It seems I've been blocked from the Facebook Yoyo BST & Talk group

Perhaps he’s actually Mark Zuckerberg… :eyes:

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Snack shoes sound really comfy - where can I get a pair? :rofl:

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Sounds like mature, decent behaviour to me.

Oh wait - I meant the exact opposite…

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yeah, it wasn’t until the admins got beat over the head by the members for taking down BLM and yoyo related support posts that they relented with the sweeping delete, lock and ban hammer… by then folks had already started shuffling to FSYB… they banned Circle City because he wasn’t ‘in’ with them and was criticizing the mods nepotistic and power abusing approach to the group…

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Unfortunately, the sort of people who seek power over others are the least suitable to have it.

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That is a great looking combo.

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the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

i’m not calling myself a good man, but there’s just waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too much ‘do nothing’ going on these days :man_shrugging:

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Thanks man! :blush:

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Edit for breaching community guidelines - presumably on political views. Suffice it to say I’m not in favour of the current violence towards the police which is going on right now.

Excerpt from original post: If you haven’t already read it, I’d recommend Steven Pinker’s book ’ The Better Angels of Our Nature’.

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they just got so scattershot with their belligerent abuse of authority in the group they ended up shooting themselves in the foot, then in the face :man_shrugging:

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I got a ban threat for writing a PM to a mod questioning what he did. Many facebook mods are on a power trip.

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i know of a member that got threatened with being banned when they questioned the mods valuation of a piece…

i get to hear all sorts of interesting stories during the ‘vetting’ interviews for fsyb

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wouldn’t it be funny if :thinking: considering my stickers are all around the yoyo community :rofl::rofl:

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FWIW, I was in that Facebook group for a few weeks earlier this year. Seemed like some decent folks in that group, but overall it just wasn’t as solid as this community. While I personally had no bad experiences on there I got some vibes that told me to dip. I’m good here.

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there are great people without a doubt - i’ve built solid relationships… but, that’s what i tell people too about going to yye over the fb BST & Talk… being that there are ‘entry qualifications’ based on a strict trade history with the FSYB group. yye’s culture is more friendly and accepting - even with our differences - less insular and elitist… oh, and the mods look out for the entire community and are independent - even of each other.

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You should see the explanation they gave when asked why they kicked you…fyi I have it screenshotted.
:see_no_evil::hear_no_evil::speak_no_evil:

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If you’re interested, I’ve got a Boba Fett model which I’ve had since about 1982. It’s the large one with the reticle you can look through. Jetpack and all!

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oh, i have it too… that was before the ‘increased security measures’ that were implemented… and then quickly removed after community pushback, lol

i got lots of cool screenshots, because unfortunately for them, i have more than one friend in the yoyo community because i like to build relationships, and i don’t act like a jerk to vulnerable and naive randos… whoda’thunk :thinking:

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this is exactly why I stick to the Myspace BST group … - said no one (edit)

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Wow! I had no idea Myspace was still a thing… Bring back GeoCities!

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