Hi I would like to say the following on gavins behalf
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(I am his father)
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For one I no personally he was very disappointed with being notified about being banned, he was told by one of the committee at a time where he was going through a very bad patch losing someone very close to him, at the time he was not in sound mind to frankly care as any of you can understand, I know for a fact that he tried to resolve the situation after he had time to grieve with the committee.
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I would like to make perfectly clear for everyone rather than people jumping to conclusions about Gavin being threatening or abusive I am his father and no first hand he is not the type of person to make wild threats towards people its simply not in his nature todo so
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He was involved in an argument with another member after this so called
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member took a disliking to him for whatever reason I dont know, this
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member persisted to email Gavin, even having his friends find and message him on social networking sites, I know this for a fact as I have seen the emails and unnecessary abuse he received again first hand.
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I know this got Gavin very down and upset at points he even stopped using imoc all together for a number of months as this member decided he would try and make Gavin look small on every post he posted on the forum.
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Even when he come close to losing his job and maybe consider breaking his car as it wasnt finically practical for him to keep, he received an email from this member gloating about his situation, Gavin was extremely depressed at this point in time, he reported the goings on to Steve Horrocks
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,
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(also steve he regarded you as a friend he had met through the forum, so im sure he will be extremely happy to read your comments)
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He continued to receive very abusive emails coxing him into and argument after his partner had received emails on her social networking site from this so called member, at this point understandably Gavin lost the plot and frankly told him strait, IN NO WAY DID THREATEN HIM, he simply told him that if this carried on then he would take it further, by that he meant the legal route not physically as I have said before that is not in his nature
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I would also like to know why the committee didnt even get Gavins side of the story even though he was the first person to report this member for actions against him, this member has been on the forum a year or so longer than Gavin does that automatically mean he gets the benefit of the doubt as he has been a member longer?
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I personally think after what Gavin has given to the forum as in help, advise, parts, to people for no personal gain he has been treated appallingly, he now feels he cant even attend events and shy away from seeing people as he is now looked towards as
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the bad guy
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Im very very disappointed in the committee and there handling of this situation i wanted to make my feeling clear and post Gavins side of the story before it developed into some sort of witch hunt
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Thank you loz