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I never go there but whats going on over there? First memebers want others banded cause they disagree, then the forum is closed off unless you sign up, and now you cannot mention politics on the "cracker barrel" gun talk forum? I never heard that anyone was being verbally abusive, using bad words, name calling, etc. altho I sort of gathered some were verbally 'twisting the knife' to rile people up. Never seemed to be a prolem at the old site? Hmmmm.
Probably the reason most of us did not read or hear of the foul language/racial insults and all that went with it is because the Mods were wearing themselves thin policing/filtering/deleting and just plain trying to keep the place as hospitable as you would like your front room to be,my understanding is that it was so bad that the Mod's were more or less taxed out of patience in trying to keep up,we should thank them for doing as much as they could with conditions being what they were,the fact that we were shielded from from most all of it shows they were doing their best.
RayP.
Unfortunately like life itself what we have is the actions of a few impacting upon many.
In the old days the Gun Talk forum was indeed a Crackerball forum and if someone posted some thing political, no big deal. But as Ray has pointed out the mod's have become tired of some of the folks who post mainly in the 2nd/political forum. So I imagine that they are trying to keep all the political squabbles in one area which they are not responsible for. ( I came to Milsurps infrequently before CSP went down and Badger and the posters here were always very polite and knowledgable ).
Milsurps in my opinion was a forum where knowledgable collectors come together to discuss thier passion for milsurps among friends. When CSP was given a home the political forum had favour more akin to Rabble, where folks enjoy sparring and scrapping just for the fun of fighting.
Now don't get me wrong I too enjoy watching ( and some times participating in a train wreck ), but in all fairness to Badger and his helpers, they shouldn't have to participate if they don't want to.
That's how I see it.
KTK
Like KtK said, it was a small, loud-mouthed minority causing the rest of us to be tarred by the same brush. It got heated at times but I've seen far worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
Howsomever, new home :wave: & new rules. :clap:
One moderator seemed to have a burr under his/her saddle &, on occasion, appeared almost like they were operating from a personal vendetta of some sort.
But the other moderators (Badger, Bob, et.al.) were busier'n one-armed paper-hangers trying to explain the new rules :bash: & patiently attempting to get everyone to fall into line. :banghead:
When I think of their efforts, a picture of someone attempting to herd cats springs to mind! :lol: :runaway:
Anyway, that's one observer's take on it. :madsmile:
Thanks, like I said I only heard snipets on this forum. Was curious.
I used to read and occasionally post on the political forum when it was the old CSP but I have'nt even read it since it moved here,just don't have the time to read them all. I mainly read the M1 and GunTalk forums the most with an occasional stop at one of the others. I have four other websites I like to visit also and there just is'nt enough time to read everything on all of them.
On occasion, I did visit the 2d amendment forum and found it entertaining. Now to register they want to know why you want to register. Why? If the forum is to be run in this manner , it would be est to be done away with.
My Daddy used to say there were 2 things you didn't talk about in polite company. Politics and religion. Each man's religion is his own business. Politics on the other hand can involve too many peoples. As far as the Constitution goes and the 2nd Amendment in particular, The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, is non negotible(sp) (so I can't spell). Where's the argument? It's up to all of us to make sure that the commie's in Congress leave the Constitution as is. Vote them out,recall them,fire them,sue them, and call, write, e-mail, and bother the Hades out of them. They tend to forget that THEY WORK FOR US.
"Because I want to" seems to be acceptable to the moderators . . . :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by seabee
That's just because it's built into the software as a standard function, not because anyone wants to know. We can't take it out without modifying the software code which will personally cost us money.Quote:
Originally Posted by seabee
If it really bothers anyone, type "just because I want to !!" or anything else, since nobody is refused anyway, as it wasn't the purpose of making it private. :lol:
Well, on second thought, that's not quite true. One person was refused, essentially because he was already BANNED from the forum and tried to get back in after registering on the site under a different user name. :rolleyes:
Again, saying it for the third and final time, here's the process .... ;)
5 clicks with your mouse and it's done. :thup:
It's a 10 to 30 second simple process and is only required to be performed once in your life. ;)
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.........Step 1 ............................................ Step 2 .............................................. Step 3 ........
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:confused: :confused: If anyone is finding this to be a real challenge to do, then please send me an email with your telephone number and a convenient time to phone you when you're sitting in front of your computer, I'll you at my expense to help walk you through the process.
Regards,
Badger
Edit: was typing this and didn't see Quark's response. :lol: He's right on ... :super:
However, that little blank is a great place to entertain the mods. I've already had a few snickers!
Bob
TDH said....
Now I wish he would post this on the 2nd Amendment Forum because I can't really answer it here.Quote:
As far as the Constitution goes and the 2nd Amendment in particular, The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, is non negotible(sp) (so I can't spell). Where's the argument? It's up to all of us to make sure that the commie's in Congress leave the Constitution as is. Vote them out,recall them,fire them,sue them, and call, write, e-mail, and bother the Hades out of them. They tend to forget that THEY WORK FOR US.
If I could I would say that, sure, we need to do all of that and hold them accountable. Trouble is, the gun haters, those who don't give a hoot what the 2nd Amendment "Says", want those nasty, dirty, evil guns removed from society and they have this notion that if all the guns were to be taken away from the good guys then the bad guys would throw down theirs too.
I wish I could say this.
Would you be willing to post a few of the more ones? Without attribution, of course. I think we could all use a snicker or two! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Womack
A few of the more AMUSING ones. AMUSING.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quarks
Gads, sometimes I'd forget to drag my head along if it weren't already semi-permanently attached . . . . .
This is, what, the 50th or 60th time you've posted the "how to register" stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger
You, sir, have the patience of Job......
I wish I had saved them. It was something to the effect of, "I enjoy watching those guys wring each others necks." :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Quarks
Bob
The best way I can describe that board is to imagine a bunch of monkeys throwing poo at each other at your local zoo. Then, all of a sudden, one of the apes jumps up and calls the other apes a bnch of liberals.
Having named yourself after (or in honor of) a very minor Greek god who was known for impotence, foul-mindedness and ugliness, you should be in a position to recognise monkeys throwing poo at each other.
And here you thought that having to read Edith Hamilton back in the Dark Ages was just a waste of time!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob - The Beagle Master
What the nasty old Bob and Tom show wants to move to this board? The moderators just protected us from this stuff!
thepriapus,
That is so true, And funny:lol::lol::lol:. Thank's.