Tom
An Old Friend
I just experienced a very rude action from another community I belong to.
I received an eVite to attend a live chat at another community. So I go sign in and enter the chat and we were discussing what we have been doing lately while we waited for everyone to show up.
I mentioned I had been busy at another community and typed the name. Immediately my entries were deleted and the members turned hostile.
I wont mention the community I wrote but I didn't link it - just mentioned it.
An example of what I wrote is (Using Coolscifi as an example)
"Yea, I have been busy over at Coolscifi doing staff duties trying to ready us for some Db cleaning" then WHAM - deletion of my entries.
I am wondering how insecure a staff member must be that they would think that just mentioning another community would be a bannable offense? Unless there have been other members that caused hate and discontent I am unaware of?
Now I believe people can run their communities anyway they wish but this incident tells me they don't care much to have me around so I will stay away.
In reality, I understand that people have memberships to more than one community. Hell, my own community is based on promoting other peoples sites!
I am not sure how Kevin feels on this matter but its my belief he is as open as I am on the issue. (Let me know if I am wrong)
There is a solid line between spamming a board with adverts and just mentioning another site in idle conversation.
While we all want our members to be dedicated to our communities its unlikely our communities are their sole participation. I am not so afraid of losing my members that I cannot bear the mere mentioning of another community. I even embrace it. I am sure many of us here at CoolSciFi have multiple memberships elsewhere. To me that just makes our community stronger.
As proof in the face of adversity I ask all of you to link me to your other communities. Kevin, CoolSciFi moderators, this is NOT an attack on CoolSciFi's integrity. This is a chance for our members to share their interests.
I will start, If I get banned for this then I guess I was wrong.
http://z10.invisionfree.com/SF_Explorers/index.php?
This is my community and you are all welcome to join me.
http://sfexplorers.lefora.com/
This is a sister site to my main community that offers a live chat. You are also welcome to join me.
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This is my facebook community based on the above communities. LOL - Like me
Notice that my communities are the free ones - yea, I'm broke
on to my memberships
http://gotohelltown.com/index.php
This is a horror community where I am lead staff
I have recently achieved my 10,000th post
this is the community I mentioned
http://horrorclassics.46.forumer.com/index.php?noportal=1
This is the offending community that inspired this topic
http://z10.invisionfree.com/The_SciFi_Station/index.php?act=idx
This is mlittle's community in which I am honored as a moderator - thanx mlittle
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This is a movie community with 549,605 members
http://www.horror-hill.net/
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http://www.horror-vision.com/
This is a horror community where I am a member
http://www.horrorflixtheaters.com/
this is a horror movie community where I am a member
Monsterland Forums
This is a monster community where I am a member
IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows
This is a movie community where I am a member
http://gojirasanctuary.com/index/
This is a godzilla community where I am a member
Speculative Evolution
This is a science community where I am a member
Freecycle: Front Door
This is a bartering community where I am a member
http://www.allexperts.com/
This is an answers community where I am a member
http://www.bautforum.com/index.php
This is an astronomy community where I am a member
http://forums.chillertv.com//index.php?showforum=3
This is a satellite channel community where I am a member
http://forums.gamershell.com/
This is a gaming community where I am a member
http://www.gearthhacks.com/
This is a google earth community where I am a member
http://www.school-for-champions.com/default.htm
This is an education community where I am a member
I have about 40 more...
Now you list some of yours!
I received an eVite to attend a live chat at another community. So I go sign in and enter the chat and we were discussing what we have been doing lately while we waited for everyone to show up.
I mentioned I had been busy at another community and typed the name. Immediately my entries were deleted and the members turned hostile.
I wont mention the community I wrote but I didn't link it - just mentioned it.
An example of what I wrote is (Using Coolscifi as an example)
"Yea, I have been busy over at Coolscifi doing staff duties trying to ready us for some Db cleaning" then WHAM - deletion of my entries.
I am wondering how insecure a staff member must be that they would think that just mentioning another community would be a bannable offense? Unless there have been other members that caused hate and discontent I am unaware of?
Now I believe people can run their communities anyway they wish but this incident tells me they don't care much to have me around so I will stay away.
In reality, I understand that people have memberships to more than one community. Hell, my own community is based on promoting other peoples sites!
I am not sure how Kevin feels on this matter but its my belief he is as open as I am on the issue. (Let me know if I am wrong)
There is a solid line between spamming a board with adverts and just mentioning another site in idle conversation.
While we all want our members to be dedicated to our communities its unlikely our communities are their sole participation. I am not so afraid of losing my members that I cannot bear the mere mentioning of another community. I even embrace it. I am sure many of us here at CoolSciFi have multiple memberships elsewhere. To me that just makes our community stronger.
As proof in the face of adversity I ask all of you to link me to your other communities. Kevin, CoolSciFi moderators, this is NOT an attack on CoolSciFi's integrity. This is a chance for our members to share their interests.
I will start, If I get banned for this then I guess I was wrong.
http://z10.invisionfree.com/SF_Explorers/index.php?
This is my community and you are all welcome to join me.
http://sfexplorers.lefora.com/
This is a sister site to my main community that offers a live chat. You are also welcome to join me.
Log In or Sign Up to View
This is my facebook community based on the above communities. LOL - Like me
Notice that my communities are the free ones - yea, I'm broke
on to my memberships
http://gotohelltown.com/index.php
This is a horror community where I am lead staff
I have recently achieved my 10,000th post
this is the community I mentioned
http://horrorclassics.46.forumer.com/index.php?noportal=1
This is the offending community that inspired this topic
http://z10.invisionfree.com/The_SciFi_Station/index.php?act=idx
This is mlittle's community in which I am honored as a moderator - thanx mlittle
quicksilverscreen.com - movies download,watch movies online Resources and Information.
This is a movie community with 549,605 members
http://www.horror-hill.net/
This is a horror movie community where I am a moderator
http://www.horror-vision.com/
This is a horror community where I am a member
http://www.horrorflixtheaters.com/
this is a horror movie community where I am a member
Monsterland Forums
This is a monster community where I am a member
IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows
This is a movie community where I am a member
http://gojirasanctuary.com/index/
This is a godzilla community where I am a member
Speculative Evolution
This is a science community where I am a member
Freecycle: Front Door
This is a bartering community where I am a member
http://www.allexperts.com/
This is an answers community where I am a member
http://www.bautforum.com/index.php
This is an astronomy community where I am a member
http://forums.chillertv.com//index.php?showforum=3
This is a satellite channel community where I am a member
http://forums.gamershell.com/
This is a gaming community where I am a member
http://www.gearthhacks.com/
This is a google earth community where I am a member
http://www.school-for-champions.com/default.htm
This is an education community where I am a member
I have about 40 more...
Now you list some of yours!