billwynne said:
You've finally got me irritated enough to say something.
Have you guys noticed you're the only club in all of reef central that regularly send comments about personalities and beer all over cyberspace? People on reef central don't care about Dallas's quirks, or how much beer you drank last week. Other clubs don't litter reefcentral with this sort of stuff.
And have you noticed you've had trouble attracting new members? There are a whole lot of people in the area doing saltwater, who also don't care about your personal remarks(which don't belong here).
I've been to one of your meetings, and it was most pleasant. However, I've been so put off by all the inside jokes and personal references that I haven't come back.
Think about it.
Wow Bill, I think you are sadly mistaken. If you actually look at some of the other club forums here on RC you will see that the SEASL forum is quite tame. I should know, I moderate the club forum here on RC. While we have had a few disagreements in this forum, Nanook and I have rarely had to close a thread in this forum.
I am truly sorry that you cannot see the value of joking and having fun between a group of people with a common interest. This kind of interaction is what builds relationships, creates fun and promotes comraderie between the St. Louis Reefing Community.
FWIW, I also consider Dallas a good friend. We are good enough friends, that we can jokingly insult one another and there are no hurt feelings. Believe me, I have taken my fair share of good natured insults and it does not bother me one bit.
That said, being a Moderator of Reef Central comes before everything else. If you truly have an issue with something someone posts here on RC, click on the "Report This Post to a Moderator" button at the bottom of that post. There are a total of six Moderators for the club forums, including myself. All six of us will receive your reported post and review to see if the thread should be edited or deleted.
For the record, I have NEVER received a reported post from the SEASL forum. I have also NEVER received a complaint from the SEASL Board of Directors about the way the forum is moderated.
Feel free to use the Private Message function here on Reef Central if you would like to discuss this further in private.
Have a great weekend,
George
i have done many trades with him and have helped him out .as he has also helped me out. At the up coming seasl meeting i plan on helping him out by giving him some parts to hopefully finish off his skimmer. he is also going to help me out by bringing me my pump i bought from him 6 months ago. He is a good freind , and i do value his freindship.
