Methinks someone has an attention-seeking problem…
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Virtually everybody has an attention seeking “tendancy”, otherwise, nobody would be on the forum. The real problem occurs when some members make it a habit to object strenuously to multiple contributors or have a need to attack another member’s character. I thought such brutish behavior was unwelcomed on the forum.
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A forum on paddling.com should stick to the topics of paddling. I don’t interpret “General Discussion” to mean anything under the sun. It’s anything generally related to…paddling. To me that seems self-evident. I’m not here to read about people’s family drama, I’m here to read about paddling.
The bigger issue is that you’ve been here for 23 days and created posts with long rambling rants about this forum and mods 6-7 times. It’s clogging up the works. Yes we can ignore posts we don’t like, but this is not a super active forum so your ratio of off-topic, 11-paragraph-long rants frankly IS frustrating and feels anti-social.
If you’re genuinely asking for feedback, that’s my feedback. If you’re going to stay, please stick to paddling topics. And if you’re not willing to do that, then there are thousands of generalized, unmoderated internet forums at your fingertips that will be happy to engage with you on any topic you can think of.
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Surely you realize that you can flag any post which you think violates the posted guidelines (FAQ) of this site.
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I get it how most people view the forum as a way to unwind, pick up some tips, socialize, share stories and pictures. It’s a place to share details of our personality, but how much is enough. Are we a group cobbled together by a common interest, but when does it cross the line. Why is it that certain members feel inclined to set the standard of intolerance.
After several years as a member, I witness the badgering of certain members to drive them out, then childish glee at the success. I consider that an emotional sickness. I’ll listen to anyone who has something to say, but have no time for borish prigs. Nor do I have interest in debating a topic when the other person blabbers there credentials before the presentation of fact. Thats just an egotistical ploy to intimidate the other person into surrendering, but it simply shows that the content of his or her opinion is meritless without suffering us with bonafides.
If anyone has a topic to discuss or vent that get shut down on the open forum, you can direct message me for off line banter.
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I don’t understand what you’re trying to accomplish here. It sounds like you spend a lot of time on this forum and that it’s a waste of time for you (based on your comment here. I’m not on here enough to know anything else about you). So the answer to me is self-evident.
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Is that post directed to someone specific?
Funny… I was wondering if your’s was…
I’m sure you did.
Where’s the poll?
If unhappy with the “Board” leave. It seems pretty simple to me.
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So far the poll is 30 posts long.
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Do what ever you want.
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I do spend time here. My goal is to help novice kayakers by sharing what I’ve learned. I share logged trip stats to verify my assertions with factual data. I welcome discussion, but abhor blow hards who sling names, or call people “know it alls”. You preface your negativity with the comment of how you aren’t on the forum enough to know anything else about me, but you know all you need to know? I agree, you know all you need to know when you see my forum name, please ignore the content.
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I doubt he was talking about you
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Thanks for pointing that out. My mistake and apology. I often re-read posts because its easy to lose track of the overall thread. I passed over the comment, but it followed directly after my post. I understand how some topics can get tedious, especially if the member doesn’t have the time to browse daily, then a visit several days later has a hopper full of unread posts. While it can be frustrating, regular viewers have favorite posters or topics. I review every post, mainly because they occasionally fall off topic, so you never know what information the post carries. Sone I speed read, while others I spend time reviewing. For example, although I have no desire to paddle in cold conditions, burping immersion suits and the difference between dry and wet suits after immesion is fascinating. Although I made a Greenland paddle, I prefer the Euro. Since I don’t use it, I don’t engage the topic, but I still read the comments. All I suggest to readers is to allow the dialogue disregard it. If the topic is of no interest, it will die on it’s own. I’ve seen topics die, then return after a few weeks with “when is this topic going to end?” The answer is, when people stop responding.
Sorry if my comment was out of line.
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Still not sure what point you’re trying to make.
Maybe he was directing it to you
Doesn’t matter. His/her point of view is welcome.
I’m still trying to figure out how this whole site works. For example, it seems I responded to a post in this thread and now I get emails when other people post on the thread. I don’t really care enough about this topic so I’d rather mute the thread. Is there an easy way to do that? Also, when I look at the main page, I see this topic and it looks like it was posted by a particular person. But when I scroll up to see the original post it is by a different person. Or that’s what it looks like to me. Is there a guide for users of this forum to better understand how it is structured? I like hearing about people’s experiences out on the water and giving feedback when I think I have some experience worth sharing. I don’t usually like to get into discussions about moderation of a website. Now I’m sorry I did.
At the end of the thread there is a button called Tracking. It offers a number of options. You can opt to be notified if anyone replies, notify you if you posted something and someone replies, or ignore any future posts, etc. The topic indicates how many posts have been made, whether there are any new posts unless you chose to mute replies, and the last person who posted and when. It does not indicate who the OP is. You have to scroll to the top.
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