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Originally Posted by CowPoop
only reason im in this forums is 90% for offtopic threads but /signed- reason- moderators... alot of the moderators are jackasses I.E- u flame in a thread becuz of a retard or something that also is flaming, they send u a msg and not the other person or delete ur posts and not the other persons.
Flaming a person who has flamed you is still considered flaming.
It's common logic, really. Having a pattern of "He flamed me, so I will flame him" results in a cycle of "flame, flame flamer, flame the flamer that flamed the original flamer," etc. Thus, instead of having to delete 20 posts of insults hurled back and forth, we would like to stop it at post number 1. Hence, those that flame back are considered just as much of a violator as the flame starter. It is wholly within everyone's powers to step back and to either leave the argument, or to maturely, calmly and politely respond without personal insults or attacks.
As for the other concerns, new moderators are in the process of being reviewed and added. If any of you have suggestions, feel free to privately PM me. As I get a high volume of PMs each day, I can't guarantee a reply, but please know that I am very grateful and appreciative of your input and suggestions!
As for the new bumping rules, we've had numerous and very very frequent instances of threads that will have over 20 off-topic responses on issues that vary from other people's personal lives to flaming. Even if the responses are on the item in question, the seller should not have to dig through 20 responses to find one bid hidden between the chatter. The trade forums are made for trade, and recently, it's looked more like the off-topic forum than the trade forum.
Most importantly, however, is the additional reason that Shanksie provided for having the bump rule. Having others give your thread "free bumps" is not very fair to the other traders who are vying, just as you are, to place their threads on the first page. Exploits of "free bumps" are also incredibly difficult and near impossible to regulate. If people love your item, they will bid. For high end and high price items, we will start discussing the idea and hopefully find a solution that will integrate suggestions.
In the meantime, please use this thread to post further suggestions, comments and ideas. Please please do NOT flame, attack any member of this forum, and please try to keep it polite.
If you have specific conflicts or problems with any of the moderators, send me a PM and please concisely state your concerns and the accompanying evidence. Expansive, vague statements like "all the moderators are tyrants!" are generally unhelpful to pinpointing the problem, and I can do nothing further except ask you to be more precise with a PM sent directly to me.
Let's use this thread as a type of brainstorm to better the forums. As always, unconstructive replies and flames will be moderated as appropriate. And please keep in mind: if your suggestion/comment is just that -- a polite, calm suggestion/comment, you will need not fear any moderation.
Thanks everyone, and please feel free to PM any questions to me as well.
Aria
GWG Forum Admin
) at the same time as me (I am referring to the sell forum only). And to top it off, no enforcing of the rules, if they are online. I will of course concede that they have RL jobs, families, etc., to contend to (not that Shanks and Nef don't of course), but that basically - Ventari's Sell is moderated by only two people. I mean, how often do you see these guys online (or moderating here): Serafita Kayin, EnDinG, MCS, Aniewiel, Billiard, [Savio & Lasareth - were they just now added? 
]? I'm not trying to point fingers or place blame; but just reinforcing the fact that too much responsibility has been placed on the only 2 active moderators.
