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<blockquote data-quote="project-pegasus" data-source="post: 15347328" data-attributes="member: 97835"><p>In this thread alone there are at least a dozen posts that are as critical of the problem if not more. So why did you single me out for a not-so-subtle threat of banning my account? Because I linked the moderators to the search problem? Forgive my ignorance concerning what the forum moderators have access to and are capable of fixing. I was simply trying to point out all the man-hours that are being expended policing the market sections while a major problem with the site has gone unfixed. Yes, the decrease in scamming is definitely a good thing, due no doubt to the efforts of the moderators. But let's not be so quick to throw around the "B"-word. If other forums like 6G are operated like personal fiefdoms, where any criticism of the forum or its moderators will get the offending member banned, than that's too bad for them, because those type of forums usually don't last very long. But it's also bad for all of us because it tends to stifle legitimate criticism and honest, if sometimes heated, dialogue when moderators from other forums can make poorly veiled threats by simply referring to the 6Gs of the world and saying, "Be careful..." At the risk of making a mountain out of a mole hill (maybe I already have) I'd like to point out that forums like this one are where alot of "public" debate happens. The members aren't just talking about cars here, they're talking about thousands of other issues that intersect their love of car culture, and if one forum owner or moderator can ban someone for one perceived slight then what does that say about the future of public debate. With that said, I promise that in the future i will try to be more responsible with my comments and criticisms. I hope you will do the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="project-pegasus, post: 15347328, member: 97835"] In this thread alone there are at least a dozen posts that are as critical of the problem if not more. So why did you single me out for a not-so-subtle threat of banning my account? Because I linked the moderators to the search problem? Forgive my ignorance concerning what the forum moderators have access to and are capable of fixing. I was simply trying to point out all the man-hours that are being expended policing the market sections while a major problem with the site has gone unfixed. Yes, the decrease in scamming is definitely a good thing, due no doubt to the efforts of the moderators. But let's not be so quick to throw around the "B"-word. If other forums like 6G are operated like personal fiefdoms, where any criticism of the forum or its moderators will get the offending member banned, than that's too bad for them, because those type of forums usually don't last very long. But it's also bad for all of us because it tends to stifle legitimate criticism and honest, if sometimes heated, dialogue when moderators from other forums can make poorly veiled threats by simply referring to the 6Gs of the world and saying, "Be careful..." At the risk of making a mountain out of a mole hill (maybe I already have) I'd like to point out that forums like this one are where alot of "public" debate happens. The members aren't just talking about cars here, they're talking about thousands of other issues that intersect their love of car culture, and if one forum owner or moderator can ban someone for one perceived slight then what does that say about the future of public debate. With that said, I promise that in the future i will try to be more responsible with my comments and criticisms. I hope you will do the same. [/QUOTE]
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