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Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:55 pm
by d6dph
There is a thread going at the moment in the FAO section that is raising some serious issues about some users (to put it bluntly) killing the forum.

Not I know that no-one is going to want to openly post pointing the finger but we need to know so we can monitor the offenders.

If you have an issue with someone or you think there is a zoner that causes more problems than good, Email me d6dph@e30zone.net and I will add them to our list.

Thanks
Dave

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:05 pm
by jaymos
Spook, he has brainwashed me into thinking Cliff Richards wired for sound video is great. :D

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:07 pm
by d6dph
Spook has been on many a list in his time, The sex offenders one is a long term appointment.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:18 pm
by TheHeap
Killing the forum?

What would make someone an offender?

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:28 pm
by jaymos
d6dph wrote:Spook has been on many a list in his time, The sex offenders one is a long term appointment.
:eek:

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:31 pm
by d6dph
TheHeap wrote:Killing the forum?

What would make someone an offender?
Strangling the forum with stupidity and pointless posting.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:37 pm
by Rav335uk
Get to the point Dave, you mean spamming and post whoring :cool:

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:38 pm
by VeinAST
I don't want to put myself in the firing line or commit myself to the FAO post but is this a secret society to banish the "lesser" members?

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:40 pm
by d6dph
No secret society here. Just asking for a hand to narrow the search down for those that are not using the forum properly.

Rav, Basically yes. I was trying to be more diplomatic.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:47 pm
by Rav335uk
d6dph wrote:
Rav, Basically yes. I was trying to be more diplomatic.
Dave, there has been enough diplomacy on here for a while, that's why things have got to where they are now.
I think the mods need to be more assertive in the role :)

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:50 pm
by d6dph
Well I did have a few months off, I guess the team got all polite. That ends tonight :evil:

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:50 pm
by Rav335uk
d6dph wrote:Well I did have a few months off, I guess the team got all polite. That ends tonight :evil:
I think that was noticed :)

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:52 pm
by d6dph
Which bit!

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:55 pm
by adit
Rav335uk wrote:Get to the point Dave, you mean spamming and post whoring :cool:
look who's talking!!! the new Imy! :snigger:
don't worry, you'll soon be at 10 000 Mr. R. :wink:

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:58 pm
by m_jermyn
He means people who threaten one another, people who write things like "turd" in a forsale add aswell as spammers

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:10 pm
by Rav335uk
adit wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:Get to the point Dave, you mean spamming and post whoring :cool:
look who's talking!!! the new Imy! :snigger:
don't worry, you'll soon be at 10 000 Mr. R. :wink:
Behave, it taken me over 5 yrs to accumilate those numbers, not months, and stop SPAMMING!!
Dave i meant them both :mad: :D

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:31 am
by Nay
Rav335uk wrote:
d6dph wrote:
Rav, Basically yes. I was trying to be more diplomatic.
Dave, there has been enough diplomacy on here for a while, that's why things have got to where they are now.
I think the mods need to be more assertive in the role :)
Dictatorship and trigger happy use of the punishment button?

This is one of the larger 'unassisted' forums I've ever been on so it does need to be moderated more firmly.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:47 am
by fowler
who is thus person who rote Turd and what thread ??? :D

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:56 am
by B7
fowler wrote:who is thus person who rote Turd and what thread ??? :D
Theres a few Ben. I personally had a hand in advising one member to have a thread locked ASAP for this very reason. He posted a "whats it worth Thread" and was leaving himself wide open to at least one known persons slaughtering. It that had been allowed to happened, he'd never have sold his car in a milion years. regardless of price.

This forum has got so notorious that a vast maojority of e30's on here are known. Virtually all the "sought after" ones ARE known. And so's the history that goes with it. :?

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:04 am
by Andyboy
I've asked JonB to come back - of one of the old school Zone characters! :D

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:24 am
by Jon_Bmw
Yeah, that fecker needs to come back. He is usually antagonising BMW5forum members, but they never quite 'get it.'

Weed out the chaff and make them look stupid at the same time? :)

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:24 am
by Ziggy
Andyboy wrote:I've asked JonB to come back - of one of the old school Zone characters! :D
Good stuff!

There are a few others that it'd be nice to see more of...

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:52 am
by Ace 325i
Its about time.

I think the issue should be looked at as a whole. Not taking post counts into consideration, as even the more experienced members of the zone, whilst possessing alot of knowledge, cannot help being utter pr!cks sometimes.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:48 am
by pacerpete
Make me a mod, I will sort out the scum who have polluted our once fine forum ! :)

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:52 am
by Andyboy
E30NutUK wrote:Its about time.

I think the issue should be looked at as a whole. Not taking post counts into consideration, as even the more experienced members of the zone, whilst possessing alot of knowledge, cannot help being utter pr!cks sometimes.
Mate, don't put yourself down. We all need to find out feet - you'll fit in before long.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:55 am
by Ace 325i
Andyboy :mad:

I've now understood the concept of your post count. To think the majority were knowledge helpful and supportive posts :mad: Now i see what they contain on a general basis winkeye

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:56 am
by Jhonno
E30NutUK wrote:Its about time.

I think the issue should be looked at as a whole. Not taking post counts into consideration, as even the more experienced members of the zone, whilst possessing alot of knowledge, cannot help being utter pr!cks sometimes.
What about clueless newbies running their mouth... Gets boring (well, still some amusement in it) for those that have been here a while

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:58 am
by Ace 325i
^Well thats where the more experience members need to be a bit patient with them.

Most of the newbies are here to learn. Confrontational and aggresive atitudes do not exactly give a warming welcome.

Neither does sarcasm by the way.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:07 am
by zaust
There are plenty of good newbies, There will be keyboard warriors on every forum, But they don't stay long or they go to far and get banned. There's not much you can do about it unless you make pay to view section, in which case you will keep all the die hard's. But you will also loose a few.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:10 am
by mrLEE30
I love it, a thread about people spamming and posting pointless rubbish....and the first page is primarily useless spamming rubbish comments

well done.

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:27 am
by h7fal
This is what a Jags all about - autolux leather, wilton carpets, nice quality wooden facings.

Image

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:37 am
by kieran325
This place has got a clique going, if a zoner posts something in that clique then it rolls on and on but if a newbie posts something of the same it gets swept away with a few posts.

I've been here nearly 5 yrs and my post count is low, the reason behind that is because I've got nothing to constructive to say.

I posted my sport restoration last year and it got little replies and I honestly thought - why should I bother to post.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:46 am
by Rav335uk
pacerpete wrote:Make me a mod, I will sort out the scum who have polluted our once fine forum ! :)
8O 8O 8O 8O 8O
Pete, how will you sort them out, going through the and I quote
"Back passage" :mad:

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:01 pm
by baptie0
kieran325 wrote:This place has got a clique going, if a zoner posts something in that clique then it rolls on and on but if a newbie posts something of the same it gets swept away with a few posts.

I've been here nearly 5 yrs and my post count is low, the reason behind that is because I've got nothing to constructive to say.

I posted my sport restoration last year and it got little replies and I honestly thought - why should I bother to post.

I agree with this completely. It seems that some members seem to only want to talk amongst their own special little group, and pat each other on the back, while sneering at others. It can become tiresome.

Re: Help the zone get back on form (old skoolers only)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:04 pm
by DaveD
Well I really think this is a pointless thread...no excitement back-biting or even abusive language...what is the zone coming to ..it has not got any real post whores since imy has grown up and one or two others have left...we used to have some really acrimonious discussions but even that has died down...boring :D