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Title: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: ezman604 on May 28, 2015, 01:40:48 PM
Please excuse the ramblings but I must make a public statement so I can get back to our sport and forum.
Recently, I was made aware of some slanderous posts on another forum about me and GTA. In order to not violate our own rules, I will not name anyone or anyplace in particular. But I feel the need to address a few VERY wrong statements in case you trip across this site during your internet adventures. :)
First off, I have been a part of GTA staff for several years. I have actually been managing the forum for a few years, with the help and guidance from Gene and the other staff members. This is not a one man show and never can or will be. It takes a team to manage our home. But I guess I can and will be the focus of all things wrong with the forum. I accept that. And it weighs heavily on me too at times. But the pride in what WE have developing here far outweighs the bad press some feel the need to generate.
Most of this comes from a member that has been banned from GTA. Know this, it takes a LOT to be banned from GTA. This too is not a one man decision and one we do not take lightly. But it becomes necessary as a LAST resort when folks prove to disrespect our forum, the rules we all helped establish and disrespect what we are trying to do here. And that is to bring the airgun community together in ONE place to help promote our sport/hobby in a positive way. The idea is to show the world that folks from all walks of life and backgrounds CAN come together under one roof and coexist in not only a peaceful way but in a very enjoyable way. We share a common interest and want this forum to be THE place folks want to come to share that interest.
I am accused of censoring ideas and opinions. The only censorship is when it is a safety concern or is a flagrant violation of our rules. NO ideas or opinions are stifled!!! Keep to the facts and don't violate the posted rules and any comment will stand on it's own merit. We will not be a soapbox for anyone to use to bash or flame. Allowed to happen, these types of posts would create an environment that would NOT help our sport/hobby grow and makes for an uncomfortable place to visit. But again, we do NOT censor posts. But we will not allow GTA to become a place that folks feel they must don boxing gloves and a helmet before entering.
A comment was made that GTA brings in "thousands" monthly. LOL
Now that is funny. We are a not for profit and never sell advertising. We have no sponsors, just donating members. And there are months we don't even get enough donations to cover the rent. GTA HAS in the past brought in thousands. But I will say that those rare cases were when a special raffle or fund raiser was being conducted to support either a community family member or organization in need, like The Wounded Warrior Project. Otherwise, that is a hilarious statement some uninformed person made. And no staff (INCLUDING ME) receive anything from the donations. Every penny goes to support your forum and events.
I was described as "arrogant, insulting, hypocritical and self righteous as usual." LOL
Evidently a person that does not know me at all.  And has no clue about GTA Forums. I really don't believe I make GTA about ME. On the contrary, I give many hours every day for the forum and the airgun community. I'm biased but I really don't believe I project that this is about me. LOL
But again, someone has to take the blame and be the focus of the slings and arrows folks feel the need to sling. And for what reason, I have no clue. Folks just want to be disruptive no matter WHERE they go. That's all I can imagine.
Every man (or woman) has the opportunity to come here and be a positive member of the community. Every man (or woman) can speak their mind, as long as you abide by the posted rules that the members helped develop. They are here for a reason and purpose, and that has nothing to do with wielding power or influencing anyone. Whether folks come here to JOIN the community or just hang our and learn, all are welcome. We go above and many times BEYOND to keep our family comfortable and this an informative and fun place to be a part of. Some folks just have no clue and do not care about anything but themselves. As for me, I'll keep trying to earn Gene's trust each and every day. I'll keep chugging along trying to fulfill his dream of making GTA THE place on the internet for all to come for airgun fun. As far fetched as that dream may be, WE will keep at it.
Thank you for your indulgence and sorry for the interruption. Now I must return my crown to the display case, roll up my sleeves again and get back to work. LOL
And as always....
SAFE & Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
 8)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Rocker1 on May 28, 2015, 01:50:13 PM
Well old buddy  you can bet your boots this old guy will be here until my toes turn up,still waiting on my payday. Lol!!!David
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Geoff on May 28, 2015, 01:58:29 PM
One cannot please everyone and someone will be upset at the end of the day.  Rules are here for a reason and need to be followed or a discussion needs to be had to change them.

