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[mendo local]

Dang bro's, there alot more in life to worry about than this website. I feel like we have all come together for a reason here, to learn, laugh, and share. Lets just all chill out and relax. We are all from different walks of life and all have our own opinions and thats ok. I hold alot of respect for alot of people here and I hope we can leave this fighting out in the streets instead of here. You are all good people and I thank you for that. Peace all

 

[Homemadegravity]

Well thats mature. And then you wonder why the mods are strict on you. God let it go. Sounds like a bunch of kids in here. BOO WOO the mods closed your thread, buck up let it go and be done with it and get back to what we came here for originally, growing. Not selling, not guns, not arguing, not whinning, not to put people down cant we just grow. Im so sick of hearing the mods this the mods that. Im glad they shut your thread down and probably going to get banned thank god. Its people like you that are screwing it up for the rest of us. Wow I just wanna learn please. Its not even funny anymore just stop the B.S around here. Come on. Thank you to all the mods for doing what your doing and keeping the trash out of here.

 

[g-13]

pm me kk

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

Just so you all know the next MOD thread that turns up on this board the member will be banned. I'm getting sick of these threads and most of the members here are as well. One last time if you don't like the site then get the F-U-C-K O-U-T!!! I hope that i made myself clear.

 

[Grownincali420]

whats this joke's problem anyway??

theres more than enough threads to read...and since this is a growing forum.. theres no need for this bull sh!t post

 

[MarPassion]

A clasic example why WE (the mods) choose safe for sorry. We want to prevent this kind of behavier and that's we came up with all the rules.

You think when this site was started we have made a set of rules because we don't like the duscussion of some topics? No guys, we've tried everything, we even had a forum for legalization. We don't have that anymore because we have mods that care, they want to keep this forum classy and they do work really hard for it. WITHOUT any PAYMENT! Just their own time.

We have had certain times that we all want to pack our bags and CLOSE the forum. Yes I have been thinking of it, and it seems to be coming back every now and then these kind of threads starting again. We have started this forum for a friendly group of people sharing and exchanging information.

I really had no clue it would come this far, it's like we're politicians running a country at the moment. We try to do best for our place but we don't want to hurt anyone and then we come up with new rules and then new posts show up how this forum was and how it's now and that they don't like it.

You REALLY think we want to reply again and again to these threads? We really have a lot of better things to do in life. We don't want to defend why we change the rules or do any mod action, really!

Believe me, the MODS here CARE for all of us on this forum. I must say we carefully choose our moderators. And that's why we have suchs a good bunch of moderators doing work for free, because they love the topic.

I learned the hard way. It was my first mistake by taking up some kid to be a mod. He didn't do his job, he took advantage of of being a mod. So, he was history pretty soon. I learned not too choose a moderator quickly, it takes time to see the true value of someone.

I think we going to make a FAQ out of this. Because people don't seem to know why certain threads get deleted or closed. Why some posts get edited or deleted.

Whenever a thread like this shows up we point them to the FAQ and they can read why we do things we think it's best. And thread will be closed without dicussion.

Our mods get bashed by our members because they try to do good things. You think that's a nice compliment to them?

If it gets so far that our moderators leave, then I will close the forum and then we might all be better of.

Keep it civilized and let us be adults that can discuss things without acting like a child.

As we're growing we get more good members but also more bad members. We have to live with this, it's the way it works. So, if we al do our best to keep this place cool then we all have a better time here.

Peace

 

[Oscar]

they want to keep this forum classy

I prefer classy!
Cover charge and all!

:woohoo:

 

[Hick]

Just so you all know the next MOD thread that turns up on this board the member will be banned. I'm getting sick of these threads and most of the members here are as well. One last time if you don't like the site then get the F-U-C-K O-U-T!!! I hope that i made myself clear.

Here here!!...:yeahthat:
IMHO...we've been too "lax" with the Ban button, or we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Personally, I don't care if MP has only a couple of hundred members, if they are of the "quality" that we desire.
We need to "weed out the weeds....:hairpull:

I knew the moderating position wasn't a popularity contest when I took it. My actions as mod may incite some, but those are the opinions that "I" don't give a rats patooyee about. So we lose a few discontented whiners... Is that truely a loss??

 

[longtimegrower]

If you look its only 5% of the posters getting edited maybe the few should take a lesson from the rest of us on how to act. I don`t think i have ever been edited. Mods keep up the good work. Slim

 

[HippyInEngland]

Maybe a week ban on persistant rule breakers would make some people think twice before ranting on the forum, 3 strikes and your out for a week.

