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*apart* or *a part*?

i may ask how long does one have to be a part of aD in order not to be banned for disagreing/posting links?

apart from being a member in dozens of forums and not having been banned ever, i respect people for contributing to the scene but i definitely do not respect people simply for bearing a title like mod/s-mod/admin

i pay respect to authorities in terms of character not in terms of status

 

I know you have to be here longer than 7 or 8 months to have an opinion!!

now I'm a newb for not agreeing w/ someone I think debate can be a means to reach great heights, if those involved are mature in their argument's and are actually trying to reach an agreeable outcome! those cussing and calling ppl babies are not going to have the capability of reaching this sort of beneficial outcome! and sometimes are best left in their comfort zone!
remember even though ignorance is bliss and god looks out for children and fools this is a place ppl come for knowledge and a deeper understanding!

come now gents this tyranny is being given to ppl here to feed their ego's which will never get full! so lets leave the mods alone before their heads explode I have gotten my fill of their communist way's and am on my way out the door to bigger and better things! this forum has seen better times but I do not feel obligated to try and fix it quite a monumental task indeed!

 

what a rubbish computer you have

You ever thought about upgrading from an ECS, I got a fisher price one more powerful if you want to buy it.

 

Hi all,

Usually I would read these types of threads, shake my head and move on. Now it is simply annoying to read. If there is such a big problem with the mods/ admins I think some of the long standing addicts/ senior members would have addressed it. Taking time to make new nicknames to post the same gripe basically turns what may be a valid point into the thought "oh not this guy again". Lets remember this is a forum that is free to sign up, free tech information (I might add some places charge $45 U.S. dollars just to diagnose) and alot of user experience regarding some of the most raved about dvd backup software on the net today. As drd stated in a post that is now closed to err is human...and as far as I know every AD user is from earth 'cept for maybe a few of the addicts who seem to never sleep . We are not always going to agree yet we all need to understand the mods have to read threads from everyone to try to keep the forum free and flowing. That on top of maybe having a bad day at work, lost a case of beer bet on a ballgame, argument with the wife may at that particular time cause any of them to react in ways that are questionable to some. There are better things to worry about than status, who deserves to be a mod, etc. The only thing the members of AD invest is their free time and to consistently bash them is a misrepresentation of what this site is/ should be. If for no other reason think of the "new kid on the block" who happens here, sees a thread bashing the overseers of Ad and take that as well if they can do why can't I. Now you have folks throwing hissy fits text typing instead of finding the help really need and takes the knowledgeable members (all inclusive from newbie to mods) from making progress with the totally lost person who posts a question. Not all the mods are proficient in every thread but somewhere along the line they were helpful enough to earn the position of moderator. A few months ago most of the long time addicts/ seniors were all over AD helping but with all this senseless bickering they are few and far between as some probably feel the site has lost the feeling of really accomplishing something to help others (thats my opinion). To sum it up use the pm button wisely to address the situation as threads like this popping up all the time have alot of co-signers who inflame a small issue thus creating a ruckus. We are for the most part adults, LETS ACT LIKE IT.


Sorry if I offended anyone but this foolishness was becoming a bit annoying

 

sorry, but it is just the other way around!

this thread was a reply to this:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2/237534

flip218 comes along, posts a last reply to a thread which has been open before, asks question and then what?

CLOSES the thread like he did many times before

sorry, this is IMMATURE and this is what pisses me off

if he wanted to set things straigth this can hardly be the way to do it, especially not when telling users before to use the PM function but he himself thinks it is fine to simply keep ranting about and get away with it by closing threads?

no way

and by the way: all i asked for is to have this deleted:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/226877

nothing has been done here, my nick has been banned, so what?
you expect me to put up with this?

certainly not

dont tell me, i'm the one misbehaving because i have not been a regular user of aD for ages

this has become a matter of breaching ones authorities by some immature mod


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believe it or not i realized this myself, BUT....
i typed in a reply to what flip had posted, hit the button i took for the reply button, looked at my *reply* and found it to be a new thread

well, i simply overlooked the fact that once again flip had closed a thread in which a couple of questions are still open - i.e. HIS own questions!

and of course i could NOT correct my *title* to something useful (thanx to the forum software)


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exactly why i registered in here in the first place

but because some folks here spend more time on closing threads and aggrevating people who help out i get the impression that to certain mods *making use of the power they have* is more important than to settle things and help each other

i for one will not let myself blame for being an arse provoking others

the winner in this department is definitely somebody else

 

@ UncasM_3,

I understand your point and in the thread you linked I think vurbal explained their point. My point is airing this out in a public forum for all to read is probabyly not the way to solve it. I took time to read your dvdrb guide and its damn good, so good it was stickied.

