Forum Conduct

[ChinoCharles]

Hello YW'ers. :biggrin:

I think if you frequent this forum you have seen a couple of spats in the last few weeks. We are lucky in a sense to have some very passionate members, but that passion doesn't always manifest itself in a constructive manner... lately moreso than before. As we have become more strict on forum conduct, I think the forums have taken a turn for the better. As a moderator staff, we are committed to keeping that trend going. A couple points...

[1] The correct way to deal with a disagreement that results in a personal attack is to PM a moderator. We are here to deal with these situations, but we have been underutilized recently. Most of us have alternate contacts as well. If you have AIM, add me right now: ChinoCharles. You can find info for the other mods under their screen names in their posts.

[2] Generally, I think everyone deserves a warning, but in the future persistent issues with conduct will be met with a one week ban. That isn't to say we don't want you here, but sometimes it is best to cool down for a bit before returning to actively posting.

Thank you for reading. If anyone ever sees anything that they think warrants attention from a moderator or feels like they are being singled out unfairly, please don't hesistate to contact myself or any of the other mods. One of our greatest assets is our huge member base, and we would appreciate it if our members could help us in trying to keep the mood of this forum light and fluffy. :thumbup:

Thanks a lot everyone. Happy posting.

Charles

[mikenacarato]

Chino, I'm with you 100%. I wish some people on here would act their age. Dont some forums require you to check a box saying you are over 13? ;)

[cali yaris]

There is a small icon next to where the user is online/offline. Use the icon to report offensive posts -- I do. If everyone uses that feature, the Mods will have more clarity on what to do and when to do it.

[ZING]

Didn't know that cali, excellent. Will it post it as anonymous?

[ChinoCharles]

When you report a post, it sends an e-mail to all of the moderators with a link to the thread and the post. It is not anonymous, but we have never called someone out in public for trying to help us out. Always try and be thorough when giving a reason as to why you're reporting it.

[nemelek]

There is a small icon next to where the user is online/offline. Use the icon to report offensive posts -- I do. If everyone uses that feature, the Mods will have more clarity on what to do and when to do it.

Thanks. I learn something new each day.

[PETERPOOP]

i hate rats.. ;)

[TheRealEnth]

rats...rats and possums...

[mikenacarato]

why do people have to jump at eachothers throats when someone posts something? for instance...someone says....the "A" thing is bigger than the "B" thing...then someone says...what makes you think you know wtf your talking about itiot..your a stupid retard...insult insult insult... why cant people just be nice. instead of calling the person stupid and insulting them further why not just say.... Well actually you are mistaken...it is "this"

there is no need to insult someone because they may or may not have said something incorrect. this is why forums become undesireable to 99% of the people because people just cant be nice. so please...just chill out..point out their mistake in a nice polite manner, correct if needed, and let it go.

remember, just because someone works at a place or claims they can do something...does not mean they know what they are talking about. I work at a Volvo truck dealer ship as parts manager, but that doesnt mean i know everything. things are constantly changing, parts get updated, and new parts added all the time. there are too many variables so one cannot possible know everything... also because someone works in a parts dept. does not mean they know how to work on the object they sell parts for, or even if you are a mechanic that doesnt mean you have worked or know how to work on every part of the object as well.

so please, before you jump at someones neck...be polite and try to resolve it that way first. AND please no more...i have more posts than you so you can stfu....that is bs. for all we know you got 1000 of you 1200 posts in a whore thread and really contributed nothing to this society..



Be nice.....that is all.

[1NZYaris1]

i can be nice , but do i have to act my given age , or how old i feel :rolleyes:

[mikenacarato]

act whatever age you want...just be nice. i know 13 year olds who act nicer and more mature than people 3 times their age. age has no bearing on maturity. just because you turn 21 and can drink doesnt mean your mature enough to do so.

[eTiMaGo]

that's why my ban hammer is at the ready if things don't calm down and people keep acting that way :wink:

[*MAD DOG*]

Hello YW'ers. :biggrin:

I think if you frequent this forum you have seen a couple of spats in the last few weeks. We are lucky in a sense to have some very passionate members, but that passion doesn't always manifest itself in a constructive manner... lately moreso than before. As we have become more strict on forum conduct, I think the forums have taken a turn for the better. As a moderator staff, we are committed to keeping that trend going. A couple points...

[1] The correct way to deal with a disagreement that results in a personal attack is to PM a moderator. We are here to deal with these situations, but we have been underutilized recently. Most of us have alternate contacts as well. If you have AIM, add me right now: ChinoCharles. You can find info for the other mods under their screen names in their posts.

