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Scoundrel
11-06-2012, 06:23 PM
Yesterday, I replied to a message in a forum thread that I was the "owner" of, which had been going for a few weeks.

Yesterday afternoon I got a notice from an admin telling me to check out rule #5, which is all about replying and quoting very long messages full of images and stuff, and just saying something like "I agree." or "Yeah!" or something like that. It's for bandwidth reasons, you see.

Not understanding where I had crossed this line, I asked for clarification, and the admin told me which post it was in. I looked, and saw that I had quoted a little bit of extra text (9 lines) to make sure everyone knew what I was talking about when I replied. Yep, 9 lines of text. No images. I had even clipped the guy's YouTube link out. I think that back in the days of 9600 baud modems, 9 lines of text might have taken an extra 1/4 second to transmit, using a couple of bytes of bandwidth. My reply was 3 lines of test, so it amounted to about 30% of the original text. That's hardly a violation of the spirit OR the letter of that rule.

Well, I had been having kind of a grumpy day, and I felt that this was heavy handed and a little bit ridiculous, and I told him so. Of course, authority figured on internet forums must not be questioned by the sheeple, and he did his best to stomp on me. I should note that during this exchange, he quoted my 13 lines of text explaining my position, and his response was one line of text. So he had violated the rule by a much larger margin than my original "offense".

I finished up by telling him I didn't need/want to participate in a forum where the admins behave this way, and gave him my express permission to delete my account, ban my IP, and do whatever else he felt he needed to in order to feel that he had the upper hand on me.

Surprisingly, he cooled down at that point and has decided to ignore me for now, which suits me fine.

I have only participated in one thread on that forum, and have only one gun of that brand, so I dunno whether I care about that forum or not. I'm considering another gun of that brand, so I guess it might be a good idea not to get banned just yet - but being an IT guy with considerable resources, I can probably get on there one way or another if I need to.

Anyway, the reason I am telling you all of this (aside, of course, from my insecure desire for validation), is this:

I want to express my appreciation for the patient, mature, even-handed approach that the mods of this forum take. You guys have the right attitude, and you understand that the forum is about the community, and the conversations, and wouldn't be worth jack **** without the users that participate in it.

Thank you for your effort to make Kahr-Talk a user-friendly forum.

Bawanna
11-06-2012, 06:32 PM
Sorry Scoundrel, you went 4 too many lines. Your history baby!

Scoundrel
11-06-2012, 06:34 PM
Of course, my failure to just cower and grovel was what nearly got me kicked off - not the original offense. I just wanted him to acknowledge that it was a ridiculous to have even said anything to me about it in the first place.

Bawanna
11-06-2012, 06:37 PM
Crap, your still here, I must have hit the wrong switch. Dang it, anybody seen Jocko? My bad.

muggsy
11-06-2012, 06:44 PM
I hate cowering and groveling, but sex is a powerful weapon. :)

Scoundrel
11-06-2012, 06:46 PM
I hate cowering and groveling, but sex is a powerful weapon. :)

You're right. I should have tried suggesting that he go partake in some hookers and blow.

mr surveyor
11-06-2012, 06:47 PM
hhmmmm.... a couple of forums I have admin rights on I have a "one touch ban and make 'em disappear button"...... must be why I'm not a mod or admin here:D

jocko
11-06-2012, 07:07 PM
I hate cowering and groveling, but sex is a powerful weapon. :)

I can be had, matter of fact I have been had, many times and sometimes just for a free smoke or drink. (I don't do neither, but I do carry to CYA).

so muggsy ur dead right: sex rules:popcorn:

and I really have no clue as to what this thread really is all about. I sometimes think our mods are to lenient, and maybe that is why I am still here to, soI will shuyt my mouth on that part.

Scoundrel knows how the game is played on utter fourm,s I have seen it to, I ahve left voluntarily on some to due to dictatorship of the moderators, but normally my leaving was usually 15 minutes before they was gonna ban me anyhow.