Blatant disregard for the stated rules breeds chaos and the vast majority of us do not want that.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: dcorvino on May 28, 2015, 02:09:44 PM
Hi Dez
I just have to say you and David and all the Mods and admins do a great job.
Please keep up the great work.
Gene would be proud of all of your hard work.

Dave
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: dk1677 on May 28, 2015, 02:17:22 PM
Yes Dave has bent over backwards to keep the GTA and its members. I am in several car forums that would ban people for far less than the GTA. I have never seen a forum as fair as the GTA and am proud to be a member and volunteer as a mod here.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Bryan Heimann on May 28, 2015, 02:19:00 PM
     I have been a member for about 4 years now.  I have never been treated unfairly, despite knowingly breaking many of the established rules of the forum.  Looking back, there have been times that I myself have been pretty arrogant and hard-headed when I'd been warned.  I still recieved several warnings, and never once have I been banned.  Might have burned a bridge or two, and I'm sure I've came close to the chopping block a couple of times ;)  But, I digress...
     The GTA is a pretty awesome forum.  I don't think that there is a more closely knit group of people on the internet.  I feel closer to the members here than I do to most of the people that I work with.  Let me tell you, that IS saying something.  Also, I can tell you from my personal experience that you don't get banned easily.  Not from posting misinformation about shortcuts you have tried, or anything else I can think of that I've done.  Worst case, is you get publicly reprimanded by people who are just trying to protect other new guys from trying to do what I did that was either unsafe or not good for the gun.
     As a leader, there are always going to be people trying to tear you down.  Some people just can't handle being told when they are wrong.  Also, a lot of people suffer from a complete inability to make an honest and accurate self-assessment.  If anyone ever told me that they were banned from the GTA, I'd avoid them like the plague because I know what type of person that you must be to get the boot from this forum.  You just keep doing what you have to do to protect us from people like that.  I love you, God bless you!

-Bryan
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Motorhead on May 28, 2015, 02:28:23 PM
Be you a Teacher, Student or Casual observer ..... It has been my observation seldom are ALL the needs met at any one place.
Some will be bored, others entertained while others feel it's just right.

Human nature is to gripe about things not fitting their wants or desires .... The web is sadly a faceless & emotionless place where anonymity "Can" bring out the worse in folks.

First thing one needs to learn when sharing or voicing opinion ... Grow some thick skin.
Second being that swimming against the current never works.

Dave, Your the captain and sail a stable ship with able crew ... those who wish to create mutiny can simply jump ship or be tossed overboard.

Pretty simple rules IMO.

Best Regards,
Scott   

* spell correction made  ;)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: uncle paulie on May 28, 2015, 02:29:51 PM
Pretty much reminds me of a similar Incident a few years back when a few bad apples accused Gene and Bob of getting rich off the GTA when at that time they were pretty much financing the entire forum with their own personal money. As ridiculous then as now.

The individuals on the other end of this deserved to be banned. The rules are in my pace to assure all fair and equal treatment. Should individuals not wish to comply....Good riddance.

Stay strong Dave.

pv
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: buffdan on May 28, 2015, 02:38:49 PM
I am a newbie lurker here, and I must say that I very much appreciate this forum and the great people here.
The moderator/admin staff have been fair with their postings and control measures.

I am motivated to make an additional $ contribution which I will now do.

Thanks to all !

Keep up the great work.

Dan
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: avator on May 28, 2015, 02:46:51 PM
I had to learn a few things the hard way. The end result is, other than a couple airgun related online classified sites, the GTA is the only place I use to feed my airgun addiction. A year or so ago curiosity got the best of me and i joined a couple facebook based airgun pages. I had no idea what I stepped in.  Two of the sites were in the midst of some sort of peeing match. I was told by one of them that if I was a member of the other, I could not be a member of that one. I had made a few friends on both and even bought a very nice '85 Blue Streak from one gentleman but, I didn't want to be part of that type drama. So, I quit them both. Ya'll have made me feel very welcome here. I appreciate graciously the rules set forth and abide to the best of my knowledge. Dave, you and the guys do a great job in your thankless endeavors here at the GTA. I am proud to be in this fellowship.
 And BTW... if I didn't already commit to 2 of the CMP 853 as being my next purchase, I would jump all other that 700 you recently posted in the classifieds... lol
Keep up the great work guys. Place the "duck rule" in effect and carry on. (rain just rolls off a duck's back and he trudges on)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Matt15 on May 28, 2015, 03:16:50 PM
This is an awesome forum!!!! Thanks for all you do, Dave(and GTA team) ;)