[2] Generally, I think everyone deserves a warning, but in the future persistent issues with conduct will be met with a one week ban. That isn't to say we don't want you here, but sometimes it is best to cool down for a bit before returning to actively posting.

Thank you for reading. If anyone ever sees anything that they think warrants attention from a moderator or feels like they are being singled out unfairly, please don't hesistate to contact myself or any of the other mods. One of our greatest assets is our huge member base, and we would appreciate it if our members could help us in trying to keep the mood of this forum light and fluffy. :thumbup:

Thanks a lot everyone. Happy posting.

Charles

Woo Hoo! It wasn't me :biggrin:

[1NZYaris1]

Woo Hoo! It wasn't me :biggrin:

:wink:This time :laugh::laugh:, you where to bussie doing it in person:laugh::laugh:

[*MAD DOG*]

:wink:This time :laugh::laugh:, you where to bussie doing it in person:laugh::laugh:

True.

[jclo3313]

Off with their heads!:slice:
:respekt:What I meant to say is, can't we all just enjoy our common reason for being here. You may have forgotten so I'll throw it out there, it' called YARiSWORLD. Have fun and play nice with others and we can all grow a little smarter make new friends and have a little fun with someone you may never meet in person, but have found some common ground with and enjoy their company. If they piss you off walk away and let it die right then and there. I had really grown found of some of the people that were lost due to petty and silly differances and have no wish to loose anyone that I now call a friend. Smile and remember your YARiS loves you. :respekt:

[Tamago]

this was written because of the incident between Rockland and I, eh?

interesting...

i come from forums where personal insults roll of my back on a daily.. hourly... basis..


relax, this is the internet.. a 4foot3, one legged, 3 armed, 7 eared elf can call you a lazy good-for-nothing, weakling, tell you he's gonna kick your ass, you're a retard, etc etc, and that's his "internet" given right..

if i sat down with rockland in REAL LIFE i guarantee we could find common ground. i fight every day on other forums with individuals, and when we hang out later in real life, we have a beer and LOL at our previous convo. i've always wondered why CAR SPECIFIC FORUMS ARE ALWAYS SO TOUCHY... ? why? go to a general forum that's there for all car lovers, and you'll be insulted for owning a yaris. you may even go to a meet and have someone poke fun that you bought a "girls car". believe me, i've gotten more shit than any of you, for buying an xA.... i still do, to this day, even though my car can clean house against many "fast" street cars.. and i can laugh it off because these people mean no harm.

i understand where the moderators are coming from.. and i know they don't want yarisworld to turn into an all-out hatefest, but seriously, is it REALLY that bad for me to say "hey, dude, ur full of shit" to someone who says he gets 80mpg with his yaris? in the long run, will he (or she) slit his (or her) wrists or try other forms of suicide, simply because a 4foot3, one legged, 3 armed, 7 eared elf-guy called them out ON THE INTERNET??




i sincerely hope not..


as the moderators have asked me via PM, be nice, we like having you here because you CAN BE HELPFUL AT TIMES, but lay off the sarcasm... i'm trying, i really am, but sometimes things need to be said, or this place will turn into an all out flowers-and-sunshine Love-Fest, and everyone will be awarded for their opinion, kinda like special ed class...

(i'm screen shotting this post btw... i'm a little wired and want to re-read this later since i'm pretty sure it's gonna disappear very quickly)


~joel

[gid]

I find this thread to be a farce . Why do certain members have the right to attack others with insults on the forum ( or by personal message or e-mail ) and not be punished ? But those who stand ground against those who are offensive and then get their posts removed or possibly banned . How about a little more mediation . :wink:

[gid]

no comment for now . How 'bout some :respekt: .

[eTiMaGo]

no offense gid, but after

Watch out sucka ( P.K. )

what did you expect? "Oh yes gid, you're so funny, you hit the nail right on the head, I am a sucker!"

So, sure, your comment was more sarcastic than anything, but it turned a rational conversation into a personal one.

[KCALB SIRAY]

http://gregcookland.com/journal/uploaded_images/picHasselHoff-747711.jpg

Let it go people

[Tamago]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/weaselaow/1211812276029.jpg

[Tamago]

http://api.ning.com/files/0H7H5UpKFUeuutN3KBB0HEMGIUpjM7dksJhrY5qMo7Hi1pH2ez 1LGVpSiRrwQ71tWLe-FsuWZEEjPdg5Eq1fW*Mz0s4lDUGX/hoff.jpg

Let it go people

the link failed..

and now i'm kinda wishing i didn't select the url, paste it into another browser tab and hit enter

holy camel tail, batman!

