11-05-2017, 03:19 PM
ok guys,
first there is about a dozen reasons why people use fake names on the forum.
i've gone over ALL OF THIS IN THE PAST.
as admins we tried numerous ways to get only real names and so forth.
we kicked off newbes with handles deleted accounts tried sending emails but nothing worked.
we got tired of defining insanity by trying the same thing over and over again so we did something different.
the forum admin's modified the rules to allow newbes in without real names but they aren't supposed to post.
we all seem to know they aren't supposed to post as seen by everyone saying so in this post.
so why is it ONLY gary w seems to know that newbes don't get answers till they fix the name issue??
rather than complain that admins aren't doing their job POLICING THE FORUM just tell newbes you'd be happy to answer a question or discuss a topic "but first get your handle changed to a real name please"
the way i've always done it and others did on the old forum was simple welcoming and polite.
as admins we've found constantly writing emails to newbes asking for name changes is kinda time consuming!!!
also reading every single post to be sure people with fake names aren't posting is kinda time consuming!!!
after all the admins also would like a little free time to work on their machines.
so a little help here would go a long long way.
IMHO Expecting the overworked admins to police every issue in the forum PLUS HUNT DOWN EVIL DOERS POSTING STUFF WITH A FAKE NAME!!!! is a tinsie bit unreasonable.
AS FAR AS IGNORING THIS BLATANT ABUSE IN A PREVIOUS POST YEP I DID THAT.
THE THREAD WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH ANSWERS AND WAS TOO GOOD A THREAD TO KILL OVER A SILLY RULE. PLUS I'VE ALREADY MET THE GUY POSTING AND FIGURED TO FIX HIS NAME AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEK SO ALL IS COOL.
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first there is about a dozen reasons why people use fake names on the forum.
i've gone over ALL OF THIS IN THE PAST.
as admins we tried numerous ways to get only real names and so forth.
we kicked off newbes with handles deleted accounts tried sending emails but nothing worked.
we got tired of defining insanity by trying the same thing over and over again so we did something different.
the forum admin's modified the rules to allow newbes in without real names but they aren't supposed to post.
we all seem to know they aren't supposed to post as seen by everyone saying so in this post.
so why is it ONLY gary w seems to know that newbes don't get answers till they fix the name issue??
rather than complain that admins aren't doing their job POLICING THE FORUM just tell newbes you'd be happy to answer a question or discuss a topic "but first get your handle changed to a real name please"
the way i've always done it and others did on the old forum was simple welcoming and polite.
just say welcome to the forum person without a name.
we are happy to help you with your question
BUT FIRST LETS GET YOUR REAL NAME and INFO TO THE ADMIN AND GET THAT FIXED FIRST.
also reading every single post to be sure people with fake names aren't posting is kinda time consuming!!!
after all the admins also would like a little free time to work on their machines.
so a little help here would go a long long way.
IMHO Expecting the overworked admins to police every issue in the forum PLUS HUNT DOWN EVIL DOERS POSTING STUFF WITH A FAKE NAME!!!! is a tinsie bit unreasonable.
AS FAR AS IGNORING THIS BLATANT ABUSE IN A PREVIOUS POST YEP I DID THAT.
THE THREAD WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH ANSWERS AND WAS TOO GOOD A THREAD TO KILL OVER A SILLY RULE. PLUS I'VE ALREADY MET THE GUY POSTING AND FIGURED TO FIX HIS NAME AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEK SO ALL IS COOL.
D
arghhh stupid caps lock!!!
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Dave L.