QUOTE----- I had a rather disturbing email this morning, and it opened my eyes to some problems that exist on our message board. Without naming names, a member who has provided some GREAT information over the years, and who has taken many hours of his own time to write articles and answer posts, sometimes chasing down gremlins in OTHER people's cars, requested that his account be removed.
We used to pride ourselves on being a civil and mature message board for Mark VIII enthusiasts, and a great source of information. I look at the last several days of posts, and see pointless, immature, rude, and insulting posts, not by one, but by many, new and old users alike. Rather than treating each other with respect and having the most rudimentary level of manners, you have a bunch of 'hoodlums', for lack of a better term, smarting off, chasing off long time users who have actually contributed something to the message board, besides inane comments, "Yeah, that suxors", and insults. I can appreciate a joke between friends, but this has gotten out of hand and will no longer be tolerated.
Effective immediately, there are users who will find their accounts suspended for 1 week. No, there is no grace period, or "I'll behave beginning today." I should have taken action long ago, and the fact that these accounts weren't already suspended is because I had become lax in reading and moderating the message board myself. I will do my best to spend more time looking around, and no warnings will be sent, nor will there be any discussion/debate about what I or the other moderators considered before suspending anyone's posting priviledges. Should a suspended user wish to debate/argue/etc., their accounts will be permanently suspended.
It is has long been my belief that I would rather have fewer good quality friends, rather than a multitude of acquaintences. I am going to apply the same standards here. There are forums out there where people who feel it necessary to behave like children can play, THIS board is reserved for those who can behave like adults, exhibit respect and civility towards others, and contribute to the community.
Calvin Louie
94 Mark VIII - Dark Portofino Blue/Portofino Blue
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This guy is SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Take notes children!!