Matt
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: oldpro on May 28, 2015, 07:58:43 PM
 I wouldnt sweat it we all know this is no money making BIG profit business otherwise there would be hundreds of air rifle forums and there are not. I can say this is by far the best one going currently and will be so for sometime I believe. I myself have been bad mouthed by others and I use to retaliate back but found it did more harm than good BUT you cant let people walk all over your good name and hard work, Thanks DAVE and the GTA for what you offer us all.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: MicErs on May 28, 2015, 08:08:43 PM
This is the best managed forum of which I have ever been a part.  Management here is exceedingly fair.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Sfttailrdr46 on May 28, 2015, 08:20:32 PM
 ;) DEz if you were any more fair in your dealings the back of your head would touch your heel's I have thoroughly enjoyed my adventure and even the thankless job of being a Moderator is not all bad just slightly difficult at times but if there is a better Chief on this forum he is already hanging with the big guy upstairs and smiling down rest assured you are doing a great job steering the forum into the future
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: bnowlin on May 28, 2015, 09:33:30 PM
This place is not only for my sport and hobby.  I love this place for the camaraderie and the friends you meet and never see, but feel I have known them for years.  I do however believe that I ran across this forum and was "enabled and fell into the dark side" through no fault of my own LOL.  This led me to believe in others in this world of scammers etc.  I just love this place that's all there is to it.  May be why I am a little so called crazy.
Bob
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: farrlarr on May 28, 2015, 11:42:12 PM
Under the described circumstances, one could almost expect that sour grapes would be expressed.  Given the character (?) of the individual involved (realizing what it takes to get kicked off of GTA), one could expect that such sour grapes would be loudly expressed in whatever forum(s) would allow him to post and that the sour grapes would be based on whatever fantasies he could concoct. 

I wouldn't worry about such postings, wherever they occur.  Anyone who comes to GTA will quickly see what is going on and will discount them out of hand.  It doesn't take long for folks to see what goes on here and realize just how far away from reality such postings are.  I realize that you may want to respond to those posts on whatever other forums allow them but you really don't have to defend yourself here!
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Pappy on May 28, 2015, 11:43:27 PM
Quote:   "I was described as "arrogant, insulting, hypocritical and self righteous"
Dave .... I see no errors in that statement!  Describes you to a T!   ;D ;D ;D ;D  You know I'm messin' with ya.

Dave, no need to ever defend yourself .... don't waste your time even reading that (I would cuss here, but then it would get edited by our dictator)!   ;D

Luv;

Pappy
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Gertrude on May 29, 2015, 02:41:07 AM
Dave,
Just face it.
 It's your fault... it's ALL your fault.
 Heck,... I think that most of the stuff on the news, at my work, in the government, in third world countries, on the space station, and in galaxies far beyond is ALL YOUR fault !

 But I don't care,... I'm still gonna hang out here for a long LONG time.  ;D
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: ToRmEnToR on May 29, 2015, 03:37:26 AM
This place has unexpectedly become part of My everyday life!.. It's because of You and other people like you on this forum.. Losers most likely will never change..

Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: DOKF on May 29, 2015, 04:01:19 AM
Like many other members, I check this forum daily, several times daily.

Heard some mention of other forums, but have never bothered to check them out.  The GTA has all that I need; no need to look elsewhere.

Keep up the good work guys.



.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: SciGuy on May 29, 2015, 07:32:29 AM
GTA is by far the best run and most active airgun forum. All admins and mods are to be commended and thanked. Please do not worry about that other forum. Even most of their members of which I'm one know to ignore the drama babies.

