What is happening here ?

[Mitch]

I can vouch that some of the mods here are a big part of the problem.

You just bashed the mods, which in part bashed bloc for his lack of ability to select mods to satisfy you.

But true I have not heard YOU bash tp itself no.

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And (ÃÆ'ââ,¬ÂÃƒâ€šÃ,¿ÃÆ'ââ,¬Â) tell me how do you think that eldacor(sp?) docked your karma? It could have been anyone I mean if I could do it then I would dock your karma now.

I dont think. I know. I am not a blind idiot that thinks all of the wastoids with global moderator under there names are good or honest people. when it is just you and eldocar and your karma goes down then it stays there until eldocar comes back and is in the same topic then goes down again. Then when eldocar sends me email from the site and tells me it is eldocar. Dont be a stupid kid. I can deduct when someone is screwing around. You havent been attacked because your a brown noser. You have it so far up some peoples butts no one can see you to attack you.

[TwinsX2Dad]

You just bashed the mods, which in part bashed bloc for his lack of ability to select mods to satisfy you.

But true I have not heard YOU bash tp itself no.

No, not all the mods - if the shoe fits, then they should wear it.

I have several instances of situations where some mods overstepped their bounds. Notice I've not named them in public, but in private conversations here, they are well-known.

Now, as far as the mod selection process, many sites give out moderator positions as a brownie point. On sites like this, it is assumed that someone has been known to help, they're around a lot and they must have their own SMF site, so let's toss them a mod position. The problem is, most haven't a clue as to how to mod and their own sites don't have any traffic.

I personally have a site with 6,000 members and a 15% active ratio - 15% of the members post at least once per month (11% post at least once per week). This is a very high ratio, in case you didn't know. Currently, and for the past 18 months, I've had no moderators on the site other than me. At one point, I named a bunch of mods, based on their willingness to help, their presence and their demeanor. Unfortunately, I midjudged the effect of power. The board lost a lot of members and the posting went way down (active ratio under 3%, or about what this site probably sees).

To salve feelings, I staged a site crash and changed the site from a vB board to an IPB one. I placed the blame on a global moderator "friend" of mine who supposedly existed only to monitor and he didn't post. Because of this crash, I told everyone I was too scared to give out mod positions anymore.

The board returned to its former vitality, but it took 6 months and a lot of mass mailings to do so. We never did get back some of the original members, though.

So, you've not had problems. You've not hurt their feelings. But I do remember seeing your karma take a big hit over that theme issue.

And no, I have never said anything contrary about Bloc or TP. In fact, I have said nothing but good things about them, going so far as arguing (in private) against someone with a vendetta against both. I have said a few bad things about SMF, but I've also been known to say bad things about many other message board products.

Message boards are a passing fad, their peak is past. They mean nothing in the greater scheme of things other than a tool for those who can't build their own Web site to build their own Web site and be in control of others.

It is a power thing.

[Paulie]

Give it a rest FFS

[eldacar]

For the record, I never sent (ÃÆ'ââ,¬ÂÃƒâ€šÃ,¿ÃÆ'ââ,¬Â) an email. I don't even have his/her address.