Why was Tonykrater post locked??

[Rocker1]

 wow!!!! Dang Dez what did you do. David

[K.O.]

Hey pee-cor you wizzed all over this forum in a gta bashing thread... so I ask why are you still here...you stated you can't stand it here... so here is my take... BYE....

[bandg]

+1.  Pecor was totally out of line here.  Administration was right and I don't often agree with administration of most sites.

[Roadworthy]

I'll have to go along with Dez but I will say his response was much more reasonable than mine would have been.  I thought Pecor was way out of line on that one. 

[WD Feese]

What a gracious response.

[Rick67]

+1.  Pecor was totally out of line here.  Administration was right and I don't often agree with administration of most sites.

Interesting fellow.....

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=148566.msg1514441#msg1514441

[dv8eod]

Didn't take long for this thread to go off topic. Seems it's happening alot more often these days. One person says something stupid and away it goes. Too many people willing to fuel the fire. 😞

[pecor]

Just What I was Trying To Say 67!!   Took the Words right out of my Mouth!                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Re: Athlon Cronus BTR
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 08:15:09 PM »
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I have not used an Athlon scope but IMO, if I had $1800 to buy a scope I wouldn't get an Athlon.  Not that it is a bad scope but why not buy something like March, Zeiss or Nightforce?  Maybe you have already researched these and saw none that you liked but it just seems for that much money there has to be a solid option with a proven track record (again, not that the Cronus doesn't have one).
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[Horatio]

I think the GTA moderators do a great job. I think PA is good at what they do and genuinely try to add value to our hobby. I think Tyler cares about our hobby and was honest about the fortitude.

I am often guilty of going off topic.

I do think the whole preorder the unproven airgun is kind of crazy.

[Sfttailrdr46]

Didn't take long for this thread to go off topic. Seems it's happening alot more often these days. One person says something stupid and away it goes. Too many people willing to fuel the fire. 😞

Terry, Unfortunately there are way more members than Moderators on the forum and the entire moderation and admin team are unpaid volunteers. Trust me when I tell you that even when we are on line observing things can go sideways faster than you realize. Add to that the fact that although individual moderators may have one or two gates that we oversee sometimes we may be looking elsewhere on the forum when a member gets unpleasant with a response. Usually we respond to problems fairly quickly other times there will be several bad posts made on a thread before we can intervene and address the issue. 

As far as fueling the fire is concerned for many of the members this is like a second home away from home and as such many with short fuses will respond to the offending post harshly. When I see that I will lock the thread and boot the problem upstairs to the Administrators for review and intervention even if I am not the assigned moderator on the gate. Keeping this forum the best AG forum on the internet is not an easy job and at times it is a thankless one.

[Rocker1]

I think we all Have A Right to Know about Crappy Vendors and be Able to WEED THEM OUT!!!!!!!  And Yes This is in Fact About POWER!!! Yourself and Your Cronies!!! THIS Statement IS A JOKE RIGHT!!!!!! {One thing I have as a rule is all communication pertaining to GTA sanctioned vendors are handle by me personally. And no, it is NOT anything to do with status or power.}   With-Out Members You Would Not have a Forum!!!!!!   You Need to Remember that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you disrespect a man who has 482 days or 11,568 hours on this forum I want even go into the average hours per week to keep our hobby going and for your information he doesn't make a dime off of it, I want tolerate such so I will help you out the door  buddy. Poof!!!! dangit  David

[avator]

Didn't take long for this thread to go off topic. Seems it's happening alot more often these days. One person says something stupid and away it goes. Too many people willing to fuel the fire. 😞

Terry, Unfortunately there are way more members than Moderators on the forum and the entire moderation and admin team are unpaid volunteers. Trust me when I tell you that even when we are on line observing things can go sideways faster than you realize. Add to that the fact that although individual moderators may have one or two gates that we oversee sometimes we may be looking elsewhere on the forum when a member gets unpleasant with a response. Usually we respond to problems fairly quickly other times there will be several bad posts made on a thread before we can intervene and address the issue. 

As far as fueling the fire is concerned for many of the members this is like a second home away from home and as such many with short fuses will respond to the offending post harshly. When I see that I will lock the thread and boot the problem upstairs to the Administrators for review and intervention even if I am not the assigned moderator on the gate. Keeping this forum the best AG forum on the internet is not an easy job and at times it is a thankless one.

I'm sure it wasn't your intent to say that we would be a better forum if there were more mods and admins than members.
I'm guilty of going WAY off topic ALOT but I try to be respectful of others. I've received way more from this forum than I'll ever be able to give back. If there were no rules... well, can you just imagine?
And without anyone to "implement" those rules.......   

[Sfttailrdr46]

Didn't take long for this thread to go off topic. Seems it's happening alot more often these days. One person says something stupid and away it goes. Too many people willing to fuel the fire. 😞

Terry, Unfortunately there are way more members than Moderators on the forum and the entire moderation and admin team are unpaid volunteers. Trust me when I tell you that even when we are on line observing things can go sideways faster than you realize. Add to that the fact that although individual moderators may have one or two gates that we oversee sometimes we may be looking elsewhere on the forum when a member gets unpleasant with a response. Usually we respond to problems fairly quickly other times there will be several bad posts made on a thread before we can intervene and address the issue. 

As far as fueling the fire is concerned for many of the members this is like a second home away from home and as such many with short fuses will respond to the offending post harshly. When I see that I will lock the thread and boot the problem upstairs to the Administrators for review and intervention even if I am not the assigned moderator on the gate. Keeping this forum the best AG forum on the internet is not an easy job and at times it is a thankless one.

I'm sure it wasn't your intent to say that we would be a better forum if there were more mods and admins than members.
I'm guilty of going WAY off topic ALOT but I try to be respectful of others. I've received way more from this forum than I'll ever be able to give back. If there were no rules... well, can you just imagine?
And without anyone to "implement" those rules.......   

Actually my intent was just to point out that when a thread goes south even with the assigned moderator active on the forum at the time all it takes is three or four minutes for several nasty posts to appear on a particular thread before a moderator can step in and take appropriate action. As far as needing more moderators to control things as long as the active members flag the offending posts we will remain the best air gun forum in the internet. We are all members and as such we are all responsible for keeping this the great place that it is. 

[avator]

Yep, each and every member has an obligation to keep the forum positive.

[ezman604]

Actually, we should ALL be moderators and administrators to our forum. I would hope all members feel a part of what they are helping grow and would want to see it stay as positive as I do. But I can wish in one hand and do something else in the other. And see which one fills up quicker. The forum is what the members make it. The all volunteer NONPAID staff step up and give of our time because we are dedicated to keeping it going in the right direction. We're still growing by 10-20 new members each and every day so 1) we must be doing something right and 2) it makes it increasingly harder to satisfy everyone. But we will not stop trying. But for some, even all of our effort is not enough. They have to slam and slander us with BS trash and statements here and on other forums. I will not venture away from here to rebut these garbage statements. But you can bet the negative junk will be handled here to prevent the atmosphere from becoming tainted with that trash.
Now, I'm back to reading the positive input from our fellow family members. Thank you all for keeping your forum positive and a great place to be. And if that statement is too "vanilla" or dull for you, I suggest you go elsewhere to find the drama you seek.

[Bicycleman]

That is more like the DEz that I know.  Well said, my friend!

[bandg]

Exactly right.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  100% DEz