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  1. The problem with bans is that sometimes users are pillars of the community, and removing a pillar can cause the building to fall on your head.

    Monday, 11-Mar-13 20:58:58 UTC from web
    1. @nerthos But sometimes the pillar is structurally unsound, and keeping it around isn't any safer than replacing it. Just gotta find the replacement is all.

      Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:00:46 UTC from web
      1. @scribus Yeah, but that doesn't mean you won't lose a part of the building.

        Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:01:34 UTC from web
      2. @scribus @nerthos this metaphor sucks

        Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:02:16 UTC from web
        1. @rarity As the swirling maelstrom sucks down the hapless vessel, so too does this metaphor.

          Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:04:16 UTC from web
          1. @scribus Because it is a simile.

            Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:04:40 UTC from web
          2. @scribus quiet George.

            Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:05:13 UTC from web
            1. @rarity Buh.

              Monday, 11-Mar-13 21:06:16 UTC from web