Thread: Banned my first person today!!

I used to be a moderator on this forum that closed down recently, a position i got by being really helpful. I had to ban two people, because they would run everything off topic, and just have full blown conversations. Then i had to ban one other person because they were seriously trying to get people to start a revolution on the board, against the forum admin, but he did it through the use of threats and foul language

LOL @ Vlad

Now that Alex has tasted "banned" blood there may be no stopping him...

Originally Posted by JMS

Hey Alex, can I start calling you Vlad the impaler?

Nice one!! I like that. Maybe I'll put that in my sig at that forum.

Actually I'm surprised at how well it's all going. There's been a few people that are quite unhappy but the majority is excited about it. Seems that now that I'm quelling a few of the loudmouths a lot of people aren't affraid to speak up anymore.

I've had to slap a few people on the wrist but whenever I have they've responsed really well (apart from a few exceptions) and edit their posts etc when I ask them to.

Originally Posted by Traveller

Sure lots of people have done stuff like that Sadam,Adolph,Benito,and many more,dont know if they found it exciting(before you go nuts this is a joke)

Originally Posted by JMS

Hey Alex, can I start calling you Vlad the impaler?

Now that's my kind of humour! Glad I wasn't sipping coffee when I read this thread.

Alex, what can I say? If the power doesn't go to your head, sounds like this is an ideal way to hone your fatherhood skills on young 'uns.

Who's the Daddy?

I think it's good Alex - people need, and I think like, clearly defined boundaries. And if they are not as good at self-regulation as we are, then those boundaries need to be imposed upon them.

Get in there and clean up that town!

James.

Good luck LX!!! I'm a member of another board that has a lot of younger members. We actually have an over 35 only section because the tone on the rest of the board gets so impolite. We wish the owners of that board would take out the trash so to speak but they make too much money off the kids so they won't.

I always find it sad over there when a 18 year old kid with a serious question, comes into the over 35 room and apologetically asks for help just because he knows he will get flamed to hell in the regular board.

Yeah, I banned a coupla guys in my life so far - I'm a global mod on a multi-k-users dvd-board from Austria and there's the occasional spammers and other guys that are just asking for trouble. Banning is a step I don't like, I tend to see the good in people - but some just ask for it and there's no other way. You'll get used to it

Not a mod, but I do frequent a local car enthusiat forum. Constant bitching, fighting, and name calling. Any question asked is stupid to someone, or they have negative comments. It gets old real quick, although sometimes entertaining. That is why SRP is such a great forum. The maturity level is higher, no fighting, people welcome you and answer questions as constructive as they can-or at least point you in the right direction, and the generosity here is amazing. Everyone in this forum should be proud to be a member.

Now don't get on a power trip, you hear me!
Whenever you feel like you have the Samuel L Jackson thing going on, take a step back and rephrase your arguments.

(One of the things about being a mod in a place like this is that you can't do the verbal equivalent of slamming someone's face in the table, yelling 'Do you think I'm stupid or what?!?!' and then kicking them in the nuts)