Gentlemen...........!
Gentlemen:
And I truly mean GENTLEMEN in ALL sense of the word. I have truly enjoyed this thread not only for the sense of belonging it has blessed me with, but also that I have had the honour and good fortune to be amongst truly like-minded BROTHERS (and NO, Not just the blithely thrown term “Bros!).
But all this crap that Goose et al. has been throwing around has given me time to pause and consider what is the BEST NEXT DIRECTION For the Idle Chat Thread; after all, it HAS reached quite a few very notable milestones – including amongst the last ones, which actually is my personal wish - to see Twice, AT LAST, post on here!! LOL! It also has caused me to re-examine my actions/ponder if what I do on the forum as a whole is beneficial or a detraction; no, not any Grand Good Byes – not my style and certainly NOT my intention, but this last episode with Goose et al has made realize that this forum HAS taken away too much of my time and that I do need to re-prioritize my time/aims etc. Some of you know (by PM/Email etc - and I hope some of you can corroborate) that all during the course of this latest Goose assault, I had been considering taking a way-more-back-seat approach on this thread, as well as on the forum as a whole. And it’s actually the Goon’s posting up of the definition of what a troll is on the Senior’s thread that had really made me sit up and pay attention. In it, the various personae of a troll is described and I said to myself
“……..Sean, half of the things there could easily describe you – it don’t matter that your intentions had always been pure, don’t matter that each and every time that you come down on anybody, that it WAS for just and good reason, and even if you always went ahead and fully explained your actions when you do such rebuke (either on the thread itself or on the Senior’s thread), all it takes is some idiot to just twist it all around for his own agenda and really make you out as the real bad guy. I mean, even those who only see the rebuke and not your explanations will think this……….!”
Anyway, enough of THAT! What do I see/suggest for the Idle Chat thread? That is of course if the Mods will still allow it to continue!! LOL!
Well, I know for a fact that this thread does not need me or any particular person to make it continue to thrive AND contribute to the forum as a whole – and in fact, it’s probably bad that I HAD been as involved in it as I have been. Fact of the matter is that anytime I had been away, all you guys just merrily AND properly kept things rolling along! And so, I probably will NOT be making as many “visits” here as before – except of course if I DO see abuse or IF IMHO, I THINK things are starting to spin out of control. Secondly, I will NOT be making automatic Karma grants to each post – although I will still continue to so grant if I think a particular post IS worthy of such or if I sense that it’s a newbie/newish member who want to get a bit of a push towards more active participation on our forum. And thirdly I do hope/expect that you all will also play a part when you see ANY abuses against forum rules/conventions here. I ain’t gonna be around at all times like I was in the past no more – sorry!
I – and I would think others here too – will appreciate your own POV/Suggestions/constructive criticism in regards to OUR thread and so, I open the floor to all of you. The Mods have always been very reasonable, and I would think/hope that if they see that we ARE temperate/mature/sensible that they will have all the more reason to allow us to still contribute to the sense of belonging on this forum.
Thanks again Gentlemen!
SEAN – Grateful. | |
