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Post by jawbone on Nov 13, 2021 15:19:44 GMT -5
Here's the deal: This is a MUSIC forum or so I thought. Recently the topic got switched over to a topic I consider sensitive and controversial, and I wondered on a post how we got off topic. This seems to have started some sort of crap. Out of concern, after I saw that a member here, also a FB friend, had disappeared, I reached out to another member of long standing to ask if he knew anything. I got squat. I had thought we had some community here. When I think about it, if I'm a mod, which I think I am, I should have spoke up anyway. But I'm not seeing the community here.
I have other pursuits. I had wanted to stay with this joint as long as it was healthy and viable but I'm just not feeling it these days. Other folks are posting stuff and that's good. Other folks' threads are not getting hijacked. I'm not willing to fight here.
I would suggest that SOMEBODY step in and become a strong moderator or admin here. I don't have time or desire here any more.
Thanks for the good wishes over the past year or so.
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Post by jmuscara on Nov 14, 2021 9:01:12 GMT -5
Sorry, I might be the only mod who checks this place regularly. I have cleaned up the political posts in that thread. One user seems to have deleted himself and the other said he would back off. If any posts concern you like this, PLEASE feel free to contact me. I do have other pursuits and only check this place around once per day, but if I get a notification I will take a look as soon as I can. Since I'm a mod, I don't know for sure, but there might be buttons on posts if you want to report them for us to check out. It might even alert the other ones and get them to visit.
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Post by whitefang on Nov 14, 2021 10:58:28 GMT -5
Here's the deal: This is a MUSIC forum or so I thought. Recently the topic got switched over to a topic I consider sensitive and controversial, and I wondered on a post how we got off topic. This seems to have started some sort of crap. Out of concern, after I saw that a member here, also a FB friend, had disappeared, I reached out to another member of long standing to ask if he knew anything. I got squat. I had thought we had some community here. When I think about it, if I'm a mod, which I think I am, I should have spoke up anyway. But I'm not seeing the community here. I have other pursuits. I had wanted to stay with this joint as long as it was healthy and viable but I'm just not feeling it these days. Other folks are posting stuff and that's good. Other folks' threads are not getting hijacked. I'm not willing to fight here. I would suggest that SOMEBODY step in and become a strong moderator or admin here. I don't have time or desire here any more. Thanks for the good wishes over the past year or so. Got squat from WHOM, J-Bone? True, this may be a music forum, but THIS is a "General discussions" page. And like I stated PM; All I knew was we were grousing about the daylight savings thing, and somebody mentioned where he lives they don't do that and for some reason also threw in that his state has some kind of "open-carry" law. And I'm guessing it was your FB friend who replied with a bit of a nasty tone (referring to some people-not other members- as "scum"). Then next I know somebody left and you PMed me all upset about it. And I have no idea either, why DBM felt the need to delete himself. Whitefang
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Post by jmuscara on Nov 15, 2021 7:55:53 GMT -5
Just because it's "General Discussions" is should not get political (nor religious). It did. Regardless of tone, those things are best avoided. People are here to talk mainly about music. Some OT stuff is fine, but that went too far. It's gone now.
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Post by whitefang on Nov 15, 2021 10:41:28 GMT -5
Well, I didn't notice anything really political going on, but true, it could have gone in that direction. Looks like the mod(s) did the BARNEY FIFE! Whitefang
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Post by Admin on Nov 22, 2021 4:10:52 GMT -5
FWIW I do still check in occasionally (once a week-ish), but there's hardly ever anything requiring my attention that hasn't already been dealt with by @jmuscarara or one of the other moderators.
There are 5 global moderators and ten moderators who should have been able to deal with a flame war breaking out by locking the thread, or deleting offensive posts. After the repeated troll incidents I felt it was necessary to get away from too many people holding admin powers. That said, if any long-term member wants to volunteer to take the reigns they'd be more than welcome to drop me a message.
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