Hey, If we're going to welcome Bea, let's welcome WAS back...

[DiRTyBuNNy]

If we're going to welcome Bea, let's have WAS come back and have the mods edit/delete any content they don't agree with personally?!

[yeahthatsme]

your taking this a bit too seriously and you will only get yourself in trouble.

[Devil]

woh!

[Jonno06]

yea,but atleast he is thinking logically.

this is a paintball forum,where we discuss paintball matters...the mods may not always agree,but they dont have to remove it because they disagree...

[boomerfoxtrot]

Originally posted by Jonno06
yea,but atleast he is thinking logically.

this is a paintball forum,where we discuss paintball matters...the mods may not always agree,but they dont have to remove it because they disagree...

I have to agree....

that's the point of the forums right?!?!

[cphilip]

Errr...

Well no one has ever said WAS could not come back and we always welcome a good debate with him.

I think the Bea thing was condidered a Flaming contest. In the end thats what it became. I didn't personaly see much of it so I will leave it at that. But when we welcome someone its not a good time to attack them. And that did occur. No Mod removes things because they do not agree with them personaly. They remove them because they are rude and constitute a Flame. And they feel they break the rules.

Again...I REPEAT...this is not a Democracy.

Again...if I had a nickel for every time someone claimed censorship because what he/she wanted something left on the forum for his purposes was judged by a Mod or Admin as not in the best interest of the site by those chosen to make that tough call I would be a rich man. We are not here to be popular.

Sorry you do not agree with that call. I didn't make it. But I will back up the persons who did. Lets move on with our lives.

Your right...its a paintball site not a popularity contest. Stick to paintball and we will all be good.

[Conqueror]

w00t to that. I should have Jim Murray add that to the PBC FAQ, Phil. You wouldn't believe (well, maybe you would ) the amount of crap we get over closures and stuff.

CQ

[JEDI]

I'd love to see WAS back on AO. I personally thought the whole debate was retarded. The guy was showing off a new board, and got flamed for hyping it. Whats wrong with a little embellishment? He wasnt lying. NEWS FLASH! The damn board kicks ***, and now most guns use 'em.

Some times I get sick of the "High & Mighty" attitude by few people here at AO. None of you guys ever created an electronic board for a paintball marker.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Well..Phil..i have always respected your opinion but I think you're totally wrong on this. I know this isn't a democracy, but I never want to hear you or any of the other mods talk about how AO is for open and free ideas. That's it, because you all proved it. I also disagree with you that it was a flaming contest. I want proof that what you saw was a flame, because the comments may just be seen as opinion by someone else. You stated that you did not know exactly what was going so why even comment when you have no idea what the situation was. Bea backed down in another thread because she felt she was being threatened, that's what we called her out on.

and BTW, if this isn't a popularity contest you wouldn't bring up a "Welcome So-and-So to AO" to show off who we now have as a member. That, my friend is hypocritical.

[boomerfoxtrot]

Originally posted by JEDI
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Some times I get sick of the "High & Mighty" attitude by few people here at AO.

AMEN to that

I'm gettn' out of this topic now, cause I have no idea what happened...... and if it was flaming... then it should have been deleted....

arrgg...

[Devil]

I don't think they used the welcome as a "show off"...I was even welcomed a few months ago...she's a new member of our family and should be given alittle respect...and as for her "backing off" or whatever...common man...what did you do to her...if I was being "attacked" or "felt threatened" publicly...I think it would be best to back off or try to continue it in public, like I said in your post in the Friendly corner...it's not cool...

(I know I don's know what happened, but do you think that maybe you might have been alittle rough on her??)

[TRIAD]

WAS lied, and was called on it, and thus left, because we HATE hype and LOVE data. He showed nothing, and blatantly lied to us. We don't have a "high and mighty" attitude here, but what we do have is a need for information, not hype. If you want to believe everything that comes out of a dealer's mouth, fine, but I'll stay here.

[cphilip]

I already said I didn't see it. So I realy cannot comment on that. I have asked to see it and I am certain I will eventualy. For now I will assume Tom stepped in because he felt that it was inapropritate. Even if I find out later I agree with you I will do my talking behind the scenes and privately.

But I for now must back up the Mods and Owner as to the difficult choice then had to make. I am sure they weighed the decision carefully and made the best choice for the site. I am also certain they knew full and well someone would not be happy with that choice. I know all of them well enough to know that without even asking. I have worked closely with them for a few years now.

We welcome a lot of people. Has nothing to do with popularity. We have several welocome threads a day here. I see nothing hypocritical about welcoming people at all.

But to you I say that making a "I am pissed I didn't get my way thread" helps nothing. Even if you are right it helps nothing of your cause. Open and honest does not mean you can say everything and anything you want. If you must we keep it as open and honest AS WE CAN. And after that there are no guarantee's.

[magman007]

in defence of the board, it kicks so much, because you can adjust its de bounce settings.... at low enough settings it becomes un safe, and un fair... sdon it will be nppl, psp, mellenium regulated... just watch... the debounce settings can go so low, that the marker will fire by its self if your not careful..... this is FA which last time i checked was illegal, and the board cna achieve turbo rates of fire etc with different settings... that is why it is so good... yes it is programmed well. Jim at was is an awesome programmer... but he has his head up a place where id doesnt belong, IMHO and he is a very smoke and mirrior type guy... would have made one hell of a lawer if you ask me... or a con artist...

[bofh]

Originally posted by JEDI
{snip}He wasnt lying. NEWS FLASH! The damn board kicks ***, and now most guns use 'em.

{snip}None of you guys ever created an electronic board for a paintball marker.

Jedi, yes, he was lying. Or he wasn't telling the truth, you pick what makes you feel better. Furthermore, the board does kick butt. No one ever said the board wasn't good. He does make good stuff.

As for none of us making a board for a paintball marker... I know Pi has one in the works, past prototyping. Tom's on the boards, he's made one I'm sure I've even made a prototype myself, it's really not anywhere as hard as you think. (personally I think it's easier for me to buy one from somebody else, so I did.)