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We CAN'T ban people for being idiots. Believe me, I wish we could. I wish that was the way the world worked. If we could just slaughter people we thought were useless piles of flesh, the world would be a better place. But, we're a civilized (sorta) species and we don't do that (mostly). Finally, this is a COMMUNITY. All of you bear some responsibility for the behavior of your peers. If you have a problem with something someone posted, then contact them yourselves. There is nothing wrong with you discussing appropriate/inappropriate subject matter/posts/threads/whatever with each other. Act as coaches yourselves. Obviously, be respectful and truthful and polite when doing this, but you should not in anyway hesitate to PM a fellow member and tell them "Good thread, thanks for posting it" or "Hey man, maybe you should reconsider what you said because of this and that". At any given time, there are about 10x as many members logged on as mods. Maybe if you guys took some responsibility for it all, it would seem to you more like we were all on the same "side" and more of a team.
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i don't see any problems with the forums.... sure, i if want to post in a forum with looser rules i just go elsewhere, i don't sit here and bitch and whine about the rules/mods... thats what makes this forum what it is.
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I'm more annoyed at the fact that Drakkie just dropped a Load of S**T on people and just bails, never having to accept or back up his statements....for at least two weeks anyway.
Forums are as good as their members, Us Mods do our best, but by the same token it's also up to members to create posts and threads that hold substance. We're here doing our job - We do a lot you don't see.
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I think the problem is that a few members who have been here a while have gotten pissy lately for some reason and are taking it on everyone and anyone, and particularly on new memebers.
fastest speed in a car ? fastest speed in a car ? fastest speed in a car ? Is this sort of stuff really neccessary? Or acceptable?
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Why haven't you reported these posts before now? Just as the police rely heavily on people to report crimes, we must rely on you guys to report posts. We simply cannot read every post in every thread. Personal and community responsibility, people - better to learn it now than later.
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That incident I chalk down to Arrogance, A sense of protection for UCP from spammers/bull, and general angryness.
They aren't necessary and by the same token it's not up to members to label another member unnecessarily. They scared her off because of that. Like I said, these issues arise and are delt with by Moderators, Rocke Attempted to defuse the situation and did well. But we can't be responsible for your posts, members, you have to do some self-editing and think before posting. We're all on the same team, after all.... "The War Is Out there man, OUT THERE!"
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Maybe the problem is that the forum rules aren't really layed out for all to see. Many of the forums i view have a sticky thread just for the entire forum rules under the general forums. Having it on the main page and not part of the forum means that many members probably just ignore it and start posting crap with out releasing what they are doing.
The mod's do a pretty good job of weeding out the filth and dirt considering the number of members that are active and the recent glut of theads that have zero substance. One of the things i have noticed is the posting of single links to video's which is followed by a torrent of "lols". A single sticky thread which contains links to "funny" video's would suffice, since reply's tend to be painfully predicable. Also people still tend to not search or don't search properly and make double threads which is pointed out within the first 2 or 3 posts. It also tends to happen when members go away for a week and post news or media info as soon as they return which has already been covered during their absense. One of the most annoying things tends to be when long standing members feel they have more rights than the general forum population and so are quick to judge and ridicule new members. When mod's get pissed at these actions they get huffy and threaten to leave. Peope really need to consider that as a community that its up to everyone to make the forum better not just to start blamming the mods or individual members. As Matt said a simple PM to encourage members that are a bit out of line is much better than letting threads escalate into flame wars. Just a few suggestions, hopefully useful.
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