Recent Ban For Shiv, Al, and Dave
Mar 16, 2006, 09:20 PM
#46
Originally Posted by DragNRacing
With the wording you used in this post, "little school girls" and "retarded kids", in my opinion you are no better. You should be leading by example, and this is a poor one.
Mar 16, 2006, 10:06 PM
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Blonde, I am glad you stand by your comment. However, it doesn't change the fact that it is setting an example that is the exact thing you are trying to combat. Just seems a little backwards to me. If Shiv called Al a retard, or a little girl all hell would break loose. Just because you have a blue bar under your name doesn't mean that you should be exempt from the community rules you create and enforce.
Mar 16, 2006, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dustin@Vishnu
Blonde, I am glad you stand by your comment. However, it doesn't change the fact that it is setting an example that is the exact thing you are trying to combat. Just seems a little backwards to me. If Shiv called Al a retard, or a little girl all hell would break loose. Just because you have a blue bar under your name doesn't mean that you should be exempt from the community rules you create and enforce.
just giving an example, other than that, no offense was ment to be made... subject is heated enuff...
Mar 16, 2006, 10:42 PM
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guys, i am sorry if it seems like i called the vendors retards or little girls, i meant that the vendors are actung like kids some times. i have some problems expressing myself sometimes and i can come off as aggressive. my appologies to all that were offended...
i gotta stop using little school girls, i watched mallrats andc lercks too many times
i gotta stop using little school girls, i watched mallrats andc lercks too many times
Mar 16, 2006, 10:58 PM
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also Dustin, just for the record, i never called any vendor little girl or a retard. i said that they are acting like little girls. big difference. also, if i ever broke a forum rule, i would have no problem giving away my title...
Mar 17, 2006, 05:12 AM
#53
Originally Posted by blonde
i am not trying to be polite about this bro, i agree that it is in bad taste but i stand by my comment that they are actilng like little kids.
Thanks
Mar 17, 2006, 05:21 AM
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Blonde will tell you , he and I havent seen eye to eye on alot of stuff, but I can respect him whole heartedly because the guy is a straight shooter, and he is very very fair. Like it or not what he is saying is correct. If the vendors are not held to a higher level then the flocks that follow them will never be controlled. There is no two ways around that.
Mar 17, 2006, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by blonde
also, i have to disagree with you about the fact that these stupid vendor warrs not destroying our forums. i don't think you understand how many complaints we get each day from members that are sick and tired of watching every single thread go to the drain.
Personally I don't understand why anyone would want an entire controversial thread to be deleted, just because it got unpleasant in some points. It's as if they're saying, "I realize I may stand to learn something from this thread, but the confrontational aspects are so personally offensive that I would rather waste money than parse out any value, especially since I don't like some of the things being said about the vendor I have patronized, by the vendor I have not"
Well I agree that forum-goers should not have to wade through garbage, again this calls for more staff or user post/thread ratings. I think moderators may be seeing it more in terms of the work it creates than the value offered.
Every time a vendor thread is deleted, future customers of that vendor become less informed.
Originally Posted by blonde
it is not like the vendors are actually having a technical debate, they are acting like little school girls with things like "you have no idea how to toone" "how many engines did you blow this week" or even "you are a liar and i am better than you"
Originally Posted by blonde
it is all a big joke in my opinion and i am actually shocked that they still get any business. i wouldn't let any of them come near my car not because they can't tune but because they are acting like kids. i would much rather go to a tuner who doens't give a crap about this drama and just let his work speak. we do have a few of those here and it is a JOY to watch them do their thing...
I don't know about you, but most (granted, not all) of my negative experiences with vendors, have been with vendors who hardly post at all here because they have absolutely no interest in the accountability that being a participant in a community site like EvoM demands. I am not saying this about all "silent" vendors by any means, but it is a remark on the kind of vendor who would sooner screw you over than provide a satisfactory customer experience.
Every time a vendor posts something that is not happy feel-good, they know they are putting their reputation on the line.
If every dramatic thread is bound to be closed, don't you see how it actually makes the vendors involved less accountable, because they know no matter what transpires the thread is likely to be closed anyway?
More moderators, enable user ratings.