Thi is my only gun forum and it willbe my last. Never seen a better group of guys that I can truly call some assholes and vice versa and no malice intended And we even alot of the time help a owner with an issue with his kahr, which speaks highly of some of the intelliget people we do have on this forum..

Armybrat
11-06-2012, 07:08 PM
Over the years I've been asked to moderate several boards, but always turned the owners down.

First a-hole I'd ban would be me.

yqtszhj
11-06-2012, 07:19 PM
Of course, my failure to just cower and grovel was what nearly got me kicked off - not the original offense. I just wanted him to acknowledge that it was a ridiculous to have even said anything to me about it in the first place.

We're fortunate that Jocko pushes the boundaries on this forum and sets the line we can cross.

Given that fact I would say we are probably safe. :rolleyes: Just sayn

ltxi
11-06-2012, 07:55 PM
At my age, sex is no longer a powerful weapon...one way or the other. Counterpoint is that cowering and groveling is no longer an necessary option, either. :cool:

Present wife person excluded of course. :rolleyes:

JFootin
11-06-2012, 08:26 PM
Scoundrel, I got one of those messages over there, too. But I had quoted a couple of entire posts with pictures like we all do over here a Kahrtalk. I went back and deleted some pictures and text from a couple of posts. He hasn't bugged me again. But, obviously, he is obsessed because you see post after post that are just one or two words and it is hard to follow the flow of the conversation without some context being posted. A bunch of sheeple on there who have been flogged by him and wimped out. I just joined on there recently because I am getting one of those guns. Makes me appreciate the friendly, respectful treatment we get here. :)

Bawanna
11-06-2012, 09:27 PM
We should have a name that forum contest! Naw, I don't really wanna know. You know I'd be over there rablble rousing in a heart beat.

OldLincoln
11-06-2012, 10:21 PM
Over the years I've been asked to moderate several boards, but always turned the owners down.

First a-hole I'd ban would be me.

What's that old saying, "I wouldn't want to be a member of any forum that invites me to moderate." I like this one just fine.

Scoundrel
11-07-2012, 01:52 AM
We should have a name that forum contest! Naw, I don't really wanna know. You know I'd be over there rablble rousing in a heart beat.

I intentionally left the name out because it seemed like the mature thing to do. I wanted to outline the situation, to illustrate why I appreciate how things go here, without pointing any fingers too specifically at anyone.

Sounds like JFootin has a pretty good idea which one though. :D

Longitude Zero
11-07-2012, 06:40 AM
It sounds like plastic gun land or the forum that a bunghole named Parabellum tries to do something with.

MrToad
11-07-2012, 07:16 AM
You're right. I should have tried suggesting that he go partake in some hookers and blow.Hm, that sounds like something a Texan lawyer friend of mine jokes about on a certain forum. Perhaps a coincidence. ;)

Barth
11-07-2012, 07:38 AM
We're fortunate that Jocko pushes the boundaries on this forum and sets the line we can cross.

Given that fact I would say we are probably safe. :rolleyes: Just sayn

I too appreciate Jocko taking the heat, and the spotlight, off of me.

I've needed to be softly rained in a few times.
But I've been here long enough to consider the board members family.
And even as a black sheep - I've been allowed to stay for too long.
It seems I've successfully rooted in.

johnh
11-07-2012, 08:41 AM
Oh pick me, pick me! A forum with four numbers in the name? That is my first guess. :)

sierrajb
11-07-2012, 10:55 AM
All this talk confirms my personal opinion of THIS forum as definitely among the very BEST available today. Fun, educational, relevant, helpful, encouraging, family-friendly (most of the time), challenging, etc.

If ever there comes an election among gun talk forums, I would expect Kahr Talk to win the POPULARITY votes as well as the ELECTORAL votes!

getsome
11-07-2012, 11:24 AM
+1 Roger that sir...There's no place like home!!!

DKD
11-07-2012, 12:44 PM
JOCKO RULES....you guys "make my day" no pun intended. Oh hell yes pun intended, empty chair, suit and all!

DeaconKC
11-07-2012, 03:15 PM
It is sad that some forums do seem to enjoy pissing on members just for the power trip.