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wz2p7j
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Gentlemen,
I don't have a lot of posts in the Polk forums (maybe 30?) but have been a long time (very long time) "lurker" here and have learned so much from all of the knowledgeable people here. Most of you certainly don't know who I am but I proudly consider myself a "Polkie." I own Polk speakers and actually had the pleasure of meeting Matt Polk through some business dealings several years back.
Well, I just have to say that I think the following thread should be an embarrassment to the moderators and members of this forum:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71978
The first thing I have a problem with is this. We have rules here, and certainly Benzlo broke them. If we're going to follow the rules, the mods should have killed the thread but instead it went on way to long. Shame on the mods.
Secondly, we have rules about conduct on this forum and clearly there are rules against inflammatory comments. Such as "hucksterism and con artist f**ckery" or "fishy business dealings." Clearly strong attacks on someone's character. Guys, the dude had some Polk speakers for sale and wanted to get them in front of Polk fans. Hardly hucksterism or fishy business dealings in my opinion. Think the person making those comments will be banned per the "rules?' I doubt it. Shame on us.
Just my personal opinion and I'll probably get flamed for this, but I thought we went way overboard in protecting our "turf" with this Benzlo thing.
Best regards, Chris
I don't have a lot of posts in the Polk forums (maybe 30?) but have been a long time (very long time) "lurker" here and have learned so much from all of the knowledgeable people here. Most of you certainly don't know who I am but I proudly consider myself a "Polkie." I own Polk speakers and actually had the pleasure of meeting Matt Polk through some business dealings several years back.
Well, I just have to say that I think the following thread should be an embarrassment to the moderators and members of this forum:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71978
The first thing I have a problem with is this. We have rules here, and certainly Benzlo broke them. If we're going to follow the rules, the mods should have killed the thread but instead it went on way to long. Shame on the mods.
Secondly, we have rules about conduct on this forum and clearly there are rules against inflammatory comments. Such as "hucksterism and con artist f**ckery" or "fishy business dealings." Clearly strong attacks on someone's character. Guys, the dude had some Polk speakers for sale and wanted to get them in front of Polk fans. Hardly hucksterism or fishy business dealings in my opinion. Think the person making those comments will be banned per the "rules?' I doubt it. Shame on us.
Just my personal opinion and I'll probably get flamed for this, but I thought we went way overboard in protecting our "turf" with this Benzlo thing.
Best regards, Chris
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Yawn.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Can someone explain how the "no selling until you get 25 posts" rule is more important than all the rules about conduct (attacks, derogatory comments, etc.)? Why should someone be banned for violation of that rule, but not the ones replying with harsh personal attacks and name calling? If the mods are to ban the OP for trying to sell before reaching 25 posts, then they should also ban all those who reply breaking the conduct rules.Driver carries only 20 dollars in ammunition
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Yawn.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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To quote my esteemed collegue from the north,,, "yawn"JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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This thread is in the wrong forum.Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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Can someone explain how the "no selling until you get 25 posts" rule is more important than all the rules about conduct (attacks, derogatory comments, etc.)? Why should someone be banned for violation of that rule, but not the ones replying with harsh personal attacks and name calling? If the mods are to ban the OP for trying to sell before reaching 25 posts, then they should also ban all those who reply breaking the conduct rules.
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-3657 x 3.14 + .00000035381I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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Yawn.
Another useless and pointless post. Why is it that the "President of Club Polk" has no comment on his and other's actions that clearly violate forum rules? :rolleyes:Driver carries only 20 dollars in ammunition
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Another useless and pointless post. Why is it that the "President of Club Polk" has no comment on his and other's actions that clearly violate forum rules? :rolleyes:
Simple. Cuz they can. Way i see it anyway. Waaaay too much free internet **** for me to loose sleep over.
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Thank you to whomever moved this thread.
wz2p7j, you wanna run your mouth about stuff not realted to audio, you do it here, in this forum, not the Speakers forum. That is what this forum is for. If you can't handle the heat and think it is ok to abuse the 25 post rule but ruthlessly enforce the "be nice to people" rules then that is on you and be prepared to deal with the fire that will ensue.
cl35, you, being a veteran member, should know this already and YOU should have said something rather than contributing to the thread. Way to go champ, glad you're on board with the program.Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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I'm sorry I broke the rules and thanks for moving this thread. Actually, the stated purpose of this forum is "A place to relax and talk about your day." so it was a little vague to me where my comments really belonged.
I'm ready to take any heat anyone wants to dish out. My comment was just to point out we all break or bend the rules a little here and there. I just think the level of hostility towards some has been way over done. This place used to be a lot more fun when everyone was a bunch of back slappin' happy Polk speaker and audio enthusiasts.
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I cant count how many times I have answered this question, but i'll say the same thing I have said before.
this forum is nothign special, it is not more or less "mean" or "inflammatory" than any other forum on the net.
it is a simple concept, if someone ventures into a social environment with not only a complete lack of respect for the rules in said environment, but a lack of respect for the people telling him to simply not post the sale.....and he felt the need to keep pounding the same point that he should be able to post the sale somewhere. when someone does that, there going to get some insults thrown there way.
yes, the insults might be against the rules themselves........but if someone sent an ingraved invitation for it to happen, I dont see how the blame falls on the forum. the op of the thread could have quickly just yanked the sale with an oops quickly, but he kept arguing like someone with 30 posts is going to change the entire culture of a close knit internet forum that has existed since before 2000.
really dude?
in simple terms, there are laws in the world that say giving someone the finger driving on the highway is wrong, yet if you cut someone off......low and behold your getting the finger.
its called life, its unfair at times sure...........but I'm sure the OP of the sale post is a big boy (or girl), he can take it.Living Room 2 Channel -
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