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Shadowracer · 2007-12-28T18:50:58Z

OK. Let's talk about some stuff.There's been some tensions boiling beneath the surface here and we don't want that. I just want to clarify a couple of things that might help understand how this works. Firstly, that post about "settling it with fisticuffs" literally slipped past us. I missed it, Evan missed it, and no one reported it. I didn't find out till later that something like that had even been posted. And unfortunately that thread seemed to be the catalyst for a lot of the BS that is happening now. (and mostly contributed to this underlying feeling that the OSS has some sort of "protected" status that seems to have ticked everyone off.) And for that I personally apologize. We missed it.Having said that, If you see something that goes that far out of line, please report it. By the time it was pointed out to me the post had already been edited. It may be hard to believe, but even those of us who spend a lot of time on the boards do not sit here like lifeguards on a beach waiting for someone to step out of line. If you hit the "report to moderator" button, it goes right to all the mod's email.Here's our usual MO: When something is reported, or if one of us catches something that's iffy, we go to the mod forum and post something like "hey I just got this/noticed this. What do you guys think?"Then we bounce it off the CRO Code of conduct. If it's coming close to a violation, we'll do a red text post with a warning. If its an obvious violation (ie, anything that someone who read the CoC would know wasn't kosher, but did it anyway), we'll warn/mute/ban the offender. If we're too late, and the thread got out of hand, then we'll state the violation in red and then lock the thread, so its still there and folks will know what we were thinking. The thread would notmally be deleted a day or two later. (I personally prefer to leave locked threads up, but the other mods/admin apparently have different opinions on that.) I want to strenuously protest the notion that "If you don't agree on certain points, then you will be moderated" feeling that seems to be running rampant here. Its just not true. But there IS a Code of Conduct here at CRO. Its here, its staying, get used to it. No one said you can't voice an opinion. We only ask that you think before you hit "post", be respectful about it, and don't make it personal. Its rule 1. Are we censoring ideas? No. Are we enforcing rules? Yes, but only if you're being a jerk. If someone posts something you don't agree with, and you begin to attack the poster instead of the idea, then you will be moderated. If you swear, you will be moderated. (if you're not sure about swearing...check George Carlin's 7 words you cant say on TV...it applies here.) If you trash talk, you will be moderated. (trash talking is trash talking even if you're not swearing...we enforce the spirit of the rules as well as the letter of the rules.) We put that Code of Conduct up, and every single one of you agreed to it, or else you wouldn't be able to post here. So why complain when we enforce it?Its all very simple.This is an open forum that is visible to the world. We have standards we are trying to uphold. We are trying to make CRO a fun and informative place that people, tracks, fans, organizations and racers would like to participate in. (We'd love to see more fans. But the atmosphere here doesn't seem to allow for it) So, no...you CAN'T just say any old thing you like. It doesn't work that way.We knew going in that guys would be resistant to the idea of moderation. So we're taking all this with a grain of salt. Growing pains happen.But I'll make this deal with you: If anyone has a beef, or a question, then is the thread for it. Say what's on your mind. We won't moderate you unless you swear or attack anyone (mods included) personally. Bear in mind though that if you say "The code of conduct sucks" or some such, we'll just ask why you agreed to it then.So...if anyone has a question, fire away. I'll be on later to answer if I can.But right now, I have a Christmas party to go to with a bunch of great friends that I'd have never known if it wasn't for CRO.Talk to you soon,Trev

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speedwaynews

Dec 30, 2007 12:56 pm

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I Cant agree enough AutoAssembler. I just joined and wonder why I did ??
I sent mid an email and he responded saying he has had enough of the whole deal.
That is sad to hear when infact as I understand it, CRO sponsors the OSS for the use of this site.
Its a shame when you have 1355 members that like this site but are afraid to use it because of a handful of adolescent trash talking kids. He also informed me that if you want to follow the series you can go to www.ontariosportsmanseries.com if that helps at all.

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Hardracing

Dec 30, 2007 3:28 pm

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I'm a little new at this. If I have a question to pose directly to someone on this board, I can pm them? Is this a direct email that only the other person will see? Perhaps a little more info on the different ways of communication on this board would also be a good idea. I'm still trying to learn what half of the short forms stand for, though I think I've got most of them.

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Dec 30, 2007 5:04 pm

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I'm a little new at this. If I have a question to pose directly to someone on this board, I can pm them? Is this a direct email that only the other person will see? Perhaps a little more info on the different ways of communication on this board would also be a good idea. I'm still trying to learn what half of the short forms stand for, though I think I've got most of them.

No. A PM is a personal message that you send via this site. You have an inbox that you can see if you go above to where it says "my messages". If you have messages, there will be a little number beside telling you how many are in your inbox. (there'll be one in yours right now...I just sent you one.) However, most guys have theirs set up so they get a notification in their email that they have a PM. To send a PM, just go inder the person's username and click the icon that looks like a comic book dialog bubble.)

Personal messages are private and not visible to anyone else. And frankly, sometimes we wish folks'd use it more often. In fact, if you see a post that is directed at one poster in particular, its a good bet that it should have been done via PM...but we're all guilty of that and we let it slide unless its really hostile.

Some guys also have an icon of an envelope under their username. These are guys that have provided a link to email them directly, Not everyone does that. (look under my name at the right of this post and you'll see it.) That will go right to their email.

Hope this helps.

Trev

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Dec 30, 2007 7:12 pm

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Well I guess this is a good place to say if you members want to fight like kids do it somewhere else and I don't want to hear that CRO is sponsored OSS on the net so we take sides as Mid knows this message includes him as well he gets no special treatment here.

If I have to give a temp ban or a long term ban to a long time member so be it.

Most people don't don't pm me to tell me how they feel about this BS of late but I encourage you the members to email and let me know how you feel about it as a couple of members are not going to ruin the site for the other 1300+ members that come here to get a racing fix and if you don't like the rules and don't agree to them no one forced to to agree to them and if you think we are so unfair go to another site and see how long they will put up with your BS as I know a lot of other race sites give you one warning then you are banned. So I know CRO has been more then fair about how they handle bans and warnings and we didn't take sides of anyone.

Also this could be considered a personal attack on Mid or the OSS series as this is all I see people doing. I don't see this on other series or members.

If you don't like the format of the series does this give you the right to attack it? Just don't read the board and you don't have to worry about it. If you feel the posts undermind the professionalism of the OSS contact the directors, don't fight about here as this questions you professionalism of your posts.

If I have to clean house to make the site enjoyable again that is what I will do. Continue to test my patients and the mods and you will find you are not welcome here this has gone past the point of opinions and it will stop. I would like to enjoy the holidays and not have to deal with this BS.

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