Robert Hairless wrote :
Now let's not be too hasty about asking the moderators to close this thread. Doesn't anyone else want to hear more about that second option in Steve's reply?
This may come as a surprise to folks, but any chance of me gaining sainthood went out the window by the time I was age 3. *grin*
Life is Life and nobody said one always had to sugar coat what needs saying or doing, even being civil and polite, one sometimes just has to ..well ...
Some folks are more thick headed than others...
i.e.
Private In house Forums for a Corporation and I of all folks am one on Staff ....yeah, surprised the hell out of me too.
So these are Professional Folks and in a Professional Setting.
One guy makes six figures and is a big deal.
Great.
Respect and Professional Courtesy is what is expected on this Forum.
Just be civil and polite, and we had a sub-forum for dirty jokes and other tacky things.
I mean folks wanted to vent and all and it was allowed.
This guy is attacking folks.
Fight : so I PM him and remind him of Protocols ( yeah me using words like "protocols" - scary huh?)
Fornicate : He keeps up so ...err..."screw it" and I lock him out.
"You locked out a Big Guy with clout, that makes six figures...." the Big Bosses asked me.
"Yep, sure did. I have respect for the guy , still he had to put on his britches one leg at a time just like I do".
They backed me up - and this guy - actually - apologized.
[He does not apologize to folks...still he did...nobody had had ever went toe to toe with him...I ain't got good sense...]
Gun: Well he really pulled a good one. My gut got to wondering as it does and come to find out some things were "not right".
I pulled the trigger on him on the forum...
He ain't doing what he used to, investigations were quite interesting.
Don't look at me, I was volunteered to do that Staff bit - just folks teach folks how to treat them and this one fellow just needed the Three F's Applied is all.
You should see what how I handle a kid' forum. Long Distance Learning with "forum" or "chat room".
You ain't lived until you deal with kids from age 3 to age 7.
I had more fun and learned a lot with them kids ( parents and teachers).
Older bunch we did "rock, paper scissors" and young ones we did "gummy sharks".
Humm, maybe we need to try gummy sharks on THR? LOL
Yes boys and girls, one got real gummy sharks for participation and doing assignments, and one gave up real gummy sharks for not doing work or acting up.
Do they make Gummy Guns?...I gots an idea...*Grin*
Donate : I do stuff my way for THR and not all of Staff "really" knows what the hell I do.
Heck even I sometimes don't.
The Reality is, Forums of some type have always existed throughout history , before I was born.
Forums will continue in some fashion long after I am dead.
I ain't that big of a deal.
So-
One is left to access themselves, THR, any Fora, and if they want to participate, donate and if so, how to do so.
This ain't rocket science ya know...*wink*