Post by Odin on Feb 25, 2004 15:06:13 GMT -5
Many of you wonder where I am and how I go about operating this board. I would like to address some of your concerns.
I am a busy person with a fulltime job that keeps me away for most of the day. Sometimes on evenings and weekends. I voluntarily inherited this board from the old moderator of the Volleyball 24/7 board because I was a close friend and I'm a volleyball fan. I'm not much of a fan these days because of work commitments but I am committed to keeping this forum up for all eternity whether it has 1 member or 1,000 members.
I mostly react to emails and Im's I receive from you to filter out the troublemakers because I can't be here all hours of the day. Sometimes, I scan the threads myself when I do have some though limited free time.
One thing I do is keep track of IP addresses, usernames, and patterns of behavior. I don't use this info for anything except when I have to ban someone, if at all, sometime in the future. My list is quite extensive and includes about 520 different users. For example, I have approximately 16 different IP addresses for IdahoBoy and approximately 31 different IP addresses for SteelyDan. There are some IP addresses I refuse to ban outright because doing so might ban a whole bunch of innocent people. I will not mention names.
On probation. Some of you posted that I singled out IdahoBoy, Wolfgang, and UltraSPARC for punishment. Not true. Prior to these three, I have placed approximately 25 different users on probation. Only IdahoBoy and then later Wolfgang publicly aired their probation status, thus giving you the impression that they were the first ones. Please do not jump to conclusions without all the facts. In most cases, you do not have all the facts and it's almost impossible for you to have all the facts.
I don't think I need to air all the behind the scenes dirty laundry of this forum. This forum is here for your enjoyment and information dissemination. Knowing what I do behind the scenes isn't all that glamorous or exciting.
I am still puzzled by IdahoBoy's complaints. The probation prevents him from speaking to Wolfgang and UltraSPARC, and vice versa. I would think such a probation would be welcomed by IdahoBoy. But instead, just because I prevent him from speaking to two users, who are his lifelong enemies at that, he goes off into the deep end? I don't get it. He can still spar with GatorVball for all I care.
All those placed under probation has violated the Terms of Service, which you had the opportunity to read when you registered. No exceptions. If you think you are innocent, reread the Terms of Service and think again.
Anyone who wants to form their own forum has my blessing. It's not easy. I just want you all to know this forum will be up forever, for you. You can also trust me because, simply put, I don't care who you are or what you do, so long as you abide by the Terms of Service. I have no personal agenda because of my limited bandwidth. I don't have the time, the energy, or the patience to form a personal agenda. I do not favor one user over another. I don't care if you have 10,000 posts or 10 posts, you are all equal in my eyes. If I had my way, I'd transfer ownership of this board to someone I can trust, but I don't trust anyone yet, so it's in my hands.
Unfortunately, I cannot be an active admin or moderator of this forum because of my limited bandwidth. I cannot interact with you on volleyball and other subjects because I don't have the time. It's just the way it is. I don't think you'd want a moderator who dominates the forum anyway. The best forum is one populated by many different posters with many different opinion and no one powerful poster's view is shoved down our throats.
You make this forum successful. Conversely, you can also be responsible for making this forum a failure. It's up to you. The more great messages you post, the better the forum. If you are a mere reader, it doesn't help the forum because we don't have your views. On anything. It's up to you.
I created the two categories - Volleyball and Non-Volleyball. I hope in time both are equally successful. It's almost impossible to discuss volleyball all the time, especially during the off-season for the women and men. The Non-Volleyball category, which includes 4 boards, is not "Purgatory" as (R)uffda suggested. I think he was joking around. A fifth board will soon be created called "(R)uffda's Crap." If nothing else, I am always striving to improve this forum.
I cannot answer all Im's and emails because I receive too many. I try to answer as much as I can but I am only human.
If you have further questions, think about it first and then shoot off an IM to me.
Your admin,
Roger
p.s. please do not send me an IM or email unless you have constructive criticisms.
I am a busy person with a fulltime job that keeps me away for most of the day. Sometimes on evenings and weekends. I voluntarily inherited this board from the old moderator of the Volleyball 24/7 board because I was a close friend and I'm a volleyball fan. I'm not much of a fan these days because of work commitments but I am committed to keeping this forum up for all eternity whether it has 1 member or 1,000 members.
I mostly react to emails and Im's I receive from you to filter out the troublemakers because I can't be here all hours of the day. Sometimes, I scan the threads myself when I do have some though limited free time.
One thing I do is keep track of IP addresses, usernames, and patterns of behavior. I don't use this info for anything except when I have to ban someone, if at all, sometime in the future. My list is quite extensive and includes about 520 different users. For example, I have approximately 16 different IP addresses for IdahoBoy and approximately 31 different IP addresses for SteelyDan. There are some IP addresses I refuse to ban outright because doing so might ban a whole bunch of innocent people. I will not mention names.
On probation. Some of you posted that I singled out IdahoBoy, Wolfgang, and UltraSPARC for punishment. Not true. Prior to these three, I have placed approximately 25 different users on probation. Only IdahoBoy and then later Wolfgang publicly aired their probation status, thus giving you the impression that they were the first ones. Please do not jump to conclusions without all the facts. In most cases, you do not have all the facts and it's almost impossible for you to have all the facts.
I don't think I need to air all the behind the scenes dirty laundry of this forum. This forum is here for your enjoyment and information dissemination. Knowing what I do behind the scenes isn't all that glamorous or exciting.
I am still puzzled by IdahoBoy's complaints. The probation prevents him from speaking to Wolfgang and UltraSPARC, and vice versa. I would think such a probation would be welcomed by IdahoBoy. But instead, just because I prevent him from speaking to two users, who are his lifelong enemies at that, he goes off into the deep end? I don't get it. He can still spar with GatorVball for all I care.
All those placed under probation has violated the Terms of Service, which you had the opportunity to read when you registered. No exceptions. If you think you are innocent, reread the Terms of Service and think again.
Anyone who wants to form their own forum has my blessing. It's not easy. I just want you all to know this forum will be up forever, for you. You can also trust me because, simply put, I don't care who you are or what you do, so long as you abide by the Terms of Service. I have no personal agenda because of my limited bandwidth. I don't have the time, the energy, or the patience to form a personal agenda. I do not favor one user over another. I don't care if you have 10,000 posts or 10 posts, you are all equal in my eyes. If I had my way, I'd transfer ownership of this board to someone I can trust, but I don't trust anyone yet, so it's in my hands.
Unfortunately, I cannot be an active admin or moderator of this forum because of my limited bandwidth. I cannot interact with you on volleyball and other subjects because I don't have the time. It's just the way it is. I don't think you'd want a moderator who dominates the forum anyway. The best forum is one populated by many different posters with many different opinion and no one powerful poster's view is shoved down our throats.
You make this forum successful. Conversely, you can also be responsible for making this forum a failure. It's up to you. The more great messages you post, the better the forum. If you are a mere reader, it doesn't help the forum because we don't have your views. On anything. It's up to you.
I created the two categories - Volleyball and Non-Volleyball. I hope in time both are equally successful. It's almost impossible to discuss volleyball all the time, especially during the off-season for the women and men. The Non-Volleyball category, which includes 4 boards, is not "Purgatory" as (R)uffda suggested. I think he was joking around. A fifth board will soon be created called "(R)uffda's Crap." If nothing else, I am always striving to improve this forum.
I cannot answer all Im's and emails because I receive too many. I try to answer as much as I can but I am only human.
If you have further questions, think about it first and then shoot off an IM to me.
Your admin,
Roger
p.s. please do not send me an IM or email unless you have constructive criticisms.
tee hee.