longride said:
I am already there with ya buddy! I haven't posted here in 8 months, and rarely even look at this board, and I own a Tenere. The current moderator thought that someone that doesn't even own a Tenere should be able to insult people and tell everyone else here what to do, and when I responded to the idiot I got a 'talking to' and was asked 'if I always act this way'. The other moron was never questioned. Well I don't need that crap, so I left. I have a feeling that if they don't shut that idiot up soon, and we all know who I am taking about here, plenty will leave. It isn't my board, so I couldn't care less. Have fun listening to that jerk. I won't be.
groan - Too bad you assert that you won't be here to read this then.
There are two mods here, not one.
We try to not do the moderating, cutting, or editing that happens on other forums including ADV. People said they didn't want it and we've generally tried to listen. The line is generally when we start insulting or attacking others, usually when guys forget that we're all an occasional a-hole and then hit the "Post" button. (Yup, I can be in that group.)
Because we do need to draw a line somewhere, attacking or insulting other members has almost always been addressed by personal messages. You and the other member both got them, you weren't picked on. We generally don't broadcast doing this so you're clearly not aware of the warnings given to other members and they didn't know about yours till you mentioned it. Assuming we are referring to the same other member and since you said you've not been around, I guess you missed this from the CO UT BDR thread or the reference to it in this thread, above. Note the underlined text:
Checkswrecks said:
From the moderator stand point, it is totally expected that people in a forum for any model of vehicle are going to be for that vehicle. Hopefully with enthusiasm and happy about it.
It's also normal to occasionally bash other makes. Heck, we have a number of members who got burned on other brands.
It's one thing to attack a persons argument, versus insulting the person. It's another to have a comment escalate. While both have been happening here, this is different.
Going onto a forum of a different make, regularly pointing out the negatives (everything has them), and then being critical of the owners leaves bad feelings at best and is trolling at worst. Closing with "ride whatever makes you happy" is meaningless at that point. Damage done. PM's have been sent.
Let's get back to motorcycles and a positive vibe and have some more talk about the BCDR.
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Without divulging what was in the pms, basically this was to let the general group know things were being addressed.
Something that has changed while you've been gone is that AvGeek and I realized that using no real discipline hasn't always worked. The pm's get most folks to re-read what they wrote before hitting the send button and it's water over the dam. But we've had a couple who've gone back to bullying, attacking, insulting, being know-it-alls, or whatever you want to call it. Because of this, we've brought back time-outs and one member has had his access shut off. We'd rather do this than lose guys like Buelligan.
Folks - We volunteered to be moderators because we really do want the forum to be an enjoyable place and the more active people are the better it is. While we sure as heck aren't perfect, please DO send a personal message to AvGeek or I if you like something, wonder about what's going on, or have a complaint.
