What happened to gpostarmy's "Banned" Thread??

[skooter65]

I deleted the thread and posted the reason why. I recieved multiple pms from Tcmakers some were not nice the last one was apologizing.

I do however stick to the decision of the mods. As for making a ton of money from the site. It basically pays for itself. The server rental is 200 USD per mos and the software updates for all the plugins a modifications run about 500 bux a year.. So I am making about .02 cents per hour when i take the costs off. I have also given literally thousands of dollars of bike parts.. A laptop ect that were bought with the excess profits so that comment REALLY PISSED ME OFF!! And I let Tcmaker make money off the site selling his stuff... so

When I think about at the literaly hundreds of hours per year I alone spend keeping it running. Not to mention all the volinteer time the mods put it. Unlike alot of other sites admins.. I still care that this place is run as per the mission statement. I paid for it. I sacrificed 100s of hours of my free time so Its run how I want it to be. When you visit someones house you cant just walk in with muddy shoes and pee on the couch without pissing off the man that pays the mortgage. I pay the mortgage. There are 120000 other users that dont have a problem and have been members for years and have not even had to get one warning...

1% of the users cause 99.99% of the problems.


So when one user after being warned many times over many months starts taking tooo much time from me and the mods to babysit they get banned. ....


Dennis

I must say; alot of what was said in the above is over my head as I have no familiarity with the thread/comments that got tcmalker banned (I had not been following the thread(S) that lead to the banishment) Therefore, I cannot speak to the content or your reaction.

There have been many of good things said throughout this thread that, again, I think would have spawned from gpostarmy's original thread that was deleted.

I, and i think I can speak for the majority of the forum, appreciate the time that the administration and moderators put into this community to make it what is it today. As Erci said earlier, a little can go a long way in informing the "public"; understanding that this should not be expected, but appreciated in the shared respect of the remaining forum members.

 

[Admin]

Moderation of the site Is not open to public discussion.

Other wise it would all be a free for and nothing would get done. Mod decisions as they are always made fairly and with a vote among the mods and admin. If you cant trust us with out us posting and having to justify or explain our actions then I cannot help you. It would just by unproductive to the site. Sorry we just dont have that kind of time in a day to do that.

 

[agf]

And MY two cents (FWIW), the MAIN reason I like this forum is that people on here are very nice..........

+1
that's what I like about this forum too, everyone seems pretty friendly and happy to pass on experience and advice. As a recently returned rider, finding somewhere that I can ask for and get advice without feeling like a nong for asking, is rare.
Go team!

 

[skooter65]

I guess all I have to say is that the message is clear.

I agree to disagree on some points; and will bow out.

Thank You

 

[lonesoldier84]

I agree. Harley Davidson makes terrible motorcycles.

 

[Admin]

I agree. Harley Davidson makes terrible motorcycles.

LOL Thanks Lone.. as usual you made me laugh :thumbup:

 

[dxh24]

What you guys have to remember is that the forum is a side thing the Mods and Admin do, it isn't their full time job. It's something they do on the side after their jobs, family, life... Having an open debate with the WHOLE forum would take too long and as stated, be unproductive.

While some of TC's comments may have been useful, the other 20 meant people complaining to Mods, which is a thorn in their side, because it means unhappy members (which nobody wants). And what do you do if a thorns been bugging you long enough? Remove it... I believe the kid had every chance to turn things around and be an upstanding member of this forum, but chose to continue doing what he does.

I believe everything the mods/admin did were 100% appropriate and I'm Glad they take the time to make sure this forum stays the best motorcycle forum on the internet. :thumbup:

 

[CCHOUSEKY]

While I understand the desire of some in this thread to want more information when members are moderated, I have to side with Dennis and the other mods on this one. Frankly, it's none of our business and the fact is, when something happens like this and (as happened with me) some of us know nothing about what led to it, we find out eventually anyway through discussions like this.

I'll say this...I've been a member here for over 4 years. I've NEVER been cited, warned, given a "vacation", etc. Why? Because I try and respect every single one of you. I won't lie, tcmalker annoyed the **** out of me with his obvious trolling. Add to that the fact that he's apparently a LEO and it just makes my blood boil.

Are there times I disagree with other members? Sure. But we wouldn't be human if we didn't from time to time. It's how you represent yourself and react in those times that shows your true character. I would agree with Dennis that 99.99% of the members are amazing, either as riders or personally as individuals (or both) and I wouldn't trade this forum for the world. I mean, think about this...how many LONGTIME members do we have that have moved on to other types of bikes, yet they STILL frequent here??? That says something about this place. They don't come back necessarily because they want to talk about the FZ6. It's the PEOPLE that bring them back again and again.

I'm a member of many forums, both motorcycle-related or otherwise, and this is, without a doubt, the best forum I've ever been a part of. That's because of the people, plain and simple.

