Originally Posted by
KPM
---Sorry Dave, but you have a very different memory and view of things than I do. I am only posting now so that the "other side" is heard. The link to the thread I posted here pretty much backs up what I have to say.
The status of the Forum is the result of the members posting here and the wishes of the majority.
Kind of like a Democracy is the result of those who opt to vote.
Those who did not Vote really do not have any reason to complain.
---I "voted", and I "voted" often. I was told to "harden up" and that I was "whining." I pointed out the continued problems and was ignored. Gene Cheng was a part of this. Just read that thread. The problems were pointed out and he didn't take it seriously. He didn't think anyone would leave. I wasn't the only one that left. Why do you think it has been so quite here over the last year?
The several members who were banned some time ago took things to the extreme and were essentially hijacking just about every thread which did not fit their criteria.
---Other people continued to do so. They were rude and disrespectful in most posts. They taunted people and posted insulting memes and videos, just as we see in this very thread. They were not banned. I wasn't the only one that complained. Nothing happened. So people just stopped posting or left completely.
The sad thing is that you guys allowed this to happen. You cannot blame the moderators or Gene since this is what the majority of people wanted, a lack of moderation.
---BS. That is what a moderator is for. There was NO moderation here. When people got way out of hand they might get banned. But there was no one telling people to behave and setting the general expectation that good behavior was going to be the standard. So it wasn't. Simple as that.
I miss several of those who used to post here, Zopa, KJ, Rene, and the list goes on.
---And those people were NOT banned! They CHOSE to no longer come here. And for good reason.
IMHO, the simple truth is that most who post here have no real interest in exchanging information. The simply want to present their view as though it were gospel and argue with anyone not of the same viewpoint.
---You are wrong. There was only a small group of individuals here who had no real interest in exchanging information. They simply wanted to pick at others and cause arguments. They spoiled it for all the rest of us. The moderators would do nothing about it. So many of the rest of us left. Again, simple as that.