CONFESSIONAL thread (ANONYMOUS so tell us the juicy stuff!)

[Cakes488]

^ So this explains why you never have my back!

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Canadian beer > American beer.

That depends on the beer. Give me a dogfish head or Yuengling over Molson any day.

It must be something serious, though, if they feel bad enough not to want to return to the forum.

I've had two people leave the board because I told them to consolidate their posts rather than post five or six times in a row. So you can't guarantee it's something serious.

But, if it is, they probably should PM Bonz or Spiff and bring it to their attention or politely bring it up in QSF.

BTW, moderators are human, but that's why we have other moderators to get on our case if we make mistakes. Everyone's made mistakes (I looked back at the warnings I've handed out and one of the first I ever handed out I wouldn't do again and, even though technically justified, if I didn't revoke it on my own, Bonz would surely have "encouraged" me to have revoked it if there were an MA thread).

 

[Squiggy]

BTW, moderators are human, but that's why we have other moderators to get on our case if we make mistakes.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

...but generally this is a pretty busy forum.

Very busy? While certainly not dead, this forum is much less busy then some other forums I frequently visit. There, it's even slightly hard to keep up; when you've read one topic, there are already 50 new ones and/or 20 new pages to existing ones.

 

[Deckerd]

...but generally this is a pretty busy forum.

Very busy? While certainly not dead, this forum is much less busy then some other forums I frequently visit. There, it's even slightly hard to keep up; when you've read one topic, there are already 50 new ones and/or 20 new pages to existing ones.

Sounds like hell.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

Sounds like hell.

Well, not exactly, though people tend to "mingle" less in different forums. They tend to stay in their favorite ones, for the speed of posts is high enough there. And it keeps people from responding in every single thread they come across.

 

[TheBrew]

Sounds like hell.

Well, not exactly, though people tend to "mingle" less in different forums. They tend to stay in their favorite ones, for the speed of posts is high enough there. And it keeps people from responding in every single thread they come across.

Yeah, those schmucks.

 

[Holdfast]

In response to comments made about my mod confession, someone had posted a thread and a few of us had some negative responses (OP was asking for feedback) and I was the only one who got called out when a number of other posters had done it. Said mod then seemed to be following me around the forum and posting in all the threads I posted in, not telling me off or anything, just generally following me.

PM me the details, I'd like to see what's going on.

Or if you wish to be anonymous, send the thread link to Holdfast and he can just give me the link to the thread or threads without me knowing who sent it and who is involved. I can see if I see anything going on.

Just to echo Bonz, I'd be very happy to forward on any details anonymously, if you wish to use that method of contact.

As a high ranking spammer who is neither a vet nor newb (54,436 posts in 3 years 19 days), I'll stand up for anyone who is cute.

I have no scruples.

It's why I love you.




Talking of affaires de coeur:

This is going to be a bit hard and, even though I can't see any of you, this is still hard for me to say. I feel as if you are all staring at me right now!

I have a love problem. Now, love itself isn't a problem, it's WHO I am in love with. She posts at TrekBBS and to get to her, I apparently need to take a trip to Hugh Jackman's pants (now that you know who this person is )

I don't want to come off as creepy because I am not that kind of guy. I just dont understand these feelings I have. I have never felt this way before towards someone I have never met and not actually ever spoken to! She's beautiful, she's a gamer AND she likes Star Trek! What more can you ask for?

I see her posts and my heart flutters. I love her sassy attitude and she's got more balls than the guys do. She isn't afraid to say what is on her mind and it is really an attractive attribute, especially on a woman.

I don't know if it is normal but I feel jealous when other males in the forum comment on her, as if she is mine, when I know she isn't. I can't control that feeling.

I would love to have tea with her but I believe she mentioned her country of residence and I do not live near her. I just wish for a friendly meet up, nothing more, but it probably wont ever happen so I thought I would type this up to let it all out.

I just don't want anyone to think I am some sort of creepy guy, I assure that I am not! I am just a guy who's in love with a pretty girl who isn't within my reach. She doesn't know I feel this way and I have never mentioned it in the forum because I felt shy about it.

Help! I don't know what to do!

Hmm, well, I think we can all figure out who the object of his affections is!

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I have only been a member of TrekBBS for less than a year now but I suddenly feel unwelcome, not by any members, but by a few mods in particular. It just seems that they point me out (and certain other members) when something happens and don't seem to address the other people involved. It hasn't happened often, maybe two or three times to me, but it's enough to set off a sensor and wonder why the hell they are doing it.

I have been as friendly as I could be towards everyone at TrekBBS but it still seems that these particular mods seem to have a stick up their ass on some days. It shouldn't matter if someone has 50,000 posts or 5 posts when it comes to a disagreement. What matters is that everyone involved should be dealt with properly. Instead, I have been pointed out and I can imagine the ones who weren't pointed out are laughing their asses off and saying 'haha, I got away with it".

It makes me not want to log into TrekBBS anymore. I know most people will say "well, it's the the internet, you shouldn't worry about a few mods on a powertrip" but it does make a difference when you want to be a good, dedicated member and it makes you feel like shit when mods are going out of their way to be assholes towards you and protect the longer serving members. Someone who has been a member for a year is no different from someone who is a member for 8 years. It is an equal opportunity.

I would report the mod behaviour but I don't think anything would be done, for one, because most mods stick together and for two, I am not the kind of person who really makes a huge deal about things and I don't want them to know it is me complaining about them but something has to be done somehow.

I will end this by saying in general that most of the TrekBBS mods are great and have a good head on their shoulders but others take their mod position way too seriously and forget that this is just a forum and they aren't any better than anyone else so they can leave their big heads at the door the next time they log in because it makes them look like idiots.

