To whomever reported me [Archive]

gouda

Jan 20, 2007, 02:46 PM

Never mind, it's not worth the effort.

Have a nice day...

In case you can't figure out what Flim Flam means:

From Wikipedia:

The derivation of the term flim-flam man (con artist) is debated, but may come from the 1930s law firm of Flam & Flam, lawyers of less-than-sterling repute in the immigrant neighborhood of 165 East 121st St. in New York City.

willhaney

Jan 20, 2007, 03:10 PM

It wasn't me.

Twmaster

Jan 20, 2007, 03:14 PM

Aroo? You got reported for 'Flim-Flam'?

I think maybe it's time to move on from RCG.

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Mike N

gouda

Jan 20, 2007, 03:23 PM

No I got reported for using two letters. The first being the second letter of the alphabet, the second was .... well, it should be obvious....

I changed that to "Flim Flam".

dr.E

Jan 20, 2007, 03:24 PM

Fromage.... It wasn't me...... ;)

cynjon

Jan 20, 2007, 03:28 PM

I'll bet it wasn't Bil Sidwell (aka Cessna 182) either... :cool:

ronmeister

Jan 20, 2007, 03:33 PM

I'll bet it wasn't Bil Sidwell (aka Cessna 182) either... :cool:
Lol!

Twmaster

Jan 20, 2007, 03:47 PM

I'll bet it wasn't Bil Sidwell (aka Cessna 182) either... :cool:

HA! Ok that was funny.

It really amazes me what gets people's panties in a wad. It really does.

:(

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Mike N

gouda

Jan 20, 2007, 03:56 PM

I doubt it was any of the good guys. You know who you are...

carefull..panties might be an unacceptable word.... You might want to change it to undapants...

Chriscru2

Jan 20, 2007, 06:16 PM

I know some of ya guys are heated about getting reported but this was the best laugh I had all day "thread" I love it here..

Maybe its time to really move on if we cant behave that is? LoL I'll stick around though everythings good.. Behave guys!! LOL

radralph

Jan 20, 2007, 07:04 PM

Have you noticed how wattflyer is getting several hundred posts/day now instead of 50? Seems like some folks are jumping ship. I may join them! Getting to be too many ripoffs and silly idiots around here at times. Add mods that are not responsive and let fanatics set the rules for conversation and I'd guess they're jumping ship because this ship is sinking. (censored)!!!!!

jgfan

Jan 20, 2007, 07:07 PM

What I want to know is where are the mods??? I see alot of posts lately about people getting reported and every one I have seen is a total joke. I have yet to see a single person get reported for something that is unacceptable. I mean for gods sake, using the 2 letters of B followed by an S is not anything to get upset about, now if it was spelled out, then that would be different. And there are no mods stepping in and saying come on people chill out. If a post is reported, it should be reviewed by a mod, and IF and I mean ONLY IF the post is offensive or derrogatory, then it should be followed up by pm or whatever needs to be done, but if it is not offensive or anything, then the person making the "So called offensive" post should never be notified of anything as there was nothing wrong. Come on MODS step up and do the right things.

bobthenuke

Jan 20, 2007, 07:13 PM

I was reported some time back for the same unGodly, disgusting, and offensive letters. The thread developed into a question as to whether or not we could find the person we inflamed with our careless use of Bill's initials. ;) We were never given the opportunity to face our accusers. So sad that the world has come to this nonsense.

bob

willhaney

Jan 20, 2007, 07:56 PM

Sure would be nice if reporters' name(s) were shown in the reported post.

Cessna 182

Jan 20, 2007, 08:25 PM

Personally, I think the filthy use of certain individual's initials is just to corrupt the 5 and 6 year-old children who frequent this site, and make them into guttersnipes. I would NEVER allow the use of MY initials to ahieve those twisted, child-molesting goals.
Bob Smith

village_idiot

Jan 20, 2007, 11:14 PM

for gods sake,

unGodly

Becareful, that could enrage someone too. :confused: After all, not every one believes in the same god, and someone's god might have a beef against people like you that believe in your god. :eek: Remember, unless it is your god, all other gods an not equal :D . And those that worship the other gods need to be converted or eliminated. :p

jgfan

Jan 20, 2007, 11:21 PM

LOL I didnt even think of that Village.

