Banned from ironage.us

[Mr. Intenseone]

Gotta go with Shawn (Perrine)on this one. This thread shows the difference between the older generation with respect and the punks with no respect. Too bad, you guys might have learned something over there. BUT, I think it's rediculous that Shawn and Peter McGaugh are backing Ronnie. McGaugh is part of Weider and that being said is part of supporting bodybuilding, it's judging criteria and the degradation of bodybuilding and competitors getting sick and even dying due to the overuse of "suppliments". In that sense, they speak out of both sides of their mouths!

[Hulkster]

I have decided not to post my "photo essay" since I don't really want to get involved too much in all of this.

I have stated why I don't like the  ideologies of the site and why I rarely go there.

I am going to leave it at that.

In fairness, they do have some cool pics..

[pumpster]

At ironage, you can't have an opinion - it must fit the central dogma of the site.

If it differs from the "central dogma" - ie all 1960/70's bodbuilders destroy anyone today, you get banned.  You are not allowed to think that a current champ is better than an "ironage champ".  And worse, they use offseason pics of guys like Ronnie, Jay et al and compare them to contest pics from the 70's

That seems to be the issue.

Well, that and the fact that they have no sense of humour whatsoever.

I am registered there, and have been for a while, but of course, someone is probably reading this post, so I'll be banned before I even get a chance to post my "photo essay"..

In case you haven't noticed: I avoid ironage like the plague.  But then again, I guess many people do.

Any kind of controversy will set them off; doesn't take much. Just voicing opinions like this is sufficient to get banned.

As far as the central dogma, it extends beyond reverence for a previous era. The overall tone must remain "sunshiny" & sacharine, even in reference to dear big Lou Ferrigno.

Anyone responsible for such a controlled, oppressive format is far from cool. The tone there also just happens to reflect the Weider/Flex line. What a coincidence!  One look at his angry avatar is worth a thousand words.

I emailed him several times a couple of years ago, offering to provide better pics. Nothing but an unfriendly silence. Later I realized it was quite deliberate. I just went ahead and started posting better pics.

Am I banned on Iron Age yet? With all the excitement of their controlled format, they end up on getbig quite a bit..

[Hulkster]

I did recieve a PM stating that I would be banned if I did not follow the rules of the site- and possibly being banned if I did anything hostile.

Anyone else get one?

I don't want to be an asshole, so I am not going to post anything over there.

but I guess the issue being debated here on getbig is:

Do the ironage "rules" allow for freedom of expression and opinion?

[Vince B]

Look, fellas, this is the way it is. You already have an open forum here. You can say more here than you ever would to anyone in person. This place works and Ron can hardly alter the way things are and have been for years.

Over at Ironage they don't want the negative stuff that open forums invite. To protect some you have to limit everyone. I think the balance suits the guys who post there. There is often a lot of discussion about various things but the moderators have been around way too long and can predict the sorts of issues that are not going to be either resolved or even worthwhile.

I lasted a day or two on Joe Roark's forum then decided not to post there anymore. Now that is a controlled environment. If any of you guys want to get the wind kicked out of you just post your theories on the scientific sites and see how you go. You can start at HST or go see what Lyle McDonald has to say. The so-called scientific sites are some of the most hostile bodybuilding sites on line. Did I mention Garage Gym?

[alexxx]

I got banned for naming my facorite top 5 physiques of all time. 

[LuciusFox]

I got banned for naming my facorite top 5 physiques of all time. 

 Hahahahahaha...Monster censorship

[CQ]

No banning or pm's warning of banning for me.

They like me better than you guys

[candidate2025]

i didnt even post anyhting negative. in fact..i think the reason i got banned was because they were all going on and on about arnold and the rests chest and "where are the chests gone".  i said "the chests are just as big if not bigger now then then...the difference is they way the older guys posed really pronouced the chest comparded to the arms delts and legs...something they knew nothing about."   that...and i said that todays guts were a result of heavy leg work, something that guys like arnold never did. and thats eveident".

and their pictures are sooooo biased dude.   they copare the old guys to the new ones with the older guys bestest pictures and the newers worst...sooo fuckin lame.








on a side note.......can you imagine how angry im going to be once i start taking roids? lol.  mannnnnn

[NubianMuscle]

Forget about excessive moderation, censorship, and getting banned. This is all you need to know about ironage.us.