[Bob_VT]

Shouldn't this thread be re-titled to the GRUMPY SELFISH CONDUCT THREAD

Unlike all the Hallmark and Disney movies that people grew up with.... it's not always a feel good warm happy ending when you are dealing with forums......

Intenet forums are Life sucks.... you die.... no one remembers.

[eTiMaGo]

well those troublemakers have a one-week timeout to cool off... you just can't insult people like that without repercussions...

[ChinoCharles]

i understand where the moderators are coming from.. and i know they don't want yarisworld to turn into an all-out hatefest, but seriously, is it REALLY that bad for me to say "hey, dude, ur full of shit" to someone who says he gets 80mpg with his yaris? in the long run, will he (or she) slit his (or her) wrists or try other forms of suicide, simply because a 4foot3, one legged, 3 armed, 7 eared elf-guy called them out ON THE INTERNET??


Do you seriously think that is what happens?

Lets take a step back here... this is what really happens. One person calls another a bastard. Then three other people jump in to diss the person that just did the dissing. THEN the person that did the dissing escalates things, then the thread gets closed... but wait, they're not done! They bring it up in ANOTHER thread... and another, and another, and another, and before you know it we can't have a thread involving any of a multitude of people without it turning into a slapfight. Sound familiar Tamago? :laugh: In all seriousness, things have settled down recently and I appreciate your part in that... but your above comment completely ignores the snowball effect.

Don't be under some false guise that I'm some bible-thumping conservative. I'm a swear-like-a-sailor, bar fighting metalhead. Do you think I want to play police all day on Yarisworld? I wish the forums could regulate themselves, trust me... and I still cling to hope. :laugh: Bottom line is we have a lot of adult members here that don't want to put up with our twenty-something banter and would rather just talk about the car. We're gonna make sure that can happen, and if we have to ban half the membership to do so, then we will. I thank the stars that this isn't like other car forums. I've been, and they suck.

[blktiger60]

*Excerpt*
i come from forums where personal insults roll of my back on a daily.. hourly... basis..

I've never seen a forum as bad as the Diablo II forums before a CD key was required to create an account. Of course Blizzard forums in general, even now, are well known for thier flames. I had well over 5000 posts before they changed it to req. a key.
There was one poster in particular that was nothing short of masterfull in his flaming - The legendary SilverDeth.
He has his own gaming website, The Deth guild.

[blktiger60]

Shouldn't this thread be re-titled to the GRUMPY SELFISH CONDUCT THREAD

Unlike all the Hallmark and Disney movies that people grew up with.... it's not always a feel good warm happy ending when you are dealing with forums......

Intenet forums are Life sucks.... you die.... no one remembers.
Not sure you noticed (betting you have), . . but those Disney films completely screwed up a lot of peoples perception of how the world actually works.

Life isn't a faery tale.

A newer-ish Eagles song touches on this subject http://www.metrolyrics.com/get-over-it-lyrics-the-eagles.html

[ChinoCharles]

Notice things getting a little better around here lately? :smile:

... gotta find some wood to knock on, haha.

[Tamago]

Notice things getting a little better around here lately? :smile:

... gotta find some wood to knock on, haha.


yup, and i know why too..

people are acting their age?

[ChinoCharles]

Winner winner chicken dinner! Haha, I love you Tamago. :wub:

[Tamago]

what's yw's position on raffles done by non-vendors?

[eTiMaGo]

I'm not sure we *have* a position... Personally I think it's a cool idea, but gonna need some close oversight...

[Tamago]

better in the hands of a long standing member or a vendor for that matter, yes?

[mikenacarato]

i love how the people who start the BS on this forum are the ones who contribute nothing...

also...charles..can i have a chicken dinner pls? :)

[Tamago]

i love how the people who start the BS on this forum are the ones who contribute nothing...

referring to who?

[mikenacarato]

not you lol..... just some others on here. i dont want to start more crap.

[KCALB SIRAY]

referring to who?

easy tiger:laugh:

[mikenacarato]

im referring to KCALB!!!!!!! lol jk jk.... mikes dont hate mikes...its a law. ;)

[AlexNet0]

Im glad its getting better, I dont like having to sort through 3 pages of bullshit to get some info on a 4 page thread.

Good job everyone.

[WeeYari]

Im glad its getting better, I dont like having to sort through 3 pages of bullshit to get some info on a 4 page thread.

Good job everyone.