In response to comments made about my mod confession, someone had posted a thread and a few of us had some negative responses (OP was asking for feedback) and I was the only one who got called out when a number of other posters had done it. Said mod then seemed to be following me around the forum and posting in all the threads I posted in, not telling me off or anything, just generally following me.

Well, I can't speak for other mods specifically, though I think they would mostly feel the same way I do. Personally, I would prefer it if someone PMd me and told me if they were uncomfortable with the way I was treating them instead of just bottling it up until you decide to leave or something else similarly drastic. I'd rather know the truth than be blissfully ignorant of the situation.

Sometimes it's not always apparent to the mod in question, and they may be joking or thinking their comments aren't part of any kind of pattern because they can't always see it from your perspective without being told. It doesn't necessarily mean they're going to agree with your assessment of things, but I think most of them would be willing to at least listen to your point of view and discuss it with you politely.

As far as your "confession" goes, I'm kind of confused about the circumstances behind it because in the first one it seemed like multiple mods were giving you a hard time over multiple topics, and then in the second it was a single mod in one topic.

And the "following you around" thing doesn't seem entirely fair as you yourself said they never told you off in those other topics, they simply posted in the same topics you did. There's nothing wrong with that, unless there's more to it you didn't mention and they commented about you or previous incidents in an indirect way.

 

[T'Bonz]

Hell, even *I* who it is!

 

[Holdfast]

Hell, even *I* who it is!

See, you're still down with the young people.

 

[T'Bonz]

Not hardly.

What's sad is that 9 years ago, I *was* one of the Misc crowd. Very much so.

 

[trampledamage]

Talking of affaires de coeur:

This is going to be a bit hard and, even though I can't see any of you, this is still hard for me to say. I feel as if you are all staring at me right now!

I have a love problem. Now, love itself isn't a problem, it's WHO I am in love with. She posts at TrekBBS and to get to her, I apparently need to take a trip to Hugh Jackman's pants (now that you know who this person is )

I don't want to come off as creepy because I am not that kind of guy. I just dont understand these feelings I have. I have never felt this way before towards someone I have never met and not actually ever spoken to! She's beautiful, she's a gamer AND she likes Star Trek! What more can you ask for?

I see her posts and my heart flutters. I love her sassy attitude and she's got more balls than the guys do. She isn't afraid to say what is on her mind and it is really an attractive attribute, especially on a woman.

I don't know if it is normal but I feel jealous when other males in the forum comment on her, as if she is mine, when I know she isn't. I can't control that feeling.

I would love to have tea with her but I believe she mentioned her country of residence and I do not live near her. I just wish for a friendly meet up, nothing more, but it probably wont ever happen so I thought I would type this up to let it all out.

I just don't want anyone to think I am some sort of creepy guy, I assure that I am not! I am just a guy who's in love with a pretty girl who isn't within my reach. She doesn't know I feel this way and I have never mentioned it in the forum because I felt shy about it.

Help! I don't know what to do!

Hmm, well, I think we can all figure out who the object of his affections is!

Actually that's not that weird. She has certainly taken the board by storm, and given that she gives Shameless a run for his money in sexual innuendo, it's going to come to mind anytime you read anything she writes.

Enjoy it for what it is, an infatuation. It'll fade over time.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I'm clearly losing my mojo.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I'm clearly losing my mojo.

You had mojo?

 

[Squiggy]

Talking of affaires de coeur:

This is going to be a bit hard and, even though I can't see any of you, this is still hard for me to say. I feel as if you are all staring at me right now!

I have a love problem. Now, love itself isn't a problem, it's WHO I am in love with. She posts at TrekBBS and to get to her, I apparently need to take a trip to Hugh Jackman's pants (now that you know who this person is )

I don't want to come off as creepy because I am not that kind of guy. I just dont understand these feelings I have. I have never felt this way before towards someone I have never met and not actually ever spoken to! She's beautiful, she's a gamer AND she likes Star Trek! What more can you ask for?

I see her posts and my heart flutters. I love her sassy attitude and she's got more balls than the guys do. She isn't afraid to say what is on her mind and it is really an attractive attribute, especially on a woman.

I don't know if it is normal but I feel jealous when other males in the forum comment on her, as if she is mine, when I know she isn't. I can't control that feeling.

I would love to have tea with her but I believe she mentioned her country of residence and I do not live near her. I just wish for a friendly meet up, nothing more, but it probably wont ever happen so I thought I would type this up to let it all out.

I just don't want anyone to think I am some sort of creepy guy, I assure that I am not! I am just a guy who's in love with a pretty girl who isn't within my reach. She doesn't know I feel this way and I have never mentioned it in the forum because I felt shy about it.

Help! I don't know what to do!

Hmm, well, I think we can all figure out who the object of his affections is!

Actually that's not that weird. She has certainly taken the board by storm, and given that she gives Shameless a run for his money in sexual innuendo, it's going to come to mind anytime you read anything she writes.

Enjoy it for what it is, an infatuation. It'll fade over time.

And she's hot. Not going to lie. Lord knows most of us are sex starved enough as it is. Having a girl that talks about her vagina gets our geek-juices flowin'.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I'm clearly losing my mojo.

You had mojo?

Plenty for you during that gin soaked weekend in the hotel.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

I'm clearly losing my mojo.

Not if you keep fishing and reeling in the newcomers like you usually do.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I better polish my rod then ...

 

[Cakes488]

I better polish my rod then ...

Yes and don't forget your little worm. Ya know as bait.