flyspyder55

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/h...zate-mods.html

in this thread(just an example), the mod actually makes a perfect example of why the OP's idea is needed....

when theres a problem in the thread, it gets locked... the problem never gets solved, the users who mis-use this site never get punished... simply the thread gets locked... which hurts everyone else more useually than the one thats not abiding by the rules of the site.

i'm so tired of seeing locked threads as an excuse to not moderate...

when you guys have a problem with your car to you fix it or buy a new car? i guess you guys just go buy new cars

Zate

Locked threads ARE moderating. Lets take for example, the thread posted just below this one, asking about users moderating their own threads. Good question. Good thread. Fucked up by people taking the time to post up their own problems (which we can't solve). We could spend 10 minutes weeding through the crap, deleting stuff and putting the thread back on track.

Or I can answer the guys PM and lock the thread. Takes much less time.

I have 880 unread PM's, out of over 4000. It's a little busy around here. My admins are working hard, same with the mods. There is a report post button, if you havent reported a post, then how can we deal with it?

Report the damn posts people. You are the eyes and ears. I get emailed on every reported post. A thread gets created with the details of every reported post. It's better than PMing me about a problem post, it goes to ALL the admins.

I know you are going to say, "well hey, let the OP delete the posts". Problem is, same deal with neg rep, people can't be trusted with power like that, it is ALWAYS used to grief some poor kid they just don't like, or get back at that guy who deleted their post in a thread previously.

The logistics just don't work in our favor, now I've got more he said/she said bullshit to deal with, and nothing is more annoying than having 2 completely different sides of the same story and having to try and work out who is right.

So to sum it up, I understand your concern, there is more to it than that and I dont think it's going to solve more problems than it creates.

Hit the report post button, type in a useful explanation and we will deal with it.

SickOfAlltezzas

Zate,if youre not here to mediate problems.Then what the fuck is the sense is letting you/any other moderator to know about them..........

Thanks Though.

scnat

asked and answered again

Zate

In terms of the problem you are upset about, no sense in telling us about it. You having a fight with an ex business partner, not our problem, not something we have rules covering, not something we want to get in the middle of, or take sides over. It's just simply not something we can fix for you.

Someone breaking our rules, spamming, harrassing someone in PM's or on the forum, then yeah bring it to our attention, but last time I looked you want me to take your side in a problem that isnt anything to do with us. Sorry I can't fix it for you.