Not new, just been away for a while

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Cruisecrzy

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Hi everybody, I am not a newby to this board, Have changed my screen name though. I have been away from Cruise Addicts for a while and had to re-submit my registration. I used to be "James and Dana". We are still James and Dana, but this is the screen name I use on other boards, makes life easier for me!

Hello Jobat1.. glad to have you here, I had noticed you missing from "the other board".
 
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joebat1

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Thanks....Cruisecrzy.. Glad to be here..... Just 3 days, and I LOVE IT ~~!!~~ It's nice to see friendly names like you here. I feel like I'm at home.

I'm sorry sooooo I didn't find it sooner. It seems like so many of the fine friends I have met on the internet post here.
 
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storm'n norman

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Nice to see some interesting faces here...........

Maybe this will be a new trend!

Not sure what happened to Skippy...............Maybe he is still over at that "other" place!



Post Edited (04-24-03 02:17)
 
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douglinc@msn.com

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Norman,
Good to see you over here also. Seems as though the "other place" is getting to be a real hassle.
Doug
 
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douglinc@msn.com

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Gidget,
seems like some of the "hosts" on the other board are having trouble making up their minds about how the rules should be applied. Some people getting posts pulled for asking questions about another member, others do it consistently and do not get pulled. I was told you could not talk about another member or post anything that was not directly related to cruising, but it is done all the time. And seems to be a lot of "member bashing" from some of the posters, (which is not supposed to be allowed) and then if you respond to it, you get scolded. That is my humble opinion.
Doug
 
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bOB

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Anytime there is a large migration of people, whether it be coming or going it is usually do to frustrations of some nature. It is only natural that this frustration has to escape in order for a healing process to happen. We understand that process and thus become a little lax during a time of influx in order for that process to take its course. But in order for our forums to remain in a healthy state, this process can not be a long term thing.

We are not necessarily rule mongers here at @ddicts but we do have some policies that have been put in place in an effort to make the overall forum experience a better thing.

One of these policies is that we are not a battleground for problems and issues on other forums, bluntly put, it is none of our business, more realistically put, issues that involve the implementation of moderation, or administrative policy are the issue of the forum that they are questioned on, they are not an issue on Cruise @ddicts nor do we like issues and problems from Cruise @ddicts being taken to some other forum.

One other area that we appreciate co-operation in is that other than the Community Board the forums are pretty much on topic, that is not to say that you can't have a good time, make a wise crack, or otherwise cutup a little, lack of that would make joebat a dull boy. But what we do ask is no test postings on these forums, no posting joke after joke, no sarcastic or defaming wisecracks, you can expect posts of this nature to not last long.
If you stray and it is in being accepted by the other poster on the thread then it is probably in tune and acceptable unless it is an attack of some nature, we do not micro manage.

Please, just use good common sense with the intent to have a good time

Thnx
 
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bOB

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No need to be sorry, the beginning is alway a learning process, but if somebody doesn't tell you, pretty soon you get hunched shoulders from trying to figure it all out on your own. Then you get upset because someone didn't let you know. Just trying to avoid both.

Our concept is just have a good time and enjoy yourself while your here, but can you really do that while your pissing and moaning about problems a hundred miles away.
We are as loose as common sense allows, but we do not allow things to run rampant either.
Relax, experiment with your new home, unless you go wild, nobody is going to slap you down, but you may get a tap on the shoulder once in a while, take it as informational, not condemnation.
 
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joebat1

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"lack of that would make joebat a dull boy"

NOT ME ~~!!~~ LOL

Herbie and Yellow Rubbie Duckie to the RESCUE !!!!
 
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Sara Lee

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On this thread

I think that free speech is very important and even on boards that are privately owned or operated I understand rules and without them , we would be a wild and crazy board here , so rules are fine .

However , in this case or about this case of this thread following the original post .. It seems people are being greeted and welcomed and some information of what brought them here seems to be talked about ..which would be a normal human response .. People are curious and always will be .
That is exactly why publications such as Enquring minds want to know are visible on every mom and pop store and even in airport terminals ..

The particular board discussed is not the issue but human nature is and to bring some sea talk into it to keep it on topic of the SEA and cruises , it is funny how people can so fast resort to being sharkish in nature , when a person is being under attack ..

But that is all to add to this topic but I do think that some people learn how to use the boards "over there " to get post removed .

If too many people write of issues of no consequence such as spelling grammer or even saying rude remarks to someone , if enough people write rude stuff , it is easier for the host to remove the WHOLE POST Than to pick out the offenders ..

So people learn quickly in that circumstance of how to get a post removed by the host ..
just write enough bad things about a person and the whole thing will be removed even if the originator of the thread did not do anything wrong to begin with ..

Crazy but like crusing it can become an addiction ..

a bad one tho
Sara Lee
 
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bOB

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Hmmmmm,

I will not get into a lengthy discussion over the virtues of free speech as the opinions far exceeds those of religion and politics.

But, this is not a public forum, it is a privately owned forum and is thus subject to the guidelines and policies set down by the person that pays the bills to keep it operating. The policy in question has been defined above, but the "real" issue is not the policy. By participating on these forums, you have agreed to abide by those policies (not negotiable), the issue is whether or not that policy applies to "everybody" and it does, it applies to you, it applies to me, it applies to the owner of the board when he posts.
Let us not start off on the wrong foot by assuming that something can be said by anybody, anytime, about anything, in any manner and it is going to fly under the guise of free speech, these forums are moderated for the beterment of the site as a whole, not for the platform of one person.

