HOA considering restrictions on home-based businesses? (merged)

You are a real character.. If I hear one more thing about "telecommunicating".. my goodness.. And its killing you that I wont post this "language of restriction" isnt it...
And even if there was any or even it I wanted to.. What do you want to do about it.. Why do you need to know that so bad... What we are requesting would not bother your TELECOMMUNICATING...
And why does it matter how many different FAKE screen names a person has,, Thir opinion is still their opinion.. Why do you need to know SO MUCH ABOUT EVERYTHING...

 

Let's just put this issue to bed then. To do that, the people who want new restrictions should post the language that they want the HOA to adopt. That way, everyone in the the community can review it and make up their own minds.

The power to make this issue go away rests with Mrs Smith and the others that are seeking new rules for the entire community. So, I ask again, why have they spent so much time going after a neighbor but can't be bothered to take a few minutes to come up with wording of the restriction they want to impose on the entire community?

 

You're not answering my question. Its a yes/no answer.

 

Mrs Smith, meet Gryphon! He's been a bit quiet in recent months but his games are nothing new to the forums. Your best bet is to just ignore the posts as I assure you anything else becomes more frustrating that it's worth.

 

Actually, having two ids or accounts is against the rules of the forum. I just went to the rules thread and checked. It says, "Only one account per person is allowed." The rules also say, "No Sock Puppet Accounts." It then explains that Sock Puppeting is "the act of creating a fake online identity to praise, defend or create the illusion of support for one’s self, allies or company."

 

You are not asking a simple yes/no question. I bring it up, because as Reagan said, "Trust but verify." I am willing to trust that it will not affect telecommuting or the issues that thepea2001 and others have asked about. However, I want to be able to verify it. Why not just post the proposed restriction and settle this matter!?!

 

Gryphon, did you happen get to rule 12?

 

Actually, have you read rule 12? See a few of your recent posts:

http://www.broadlandshoa.org/hoaforum/showpost.php?p=85355&postcount=257

http://www.broadlandshoa.org/hoaforum/showpost.php?p=85226&postcount=224

 

If the HOA were to place a ban on all home businesses, then telecommuting and businesses that do no produce traffic in the neighborhoods will also be affected. No, I don't think the HOA will knock on my door, but if the rules are changed then you would be in violation of the HOA rules and subject to their restrictions and penalties. Correct?

 

Can you not see the difference between a simple joke and baiting? I'll just assume no here since I don't expect you to answer as you rarely do. Your posts are clearly looking for a response to incite an argument. My two posts were simple attempts at making a funny. Perhaps you could read a violation of "11. No Personal attacks" in one of my posts if you can't see beyond the joking nature and I'll follow that up with an apology to Lee if he was in any way offended.

 

This is exactly the type of unintended consequence that could arise from a ban on people who work from home. I am glad that you are raising this point.

 

I can see the difference, but one man's joke is another man's baiting.

Now that we know that the Celebrate Calm and Silence Dogood99 are the same person (one account responded to something that was directed at the other account), I have to wonder how many other accounts this person is using. Is that just a simple joke or baiting?

 

Thanks for the serious and in-depth response. I agree that there is merit in looking into any credible issue that a homeowner may bring to the HOA's attention. In fact, I am glad that Mrs Smith felt that she could approach the HOA about this issue. By looking into, the HOA is being responsive to a homeowner's concerns.

That being said, Mrs Smith and some others are asking the HOA for steps to be taken to address their concern. That could involve new restrictions that would apply to the ENTIRE community. The point of my posts has been to raise the concern that any possible new restrictions could have unintended consequences. To make sure that does not happen, I have asked the people who want new restrictions to be put in place to draft up suggested language and post it here. I don't think it is unreasonable to ask someone who wants to put a new rule in place to let people know what that rule is.

If the HOA cannot take any action, where does this leave this matter?

 

True, but in this case several members of the household have separate accounts - not just one person with several accounts. That's fair enough. Sometimes they post without logging out and back in under a different name, that's all. You and your spouse could do the same. I don't think it was deliberate falseness. It could lead to arguments at home, though: "Dude! Don't post that under *my* name - I sound like a dork!"

 

We have five users of age in our house. Does that mean we can all sign up for different accounts? I had read the rules differently, so I appreciate any clarification.

Also, this discussion has gotten us a little off topic of the thread, so I understand if the admins want to move the rules-related discussions to a more appropriate thread.

 

keeping 5 gryphons from posting under separate accts... now THAT would be a situational HOA ban that i would support!

almost kidding gryph...

 

Do you mean kind of like what you are doing right now?