Keep keepin
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Joekrooz on May 29, 2015, 08:23:09 AM
A place with so many good members, you're bound to get a few bad ones.  I know that being the one in charge you're not gonna make everyone happy.  I used to take it personal when one of my clients wasn't happy or complained about things or didn't like my work.  The other 99% are happy and recommend me to their friends or family, the 1% that complains are usually just bitter miserable people that aren't happy no matter what. 
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Yarp on May 29, 2015, 08:26:32 AM
Don't let the idiots get you down.
You and the rest of the leadership team make this spot the friendliest haven for airgun lovers on the net.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Rolling Thunder on May 29, 2015, 12:05:39 PM
This is just a hobby....and life is short.  Wow.

Dave I second all the thanks for your good work, this great forum, and the decent tone that prevails here.  It's sad that internet forums seem to attract cranks.  I've seen similar on a forum comprised of lots of Ivy grads and PhDs, so it's not for lack of intelligence or education. Those looking for opportunities to attack, be rude, humorless, petty, etc, with the goal of what?  Feeling better about themselves?

Anyway lets all try to keep this fun and interesting!

Kim
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: steveoh on May 29, 2015, 12:32:30 PM
I've run yahoo groups, and forums for over 15 years. It's a lot of work, and I never get paid to do this. Currently the largest forum I take care of has steadily increased in membership and usage and so I have to keep increasing storage, and bandwidth and faster servers. Those $8 a month hosting packages are long behind me.  This costs money.

I make a little off of google ads but it's never enough to offset the expenses. So the past couple years, usually after January, I ask for donations, and folks cough up enough bucks to pay for hosting, and domains etc for the year.

This is never going to be a money making proposition since I refuse to cover the site with ads. Registered users see one ad at the top of the page, and one ad at the bottom. Non registered users do not get to see photos hosted by forum, and they get one additional ad. As is usual there are many more non-registered, or not logged in users than logged in registered users. Lot of lurkers too. The number of folks donating money is small, but they are usually very generous donations. They carry the financial burden for 90-95% of the users. Rather interesting I think.

I pretty much let the forum take care of itself with off topic, personal attack and political postings. Most of the guys hate seeing this stuff, and chase away those trolls who seem bent on irritating everyone. Occasionally I have to wade in and give warnings, and only rarely do I have outright ban someone.

One area I work hard at is blocking spammers, bots, and hackers. Having taken over a forum that had been infiltrated by 20,000 plus bots and spammers, I know how hard it is to rid a forum of these slime dogs. Putting in tools such as captcha and multiple questions, and multiple steps to join a forum helps prevent the worst of the bots and spammers from getting in, in the first place.

GTA is extremely well run, and though at times it seems like it has rigid rules, I understand why, and support the folks who spend their own time running it. It's hard work! You are always going to find a few malcontents, and while you can ignore them, sometimes it's just best to let them go, or ask them to leave, or just show them the door and wish them luck.

Thanks for taking care of the forum, and taking care of us!

Steveoh
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: ezman604 on May 29, 2015, 01:00:25 PM
Steveoh, it's rare that someone can share such insight into the inner workings of a forum as you have. I appreciate this greatly and feel a bit of relief knowing there ARE folks in our family that really do have a grasp on what has to happen behind the curtain. :)
It is a lot of work for our volunteers but the efforts show and we can all be proud of the results!!!
We (admin team) manually verify every new member application to prevent spammers and bots from infiltrating our forum. And we continue to have 10-20 new member applications daily. We have the captcha in place also but sometimes we still have bad folks that try to infiltrate.
You are 110% correct about the financial part of running a forum. We too have less than 1% that continually support us financially for ALL to reap the benefit of. We have monthly hosting fees and occasional upgrades and maintenance/customizations we have to pay for. Our raffles do well for generating those needed funds to subsidize our donations. I'm at times tempted to build a server and increase my home bandwidth and move the GTA server to my residence. But, with the maintenance and bandwidth issues, I'd rather pay a support team to handle those headaches. :)
There are plenty of other issues I (we) have to handle as you are aware.
We have Google AdSense ads at the bottom of the pages here. This generates a little money for us when folks click on the ads. This also gives us SEO (Site Engine Optimization) that helps keep GTA close to or at the top of a Google or other web search results of airgun related articles. The other banners you see at the bottom of all pages are OUR vendors in rotation. They pay nothing for this and we charge nothing for this. We support those that support us!!!
We are a work in progress and hope to always be. We take suggestions from our family members to help refine our set of rules. These rules are not intended to stifle any thoughts, ideas or sharing. But they are designed and written to help keep our forum the enjoyable place we all want. We are always open to your suggestions for improvements to the forum and the posted rules. This forum is for and managed by it's members.
And like your other sites, the members here will generally not tolerate trolls or inappropriate posts. Especially attacks on fellow members or vendors. I am very thankful of that. I would much rather we self police rather than one of us admins having to step in and handle a situation. But there are times when there is no other alternative. Thank goodness those times are few and far between!!! Thank you all for that.
Thanks for being a part of the GTA family Steveoh and all!!!
 
