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Re: [GMCnet] The value of the forum/list [message #246269 is a reply to message #246251] Thu, 03 April 2014 08:59 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Ken,
I do not want to be obnoxious about this as I agree that what you do is a quick and simple solution for the forum users who are thick skinned (thankfully many of us are). IMHO, It doesn't solve the issue of some members leaving or no longer participating because comments became too personal or political. How much bleeding do we allow before we deal with the wound?

I have been a moderator in 2 automotive related yahoo groups that faltered and are now inactive mainly because the group owner took up the same policy of ignoring the troublemakers. The result was that all the valuable people slowly went elsewhere. Remember that the yahoo groups function much like this group where they have both e-mail and online formats. It is hard to selectively weed through all your e-mails and delete the "snarky" and confrontational messages without reading them part way.

In case you are unaware, A facebook member has been developing his own GMC web page apparently with its own forum that is about to go live. This will give yet another place where GMCers can go to participate. What Is already happening is that some of our valuable contributors are migrating elsewhere, potentially causing some of the lurkers to do the same in search of every last tidbit of trustworthy info. This group could become a ghost town and eventually die off.

Am I paranoid? Maybe, but not all that far fetched.

A healthy GMCMH future depends partly on sharing all the valuable information and knowledge that the senior members possess. Where will the younger or inexperienced owners go to get the answers if we allow one of our most valuable assets (this group, or any other)to fall apart?

I see the existence of multiple GMCMH discussion platforms as being similar to our GMCMH vendors. Having just one is not necessarily good. Having several that compete somewhat for their piece of the pie, is good for the rest of us. If they don't adapt to the needs of their customers they will eventually fade away.

The future success of this group lies in ALL of the members hands. If you have an opinion, fear, or other valid thought, you need to speak up (keep it polite). Staying silent won't help solve the issue. The owners/moderators need to know how we feel as a group.

Let me be clear on one thing, i certainly do not suggest suspension or expulsion of a member that otherwise contributes useful or valuable info. I think that as an adult, they should be capable of understanding and accepting polite warnings. If that doesn't produce the necessary changes, then the moderators have a job to do. Rules are rules and they do need to be occasionally enforced for the benefit of every member here.


If I am becoming a "thorn" someone please speak up and I'll drop the topic.


Les Burt
Montreal
1975 Eleganza 26ft
A work in Progress



On Apr 3, 2014, at 2:34 AM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:



Use the "Ignore all messages by this user" and be done with their problems.

You certainly will not miss much, if anything.

I have 3 in that list right now. They will stay in the ignore list for a year or so, and when happen to think about it, I remove them. At that time I will find that they have moved on.

One other comment. If you wish the waste the time, look at the posting times of the "snarky" postings. If they are always in the evenings or late at night, then you probably have a heavy drinker who would not do that when sober. If the postings are at other times, then you probably have an inferiority complex person who just craves attention. I personally would not waste the time to figure them out. Just pigeon hole them in your personal ignore list and be done with them.

Set rant off.




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Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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