irc council channel?19:42
dolphin-manI dont have an e-mail19:42
Flanneldolphin-man: I encourage you to sign up for a free one from one of the many providers out there.19:43
dolphin-manthat seems like a lot of work when we could just negotiate this between us19:43
dolphin-manLet's say I make the donation19:43
dolphin-man'donation'19:44
dolphin-mancan I be let back in?19:44
dolphin-manHow much extra for op powers?19:44
CoreyI think this has gone on long enough.19:44
Flanneldolphin-man: Your IRCC appeal is your only recourse.19:44
dolphin-manmark shuttleworth wont be pleased to hear this19:44
dolphin-manim gonna take a nap19:44
dolphin-manthen send the email19:44
dolphin-manafter registering19:44
Flanneldolphin-man: Have a nice day.19:45
Flanneldolphin-man: Also, since we don't have anything else here, please part this channel to keep it clear for other users, thanks.19:45
dolphin-manone more thing19:59
Flanneldolphin-man: We have no additional business with you.  Please respect the appeals process.20:00
dolphin-mansorry i just have a question about the rules then i will go20:01
dolphin-manto clear things up20:01
Flanneldolphin-man: In that case, please ask your questions so we can answer them and move on.20:04
dolphin-manif20:05
dolphin-mana big if20:05
dolphin-manif I receive an e-mail from Mark Shuttleworth indicating that he wants to be unbanned20:06
dolphin-manand given a new chance20:06
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dolphin-manwill his will be respected?20:06
dolphin-manhe wants me to be unbanned*20:06
Flanneldolphin-man: There's a process to be followed, he will have to follow that process, just like anyone else.20:06
dolphin-manHe owns canonical though20:06
Flanneldolphin-man: Canonical is not Ubuntu.20:06
dolphin-manUbuntu is a big part of Canonical20:07
dolphin-manhe should be able to veto20:07
dolphin-manListen, someone here said that mark could in theory overturn a ban20:07
dolphin-manI will get that e-mail20:07
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