Commentary or joke.
Members, whether it is a political commentary or a political joke, it will be deleted. We have posted good notice in the guidelines that we are going to leave political commentary off the forum. If you have a post deleted and didn't get a notice from the moderator you can contact one of us and we will explain why it was deleted, sometimes when the reason is obvious we may not send a notice. Please do not repeatedly post the missing piece and do not make an attack on the person/s you may think handled the problem, personal attacks are not acceptable.
Speaking plainly, no inflammatory post, no personal attacks, no political commentary, jokes or otherwise, . There are many venues to get your political message out, but this forum isn't one of them.
Everyone knows many great jokes have been posted and enjoyed on the forum, but jokes meant to deliver your political posturing or satire will be deleted for the same cause we delete other political commentary.
Contact one of the moderators if you have a question on the subject.
Regards and thank you,
Ed
http://www.colemancollectorsforum.com/
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Showing posts with label Open Letter To the Members of the CCF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Open Letter To the Members of the CCF. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
An Open Letter To the Members of the CCF
When I was asked to be the first moderator of this Forum, with it came some responsibility to the owner. The owner requested that the Forum be kept free of "flaming" posts and that it be kept free of political postings. At that time, this Forum had fewer than 100 members.
Over time, there were political posts, especially just before national elections, that did get a little heated. I was guilty of some of these posts. Some of my posts were deleted by a fellow moderator, as were posts by other members.
The then owner of the Forum posted a reminder to the members that the Forum was not a place for political discussion and even mentioned where there were sites for this on the internet. I have tried to adhere to these requirements as Forum Administrator.
The Moderators and I have received numerous thanks over the years for keeping the Forum free of political posts and for keeping the theme of the Forum on track. This is not always easy. There are, or have been, members who do not wish to follow our requested posting guidelines. As some of these former members are very knowledgeable on the subjects of gas pressured appliances, they will be missed.
I have communicated with people who are members on other Forums and they have told me horror stories of how forum administrators have let the political door get pushed open and the fighting and bickering that ensues. At one time, one such forum had many more members than we do. After the political bloodbath started, I am told that forum now has 40 active members. I do not want this to happen here.
The hard part of being an Administrator or Moderator is knowing where a line must be drawn. Yes, political humor is sometimes the best kind. Unfortunately, we all have passions regarding the subject but not always the same point of view.
With Cigar Mike buying Oldcolemanparts.com from Bob Hitchcock, this will be the third owner I have had the pleasure of working for as Administrator of this Forum. Mike has asked the current moderators, Warren, Nevada Ed and myself to stay on as we have for Bob Hitchcock and Frank Bebb. As this Forum has grown rapidly over the last couple of years, Mike must feel we are doing a reasonably good job.
It is our sincere desire to have a community here, a place where we can be friends without the need to use the Forum as a soapbox. And, to be the best Coleman Forum possible!
Thank you for your time.
Over time, there were political posts, especially just before national elections, that did get a little heated. I was guilty of some of these posts. Some of my posts were deleted by a fellow moderator, as were posts by other members.
The then owner of the Forum posted a reminder to the members that the Forum was not a place for political discussion and even mentioned where there were sites for this on the internet. I have tried to adhere to these requirements as Forum Administrator.
The Moderators and I have received numerous thanks over the years for keeping the Forum free of political posts and for keeping the theme of the Forum on track. This is not always easy. There are, or have been, members who do not wish to follow our requested posting guidelines. As some of these former members are very knowledgeable on the subjects of gas pressured appliances, they will be missed.
I have communicated with people who are members on other Forums and they have told me horror stories of how forum administrators have let the political door get pushed open and the fighting and bickering that ensues. At one time, one such forum had many more members than we do. After the political bloodbath started, I am told that forum now has 40 active members. I do not want this to happen here.
The hard part of being an Administrator or Moderator is knowing where a line must be drawn. Yes, political humor is sometimes the best kind. Unfortunately, we all have passions regarding the subject but not always the same point of view.
With Cigar Mike buying Oldcolemanparts.com from Bob Hitchcock, this will be the third owner I have had the pleasure of working for as Administrator of this Forum. Mike has asked the current moderators, Warren, Nevada Ed and myself to stay on as we have for Bob Hitchcock and Frank Bebb. As this Forum has grown rapidly over the last couple of years, Mike must feel we are doing a reasonably good job.
It is our sincere desire to have a community here, a place where we can be friends without the need to use the Forum as a soapbox. And, to be the best Coleman Forum possible!
Thank you for your time.
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