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Agreed. It's good to call a spade a spade. We are all mostly adults and should be able to handle criticism, and be accountable if we happen to overstep or take something too far. Shit happens.
The individual in particular I'm assuming you're referring to would've been weeded out by a community driven mechanism, I have pretty high confidence in this.
That said, I still personally enjoyed some of his posts from a while back, as they did make me reflect a bit at times. I did see the degradation over time though. I remind myself everyone is human and everyone is going through their own shit in their actual world. That doesn't mean being a racist prick is cool. Good on you for calling it out.
Thank you, brother. Always appreciate your support.👍👊 also after talking with ML even he was unaware why I was given the boot. Kudos to him for reversing it.
I'm Unamused....🙄
I stand by my original statement.
Up and down votes being used as a social rating, and banishment is, the stupidest damn thing I've ever heard of.
I've seen it used on a popular cycling forum. Those with "a full tank of green" were the ones posting nothing more than drivel.
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ML… just so you know, the married stuff that is keeping you so busy right now will change.
You’ll be even busier, but with things that aren’t as much fun.
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Word. Were you in the red or green over there yourself?
I can definitely understand why you in particular would not feel comfortable with such a feature being implemented here.
It is more a measure of the quality of the content you generate, as measured by the community. Perhaps you could call it a social credit score. Does it add value, is it respectful, or more digital pollution, etc. It would certainly reduce the number of shitty threads where adults argue like school children.
I guess your original post on my stupidest damn suggestion you've ever heard of was not written sarcastically. In that case, I do appreciate the irony.
Point taken though. Definitely not the first, or last, stupidest damn suggestion I have made in my life. I will leave it at that.
Back then, I built downhill mt bike trails.
Politicking the land mgmt co. for exclusive land set aside for us in a place originally meant for ATV's, Jeeps, and Motorcycles. Showing there was a need for a dedicated DH area, and that it would sell land use permit$. (And it did)
That was the main reason I was on that cycling board.
Trail conditions, maintenance, new builds, closures etc... was what most of my posts were about.
How about let the thread originator exile posters from the thread if they are just there to agitate. If you get the boot, you can start your own thread about the topic. However, if you've just been being an ass, nobody will engage. Pretty soon, you'll self moderate.
Or... just proper board moderation.
Which is a huge, time consuming pain in the ass.
(For a time I modded a DH section of a board. Never again.)
Interesting idea. I think an issue with this is the original poster can police the discussion, and filter out posts that don't necessarily align with their view, and label it as agitating, which sanitizes healthy discussion from multiple perspectives. Perhaps that is what some people want though.
@Joey Bridges Sounds to me like your tank should've been full green on that other forum. Thank you for your service my man! I was in Bentonville a couple months back and rode the trails there. Millions of WalMart F-U dollars spent on bringing in professional trail builders, and they did a great job. Meanwhile here in Orange County, CA, we have world class trails - all largely built 'illegally' by local riders volunteering their time and effort. It creates a lot of value for the community. I personally love building and maintaining trails.
I don't think Walmart was worried about having to jump through any hoops to get things built. It's a major pain working with the county here, and often they end up sanitizing (and destabilizing) good legacy trails.
I will stop there so I don't end up getting political with this topic - probably already did. Whoops.
Picture below from my ride this AM with my best bud.
Well, if you exile everyone with opposing opinion, nobody would participate. Threads are only interesting if you have different opinions and different input. We all know who the agitators are, and yet they are still allowed to post and cause chaos. Legitimate difference of opinion is fun and healthy. But the reality is, as you get older, the things you see changing are largely big enough issues that it brings politics into the discussion. Someone 25 years old, his world revolves around riding his bike, time with girlfriend, and getting his monthly bills paid. Someone 50 years old wonders why he's been paying registration fees for the last 30 years and they are closing the riding areas the fees were supposed to keep open.
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Very well said @ToolMaker. I agree with everything you mentioned, and can see where your suggestion does have potential I didn't see initially. People would eventually stop putting wood on a fire that isn't worth sitting around...
What I love about this forum is that it brings people from all walks of life, from all over the globe, over a shared passion for moto. Non-moto has actually been one of the few online places I chimed in on deeper issues we all face today for that very reason (Actually the only place).
It's unfortunate we couldn't play nicely and the powers that be here felt it necessary to remove the ability to discuss politics, especially given the state of things today. But at the same time I get it. ML and co. are busy people with lives of their own, and political discussion in non-moto is not a primary revenue driver for VitalMX, and the juice was not worth the squeeze.
Hey, what is your favorite flavor of jello?
Orange is such a cool color, what is yours?
My first car was a Nissan w hat was your first car?
Public land staying public. The new vehicle standards. The Bend Oregon shooting. Cost of living. Climate change. Property taxes. Car insurance . Home owners insurance. The national debt!
We can't talk about this stuff because Michael can't handle getting 40 notifications a day from NARCS?
Michael you are caving to a minority that is intimidating you TO CENSOR.
You are limiting free speech!
Was your first Nissan orange?
Is orange jello your favorite?
I'm with you though. It's unfortunate, but this is the world we live in today, and "why we can't have nice things".
I definitely crave depth in conversation more and more, especially in a world where attention spans and cognitive capacity are shrinking rapidly (and this is coming from a dude with "off the charts" ADHD). I deal with enough nice folks daily who want to constantly have surface level discussions about shit I don't care much about, no offense to them. I am grateful to have folks in the real world to engage in deeper and more meaningful conversations too, but there is a time and a place.
It was nice reading people's perspectives on things here, and being able to type out my own thoughts/opinions on topics like you mentioned above. Oh well.
More importantly, if the store didn't have orange jello in stock, what would you get instead?
Lemon or orange Jello with pineapple chunks and light grading of carrot with a dap of whip cream.
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Dear Abomination…….
Agreed. Carrots? Talk about inappropriate content! That’s a week timeout, minimum…
Come on Fellas, give it a try!😂
Yes, small pineapple chunks with a light grading of carrot. You put it in the Jello when it’s liquefied. 💯👍🏻
Next thing you know someone will be suggesting cottage cheese and that’s where I draw the line. 🤮
YOU PUSS!😆
I KNEW IT!!! Banyan eats cottage cheese and watches Dancing with the Stars!!😂
I’m laughing at the implications made earlier in the thread. Those implying this was done to “silence them” during a period of time where they felt some sort of need to vindicate…well…they’ve gotta be screaming at their computer screens by now 🤣
The world is a funny place.
I DO NOT WATCH DANCING WITH THE STARS! I DO NOT EAT COTAGE CHEESE VERY OFTEN! It’s pretty good with fruit cocktail in it!😂
The world is a funny place indeed. Non-moto used to be a much more interesting place to talk shop, too.
Us adults couldn't have civil discussion about interesting topics very relevant to the world today. So here we are, talking about dessert. I am a milkshake dude myself. Riveting stuff I tell ya.
Beware the DQ Blizzards! Blizzard in = blizzard out 💩
Sounds like they’re not cleaning their Ice cream machine properly. I had more blizzards than I could count, never had an issue.
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