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Originally Posted by funkychinaman

how would you define "talking back to admins?"

Making excuses for his behavior and refusing to change, even when he's asked to stop doing something. Think back to when you were in junior high, and that's about how PoI sounds. PoI's problem is that he (1.) can't ever admit that he might be wrong, and (2.) will go out of his way to try and convince you that it's your fault when he does something wrong.

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

I can understand something along the lines of "screw you and your rules, I'll do what I please," that's one thing, but if it's "I disagree with your statement, and here are a list of reasons why," that's another.

PoI leaned more towards the former. And that's why he tended to offend almost anyone he spoke to, and start arguments that reduced the civility of reasoned debate. Do you really think it's just a coincidence that almost every time PoI posted in a topic, that topic would degenerate into a long argument?

Above all else, it's blatantly obvious that PoI knew what he was doing, but did it anyway. It's one thing for people to have a disagreement on occasion; that's human nature. With PoI, though, it happened with such frequency that it became clear to me that he wasn't just some socially awkward nerd who couldn't help himself. For him, disagreeing with people seems to be less about improving IMFDB, and more about just riling people up and pulling their chains for his own amusement. That's what makes him so despicable. At best, he's maybe one step above the common forum troll. And no forum on the 'Net has any reason to tolerate trolling.

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

There's a difference between having a different opinion and being a pain in the ass.

I have no problem hearing opinions that are different than my own. The problem with PoI is that he spoke with an air of superiority and contempt for the opinions of almost everyone on here (Admins included). This is not somebody we need on IMFDB. And as I'm sure you've seen by now, most of the site's members agree with me. I didn't ban PoI only because I find him to be a pain in the ass; I did so because I recognized that my sentiments were shared.