Should we be able to vote to ban other members?

[nak81783]

First off, I'd like to say that this forum has been a big help to me on many occasion. It covers just about everything for my Mag, and has lots of general paintball info.

Unfortunately, there are those out there who refuse to let a good thing go untarnished. There are certain members who post things that insult, criticize, or are just plain dumb. The moderators do a great job from the things I've seen at keeping the rules enforced. However, there are still some people that slip by somehow and get their dumb posts on the forum.

I'd like to know what everyone thinks. Should AO members be able to vote to ban other members? I have thoughts that say this is a good idea and a bad idea. I just want to know what everyone else thinks and why.

Thanks for your time,
Nathan

[nutz]

this is the moderators job.... if u would really like to be a part of getting someone banned us the "report this post" feature at the bottom of the bad post and a mod will check it out... plus mods are usually reading all the postes anyways

[Cha0tic]

AO is a friendly forum. it is also run by AGD. we are not the ones who decide who can be here and who cannot. it is all up to TOM, Webby, and the moderators. also, there really aren't any members that cause trouble. when we get one, they are usually taken care of fairly quickly.

[FooTemps]

If we had voteban then maybe 1000 bad cocker, angel, spyder, etc owners could come and ban all of ao! I'm talking about those idiot players who think they're gun is the best, not those sensible players that are smart enough to not be cocky.

[OldSchoolMag]

It's not our job.

And it gets done good as it is.

OSM

[Threewheeler]

The forum wouldn't let me vote... But I have to say that this is not a democracy... This forum is owned and operated by AGD. It's not our say as to who posts and doesn't post.

Besides, does anyone have any trouble with the way things are run now?

Three

[Phil]

Everytime person x gets mad at person y there will be votes to ban one or the other resulting in all kinds of negative vibes. These boards are policed by several people with far too much time on their hands. Not to mention the large number of upstanding regular members who put out small fires from time to time. It is always your perogative to IGNORE people who type stuff you find annoying.

[TheTramp]

I hate being a snob but.....the last thing I think we should do is let people who have been here only a few months deside who gets a say here! Where do you get off desiding who to ban?

The mods here are doing a great job and how a'bout you let them do their job and you can go on reading the threads. They'll ban anyone who needs it.

[MajorDamage]

No, I think the mods do a great job, and there arnt really any people who are "ban-worthy" on here . I mean, there has been like 5 people who have actually been banned, or who have needed to be banned. How ofton do you see anyone flaming someone? Hardly ever. I thinks the mods can take care of it

ENDO!

[manike]

Let's just have it for a day and see what happens

I think there would be some carnage! LMAO

manike

[shartley]

I think there would be some carnage! LMAO

[BEEFYSAUSAGE]

yes well

ok just so you all know i think the moderators are the absalute best,nicest,hardworking and most decent people i have ever had the pleasure to post on the same forum as..
oh yes and there very cool too....why change what isnt broken!!!!!
BEEFY.
oh yes us Ausies can suck up when we want to!..

[Shaft]

Essentially we do have a vote. Tom is always talking about how important we are to him. If a member was banned and we put up enough fuss to bring them back - I'm sure they would listen.

[Additude]

Sorry nak81783,

That's not our job here. We are guests and nothing more.

There are also moderators who monitor posts and also a way to report unwarranted posts to the moderators.

That's everything we need to be here.

[nak81783]

I think you all got the wrong idea

People, I never said it was something that should be done. I was just asking a question. I'm sorry if I offended people. Even though, I kinda knew it was gonna happen. I just wanted to know what people think. Go back to my original post. I think the mods are doing a great job too, and I said that there are good and bad ideas that go along with this idea.
I never said I should be the one to decide who gets to stay, that is far from what I meant. I know I haven't been here long, and I just wanted to get some input on the subject.
I realized the stupidity of this post as soon as the one member mentioned the "report this post" option. I totally forgot about that, and that was basically what I was trying to accomplish. My bad, and I apologize for any hard feelings I may be causing.

Sorry,
Nathan

P.S. There are a handful of people voting yes, but no one is saying why. Please let me hear your ideas. I overlooked a lot of the negative reasons that were brought to my attention. I would like to know some of the positive ideas that I probably am overlooking as well.