I may not post much, but I am on here every day. I read ALOT, and I have noticed that the mods here lack the well for lack of better words, brass ones, They have issued people warnings and points for some of the most rediculous things, yet they are not banning the known scam artists on this site. If you ask me its just a recipe for complete disaster for a great site. The well respected members on this site will soon grow tired of the problems not being addressed and will leave to goto other places making them bigger and better than the one they are already a part of.

Doubletap

Jan 20, 2007, 11:23 PM

umm....the mods are part of the problem. I won't go into anymore detail as I've already been banned recently and am still sitting on 10 points. :(

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=628154

Doubletap

jgfan

Jan 20, 2007, 11:31 PM

I agree Doubletap, and I dont care if I get banned or put on vacation, I just cant stand to see a great site like this was going downhill in such a bad way. I am hoping that the mods will step back and take a close look at how they deal with things. The way they are currently dealing with some issues are insane, to issue warnings and points and ban great members yet do nothing to all to people who sell items and never ship them or ship an item that is so far away from the description that Stevie Wonder could see it.

Broken_Arrow

Jan 20, 2007, 11:59 PM

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kawika1kalina

Jan 21, 2007, 01:06 AM

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 08:17 AM

I think if this that if this site went by the same standards that TV censors went by, everything would be honkey dory. After all if those 5 and 6 year olds can hear ***, *****, ***, ** and **** ** **** at anytime on network TV what we type should be even less offensive. And that's not even talking about what they could SEE!!

StrangeGager

Jan 21, 2007, 08:35 AM

...honkey...

There's another point(s)

Reason: Racial slur

:D :D :D :D :rolleyes:

swatson144

Jan 21, 2007, 08:56 AM

I don't know what the big deal is in getting reported. I get reported probably every 100 posts or so. Now that they have the canned warning that informs you of being reported, I just ignore it unless a mod issues a point, which hasn't happened in a very long time.

It seems sometimes someone just don't like what you have to say, and fires the ole report gun. After all if they don't agree you must have done something wrong in the post :rolleyes: Don't make it wrong though.

Steve

Jim_Marconnet

Jan 21, 2007, 09:13 AM

If everyone who did NOT report him posts here, then this will be the largest thread ever!

acroaviator

Jan 21, 2007, 09:41 AM

Cessna, how's your engine? I've got a crated O-470 with zero times. I bought it for a project and decided to go with a Lycoming IO-540-L1C-5. Hey...you only live once and you might as well get 3000 fpm climb while doing it!

fredeich

Jan 21, 2007, 10:40 AM

If everyone who did NOT report him posts here, then this will be the largest thread ever!

Gouda

Jim says it all. One guy complains and you get a warning, so what. You can't please all the people all the time. That warning should not even cause a second thought.

This is a great forum. Nothing else is even close, not perfect but very good. Most of these warnings should go in one ear and out the other.

Fred

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 11:06 AM

And this one did (in one ear and out the other). I just find it unacceptable that people can do *** (woopps) like that and not be accountable. Besides, it's cold here and some exciement makes the day go by.

Crashaholic

Jan 21, 2007, 11:15 AM

I really like this site and would prefer not to get points/vacation/banned. Seeing some of the recent issuing of the points kinda freaks me out because I dont see any problem with a lot of it. Honestly, I think most of this stuff would pass in a 'G' rated movie. I hope that this place doesnt keep going even further that way.

If enough people jump ship (not likely) no make a difference in the bottom line ($$$) they may lighten up.

Has anyone seen the movie PCU?

Tsquare

Jan 21, 2007, 11:42 AM

Actually it seems to me the $$$ bottom line comes from the advertizers here we all buy from. I guess we could all vote with our checkbooks. I have never been reported but that may change now.
Gene

radralph

Jan 21, 2007, 01:02 PM

I would think ad rates are very connected to site traffic.

