ChrisCavalier
02-04-2010, 03:37 PM
Hello Everyone,
I wanted to take a moment to discuss some recent events on the forum as well as make a request. Recently, there have been a number of posts that were very negative in nature and contrary to the objectives of the forum. In fact, this morning we needed to lock a thread and suspend/ban two members for rule violations. One of the rules of the forum states:
It is expected that all posts are to be created with a sincere attempt to benefit the hobby. By participating in this forum, you agree to the responsibility of contributing to, and helping to maintain, a positive and constructive environment.
While we dislike having to ban anyone, we understand there is the overall benefit of the forum that needs to be considered and action needs to be taken when that benefit is affected.
This forum was truly created with the objective to help collectors and many people have benefited from the information that has been freely shared here. However, as in many public forums, there are many personalities and sometimes someone may forget the objective of the forum and their responsibilities when participating. It is unfortunate that the forum rules, which are intended to keep a positive environment, are not always followed.
That is where I will need to make a request that I should have made earlier. Recently, I have had some personal events come up that have prevented me from being able to monitor the boards on a regular basis. This presents a bit of a problem since, as the number of forum members increases, there appears to be a growing need to make sure the rules are followed, previously banned members don’t re-register under new names and IP addresses, and posts with a seemingly sole intent of disrupting the unity of the site are addressed immediately. Since I haven’t been able to act quickly in some of these instances, some situations have gone further than needed before being addressed. I understand that has caused some concerns among members and for that I sincerely apologize. I am at fault for not making this request earlier given my current circumstances.
At this point, I would like to see if there are members out there who would be interested in volunteering to help moderate the forum. The usage of the forum area is free, and the forum has truly helped change the hobby in a positive way for collectors. I believe everyone who has enjoyed the forum would really love for it to remain the asset it can be to collectors. In order to accomplish this objective, the forum needs a few good volunteers. While the forum has been moderated by excellent people in the past and their efforts have been tremendous, we now need fresh, new volunteers to keep that tradition going.
If you are interested in helping with the moderation of the forum, please send me an email at chris@gameuseduniverse.com (chris@gameuseduniverse.com) and include your phone number and why you are interested in the email. I will review the emails and contact people directly to discuss the specifics.
Thank you in advance for your responses and I look forward to working together to continue making this forum a great asset to the hobby.
I wanted to take a moment to discuss some recent events on the forum as well as make a request. Recently, there have been a number of posts that were very negative in nature and contrary to the objectives of the forum. In fact, this morning we needed to lock a thread and suspend/ban two members for rule violations. One of the rules of the forum states:
It is expected that all posts are to be created with a sincere attempt to benefit the hobby. By participating in this forum, you agree to the responsibility of contributing to, and helping to maintain, a positive and constructive environment.
While we dislike having to ban anyone, we understand there is the overall benefit of the forum that needs to be considered and action needs to be taken when that benefit is affected.
This forum was truly created with the objective to help collectors and many people have benefited from the information that has been freely shared here. However, as in many public forums, there are many personalities and sometimes someone may forget the objective of the forum and their responsibilities when participating. It is unfortunate that the forum rules, which are intended to keep a positive environment, are not always followed.
That is where I will need to make a request that I should have made earlier. Recently, I have had some personal events come up that have prevented me from being able to monitor the boards on a regular basis. This presents a bit of a problem since, as the number of forum members increases, there appears to be a growing need to make sure the rules are followed, previously banned members don’t re-register under new names and IP addresses, and posts with a seemingly sole intent of disrupting the unity of the site are addressed immediately. Since I haven’t been able to act quickly in some of these instances, some situations have gone further than needed before being addressed. I understand that has caused some concerns among members and for that I sincerely apologize. I am at fault for not making this request earlier given my current circumstances.
At this point, I would like to see if there are members out there who would be interested in volunteering to help moderate the forum. The usage of the forum area is free, and the forum has truly helped change the hobby in a positive way for collectors. I believe everyone who has enjoyed the forum would really love for it to remain the asset it can be to collectors. In order to accomplish this objective, the forum needs a few good volunteers. While the forum has been moderated by excellent people in the past and their efforts have been tremendous, we now need fresh, new volunteers to keep that tradition going.
If you are interested in helping with the moderation of the forum, please send me an email at chris@gameuseduniverse.com (chris@gameuseduniverse.com) and include your phone number and why you are interested in the email. I will review the emails and contact people directly to discuss the specifics.
Thank you in advance for your responses and I look forward to working together to continue making this forum a great asset to the hobby.