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by GSD Admin on 30 November 2010 - 17:11
@ Felloffher
It is on the to do list. Plus many more changes to come.
It is on the to do list. Plus many more changes to come.
by RLHAR on 30 November 2010 - 18:11
People come and people go, it's normal especially in the wake of changes.
Oli, thank you for all your hard work on the site. Merry Christmas to you and yours, definitely looking forward to a busy dog filled New Year.
Oli, thank you for all your hard work on the site. Merry Christmas to you and yours, definitely looking forward to a busy dog filled New Year.
by Red Sable on 30 November 2010 - 18:11
Those moderators are gone? Wonderful - that is a great Christmas present for me. Thank you very much. I look forward to a great New Year on here.
by GSD Admin on 30 November 2010 - 18:11
Impersonating a mod is grounds for permanent banning, no warnings.
We will not try to figure it out. If you change a moderator comment or impersonate a moderator it is your bad.
We will not try to figure it out. If you change a moderator comment or impersonate a moderator it is your bad.
by CrysBuck25 on 30 November 2010 - 18:11
Maybe Moons has it right...
I haven't commented much on the moderation going on here..Some of it is good, but some is just totally out in left field, showing a definite bias. Some of what's deleted is well within the terms of service, and is removed without comment.
As far as there being new mods, the old ones being gone, we have only the word of an anonymous individual saying these things. Oli realizes the need to track what's going on here, and I hope that everything is okay with him.
Don't know what's going on in his life right now, but I clearly understand why he doesn't spend his life here...This is a website, a cyberworld that too many here spend their days immersed in. I don't come by here that much...I have a life outside this board, a dog that is real, not just an avatar picture, two kids, a house, a yard, and way too much more to list. There is a Winter Storm warning going on here, making snow shoveling, plowing, and other winter-related activities pressing, as well.
As for those who are totally against moderation...I'm glad to see that someone is finally enforcing TOS, because I have seen flaming and personal attacks made on people, then the pack mentality kicking in and others jumping on the bandwagon, too. It happens even now, with the moderators, because of what certainly appears to be agendas.
It is totally possible to disagree with someone without calling them names. I do it all the time, in my personal life, on here, everywhere. I treat others with respect, because that's what I would like to get back. I have started to post a number of messages here of late, then ended up closing the window, rather than posting. There is no point to attacking, flaming, insulting, cursing, etc.. Before you post a message, read it from the point of view of someone else reading it, and try to consider how it will be taken. You can be straightforward without being insulting, and it's not hard to do.
For those whose life is consumed here, there is one very effective solution for the problems of the internet, and that's to close the browser. Shut off the machine, and look at what's going on elsewhere. That little red x up at the top right of your browser window takes care of everything.
Crys
I haven't commented much on the moderation going on here..Some of it is good, but some is just totally out in left field, showing a definite bias. Some of what's deleted is well within the terms of service, and is removed without comment.
As far as there being new mods, the old ones being gone, we have only the word of an anonymous individual saying these things. Oli realizes the need to track what's going on here, and I hope that everything is okay with him.
Don't know what's going on in his life right now, but I clearly understand why he doesn't spend his life here...This is a website, a cyberworld that too many here spend their days immersed in. I don't come by here that much...I have a life outside this board, a dog that is real, not just an avatar picture, two kids, a house, a yard, and way too much more to list. There is a Winter Storm warning going on here, making snow shoveling, plowing, and other winter-related activities pressing, as well.
As for those who are totally against moderation...I'm glad to see that someone is finally enforcing TOS, because I have seen flaming and personal attacks made on people, then the pack mentality kicking in and others jumping on the bandwagon, too. It happens even now, with the moderators, because of what certainly appears to be agendas.
It is totally possible to disagree with someone without calling them names. I do it all the time, in my personal life, on here, everywhere. I treat others with respect, because that's what I would like to get back. I have started to post a number of messages here of late, then ended up closing the window, rather than posting. There is no point to attacking, flaming, insulting, cursing, etc.. Before you post a message, read it from the point of view of someone else reading it, and try to consider how it will be taken. You can be straightforward without being insulting, and it's not hard to do.
For those whose life is consumed here, there is one very effective solution for the problems of the internet, and that's to close the browser. Shut off the machine, and look at what's going on elsewhere. That little red x up at the top right of your browser window takes care of everything.
Crys
by ShadyLady on 30 November 2010 - 19:11
The problem with the UFM (Unidentified Forum Moderators) is that it can turn into a secret club and espeically the senior members of the group will do favors for their friends. It turns into a total circle jerk.
The lack of respect for the moderators is partly due because of their secrecy. There are plenty of people who have EARNED respect in this community and could moderate without problems and be known, just like many, many other forums (dog related or not).
The lack of respect for the moderators is partly due because of their secrecy. There are plenty of people who have EARNED respect in this community and could moderate without problems and be known, just like many, many other forums (dog related or not).
by Red Sable on 30 November 2010 - 19:11
And that is exactly what happened here before.
There is something about being known that keeps you honest.
There is something about being known that keeps you honest.
by GSD Admin on 30 November 2010 - 20:11
Okay then every member needs to sign up with real names. No moderator would risk putting their real name out there. I have already received strange pm's from people and we have had identities for what 18 hours?
by Red Sable on 30 November 2010 - 20:11
Why not their original sign in name? That is how we know everyone here anyway.
Example: Ulli could be a mod.
Example: Ulli could be a mod.
by MAINLYMAX on 30 November 2010 - 20:11
RS,
I agree,...Also there is something about being
honest that ...it won't belong before you are known.
But I have seen people attacked for being honest and
open. Shitheads tend to focus in on people like that.
I think because they think honest people won't fight back.
In a perfect world, not the internet you could trust people.
I agree,...Also there is something about being
honest that ...it won't belong before you are known.
But I have seen people attacked for being honest and
open. Shitheads tend to focus in on people like that.
I think because they think honest people won't fight back.
In a perfect world, not the internet you could trust people.
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