| Author |
 Replies: 24 / Views: 3,931 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
592 Posts |
Just with some of the juvenile rants that I see passively, Run the Forum? Not on your life.
Again: We are guests here. It's theirs. We Follow their rules. Or just go away.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
3660 Posts |
Quote:
the emails that have been sent to various Staff members, including me, would make Eddie Murphy blush  Surely there must have been a certain level of amusement in that ! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
wow, what a trivial thing to get bent-out-of-whack over. Moving their topic got them this upset...geez
|
|
Administrator
 United States
326 Posts |
Quote:
Surely there must have been a certain level of amusement in that ! It gets better. I then got an email telling me that the way it was handled by the Staff was "unprofessional." Good thing my kids were home because I needed help back into my chair. And I re-iterate, all because we moved a topic to it's proper forum. |
|
Pillar of the Community
3660 Posts |
Yeah, I am often greatly amused at folks who totally lose it over the stupidest of trivialities......I am sure that a whole lot of folks have been quite amused at my actions as well, because I carry considerable guilt of being unable to contain my own emotions in some of the most inopportune of situations. I should be able to see it coming though.....the warning signs are when my knuckles whiten from my fingers wrapping a little too tightly around my second bottle of Strawberry Hill...  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
although I was getting upset at this member I had no intentions of taking it personal. That is until he sent me a nasty email (through the forum email server) telling me how low down I was, that kind of behavior would not be tolerated from any member to another (not only because I am a moderator) so that is when I did take it personal and the reason he got locked. he also started some other thread that are now out of the view of the members because they were just nasty. I hate to see a member leave us but if they are going to act like this member did, they really have no place here, there are plenty of forums that would be happy to hear their rants and raves but this is not one of them
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
Good call re: Admin's and other moderators' actions. I certainly don't tolerate rants and raves in the forums I moderate, especially when the posts get personal. And I'm amazed at how experts on Internet forum administration come out of the woodwork and pontificate and insult those who spend as much time as they do keeping a forum organized, professional, and educational ... especially this one.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
3660 Posts |
Yeah, and it shouldn't be all that difficult to realize when you've actually stepped in it.  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Quote:
there are plenty of forums that would be happy to hear their rants and raves but this is not one of them Right--and that's what I appreciate about CCF. People come here for constructive discussion, and thanks to capable moderation--it's the norm.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
Dude I have had half a dozen or so topics moved over the last 2+ years. It happens, get over it. When mine are moved I say to myself, Oh OK, and move on from there because it is always for a good reason. Well good enough for me I guess.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
Someone need to pull his big boy paints up and apologize for acting like a weeny. This is still the best place to discuss and learn about our hobby and the rules are there for a very good and logical reason.
|
|
Moderator
United States
189213 Posts |
Think about this... If we (the moderators) did not do our job, ensuring that posts are in the appropriate forum, then there would be no need for all of the forum categories! The categories exist because not everyone is interested in all topics. If you "hang around" one forum, say 'Modern US coins', but want to talk about a classic US coin, then you need to venture out of your comfort zone. It is quite possible that what you have to say about finding a nice Morgan dollar will not interest many modern coin collectors, but the classic collectors would love to see the post on it in the 'Classic US coins' forum! As for the case being discussed by the OP, his topic was broad. It may have included references to modern coins, but it was a broad topic on many coins and could not fit nicely into one category. Therefore, it was moved to the ' Main Coin Forum' for the broader audience. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1007 Posts |
I'm admin of a forum with over 600,000 registered members. I sympathize with the CCF staff here and know exactly what you go through on a daily basis. It's amazing some of the demands from members. Some people think they know what is best and insist you follow their instructions to the letter.
Donators are can be especially bad because they believe they've "bought" or something and will remind you at every turn "I've donated"..."I donated"... when they want their way.
I get private messages from members every day insisting I amend the rules, add sub forums, ban members they don't like, etc, etc.... and get insulted when I don't do what they say.
You simply can't please everyone and it's not worth the aggravation. Not everyone is going to get along with everyone.
I like it here and you're doing a great job.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
All I can say is The Admins are doing a GREAT JOB. You can't please everyone. Keep up the good work.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
672 Posts |
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 24 / Views: 3,931 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 12/14/2010 10:16 am