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What possible harm could be caused by letting interested people READ the forums? IMHO, requiring registration just to READ the forums is totally irrational and borders on paranoia.

If the site owner is truly interested in telling the world how wonderful bodybuilders were in the good old days, why wouldn't he want to make it easy for everyone to read the forums?

[sustabob]

Consider Ironage a gentlemens club - they don't allow riff-raff in, they live by an anarchic rule of conduct, why the Hell would they want a lot of you guys to join ? And why would YOU want to join ?

[sculpture]

The main problem is i have, is that simply by belonging to this imaginary period called the "ionage", bbers are automatically superior to those who didnt', ie, post 1991, or whatever arbitary date perrine chose to close the ironage at. Coleman did get raped in that stupid "greatest mr o" thread, some of the rankings were so absurd and close minded it bordered on insanity.

An awful pocket of cyberspace has ionage become.

[gtbro1]

well if the board sucks so bad...don't go over there.

[sustabob]

I have a lot of things they probably lack: my youth, my hairline, ability to get with young hot women, etc.  Sounds petty...

Yes it does sound petty. Read that sentence again and try to realise how ridiculous you sound. I might have to revise my earlier post that said you seemed like an intelligent guy...

[Joe Roark]

I have been banned from a site- not for breaking any listed rules, but for presenting arguments contrary to the beliefs of the mods regarding a certain strongman. Rather than present their side of the issue, they blocked me.

Vince Basile chose not to post on my site; he was not banned, and his comment about my site being a 'controlled environment' is spot on. It is, in some ways, the opposite of what is allowed here regarding language and images.

But, as I make no comments about what happens here, knowing I am free to not come here, all I ask in return is that those visiting my site abide by my rules, or as Vince chose, not post.

Several of my friends run IronAge, and many of the criticisms in this thread are matters of opinion. Their house, their rules, so their opinions rule.

After I was banned from the site I mentioned, my life continued, and although I have yet to understand the fear of presenting a defending argument to support what you believe, the mods there who seemed to know as much iron history as the average 6th grade student, chose the ostrich option, so I assume they know something of ant colonies by now.

[sustabob]

Matt, from what I can make out, you were banned for using a profanity, which they prefer not to allow - and make it quite clear. Sounds like you were warned for the 'negro' comment, too. That one is debatable, but again it's the rules on that site !

If you'd stuck within the rules you'd have had no problem. You broke the rules and got banned and now you try and say it was because you've got hair and can pull chicks !

Nope. You got banned because you broke the rules. Shit happens.

Stop whinning like a bitch and start posting sense.

[RadBrad]

Stop whinning like a bitch and start posting sense.

Hey, careful...that'd get you banned on ironage.

[Dingleberry]

Damn, I just got banned for reading this thread.

[alexxx]

I got banned for no reason whatsoever. I only posted positive things on the boards and they told me it was because I was braggin on GetBig that they banned me from Ironage Makes sense

[sustabob]

Well, look on the bright side - you can post here more often now 

[alexxx]

They are watching my everymove from their headquarters.. so is doggcrapp, musclemayhem and professionalmuscle lol

[brianX]

I didn't know "negro" was a bad word.

[gtbro1]

They gave you that warning over calling the old school bbers moderate?...WHOA...that is messed up.

[sustabob]

They are watching my everymove from their headquarters.. so is doggcrapp, musclemayhem and professionalmuscle lol

And that's something you're proud of ? 

[alexxx]

And that's something you're proud of ? 

Actually yes I am quite proud of that fact.


They know what talent is thats why they won't let go.