Twmaster

Jan 21, 2007, 01:14 PM

And member count. There is a forum site related to a former line of work. I had requested, demanded actually, that they remove my account after seeing just how many ding-dongs there were on their forums. They flatly refused to delete my account. I later found out from a moderator the owner wanted to pad their user count to drive ad revenue.

Thankfully through some hosts file hacking and other stupid browser tricks I don't have to see most of the ads here on RCG.

--
Mike N

punkindrublik

Jan 21, 2007, 01:17 PM

Actually it seems to me the $$$ bottom line comes from the advertizers here we all buy from. I'm an advertiser. I get reported prolly more than the average user :rolleyes:

radralph

Jan 21, 2007, 01:35 PM

You deserve it Punkin....... :)

Cessna 182

Jan 21, 2007, 04:32 PM

You deserve a lot of things, Brian, but being reported ain't one of 'em. Just goes to show ya - guy here steals $600 worth of plane and nuthin' happens. Meanwhile, Brian gets reported, just because his initials are the same as mine....
Ben Stein

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 04:42 PM

There's two with the initials B*?

Oh, I'm in trouble now....

snolord1

Jan 21, 2007, 04:47 PM

easy,easy Gouda

i'm guilty of going over to Watt and testing the waters....i love all you guys here,but it's getting rediculous.
with that being said,anywhere we go we're gonna have issues with mods and scam artists and the likes

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 07:00 PM

jgfan

Jan 21, 2007, 07:06 PM

OMG you got busted for using those initials??? THAT IS FREAKING INSANE!!!! Come on MODS step up here we know your watching....

snolord1

Jan 21, 2007, 07:46 PM

**To many angry electric only guys here anymore. They need some glow fumes and slime to ease things along!**
Cas

wow i thought that no matter which way your powered,we're still in it together

Cessna 182

Jan 21, 2007, 08:01 PM

So, I got up yesterday morning and grabbed the Tampa Tribune, a small daily newspaper serving a minor community of 5,000,000 or so, and there on the front page, was a column talking about how Tony Dungy has had so much trouble, no (second letter of the alphabet, followed by a dot, followed by by the 20th letter, followed by a dot). Yes, that's right, the Founder and leader of a Christian Group concerned with raising black children with no male father figures, actually used my initials to describe the troubles his defense has had, ascribed to not having Bob Sanders in the lineup - but hoped Bob Sanders was gonna play today.
Amazing to think of the ruination of all those young skulls full of mush being further corrupted by the daily fishwrap having the temerity to use my initials without my permission; And in such a way as to clearly mean whatever the dirty-minded among their reading audience seem to think they mean. And as for 6 year-olds, we all know exactly what THEY think when they see those nasty letters....
Bob Sanders,
Getting spanked in Indianapolis, Indiana

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 08:03 PM

That's how it should be.

gouda

Jan 21, 2007, 08:26 PM

sue em...Can you sue Peyton Manning? Tony is one of many former MN Viking's assistant coaches to have escaped the grasp of one of the world stupidest indivduals. Whoms initials are not *S

Hey, it's tied...

kawika1kalina

Jan 21, 2007, 10:38 PM

Yup, got reported again for using Your initials. Unreal!!!

Ok, settling down.... deep breath... 3 jiggers Black Label.... Now I'm better..wowow

Hey, is it possible that this happens with no human intervention? They have some spyware type monitoring system that looks for certain combos of letters?

I doubt it, but??

You may be onto something.

Electronically monitored censurship isn't that hard to set up, you just have to type a list of offensive words and program a block. We do it when you put a member on the ignore list.

Let's test the waters with this bowl sit, I'll wager it passes.

Dave

Dennis Flora

Jan 22, 2007, 12:31 AM

If you would just use your name the problem wouldn't exsist.

Doubletap

Jan 22, 2007, 08:26 AM

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Twmaster

Jan 22, 2007, 09:06 AM

I don't suppose calling the mod a tool helped. ;)

Although I happen to agree the point system is a joke.

