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  • 07-06-2009 11:46pm
    #1
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭


    hello all,

    im starting this thread because the section on boards,

    that i use "airsoft" in my opinion some NOT all the mods,

    are abusing there power and locked a thread which i started

    on the same topic and was referred to this section which i find

    odd as most airsoft wont see this thread

    thank you
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    #2
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    This will probably be moved to Help Desk (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=30).

    You should link to the thread in question and you should indicate that you have tried to sort this out with the mod in question first. This will help admins discuss it with you quicker.


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    #3
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    Could you please provide a link to this thread that was locked by a mod abusing his powers?


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    #4
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    The locked thread is about mods, therefore it is not relevant to Airsoft. It's more of a FAQ/Help Desk thread.

    And why should mods of the Airsoft forum be airsofters? They're there to keep the peace, not to be knowledgeable about the topic. In fact, sometimes mods who don't know about the topic at hand are in a position to be fairer moderators as they're impartial.

    (Lads, go easy...)


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    #5
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    All of the mods in the airsoft forum are active airsofters.

    If this is another thread to complain about your advert thread being closed I doubt it will last long.

    It has been explained to you several times by Lemming why it was closed.


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    #6
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    You need to lay off the airsoft for a while man, its becoming a serious problem.


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    #7
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    Soulja boy wrote: »
    You need to lay off the airsoft for a while man, its becoming a serious problem.

    Excellent input man, will you be allowed to stay up late to contribute a bit more?


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    #8
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    What's the purpose of that, The Master? When people start "mods abusing their position" threads, smart-ass responses from mods only provide ammunition.


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    #9
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    And smart arse replys from users to what was a serious thread do what exactly?

    This whole thing has been dealt with in the airsoft forum, thread is pointless


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    #10
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Dudess wrote: »
    What's the purpose of that, The Master? When people start "mods abusing their position" threads, smart-ass responses from mods only provide ammunition.

    And smart arse replies to the OP (comments like soulja made) will only piss off said OP and probably lead to the thread getting locked as it turns into a bitchfest.


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    #11
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    The Master wrote: »
    Excellent input man, will you be allowed to stay up late to contribute a bit more?
    I Certainly will. To clarify, I was most bemused by this mans agitated state due to the moderation of something as overly specific as the airsoft forum.

    As the user is clearly labeled airsoft junkie, I inferred that perhaps this mans agitation was not based on the fact that the moderation might be at fault,
    but that his foamy bullet riddled tipple of choice had in fact gotten the better of him.


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    #12
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭airsoftjunkie


    no it has not been dealt with, its far from dealt with,

    insulting soulja boy is another example of the abuse of power

    i was not happy with my thread been locked and i have been sent many pm,s

    on the thread people are not happy with the mods in airsoft

    well some of them anyway , they ban and lock threads if they are been exposed


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    #13
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »

    i was not happy with my thread been locked

    What thread are you talking about? link please?
    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    they ban and lock threads if they are been exposed

    what do you mean by exposed?


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    #14
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    Perhaps you could join/form some kind of secret underground airsoft forum freedom fighter troupe?
    Start an airsoft coup against the airsoft moderators perhaps? Lead an airsoft uprising?


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    #15
    Witcher
    Registered Users Posts: 14,958 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    no it has not been dealt with, its far from dealt with,

    insulting soulja boy is another example of the abuse of power

    i was not happy with my thread been locked and i have been sent many pm,s

    on the thread people are not happy with the mods in airsoft

    well some of them anyway , they ban and lock threads if they are been exposed

    Jesus....:rolleyes:

    You make it sound like they're the Illuminati or something, they're trying to keep order, some threads in the airsoft board are just pointless and will lead to flaming and they just have to be locked.

    The mods on that board have been around since the forum started and know the way certain threads will go so they're locked for everyones benefit. Just run with it, it's not an abuse of power, it's them trying to keep the board civilised.


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    #16
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    Soulja boy wrote: »
    Perhaps you could join/form some kind of secret underground airsoft forum freedom fighter troupe?
    Start an airsoft coup against the airsoft moderators perhaps? Lead an airsoft uprising?

    airsoftjunkie has something he wants to be discussed seriously here.

    Could you please cut out the jokes from his thread please


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    #17
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    The Master wrote: »
    airsoftjunkie has something he wants to be discussed seriously here.

    Could you please cut out the jokes from his thread please
    Very well.

    Detective Mode.
    AirsoftJunkie:
    I would like to see some evidence of some kind of abuse, some screenshots could be useful.
    A good illustration would be where the moderator of the airsoft forum does not follow one of the rules of the airsoft forum, but then penalizes someone for not following the same rule.


