Who else got an abusive e-mail from bookster? (Page 9/20)
Unsafe At Any Speed OCT 07, 11:58 AM
Uhh...yeah...those damn emails...

This thread has definately diverted from the title. You all get negatives for that.

But really, this is interesting. Keep it up.

stimpy OCT 07, 12:51 PM

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Originally posted by California Kid:

Let's see, what do all these guys have in common ? :

Black88GT
Bookster
donk316
fieroz34tdc
greg
Howard_Sacks
Lex
Mastermind
MstangsBware
The Punisher

Bad Boys of the Forum !


Ooh, can I be a Bad Boy too? Chicks dig the Bad Boys...

DotTC OCT 07, 01:08 PM

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Originally posted by linenoise:


Well from the color of you ratings bar I would guess that whne you speak your mind you don't do it in sucha way as to repect the other users feelings.


Not everyone with a red bar is 'bad' in expressing his/her opinion. Some just get those 'bad boys of PFF' agianst em in bandwagon style. I hafta say I agree with Songman on what he's said.

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Songman OCT 07, 01:36 PM

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Originally posted by California Kid:

Songman, I hope you didn't take offence to me jumping in here and posting. The fact of the matter is that myself and quite a few others are a little feed up with the amount of "Garbage" being posted on this Forum. If some of us don't step forward, and say something about it, it will continue to increase. Some may think " well don't read the thread ", my position is that you're going to read it, to determine if there's anything of value, you can't make assumptions unless you read it. As Cliff stated, it is up to all the Members to control the "House", so I'm just posting my opinions based on other inputs to this thread.



No, not at all... I'm glad people who want to have a good friendly forum spoke up AFTER the troublemakers took this thread in the wrong direction... I'm glad to know that there are more good than bad here. I think we all know that, but the idea does get clouded since the minority is a lot louder and not hampered by etiquette. (Doesn't that seem to be the case in a lot of life situations lately?) Like I said, hopefully this can be a step in the right direction. Cliff now sees that a lot of us have a problem with the way it is and it sounds like he is going to give us more tools to take care of it.

tstroud OCT 07, 01:54 PM
Sometimes it is not only WHAT you say but HOW you say it that offends people. Tact is the key.
Some people have not discovered tact yet. It is a very important tool in communicating to people.
WingNut - MD OCT 07, 05:08 PM
Cali & Songman,

I agree with both of you. It has goten on a lot of people's nerves lately. My stance has been to ignore them. I have been trying not to respond to threads where the "r.b.b." has posted. My thoughts are if we all stop arguing back at them, this forum will not be fun for them and they will go and antagonize another forum. Just my $.02.

Gridlock OCT 07, 08:15 PM
"Let's see, what do all these guys have in common ? :
Black88GT
Bookster
donk316
fieroz34tdc
greg
Howard_Sacks
Lex
Mastermind
MstangsBware
The Punisher

Bad Boys of the Forum !
"

One persons "bad boy" is another members spokesman. There is one person on that list that may have a legitimate complaint. Yes, he speaks his opinion often but I belive it would be unjust to vote him off because he disagrees with the majority. That would be too simple. This is why I'm against campaigning against certain members and prefer that people be aloud to make their own opinions.

Making a simple list that people can base their ratings on is not the way to make this a community.

California Kid OCT 07, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by Gridlock:


One persons "bad boy" is another members spokesman. There is one person on that list that may have a legitimate complaint. Yes, he speaks his opinion often but I belive it would be unjust to vote him off because he disagrees with the majority. That would be too simple. This is why I'm against campaigning against certain members and prefer that people be aloud to make their own opinions.

Making a simple list that people can base their ratings on is not the way to make this a community.


You're sure making a lot of " assumptions ", all I did was list a bunch of people in, or border-line into the red, something everyone sees when they make a post. Did I say to give these guys a negative rating ? Did I say Ban these suckers ? There are a number of ways to address this issue, and the members will do what they feel right, there's not a lot of blind sheep here.
Formula88 OCT 07, 08:58 PM
For the life of me, I'll never understand why people defend the "red bar brigade" by saying "they just tell it like it is."
If someone disagrees with me, that's cool. If they think I'm wrong, that's cool, too.
But you don't have to be a jerk about it. I can disagree with someone and have a civil discussion with them, but too many people with low ratings think their idea of "telling like it is" is saying "you're ghey" or "you suck" or some other juvenille retort.

Take the political threads, for example. If I say I'm voting for X, and you're voting for Y, you can tell me "I think you should really vote for Y because he's the better man for the job." and that's fine. But if you say "You're voting for X?? What, are you a stupid, evil, brain dead idiot?"

Guess which post gets a negative rating?

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Archie OCT 07, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by Gridlock:

Making a simple list that people can base their ratings on is not the way to make this a community.


Other than the people who are whining that their name shouldn't be on the list, have you noticed that the grafitti and slams are down some 37% in just one day?

The Red Brigade may say they don't care if they are voted off, but when push comes to shove, kinda looks like they'd rather stay.

I think CAKid's "Watch List" should be expanded & made permanent & provisions should be made to update it every week or so.

There is always a chance that these guys didn't realize what a PITA they have been.

Archie

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