As the 'keeper of the dungeon' (OT Moderator), I guess I should chime in with a few of my points:
- Occasionally, I get a few complaints about some objectionable posts, and typically, they are dealt with quite easily: a warning post here, a short 'take it easy' email there, and the conflict is resolved. Most of us can all 'play nice' when asked to do so.
- Sometimes, a post or user will get out of hand: at that point, some more severe action is required: locking a thread typically resolves it: it allows people to step back, and realize how insignificant OT rantings are compared to the rest of the world. (There is life outside of the internet, you know!)
- When things get really bad, or if I am uncertain how to proceed with an issue, Wayne will get involved. However, my goal as OT moderator here is to keep that to a minimum: he's got a lot more imporant things to worry about! But sometimes, his involvement has more weight than my words or actions: after all, I'm just the OT Dungeonmaster, not the Forum Overlord!
- Do I want the OT Forums removed? No way! While sometimes it's aggravating for me to deal with some of the silliness that goes on, I believe it offers Pelican BBS members an area to post, vent, talk BS about all things NOT cars! If anything, it keeps the tech boards cleaner! Plus, if the OT forum closed, I'd have to go find another dungeon to be master of, and with the economy these days, the dungeon master job market is very soft....
- If you have an issue here in the OT Dungeon, by all means email me: I think I have done a good job of addressing issues: I try to be fair when dealing with issues.
- For me the bottom line is this:
This is OT: you are welcome to post your opinions, views, rants...etc. Keep it clean, keep it in perspective, and as long as no one pokes their eye out, we can all have fun!
Ok, sorry for rambling. Your comments are appreciated.
-Zoltan.