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    #18
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Yes that lemming chap is a heartless ban happy bastard, why I hear he once banned 34 users in one thread.

    http://lemming.journals.ie/2007/10/23/banning-users-is-a-sport-o/


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    #19
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    Not to drag us all off topic or anything but -
    Dudess wrote: »
    The locked thread is about mods, therefore it is not relevant to Airsoft. It's more of a FAQ/Help Desk thread.

    And why should mods of the Airsoft forum be airsofters? They're there to keep the peace, not to be knowledgeable about the topic. In fact, sometimes mods who don't know about the topic at hand are in a position to be fairer moderators as they're impartial.

    (Lads, go easy...)


    Airsoft as a sport is in a slightly sensitive position in Ireland, and as a community, fairly tight-nit. boards.ie has become a fairly integral part of that, so as an, um, enthusiast, I'd like to be confident that the Mods of the forum are folks who know the ins-and-outs of the laws applicable, first off, and second, that they're sensitive to the issues surrounding it or that might arise in future.

    But that's neither here nor there in terms of the OP. Just throwing it out there.


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    #20
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭airsoftjunkie


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055585340

    tell me the mods where right to close the thread


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    #21
    Witcher
    Registered Users Posts: 14,958 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055585340

    tell me the mods where right to close the thread

    Ok I will, it's not an airsoft topic, it's for Feedback or Help Desk.


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    #22
    The Master
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Master


    That thread was fine right up until this post where you accuse the mods of abuse of power.

    You gave no evidence of this and when a mod viewed the thread it was locked and you were told to take it here/helpdesk for discussion.

    Now the discussion is here you still have no example of mod "abuse of powers" other than the original thread where you made your accusation.

    I still fail to see any abuse of mod powers


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    #23
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055585340

    tell me the mods where right to close the thread
    It was a thread discussing the mods and not actually discussing the airsoft forum.

    Now in a perfect world we could have forums to discuss topics that discuss forums that discuss moderators that we could all post in till the cows come home, but for the time being site feedback really seems to be a better place for that sort of thing. Far more suited to it then the airsoft forum.


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    #24
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055585340

    tell me the mods where right to close the thread

    The mods were right to close that thread.


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    #25
    Lemming
    Registered Users Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    TBH, this has all been explained already. Now for those of you who have missed proceedings, airsoftjunkie was about to buy something off a seller on the airsoft adverts forum.

    It was pointed out to me by several separate users that the seller was being economical with the truth, and having had two separate recent incidents of buyers being stung by dishonest sellers, I took umbrage to this and challenged the seller in a manner that was discrete so as not to lay accusation and get their side of the story. Another user "guessed" answers and the seller ignored my question which was addressed to them specifically.

    So after that I banned both the seller for evading a rather simple question and being rather suspect of being economical with details, and the other poster for essentially thread-spoiling. I then locked the thread. If the seller wishes to elaborate on matters and perhaps have his ban rescinded, he knows what to do since I have said it should be taken to PM.

    About an hour later, along comes airsoftjunkie wanting to see who agreed with him on a whole load of innuendo, but he didn't want people to ask questions and just simply agree with him.

    And here we have the current thread. His original thread may - or may not - also seek to address other behaviour on the main airsoft forum (of which I am not a moderator), but I can only speak for the adverts forum itself.


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    #26
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭airsoftjunkie


    ok right so i should of posted here but the reason i did not was most airsofters will not see this thread

    but for a mod to ban someone for not answering a question is wrong and

    to sit back and allow abusive comments to be made while they post in the

    same thread

    this had because there defending them


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    #27
    Witcher
    Registered Users Posts: 14,958 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    ok right so i should of posted here but the reason i did not was most airsofters will not see this thread

    but for a mod to ban someone for not answering a question is wrong and

    to sit back and allow abusive comments to be made while they post in the

    same thread

    this had because there defending them

    What "abusive comments"? You have to back things up with evidence when you throw accusations around.


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    #28
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭airsoftjunkie


    The Master wrote: »

    You gave no evidence of this and when a mod viewed the thread it was locked and you were told to take it here/helpdesk for discussion"


    actually i was informed to post here by pm of a mod still have the pm


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    #29
    Soulja boy
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭Soulja boy


    airsoftjunkie wrote: »
    The Master wrote: »

    You gave no evidence of this and when a mod viewed the thread it was locked and you were told to take it here/helpdesk for discussion"


    actually i was informed to post here by pm of a mod still have the pm

    Is the pm abusive or is it just telling you to come here. If its just to come here then that has no relevance.


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    #30
    airsoftjunkie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭airsoftjunkie


    if you clearly read the "mod thread" firekitten was clearly insulting


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    #31
    Stercus Accidit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,758 ✭✭✭Stercus Accidit


    It was fair moderation, heck, I even managed TWO sarcastic replies to that thread, and it reached page 2!

    The mods left that thread open, until it was absolutely apparent it was utter tripe.

    Next,

    Lemmings actions were perfect in the case of the adverts thread.


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