Unfortunately, Gannet's right although it's not just the "big" boards that sometimes need policing.
Another board I mod for, a statewide F-body organization, recently had a group of just what you mentioned...testosterone overloaded, simple minded types (male and female) that thought filling up the board with BS was the way to promote traffic and membership???
I moved the entire thread to the "lounge" to keep it out of the public eye (it really was rediculous and ran off a few potential users because of the juvenile content
)), but left it alone and intact.
You'd have thought the world came to an end!!!
People bitching about censorship (remember, it was left intact) and thier "rights" (uh, it's a private board
) and such rediculous nonsense.
This was a recurring problem with just this one group of people and we (as a club and directors of the organization) ended up having to take more severe action.
Rich,
Free posting is simply a term for something posted with no other reason than to increase post count or to make the board look like it has more traffic.
Like posting a
with no commentary while not responding to another post. It's childish in some cases, but totally harmless
Sometimes, it actually leads to a more serious discussion
My intent with this post was to vent. I've been a member of the "other board" since (IIRC?) 1999 and am a lifetime supporting member. I like it, it has some great people there, and of course, being an international board, I've met new friends from all over the world
Unfortunately, in the last year or so, there seems to be one person there thats just gottne lock and ban happy (or crazy-your chioice?) (and it's not the person that posted that comment I quoted in part).
There is no such thing as a dialog with some of the mods there, no discussion and even though it says you can pm or email them to discuss a matter, good luck
It usually results in a kurt response if any and an I don't need a reason attitude.
God forbid you ask an admin! I did that once and a
MONTH later got a response that was less than adaquate. I've never had that happen here.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no control for the mods either. At least police have the public and internal affairs to answer to
And if someone asks (publicly) why something was done....you're likely to find yourself in "BANNED CAMP" (band camp) for doing so
I don't know the whole story between the particular poster and the mod that locked his thread and made the comment stated, but the thread starter is a loooonngg time member with beaucoup posts to his credit
I do know that he (the thread starter) made several posts "messing" (in a harmless-joking kind of way) with the mod. So what? What does it hurt? He wasn't threatening or abusive and the mod (or anyone else for that matter) could have just read past them.
The whole thing just kind of hit me wrong and I knew I could vent here without retribution
somebody needs to get..well.....
This is Home!:thumbsup.
by his supposed "Vette Brothers" thinking, I'd at least like to be kissed while being Screwed!
bro...
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