In Praise of the Moderators

[Michael D]

A big thanks and appreciation for monitoring the upcoming rallies, campouts, breakfast rides and lunch rides and posting them as a sticky on the front page.   ;-T

[Sheepdog]

I agree...a great addition to an already great group of moderators.

[Mountain Bob]

Yes, lads, but the true test is to come, soon enough:  somewhere, soonish, there will be an election of something or somebody. 
I ain't sayin' it's political; I ain't sayin' it's not. 
It will, however, be a true test of us all -- and certainly of our New Moderator -- to keep the next 100 days from getting contentious on WG. 
We can do it, if we choose.  If we really appreciate Rocker59's stepping in as a WG Moderator, we'll choose wisely. 

... just sayin' . . .  ;)

--mb

[Joe A.]

Yes, lads, but the true test is to come, soon enough:  somewhere, soonish, there will be an election of something or somebody.  
I ain't sayin' it's political; I ain't sayin' it's not.  
It will, however, be a true test of us all -- and certainly of our New Moderator -- to keep the next 100 days from getting contentious on WG.  
We can do it, if we choose.  If we really appreciate Rocker59's stepping in as a WG Moderator, we'll choose wisely.  

... just sayin' . . .  ;)

--mb

....and if we get through the election season, winter will be upon us  :winer

[Lannis]

....and if we get through the election season, winter will be upon us  :winer

And in the meantime, keep your thumbs away from R59 - "they don't like it up 'em" applies especially to Moderators .....

[rocker59]

Thanks guys.  

On the stickys, I've visited with Luap and here's what we're going to try and do:

Breakfast/Lunch/Day Rides, we'll sticky them about a week out.

Rallies/Campouts, we'll sticky them two to three weeks out.

They'll be dropped off sticky the day the event starts.

We want them at the top, for people to see, but Luap also doesn't want most of the 1st page cluttered with stickys.

For those of you with events, please email me about it.  I'll try to catch them, but it's easy to miss a post with all the activity we have.



Election time and Winter?

I'm sure Chett will be done with the harvest and will help us weed out the contraband postings...   ;-T

[Joe A.]

R59 has proven to be moderate moderator.

Nice job ;-T

[nilknarf]

 **C " Yes, we have met the enemy, and he is us !"   ::)

 **C SG  ;-T

[Lannis]

R59 has proven to be moderate moderator.

Nice job ;-T

There's no telling how much blood is on the floor and bodies stacked in the basement from some bull-goose Moderating that we didn't really see.   At least ONE poster's posts ALL disappeared one night (whether from fear of R59's pistols or by R59 himself), and several others have gone very quiet .....

I think he's doing a good job ....

Lannis

[Randown]

Someone started a thread the other day, the topic of which was something like this...

I got PM'd by the Mod b/c I said I didn't like how someone's bike looks & the owner complained (to the Mod), yet THAT person has made remarks about others bikes in the past...

I think the thread got one response if that before it was gone.

On one hand,  :wife: to the mod that pulled it so early as it promised to be very entertaining.

On the other hand,  :+=copcar good call on the preemptive strike.

[Lannis]

Someone started a thread the other day, the topic of which was something like this...

I got PM'd by the Mod b/c I said I didn't like how someone's bike looks & the owner complained (to the Mod), yet THAT person has made remarks about others bikes in the past...

I think the thread got one response if that before it was gone.

On one hand,  :wife: to the mod that pulled it so early as it promised to be very entertaining.

On the other hand,  :+=copcar good call on the preemptive strike.

Now a PERFECT place for the moderator to jump in would be over on the thread about getting johnr's EV back up and running.   Thread's been running for more than a year, everything on there is helpful and good, best wishes for people's health, arranging for flights across the Pacific to help a fellow Guzzist, almost there ....

....then some burke who shall remain nameless but whose initials are crc jumps in with a bunch of worthless, insulting, self-serving crap designed to make HIMSELF feel better and try to scupper the project if he can ... because HIS precious self wasn't involved with the project.

R59 ought to burn one virtual hollow-point on that one .....

 

[Bill929]

Someone started a thread the other day, the topic of which was something like this...

I got PM'd by the Mod b/c I said I didn't like how someone's bike looks & the owner complained (to the Mod), yet THAT person has made remarks about others bikes in the past...

I think the thread got one response if that before it was gone.

On one hand,  :wife: to the mod that pulled it so early as it promised to be very entertaining.

On the other hand,  :+=copcar good call on the preemptive strike.

