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 03/08/2007 02:07:50 PM · #26
After some of the bashing his name took I doubt he would want to come back. But then again maybe he will. I could care less either way. I don't approve of what he did. But it was not murder so I believe he has served his sentence and should be allowed to carry on at DPC if he wishes to do so. But not til his full year is up. Which is still a few months off if I am not mistaken.
03/08/2007 02:08:34 PM · #27
I would cautiously welcome him back. I believe in second chances as long as they use it to regain trust. He's been punished, and now he must earn trust back. He was a great photographer and he gave great tips. However, saying that, if he were to start back in his old ways I would not ask him back again after that. I don't believe in the three strike law.
 03/08/2007 02:09:07 PM · #28
Achoo - man you were whining about the basic rules for the grain challenge - now you're stirring the pot by bringing up that issue. Have you not got someone to heal or have you been disbarred?
 03/08/2007 02:10:45 PM · #29
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
...BUT I would always silently wonder if he had a photo that did well if it was 100% legit or not...

He won by large margins, large enough to not make a difference. D&L said so themselves, if memory serves.

I've told my wife about these goings-on (eventually), and as a result, when & if she votes on my entries she votes me down because I told her I don't want a witch-hunt to happen against me.

Pfft. :-/


Hey slipp..it wasn't JUST friend voting that cause Rikki to be suspended. Just so ya know, it wasn't a "witch-hunt" we don't do that. We don't have time for that, and frankly there are enough SC conspiracy theories around without this one.
 03/08/2007 02:11:11 PM · #30
Originally posted by pineapple:
Achoo - man you were whining about the basic rules for the grain challenge - now you're stirring the pot by bringing up that issue. Have you not got someone to heal or have you been disbarred?


I do not think Doc is stirring the pot...I think he is just asking a question, testing the waters, so to speak.
Let's play nice :)
 03/08/2007 02:12:15 PM · #31
Originally posted by pineapple:
Achoo - man you were whining about the basic rules for the grain challenge - now you're stirring the pot by bringing up that issue. Have you not got someone to heal or have you been disbarred?


It's a slow day. Plus I'm sitting on my thumbs until UPS arrives. But more about that in another thread...
 03/08/2007 02:12:32 PM · #32
I float in the same boat as bear...I too would welcome rikki back. he is an awesome photographer and offered alot to noobies (like myself). I learned ALOT from him both through emails and thru the forums. I miss his help...I say let him return..in what ever name he chooses. I believe most people will ignore him for a bit(if they remember what happened and still hold it against him)but they will eventually come around. Rikki and rose are two totaly different stories...
 03/08/2007 02:15:07 PM · #33
I would love to see Rikki back - although I never condoned what he did, I also never removed him from my list of personal friends over it. I think he has learned his lesson in spades.
03/08/2007 02:16:11 PM · #34
I want one ribbon first then he can come back!! lol Rikki was cool I liked him
 03/08/2007 02:16:46 PM · #35
Originally posted by frisca:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
...BUT I would always silently wonder if he had a photo that did well if it was 100% legit or not...

He won by large margins, large enough to not make a difference. D&L said so themselves, if memory serves.

I've told my wife about these goings-on (eventually), and as a result, when & if she votes on my entries she votes me down because I told her I don't want a witch-hunt to happen against me.

Pfft. :-/


Hey slipp..it wasn't JUST friend voting that cause Rikki to be suspended. Just so ya know, it wasn't a "witch-hunt" we don't do that. We don't have time for that, and frankly there are enough SC conspiracy theories around without this one.

I know it wasn't JUST friend voting, but still... "He won by large margins, large enough to not make a difference. D&L said so themselves, if memory serves."
 03/08/2007 02:16:51 PM · #36
I think he should come back. It wouldn't bother me any. When is his year up?
 03/08/2007 02:18:45 PM · #37
Fine by me. I don't think he's likely to be a repeat offender, and I enjoyed his interaction in the forums.
03/08/2007 02:20:35 PM · #38
Why was rikki suspended, anyway?
 03/08/2007 02:21:14 PM · #39
He was helpful and always had a good attitude. His photography was top notch and would have done as well as it did without any "outside" help. After his time in the penalty box is up it wouldn't bother me to see him back, under the same name.
 03/08/2007 02:21:38 PM · #40
Originally posted by philup:
When is his year up?


July 31st. I'd welcome him back. He certainly wouldn't want a repeat performance of that fiasco, and the more really good photographers we have on DPC, the better.

Message edited by author 2007-03-08 14:22:06.
 03/08/2007 02:21:42 PM · #41
I'd love to see Rikki back under the same username. Did the crime, served the time.
03/08/2007 02:23:16 PM · #42
I'd welcome him back with no problem at all, he did the crime and will have served his time all ready. His photography is great and he will still have to live with the reason he was supsened so hey, I am a forgiving person.....
 03/08/2007 02:33:06 PM · #43
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
I don't even know when his year would be up.

That would be at the end of July -- we were expecting him at the Berkeley Kite Festival last year.
 03/08/2007 02:35:02 PM · #44
I feel like I keep getting quoted out of context. It's human nature to wonder. I never meant to imply that I would wonder if it was wrong by a large margin. just at all.
 03/08/2007 02:38:35 PM · #45
I always enjoyed his participation in the threads, I was amazed by his skill, saddened that it came to what it did, humbled by his apology, satisfied with the suspension and ready to welcome him back into our community.
 03/08/2007 02:38:56 PM · #46
Strangely enough, I was thinking about Rikki yesterday. About how much I liked his work and if he would be coming back after the year was up.
I would like him to come back.
 03/08/2007 02:39:02 PM · #47
I'd say hey buddy, tease him a bit and get back on with life :-)
 03/08/2007 02:40:48 PM · #48
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I'd say hey buddy, tease him a bit and get back on with life :-)

If we can forgive cheese-gate, well ...
 03/08/2007 02:41:13 PM · #49
I wouldn't throw a wobbly if he came back, but I would not hold the respect for him that I did before. I'd get on with things though. However, since his account was closed as per his request, not just suspended, I guess he wasn't planning on coming back. If he came back under a new account, that would be against site rules and he'd no doubt be suspended again for that.
 03/08/2007 02:41:13 PM · #50
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
This isn't a trial balloon or anything, I'm just curious what the response would be if Rikki returned after his year suspension.

Is it forgive and forget? Has permanent damage been done so that his suspension was effectively permanent? Have enough new people joined to dilute the collective hurt inflicted? or would the old guard hound him wherever he went, turning him into another constant flashpoint like Rose?

What would happen if he came back under a different name? Would that give him a fresh start or would it just look like he was trying something sneaky?

I know that whole mess was a black mark in DPC's history, but I also know that Rikki provided some great photography and was (until the fateful event) a respected, liked, and valuable member of the forum society.

I'm just looking for discussion and opinions here. I don't even know when his year would be up.

I feel Rikki made very positive contributions to DPC as a whole and was very saddened by his exclusion, but understood the SC reasoning.

Rikki enriched the site greatly, both with his selfless participation and his imagery. That should be accounted for in the allowance of his further participation.

I believe in rules and abhor cheating. How do you deal with a violation, if only one of support for a great photographer? I do not know. Cheating should not be condoned or encouraged in any way, shape or form.

All I know for sure is that DPC was a better site for his participation than it is now without.

I would like to see him back. His identifier matters not.
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