01-13-2015, 05:55 PM
There was an incident involving Bones this morning, which ultimately lead to me banning him.
I believe his temper might've flared over a brief squabble we had in someone's thread. It was a non-issue. Pure ridiculousness. Yet, I PM'd him in the hopes of finding out if maybe there was an underlying issue at play, or if something was bothering him. Not only did I not receive a response, but this is when the incident I mentioned above unfolded.
Seems he took it upon himself to start removing all of his prior threads on this site.
To be clear, I busted my ass to build this place for US, hardcore detectorists. As I've mentioned so many times, this is a community. OUR community. Removing posts/threads from our house is both low & immature behavior, and CLEARLY reveals someone's true character. Further...
It is an overt, direct attemp to undermine the sacrifice, time & hard work that Ed, myself and all contributing members have invested in. Each of those threads he removed, had posts/replies of members that took the time to congratulate him on a nice find, offer praise, etc. There was also much information regarding hunting techniques, detectors and so forth. Value which was robbed. That someone would even THINK of removing them, speaks volumes. This is obviously not someone who should be privileged with membership here.
To be 110% crystal clear, NOBODY, not one single member, will hold my/our feet to the fire, or play games in this house. I will not be strong-armed because of someone's post count, finds, popularity, or any other reason. And if anyone thinks they can, you are surely mistaken.
I have NEVER had to ban a regular, longtime member, and to be honest, it sucks, and I do so with a heavy heart. However, I know this place is MUCH stronger than one or two individuals.
I believe we have something special here. Yet, just like the community in which you live, you only get out what you put in. You reap what you sow.
My apologies for the useless drama & inconvenience.
Joe
I believe his temper might've flared over a brief squabble we had in someone's thread. It was a non-issue. Pure ridiculousness. Yet, I PM'd him in the hopes of finding out if maybe there was an underlying issue at play, or if something was bothering him. Not only did I not receive a response, but this is when the incident I mentioned above unfolded.
Seems he took it upon himself to start removing all of his prior threads on this site.
To be clear, I busted my ass to build this place for US, hardcore detectorists. As I've mentioned so many times, this is a community. OUR community. Removing posts/threads from our house is both low & immature behavior, and CLEARLY reveals someone's true character. Further...
It is an overt, direct attemp to undermine the sacrifice, time & hard work that Ed, myself and all contributing members have invested in. Each of those threads he removed, had posts/replies of members that took the time to congratulate him on a nice find, offer praise, etc. There was also much information regarding hunting techniques, detectors and so forth. Value which was robbed. That someone would even THINK of removing them, speaks volumes. This is obviously not someone who should be privileged with membership here.
To be 110% crystal clear, NOBODY, not one single member, will hold my/our feet to the fire, or play games in this house. I will not be strong-armed because of someone's post count, finds, popularity, or any other reason. And if anyone thinks they can, you are surely mistaken.
I have NEVER had to ban a regular, longtime member, and to be honest, it sucks, and I do so with a heavy heart. However, I know this place is MUCH stronger than one or two individuals.
I believe we have something special here. Yet, just like the community in which you live, you only get out what you put in. You reap what you sow.
My apologies for the useless drama & inconvenience.
Joe