I think we should step back a bit

[Joe Reefer]

So now we just make fun of Fudge at his expense, is this any better.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by Joe Reefer

So now we just make fun of Fudge at his expense, is this any better.

Yes

[rigger11]

niloc16 joined mar 06 post count 826

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doug joined aug 01 post count 3,069 (staff)

reef raf joined aug 01 post count 7,673 (staff)

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ok so lets see here out of the 11 ppl posting here myself included (at the time i typed this)

4 ppl joined in 01 (my guess at the inception of this site)
1 person joined in 04
1 from 05
2 from 06
2 from 07
and myself (cant remember when i joined)

7 ppl have a post count near 1,000 or way over ( the lowest being 826 and highest being 7,673)

4 ppl are staffmembers of this site

and only 3 of us with considerably lower post counts

lets hear from the ppl that this post was directed at.........
times change this site is not going to be the same now as it was back in 01
the staff needs to see that and abapt with the change instead of just shooting down ideas of what members of the bord want to see.....
poll the members to see what they would like to see on the bord.......

[Redrover]

Nice BOOT"S Fudge

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by rigger11

.... and myself (cant remember when i joined)....

January 2006.

[reeferaddict]

Good thread - and I share your sympathies. I had been a regular poster for quite a while and felt that by sharing my experiences I could spare others some of the same pains... for the most part I was right, but the flamers eventually drove me off. Now about the only time I post is when I see somebody being a real *edited*but even that doesn't seem to be a constructive use of my time - so now I just sit back & read for the most part.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by reeferaddict

Good thread - and I share your sympathies. I had been a regular poster for quite a while and felt that by sharing my experiences I could spare others some of the same pains... for the most part I was right, but the flamers eventually drove me off. Now about the only time I post is when I see somebody being a real *edited*... but even that doesn't seem to be a constructive use of my time - so now I just sit back & read for the most part.

Thats pretty harsh. We do have some problems but certainly not the flamers that some boards have or allow. For the most part we shut them down.

Canreef is a good board, with lots of good info and interesting topics. We, as staff, have to try to ride the line between editing or removing threads or not. Gets a little upsetting after awile, being called everything from a censor ******* and various other assorted body parts.

[fishface]

i dunno, i've been around this board for a few years and haven't really experienced too much anger, or maybe i just ignore it if i see it. guess i'm just lucky.

[Moogled]

This whole thread sounds like some sort suggestion for a get-together and have a group hug.

I embrace the idea...but conceptually impossible. This is why we have Democracy/Communism, Liberal/Conservative, Pro/Anti Homosexuality, and Tangs in a 50g/Tangs in a 100g.

I don't particularly feel abashed that these thread wars are showing up, since opinions are personal and oftentimes very sensitive.

To say that it's become a place for people to "flex their keyboard muscle" is presumptuous. If that was the case, I'd be an ________ for getting angry at someone who flips out at a thread for no reason, and some other regular members would be jerks for pointing out Mik_101 and bv_reefer's spelling flaws with their sarcastic ruthlessness.

That said, moderators can certainly do what they've been posted to do, but you have to treat a forum just like real life:

If you don't like something about human nature, ignore it and chuckle about it with a buddy over a beer.

GG.

[Moogled]

This is where I'm really surprised. The last one was a good call, I called _____ a fool so good modding; I see where I was wrong and I wouldn't do it again. But you just edited my post again but not for the exact same reason. The supposedly derogatory term I just made wasn't even directed at anyone.

Since everything is so technical, please don't mind if I FAIRLY point out a boo boo that you probably didn't miss while you read through his post:

Originally Posted by reeferaddict

Good thread - and I share your sympathies. I had been a regular poster for quite a while and felt that by sharing my experiences I could spare others some of the same pains... for the most part I was right, but the flamers eventually drove me off. Now about the only time I post is when I see somebody being a real *edited*... but even that doesn't seem to be a constructive use of my time - so now I just sit back & read for the most part.

Once again:

Originally Posted by reeferaddict

Good thread - and I share your sympathies. I had been a regular poster for quite a while and felt that by sharing my experiences I could spare others some of the same pains... for the most part I was right, but the flamers eventually drove me off. Now about the only time I post is when I see somebody being a real >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*edited*<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... but even that doesn't seem to be a constructive use of my time - so now I just sit back & read for the most part.

And just in good spirit from now on, I'll PM you if I ever see anything that's unsuitable to be read.

FYI, I made sure that my post just now was void of anything insulting, so I'd be doubly surprised if it were edited yet again.

And no, I have never picked on those two for spelling, nor do I intentionally go around calling people XXXXers and other anatomical parts.