Voluntary Self-Ban

Derek · October 30, 2003, 09:43:49 PM

I would like users to be able to ban themselves for a specified period of time. This is useful for those users that need to get homework done but can't drag themselves away from a forum. I get users at my forum that ask me to ban them until they're done their homework, and it's a bit too much work to do that.

Feel free to say no, I'll just make it a mod if you do.

Spaceman-Spiff · October 30, 2003, 10:51:59 PM

this is just silly

[Unknown] · October 30, 2003, 10:54:05 PM

Sadly, I know so very many people who need this

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-[Unknown]

Derek · October 30, 2003, 11:06:55 PM

Thanks for the show of support.

Tyris · October 30, 2003, 11:08:14 PM

yeah... but would people really use it..?
I know I -should- ban myself from many forums coz of exams... but I wouldn't.
then also the problem is when they do ban themselves... and start suffering withdrawl.. they might email the admin to get em unbanned...

Spaceman-Spiff · October 31, 2003, 02:45:17 AM

if you cant have self control, might as well just disconnect your internet or give your keyboard and mouse to your neightbour till the end of your exam/hw:P

bostasp · October 31, 2003, 05:53:37 AM

Oh dear... just Oh dear...

I would use it purely to see how amusing it was once, then not use it again

James Woodcock · October 31, 2003, 06:01:07 AM

Well interesting but oh my you could get people banning themselves for weeks by accident, oh the headache, oh the suffering, oh the....

Well you get the idea

bostasp · October 31, 2003, 06:38:12 AM

Could be used when someone is shouting "You banned me! Why the <insert profanties here> did you ban me?" -

"You banned yourself, what you on about?"

James Woodcock · October 31, 2003, 08:14:39 AM

Well of all the features I would like adding, this is not one of them

charlottezweb · October 31, 2003, 01:59:15 PM

Does seem like it should be very "back-burner." They just need to unplug their pc if that's the case.

Owdy · October 31, 2003, 02:08:04 PM

please, make this as MOD, not standard thing...

Seph|roth · October 31, 2003, 05:25:54 PM

another useless feature request, no offence

People need some self-discipline

dschwab9 · November 01, 2003, 12:33:28 AM

They could always just take a pair of wire cutters and cut the ethernet cable in half

morph · November 01, 2003, 12:36:13 AM

Quote from: dschwab9 on November 01, 2003, 12:33:28 AM
They could always just take a pair of wire cutters and cut the ethernet cable in half

I'd go crazy if I ever did that to my self. I'd end up sitting in a corner rolled up in a ball rocking back and forth...

* morph shudders at the thought

Tyris · November 01, 2003, 12:50:47 AM

I second that motion to curl up in the corner and rock back and forth if ever my parents decide to go ahead with their plan to cut the internet cables.

bostasp · November 01, 2003, 05:35:33 AM

...I'm sure I have enough ethernet cables and offcuts arround to keep me going. If it was cut, I'd got to B&Q and buy myself one of those tools that puts the RJ45 on the end

Tyris · November 01, 2003, 05:39:48 AM

hmmm... true... my parents used to take the TV cable when I was young.. till they realised I could build my own with a few coat hangers

dschwab9 · November 01, 2003, 05:41:46 AM

Hmmm - just remembered I use a laptop with wireless ethernet, so cutting the cable won't work for me either:P. Plus, I also have plenty of spare cables and the tool to put the ends on $:-\$

And to make things worse, we have that counter at the top that reminds me howmany hours of my life I spend surfing this forum

bostasp · November 01, 2003, 05:52:29 AM

Heh, my parents haven't tired anything with broadband yet... They pulled the wire out when we had dialup, but still

Quote from: dschwab9 on November 01, 2003, 05:41:46 AM
And to make things worse, we have that counter at the top that reminds me howmany hours of my life I spend surfing this forum

Just stop... stop now

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