A Bad Day

[FastEd]

A terrible thing happened this morning.
Having decided to quit the Ruger Forum I got up early this morning intent on removing it from my PC completely. But I started to have trouble. I could not delete it in the usual way. I tried several different times and it would not go away. I right clicked and the message says this address is no longer available and please recheck your cable connection.

What is wrong here? I gave it a rest while I had my glass of goat’s milk and my two pieces of cinnamon toast, without the raisins, for breakfast. I was so distracted that I burned the cinnamon toast and had to scrape it off with the butter knife.

After the meal I rested for a while and then I attacked the PC again. I tried everything but to no avail. The deeper into the system I went the worse it got.

I started to sweat through my NRA Tee shirt and my hand started to shake. My skin began itching and my ears started to ring. Oh that was just the phone. I have never experienced anything like this before. Could this be the end? What must I do now, the Devil himself has consumed my Dell. Please God make it well again! I will do anything. Go to church again. I will return all the quarters I took from the collection plate during my child hood, even give my right address to the IRS. I will even cancel my subscription to “Playboy.” Even sell my collection of human heads, Sic.

And then at that moment it all came to me clear as the water from Lake Erie. This is the work of Elfago. He has put a lock on my system and I realized that I am doomed to wander the Information Highway forever and ever. I will be reduced to drinking water out of all the hoof prints in South Texas. Now that’s a tough gig…

NYUK! NYUK!

 

[ArmedinAZ]

So much for Swan Song..... :?

 

[graygun]

Uze crazee,ole timer! :lol:

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Several years ago while in a rather hot debate I swear I got zapped by the powers to be. I couldn't post a reply or do anything on the forum. I was shaking, thought I had gotten the boot, time-out maybe, but there was no message no explanation. Next day....no problems. Bad connection maybe?? Maybe just a little reminder from above to play nice.

 

[blume357]

I guess the opposite happened to FastEd... he played too nice.


Didn't anybody ever point out....

"You can't get rid of us that easy"

 

[volshooter]

Wanted to leave forum several times my self because of my stupid, rude out of touch or miss understandings on my part. There were always folks who sent me PM's giving good reasons not to leave.
This is the only forum I visit. This is the only forum that has excellent, knowledgeable an wise moderators. There is no hostility here, just honest answers from those who know more.

If you leave, it will a loss to you and us. This is a family of sorts.
Please rethink your leaving.

However if you come to look for arguments, then you might not belong....

 

[FastEd]

So much for Swan Song..... :?

Naw, this is it, I swear,I couldn't resist...

 

[Snake45]

I don't understand the need to delete a forum you don't want to participate in anymore. Just don't go there anymore! Is that so hard? :? :? :? :? :?

(BTW, I missed whatever The Big Dustup was about, and have no idea.) :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

 

[WendyZXZ]

I don't understand the need to delete a forum you don't want to participate in anymore. Just don't go there anymore! Is that so hard? :? :? :? :? :?

(BTW, I missed whatever The Big Dustup was about, and have no idea.) :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

I missed it too, but Elfego is the one who is getting slammed by multiple members. I have yet to see any proof, only accusations.

One comment I saw from Hittman to Ed was this one:

"Just last evening I tried to gently steer you to a rule. You defied that rule not once, or twice, but at least three times now that I am aware of."

But for some reason EEG is the designated target. Why, I have no idea.

 

[Snake45]

But for some reason EEG is the designated target. Why, I have no idea.

EEG used to be one of my favorite members here, a couple years ago. Then he was gone for a LONG time (I think he had back trouble, or something of the sort?), and then about two weeks ago he showed up out of the clear blue and locked a thread that was proceeding in a perfectly predictable and fairly orderly way, obviously having no knowledge of a considerable amount of history, background and "baggage" of the various participants. I thought this was very out-of-character and uncalled-for behavior on his part, but ah shucks oh well. :?

 

[Selena]

But for some reason EEG is the designated target. Why, I have no idea.

EEG used to be one of my favorite members here, a couple years ago. Then he was gone for a LONG time (I think he had back trouble, or something of the sort?), and then about two weeks ago he showed up out of the clear blue and locked a thread that was proceeding in a perfectly predictable and fairly orderly way, obviously having no knowledge of a considerable amount of history, background and "baggage" of the various participants. I thought this was very out-of-character and uncalled-for behavior on his part, but ah shucks oh well. :?

