Forum rant
Hi guys, as some may know, I like radio controlled cars. I recently joined a RC car site and man, they are strict. I understand about being nice to others and courteous, no flaming, etc.... but another member posted a thread on a build they had in my thread so as sort of a courtesy to acknowledge that I saw it, I posted a compliment on his thread.
Shortly there after, I received a PM stating that I had made an INFRACTION!!!!
I felt like I was called to the principal's office!!!
This forum is so heavily monitored by the mods it's...interesting....
The subject line of the PM was, “ You have received a warning at @@@@ forum.”
States, “Reason:
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Spam/Useless posting
check the last post date on the thread,if it's over a month old(let alone this one which is over a year old) dont post unless you have something valid to add.
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Warnings serve as a reminder to you of the forum's rules, which you are expected to understand and follow.”
So you can’t even go onto a thread to compliment people or anything, which a lot of times people post a thread to get the feedback from others. They even deleted my post.
It wasn't a 1 word repyl or anything but several sentences complimenting his build, again as a courtesy showing a I saw the thread. I hope they don’t give me a warning for poore speeling or nuttin……
They have a bunch of rules. You can’t even ask what people prefer, what color to paint a car, etc. You need to have a 5 word minimum per post! I know they are there for a reason but you know how a lot of members here ask what color to paint their car, what rims look good, etc… Over there they are considered “personal choice” questions and posting anything like this will result in a “yellow card” which means=”verbal warning (yellow card, not too severe but they add up)”. The list goes on and on….
Here's the rule:
“YELLOW Refrain from making responses to post, like "Cool", "I Like It", "Awesome", etc.... They will be deleted and you will not get credit for the post. Take the time to write a full sentence. posts like, what tires are those, that color is it, what wheels are those, and others do fit in this category. if you cannot come up with more than 5 words to post, then you have no reason to post then. posts like this are a waste of time to most and just take up forum space.”
You can’t even ask what wheels are on the car! Feels like big brother is watching every move you make. Maybe it's because you have to use full sentences of more than 5 words or something (As applied to the above rule?
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I’ve only been there like a week and already have a section added to my user control panel, “Latest Infractions Received” that doesn’t expire until 11/14/11!!! See the attached pic!
I dunno, I was having fun there but it really makes me appreciate the forum we have.
Ok, deep breath…. I’m just stating this stuff as a reminder to our members that we really do have a nice forum with nice people here (and nice mods!!!!)
