Moderators and Staff, Disrespect at a all time high! Options

[medic]

I, along with a few Cb users that I have talked to via AIM and MSN are fed up with the disrespect, and putdown that we receive by a large majority of the Staff and Forum moderators. I am not saying that all of the staff and moderators treat us with disrespect, but there are a lot that do. I guess a lot of people do not realize, that we are what keep this site going, we contribute to keep the community alive. We feel that the contribution of our hard work and time is not respected as much as we wish it should be. I have the balls to stand up and speak out when many have been to afraid too, because they feel as if the moderators and staff would then, disrespect them more then they do now.

I still, as I did before support this site and community as much as I have before, the disrespect does not make me feel angry towards the site, but towards the staff that feels if they disrespect the community, that we will still feed into it. At some point in time, enough will be too much.

Garrett

[IceCream4U]

Medic vs. Mods

Medic: Well, I see your point. I have had one or two incidences where I was a little, lets say, shocked at what one of the mods said to me. Okay...a little more than shocked, more on the side of being pissed. So I know where you're coming from. And if you feel like everyone is ganging up on you, then I understand that too. In the original post, you said that you talked to others about this mod problem. So, everyone is taking it out on you because you were the one who brought up the situation. While I don't necessarily like the expression, "I had the balls", that's basically it. You had enough of that sh*t, so you just wanted to make a stand about it. Now mods, don't get mad at me now because I'm aggreeing that he had the "balls", and he could be posting in the moderator performance. Even though mods are human, they do not need to take out their bad day on people they most likely don't even know. Okay? Okay then. Now, I will move onto the mods side of the situation.

Mods: Now, I'm not exactly sure, as I am only an official member, but I'm pretty sure you have a tough job on your hands. Yes, you have 20 PM's a day, need to keep up your posting, etc etc etc. So I don't blame you - you are a human that has emotions. You're not a robot that just types and move the mouse all day. You have lives away from the computer, you go outside, eat, sleep, drive cars, friends, and even your own Xangas or Myspaces to attend to. So...yeah.


Okay, right now I'm really hoping that just because I typed more on Medic's side of the situation, you mods don't think I'm on his side. His is just more complicated. And Medic, don't feel bad because now I'm supposedly (sp?) on the mods side. Right now I'm just letting my thoughts go.

I hope that was nice for all of ya.

[sadolakced acid]

Medic vs. Mods

Medic: Well, I see your point. I have had one or two incidences where I was a little, lets say, shocked at what one of the mods said to me. Okay...a little more than shocked, more on the side of being pissed. So I know where you're coming from. And if you feel like everyone is ganging up on you, then I understand that too. In the original post, you said that you talked to others about this mod problem. So, everyone is taking it out on you because you were the one who brought up the situation. While I don't necessarily like the expression, "I had the balls", that's basically it. You had enough of that sh*t, so you just wanted to make a stand about it. Now mods, don't get mad at me now because I'm aggreeing that he had the "balls", and he could be posting in the moderator performance. Even though mods are human, they do not need to take out their bad day on people they most likely don't even know. Okay? Okay then. Now, I will move onto the mods side of the situation.

Mods: Now, I'm not exactly sure, as I am only an official member, but I'm pretty sure you have a tough job on your hands. Yes, you have 20 PM's a day, need to keep up your posting, etc etc etc. So I don't blame you - you are a human that has emotions. You're not a robot that just types and move the mouse all day. You have lives away from the computer, you go outside, eat, sleep, drive cars, friends, and even your own Xangas or Myspaces to attend to. So...yeah.
Okay, right now I'm really hoping that just because I typed more on Medic's side of the situation, you mods don't think I'm on his side. His is just more complicated. And Medic, don't feel bad because now I'm supposedly (sp?) on the mods side. Right now I'm just letting my thoughts go.

I hope that was nice for all of ya.

if he had balls why would he be hiding behind his "right to confidentiality".

[medic]

if he had balls why would he be hiding behind his "right to confidentiality".

See once again your wrong, I am not hiding behind ANY confidentiality, I am not releasing the names of the Mods or the Users who I have talked to about this because of ONE fact, people like YOU would blow it out, you would use it against the users, you would put them down, tell them they don’t know what they are talking about, tell them they haven no reasoning to say or agree with what I am saying. Every sing time you feel the need to post in this topic sadolakced acid, is every time you make yourself look more, and MORE like a dumb***.

If I was hiding I would for one not have even confronted anyone about this and I would have not even come CLOSE to posting this thread. If I was HIDING as you call it, I would no reply to you half a**ed, stupid comments. You know what, that’s all I have to say….

The ignorant can be enlightened, the dumb can be educated but the stupid shall remain stupid because they openly reject both education, enlightenment! STUPID is FOREVER. And sadolakced acid, I am glad to say, I have meet someone in this world, that has the HIGHEST level of IGNORANCE I have ever seen, and you just happen to be that person.

Too those who think this is not professional of me to post…. I agree… But when ignorance becomes the main game, I tend to come down to the level of stupidity that I am challenging.

Stupid is, what stupid does.

[KissMe2408]

See once again your wrong, I am not hiding behind ANY confidentiality, I am not releasing the names of the Mods or the Users who I have talked to about this because of ONE fact, people like YOU would blow it out, you would use it against the users, you would put them down, tell them they don’t know what they are talking about, tell them they haven no reasoning to say or agree with what I am saying. Every sing time you feel the need to post in this topic sadolakced acid, is every time you make yourself look more, and MORE like a dumb***.

