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A Mod has a personal grudge against me...I kid you not.
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22-06-2010 5:32pm#1
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I've received a pm notifying me of this thread at 17:35.
I've reviewed the thread in question and note the offending post which is very brief.AnimalRights wrote: »I'll post what I want, if you don't like it press the report button mister know it all.
This appears to be in response to;
And.....?
OP Keep checking buy and sell, Local papers/advertisers and maybe drop a note into local camera shops which may buy/sell used gear.
If you do find it ( Make some excuses and ask for photos of the serial numbers ) and I think asking the Gardai to either pay a visit to the seller or go along with you should be enough. Chances are if someone's selling stolen goods via ebay they'll happily meet up with you quickly to get rid of them.
I wouldn't recommend going on your own
The relevant part I'm interpreting is;
And.....?
as the remainder is addressed to the OP.
The particular post quoted above (from AnimalRights) is the subject of reported posts. In so far as I am aware or can tell it is the only post of that thread that anyone has found objectionable.
The issue with the offending post imho is the attitude it expresses and the manner in which it expresses it. This is covered in the charter addendum on manners within the forum. It is not the first occasion that you will have been pointed towards that thread.AnimalRights wrote: »I'll post what I want
Eh, no you wont. You partake in the community of any boards forum under the house rules as defined in the charters and any applicable addendum such as the manners thread in photography.AnimalRights wrote: »if you don't like it press the report button mister know it all.
a) you are giving another forum user instruction as to how they conduct themselves on forum. This is not your role as a user. This is the role of the moderators and confirms the charge of back seat modding. This is covered in the charter.
b) It would be appropriate for you to understand your own advice here. You could have simply reported the Ricky post stating your objection and the moderators would have considered your report and take action as appropriate to the situation.
Your intervention is not on topic and not helpful to the OP.
If it were a new poster who had no idea of the way things work and the generally accepted norms of the forums operation, then a removal of the post and a discussion or a yellow card may have been appropriate. In this instance, and given an overall background where in terms of knowing what is acceptable and what is not, then I find that in effect you should have known way better than to react the way that you did on the thread. It isn't without precedence albeit somewhat in the past. For future reference I suggest you report any issue which you may have with someone else.
Furthermore, I find no evidence in recent postings of any moderator having a personal issue or grudge expressed on the forum and indeed, in terms of moderator chat which i'm often privy to in my role as CMod, you haven't been mentioned in any dispatch. Simply, until today you haven't been on the horizon.
Thus, there is a red card now which expires after 10 days (IIRC). It is a reminder to you in terms of how to conduct yourself on the forum. The full details of the expectations of you as a user on forum is contained in the charter thread. Feel free to contact any of the moderators should you need clarification.0 -
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