Moderate

[ACRucrazy]

I suggest moderators be not afraid to moderate on this forum. I would hate to see a select few ruin it for everyone. If no one wants to be the bad guy I will volunteer my time and flame suit to be a moderator. I will gladly clean up crap when I see it.

[BlknBlu]

It is not as easy as that. People need to vent from frustrations that others can empathize. The problem is dragging dirty laundry that is not our laundry to contend with. Not everyone is quick to leave the past alone and move on. My region has made that commitment not to start up trouble from what has transpired. I understand why, but it is wasted emotion and just does more harm than good. Folks should be allowed to vent though. it is a fine balance. The venting would be better served at it's originating point and not brought in here.

Bruce

[Fatboy 18]

I was hoping we would not see all the threads about the old site and that we could start fresh. I have no wish to add to those threads and was glad to see some of them closed

[ACRucrazy]

I am not talking about the venting of VCA I am talking about a select few ruining perfectly good threads. I am not saying to ban members, but if needed remove and clean up posts. I am a moderator on other forums and have no issue doing this when stuff gets out of hand.

[whitebeard]

Time for the wand to drop.

I can easily understand the need to desire to vent. We are humans, it is what we do. And we need someplace where we can put our feeling down and let it go. The point is letting it go. You said your piece, and you have a group that understands. Now I can see in jest making a second post or two. But at some point we all need to close the door and move on. And all of us know this.

I'm not a type to mod anyone unless you are SERIOUSLY annoying or a bot. Then you will find the ban hammer, as it be told. I think for the most part all mods are under the same thinking. We don't want to get involved. I've been on the Alley since 03. I've also been on Wackbag (NWS at all). I know what a free for all is and can be.

I think it is very easy to say that we all want to let this be your place, not a outlet for a national whipping post. Sort of a safe place to wear the same lampshade from New Years all year round.

[BlknBlu]

my thoughts are before we drop the wrecking ball or just tap with a tack hammer, we need to determine where the line gets drawn as an Association. My suggestion would be a web committee get put together with a few Presidents, National Board member(s) and the lovely Moderators we have to put togther simple rules to follow for forum activity.

Bruce

[FLATOUT]

Trolls need to be dealt with. People with differing opinions are one thing, but when you ruin great threads for the sake of being annoying or rude, it's time to go.

[Rocket]

Beautiful feature of the website - the IGNORE function.

Maybe this can serve as a measuring stick for the moderators to determine if a user should be moderated? Say a user gets 25 ignore requests - that user is flagged for possible moderation?

[plumcrazy]

This site has a lot of strong personalities on it and is scrutinized more than any other site. The voa does not want to moderate unless it has to. We cant have personal attacks though. That needs to be watched.

Just cause you dont see something happening when you report it, doesnt mean its not be talked about behind the scenes and wont be dealt with.

[Fatboy 18]

Can the Moderators see who is being ignored?

I'm using the feature on one member and its working very well

[plumcrazy]

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can someone please let me know what this guy said. i cant read it with him being on ignore

[99RT10]

can someone please let me know what this guy said. i cant read it with him being on ignore

Exactly. Well put.

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

Id like to be the first one moderated...

Here is my inflammatory post:


I know for a fact one of the VOA core team is gay.....[And may have tinnitus as well.....he reports hearing repeated 'dinging' the past few weeks. May be hearing-impaired as well as gay.]

[Viper Girl]

We can't see who's ignoring whom...

It's a tight rope line we are walking as moderators here. Because of the heavy handed moderation many have previously delt with, we are making an attempt to have lighter moderation.
The VOA forums have been a really great place to chat... I for one, don't want to see that change. Lots of discussions have been going on behind the scenes.

The best thing you can do is report a post when it's being maliciously jacked or smacked... Which I have unfortuantely seen more and more lately.

[XSnake]

the ignore button lets you moderate the forum yourself basically

[ACRucrazy]

So ignore the problem. Got it.

[FLATOUT]

So ignore the problem. Got it.

^^^^^
Agree it sends the wrong message. I was also a moderator on LS1tech and Corvetteforum ages ago, and when guys were trolling this hard we just tossed them, wasn't really a big deal. I think there is a big difference in banning trolls and controlling the company message through mass bannings and shady moderating.

[Viper Girl]

We are not ignoring the issue... Plum was trying to be funny...

There is active conversation happening, PM's have been sent... We are working on it.

[Newport Viper]

There is active conversation happening, PM's have been sent... We are working on it.

What? What did I miss? Somethings going on and I wasn't involved!~ Drat!

[City]

It's good that there's concern and we ARE in fact monitoring most all that goes on as best as we can. As others have mentioned, we are reluctant to moderate, preferring to PM those that may become abusive in the hope that, having been advised, they will become aware of their inappropriateness and take it down a notch.

We have closed a thread or two at the request of an author. We have also minimally deleted language within a post in an effort to keep a thread alive. Beyond that and to this point, with a bit of pleading, nearly all have been able to remain civil.

There is the downside of having to deal with disparaging language at times (which frankly reflects far more on the writer's frustration, lack of eloquence and ignorance than the object of their contempt), but we feel that is a small price to pay for relatively unmoderated posting.

[FLATOUT]

Thanks for letting us discuss it Mods.

And lets face it Plum gonna Plum no matter what forum

[plumcrazy]

Thanks for letting us discuss it Mods.

And lets face it Plum gonna Plum no matter what forum

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[ACRucrazy]

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I can't see what you said, I am ignoring you rabble rouser you!

[Nine Ball]

I suggest moderators be not afraid to moderate on this forum. I would hate to see a select few ruin it for everyone. If no one wants to be the bad guy I will volunteer my time and flame suit to be a moderator. I will gladly clean up crap when I see it.

You have my vote. I like to see moderators who are active on a site, users that we can instantly recognize.

[ViperSmith]

We all know he is talking about PeerBlock.

There is no reason at all that he is allowed to go into technical threads, contribute nothing but trolling the thread starters.

Sorry, there is no excuse for allowing it to happen.

Disagreements occur, but he has a history of doing it. He doesn't get along with Jack B from the VCA days, and he purposely picked out both of Jack's threads to troll.