--
Mike N

Doubletap

Jan 22, 2007, 10:05 AM

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Doubletap

Jan 22, 2007, 10:16 AM

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Mark Wood

Jan 22, 2007, 11:06 AM

Hunh.
The only time I get reported or get a point is when I say something that I KNOW will be reported but I do it anyways.

Go figure. Maybe it's because I know where "the line" is and don't step across? :confused: ;)

mw

gouda

Jan 22, 2007, 01:38 PM

PM just recently received:

"The reason you have been warned is because:

The author has attacked another user's intelligence, character, or appearance."
"(Warning Type = Personal Attack)"

I do not believe it is possible to make a "personal attack" when I have no idea who the person is.

And, I can't edit anything like instructed.

Mark Wood

Jan 22, 2007, 01:42 PM

Whoa. http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/sarge/Oogle_anim.gif

That was like standing in a crowd when someone unleashes a shotgun blast and you're the one that gets missed. http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/constrector/scared.gif

mw

gouda

Jan 22, 2007, 01:46 PM

Not really. Just a reaction to unfairness.

finishman2000

Jan 22, 2007, 02:31 PM

GEE I'M Guilty of "Obnoxious behavior"

radralph

Jan 22, 2007, 02:49 PM

you are all very bad boys! you need to join a church or get into scientology or something to learn how to become properly trained sheep. These mods will prob appreciate it very much.

Should I report myself now???

ronmeister

Jan 22, 2007, 03:31 PM

:eek: (what just happened)
Whoa, you can't be serious....

punkindrublik

Jan 22, 2007, 03:57 PM

Holy temporarily hidden posts Batman!! :eek:

cynjon

Jan 22, 2007, 04:22 PM

I do not believe it is possible to make a "personal attack" when I have no idea who the person is.

I guess the mods need to add a category for "impersonal attack"...

Either that or change the reporting system to include the name of the person making the report...I know it won't change the number of reports I make--if a post needs to be reported, I don't care if they know I reported it. It's getting ridiculous in here... :mad:

Doubletap

Jan 22, 2007, 04:26 PM

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Cessna 182

Jan 22, 2007, 06:15 PM

Wow, it looks Herod went thru here wielding his sword and taking out the first born. There's dead and dying posts everywhere....and one "helpful" suggestion....

xFxLxYxExR

Jan 22, 2007, 06:52 PM

LOL, omg somone needs to get a life! Stop reporting people! nubs!

jgfan

Jan 22, 2007, 07:48 PM

WOW this thread is just getting better and better. This is getting totally rediculous, I cant believe a REAL MOD would let it get this far out of hand. Almost half of the posts are now hidden, this is completely uncalled for and "someone" should have morebrains than this.

Twmaster

Jan 22, 2007, 08:09 PM

Twmaster

Jan 22, 2007, 08:12 PM

I guess the mods need to add a category for "impersonal attack"...

Either that or change the reporting system to include the name of the person making the report...I know it won't change the number of reports I make--if a post needs to be reported, I don't care if they know I reported it. It's getting ridiculous in here... :mad:

Agreed. I too have reported posts for serious things (or truly obnoxious behaviour) however I will also step forward and say so in my best John Wayne voice!

'Yea, pilgrim. That was me who done that. Whacha gonna do about it?'

:D

This is becoming silly.

--
Mike N

gouda

Jan 22, 2007, 09:36 PM

I have to sleep on this. I'm sure a smart a** , but unpersonal answer will be forthcoming.

Hillary Clinton for President. that's about as unbelieveable as the rest of this.
tweek

jgfan

Jan 22, 2007, 09:51 PM

So when exactly will a mod step up and explain all of this? Will we ever get an explanation on why everyone is getting reported and having to edit posts for the most idiotic things???

