Moderation

[jmdirt]

Counterpoint: pissing off ANY rider's fans is Good Actually

I guess we have a different outlook because my intention isn't to 'piss off' other members of the various social media platforms I frequent.

 

[Netserk]

Burning *** is Good Actually.

 

[Unchained]

I guess we have a different outlook because my intention isn't to 'piss off' other members of the various social media platforms I frequent.

Having a difference of opinion certainly should not trigger some kind of anger gene in your body. And as pointed out by many people of all levels of bike racing.. riders go an entire professional career without a race win..many without a top ten.. so singing their praises or calling them a failure is completely subjective.. Lots of pro bike racing is subjective, opinion based..I think many riders male and female rode brilliantly in World Championship events and the same riders I think shined are trashed all over the forum including in the clinic.. Doesn't make me angry.. Important things like rim and disc brakes.. Tires blowing off rims wo hooks.. Blue astroturf..those things really trigger me..

 

[jmdirt]

Having a difference of opinion certainly should not trigger some kind of anger gene in your body. And as pointed out by many people of all levels of bike racing.. riders go an entire professional career without a race win..many without a top ten.. so singing their praises or calling them a failure is completely subjective.. Lots of pro bike racing is subjective, opinion based..I think many riders male and female rode brilliantly in World Championship events and the same riders I think shined are trashed all over the forum including in the clinic.. Doesn't make me angry.. Important things like rim and disc brakes.. Tires blowing off rims wo hooks.. Blue astroturf..those things really trigger me..

Blue turf is from the gods!

 

[Lequack]

So what is Logic up to nowadays?

 

[Valv.Piti]

So what is Logic up to nowadays?

Instructing Remco's new YT-video?
Negotiating with Ineos?
Aero-testing for the Vuelta TT?

Only god knows

 

[ManicJack]

Yeeah , suck it Denmakr, 'Murrica is on top with our boy Steve Cuss, we're taking Iceland or Greenland or whaever building a walMart there wooohooo

So explain to me why this poster's regular anti American/ Trump crap is allowed to remain but when I commented on it, my post was removed? Oh, maybe because the above post was "liked" by a moderator.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So explain to me why this poster's regular anti American/ Trump crap is allowed to remain but when I commented on it, my post was removed? Oh, maybe because the above post was "liked" by a moderator.

Because this post with 99% certainty satire and I don‘t really see the harm in the post. Sadly couldn‘t see your post but I don‘t see a problem with that post. I do not moderate though, (obviously), so I‘d also be interested in the situation.

 

[RedheadDane]

So explain to me why this poster's regular anti American/ Trump crap is allowed to remain but when I commented on it, my post was removed? Oh, maybe because the above post was "liked" by a moderator.

Because it was very obviously a joke.

 

[ManicJack]

Because it was very obviously a joke.

One that they like to use often. Big bad orange man must live in their head🙄

 

[RedheadDane]

One that they like to use often. Big bad orange man must live in their head🙄

You're the one keeping track of what jokes other forum users like...

And, hey! It's understandable that someone from a minor cycling nation like the USA will be happy when they have a bit of success.

 

[ManicJack]

And, hey! It's understandable that someone from a minor cycling nation like the USA will be happy when they have a bit of success.

I don't watch cycling with a nationalistic bias.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't watch cycling with a nationalistic bias.

I was talking about Moose.
I don't have a nationalistic bias either, I just like it when the Danes win.

 

[the delgados]

Hahaha, nah I quit. There were a couple of things that tipped the balance, but mainly I was fed up of signing into the site and having loads of reports to deal with. It was a vicious cycle. I was spending all my time dealing with reports, which meant I wasn't posting as part of the community, which then meant it took me longer to go through each report because there was invariably a back story.

Mods should be part of the community they moderate and it became clear to me that I wasn't really that person anymore, and the only way that could change would be if I was no longer a mod.

You banned me a few years back for reasons unexplained, but I don't care. My reason for writing is mods on this site deserve to be paid. I would bet that a large portion of views on this site are from readers who go directly to the forum.

 

[Sciatic]

One that they like to use often. Big bad orange man must live in their head🙄

That kind of teasing, poking-fun at Americans existed on this site long before Trump was elected. The forum’s posters are mostly Europeans, many of whom may joke about the U.S.

 

[Netserk]

That kind of teasing, poking-fun at Americans existed on this site long before Trump was elected. The forum’s posters are mostly Europeans, many of whom may joke about the U.S.

Well, Moose is 'Merican.

 

[Sciatic]

Well, Moose is 'Merican.

Yeah, I thought so.

 

[SHAD0W93]

View: https://youtu.be/hDoGqZUHVEI?si=QYTack3nfMJJGU3N

 

[Pirazziattacks]

This forum has completely lost the plot. Whenever something happens that might compromise the viewing experience it becomes a venue purely for posters with a bone to pick to bash riders.

I don't see what the point of having moderation on this forum is when the most active moderator (Red Rick) is one of the worst offenders when it comes to attacking rider attempts to address safety concerns.

During the Tour de Suisse Red Rick responded in a juvenile and (to me) disgusting way to alterations that were made to a stage following the death of Gino Mäder. I reported the posts and attempted to contact admins after the posts weren't deleted. I received no response and nothing was done. As far as I'm concerned you may as well shut the place down if you're doing to run it like this.

 

[Netserk]

I don't see what the point of having moderation on this forum is when the most active moderator (Red Rick) is one of the worst offenders when it comes to attacking rider attempts to address safety concerns.

Why is it relevant for the moderation of the forum that he holds a particular view on a topic here that is not against any of the rules?

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Why is it relevant for the moderation of the forum that he holds a particular view on a topic here that is not against any of the rules?

I have no interest in anything you have to say.

 

[Red Rick]

This forum has completely lost the plot. Whenever something happens that might compromise the viewing experience it becomes a venue purely for posters with a bone to pick to bash riders.

I don't see what the point of having moderation on this forum is when the most active moderator (Red Rick) is one of the worst offenders when it comes to attacking rider attempts to address safety concerns.

During the Tour de Suisse Red Rick responded in a juvenile and (to me) disgusting way to alterations that were made to a stage following the death of Gino Mäder. I reported the posts and attempted to contact admins after the posts weren't deleted. I received no response and nothing was done. As far as I'm concerned you may as well shut the place down if you're doing to run it like this.

Quite disgusting to coopt the tragic death of a young man for your grievances against someone on the internet if you ask me.

 

[Bonimenier]

Quite disgusting to coopt the tragic death of a young man for your grievances against someone on the internet if you ask me.

It might not have been the best case to illustrate his point, but you know there are multiple dozen examples to show your little side.

 

[hrotha]

Are you guys suggesting we shouldn't be allowed to criticize riders? Only positive comments allowed? What?

 

[ManicJack]

Do the mods have access to your PMs? Or better yet retrieve one that was deleted?