I was the one that complained to the moderator, not the "owner."  The personal attacks in that thread were inappropriate.  They were not aimed at me, but I have witnessed the loss of valuable members in situations like this and I did not want to lose another.  I sent a PM to Mike and he did his job.  End of story.    

[fotoguzzi]

we need boxing gloves icon..

[rocker59]

Now a PERFECT place for the moderator to jump in would be over on the thread about getting johnr's EV back up and running.   Thread's been running for more than a year, everything on there is helpful and good, best wishes for people's health, arranging for flights across the Pacific to help a fellow Guzzist, almost there ....

....then some burke who shall remain nameless but whose initials are crc jumps in with a bunch of worthless, insulting, self-serving crap designed to make HIMSELF feel better and try to scupper the project if he can ... because HIS precious self wasn't involved with the project.

R59 ought to burn one virtual hollow-point on that one .....
 

Thanks for the head-up.

The thread has been pruned.

[Randown]

we need boxing gloves icon..

 ???

I was thinking we need a Please Reduce Your Estrogen Dosage icon.


 :D

[Aaron D.]

I've been thinking about debates (vs arguments) and how awareness of debate rules could make "off topic" discussion more useful and educational.

After imaging how difficult it would be to actually do such a thing here, I feel moved to say thank you to the folks who take the time to keep this board on track. I couldn't do it.

So thank you!

[kidneb]

There`s no hope for humanity as long as people can`t moderate themselves in a free world,-

[Aaron D.]

What a lovely, bizarre sentiment. And surely, humanity is moderating itself quite nicely here.

[Triple Jim]

It has to do with anonymity.  People behave differently when sitting at a computer from the way they would in person.  Driving cars is a another good example.  If a person cutting you off in traffic did that kind of thing in person, it would be like if you were walking toward the door at the grocery store and some guy jumped in front of you right before the door, forcing you to slow your walking, went in, and let the door slam in your face.  The unmoderated boards I've had experience with don't take long to degenerate into a few troublemakers in control, and most others leaving.  I appreciate that this board is well run.

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

So true...  Thanks for keeping this place tidy, Mods!

One look at the Illuminati Guzzi forum; where even the Mods are nut-jobs spouting off about all sorts nonsense that has nothing to do with MG, proved to me that this is the far better forum!

I do enjoy a lot of the NGC threads... but appreciate the work the mods do to keep discussions sane.

[Guzzistajohn]

I appreciate the work our moderators do and how they do it. There's no reason why we can't be gentlemen and keep it "between the ditches"

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I appreciate the work our moderators do and how they do it. There's no reason why we can't be gentlemen and keep it "between the ditches"

As we say in the south... "Keep it between the mustard and the mayonaise"

[segesta]

And despite the (interesting but NGC) oatmeal, mortgage, taboo topics, etc threads, it still amazes me that so much detailed Guzzi information is available for free. So a huge Thank You to the moderators.

Which reminds me, I need to click that Donate button...

[Curtis Harper]

It has to do with anonymity.  People behave differently when sitting at a computer from the way they would in person.  

This is so true. I have a board for my Vintage racing series and I make everyone use their mother given name. There is no anonymity. There is also no BS or name calling or ridiculous arguments about irrelevant things because everyone knows who you are and what you said.

The other side of that coin, is it's is a very boring board as people generally only swap tech, or bikes / parts for sale etc. The most exciting post was a legitimate bitch about people jumping starts.

If I want to read arguments and insults, I always come here.

[Tom]

If I want to read arguments and insults, I always come here.

Well if that's the case then the next time we go drinking.  I'll pee on your shoe.  ;D  

[rboe]

There`s no hope for humanity as long as people can`t moderate themselves in a free world,-

In theory this is true. In practice it has been proven for tens of thousands of years that it does not work that way. So, instead of charging at windmills, I guess it is more productive to live with reality and deal with it accordingly.

[Aaron D.]

Ah, who wants to be waiting for hope anyway.

[canuck750]

I've been thinking about debates (vs arguments) and how awareness of debate rules could make "off topic" discussion more useful and educational.

After imaging how difficult it would be to actually do such a thing here, I feel moved to say thank you to the folks who take the time to keep this board on track. I couldn't do it.

So thank you!

:+1 :+1

[bad Chad]

Really?

[ratguzzi]

1. No un-justified personal or dealer attacks. 2. Keep the content Guzzi related. No room for Politics or Religion debates here. 3. There is no room for "raunchy" posts. 4. Posting of for sale items allowed only in the classified section. Failure to adhere to these simple, common courtesy, common sense rules will result in your being banned to ever post on the Moto Guzzi Discussion site again. That being said, Enjoy the Guzzi talk. Luap McKeever