- Hi ALL. Hope everyone is having a great 4th holiday!
I just wanted to relay a personal issue I'm having w/CB. When I first came across this website I was truly happy/excited to be apart of such a great and exceptional site, I have meet alot of friendly, knowledgeable peeps whom were always ready and willing to assist a fellow member, but lately all I'm reading are post about how rude,inconsiderate,and blatantly ignorant members have become. I think I'm going to take a break from CB and hopefully if/when I return members have become more civil to each other.
I will end this post THANKING ALL peeps who have helped/assisted me in all my inquires. I wish nothing but the BEST to ALL CB members!07-05-08 08:53 PMLike 0 - Well now, seems that someone has been rubbed the wrong way........but whatever..........don't sweat the small stuff........Christ.......nobody can be THAT over sensitive....right?
I think perhaps a big fat bowl may do you some good....07-05-08 10:36 PMLike 0 -
In a nutshell, none of us should be too big to apologize if we err, and more importantly, tolerate disrespectful behavior from anyone while here at the CB.07-05-08 11:20 PMLike 0 -
In a nutshell, none of us should be too big to apologize if we err, and more importantly, tolerate disrespectful behavior from anyone while here at the CB.07-05-08 11:22 PMLike 0 - It's not about being rub the wrong way. I think Travelqueen is referring to the general atmosphere of the Forum and the intentional and deliberate rude Behavior of some odd post here or there. The Mods have tried to put a curb on most of these kind of peeps, but every now and again one comes to the forefront. We must all bear in mind that this is a Family Forum, and should act accordingly, and be willing to Police ourselves. Many of us enjoy this Forum, your truly included, and act in a decent manner. However, with the growth of the Forum comes those who have no respect for themselves or for others, and isn't hesitant about letting their presence be known on the Forum.
In a nutshell, none of us should be too big to apologize if we err, and more importantly, tolerate disrespectful behavior from anyone while here at the CB.07-05-08 11:24 PMLike 0 - I agree a lot with TravelQueen. It seems like a lot of posts recently have turned into arguments over stupid stuff that doesn't even have anything to do with the thread itself. Sometimes the arguments get really hurtful too. It's sad that this is happening but I guess it's to be expected on a site with over 200,000 members. There are some people that just seem to be looking for any reason to get p!ssed off and it's made the atmosphere of the site different than how it used to be. I won't leave cause I know it's probably a phase (or the moon or the planets alignment or something). Hopefully everyone will get back to their happy cheery selves soon because I LOVE this site!07-05-08 11:30 PMLike 0
- This is not to excuse anyone's behaviour, but this is the nature of forums. The anonymity makes (some) people feel that they can say whatever they want.
It's a shame that anyone would stop using the forums because of a handful of disrespectful people.
I hope we can collectively raise the bar around here and do like crackblack says and police ourselves appropriately.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com07-05-08 11:40 PMLike 0 - This is not to excuse anyone's behaviour, but this is the nature of forums. The anonymity makes (some) people feel that they can say whatever they want.
It's a shame that anyone would stop using the forums because of a handful of disrespectful people.
I hope we can collectively raise the bar around here and do like crackblack says and police ourselves appropriately.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
To Travelqueen and all the Female members of CrackBerry, we the Guys should always be ever Cognizant of their presence and act accordingly when in the presence of a Lady07-05-08 11:57 PMLike 0 - Bla1zeCB OGI speak for the whole MOD team in addressing this issue..
We work hard to try and curb any posts that may be of the inappropriate nature ASAP...through monitoring the forums and taking care of reported posts, if you all see things that you are un happy with..report it..we will address it.
As Crackberry grows, we are bound to attract some people who are only here to cause problems, it's unfortunate that things like that have to happen but it's the reality of maintaining such a large site as Crackbery is becoming.07-06-08 03:28 AMLike 0 -
- I speak for the whole MOD team in addressing this issue..
We work hard to try and curb any posts that may be of the inappropriate nature ASAP...through monitoring the forums and taking care of reported posts, if you all see things that you are un happy with..report it..we will address it.
As Crackberry grows, we are bound to attract some people who are only here to cause problems, it's unfortunate that things like that have to happen but it's the reality of maintaining such a large site as Crackbery is becoming.07-06-08 10:31 AMLike 0 - It's the 80/20 rule; 20% of the people here cause 80% of the problems. On my abacus, with 200,000 members, that could mean 40,000 problem people running around.
As on any forum, the mods do what they can; the rest of us need to either thump people when necessary (anyone can have a bad day, especially if they forgot to check memory!) or else let it go. This is still the best place online to continually learn about all things BlackBerry.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com07-06-08 10:32 AMLike 0 - amazinglygracelessRetired ModOkay, now I am really tired of this.
There have been 3 maybe 4 post like this in recent
days and although they all make a valid point I think
we all need to take a step back and maybe step off
of the sanctimonious high horse.
How many of you have NEVER uttered a word in anger?
How many have NEVER gotten ticked off by something that
in hindsight was truly insignificant?
How many of you have NEVER said something you
instantly wished you could take back?
Exactly! Sometimes it happen in life, sometimes it happens
here. Ain't no shame in either.
Look, we are all human. It would be nice if we could
all be at our best all the time, but that just is not the
way it works. Things get said, apologies are hopefully
made and accepted and we keep moving on.
We are like any other family / group / organization /
team...sometimes dysfunctional, but in the end always
there for each other. That, I must say, has been my
experience.07-06-08 10:52 AMLike 0 - I'm kind of new, but I've noticed the CB is actually getting more relaxed. There have been a few threads like this lately and I think they've made everyone pay more attention to the way we talk to each other.
Sometimes we misunderstand a post because we can't hear a tone of voice. I wrote what I thought was a funny response to a post, but someone thought I was upset and needed a break. He couldn't hear my tone and misunderstood.
Anyway, I like CB and I'm learning a lot here. Most of the people I've met are good people. Maybe we should report then ignore the rude people and concentrate on having fun and learning about our machines.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by exelant; 07-06-08 at 12:50 PM.
07-06-08 12:48 PMLike 0 -
I've been part of MANY phone or car forums and this is one of the most calm-natured ones, and I believe the mods do a great job addressing the issues.
With that said, this is the internet. It's just like meeting random people in the world, but you may just have to address it or learn to ignore it...like random people you meet in the world07-06-08 12:54 PMLike 0 - I agree, and I dont think its about being overly sensitive. It's about not wanting to be around negativity, as we all have to deal with enough of it in the physical world. Enjoy your break travelqueen & I hope you find a better atmosphere when you return!07-06-08 01:04 PMLike 0
- That's the great part. We have choices and are free to make them.
I've been around on many Forums long enough to not let anything said on a Forum to affect me personally...... Well except if am told my BB would blow up then I'll take tht personally. LOL
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by Solachica; 07-06-08 at 01:15 PM.
07-06-08 01:12 PMLike 0 - This is not to excuse anyone's behaviour, but this is the nature of forums. The anonymity makes (some) people feel that they can say whatever they want.
It's a shame that anyone would stop using the forums because of a handful of disrespectful people.
I hope we can collectively raise the bar around here and do like crackblack says and police ourselves appropriately.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
Thank you crackberry for having one of the most polite forums I have visited. I guess you can never make everyone happy.07-06-08 01:39 PMLike 0
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