Please read this - a simple request

[bustersbuyer]

Holy cow - I admit I am writing this in a bit of frusteration - but it needs to be said anyway -

Some of you know who I am, for those who do not let me introduce myself - I am the buyer for RadarBusters.com and also a administrator of RD.net

One of my BIGGEST annoyances from this forum is the WHINING and flat out disregard for some of the most basic rules of any forum. I dont care if your a new member, long time member, admin or vendor. If you need a refresher on the rules of this forum, please take a moment to RE-READ THEM.

Everyday, I get emails about reported posts. Junk like "Personal Attacks", "Bashing", and my all time favorite "Name Calling"

Are you kidding me?

If you have an opinion, share it. But share it with some consideration of the readers of this forum. Share it thinking that a totally new person could enter this forum looking for advice on a detector and simply view our forum as a guest. What would those people think of the quality of advice they get if they are also reading nasty posts and silly crap that has nothing to do with the detector.

You may think your detector is the best, another may think your wrong. Deal with it. If you can't, well....I guess you should consider a career in Marketing for the detector vendor you are so passionate about. Then maybe you can do something more about it. But its not going to be done here on this forum with bashing, name calling and tactics that make us all look like unprofessionals. Share your opinions with professionalism. After all most all of you ARE THE professionals.

For some of you this is a hobby, some of you much more than a hobby, some of you its your business and livelyhood.

I simply ask of you all one thing - show some respect to the people who pay for this forum. Show some respect to the moderators who help make this the best place online to chat with professionals in this field. Before you hit submit, ask yourself, am I following the rules, am I being respectful to the community and is what I am saying adding something constructive to the conversation.

Please. I am so tired of emails reporting posts for these silly things.

Thank you all.

BustersBuyer

[category4]

Let's settle this in style, laser guns at 20 paces!!!!

Some people have such thin skins. As long as you don't call me late for dinner I could care less, call me anything you like.

Grow up people and quit whining to Daddy! These people provide us a great place to communicate our ideas, preferences and beliefs. Sorry everyone will not agree with you, that's why they make more than one flavor of ice cream. Don't take it personal because someone disagrees with you, it's rare we agree on anything.

[Stealth Stalker]

You have your Hands Full thats all i have to say

Former Forum Owner

^ FAILED to read the rules!

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[Goofy Footr]

I've lurked here a while before becoming a member recently, and i have to say ive never seen any name calling or the like. This place has always seemed very professional to me. I mean we have the V1 zombies, and the Escort users, but they always seem to play nice.

[Motor On]

Now 2/3 of my regular boards have had this type of re read the rules message posted by an admin in the past week, and those two are the boards (RD.net is one of them) that I log in on to get away from the headache that is the third (and quite possibly will see a reread the rules before the week is out). So whatever it is that's bugging the world, well you're not alone.

RD.net has been doing a good job of being that no inter-member personal BS place to hang out, but the place where enthusiasts gather and collaborate.

Are you telling people to follow the rules or stop reporting things or both?

[bustersbuyer]

Now 2/3 of my regular boards have had this type of re read the rules message posted by an admin in the past week, and those two are the boards (RD.net is one of them) that I log in on to get away from the headache that is the third (and quite possibly will see a reread the rules before the week is out). So whatever it is that's bugging the world, well you're not alone.

RD.net has been doing a good job of being that no inter-member personal BS place to hang out, but the place where enthusiasts gather and collaborate.

Are you telling people to follow the rules or stop reporting things or both?

I have always told myself, never write emails when frusterated, or reply to things without cooling down. But honestly, I feel the same way today. I want people to report things that need reporting. What I want more is for members to not do things that require reporting. Some of the things I see are simply done without any regards to the rules of this forum. Ill get off my ant hill now, and be quite. Thanks everyone, lets keep this forum great.

[Motor On]

I have always told myself, never write emails when frusterated, or reply to things without cooling down. But honestly, I feel the same way today. I want people to report things that need reporting. What I want more is for members to not do things that require reporting. Some of the things I see are simply done without any regards to the rules of this forum. Ill get off my ant hill now, and be quite. Thanks everyone, lets keep this forum great.

Thanks for clarifying.

[AirMoore]

Some people have such thin skins. As long as you don't call me late for dinner I could care less, call me anything you like.

Grow up people and quit whining to Daddy! These people provide us a great place to communicate our ideas, preferences and beliefs. Sorry everyone will not agree with you, that's why they make more than one flavor of ice cream. Don't take it personal because someone disagrees with you, it's rare we agree on anything.

x2... I am extremely outspoken, and some individuals who disagree with me are outspoken. In some threads we debate/argue topics, but in the next thread/topic... pshhh I could be agreeing with them and arguing our POV on our behalf.

People really don't understand it is the internet, and you just can't take it personally.


***If people take things personally on the internet, they are in for a whole World (Wide Web) of hurt. ***



Unless someone threatens my health or life (or the life of someone on the forum)... I could not care any less what people say.



~4.5yrs on the forum, 8,500posts, incalculable disagreements/arguments, and I still haven't been (personally) bothered by a single thing anyone has said...
All the forum members I have personally met: Have been top-notch gentlemen for that matter!


Even people who I often disagree with are good in my book!






Oh well... point taken!

And I hope the PM/emails about the issues stop, as we need you working on more excellent products/deals on radarbusters.com rather then fiddling around with squabbles on this site!

[SpeedUp]

I agree with AirMoore. ****, I got into it with him on a few issues but never reported him or anything. It's all based on opinions and I respect that otherwise I wouldn't post what I have to say. I always wanna know what everyone else has to say about the subject I'm talking about. I see your point thought. I'll try to keep it civil

[OldGoat]

Now 2/3 of my regular boards have had this type of re read the rules message posted by an admin in the past week, and those two are the boards (RD.net is one of them) that I log in on to get away from the headache that is the third (and quite possibly will see a reread the rules before the week is out). So whatever it is that's bugging the world, well you're not alone.

RD.net has been doing a good job of being that no inter-member personal BS place to hang out, but the place where enthusiasts gather and collaborate.

Are you telling people to follow the rules or stop reporting things or both?

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Seriously

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