I have 5,000 people on my facebook page and I posted your link a few weeks ago. I am sure it brought you a few new members. We just have to make sure that the big mouths that pollute the other board don't come over to this one. If they do, that they wear a muzzle. My frriends that have Gr.Ch.Yellowman told me that one of the moderators of the other boad put a members private information. How someone can resubscribe after that is beyond me.
YIS
Just a matter of time until it reaches 2000+, nice work. I've deleted my dogs from peds online a few weeks ago, will sign them up here once its done.
100,000 members would be nice
Originally Posted by evolutionkennels
I hear to your facebook page buddy..
Thanks for the referral Evo.
There are a few of those "big mouths" from over there are actually on "here" now, but most have been pretty civil. Everybody has the same set of rules to follow here, along with the same protocol: try to keep things positive and respectful. If the transgression is too much, everybody gets 1) a polite warning, 2) a week "time out," and 3) removal. So far, only 5 out of more than 700 subscribed members have been removed, 2 of which were robot spammers posting hardcore porn, so really the system here has been working out very well.
But wow, if some of the mods over there on Peds are posing people's private info, then the "ethics" over must be pretty bad. The moderators over there have usually been pretty cool with me, but they are are apparently getting a little jealous of how things are over here. Where before, they let me advertise my board over there ... which they should , as I am a paid subscriber ... they have since taken down my ad (even though it was properly-placed in the Classifieds).
Worse, now I have heard from two sources now that at least two of the mods over there are now also trying to spread a rumor that I have been secretly "installing tracking cookies" on my board here, desperately trying to steer people away from here:roll:
The truth is, I don't have to install "tracking cookies," I can see the IP addresses already. Hell, for that matter, I have been selling dog products for over a decade, and have been entrusted with people's physical addresses for many, many years ... and yet I never once have I posted anyone's private information online ... even though I know exactly where some of the people who "bash" me live. There are just some things you can do (argue back and destroy them with logic), and some things you can NOT do (give out personal info).
When someone runs a system like that, and are collecting people's information, they are being trusted with a lot of power, and they have to use that power wisely and fairly. Banning someone for flagrant and repeated misconduct is one thing, but exploiting a person's sensitive information is something else entirely and is never justified under any circumstance. In fact, if I saw a personal friend do something like this (let alone an enemy) I would never again trust that friend in my life.
You will almost invariably learn more about a person's character and basic nature by how they handle disagreements and power, especially if they are in a "total control" situation. If a person, even when very angry, still tries to be fair and reasonable, then such a person proves to be someone you can trust. It is always the person who tries to "nail you" unfairly, when angry, or who will compromise your position (or outright lie) when he gets frustrated, who simply cannot ever be trusted again. Just thinking about this more, I could be mad as hell at someone here, and I might ban them if they repeatedly attack either other members here, or myself, but I would never put out their information. There is just no reason to do such a thing. There may be a reason to give a member the boot, but there is no reason to exploit the information you've been entrusted with. Ever.
Jack
that is just wonderful love the board
Thank you very much for your participation & support too. PedsOnline has had over 11 years to reach its ~17,200 membership. We've reached ~730 members in just over 7 weeks. If we keep this rate up, we'll reach the same 17,200 membership in only 3.3 years.
Wow, as paid subscribers that might be nice (
In all honesty, I think 5,000-10,000 members would be about the max, to keep everything legit (dogman-wise, or aspiring-dogman-wise), and the environment clean.
Once the database starts, and membership increases all the more, then actually having paid moderators will become mandatory to keep the weeds out of the garden.
Just make sure they're dogmen
Thank you very much & glad you're enjoying it here
Jack
Jack,
Thanks for this site. Thanks for keeping it strictly for APBT people. Thanks for keeping it respectable.
You're welcome sir.
I appreciate your (and everybody's) sincere participation.
Also, we are fixing to make a major upgrade here within the week ... so stay tuned 8-)
Jack
Sky is the limit! Go Jack!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote