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The whole point of having moderators is so they can moderate. Let the man do what he does.
Overall I think all the mods here do a good job of locking or deleting any redundant or double posts and taking care of the other responsibilities of the board.
That is pretty awesome that you have 200,000 miles under your belt, but are you saying you haven't gained and shared any of that knowledge over the past 30 or so years?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rad Dad
I've only been an owner for 2 years and barely have 20,000 miles under my belt but I've shared as much information with others as I possibly can.
When I need information I can always find it, be it new or old. In the end that's what really matters to me.
Just say'n.
I think we should go ahead and drop this. I mean, we got moderators for a good reason. Even I have no problem with anyone locking and deleting threads in case it gets ugly. There is no need for flaming threads or threads that can eventually provoke a flame war and have them exist in the first place. I was stuck in a scenario like that shortly after my dad bought dial-up and I didn't deserve it. Some people in the internet are just trapped in their own little world.
So, um, yeah, my rant of rants has ended. I am gonna return to my lounge chair with my popcorn.
Ya... maybe we add an option to the poll that says drop this and close the thread?Quote:
Originally Posted by Karin
Deleting posts puts the forum on a slippery slope. This happened in the UK club as those in charge started to get on a bit of a power trip (or so it seemed to me). The result is now a massive divide and two forums supporting fewer than 150 cars. A daft situation IMO.
I have not had a problem with any of my posts being deleted on DMCTalk, as they're deleted together with Bill's original comment with which I'm arguing.
From my experience on the UK club forum however, make sure deletions occur because of clear infringement of the forum's rules which are free for anyone to read. Also, leave a moderator note in the thread from which posts have been deleted explaining why.
Tangents which don't break any rules other than not staying on topic should be split to a new thread. In a room full of like-minded people, you don't banish people from talking about anything other than the reason they're in the room in the first place.
Hell, why not have a "Tangents" section of the forum?!
Agree wholeheartedly with you Martin.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCUK Martin
50 votes in, 30% want Sean to be a bit nicer about closing threads and/or deleting posts, 2% don't care, and 68% don't mind.
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Originally Posted by tyb323
And things are still the same as they were before the poll was put up. :confused:
I'm confused as to why you are confused-Quote:
Originally Posted by sean
921 members (active since Mike crashed .com mind you!)
50 members voted.
Of those who voted:
30% chose (1 of the 3 out of 4 options tailored to condemn).
2% don't care + 68% don't mind (or possibly want tighter oversight).
So you have 70% approval of members deciding* to vote. Good Job!
921 - 50 = 871; 871/921 = .9457111835
* ~95% of the members don't give a rats arse.
Simple, man. YOU SUCK!
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Those members are to afraid to vote. They probably think their accounts will be "erased from existence" if they vote truthfully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron
Hey it worked on bill, right? Oh wait :shocked:Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
....don't they get 17 virgins with that!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
Only 2% don't care? Seems low.
Interesting thread.
Let me say this, I have complete faith in what Sean and Mike do as Moderators of this forum. The forum was started originally on my site (www.entermyworld.com) by my brother and myself. When it grew we moved it to dmctalk.
My brother brought on Sean and Mike to help with moderating duties several years ago, and although my brother is no longer involved in the forum, I don't believe the moderating style has changed drastically.
Nothing is perfect in this world, and we all know the internet and the way people communicate on it can sometimes be like the wild west. But at the end of the day if you are on here it is because you want to discuss one thing, and that is DeLoreans. So let's continue to focus on that.
Tamir
For the record, been hanging out with Captain Carbeuretor (Bill R.) this weekend. Despite repeated statements that his password is not revoked, he cannot log in. I have this screenshotted.
http://i52.tinypic.com/zjxn46.png
why does it show your username in the vBulletin error message?Quote:
Originally Posted by tyb323
I think I know what happened. At work our Novel accounts get locked if you try to login with the wrong password more than three times. Once the account us locked the user has to call the helpdesk to have their account unlocked.Quote:
Originally Posted by tyb323
Several pranksters at work figured this out and sometimes use this to screw with people. Basically they find out a persons login name and attempt to login with it three times. The account gets locked and the poor victim has to call the helpdesk. This used to happen frequently at work.
Sean and mike have repeatedly said they didn't do anything to Bill's account. Bill has repeatedly said he can't login. I'm wondering if someone tried guessing Bill's password and managed to lock the account.
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Originally Posted by Ron
That's what I was wondering....
Tyler, I saw your post this morning and just now reset his password for login. I tested the login and it works just fine. Please tell him to check his email for his new login information. Just an FYI, on my admin control board, his old password was still blanked out, meaning it was never changed. I do not know why he could not log in. I know for a fact the account is up and does work.
Hopefully this will eliminate any further speculation that Sean, myself, or Tamir are sabotaging Bill's account.
-Mike
P.S. for the record, if anything like this ever happens again, PLEASE everyone do NOT speculate, and just send me a PM, or have the person email me directly.
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Originally Posted by stevedmc
It's a good possibility people were trying to be funny and hack his account. Im not sure it would do a permanent lock out, but it is possible. I've never tried to purposely repeatedly access an account, but it is a good suggestion. I will try it later on today with our test account to see if it does a perma-ban after a few attempts.
As smart as bill is he couldnt think to email a mod? It does not lock you out after several failed attempts. I have forgotten my password before and it did lock me for fifteen, but i was able to log in later.
Well, Bill has his login info, the poll hasn't changed in a while, so im going to consider this all a moot point at this time and lock the thread.
Nothing is going to change, lets all try to just get along. If you have any suggestions or need help, please contact one of us.