I was not aware what was going on. I support you, your decisions and the work you do in here. I operate 2 other Forums/Pages. I did operate a large one and left because of "crap"....we will leave it at that. People have no clue what it takes behind the scenes to operate these pages. Problem or disrespectful people....that is their nature. Give them one chance to change their attitude or dump them and move forward. Hang in there and THANKS for all you do here!!!!! You are appreciated!First off I want to thank everyone who messaged me concerned. I really do appreciate it and still need to get back to a few as I haven’t had time to reply to everyone yet.
One of the main reasons was I found myself not being able to do my job here without being upset at a certain member. Me and RP have had our share of disagreements and there was some arguing between us a few weeks ago. After stepping back for a day I thought it would be best for myself and the forum if I stepped away for a few more days (which turned into weeks) because it wasn’t doing anyone any good. I can’t be a hypocrite and tell other to “move on” in a thread when I’m not myself. As time went on found myself not even checking in and only answering my PM’s because I watched the quality of his and some others posts and threads really getting out of hand. I’ll be honest here I almost deleted my whole account but I had a few members here talk me down and said to wait things out a little longer. You know who you are and I thank you for that!!!
Many (if not all) have no idea what me, Rob and the Admin do behind the scenes to keep and make this place run smoothly. You don’t see the deleted posts or threads, the flagged reports or the endless PM’s about RP’s (and others) behavior. You didn’t see his post targeting me and undermining every move I made on here and his PM’s to me telling me to “stop hiding behind my Mod status”. ALL are against forum rules as that’s targeting a staff member but I let them all go. I even gave his a 1 week ban in hopes he’d cool off. I’ve had MANY really good members PM me saying they were done posting here because they can’t stand his constant snarky remarks towards them and some have and are leaving for good.
I’m sure most have seen by now that RP has been banned, I found out last night when a member messaged me. I know he has his “cronies” (his words towards me) and I’m sure you’ll all be mad but take a step back, clear your head and reread some of his posts/threads and ask yourself if his behavior is acceptable? Sure some where funny remarks and yes I even found myself laughing once in a while but it was to the point where they were getting rude towards others. Others have been banned for much less or have had their posting privileges either needing approval or banned from certain areas. What I’m getting at is that he’s had 9 lives and used them all up. I (or any of the staff) want this but it’s sometimes necessary to keep things moving along smoothly. Normally discussing a banned member is a no no but I felt this one was necessary to clear the air and make sure the forum doesn’t get disrupted by it. I don’t want the comments to turn into a Q&A and I know some will blame me and that’s fine because in the end all the staff are doing is trying to keep this a fun and informative forum for everyone to enjoy.
One last thing I want to touch on since this is already a long post now (you all know I can’t shut up once I get going lol) is the belittling of others. Some need to remember not everyone was brought up with a father, brother or friends who were mechanically inclined. I’ve seen some really hurtful posts and just because it’s obvious to you doesn’t mean it is to everyone else. I was lucky to have a lot of friends who wrenched on vehicles, motorcycles and snowmobiles so I learned a lot from them. Not everyone had that and something simple like changing the oil can be intimidating to them. This only keeps good posters from asking questions and others looking on fearing they’ll be criticized for asking them too. I do encourage members to discuss and disagree with each other but there’s no reason to be rude or troll another member because he/she doesn’t agree with you. These things will not be tolerated and don’t add anything of substance to the forum. Many of us came from the Tacoma World forum so I know you can relate.
I hope this clears the air and we can all go on enjoying this forum and our love for our Rangers. As always you can message any of us staff members with questions or concerns. If you made it this far you all need to find something better to do. ?
If I had never seen your location, I would have known you were in the south my friend. "Naner puddin'" is a delicacy here. But only if it is made with Nabisco Vanilla waffers.....any other brand is sacrilege (there I go, starting another controversary for Dave to handle).
Only another southerner would understand that nuance Nate.
LOL, a dancing banana gif? Could be! =D
Yup, got a new parking space. You interested? ?
my wife was horrified the first time I got banana pudding for dessert after we got together. she's a michigander and just didn't understand. though nowadays, she's a full convert to southern food.If I had never seen your location, I would have known you were in the south my friend. "Naner puddin'" is a delicacy here. But only if it is made with Nabisco Vanilla waffers.....any other brand is sacrilege (there I go, starting another controversary for Dave to handle).
Only another southerner would understand that nuance Nate.
I almost did too but then I discovered the ignore button.
You can miss a lot in just 24 hours here, I completely agree. Makes it hard to read an 11 page thread in order to catch all the nuance.
Boy, double entendre on that one! He is a very expensive mod too! =D
