The way so many are insulting Don I would not be surprised to see him resign. Which would be a big loss.
BTW, what is the big deal about using the example(.) com format in the subject line?
Thanks for the support Trader, but these guys accusations don't bother me.
i could take them on two, three or four at a time.
Well...in response to trader's post a few above, nobody wants to insult Don, surely not me...I have tried to ignore this for awhile but saw the thread here posted by another member and decided to vent about it. I did not start the thread, nor did Acro.
He was not singled out by me but rather I used the term "mystery mod" until he gladly made it be known that he was the person in question by so many people lately including myself and proceeded to warn other members not to "jump on this bandwagon". Sounds alot like intimidation to me.
He can't expect to go around referring to us the forum members with his various name calling and then use his attacking manner like he has done in this thread a few posts before his nice warm fuzzy post above about scripts, movies, and actors when it's usually gustapo tough guy tactics all the time when you disagree with him on the forum or he disagrees with you and not have it come back at him eventually when people just get fed up with it. He is not better than any of us just because he is a mod and can edit forum posts. It would be different if he were the owner of this site but he is not.
Unless I am clearly misleading people or there is a major problem with my sales post (like a valid complaint from a concerned member) then it should simply be left alone because without us, the active members, this forum will cease to exist and without good domains like the ones myself and others post for sale from time to time then the buyers don't do much business here and the place becomes quite barren like it did for awhile not long ago. We are'nt really here to do much other than discuss things and buy and sell domains. When we come here and start selling domains again it seems a certain someone goes out of their way to lock down the post for just about any reason they can find along with closing any discussions they don't find agreeable to them. Some people can easily seperate business & personal in general. Others for some reason or another have a much harder time doing so and I think in this specific case that is probably the culprit.
It simply does'nt take a rocket scientist to know when to exercise some discretion and that a sales post does NOT need to be locked & closed. It's become like a constant aggravating game lately and this forum just is'nt a fun place anymore, it's becoming cold & overly rigid lately imo. This is my personal opinion on the matter and with all due respect to all parties involved.
lol focus
"when we come here" .... who the hell is we?
nobody goes out their way to seek your threads out.
when i visit the forum, i use the "today's post" link which shows all threads created or bumped up on that day. i go down the line, page to page.
your thread was closed just like any other member who is in violation.
no special consideration given, because you ain't special here...only in your own world.
though you may have been talking about a "mystery mod", i knew who you were referring to and since i'm not one to "throw a rock and hide his hand".
i had no problem letting you know i closed the thread.
i ain't scared!
Don, in your own eyes you're doing the right thing but in fact you're acting like a true bureaucrat. Do you know why I don't list domains on DNForum anymore? Because when I have a real business need, you're bound to pop like Mr. No with a "we don't need that feature" answer, as if anyone really asked your moderating intervention. I'm referring to the request I made some time ago - and not to you in person - to ask for brokers for a particular region without disclosing the domain name. That refusal cost me the ability to justify my $400 I paid for Exclusive membership a few years ago, when I have to jump through hoops and seek other channels of finding a damn broker who works the Japanese market.
So no, Don, despite what you think about yourself, you're stifling a lot of the expected progress in this forum with regards to observing not the letter but the essence of the law.
With regards to your argument about activity and energy, I will ask again if you're getting paid for the position you're holding. Because if you are, that would explain the defensive approach you've been taking all along with respect to *any* change.
It's easy to be around, shoot the shit a bit when needed, delete a few posts and move a couple of threads when needed. The *real* challenge is to function in a manner that displays understanding, a grasp of common sense and a need to improve what's in place, not freeze it in time.
All my criticism above reflects my opinion of you as a moderator for the past couple of years. Times have changed, we need new "blood".
it's not what i think of myself, it's what and why my family loves me.
that reassures me that i'm doing the right thing for them.
i don't need ego to deal with you or others, i just follow the script until it's rewritten.
whether or not i get paid is really none of your business, but you already know the answer.
regardless, i was doing it for years for free and people would ask..."why you take all that crap from members and don't get paid?"
so money is not the motivator!
and again, your suggestion was self-serving and was not shown how it would benefit the forum as a whole.
but in your own eyes, you just saw it as a put-down.
that's fine too, but if Adam felt the change was needed then he would have acted.
since you and others always claim how you gonna run and tell him, but blame me because no change was made.
lol
