I just posted this on the European forum:
Patrick emailed me that when he tried to post this afteroon, he was blocked and told to read the "subscriber conduct" information.
Could it be that he dared to criticize Fodor's on another thread?
Ooops, I better watch what I say, or I may be blocked!

I cannot believe it is not a glitch of some sort, maybe they got Patrick confused with someone else.
Lord knows, if everyone who disagreed with someone on these boards, we would all be banned!
Patrick is always as helpful as he can be and travels extensively, he has a lot to contribute and I think and hope he should be back on the boards very soon.

In the meantime, do people not get a warning before being banned?

And really, some posters behave like animals on these forums, getting threads deleted and frozen and they are still posting..how can Patrick be banned??
Free Patrick!

I've had Fodor's problems and thought that I was banned...but, alas, they corrected themselves and here I am...

Say it ain't so....what would Fodor's be without Patrick?

I'm with you Scarlett...free Patrick

K9
!!!!Kode Blue Kode Blue!!!!!

!!!!!Free Patrick!!!!!

Time Square NEEEEEEEDS him!!!!!

We NEED him!

Rex disagreed with fodors more than he.
Was it on this forum or the Europe? Does he even know what he said?
Patrick email us so we can help you if we knew the details.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!

I PROTEST!! >

Let's turn this thread into a petition.

Let's all chant together:

FREE PATRICK!!!!
FREE PATRICK!!!!

FREE PATRICK!!!!!

After all this time he's been with us, I don't know what he could have said or done that is so unforgivable. Nevertheless, I am going to e-mail the editors to ask them to give Patrick a pardon. Please join me.

[email protected]

Geez, is this some sort of joke?

Yes, free Patrick or there will be a revolt!

Do you suppose there is a hacker on board?

WHAT!!!!???? That can't be right.

Myabe Mr. Someone on the News and Announcements forum can help or explain what is going on...???

Howard, do you know what he posted that could be so bad?

Why?

It can't be true! It must be a case of mistaken identity. I can't imagine why Parick would be blocked.

There's got to be something goofy going on here. As others have already said, there are people still posting who have been really nasty. Yes, Patrick has had disagreements, but haven't we all? And I've never seen him respond with anywhere near the venom I've seen from some others.

This just doesn't make sense. Again, as others have said, Patrick has been so helpful to so many.

Surely, the Fodor's editors are aware of the response on this board to Patrick's mother's death. Would people have responded that way unless Patrick were a much loved and valued member of this community?

FREE PATRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cigalechanta, he thinks it might be one of two postings:
1. He questioned Fodor's idea of adding monitors on a thread on the Europe board, or
2. A posting on the US board about a wine list in Seattle.

But Patrick is one of the most helpful people on these boards!!! They MUST let him return!

Howard, could you please e-mail Patrick and let him know about the support he's getting from us? Hopefully we can convince the editors to reinstate his log-in soon.

Might be a feeble practical joke relating to ideas about how to screen "bad apples." Might have had to do with his pun regarding naked people in SF trees, though that seems mild compared to all the various naked-idity (to quote Radar O'Reilly) posts lately.

In any case, seems unjustifiable when you see what else gets posted by others who are so much more offensive. Hope it's just a mix-up.

I haven't read the Europe post, but the Seattle Whine post was not out of the ordinary for Patrick...

Free Patrick