Admin Note
Thread Closed!
Please allow me to address the issue here.
1) The forum rules that are in place, are in place for everyone. This includes members and forum mods.
2)
EVERYONE who joins up for this forum, agrees to the forum rules. If anyone has failed to read them, and then complains about them later, that is not my issue. It is yours for agreeing to something that you failed to read.
3) The forum mods here on this forum, do not get paid. We give our time for free. That being said, we all have regular, real world jobs, with varying hours. There are things, such as hot threads, problem members, problem posts, etc. that will be missed. However, if a member comes across a hot thread, a problem member, is having issues with another member, etc., there are ways to bring this to the attn. of the staff. Those ways are as follows:
A) PM a staff member.
B) Use the RTM (Report to Mod) feature, which is the little red triangle in the upper right hand corner of each post. It will generate a ticket that will be reviewed by staff, who will address the problem.
4) If anyone is having an issue with another member, again, use the RTM. Instead, many times, the member who is having the issue, will fire back at the other person, thus making two people in the wrong. Then the member will complain when they too, get warned they are violating the rules. I've said it before, I'll say it again....use the RTM.
5) Apparently some people who are offended by the posts in the now closed thread, failed to report any posts, or bring them to the attention of the forum staff, but instead, continued to post in that thread. Well, if it was that offensive, why continue to post and then complain later? If you're that offended, don't post, and bring the problem thread to the attn. of the forum staff.
6) Some people seem to think that when a warning gets posted, its directed at a certain person. Let me clarify. A warning that gets posted in a thread, is due to a rule violation. It is a general warning. It is not the policy of this forum, to discuss with members, action that is taken on other members. In other words, just because you may have been warned, dont assume that you were the only one.
This was also posted by Bob Hubbard on the other thread.
Let me add here:
If you have
gone through the proper steps to discuss your concerns with our staff and still feel the matter needs discussion, my phone number and contact information are all over this site. Our goal is to be as even and fair as possible, regardless of affiliations, organizations, and how many levels of black you claim around your waist.