 

[HempMan]

A moderator, or administrator has to act in the best interest of the site as a whole, in accordance with site rules. The rules exist for a reason.
This, and any other message board is the property of it's webmaster. Which means it is private property, not public domain. The mods are merely doing their job. Everyone may not always agree with it all, but we still have to remember that we're allowed to post here at their discretion. We're all visitors in someone else's house. We're welcome here as long as we don't start crappin' on their lawn.
The mods really have a thankless job most of the time. They're simply following the rules they've been given by the owner or administrator...

Other sites have been flooded with trolls & have had to make the same kind of changes to survive... Sure it pisses some people off, but generally those were the ones you didn't need around anyway.

Ya can't please everyone all the time...

Those that can't / won't follow the site rules are shown the door.

Joining a site is completely voluntary... Nobody is forcing anyone to do it...

BUT

By joining, we all agree to be bound by the site's rules. We're all adults here, (or are supposed to be) ... Can't we all simply act like it?

 

[Hick]

The staff is taking back control of this board. It is a privately owned and operated forum. MarPassion has set a set of rules and guidlines that are to be adhered to. READ them...
If you disagree or are not willing to follow them. LEAVE now. Because the staff will be performing some very strict and descisive moves in the very near future.
g-13 has sealed his fate. Anyone else that wants in on it, can form a line. I'm "in the mood"...

 

[HippyInEngland]

I think this thread has come to its desired conclusion, pointless letting people keep add to it.

 

[Pot Belly]

Yay! It's finally coming to an end! I see blue skies and green little MJ plants popping up ahead.

Confusious say: Nasty storms help us to appreciate the beautiful weather in between........

PB

 

[HippyInEngland]

was he stoned when he thought of that? lmao

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

Sorry guys but i don't think were shutting this thread down anytime soon. Wanna leave it up and running for awhile so members know where the MP staff stands and that the bull crap is over.

 

[KaptainKronic]

Not a bad idea TBG...kinda like a "what not to do" post....I like it....lol:cool2:

 

[Runbyhemp]

Just wanted to say that it's not just the mods around here who have put in a lot of time around this place. How much time have we spent on our journals, taking pictures, resizing pictures, uploading, answering posts, thinking about and researching other peoples problems..

I'm not not knocking the mods in anyway. They do a great job, but everynow and again they get it wrong. Is it not ok to question something if we believe it to be unfair ? At the beginning of this whole thing when the "Motivational Poster" thread was closed, I brought attention to how it was ok to close one thread that could be deemed offensive to some, and not another. That thread was closed. My point was not addressed.

Is it not ok to raise these matters if it is done in a reasonable manner ? I mean, if we address them now we can prevent them from occurring again.
Surely that would make this a stronger and more solid place.

As a whole people follow the rules here. I think it's peoples interpretation of what content is suitable and what is not is what causes the problem, and we should not fall out over that.

Closing threads and banning certainly isn't the answer. That will cause problems. The reason it hasn't been done up until now is because it didn't need to be done, we all have respect for each other around here.

No good sweeping problems under the carpet

Hope I havn't offended anybody in anyway (hope I don't get banned)

Peace RBH

P.s When will these new revised site rules be finished ?

 

[Hick]

As a whole people follow the rules here. .

Not to worry runby, noone is/has been banned for a simple 'misinterpretation", nor have threads been closed without a concensus among the staff. Offenders are pm'd with an explanation of the closure and/or a warning. Which ever is deemed appropriate.
It's when members continue to break the rules, refuse to comply, and throw adolescent fits that is not going to be tolerated. Public bashing flaming of the mods or staff is a sure ticket out the door. (I don't consider your post either "bashing nor flaming" .. and appreciate your input/views)

I think it's peoples interpretation of what content is suitable and what is not is what causes the problem, and we should not fall out over that

"Questionable" content has never (that I recall) earned a member a banning without multiple violations and/or argueing/refusal to stop. Far more often, it is members not reading the rules and guidlines, than any misinterpretation or misunderstandings.

Closing threads and banning certainly isn't the answer. That will cause problems. The reason it hasn't been done up until now is because it didn't need to be done, we all have respect for each other around here.

I've been closeing threads and banning undesirables for far longer than you have been a member here. So I'm not sure where that comes from. It has only came to the publics attention since we have allowed threads like this one to "fester" on the board. It has more commonly been dealt with, behind the scenes, quietly, while protecting the board/membership from the drama. Simply because "you" haven't seen it, certainly doesn't mean it hasn't been happening.

But you are certainly correct in that "As a whole, people follow the rules here". The greatest share of the membership are wonderfull people, that we do not want to lose nor offend. Those members have nothing to be concerned about. BUT...when weeds grow in your garden, what do you do?...

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

You pull them out and discard them. :hubba: Was i correct? What did i win? Is it a vacation? Come on Hick please tell me i can't wait? :rofl:

See what happens when you smoke weed at 5:00