Look at those two guys up on the grassy knoll over there
Matt just is not around, I do not know, or remember the exact details of why, but it is nothing sinister.
John was quite upset about a post that, when reported did get pulled, but not before he counter posted with a post that broke the CoC in so many ways it was hard to count, he was asked to edit it, and instead he decided that he did not wish to be a member here anymore and requested his account closed, which we did for him, and we changed his user name, also at his request, as he did not want his name associated with Family Woodworking, which is his prerogative.
Ad, it seems, has also decided to leave, he said he was not able to fulfill the job as a mod, because of time constraints and his trouble dealing with the cultural and language differences, especially in the Off Topic forum.
Larry, no one has ever "Disappeared" here as a result of actions taken by the staff, people have asked to have their accounts closed, as they have decided to no longer be associated with Familywoodworking.
Let me be clear, we do not "Guest" people here.
Bruce Page, well I'm not sure where Bruce is, I'm hoping he is sitting on a beach somewhere enjoying himself.
I'd just like to mention that the posts that cause 99% of the trouble here come in the Off Topic forum, it has been suggested that we should get rid of this forum, I've very much against that, but I will say that sometimes the envelope of what is acceptable to be posted is pushed rather hard, and this does not help, to quote the CoC, which was ratified by the membership, and which you all agreed to follow when you signed up..........
This is the Code of Conduct ("CoC") we expect all members to follow:
- Verifiable e-mail addresses are required for registration. In an effort to prevent drive-by trolling, no Hotmail, Yahoo, MSN or Gmail accounts are accepted without permission. You are welcome to join if you have no other e-mail address available, but we'd like to get to know you a bit first. Please contact the Webmaster if you have no other address available.
- Real first and last names are required. Folks tend to be more civil when they use their real name.
- No cursing, including use of substitute characters as all or part of a word instead of cursing.
- No posting of porn, nudity or suggestive pictures.
- No politics, no religion. If you even think it might be considered political or religious, it is. Please don’t post it.
- Don’t post anything that would not be considered “family friendly”.
- No commercial ads.
- No bashing other forums or other members.
- If you work for a company or an industry that provides products or services for woodworking, you must state that in your user profile, and you must put a note or signature line on your posts so other people know your affiliation.
Emphasis added.
I'd ask you all to please think twice before you post something that might fall under these guidelines, they often cause a lot of extra work for the mods, and strife between members.
Stu
we dont want a major melt down like what the elders here, came from.