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Meann-Machine on May 29, 2015, 01:43:57 PM
Dave:
   Good job.  You were extremely busy at the GTA fun shoot a couple of weeks ago, and although we met I wouldn't be surprised or offended if you didn't remember me. But, to put it concisely: You were who I thought you were.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: ezman604 on May 29, 2015, 01:58:16 PM
But, to put it concisely: You were who I thought you were.

I WAS very busy but if we met, I'm sure I will remember. Don't think that is you in the avatar picture though.
And not sure if that you statement above is a GOOD thing?
LOL
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Meann-Machine on May 29, 2015, 02:05:50 PM
It is a good thing.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Rocker1 on May 29, 2015, 05:22:51 PM
HAHAHAH Dez I met him and he gave me a lesson on all the oldie airguns he was very knowledgable , he had a airgun that worked like a old bumper jack and a couple others I have never seen but read about. One you could cock once or twice  beautiful guns to say the least. would make a great post if he would put pics up and explain the history of them.  David
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: nced on May 29, 2015, 05:38:21 PM
As one that visits a few different airgun forums and refuses to get all wrapped up around the axle by detractors, I must say that this forum is the most enjoyable and well managed of all due to the hard work of those such as yourself. LOL....censorship???? I can think of one forum where a person can get reprimanded and perhaps expelled simply by mentioning the names of a couple veteran airgunners because there are axes to grind!

Keep up the good work and I thank y'all (the GTA enablers) for your dedication and dilegence!  ;)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: spider1960 on June 03, 2015, 02:35:05 PM
Very well said!

Spider
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: TooJung2Die on June 03, 2015, 04:35:18 PM
I joined a bunch of airgun forums when my interest in the hobby was developing. GTA is the only one I frequent. It's the best one on the Internet. Keep up the good work Dave, gentlemen and ladies. Don't let the haters get to you. You're doing it right!
Jon
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Kailua on June 06, 2015, 09:33:35 PM
I was born and raised in Hawaii but not a Hawaiian.  That being said I know that here in Hawaii the Hawaiians hold the word aloha as very sacred.  I must say what aloha I feel in the islands are the same with Dez, the staff, and  the old timer here on this forum.  Thank you for making me feel that way and hope the people and this place always remain the same.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: palonej on June 06, 2015, 09:49:20 PM
I am lucky enough to have met many of the members here.
I shoot regularly with a few of them.
Each and every one I have met I now call a friend......even some of them southern fellers!!
The quality of the people here speaks loudly of the way the GTA is run.
Keep up the great work and let the rabble rousing whiners go elsewhere.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: bnowlin on June 06, 2015, 10:30:15 PM
I am lucky enough to have met many of the members here.
I shoot regularly with a few of them.
Each and every one I have met I now call a friend......even some of them southern fellers!!
The quality of the people here speaks loudly of the way the GTA is run.
Keep up the great work and let the rabble rousing whiners go elsewhere.

