missboatnam1:
"Boat related Spam please"
[ April 11, 2003, 08:00 AM: Message edited by: HammerDown ] What's this shit? A joke I hope!!! Hemi Trucks are advertised all over the TV for their great towing ability. Since towing is a major part of boating for most of us, I think it's great that Tina is hooking us up and helping us out.
Perhaps that edit was a joke, but with a lack of smilies, I can't tell.I don't really think editing someone's post who's trying to help follow boaters is funny, but perhaps that's just me. I just remembered why this place was starting to suck!!!
RTJas frown
I could understand maybe moving the thread to the Tow Vehicle section but, flat deleting the post?
Tina, if you want to post that info on my message board you feel free to do so. I'm sure that my members (some of which come here) would appreciate the interest rate info. Besides, I'd like to have you as a member wink
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Jason and riodog-
I'm not gonna speak for Hammerdown...he can do that on his own.
However, just as an FYI...we moderators get ALOT of people whining about posts. In fact, riodog, there are people who whine about your posts...and we have to make tough decisions. Most of the time, you never hear about it.
Jason probably knows what I'm talking about...Dave and Froggy sure do.
So no matter what we do, we're gonna piss someone off...pull it or not.
In the future, perhaps you should remember that, with the exception of porn, posts are rarely touched unless someone complains. In this case, a certain real estate guy complained, cuz he felt he was singled out (which BTW, someone complained about him, so he was edited)...
Don't shoot the messenger...aim your weapons at the whiners...
By all means,
Please tell us if or posts, avatars or attitudes offend anyone.
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Havasu Hangin':
In the future, perhaps you should remember that, with the exception of porn, posts are rarely touched unless someone complains. In this case, a certain real estate guy complained, cuz he felt he was singled out (which BTW, someone complained about him, so he was edited)...
Don't shoot the messenger...aim your weapons at the whiners... I hear you Jeff!!! Thanks for the direct reply.
I personally don't think an ad for a person's personal business, posted under a false subject title, is the same as a fellow boater letting people know about a deal on Trucks (something we all use in association with our boats anyway). Esp when the person posting it is not a sales person and has nothing to gain from the post. In fact, by definition I don't even consider it spam.
Brian, thanks for the offer to use your board! I'll be over to check it out!!!
RTJas
riodog:
I eagerly await your response!Well...I think you are misunderstanding. I have nothing against your posts, or your "directness"...
Personally, what I really wish is that people would not use the "report post" button as way to whine anonymously. If you don't like someone's post- then say it...don't hide behind a button. If you want a moderator to intervene, then hit the button...don't hide behind it.
Like the member that hid behind the button and reported Tina's post.
That's all I'm saying.
RiverToysJas:
missboatnam1:
"Boat related Spam please"
[ April 11, 2003, 08:00 AM: Message edited by: HammerDown ] What's this shit? A joke I hope!!! Hemi Trucks are advertised all over the TV for their great towing ability. Since towing is a major part of boating for most of us, I think it's great that Tina is hooking us up and helping us out.
Perhaps that edit was a joke, but with a lack of smilies, I can't tell.
RTJasWell said Jason ....I actually agree with you on this one!
Man what a bunch of whiners. You'd think someone just told you you couldn't own a gun or something. This is an internet forum guys. The moderators have been asked to do a job (for no pay by the way). Not every decision is clear cut. Many times decisions are triggered by complaints from users. I've made a couple bad decisions as moderator myself in the past. And I'm not implying Hammer's decision here was bad. To chastise him over something like this is childish. To follow are some guidelines posted by our admin when the moderator deal started:
We are looking for the following qualities in a moderator:
1.) Level headed, not an angry person. (a little angry is ok)
2.) Good knowledge of custom/ hot boats.
3.) Someone who has been around for a while.
4.) Someone who is a near daily reader of the forums.
5.) A person who would like to see the forums free of spam and on topic.
6.) A person who will not power trip and edit other peoples posts.
We are looking for moderators to perform the following functions:
1.) Remove/edit/lock annoying, pornographic, and unrelated threads.
2.) Lock/Ban obnoxious or out of control users.
3.) Possibly some other responsibilities down the road.
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posted December 18, 2002 03:07 PM
I sent a message to all the moderators today about what I am looking for. I am not going to post it here, but here is the idea.
Brief key points.
1. No porn. It is not because I think porn is bad or dont like it, but it is a legal issue. You can push the limits with bikini shots, and granted some clothed shots are right up there with the best porn, but there is a legal difference. ***boat.net forums are not setup with any AVS and therefore cannot have porn.
No SPAM. This confused people at first. What I am looking to avoid are people selling stuff that is completely off topic, or massive amounts of completely unrelated posts especialy computer generated scripts.
3. Staying on topic. I am leaving this completely up to the moderators of each forum to define what is on or off topic. For instance I would like a discussion about jet boats to be in the jet forum not in the Offshore forum. If someone is new to the site and they post in the wrong forum then the moderator will just move the post.
4. Personal attacks that go beyond mean spirited fun. If you start posting pictures of people kids at the bus stop or something then that is too far.
How far to enforce or not enforce these rules is at the sole discretion of the moderators. I'm not looking for them to represent Hot Boat Mag in any way, just to keep what is your online community a useful place to post.
As for all the people who think that the moderators are the police ****ing grow up. Its and internet forum. The call Hammer made here was within the above spam guidelines. There's a lot of crap I've seen that never got edited that should have IMO (unrelated to boating spam). You can argue all day about whether a truck loan topic is boating related or not but who cares. The call was made, move on. Hammer's a fair moderator IMO and is not on any type of power trip or a gestapo censor as was mentioned above (I really have to LMAO at that remark as it relates to this). Geeeze guys lighten up. Use your energy to go flame some a-hole or something, there's plenty to choose from.
If someone is offering Hot Boat Board members a "Special Deal" that is cool.
Just to Spam the board with products is not cool.
How about if I start pushing American Airlines
Lay off of the Moderators. If someone posted asking about a deal on new Dodge Hemi trucks, that might be different.
riodog:
I'm glad you got some entertainment out of MY use of the term "gestapo censors" however YOUR use of certain four letter words leaves something to be desired. Remember, this is not an authorized porn or nasty word site!So Michael you tell me where I used a four letter word here dude. Admin has a couple in his quote so why don't you complain to him? Or should I censor his quote so it doesn't offend you? eek!
[ April 13, 2003, 02:59 AM: Message edited by: Rexone ]
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