But I digress. I should stop for fear of making this post too "lovey-dovey" for some...lol.

Anyway, I'll just say I think Dennis and the other mods did the right thing. And if I haven't said it before I will now...thanks for looking out for us, guys and gals! :thumbup:

 

[lonesoldier84]

I try and respect every single one of you. I won't lie, tcmalker annoyed the **** out of me with his obvious trolling. Add to that the fact that he's apparently a LEO and it just makes my blood boil.

Don't worry. I wrote him an essay on behalf of all of us on page 1 here after he set me off (tough thing to actually do by the way...I have exceptionally thick skin most of the time).

http://www.600riders.com/forum/bikes-parts-sale/37790-stock-exhaust-2006-a.html

But yeah, definitely a big +1 to the rest of it.

 

[Mugwump]

and he'd been contacted to stop trolling.
He made plenty of valuable contributions, but for every great posts there were 10 troll posts.

I can not be the only one who does not know this. What is trolling and what is troll like behavior?

 

[gpostarmy]

First, I hold no ill will about my deleted thread. I try and follow all of the rules. I will never be able to click the tank you button enough times to do justice to the members who have helped me become a better and safer rider, that and the knowledge I have gained about my bike.

The purpose of my thread was to get a straw poll on the members feelings about the ban, which would have probably gone unnoticed had it not been for a e-mail I received about it from somebody.

This thread has sort of served this purpose, and reaffirmed my respect for those that make this site what it is; Admin, moderators, and the members.

PS I agree. Harley Davidson makes terrible motorcycles. Lone is always right.
OK, back to business.

 

[lonesoldier84]

I can not be the only one who does not know this. What is trolling and what is troll like behavior?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=troll

:BLAA:

 

[Shinn]

Wow, I go for one test ride day and the forum blows up!?!

This forum is like a family to me. Sure we may disagree at times, and sure harley's do suck, but we never put each other down and we tend to always try and be helpful, even if bad language and slang from other countries makes me run to the dictionary at least once a night (I need an aussie slang cliff note or something). I have come to love just logging on to the forum just to see whats new. I don't tend to post as much as I could cause I am damn lazy, but the good people here are what make this place so awesome. The mods and Mr. Admin are fantastic. I have never seen such a well organized and fun forum.

PS, this forum is R rated, just ask Wolfman and his TRX Porn!!

 

[rino60]

PS, this forum is R rated, just ask Wolfman and his TRX Porn!!

Still waiting for a little more TRX porn... Update on the way?

 

[Humperdinkel]

Wow, I go for one test ride day and the forum blows up!?!

This forum is like a family to me. Sure we may disagree at times, and sure harley's do suck, but we never put each other down and we tend to always try and be helpful, even if bad language and slang from other countries makes me run to the dictionary at least once a night (I need an aussie slang cliff note or something). I have come to love just logging on to the forum just to see whats new. I don't tend to post as much as I could cause I am damn lazy, but the good people here are what make this place so awesome. The mods and Mr. Admin are fantastic. I have never seen such a well organized and fun forum.

PS, this forum is R rated, just ask Wolfman and his TRX Porn!!

Heres one for you mate Australian slang dictionary , keep it beside you at all times... You never know when us Aussies might drop a clanger

 

[Wolfman]

Still waiting for a little more TRX porn... Update on the way?

Yeah, i uploaded about 170 photo's to the Aussie-Riders Forum today.....but a lot more coming in the next few days, as i am getting parts back, left, right and centre, starting today....i just got polished triple clampsd, etc back this arvo....will photograph tomorrow...getting ready to go entertain the masses, right now....

:thumbup:

 

[turbid]

it s not nice banning members...but it s not nice breaking the rules either.. its like where you work you break a rule and you get a warning.. if you get 3 warnings you re fired... so the thing is that you are given the chance to rectify and not commit the same mistake again you keep leading a happy life..but if you continue to remain stubborn and keep breaking the rules that work environment is not good for you.

i really appreciate the concern of other members towards banned members. it really shows that they care about the forum, the banned members and their useful posts.

 

[Yamma~Tiger]

Wait, tcmalker was banned?

I haven't been on this forum that long but all I got to say is if this guy was a troll, he was pretty damn good at it. just look at this tread.

 

[OZXJR]

Even though he is banned he can still view the forum,probably laughing his head off right now ,The troll is still being fed !

 

[rino60]

Yeah, i uploaded about 170 photo's to the Aussie-Riders Forum today.....but a lot more coming in the next few days, as i am getting parts back, left, right and centre, starting today....i just got polished triple clampsd, etc back this arvo....will photograph tomorrow...getting ready to go entertain the masses, right now....

:thumbup:

Until the forum is compatible with Tapatalk, I'll almost never be on there. If the admin could make it tapatalk native, I'd be there at least twice a day I nay have something of an addictive personality.