Hey Joe,
Does that mean that if you haven't met some of us that we are not friends :'(  Just curious.  The is a great place isn't it even for us Texans. LOL
Bob
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: palonej on June 06, 2015, 10:54:34 PM
Sorry Bob!!! 
You're on the 'questionable' list!!!
It has nothing to do with Texas!!!!
I met the coolest Texas Belle at the fun shoot!!!
Miss Lizzie, The Texas Tornado, has to be one of the coolest ladies I have ever met!!
She even came to a pool hall with a bunch of us hooligans!!
But she does talk funny!!!!
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: bnowlin on June 06, 2015, 11:13:04 PM
LOL, I'll try to get on yalls un questionable. ;D
Bob
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Dockey 454 on June 07, 2015, 01:45:57 PM
                 Dave, just read the post in question. There some people no matter what you do you cant please them. I was taught when your in somebody else's house you go by their rules. It was great meeting you at the shoot. Looking forward to the next one. Keep up the good work.
        Tom
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Tommy on June 07, 2015, 04:20:57 PM
I am a 60 year old disabled  man and the GTA has been a saver. If at any time you need a new mod i would be honored to help out. Otherwise their is not much I can add except Thank You
Tom
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Privateer on June 07, 2015, 09:47:09 PM
Dave,
 Don't sweat it. I've meet both of you face to face.
Let's leave it at I'm more comfortable around you.
 ;D
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Rocker1 on June 08, 2015, 07:16:26 AM
 I can say That a better man I do not know and for sure a dedicated man for our sport of airgunning and I am proud to call him my friend and will stand with him for our forum. A lot of people do not know that my buddy takes a lot of this unfair criticism personally and it is unfounded to say the least.   David
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Pellethuntr on June 08, 2015, 09:06:09 AM
I have been an admin on a small forum for 4-5 years now and it can be a lot to handle at times, I can't even imagine the amount of work that goes into taking care of the number of members we have here. Props to you Dave and the GTA administrative crew for doing a stand up job!

I have also been through a few forum "fallouts", I will not go into details as we all know that the internet is an ugly place and there are some places that use moderative action to cover up what they do with generated funds. I am pleased to say that I do not see that here. In every forum you will find folks that feel that they are better than or are more knowledgable than some members because of their post count. I am thankful that there is not a lot of that going on here and it is nice to see new members being treated fairly!

Again thank you for your hard work Dave and the GTA Admin Team! 8)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Sfttailrdr46 on June 08, 2015, 09:20:43 AM
Dave , David and the rest of the Admin staff are top notch and DEz deserves nothing but praise and the Rocker1's hammer is used only when needed . If it weren't for you guy's support I would not have considered taking on the role of moderator. DEz although a thicker skin would help you then you would not be the leader that you are and I'm sure that all of us on the team support you 200%
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: ezman604 on June 08, 2015, 09:45:26 AM
MANY thanks for all of the comments. The GTA family and staff are outstanding. My intent was to post a rebuttal for the junk that was posted elsewhere. I will not revisit the site, I will do as suggested and stay where I belong. :)
There's really no better place and no reason for me to go elsewhere. I do need thicker skin so to not allow such trash to bother me.
Again, thanks to all that make and keep our home here the best on the internet!!!
Now back to more important, enjoyable and productive chores.
 ;)
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Gertrude on June 08, 2015, 12:43:53 PM
Now back to more important, enjoyable and productive chores.
 ;)

Filtering out the spambots, malware, and moving posts ?  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: mobilehomer on June 15, 2015, 06:48:30 PM
Dave, you guys do a FANTASTIC job. I have learned a tremendous amount from many in the family. I also try to share what little knowledge I have gained.
Now, if someone gets their feelings hurt and wants to leave because they have been reminded of the rules, or had a post moved, I say See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!! Don't let the screen door hit you where the Good Lord split you!!!
There are times when we all get rubbed the wrong way, no need to whine and quit. Put your big girl drawers on, Nancy!!! If a thread angers you, stop reading it. If you don't like a certain brand or type, don't read those threads! There is too much knowledge and fun here to stay away. I have never met any of the people here and STILL feel as though they are all family (yes, Joe P., even you, Yankee). Thanks, Dave
My side of the rant is over.
Title: Re: A Few Thoughts..things that need to be said
Post by: Addictedtoair on June 15, 2015, 07:07:46 PM
DEz I'm proud to stand with you and the rest of the staff of the GTA Family. Thanks for the opportunity to serve. Being able to do so has helped me recover from a terrible time not so long ago. Thank you Dave and all the staff.

Brett