spiny
Club Retro Rides Member
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I am abivalent towards car electrics ...
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over moderation ?spiny
@spiny
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over moderation ?BenzBoy
@benzboy
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Oct 12, 2010 11:51:28 GMT
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Well, to me, the first thread you quoted isn't about, and doesn't relate to retro cars apart from some tentative reference to getting drunk at RRG11. All the other topics relate to retro cars - fixing them, modifying them, etc. Apart from the Zetec problem which Rmad decided to let slide with some friendly advice about how RR works, probably because it was already on page 2 and the guy was a new member. The kid's toys one I would have expected to be moved to the Other Modifications board if not locked, but the mods can't be everywhere and see everything, and they are individuals who may handle certain "grey areas" differently. RR is fairly strictly moderated but I think it's what keeps this place on the rails - people come to RR and know they'll get 100% classic and retro car related talk.
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Last Edit: Oct 12, 2010 11:57:24 GMT by BenzBoy
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Darrel
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Oct 12, 2010 13:01:11 GMT
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Sorry Spiny I really cant see your point. That first one is a trailer, nothing retro ridey about it. As for the others the Zetec one was started by someone with just 1 post and within a couple of Posts RMAD stepped in and explained the position. Far better that than basically just delete it and potentially p off a new member to here. We have criticised the mods on here before for being too harsh on the new posters and not encouraging them on here. We cant really havew a go at them because they now do what we asked. There damned if they do, damned if they don't
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spiny
Club Retro Rides Member
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I am abivalent towards car electrics ...
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Club RR Member Number: 167
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over moderation ?spiny
@spiny
Club Retro Rides Member 167
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Oct 12, 2010 13:17:19 GMT
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fair enough
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Hi Guys,
All moderation is done with one thing in mind - making sure that the board is full of cool cars that we (we being all RRers, or the best representation according to the moderators) want to see and read about. Being a founding member means I do know what this place was intended to be and we try and stick to that ethos. Along the way we've gained 10,000 more people and a good few rules - rules which people want explained, changed or justified on a regular basis but also rules that I wish we didn't need and I (along with the other mods) would rather not have to implement, explain, change or justify on a regular basis. Unfortunately it's the price of our success.
Always remember that, and I think this applies to all the moderators, that every moment we spend moderating is a moment we'd rather have spent posting or reading about awesome stuff on the general board - no moderation on this board at all is done because we're on a power trip or because we enjoy it. I would love to go back to the days when I spent my time finding awesome Kadetts to share with you guys rather than sending and receiving another 10 PMs about why someone who I've never seen before on the forum feels that he should be able to advertise his 2004 Renault Laguna for the benefit of the members.
In summary, all moderation is over moderation and none of us want to do it (anyone who did want to do it wouldn't make a very good moderator!). Doing it and then having to explain why is even worse...that's not a dig at you Spiny, by the way.
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spiny
Club Retro Rides Member
Wiki Admin
I am abivalent towards car electrics ...
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Club RR Member Number: 167
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over moderation ?spiny
@spiny
Club Retro Rides Member 167
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Oct 29, 2010 21:27:57 GMT
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Being a founding member means I do know what this place was intended to be and we try and stick to that ethos. I guess that as I registered a good half an hour after you did, I'm still 'new boy' then
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
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over moderation ?EmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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Oct 30, 2010 14:36:07 GMT
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I like the fact that there are no stupid threads on here about lorries that turn into bars. That is exactly why I love it here so much.
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