Do you feel that THR is over-moderated?

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I do not think that THR is over moderated. The mods keep it civil and thats what is so great about THR, the threads don't turn into name calling fights over the topics being discussed.

I come to THR to find information about firearms, if I want to read lousy things i would go to other forums and I am sure thats why many people come here.
 
yes and no....

I appreciate the civil and mostly well informed discussions, which I credit to the mods putting the brakes on the "bufoons" that seem to dominate so much of the internet.

Yet, post a political commentary by Anne Coulter on the Legal and Political board and it'll get locked in a heartbeat.

I personally think that the ongoing debate in this country between liberals and conservatives has a very direct affect on 2nd ammendment issues. I also think moral debates have a real, if not direct impact on gun rights.

If you think otherwise, just wait untill the libs have both houses of congress and the white house.....

After you kiss your "assault weapons" goodbye, remember all the threads that got locked for bashing the Dim-whit-crats.
 
See, here's the thing, if you want a rowdy road house you can find tons of those on the internet. If you want some good-ole-boy tavern where only the "right" type of folks are allowed in and the "wrong" sort of folks have to endure the derision of the crowd, this ain't that type of place. Plenty of those out there also. It's different here. It's going to stay that way.
 
I vented the other day when i started the Thread named "The 1st amendment here on THR"

It went well And I learned that the moderators alot more than we think
and were very open to the thread and comented thoughly
 
:eek: What!?!? No, I don't think so. As you can see I may not post much, but I do check it out daily. Sometimes several times a day. Anyway, their have been many, many posts when I wonder why the Mods haven't locked it yet. So, you wouldn't want me as one. Anyway, from what I can tell this is a great forum, when compared to the others out there. The information is useful and usually given in an acceptable manner.

By the way, is over-moderation gun related or 2RBA related? This thread should be locked!:what::D

Mods - Keep it up guys and gals, you are doing an excellent job! If I wanted to go hear :cuss:, there are other forums out there.

So, once more into the breech!

Lance
 
Dang it, I was a sec too late.

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LOL that is just TOO funny :D

I would say "no, not necessarily". I think it's heavily moderated, and that's a good thing usually. There's been a few threads that got closed that I thought was a little too quick, but no big deal at all really. The worst boards are the undermoderated boards. This one has a pretty good handle on things IMO.
 
Over-moderated?

They put up with me.

From a purely personal perspective, I couldn't ask for more tolerance than that.
 
Actually, I applaude the efforts of the moderators. Their efforts give THR a great deal of credibility outside of our community as a level-headed, and well-run board.
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I cruised a lot of boards before becoming a member here. I chose THR because there wasn't the sniping and bickering and other child like comments prevalent on many other forums. Very civilized, very High Road as it were. I spend 95% of my online forum time here. It is pitiful what goes on in some forums.
 
Do you think THR is over-moderated?

No.

As an example, this thread, which was posted in "General Gun Discussions" has remained open this along, despite being horribly off-topic.

With that being said...I wouldn't expect it to last much longer. :D

Kudos to the mods.
 
THR is as successful as it is because it is moderated in the right way. The purpose of this board is kept on track and that is something most of us are thankful for. If you want SHTF threads go to whenshtf.com, if you want Wal-mart threads go to TFL, if you want excellent useful info relating to all things guns, stay here for a while.
If you don't like it, that's fine. No hard feelings. When you leave there will be 2 or 3 others that come in your place and the process is reincarnated again.
 
The moderators do a GREAT job here. Insofar as there are complaints, they usually come from people relatively new to internet discussions. Those of us who have been posting to assorted boards for decades know that what is usually whined about on THR as "over-moderating" is a wise move based on long experience with the consequences of what gets "moderated"; the "victim" may see nothing wrong with the offense, but only for ignorance in the natural order of such discussions.

What is insightful and edgy for a relative newbie is all too often an annoying lame retread over a long-dead horse. Quit whining, use the search function, and learn from those who have orders of magnitude more posts than you.
 
It never fails. Someone whines about the moderators, you do a search on their recent post, and find a moderator recently locked a post that was out of line.

Exhibit A is ziadel's post this morning where he says "No cop bashing" because he knows that will get the thread locked, but managed to slip in such snide comments as "real professional, another leo busts a cap in self", "demonstrates his amazing level of proficiency", and "They dont need your assitance to look stupid, they do just fine on their own". Obviously he is clearly aware that such comments will result in the thread being locked, but somehow thinks his admonishment against them gives him free reign to get in a few cheap shots. Said poster is then miffed when a moderator, unsuprisingly, locks the thead.

One might notice that three non-moderator members pointed out this thread started off going the wrong direction. That should have been a pretty good sign things were going awry.

Personally, I think the mods let too much slip through the cracks. There are too many posts here that justify their existence by some tangential reference to firearms. Likewise, not every story that mentions a gun is worthy of discussion.

Unless ziadel or someone else had some kind of insight on weapon retention, there wasn't much of a way to go other than bashing the cop in that thread. It's pretty clear ziadel's intention was to mock and humiliate the officer on a public forum, despite his call for no cop bashing. Ziadel did what he set out to do and his thread was appropriately locked.
 
I think the moderation is about right. I've seen a few threads shut down that I really couldn't understand, but so what? This is the only gun board I go to DAILY. I guess I must like it here. Marty
 
I've been a member of THR since it opened when TFL went into hibernation. Before I found TFL I stumbled around the Innertube because I wanted to have my horizons broadened by conversing with people from around the country and around the world. What I found, in many cases, wasn't pretty. Clannishnes, snobbery, flaming, etc etc ad nauseum. Places like THR and TFL are the exception and the reason is two fold. Oleg has has a vision for THR and his handpicked moderators help him cultivate that vision. It is expressed in the rules you all agreed to when you signed up.

So it's simple. Follow Oleg's vision. You agreed to the rules. Keep your word. If one of the mods steps on you, then, just maybe, you deserved it.

Follow one rule and you'll be fine most of the time. 1. Think twice, post once.

The mods are doing a fine job and a thankless one. Good work, and thank you, all of you.
 
The only reason the mods are so busy is so many people don't follow the rules. I read the rules that I had to agree to when I signed up. And I am OK with obeying them. Pretty simple, follow the rules and their will be no problems.
 
It's their baby, and they get to rock it any way they see fit.
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Only because you don't like the hand you've been dealt. Go join another game and see if you like your cards better.
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We're all guests & and the door swings both ways
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Oleg owns the hall-we get free use of it-mostly for being polite
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it is Oleg's house, and we should be polite
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+1, +1, +1 etc.

I’ll add my own colorful analogy: It their playground, they you want to play here you follow their rules. If don't don’t like analogies, here it is straight:
Oleg and co. pay for the server, the connection, and the software.
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it costs…which is mostly paid by the mods
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