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GeneW · 04-18-2009, 09:07 PM

Since Bob has informed me that his banishment has been lifted I have returned. Bob will return when it suits him. I did not leave in concert with Bob or at his behest but because I will not participate in a forum where what I consider unfair Moderation is in charge.

If Charles returns and resumes moderation I hope that he will be more fair minded about his methods. I did not communicate with him because I did not see any common ground between us regarding this issue.

I disagreed with Charles's method of moderation. I did not ask nor wish that he leave this forum or resign his position. I did ask that Charles be taken to task for what I considered his method of moderation. I asked that he cease the practice of interjecting comments and then locking down threads.

I told these points to Thomas, who has also locked down threads but resisted the urge to put in his "two cents" before locking them down. I do not object to Thomas doing this sort of thing, especially in his mature and reasonable way. The tone of the forum is the business of a moderator. I have done moderation myself, it is at times a thankless and aggravating task. So I am quite empathetic to someone who only wants to keep flame wars to a minimum.

I will do my best to avoid interjecting politics into threads other than those slated for this purpose. I will continue to point out when others interject their own "slants". Only more factually and less passionately - in plain English with more civility.

Gene

Shroomster · 04-18-2009, 11:02 PM

could you also maybe do the bandwidth a favor & not open a new thread everytime to give your self a soapbox?

EVERYTHING IN THIS FIRST POST, is exactly the reason why you have a blog on this site....

thebarber · 04-18-2009, 11:05 PM

good on ya, gene

best to stay out of the baby mama drama

mikenacarato · 04-19-2009, 01:33 AM

you guys are a bunch of cry babies. if you want politics go to a political forum. this is a yaris forum and it should remain as such. if you have an issue then you should take it upon yourself and GTFO. I think every last moderator on here does a great job with trying to keep the crap like politics out of this forum. the last thing i wanna hear when i get home from work is why bush sucks and why obama is the next god. who give a rats ass we will all perish when its our time.

i hope chino comes back, he is a great guy.

YAR1S · 04-19-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

you guys are a bunch of cry babies. if you want politics go to a political forum. this is a yaris forum and it should remain as such. if you have an issue then you should take it upon yourself and GTFO. I think every last moderator on here does a great job with trying to keep the crap like politics out of this forum. the last thing i wanna hear when i get home from work is why bush sucks and why obama is the next god. who give a rats ass we will all perish when its our time.

i hope chino comes back, he is a great guy.

+1

dunno if i wanna stay anymore after this weekend.
like said above, we lost a piece of yw...
guess I'm just going to ignore the "off" topics and post to what's pertinent to yaris.

oh and this thread is ridiculous... way to draw attention to yourself...
Im ashamed to even have egged this thread on now.

GeneW · 04-19-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

i hope chino comes back, he is a great guy.

I hope he comes back too.

I hope that if he's still a moderator that he follows eTimago's good example. If he's going to close off a thread he keeps his editorial remarks to himself. If he's going to make such remarks that he takes off his moderator hat and puts his poster hat on. It was the partisanship and double standards that annoyed me, not the man himself.

As for politics - let me say in a broad sense, quoting Trotsky, that while we may not have an interest in politics here that politics has an interest in us.

Gene

GeneW · 04-19-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Shroomster

could you also maybe do the bandwidth a favor & not open a new thread everytime to give your self a soapbox?

Thread hijacking is rude. Who reads blogs around here?

Gene

YAR1S · 04-19-2009, 01:51 AM

who posts blogs around here

Shroomster · 04-19-2009, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneW

Thread hijacking is rude. Who reads blogs around here?

Gene

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

who posts blogs around here

GeneW
Sick and tired of it

Drives: 2008 Yaris
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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Blog Entries: 5

anyways....I'm done with this thread...

eTiMaGo · 04-19-2009, 12:08 PM

thank you, water under the bridge, dead horse beaten, let's try to keep this place nice and fluffy mmkay?

04-18-2009, 09:07 PM	#1
GeneW Banned Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,034	My Take on it Since Bob has informed me that his banishment has been lifted I have returned. Bob will return when it suits him. I did not leave in concert with Bob or at his behest but because I will not participate in a forum where what I consider unfair Moderation is in charge. If Charles returns and resumes moderation I hope that he will be more fair minded about his methods. I did not communicate with him because I did not see any common ground between us regarding this issue. I disagreed with Charles's method of moderation. I did not ask nor wish that he leave this forum or resign his position. I did ask that Charles be taken to task for what I considered his method of moderation. I asked that he cease the practice of interjecting comments and then locking down threads. I told these points to Thomas, who has also locked down threads but resisted the urge to put in his "two cents" before locking them down. I do not object to Thomas doing this sort of thing, especially in his mature and reasonable way. The tone of the forum is the business of a moderator. I have done moderation myself, it is at times a thankless and aggravating task. So I am quite empathetic to someone who only wants to keep flame wars to a minimum. I will do my best to avoid interjecting politics into threads other than those slated for this purpose. I will continue to point out when others interject their own "slants". Only more factually and less passionately - in plain English with more civility. Gene

04-18-2009, 11:02 PM	#2
Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	could you also maybe do the bandwidth a favor & not open a new thread everytime to give your self a soapbox? EVERYTHING IN THIS FIRST POST, is exactly the reason why you have a blog on this site.... __________________ MicroImageonline forums - Shroomster Xda Forums - Shroomster Androidforums - Shroomster I'm noticing a pattern......

04-18-2009, 11:05 PM	#3
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	good on ya, gene best to stay out of the baby mama drama __________________

04-19-2009, 12:08 PM	#10
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	thank you, water under the bridge, dead horse beaten, let's try to keep this place nice and fluffy mmkay? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-19-2009, 01:33 AM	#4
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	you guys are a bunch of cry babies. if you want politics go to a political forum. this is a yaris forum and it should remain as such. if you have an issue then you should take it upon yourself and GTFO. I think every last moderator on here does a great job with trying to keep the crap like politics out of this forum. the last thing i wanna hear when i get home from work is why bush sucks and why obama is the next god. who give a rats ass we will all perish when its our time. i hope chino comes back, he is a great guy.