JustMe
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I was umming and arggghing about whether or not to write this – my thoughts.
Langtrees is a business.
Talkinsex forum is an arm of that business.
This arm has been extended to allow the general public and advertisers to be involved.
So it is not truly a public forum.
Whom any business allows to advertise within that space is between those parties (including negotiation of charges). They allow/decline/accept at their discretion.
The moment Langtrees altered their business model to provide a more exclusive massage service as part of their business model then advertising of similar businesses would obviously have to change. Either by cancelling all advertising or charge according to possible impact on one’s own business. IF YOU RAN A WEB SITE FOR YOUR OWN COMPANY WOULD YOU ADVERTISE ON BEHALF OF A COMPETITOR? If you did then you’d make sure you were compensated accordingly.
A number of forum members seemed to take offence that advertising was removed and persisted to advance advertising by their posts rather than allow specific reviews and discussions about any establishment to proceed freely as before. I think fair discussion would have probably been permitted but some seemed to be pushing for the sake of it.
Moderators who would mostly just step in and diffuse issues of abuse between members or ensure inappropriate content was not posted already needed to step up due to the obligatory membership requirements which opened the doors to many new members to post and consequently vet content of these newbies to ensure appropriateness. Again, this is Langtrees management decision and we, as members, can either lump it or leave it.
At the same time we saw the public shaming of unsafe sex practice – this I feel should has been conducted within the confines of a private forum. Enough said.
For me, most frustrating of all, was the fact that posts were altered or removed WITHOUT EXPLANATION and WITHOUT being alerted to it. If I was a moderator I would ensure whoever made a post that needed moderator attention would be informed the reasons for doing so to ensure there was no repetition – and if they persisted then further action would be taken. But, then again, how much time would I have been able to dedicate to this after the sh1t hit the fan? It properly handled at the outset (and with the benefit of hindsight) things would probably have settled down much sooner.
A good moderator should possess copious ‘old-school’ common sense and in this case also sufficient understanding of the parent business to know how that business could be adversely affected.
Good moderators should have high moral standards. A business owner does not necessarily make for a good moderator and consequently a person given the task of moderating should do by his/her own standards and not feel bound by the owner’s idea of moderating – else it may result in dictating rather than moderating.
Spare a thought for the efforts of good unpaid moderators.
So I ask:
Can we now end the battle?
Will we ever be permitted to use ‘that’ everyday word and use it occasionally with regard to that business in an appropriately acceptable discussion?
Most people that have followed my posts as MrLittle/MrBig would know what business has the service that more closely suits my needs. But I’m (almost) an old man, my needs differ from others – especially the younger men – as I have aches and pains in other muscles. But isn’t the idea of variety/alternatives what we strive for so that each of us can find one’s own best? So how nice would it be to discuss opinions / experiences openly as before to perhaps to assist others to find their ideal provider before their funds dry up?
TRUCE!
Break it, get one warning and be only one step from ‘discouraged’ – I say.
Moderators must have better things to do than to continually warn the same person.
REBUILD!
So that much more open general banter can resume.
Langtrees is a business.
Talkinsex forum is an arm of that business.
This arm has been extended to allow the general public and advertisers to be involved.
So it is not truly a public forum.
Whom any business allows to advertise within that space is between those parties (including negotiation of charges). They allow/decline/accept at their discretion.
The moment Langtrees altered their business model to provide a more exclusive massage service as part of their business model then advertising of similar businesses would obviously have to change. Either by cancelling all advertising or charge according to possible impact on one’s own business. IF YOU RAN A WEB SITE FOR YOUR OWN COMPANY WOULD YOU ADVERTISE ON BEHALF OF A COMPETITOR? If you did then you’d make sure you were compensated accordingly.
A number of forum members seemed to take offence that advertising was removed and persisted to advance advertising by their posts rather than allow specific reviews and discussions about any establishment to proceed freely as before. I think fair discussion would have probably been permitted but some seemed to be pushing for the sake of it.
Moderators who would mostly just step in and diffuse issues of abuse between members or ensure inappropriate content was not posted already needed to step up due to the obligatory membership requirements which opened the doors to many new members to post and consequently vet content of these newbies to ensure appropriateness. Again, this is Langtrees management decision and we, as members, can either lump it or leave it.
At the same time we saw the public shaming of unsafe sex practice – this I feel should has been conducted within the confines of a private forum. Enough said.
For me, most frustrating of all, was the fact that posts were altered or removed WITHOUT EXPLANATION and WITHOUT being alerted to it. If I was a moderator I would ensure whoever made a post that needed moderator attention would be informed the reasons for doing so to ensure there was no repetition – and if they persisted then further action would be taken. But, then again, how much time would I have been able to dedicate to this after the sh1t hit the fan? It properly handled at the outset (and with the benefit of hindsight) things would probably have settled down much sooner.
A good moderator should possess copious ‘old-school’ common sense and in this case also sufficient understanding of the parent business to know how that business could be adversely affected.
Good moderators should have high moral standards. A business owner does not necessarily make for a good moderator and consequently a person given the task of moderating should do by his/her own standards and not feel bound by the owner’s idea of moderating – else it may result in dictating rather than moderating.
Spare a thought for the efforts of good unpaid moderators.
So I ask:
Can we now end the battle?
Will we ever be permitted to use ‘that’ everyday word and use it occasionally with regard to that business in an appropriately acceptable discussion?
Most people that have followed my posts as MrLittle/MrBig would know what business has the service that more closely suits my needs. But I’m (almost) an old man, my needs differ from others – especially the younger men – as I have aches and pains in other muscles. But isn’t the idea of variety/alternatives what we strive for so that each of us can find one’s own best? So how nice would it be to discuss opinions / experiences openly as before to perhaps to assist others to find their ideal provider before their funds dry up?
TRUCE!
Break it, get one warning and be only one step from ‘discouraged’ – I say.
Moderators must have better things to do than to continually warn the same person.
REBUILD!
So that much more open general banter can resume.
you talk off? Haha..
