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On another forum, several guys have been there since "day one". They get away with murder!

Other, less senior members, receive rebuke, and reprimands, from an Admin. whose behavior besmirches the forum rules also.

Does seniority, then, carry such "weight"?

Should it? imp
 

imp said:
On another forum, several guys have been there since "day one". They get away with murder!

Other, less senior members, receive rebuke, and reprimands, from an Admin. whose behavior besmirches the forum rules also.

Does seniority, then, carry such "weight"?

Should it? imp
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Blimey imp.:D
You are being brave posting this thread, and perhaps you have lit a fire! :D
I think that there is a possibility that long serving members in forums perhaps do get a bit more consideration.
After all, possibly we are all guilty of looking after our 'friends' more favourably than people we have only just met.
In this life, it isn't a case of what you know, but who you know which gets one the best consideration with people in life.
But No, of course seniority in the pecking order should not carry such 'weight'.
I fear that it does in some forums though. If not this one.:cool:
 
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Different forums, different cultures, I think.

I've been here for a while and admit that I get away with some stuff that newer members could not. But then, Matrix and Seabreeze know that I have a few mental challenges and they're very understanding.

If you want a "rough boy" forum, try joining some of the ones on the "dark Net" - yowza! :cower:

I think it all boils down to - in this world there are "Should be's" and there are "the way it is's".
 

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SifuPhil said:
Different forums, different cultures, I think.

I've been here for a while and admit that I get away with some stuff that newer members could not. But then, Matrix and Seabreeze know that I have a few mental challenges and they're very understanding.

If you want a "rough boy" forum, try joining some of the ones on the "dark Net" - yowza! :cower:

I think it all boils down to - in this world there are "Should be's" and there are "the way it is's".
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I must admire you for admitting that you get some favouritism around here SifuPhil.:playful:
If I last that long, perhaps my day will come also!:confused:
 
boozercruiser said:
I must admire you for admitting that you get some favouritism around here SifuPhil.:playful:
If I last that long, perhaps my day will come also!:confused:
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I think my threat of suicide-bombing their servers might have had something to do with it as well ... :eek:nthego:

Shalimar said:
Philly, what is the dark net? Or is that just a Phillischizm??
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Oh, no, the dark net is a real thing. Did you ever hear about the website that was selling guns, drugs and such? (Silk Road) That's just one site on the dark net. If you look at the Internet as an iceberg, the dark net is the huge mass beneath.
 
I belong to a number of internet discussion boards. I'm extremely active on one. A little less active on about 5 more... including this one. My thoughts are this. I own none of the internet boards. Hence, my posting there is a privilege, not a right. So, if those who own the boards or those who give extra time as moderators, etc. have some "favoritism" tossed their way... that's just fine by me. If I don't like what I see or hear, I am not bound by any fetters to remain on a specific board.

The one golf board I'm most active on does not allow any politics or religion posts. We have a small "family" of members who have been together on the board for nigh on to 20 years. If we were to live next door to each other, we might never speak once we learned each others political bent.
I post some to a strictly political forum. That one is unique in that the posters call each other every name in the book and come back for more. It's sorta fun in that you can try to rile up "the other side", while you fume at someone else's post. Yet, you come away with the feeling that any and all would give any member the shirt off their back if needed. It's political banter, with an undertone of actual caring about the Country and each other.
One golf board I no longer post to opened a political/religion section. That has destroyed the board since anyone who doesn't agree politically is even chastised when posting golf related items.

I have told the folks who seem to own/moderate this board that any time I post something out of line to please advise me. It's not mine to judge what is appropriate. I will make every attempt to NEVER wage a personal attack. To me, that's over the line.
 
Grumpy Ol' Man said:
I belong to a number of internet discussion boards. I'm extremely active on one. A little less active on about 5 more... including this one. My thoughts are this. I own none of the internet boards. Hence, my posting there is a privilege, not a right. So, if those who own the boards or those who give extra time as moderators, etc. have some "favoritism" tossed their way... that's just fine by me. If I don't like what I see or hear, I am not bound by any fetters to remain on a specific board.

The one golf board I'm most active on does not allow any politics or religion posts. We have a small "family" of members who have been together on the board for nigh on to 20 years. If we were to live next door to each other, we might never speak once we learned each others political bent.
I post some to a strictly political forum. That one is unique in that the posters call each other every name in the book and come back for more. It's sorta fun in that you can try to rile up "the other side", while you fume at someone else's post. Yet, you come away with the feeling that any and all would give any member the shirt off their back if needed. It's political banter, with an undertone of actual caring about the Country and each other.
One golf board I no longer post to opened a political/religion section. That has destroyed the board since anyone who doesn't agree politically is even chastised when posting golf related items.

I have told the folks who seem to own/moderate this board that any time I post something out of line to please advise me. It's not mine to judge what is appropriate. I will make every attempt to NEVER wage a personal attack. To me, that's over the line.
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Thank you for a very interesting post Grumpy Ol' Man.
You seem to have cracked your forum way of going on.
I will try and keep what you say there in my mind for future thinking! :D
 
We're all human (well, I think I look human, but still think that space-ship will be back for me one day). It's like my friend Reta, we went to school together, and so we are going to carry on way more when yacking, then I would, or she would, with someone we just met;) It takes awhile to get to know folks too, their sense of humor, temperament etc.

With that said, I've moved around a lot in my life, since I was a kid, and it is always hard to be the "new" person because I see all these "buddies". It just takes some time is all, and you are part of, when you step up and become so;) Heaven knows there are places we would not want to be part of;) So we have the choice, at least I hope we do in those cases;)
 
LOL Shalimar;) Yep, Phil has friends in high places;)

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Shirley said:
Our Phil gets around. :D
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I was just wandering by and needed to use the restroom - honest!

Shalimar said:
Wow, Philly, I knew you were "connected," I just assumed it was to a crime family. Oops, my bad. Sorry.
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I am, but they - never mind. :cool:

Shirley said:
That's on Saturday night. This one was Sunday morning. :rofl::rofl:
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Yeah, I was in "good boy" mode.

nwlady said:
LOL Shalimar;) Yep, Phil has friends in high places;)
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More like, in some places Phil has high friends ...
 
imp said:
On another forum, several guys have been there since "day one". They get away with murder!

Other, less senior members, receive rebuke, and reprimands, from an Admin. whose behavior besmirches the forum rules also.

Does seniority, then, carry such "weight"?

Should it? imp
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This forum is privately operated so I feel what the operators do is pretty much their business. I have always seen both mod an administrator very fair in their decisions. I don't think you'll find many if any who feel differently.
 

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