This is so funny. If you post alot people complain. If you dont post enough than other people complain. So what exactly do you do? I decided a few months back that I was going to tone it down with the off topic stuff as I was getting tired of the criticsim from it and all I have heard since then was I dont post enough now. I am completely lost on what to do with this. I do know one thing you cant keep everyone happy no matter whatever you do.
Just like with being a mod, I am not the type of guy who is going to be banning people or trying to throw my weight around as I am not the confrontional type or some power hungry guy either but obviously it sounds like people want that.
As for the gambling threads, believe me I have thought of and asked every beginner type gambling question I could think of on here. A few of us were just talking about this the other day, how many times can you ask the same gambling type question on here before it gets old. I am not at all trying to sound like a know it all as I am far from it but after asking every gambling question under the sun and jotting down every answer, I would be a bigger idiot in some of your eyes if I started asking more gambling questions that I have already asked before. You can't win either way.
As for the Fezzik's place thing post, you may want to check that out a little better. I would be willing to bet I havent made over 30 posts there in the past 9 months or longer and I dont think I have started more than 5 threads there in that time but either way there is nothing saying I can't read and post at another gambling forum when I find it interesting.
Just not going to be the guy who posts alot, I never have been that type of poster. I am more of a thread starter type. When I am interested in something I like to ask questions. I love to read but most of the time I keep my opinions to myself, I have ALWAYS been that way. That has always been my style and no one here has ever asked me to change. I'm here every nite betting and reading, believe me it was an incredibily long basketball season for me and I have been here every nite after working my real job.
Not at all sure how to take some of the criticism here. I dont really want to get all into this as it is kind of personal but I did e-mail Wil about 2 months ago and explained to him that I would be VERY BUSY this winter as I am moving out of my hometown (been here all of my 36 years) and I am trying to make sure I am putting all of my extra time and effort for this very big move and that i am scared to death to move and want to make sure everything is perfect. I havent wanted to come on here and go all in-depth about it or make any excuses as there is still a 5% chance I may not leave but because of all the things I have been able to get done the past few months it is looking more and more like I am moving around July 1st or so. Going forward I will be able to put a lot more time and effort into the site as alot of time will be freed up and I am very excitied for that.
I do want to apologize to anyone if they dont feel I am doing a good job as a mod as I am honestly working very hard everyday here. I will be completley honest with alot of you and tell you that being a mod is not an easy thing. There is no real job responsibility. At first I thought to myself maybe I should try and move threads and ban mpre people, etc... I even have asked Wil and a few others a few times if I am doing that enough and they told me not to force anything and they felt the same way when they first started here.
In the e-mail to Wil we also discussed how I wanted to help the site grow and was hoping for more things for me to do in the future here. I also felt because of the laws and a few other things that all gambling forums and the industy have changed a little the past year and there isnt as much hard core type gambling discussion going on as before as we have lost some quality knowledgable people and the crowd is a little more recreational. His advice to me was to be the same type poster I have always been and dont do anything different which is why I wont start a thread unless I seriously want to discuss it and hear other people opinions. I am not under any quota or being judged on how many posts I make and I truly appreciate that as I wouldnt be here if that was the case.
I appreciate all of the comments. I debated on posting this as I usually (esp since I became a mod) have left stuff like this alone lately as I dont want to be confrontational. I have learned it just isnt worth it and you arent going to please everyone. The absolute last thing I wanted when I became a moderator was drama and any enemies because of it. I have enough problems in my everyday life and I am sure most of you do too. I come to the RX everyday to relax, laugh, learn, think, share and have fun. I cant wait to meet some of you at the bash in a few months so I can put a face next to these posts, get a chance to meet and joke around with you guys. I am sure most of you will feel the same way when we meet:toast:
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