[scrawnybob]

hi all

I'll try again - maybe if I post twice - some of it might get read

I dont want to get all dictatorial but please read admin posts - there made for a reason

Please DO NOT make things personal - you, your etc or specifically rant at one person for what is a general crime

if your making a general point then fine if you want to add a rant about password sharers etc ...

eg "I think all password sharers should be shot then charged with the crime and locked up for a very long time"

BUT NOT

"I think all password sharers like you should be shot then charged with the crime, your sort etc should be locked up for a very long time etc"

I cant see what part of my previous post didnt make it clear - there are 1000's of password sharers, a few join the site and to some degree confess to previous "crimes" ... taking it out on them is not fair its just venting for the sake of it ... and it makes the forum worse not better

The people you really should all be far more worried about is the sneaky snake in the grasses who have been members here for a long time / post etc etc who only do this to look genuine while giving out our passwords or posting our passwords in places many wont even know about or find

I am making this "ruling" for a reason ... because the last time members felt they could go off on a half assed crusade was when I ended up having to deal with members getting picked on / personally vented at and naming and shaming of "poor" 10 post members for the passwords ...

what was the net result ?

the poor posters didnt give a sh*t but an awful lot of good new members who were gradually posting decent enough posts and wanting to be active ... stopped because we looked like a bunch of nasty, stuck up elitists who didnt want anyone else in the "club"

so the result of alot of bitching and moaning on the forum achieved what ?

the poor posters still came and posted junk ... but we lost alot of enthusiasm from the active and becoming active members ...

members criticising other members made other good members go elsewhere or stop posting because they were scared to post something that would have been fine but they we too scared to because they thought they might get flamed by the self appointed posting police

so if people are not able to think things through and act in the overall interests of the forum ... then I WILL have to make it clear what is and isnt acceptable

This is NOT some elite country club, that's why I dont have mods & everyone starts out equal and having x posts or being here y time doesnt change the rules - no flaming or getting personal on criticisms

if members have usable information / proof of problems like password sharing / posting etc that need addressing or see posts / links etc that they think are problematic ...

do NOT try to deal with it on the forum ... shoot me a PM or report the post
(I've just banned 3 people following info from members PMing me just in the last couple of days) - This is better dealt with off the forum / off the record and no need for airing dirty laundry for the sake of it

that way it gets as sorted as it's going to get ... and it avoids offending / puting off 100's of readers / members by making the forum look unfriendly and cleaky

cheers scrawnybob