Mark Wood

Jan 22, 2007, 10:46 PM

So when exactly will a mod step up and explain all of this? Will we ever get an explanation on why everyone is getting reported and having to edit posts for the most idiotic things???You're kidding, right?

mw

jgfan

Jan 22, 2007, 10:51 PM

So your saying that the mods are gutless??? They dont have the responsibility to step up and explain what the problem is??? If thats the case then this site deserves to be flushed down the perverbial toilet.

hole digger

Jan 22, 2007, 10:52 PM

Last mod we had was MW your chasing ghosts from that point foward. :rolleyes:

jgfan

Jan 22, 2007, 10:56 PM

So who is the one issuing points, and checking reported posts to see if they are indeed offensive??? There must be someone.

radralph

Jan 23, 2007, 01:00 AM

It's G.O.D.

Cessna 182

Jan 23, 2007, 03:15 PM

No, its M.O.D. - Mother Of Demerits....

gouda

Jan 23, 2007, 03:19 PM

Or D.O.M.

Cessna 182

Jan 23, 2007, 03:25 PM

Demerits Of Mother?

jperch

Jan 23, 2007, 03:53 PM

willhaney

Jan 23, 2007, 04:06 PM

I have a question. Has anyone made the request to include the reporter's name in the PM on the Site Suggestions and Complaint's Forum? If so, was there an answer? If not, perhaps one of us should start a thread there and the rest of us could post our support of it.

If it has been done... then I guess that would answer our questions as well.

JoeI've request that the names of reporter(s) be listed in the post reported a couple of months ago. Having them shown in the PM would be a nice compromise though.

Will

jperch

Jan 23, 2007, 04:08 PM

Will,
Did you get any kind of a response?

I am guessing that you did not or you would have told us what it was. To me that speaks volumes about the integrity of the folks that now run this site.

Joe

willhaney

Jan 23, 2007, 04:11 PM

Suggestion - List reporters (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=601990)

I said please. :)

punkindrublik

Jan 23, 2007, 04:11 PM

I started this one a while back. It's kinda on topic -
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=582668

Got moved to Site Suggestions/Complaints after it was in Trader Talk for a while, then eventually it got closed and forgotten....

Brian

willhaney

Jan 23, 2007, 04:12 PM

I didn't forget. :D

punkindrublik

Jan 23, 2007, 04:19 PM

I didn't forget. :DWell, I meant forgotten by the people with the power around here, not us little people :p

willhaney

Jan 23, 2007, 04:27 PM

Well, I meant forgotten by the people with the power around here, not us little people :pWho you calling little!?!?! :D

Points! Points! Points! Points! Points!

jperch

Jan 23, 2007, 04:42 PM

Will,
I tried adding my own post to your thread and the feature is not enabled. I guess they only want the originator and the mods posting on threads there.

Punk,
I do recall your thread. I received a couple of points myself for stuff I posted there. :D I wear those points proudly. :D

But it does seem as if Jim Bourke himself made te last post there. He indicated that he agrees that there should be a different way to do it, but hasn't figured one out yet. He "feels" the mods are doing a good enough job of it. :rolleyes:

Perhaps we should all post a thread in the suggestions and complaints forum all asking for the handle of the reporter when we get reported. If this is not deemed worthy, perhaps we could ask for the ability to reply to the PM one gets when one is reported. I am sure they might say that the PM is automated and there is no one to respond to. But the response could be automatically directed to the official mod for that forum.

It seems to me that a big part of the problem is a lack of communication between someone who is reported and the moderator/judge. By replying directly to the PM, one is establishing that communication immediately.

Just my $0.02

Joe

gouda

Jan 24, 2007, 09:18 AM

What does "moved" mean? Where am I???

Cessna 182

Jan 24, 2007, 03:24 PM

Seems like I recall making a suggestion or six, but they were ignored/buried/died of old age and inattention....
Bil

Cessna 182

Jan 29, 2007, 10:58 AM

Sorry I didn't get to see your post.

gouda

Jan 29, 2007, 01:23 PM

It just doesn't quit does it. me either C182

MustangAce17

Jan 31, 2007, 03:40 PM

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