I kneel down before the gods with a humble question...

Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on here? The moddy's are fighting?! For what reason could anyone have a feeling of anger on this awesome forum except, maybe, when there isn't enough response to everyone's hard work! A good thing is about to fall apart...and why? Seriously, I have grown to love this forum, not for the amazing posts, but for the friendships. Isn't it cool to get a pm from some friend from across the world? Dontcha find yourself thinking about it during a lonnng day at work, and dontcha want to fire up the old(and well used)`puter when you get home, and check out what's going on in our little private world? This is our little thing!!! Why let it go??!

Can someone please respond to this! Please tell your side of the story so we lowly ones aren't left in the dark. I swear, if I turn on my computer tomorrow, and this place is gone, I will cry - now you don't want to be responsible for making a gnome cry now, do you? It's like kicking a dog, or stealing a **** cotton candy...

Thank you for everything,
Grimble Krumble
= (~

Gee a Humble Grimble Krumble question that I was thinking myself.

I know I'm not one of the VIPs around here, but I've tried to fit in a contribute in my small way. I have occasionally alerted the Mods about stuff that should be removed for various reasons. I felt that I was treated with respect by them and by the senior posters.

This was really unexpected. Is there something happening on a private Mod forum that is spilling out here? (I've been a mod on another forum based on the same software, so I know it is easy to create separate, private fora for subgroups.)

Let's see:

Markus1 was having thoughts of leaving due to conflict of interest.

mistermandingo seems upset and says he's leaving, making some statements about other, unnamed, mods

Proximer264 says he agrees with MM.

GS seems to be rarely around to moderate.

That leaves Teeno and sir_darkstar, who although only recently elevated, seems to be fitting in well.

Is there some place a few of us could go and try to discuss this out and resolve the conflict?

And another question: Why is sealion deleting all his posts?
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I don't need no friggin' sig.

Mod AA you mean............roflmao

SD

I dont know whats going on, it the way of the world, people evolve and grow and move and fall away etc etc etc.

Im enjoying my time here, so I guess I could be here for awhile. I try not to get to distressed with the workings of the forums members minds.

only thing you can do is enjoy what you have and constantly seek to improve it

Sir D

HisHolyKrumbleness wrote:
Same here: I wouldn't like to see my posts in between posts of spammers and -worse- lessthan18-filth or anything, no mods no posts.
Maybe we'll have to follow Sl's example?

Some info please...

cosmander wrote:
What do you mean?

Dont worry he just wishes he was no longer a member, problam is that once your addicted its over, there is nothing else out there. You spend a day away and your hands shake. you have red eye cause you dont get enoug sleep.

or is that me?

Sir D

sir_darkstar wrote:
But he is:

(*pic removed by Objection of Member )
(prox)

Why all the theatre?

Don't think it was theater werf...rather a subtle go at me for my foolishness/// the problem seems to be dissipating and if not, I'm sure that sDs, MM & Teeno will represent all our good intentions to the mod squad. I for one, am going to my bedroom where I'll knock my head against the wall 3 times and then go off to sleep. Things will be all 'S' curves in the morning I'm sure....

take care my friends- peace & sex with good-lookin girls.

sl

Like the seasons dear friend things change.
To much traffic I thinks, this place is like a wal-mart now. Remember what happened when wal-mart came to Germany. They showed up with a whole set of new rules and began administering witjought understanding German Labor Unions. In the end wal-mart loss.
I will stick it out, this place has been turned upside down before. I dont think it is drama. I believe many gripes that people have are very real. The board only functions with contribution. However those that take, heavily outway those that give.
The increased traffic I am sure has increased Mods work time. Remember they do their part for 37 cents a year. (It is actuall 50 cents but after taxes...you know) So why bother.

Hope to still see all of you around the water cooler.

ok I only have one thing left to say on this matter.

MM, with all due respect, and I have always respect you in the past.

Stop posting crap!!!!!

Sir Darkstar (with respect)

OK, I think I missed something. That's it, miss a few days here and you're quickly out of the loop and left scratching your head. But, I hope everyone has worked through their issues, becouse it would be an absolute travesty to loose any good poster here.

Photo1

photo1 wrote:

Check your PM. You too Gnome! AWESOME words, my cross-the-world friend! Here's hoping our Phlyers take care of business tonight and get to game 7.

RM

p.s. SL how you doin' today dude? Glad to see you're still swimming in our waters. Don'tcha know that EVERYONE loves seeing sealions swimming in the ocean? They make us happy, and we feel lucky to have had the experience. And the free porn.

Wait a minute, S_D, you get the sweaty hands, and the red eyes, and no sleep, too?! Oh man, thank God! I thought it was some mold that was growing down here in my cave that was causing it! I gotta dust and sweep a little more often...

I just want to say thanx to GS, S_D, MM, Prox, Teeno, and Markus(in no particular order) for this sweet lil forum that they maintain at a level far superior to anything on the WWW. And that is saying alot! Now if all us members could get down on our collective knees, and pray to the godmods that the Philadelphia Flyers(or Phlyers)win tonight, I will wink and blow you all a big wet sloppy kiss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you all, and I know I will see each and everyone of you tonight and tomorrow!

Peace and Love,
Grimble = )~

Late in the game, I've got some idea of at least part of the conflict. I may not know what the fighting was all about, but at least I've read the arguments. Whatever the causes, I noticed a couple things that might have made things worse.

One or more parties involved in this did not have a full command of English. Right or wrong, they hurt their cause with confusing, inflamed statements that they might not have truly intended. Likely, they didn't fully grasp what the other side was saying. Regular posters encounter this all the time, sometimes with difficulty, but we usually get by with . That's little help with arguments, especially bitter ones.

In my sense of fairness, the burden should be on the fluent English users to be aware of this and try as best they can to lower the tone. In reality, it's plainly stupid to make an angry argument in a language you don't understand. If you can't make sense, don't make noise. Leave if you must - you'll save everyone stress, and even keep your own dignity.

I don't understand how the sock-puppets (whichever they are, whomever they belong to) played a role in this, if any at all. The puppets I've suspected, have given me more laughs than concern. Still, I can see how their appearance erodes confidence in friendly exchange, and raises general suspicion. Compounded with the language issue, it's fuel for fire.

Just some thoughts, and all I really care say about this - excepting a mention that Grimble's cheerful spirit was exactly what was needed for this post-game wrap-up.

Advice to Mods - perhaps it's best to adjust my permissions so I'm limited to 50-word posts. Sorry all!

agnomenamedgrimblekrumble wrote:

Forget it. Hockey season ended last night in overtime. Time to get on with our lives.

...And this is the sock puppet that started all the other problems...