Originally Posted by
Offshore-Wealth.com
Sad,
After all is said and done, think about it, was this problem really any different than what had gone on a few months back, and with same players at the heart of it? No, and people got angry then over the same things being kicked about here. Some things never change, and this is human nature at its worse. (g)
Having had time to digest it all, it comes down to a very few who do not like each other, or there position of respect or not on the forum. We have a few who are huge contributors, and well appreciated I might add, but a few others feel these people are what I would say, no it alls, and there are many who just don't like to see this, and they try to shoot the messenger which is disruptive. Rather than respect the time and effort it takes to be a major contributor, some rather chip away with insults and insinuations, little barbs, tit for tat, you get the point.
From their it escalates, and all of a sudded the name calling and general disrespect starts and there is a break down just like we have seen again this week. It is no different than last time, and this too shall pass. As a mod, I tend to work most of the issues out privately before they escalate, but none of us can cover every situation 24/7/365, but we all try. As I see it, when a mod caused the problem, it should have been delt with privately, and some were trying, but others went public, but what we have seen is this got to be bigger problem than it should have been in my opinion.
Mods need to discuss it more before a decision of adding another mod is made. Indmn was added as a replacement for Neno, but all this could have been avoided if a nominated scenario was used. Personally, I don't care about the other chat rooms and such, as long as they are not hostile towards our forum and members and intentionally try to stir it up. This appears to be what happened just like it did last time, and it seems the same people were involved. This all could have been avoided if new mods were first nominated, then voted on after a thorough evaluation of nominee. So that is my suggestion in the future which would allow more input from more than one person in a snap decision.
No one is perfect, and overall we have a faithful and respectful group of mods, so I believe we can get back to the way it was with little effort having aired out all the current problems and issues. As to the rumor thread, I think it should stay as it is serving a purpose, helping some stay positive and less frustrated, so it is an escape valve for many and I know many like it. Perhaps to avoid problems in the future, we could have a rumor thread and a counter rumor thread, just as we had a naysayer thread which eventually died. People for the most part here are upbeat and positive, so the negative issues some cannot resist can be posted there. It is impossible to please everyone, but just to offer a counter rumor thread will allow these negative people to vent in their own thread, end of problem.
I enjoy a good debate on all issues, but others don't, so since many just can't seem to avoid the rumor section, even when they don't believe any of them or hate the people posting them, I see this as the only other option. Some people just have to post their opinions regardless who it hurts, so lets allow them, but keep it in a separate thread so everyone else does not have to be dragged into fights like we have seen this past week. It's the only think I could think of, and since the naysayers thread died on its own, so too will the counter rumor thread. We really don't have as big a problem as it has now expanded to, just add another thread for the rumor haters since they cannot resist reading rumors to begin with. Just another suggestion to appease all as fairly as possible.
Peace, Mike
