Be careful what you say on the diamondback forum

[Bill K]

Our beloved moderator/administrator appears to be a horse of a different color. Why I've even seen him, on his own, steel a thread and turn it into a calibers war!

[Thunder71]

In all fairness, it's usually not a good idea to start a thread questioning the actions of 'staff', it's a better practice to PM them and discuss it offline. If the original thread was locked, I really wonder how far you really thought the thread you started would go? After all, a thread questioning 'authority' on a thread they already deemed not worthy would be considered a public slap in the face by some.

Each forum is privately run and they can run them however they want, we're fortunate here on Kahr Talk and this is by far one of my favorite places to visit, however not all forums are run this way.

If a site admin doesn't want that kind of thing on their forum, so be it - find another and move on. Some admins are hard headed and any negative feedback is nearly a violation of their terms of service it seems.

[gb6491]

Well said Thunder71.
Regards,
Greg

[jocko]

ot the end of the world if one just walks away from any chat forum. They are what they are. I may not agree with some either but again i don't own it so I either accept it or just walk away which I have done before on o 3 orther forums, probalby before getting banned for shooting my mouth off to the head man. They have ther BUTTON , we don't..:7: I have since lerned that a gun forum is like going to a friends home. It is his home, u go by his rules or u are asked to not comeback or u decide it is best to not come back. Either way little sleep should be lost to. I still read on the forums that I have left, and I learn something from them yet, I just choose to not post on them..

I left aforum a few days ago that has over 8000 members, now does anyone really think they wil miss ol jocko or U???

[OldLincoln]

Well folks, you have just read about the difference between a republic and a democracy. The elected (?) representatives or perhaps appointed czars on some forums know what's best and impose their individual beliefs because the populace is considered too stupid to know better. John manages this forum in line with a democracy with individuals have a lot of freedom (love that word) to express themselves. We do have law & order but of the benevolent kind to maintain civility and thereby protect the freedom of the populace.

I still visit other forums to keep a broad picture of the industry (if that's what shooters are) but don't linger there. Long live Kahrtalk!!!!

[Bawanna]

So I guess to summarize this thread so far 9mm's ROCK! and your all banned?

I'll clean out the mail box to make room for a few more Flicka horse heads.


PS- This place is what it is because JohnH makes it or lets it be so. He's the man, hes the administrator. I can't take an ounce of credit away from him or Justin for this place being so nice. They might not blabber on like I do and rarely let their presence be known but they are there. When I get stuck they are right there to pull me out.

I finally just disconnected my garage door so when I hit the button it didn't go up and down. Annoying at best.

[Barth]

So I guess to summarize this thread so far 9mm's ROCK! and your all banned?
I'll clean out the mail box to make room for a few more Flicka horse heads.

The 40 cal guy responds -

[Bawanna]

I can't win!

Ok, 9's and 40's Rock! Along with 45's , and 10's, and 357's and 50AE's and 44's, and 7.62 x39's, and (this pains me) 380's rule, and (no not happening) 25's suck.

[Tilos]

I have found that many forums have a core group of like minded posters and seem to pile on when someone brings a different perspective on any subject.
If they have already hashed it out and come to a consensus, there's no more discussion.
And many times this seems to be led by mods who have strong views, similar experiences, and often times are about same age as the core group.

This forum is a refreshingly different place, without the usual scenters, ciber bullies, etc.
Thread drift is tolerated and often becomes a tsunami at times.
For me it's more about respect, even while hiding in ciber space.

YMMV,
Tilos

[jocko]

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So I guess to summarize this thread so far 9mm's ROCK! and your all banned?

I'll clean out the mail box to make room for a few more Flicka horse heads.


PS- This place is what it is because JohnH makes it or lets it be so. He's the man, hes the administrator. I can't take an ounce of credit away from him or Justin for this place being so nice. They might not blabber on like I do and rarely let their presence be known but they are there. When I get stuck they are right there to pull me out.

I finally just disconnected my garage door so when I hit the button it didn't go up and down. Annoying at best.

;like ur blabbering, IMO ur the best at it. I see no one challenging that either NOR WANTING TO:7:

[Bawanna]

I have found that many forums have a core group of like minded posters and seem to pile on when someone brings a different perspective on any subject.
If they have already hashed it out and come to a consensus, there's no more discussion.
And many times this seems to be led by mods who have strong views, similar experiences, and often times are about same age as the core group.

This forum is a refreshingly different place, without the usual scenters, ciber bullies, etc.
Thread drift is tolerated and often becomes a tsunami at times.
For me it's more about respect, even while hiding in ciber space.

YMMV,
Tilos

I think you nailed it perfectly Tilos. Sounds like what I've seen on my rare visits astray, the core group thing waiting in the shadows to pounce on wrong thinking newbs. Kind of like the first time I tried paint ball, the regulars wait outside the door and blast you the minute you come out.
Even more so the respect thing, that I think is the magic that makes the difference here. That's huge.

[getsome]

I love this bar!!!!...This is by far the best gun forum on the internet...I really feel like you folks are my friends even though we will most likely never meet face to face... Here we can laugh, have fun and carry on about most anything and sometimes even talk about Kahr pistols and good shooting or problems without fear of being banned...I go over to the S&W forum from time to time but mostly to look for information and not chat...They aren't as much fun over there and mostly stick to gun and cop talk..They also have some sretty strict rules which I wasn't aware of such as absolutely no political discussions are allowed...On the day the stock market tanked I wrote something like, Please someone go and dig up President Reagan and see if we can revive him to stop the madness in Washington because Presbobama doesn't seem to have a clue.... Well I got a PM from one of the mods with a pretty good ars chewing about that remark and he locked the thread...Over here we are FREE to discuss most anything within reason so long as we behave like adults and treat other members with due respect...We have the best mod of any forum in Captain Bawanna and to my knowledge he has only had to put a couple of notchs in his grips but those dudes deserved getting the boot....Rock on KahrTalk....

[Bawanna]

Damn, made me blush. Thanks getsome.

[jocko]

politics and religion wil lbring out the worst in forum members. Myself I now try to stay away from it, even jokingly. Those two topics seem to be the opposite of "well at least we can agree to disagree" It is either my way or the highway. Thjere is a reaosn why politics is not allowed on some forums, not just gunh forums . I respect that.

[jocko]

blush!!! Bazwanna, ???Pure B. S. IMO.