I appreciate that the "rejected" post has now been officially rejected and I appreciate the explanation (finally) from Adobe's representatives regarding the disabling of the account.

TerriStoneCHL wrote:

 

...We're glad you're continuing to contribute in your other guises...

I missed this at first glance. I share Noel's outrage at Terri's comments. That is total lunacy. I have no desire to contribute to a community managed so bizarrely. I'm done here.

Dave Merchant wrote:

 

...Registering multiple accounts to avoid a ban is another issue...

Adobe has full knowledge that this was certainly not the case. Nor has it ever been on this site. Now that the forum malfunction has been resolved and the ban has been explained, there is no further use for the alternate account. This is my last post on adobe.com.

I appreciate the discussion about identity. Some of us conceal ourselves for good reasons, not as a way to elude personal responsibility. We don't need to promote ourselves to sell our software like Noel. We don't need to announce our experience and hold it over others like Jeff Schewe rudely does. Posting without self promotion is the humblest thing that any of us could do.

Anonymity is not inherently evil. Some of us even hide behind cartoon avatars or quirky 3D glasses.

Cheers.

Marion Driscall wrote:

We don't need to announce our experience and hold it over others like Jeff Schewe rudely does.

Well, at least I don't resort to racist remarks which prompted the response I gave in that thread...if somebody doesn't know who I am, I'm happy to tell them :~)

In the grand scheme of things, this thread has been one of the weirdest and dark series of wildly swinging directions and topics I can remember. The whole thing is kinda creepy…and disturbing. Not that it'll drive me away, posting on the forums here is just too much fun :~)

Marion Driscall wrote:

 

Anonymity is not inherently evil.

Perhaps not, but those who practice it to be ***** without repercussion are still *****.

Don't let the screen door hit you in the behind on the way out.

-Noel