The mods here and everywhere else are doing the best they can with what they have to work with. The bottom line is they are human and unpaid volunteers. The sniping in public is not necessary, a few PM's, if not to the mod in question then to one of the others, is far more likely to have an acceptable outcome than public finger pointing leading to actions intended to get control back all leading inevitably to an insult to the peace and dignity of our small community. Whether Elfego handled the situation right or wrong is not for me to say, I did send him a PM politely outlining how I would have handled it and his reply was equally polite. While FastEd is far more temporally challenged and I am inclined to respect his years, had one of my kids made more than a couple of his posts they would be out in a fence row with an axe and a file and no supper until fifteen rod of brush was cleared.

Truth be told there are very few of you here that I would not have for dinner and put out the good china. (And that includes Jimbo BTW if only so he and my brother could talk about reloading.) But like all families there are going to be disputes from time to time. We have a lot of different personalities interacting that aren't always going to mesh. We have the choice to be gentle with each others souls or to bicker and snipe and eventually tear our little community apart.

Rant over, you may now proceed with your regular scheduled program.

 

[WendyZXZ]

The sniping in public is not necessary, a few PM's, if not to the mod in question then to one of the others, is far more likely to have an acceptable outcome than public finger pointing leading to actions intended to get control back all leading inevitably to an insult to the peace and dignity of our small community. Whether Elfego handled the situation right or wrong is not for me to say, I did send him a PM politely outlining how I would have handled it and his reply was equally polite.

Truth be told there are very few of you here that I would not have for dinner and put out the good china. (And that includes Jimbo BTW if only so he and my brother could talk about reloading.)

I agree with you. Dan in MI as well pointed out that these things should have been handled in PM whether with another moderator or admin, and he was correct. Calling out people, demanding and expecting an answer, or attacking the staff and others joining in in a back slapping show of support is not going to go the way you think it will. I have no doubt that EEG was polite in his reply to you. There have been a few times over the past 5 years where I have done similar to you when I wondered "what happened here?", and gotten courtesy and their side of the issue from them even though they did not owe it but they were thankful I did approach the situation a way that was being respectful to them and kept it private from everybody to read. I moderate a forum that is not quite as big as this one but is still a nice sized forum(approximately 16,000 members) and one thing to think about before claiming anything about any of the staff is that none of us may know what the moderators and admins have discussed amongst themselves about an action that the members will never learn about or know.

 

[Mike J]

Ed I really wish you wouldn't leave as I enjoy reading post & the cartoon strip. I am not going to get into taking sides over this thing although it does remind me of something someone wiser than me asked me once. She asked, "If you win an argument & lose a friend what have you won?".

 

[Acorn]

Stick around Ed. Anyone that appreciates Pete Barbutti's humor is OK by me.

 

[wolfsong]

While Elfego El Gato has been absent from view on the forum for some time, his absence does not equate to not being plugged into and up to date on what goes on here. To assume that his absence precludes his awareness is folly.

Some of the moderators are quite visible and regularly active. Others remain behind the scenes. But trust and believe that they are all active in the daily and continued administration of the forum business.

The accusations, the speculation, the conspiracy theories, the outright nonsense generated by someone's hurt feelings - misplaced, I might add - stand as testimony to the responsibilities of the moderators and the jobs that they voluntarily perform. Sometimes they actually earn their wages. Oh, wait! There ARE no wages. Or benefits. But, yet, here they are.

There are no entitlements offered or given on the Ruger Forum, to anybody. If you feel that you are somehow entitled to anything beyond your membership, you'd be better off moving on. That way, you won't be disappointed, and your feelings won't be hurt.

In the meantime, I humbly suggest that everybody assess their own behavior and approach before assailing another's. Are YOU free of any blame?

Wolfsong.

 

[Pat-inCO]

I am doomed to wander the Information Highway forever and ever.

Well . . . . . it's either that or restrict you to the micro soft web site . . . :roll:

 

[USARet27years]

Ok everyone , enough lean back, take a deep breath, now relax, you all are all tensed up and agitated, so time to chill. I have been investigating this whole sordid scandel and have come to the conclusion it was some of Obamas Minions that caused all the trouble and when questioned they said Bush did it but i saw they had their fingers crossed, so now you know the rest of the story.

 

[Ruger1441]

:? USA thanks for doing the research I suspected Obama was behind it. Now that we got that figured out come back Ed.

 

[737tdi]

Oh, now I see. Still haven't seen the post but don't need to. Someone said that someone had and then someone said that someone did and I think we really are adults. I think I have had this convo. before. WHEN I WAS 10. I won't post on this thread again because it is dumb. He said/she said he said is ridiculous.

Karl

 

[redeye]

These episodes always put me in the mind of watching a car race years ago. Nobody comes to see the race, just the wrecks. I'm guilty too.