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Originally posted by Matthew
I think that before defending the immature new members, the mods and admins should think about what the regulars have to say, we are the people who keep the forum alive and friendly. Surely our views should be considered before 3 hour old members.
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I dont think I like your implication that we dont listen to what you have to say. Every time a member makes a suggestion we look at it's merits and take steps if required. A few examples are, members really, really wanted chat room, we created one and it sits gathering dust! we added Karma at the request of members again it was then shot down, we act on every reported post and what gets forgotten in all of this is that we are members who have the same rights to post our thoughts and views on particular threads without being shot down.
Also the Mods and Admin equally keep this forum alive and friendly should our views not be considered?
Also like Legend says a 3 hour old member has the same rights as you or me. I dont like it when people come across as being superior because of the length of time they have posted here but I dont create a big fuss about it.
Like Remy says chasing IP addresses all day would be impossible and like Baz said proxy servers dont show them, also people can generate a new IP address from home without the use of a proxy. If we ban some IP addresses all together it bans more than one member so there are far more things to consider than has been suggested, if it was that easy we would already be doing it!
I love the longer term members, they feel like family to me, doesnt mean I wont argue with them but I still respect and like them. I equally enjoy newer members who bring value to the forum.
This thread I think was more about silly posts that are just one word or "lol" or a smiley and I have to say we have all had problems with that over our time here, it just gets annoying at times. I suppose though for me if it is the only thing people have to complain about right now then things must be ok!