I bet some of you are upset about deletions. Read on and then see how you feel.
So <b>you spent a long time getting that info</b>, making sure it was accurate, and adjusting your wording until it was just right, and now the post is gone.
So you were a <b>victim of being part of a thread that was killed</b> off for no fault of yours and your words of wisdom are gone.
So you <b>drifted from the topic</b>, lashed out, or just posted while <b>you were in a bad mood</b> and bang, the post is gone.
So you were <b>attacked</b> and were <b>not allowed to defend</b> yourself.
Did you know you can go get that post, maybe change it, or just re-post it? Sure! Try Tools, Internet Options, Gemeral tab. Press the Settings button under Temporary Internet Files, and then selectin View Files. Sort by Internet address, or by date, and Hey! <b>There's your post!</b>
Now if your post deserved deletion, and you know it, live and learn! I've had my share of deleted posts and every time it deserved to be deleted. I knew it, the moderator knew it, and we both knew the other knew it. It isn't personal. Rob has even gone and visited some of the people that declared him the devil for deleting their posts. <b>It just isn't personal. It's business.</b>
I consider the deletion of my posts to generally be a favor. It saves me from later embarrassment. I don't have to read later with my head screwed on a bit tighter and wish I hadn't said what I said, or said it they way I said it.
If you have to call someone an idiot to make it known that they are an idiot, then maybe they aren't an idiot. If they are, it was well known to all non-idiots without it being pointed out.
So all you folks that had that moment of steam and declared publicly you'd never post again, we are having a moment of forgive, forget, pride and egos aside, and for the first time, lets have <b>a DO OVER</b>. A moratorium. Amnesty. Most of us probably don't even remember what you said or why you went away.
<b>Come on back</b>, declare your presence, and you'll get a warm welcome across the board. Well, there may be a few where the welcome isn't there. Maybe if you were banned or something like that, but if you just up and walked because of censorship or deleted posts, get over it.
I just showed you your words are still there and if you want to, you can recover them and post again, e-mail the moderator for a ruling, or change the words if you like.
Of course, don't forget why your posts were deleted to start with either, and do note, Rob has been VERY lenient with the censorship and has even bent over backwards by creating areas were people can post gibberish and jokes, hogwash and crap, and debates until exhaustion.
Rob's been professional in moderation, drawing the line at "scum sucking pig", personal threats, and spamming. Hey, if that isn't crossing the line I don't know what is.
Won't you all come back? You know you want to, you know most people enjoyed your character, and keep it objective this time. Most of you had a lot to offer and enjoyed offering it.
<b>Your posts WILL get deleted.</b> Count on it. It's part of the game to be able walk that line without crossing it, don't you think?
And as far as my last post getting deleted, well moved anyway, <b>I'm out of here for good!</b> At least until my PC reboots.
So <b>you spent a long time getting that info</b>, making sure it was accurate, and adjusting your wording until it was just right, and now the post is gone.
So you were a <b>victim of being part of a thread that was killed</b> off for no fault of yours and your words of wisdom are gone.
So you <b>drifted from the topic</b>, lashed out, or just posted while <b>you were in a bad mood</b> and bang, the post is gone.
So you were <b>attacked</b> and were <b>not allowed to defend</b> yourself.
Did you know you can go get that post, maybe change it, or just re-post it? Sure! Try Tools, Internet Options, Gemeral tab. Press the Settings button under Temporary Internet Files, and then selectin View Files. Sort by Internet address, or by date, and Hey! <b>There's your post!</b>
Now if your post deserved deletion, and you know it, live and learn! I've had my share of deleted posts and every time it deserved to be deleted. I knew it, the moderator knew it, and we both knew the other knew it. It isn't personal. Rob has even gone and visited some of the people that declared him the devil for deleting their posts. <b>It just isn't personal. It's business.</b>
I consider the deletion of my posts to generally be a favor. It saves me from later embarrassment. I don't have to read later with my head screwed on a bit tighter and wish I hadn't said what I said, or said it they way I said it.
If you have to call someone an idiot to make it known that they are an idiot, then maybe they aren't an idiot. If they are, it was well known to all non-idiots without it being pointed out.
So all you folks that had that moment of steam and declared publicly you'd never post again, we are having a moment of forgive, forget, pride and egos aside, and for the first time, lets have <b>a DO OVER</b>. A moratorium. Amnesty. Most of us probably don't even remember what you said or why you went away.
<b>Come on back</b>, declare your presence, and you'll get a warm welcome across the board. Well, there may be a few where the welcome isn't there. Maybe if you were banned or something like that, but if you just up and walked because of censorship or deleted posts, get over it.
I just showed you your words are still there and if you want to, you can recover them and post again, e-mail the moderator for a ruling, or change the words if you like.
Of course, don't forget why your posts were deleted to start with either, and do note, Rob has been VERY lenient with the censorship and has even bent over backwards by creating areas were people can post gibberish and jokes, hogwash and crap, and debates until exhaustion.
Rob's been professional in moderation, drawing the line at "scum sucking pig", personal threats, and spamming. Hey, if that isn't crossing the line I don't know what is.
Won't you all come back? You know you want to, you know most people enjoyed your character, and keep it objective this time. Most of you had a lot to offer and enjoyed offering it.
<b>Your posts WILL get deleted.</b> Count on it. It's part of the game to be able walk that line without crossing it, don't you think?
And as far as my last post getting deleted, well moved anyway, <b>I'm out of here for good!</b> At least until my PC reboots.
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:lick: I'm not trying to butter him up but it is really true. Thanks again to Rob and Dolores for DR1.
