How to deal with difficult forum members?

[Torsten]

Hi,

Since our forum is for you, our users, students, learners, trainers, teachers and English language fans, I'd like to hear your opinion on the following question. As you know, our forum thrives because of the support of those native speakers who have become active contributors by sharing their experiences and answering students' questions on English grammar, structure, culture etc. The vast majority of 'our' native speakers share the kind of spirit that helped build free societies in their native countries.

However, there is just one person who clearly is a native speaker of English but tries to disguise himself by hiding behind an obscurely fabricated identity. Often, but not always his intention is mislead learners, cause confusion and engage in petty spats with other native speakers of English. He often uses threads started by learners of English to turn them into his own playground.

My question is, how do you suggest our community should deal with this person?

Many thanks,
Torsten
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[SkiIucK]

In other forums administrators often ban users without hesitation. You are far too tolerant, I guess. I am nonchalant, although. Looking at the bright side of the matter, we can see the disputes this guy/lass causes often turn into deep wells of knowledge, i.e. words that are not familiar to most users are used, grammar structures are demonstrated and so on.

Regards

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Torsten,

I not clearly understand what you´re asking here. I mean you´re the intiator of this site. That´s the reason why you´re the host and you´re entitled to indulge or ban whom ever you want. That´s the same with allow and disallow anything. On the other hand you´re able to delete posts (you did with some others, yet), so if there is any post of that person that you´re expecting to be disturbing why don´t you delete it and if the person asks why you did, you might explain your point of view. In other words you might try to teach that person asking questions you feel right for the site. You also might call this "Education"?

[Molly]

[Molly]

[Torsten]

You are right, Molly. The behaviour of that particular forum member has slightly improved over the past few days so there might be hope.
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[Molly]