Member conduct???

[easterly]

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I have now had 2 replies to posts removed as being offensive. I do not feel I was offenise in any way. The first post was a response to something I find very offensive, putting animals above and before humans, the second a waste of bandwith about a possible "MacGiver" situation that is now 10 pages long. If the mods want a free exchange of ideas and information they need to be a little more sensitive to all members who don't violate the TOS (terms of service) . If they just want the power to mod thoughts.... see ya

[Chief Engineer]

Couldn't find any posts on either topic

[easterly]

Originally Posted by Chief Engineer

Couldn't find any posts on either topic

Thats because they were removed.

[knottybuoyz]

Looking into it easterly. Standby.....

[Chief Engineer]

What was the animal Thread
What was the "MacGiver" Thread

Just curious

[David_Old_Jersey]

What's a "Macgiver"?

[GordMay]

easterly:

I don’t know where you copied those rules for Member Conduct, but they don’t appear to be ours.

This public complaint is against our rules of conduct.

Excerpted from the CruisersForum Rules, here: http://www.cruisersforum.com/?page=rules

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[GordMay]

FWIW:
I sent a PM to easterly, explaining why* I deleted his recent message, providing a quick-link to our rules. His private reply to me argued that he thought that the member (he publicly insulted) didn’t belong on this forum.

* Among other very insulting remarks, easterly called another member a “nut job”.

Finally, easterly posts this public complaint - a clear violation of the CruisersForum rules; which he appears to not have read (instead posting some other’s rules - possibly a copyright violation).

[dacust]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

What's a "Macgiver"?

MacGiver was a TV show where a guy would make a jet pack from a fire extinguisher, a half-bottle of ammonia, some coat hangers, a spring out of his watch and adhesive he boiled out of some exotic plant. Saying someone is doing a "MacGiver" means they are doing a jury rig that is either the height of genius, or total stupidity. Usually denotes at least some level of derision, but not always. The show was just a wee bit over the top.

Reasonable question, but in the end, this is off-topic, so I'll stop here.

On topic I'll say I've had at least one post pulled. Thank you mods for doing a great job. Sometimes it seems like the reactions are a little quick or a little too touchy, but that's better than leaving it too long. I wouldn't change a thing.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Cheers for that. Vaguely rings a bell.

Unfortunately doesn't narrow the thread in question down

But no worries. Not my hooha (sp?!).

[Talbot]

The star of MacGyver has recently been seen a lot on TV as the head of SG1 on the series Stargate

[easterly]

Originally Posted by GordMay

FWIW:

Finally, easterly posts this public complaint - a clear violation of the CruisersForum rules; which he appears to not have read (instead posting some other’s rules - possibly a copyright violation).

Gord,
Those are your rules. I copied them from this website under the terms of service. There is no copyright violation.

[Pelagic]

Perhaps this is all that Easterly is needing

YouTube - free hugs-original commercial

[easterly]

Thanks Pelagic I needed that.

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by easterly

Thanks Pelagic I needed that.

You are most welcome... we all need more of that...