I was asked if I wanted to be a PPOT moderator and I declined.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

I'm not sure I understand the reason for this thread.

Eric is doing a really good job with OT.

He asked for help a while back. It is a pia to do with help much less alone.

[rusnak]

I have no idea who Eric is. But I still buy stuff here, just not as much as I used to. I dropped away for a few years to build a bunch of stuff and wtf Wayne is gone, Dueller is dead, OJU has left, and Tabs is on a diet.... I miss seeing the proprietor looking after the place like in the old days. Now, the dudes on the phone couldn't really give two shizts about your customer experience. The best part of PP is OT, and asking you guys technical and philosophical questions.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

^^^ ask for Glenn when you call, if you can, I just email, so not sure. Glenn is from Wayne's day, great guy, 911 owner and definitely cares.

[DanielDudley]

WAIT ! Tabs is on a diet ???

Good for him.

FWIW, I like this forum, and I hope it does well, along with the business it is associated with.
I would prefer a moderator like Zeke. He is respected and well liked, makes his point and moves on.
I can't really understand what the point of having a containment forum is, if it doesn't actually work to perform its function.
It sometimes feels like the inmates are running the asylum. Which is of course great, if you like that sort of thing.

[oldE]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Now if that doesn't work for you, try this — if I decided to become a moderator, given the authority, I would take full advantage of time outs and total bans. It doesn't take a genius to know who is continually toxic here. After a few training warnings I would pull the plug on several that perpetuate down talking, insults and general malaise.

There is no productivity in any of the above.

Might I nominate Zeke as the next President of the United States of America?

{Just kidding, Milt. You know I don't hate anyone that much!)

Best
Les

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

WAIT ! Tabs is on a diet ???

Good for him.

FWIW, I like this forum, and I hope it does well, along with the business it is associated with.
I would prefer a moderator like Zeke. He is respected and well liked, makes his point and moves on.
I can't really understand what the point of having a containment forum is, if it doesn't actually work to perform its function.
It sometimes feels like the inmates are running the asylum. Which is of course great, if you like that sort of thing.

Make DD, SOL, the 'hawk, Hugh, etc....mod lites

A group effort wif Eric the Grand Poopiehead...

We're smarter than this and many have left the building....I will too if this PARFiness does as it did before it existed. It's the "vibe"

Not that anyone GAF ....

I'm gonna miss Tabbyz cheery sky forecasts tho'

Eric...don't let this forum die...jmho and YMMV.

Thank you...you are a fine ring-leader....of the

TRS

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

Yo' Bob, have you tried the soothing Aloe Vera balm that your sister swears by?!?!


Yo' CabsSuck, following my JB punishment, will you lift my band (as KC sez) from PARF?!?!

I would... but just know that if you step out of line, 2 months on non stop New Kids On The Block is up next!

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

I'm not sure I understand the reason for this thread.

Eric is doing a really good job with OT.

Originally Posted by Sooner or later

He asked for help a while back. It is a pia to do with help much less alone.

Eric's primary job at Pelican is tech. PPOT is only a small part of a big picture. Keeping track of all the info on the whole site is mitigated by having to keep this forum from running off the rails.

I think Wayne created PARF as a safety valve. It's no secret OT was not his favorite and took up some of his time, which he didn't enjoy. I say that by the tone of his posts now and then. Some of you read those posts.

Looking at the 'island' pic above I'm thinking those banned might have been allowed to stay on if they only posted in PARF. To get banned there one would have to create a pretty big liability. Obviously personal attacks are de jour.

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I think Wayne created PARF as a safety valve. It's no secret OT was not his favorite and took up some of his time, which he didn't enjoy. I say that by the tone of his posts now and then. Some of you read those posts.

