Well, boys and girls, this will surely pissoff some of you but I have to vent. It’s been bugging me for quite a while but I had decided to keep a tight lip and not add to the crap that already has been upsetting to more than a few. I suspect my rant will be so poorly received that I may not be so welcome in some circles. In order to minimize further in-fighting and turmoil, please don’t drag this rant into a big discussion unnecessarily. You can share you displeasure with me and my rant via a PM rather than continue to stir this pot of crap.
I’ll agree with the remark, “The quality of this site has taken a drastic downward spiral in recent months.â€Â, but, only to a point. You see, I never had a problem with “off topic†discussions and I don’t think holding the moderators to the task of “fixing†it is fair or practical.
There is some kind of ugly festering sore in the underbelly of this forum, but, policing on the part of the moderators isn’t the answer. They’re already over taxed as it is – and the pay ain’t all that great. Most of the people that are moderators are the people that used to be the life of this forum. They were both the persons of mechanical wisdom, the persons of human insight, and the persons who could spin a tale or joke around. You can tell by the frequency and types of posts that many of them are consumed with the chores of moderating rather than participating in the ways they once did. In recent months I’ve witness some long timers leave and more than a few post far less than they ever did. I see the enemy, my dear Pogos, and they is us. I never post on the ‘other’ site, but visit infrequently. I’ve never detected the huge array of asshats, arseholes, no-it-alls, n’er-do-wells, and uncivil jerks as I fear we have amassed on this site. The banter in any of the discussion forums is not, and never has been a problem – The problem stems from how the banter always evolves into some argument over censorship and free speech by the aforementioned asshats. The only way this site gets turned around is if we begin showing some respect and acting like adults. I’m no pilgrim, and but I try to stay within the boundaries. When I cross them, I usually have the insight to recognize it. When I don’t, I’ll big enough to accept the wrist slapping and step back in line. Some of you continually want to test the boundaries and those that voluntarily give their time to do so. Some of you are just too ignorant to realize. And, some of you just seem ****** bent on being disruptive. While I’m on this rant, I’ll point out another observation that wrenches my gut – I have never, no that’s NEVER witnessed one freakin’ occasion in which there was a problem that the problem was started by one of the members from Europe, Australia, or anywhere outside the U.S. What’s with that? Perhaps some more crap to substantiate that ‘Ugly American’ tag, and I find that both disturbing and embarrassing.
Isuggestwegetourcollectiveheadsoutofourassesbeforewetrashwhathastakensolongtobuild andbeforesomanyfriendshipsthatwerecreatedherearedestroyed
