yowza - 8:46 pm on Sep 7, 2004 (gmt 0)

Yes, you should tell the person that what they are doing is annoying members. However, you have to be careful that you don't make them mad or hurt their feelings. Be an adult about it. The best suggestion is as rogerd said, "Try to identify the behaviors that others find annoying. Then, contact the member to attempt to change behavior."

If you make the member mad they could create a million different usernames and become even more of a nuisance. You also have to consider that the only contact they mayget with the outside world is through the forum and that if they are thrown out, they could go postal. Why spread more bad feelings and alienate them further from the world?

Courtesy and respect will show them that you care about their presence on the forum and you would like them to participate in a more productive manner.

Whatever you do, try to be understanding. We don't need any more people going on shooting rampages because they do not feel wanted.