Now I am not a mod so I can't/ won't speak on their behalf. Have you thought perhaps he closed the thread to avoid not only continuing the heated topic but to discourage others who may not be familiar with the AD atmosphere not to do the same thing? Once again I am not in a position to defend his/ their actions..I will say as a member we should police ourselves when we see this bickering as to keep not only each other in a respectable environment but as I stated earlier the brand new folks that visit AD regularly will see this is not a site to argue. And once again that thread you linked to was you became involved in an issue that was between a mod n someone else which caused you to be banned if I read it correctly.Would this be taking place if this was a paysite, no.

I never said you were misbehaving I stated threads which there are many recently not just yours. I ask what authority are you referring to? Freedom of speech? As far as flip being immature, I don't see it as he as well as neph do a good job at modding the spam links and moving topics to the appropriate thread forum. Apparently as all topics that get out of hand, several from the same person or total disregard for respect either way is closed from what I've seen.

Simply speaking i was not personally attacking you or your thread but to further push my point the reply from ascii regarding creaky's pc..what did that have to do with the thread? That is what i'm referring to as to why issues like this need to either be left to cool down or done in the pm fashion as not to inflate another text boxing match.


Sorry i'm just trying to get you and everyone else to realize there is a time and place for everything.

 

@ matt

you may be more than correct and i might be overreacting

fact is: i tried to reply and this thread came out of it and fact is i am fed up with the reoccuring habit of adressing me (or other users) and close the thread in question

either DONT ask question that people feel like replying to or stay away from the entire thread

the way things are handled here by a few people goes over my head and being a super-mod at digital digest i must say this is not only new to me this is a root for many problems

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@ neph

i can only repeat myself:

i did not intentionally start a new THREAD here - i typed a reply and didnt see the thread was (once again) locked

absolutely

and please be so kind as to adress this very same question to those people who reply and close

 

much appreciated

and i try not to respond any more - here or anywhere else

 

What kind of crap would that be, my post, it was mean't in jest, and i think it was took in the manner it was posted, I made no threats...

But saying as your head boy, i will not post like that again. sorry if it was took the wrong way.

 

@ neph you are write the useful ness of these post has apparently not benn forthcoming as the concerned keep getting flamed and shut-down I do see that as upsetting
but if it is not going to help then all the post are most definately useless and an utter waste of time.
@uncasm's I think the guide pretty well taken down they will have no choice to see how ugly this looks and remove it before even more ppl come to this forum and go newb to addict in two months just to realize hey this is just a joke!

@matt72 if you have not already seen this happening you likly haven't been paying attention there is no small number of them that have reported of coming here usually leaving here w/ a bad taste in their mouths either some "1 mo addict/senior" will get on here and argue w/ their advice and you will never see the person in distress again! orjust the sheer amount of pointless threads going on around here!!

as far as this being a pointless thread that is up to those in a postion of authority! and I'm afraid the decision has been made there shall be no good come of this so what it is to write is little more than vent and to see flip's pretty little ava.

 

just a little jest as to lighten the mood i know ascii to be fun loving good soul but creaky really is one of the good guy's here and one reason that their is some knowledge here if you can find it!

but edted all the same!

 

@ neph,

Thanks for stepping in as i didn't want to overstep my boundaries.

@ ascii,

Sorry I read that as off topic n low blow (even though I laughed at the fisher price reference

@UncasMS_3,

As I stated and will stick by sometimes its best to let things cool down or address them in pm

@ L8ter,

I usually read and move on but I was trying to get the thought in everyones' head that to move on and continue on the march of helping folks. No disrespect meant just me being neutral I think it would calm the issue down as to dispel nasty posts resulting in more banning. *Sometimes an outside voice of "reason" sees the future on the horizon better.


*Plagarized from a chinese fortune cookie