If I was hiding I would for one not have even confronted anyone about this and I would have not even come CLOSE to posting this thread. If I was HIDING as you call it, I would no reply to you half a**ed, stupid comments. You know what, that’s all I have to say….

The ignorant can be enlightened, the dumb can be educated but the stupid shall remain stupid because they openly reject both education, enlightenment! STUPID is FOREVER. And sadolakced acid, I am glad to say, I have meet someone in this world, that has the HIGHEST level of IGNORANCE I have ever seen, and you just happen to be that person.

Too those who think this is not professional of me to post…. I agree… But when ignorance becomes the main game, I tend to come down to the level of stupidity that I am challenging.

Stupid is, what stupid does.

I don't totally disagree with you on what you posted, and can understand where you are coming from. You demand more respect from the staff members to be given to the regular members, which is understandable. But first let it be known, the staff isn't "better" then a regular member in any way. Being a staff member doesn't mean that person is smarter or more mature. It does require patience, biting your tongue, and dedication, as well as people skills. Not everyone has incredible people skills, when someone is provoked they will lash out like you so kindly showed us up there in your post about sadolacked acid. I just don't really understand wanting respect from people, but not giving it back to them in return. If you are fighting against "ignorance" and "disrespect" for the benefit of this community, then i understand that and applaud you. I can't stand those things either. However, if that is what you are truly trying to do then please be an example of what you are trying to represent. Mods have a very tough challenge of always representing CB in their posts, actions, and judgements. It's not an easy thing to do, as you can see.
Although I do believe putting a smile on even when you want to scream at someone, and I do believe that sometimes the mods aren't right, but the regular members are. Still, either way there should be respect from both sides. This isn't about mods vs. the members. It's very unfortunate that we came off to you as the "bad guys". That really wasn't anyones intention.
And remember, this isn't just one sided. There are numerous times when mods aren't respected by the members either. As a regular member you don't get PM's cussing you out about closing their topic. Or you don't get PM's saying "fix this" "move this" "help me" "go to hell". It's a hard job. Try looking at it that way as well.
As a mod, it is our job to make sure everything is in order around CB and to make sure the members are happy and to help them to the best of our ability. If one of us has been disrespectful, then we as a whole have been disrespectful and i'm sorry for that. We are human too. And we will keep trying our best. Thanks for the post.

ps. If this comes up again, I suggest you PM the mod you are having trouble with. A lot of times things are misunderstandings, you'll be suprised how things work out when you communicate to the right people at the right time. Also, it would be the respectful thing to apologize to sadolackid acid through PM or atleast talk this through, I have worked with him for a while and I know for a fact that he isn't the "highest level of ignorance and stupidity" like you put it. However the choice is up to you, you are very much entitled to your own opinion.

[medic]

I don't totally disagree with you on what you posted, and can understand where you are coming from. You demand more respect from the staff members to be given to the regular members, which is understandable. But first let it be known, the staff isn't "better" then a regular member in any way. Being a staff member doesn't mean that person is smarter or more mature. It does require patience, biting your tongue, and dedication, as well as people skills. Not everyone has incredible people skills, when someone is provoked they will lash out like you so kindly showed us up there in your post about sadolacked acid. I just don't really understand wanting respect from people, but not giving it back to them in return. If you are fighting against "ignorance" and "disrespect" for the benefit of this community, then i understand that and applaud you. I can't stand those things either. However, if that is what you are truly trying to do then please be an example of what you are trying to represent. Mods have a very tough challenge of always representing CB in their posts, actions, and judgements. It's not an easy thing to do, as you can see.
Although I do believe putting a smile on even when you want to scream at someone, and I do believe that sometimes the mods aren't right, but the regular members are. Still, either way there should be respect from both sides. This isn't about mods vs. the members. It's very unfortunate that we came off to you as the "bad guys". That really wasn't anyones intention.
And remember, this isn't just one sided. There are numerous times when mods aren't respected by the members either. As a regular member you don't get PM's cussing you out about closing their topic. Or you don't get PM's saying "fix this" "move this" "help me" "go to hell". It's a hard job. Try looking at it that way as well.
As a mod, it is our job to make sure everything is in order around CB and to make sure the members are happy and to help them to the best of our ability. If one of us has been disrespectful, then we as a whole have been disrespectful and i'm sorry for that. We are human too. And we will keep trying our best. Thanks for the post.

ps. If this comes up again, I suggest you PM the mod you are having trouble with. A lot of times things are misunderstandings, you'll be suprised how things work out when you communicate to the right people at the right time. Also, it would be the respectful thing to apologize to sadolackid acid through PM or atleast talk this through, I have worked with him for a while and I know for a fact that he isn't the "highest level of ignorance and stupidity" like you put it. However the choice is up to you, you are very much entitled to your own opinion.

I have been showing respect to anyone and everyone who posts in this thread, and to the people on this forum. I know how hard it is to be in charge of a forum, I run a pretty large one with very little help. I have never once told a member to "not let the doorknob hit you on your way out." And yes, that is a true post from a Moderator, and was met with the up most disrespect as it sounds. I never said it was easy to be a mod, but I know if I treated any of my customers in the way that I have been treated by high ups on this forum, I would have no customers, and I would not get referrals.

The reason I reacted the way I did to sadolakced acid is because of his previous posts, as did I with Frankie, and others. And it is a plus, yes respect should come from both sides, I have treated a lot of the people on this forum with respect, and have received it back, but I have also treated people with respect and got sh** shoved in my face. I recommend you read all that sadolakced acid has said on this subject before asking me to apologize.

This is a little look of what I have been doing for the past two days.....

Every singe one of those IM windows was about this topic, and what could be done about it.