I don't understand how the K&N Filter pissing match is allowed to live on. There have been plenty of other threads shut down way before it deteriorated as badly as that one. Mods waiting for those two to self-destruct maybe.

[1stToyota]

I don't understand how the K&N Filter pissing match is allowed to live on. There have been plenty of other threads shut down way before it deteriorated as badly as that one. Mods waiting for those two to self-destruct maybe.

Agreed.
We should have been given at least a 3 day ban and thread should have been locked about a week ago, about the time it turned racial and homophobic, etc.

[1stToyota]

what are you guys talking about?:iono:

Since you asked, it was over at the fuel economy section; I signed-off of the thread yesterday, so no need to worry. And I probably shouldn't even be discussing it here. Bye. :smile:

[Bob Dog]

I love courteous discussion.. and heated dispute....

[puetato89]

ok i know this is really really late but i must say my opinion, i dont know what exactly has been going on lately but it just seem really wierd, i used 2 brag 2 my friends about yw all the time when they would talk about orlandoforums.com, i went on there for the first time about 1 week ago, all they did was bash me cause i have a yaris, i ignored, and didnt really respond, then i come here and there is more arguement?? wth is going on, when i first got on here everyone was so awesome, loving, and welcoming, has this site realy changed that much??

[tk-421]

Thanks for bringing up this thread... It needed some pruning. :laugh:

I think we will get to the point where YW becomes a good place to talk about the Yaris again. Let's just hope some people start appreciating what this site means to a lot of us hard-core members and start posting useful and interesting stuff once again.

[puetato89]

i just hope i can brag about this site again, very soon

[tk-421]

i just hope i can brag about this site again, very soon
I'm sure you'll be able to brag about YW once again. All we need is a bit of a positive vibe around here and the site will come back to life. You'll see. :thumbsup:

[puetato89]

ok but if it fails im blaming >>> puetato89 <<< :laugh:

[st0rmfreak]

im just going to throw my two cents in. i dont see why it is necessary at all for fellow members to get angry with one another. i dont know the circumstances of what happened in the past, but the purpose of this forum is to share each others thoughts and to gain insight on new things. to get angry and to object to ones views/thoughts will only end an argument. just accept what they say and move on. every person and every car on here is 100% unique. im not building my car to what the world wants because the world doesnt pay my car payment. i want what makes me happy in the long run. sorry for the length.:redface:

[tk-421]

im just going to throw my two cents in. i dont see why it is necessary at all for fellow members to get angry with one another. i dont know the circumstances of what happened in the past, but the purpose of this forum is to share each others thoughts and to gain insight on new things. to get angry and to object to ones views/thoughts will only end an argument. just accept what they say and move on. every person and every car on here is 100% unique. im not building my car to what the world wants because the world doesnt pay my car payment. i want what makes me happy in the long run. sorry for the length.:redface:

Words to live by, brother! :clap:

[st0rmfreak]

:thumbup:

[puetato89]

im just going to throw my two cents in. i dont see why it is necessary at all for fellow members to get angry with one another. i dont know the circumstances of what happened in the past, but the purpose of this forum is to share each others thoughts and to gain insight on new things. to get angry and to object to ones views/thoughts will only end an argument. just accept what they say and move on. every person and every car on here is 100% unique. im not building my car to what the world wants because the world doesnt pay my car payment. i want what makes me happy in the long run. sorry for the length.:redface:

very well put, :thumbup:

ok but if it fails im blaming >>> puetato89 <<< :laugh:

lmao, way 2 use your powers for good:evil:

[Shroomster]

I'm still putting cards on yaris, and some other compacts I see...I'm just wondering if it's the same few over and over again....

[puetato89]

what do you mean my orlando buddy??

[TinyGiant]

erm... why does it say Chino is banned?

[Shroomster]

what do you mean my orlando buddy??

....I really have no idea, just thought it sounded right :iono:

[puetato89]

lmao, it did kinda sound right,

[puetato89]

erm... why does it say Chino is banned?

hey tiny giant long time no see, i thnk chino wrote that himself

[TinyGiant]

ah

yeah i've been wicked busy with working/printing/promoting.. havent had all that much free time to sit down and browse YW all that much

[AlexNet0]

ah

yeah i've been wicked busy with working/printing/promoting.. havent had all that much free time to sit down and browse YW all that much


there was a blow up with YarisBueller and the mods.

not sure if the thread was removed or not, but now there is a "recommend new moderators" thread.

Chino is on voluntary ban, etimago is no longer a mod, and echo isnt anymore either.

PM tk-421 for more info.