I remember the day PARF was created and when I got a blanket warning PM from Wayne, saying I was one of the trouble makers that had spawned the creation of PARF. A few years later, after some very (IMHO) sober and reasonable posts, Wayne got slammed by a bunch of folks on PARF. I was really surprised by how they piled onto him and even more so that he didn't ban them. I think Wayne checked out after that thread.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I remember the day PARF was created and when I got a blanket warning PM from Wayne, saying I was one of the trouble makers that had spawned the creation of PARF.

Hey not fair, I didn't get anything from him!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Eric's primary job at Pelican is tech. PPOT is only a small part of a big picture. Keeping track of all the info on the whole site is mitigated by having to keep this forum from running off the rails.

I think Wayne created PARF as a safety valve. It's no secret OT was not his favorite and took up some of his time, which he didn't enjoy. I say that by the tone of his posts now and then. Some of you read those posts.

Looking at the 'island' pic above I'm thinking those banned might have been allowed to stay on if they only posted in PARF. To get banned there one would have to create a pretty big liability. Obviously personal attacks are de jour.

I understand what you are saying Milt but what do you want this thread to do? A gentle nudge to tell people Eric has his hands full with important stuff and therefore to keep things civil here on OT? Or something else?

Anything posted on PARF is now hidden from online searches so it can, safely, to some degree anyway, be a freeforall, which it is. Something of a Lord of the Flies social experiment as it were. The doxing is the crazy part of it, people are pretty creepy.

OT, as a whole, is a fantastic bunch of people with a lot of interesting insights and experiences to share. It seems to be self-policing pretty well with only what I would consider minor infringements now and again. I myself have stepped over the line several times but try not to keep walking, or respond to those that do.

As I've said many times, I wish there were a one strike and you are out super-PARF where great political discourse would be cherished. But no matter how many parts I buy, that's not going to happen.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I remember the day PARF was created and when I got a blanket warning PM from Wayne, saying I was one of the trouble makers that had spawned the creation of PARF. A few years later, after some very (IMHO) sober and reasonable posts, Wayne got slammed by a bunch of folks on PARF. I was really surprised by how they piled onto him and even more so that he didn't ban them. I think Wayne checked out after that thread.

That is interesting, would liked to have seen that list.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

That is interesting, would liked to have seen that list.

It would have some surprises on it.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-politics-religion/579812-american-dream-wealth-redistribution.html#post5722055

[speeder]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

It would have some surprises on it.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-politics-religion/579812-american-dream-wealth-redistribution.html#post5722055

You probably embarrassed him w that online blowjob.

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

No you wouldn't because you have perspective, which is why they asked...reconsider.

This.

So does Eric.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Why don't they close PARF (and be like some other automotive BBS)? Because it makes them money. Seriously?

many amusement parks are closing

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by speeder

You probably embarrassed him w that online blowjob.

Best online descriptor I’ve seen in a year. Thanks for that!

Moderating pays zero, right? Don’t see the attraction, other than some draining for a short while. But that’s not part of the pay plan sounds like.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by speeder

You probably embarrassed him w that online blowjob.

says the wanna-be who isn't qualified to shine Wayne's shoes.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Zeke

These euphemisms take on a broader meaning after a time. I think the time has passed that a reference to "draining the swamp" can be adapted to my point.

I was thinking the same when folks started griping about your usage. It's not really, I would assume, much different from the use of Kleenex, Aspirin and Thermos which lost their specific meaning and took on a wider meaning. (granted, those are/were trademarked names, so it's a little different, but not much)

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I remember the day PARF was created and when I got a blanket warning PM from Wayne, saying I was one of the trouble makers that had spawned the creation of PARF. A few years later, after some very (IMHO) sober and reasonable posts, Wayne got slammed by a bunch of folks on PARF. I was really surprised by how they piled onto him and even more so that he didn't ban them. I think Wayne checked out after that thread.

I think I musta been virtually AWOL around the time PARF was created...

I sure don't remember you as being a "trouble maker"... ever. Now Sammy....that's different....

I have no clue why one or two of the Islander are there....there seems to be oN!e missing