Here we go again.....

[CoventryCat86]

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showpost...78&postcount=6

That post sums up how I feel about the situation. I will deal with it as I see fit and its not up for discussion. I would have closed the thread myself if I had been here first.

As far as posts being removed from the 2.0 pass thread, honestly they were not removed in the proper manner and I can’t tell what was going on. (I have instructed the mods on how to delete posts in the future). But in an organizational thread, off topic posts don’t belong. As far as I’m concerned they are game for deletion.

Hex, all fine and good, I don't think anyone disagrees with anything you said in that post but THIS THREAD is about CockyHoskins piss poor "moderating" and deletion of threads and posts.

I would hope that you'd review members concerns here regarding his behavior AND his flaming response and take the appropriate action.

[hex1848]

Cocky just sent me a PM resigning as a mod. I'm not happy with his request at all.

[SFG75]

I hereby nominate CC. We may not agree on a lot of things, but he is one who does try and do the right thing.





By the way-I'm his campaign manager. If you send money, we can hook you up with an evening in the Lincoln bedroom. You will also have the privilege of meeting the two members of the Clay County democratic party.

[CoventryCat86]

Well why doesn't that surprise me at all? Here's a fitting smiley for ole Cocky

He was WRONG and got called out for it. Now a mature person would have handled himself quite differently, he would have said "I should not have deleted the thread, I should not have referred to members as "boy" and I should not have made the nasty-assed "Busch (sp) league" flame as a slap to other members here especially since I am a moderator here who should know better (BTW Cocky it's "Bush" not "Busch").

But no, what does he do? He throws a temper tantrum and resigns. We have an expression for people like this in politics, we call them "Stompers" when they are wrong or don't get their way, they throw temper tantrums and "stomp" their feet and storm out of the meeting.

He's acting immature and he needs to cool off and learn to not lose his temper.

[CoventryCat86]

How about NO MODERATORS?

CigarPass works fine with no moderators.

[hex1848]

How about NO MODERATORS?

CigarPass works fine with no moderators.

I like that idea. Except I can't be here all the time, and I need a few people to help keep things in (semi) order.

[Shagaroo]

I like that idea. Except I can't be here all the time, and I need a few people to help keep things in (semi) order.

Actually, no you don't. The only time there might be an emergency is if illegal material, or something grossly offensive, is posted, of any nature, but it can wait until you are able to remove it from the site. Works over at CP and MANY other forums all across the net. I have been running and moderating all manner of forums for most of the 15 years I have been on the internet. I can tell you now the best way to handle it is to keep as hands off as possible. You will find if you take this approach the users themselves will become protective of your forum and it will grow more than you can imagine.

As for cocky, anytime someone in power on a forum starts refuting others arguments with "well, it's so-and-so's site and they made me moderator" they need to go. While technical ownership may well be yours, as long as you keep the site open to public registration and urge folks to be active and help grow the site it in essence belongs to the users as much as it does you.

[ggiese]

Actually, no you don't. The only time there might be an emergency is if illegal material, or something grossly offensive, is posted, of any nature, but it can wait until you are able to remove it from the site. Works over at CP and MANY other forums all across the net. I have been running and moderating all manner of forums for most of the 15 years I have been on the internet. I can tell you now the best way to handle it is to keep as hands off as possible. You will find if you take this approach the users themselves will become protective of your forum and it will grow more than you can imagine.

As for cocky, anytime someone in power on a forum starts refuting others arguments with "well, it's so-and-so's site and they made me moderator" they need to go. While technical ownership may well be yours, as long as you keep the site open to public registration and urge folks to be active and help grow the site it in essence belongs to the users as much as it does you.

I couldn't agree more!!!

(I just wish I could put it into two paragraphs like Shag did...)