As for the policy stated above, I hope that I stated it clearly.
We will not be the battleground for a war on the other side of the world, we have learned from past experience that this in not in the best interests of the site as a whole. That is just one of the simple policies, and we reqest that people respect it.

As for our thoughts on free speech as it relates to these forums,

While most people on the Internet are ardent defenders of free speech, it is not an absolute right; there are practical limitations. For example, you may not scream out "Fire!" in a crowded theater, and you may not make jokes about bombs while waiting to board an airplane. We accept these limitations because we recognize that they serve a greater good.

The ultimate response to the 'free speech' argument is this: while we may have the right to say more or less whatever we want, we do not have the right to say it wherever we want. You may feel strongly about the fact that your neighbour has not mowed his lawn for two months, but you do not have the right to berate him in his own living room. Similarly, if a webmaster tells a someone that a post is not appropreate, the person has no "right" to persue. This is particularly true on the numerous free communications services offered on the net. (On pay systems, the person might be justified in asking for a refund.)

I have probably over answered your initial concern but it may in the process save a question or two in the future and if you ever have any spicific questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact the board ownerJohn@cruise-addicts.com
 
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bOB

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I will go a little farther and address a couple of your other statements;
Spelling and grammar are not an issue here, a thread will not usually get removed, the complaints about it, if they become prolific will, they are pretty easy to pick out. Most of us misspell and hack grammar, is it really important?
The other point is a little more complex, yes it can be hard to glean a thread but it is usually tried first, we are not dumb and we have a care and a feel for these boards, we all take them personally, we can usually see when that is happening and try to make it work first, but sometimes an issue just becomes a little too far out of control and it is best to remove the entire thread, no matter how unfortunate it is for the original poster or those that did add good constructive comments. I just sometimes happens.
Best way to help insure that ones posts are not removed is to always make sure and address the issue, not the person, personal attacks are not tolerated under any circumstances. I you just can't control yourself and you feel the need to address an issue but also attack the person, do it in two separate posts, we DO NOT edit posts, but I assure you that the attack will get removed, if you have put all your eggs in one basket, the whole basket goes.

Hope this fills in some blanks and lets also hope that it is just
in theory and we never have to execute plan A
 
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Sara Lee

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I think that is an excellent answer and very clear about boards and the specifics of how to try and abide by the rules of human nature and writing publicly . Sometimes it is easy to forget people live behind these screens.... real people ..

Sometimes I suppose the area is a little gray and yes that is what a moderator is for ... I understand topic's and staying within the topic of a subject ... Im looking at the subject matter here listed

"Not new , just been away " and I quess honestly that is not me but im responding to the posters who have posted under this catagory ...

But Im glad that whoever was away is back and so far I do enjoy the posters on this board here .. Of course tho .. isnt their some competition to these boards ?? just curious because in perusing the other cruise boards , there is some kind of national contest and we are asked to vote for our favorite board.. Being new here , if I was to vote , I would so far name this board here ..

I hope this is not off the subject matter discussed here..

Boards are not new and when a certain company came out on the internet say about 12 or so years ago , it was hard to keep from being policed by the entire community .. We did have a method however , and we started what was called a traveling circus , to stop some of the censorship of the internet boards and communities .. They used to separate all catagories of speaking and writing ..

So it took the p police a while to remove a post back then and posting was not immediatel as it is now and instant messaging did not exist and even email was 25 cents a pop ..

So on the traveling circus , we would find ways to email each other by using a room , we would develop and then draw pictures , write stories and travel from board to board , thus people being able to see WHERE we would pop up next and then could follow us around and it was a way of helping free speech to work...Now it is different with private boards etc... These were public boards but you had to belong to an internet service provider to write on them and they had thier own Sysops ..

I do believe Digby Diel (sp) was a writer on those boards and he once graced me with a lovely letter about my rhyming ..

Now back in those days , a person was typing in all CAPS and someone started a thread called ALL CAPS A NO NO ..

Now in those early days of internet , a certain vietnam vet could only type in CAPS and had a hard time even making it past the 30 minutes you were given to write without the board timing out on you and erasing everything you wrote . Very weird and different than how it is today on the internet ..

But someone came along complaining of his use of all caps and from that day on , I realilzed that the rules are great and sometimes there are reasons behind some things and that is good that you give an email address to write to you to address concerns a person may have or an exception that could be considered ..

To doing something that seems like it is bending the rules ..

But at that time , when this poor vietnam vet who was handicapped had trouble , we all went over to the Vietnam Vet board and asked for thier help and they all came over to that board to defend him .. Oh those were the days ..

so much fun but back to the subject matter at hand .. Welcome home to the poster who has been away and I love those tails on the back of the carnival ships ..

Sara Lee
 
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Cruisecrzy

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My goodness! I didn't post to say " Hello" to old friends to open a can of worms! LOL!

I was totally unaware of the "issues" on another board when I posted. It was just strange timing.

I had been gone from all the cruise boards because I got so busy, and we didn't think we were going to be able to cruise this summer. It was too depressing to think about it! However, we think we may be able to squeeze in a short cruise.
 
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bOB

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No problem, just a lot of pent up frustrations needing cut loose, all will settle in due time. So say hello, and stay a while this time.............

But with your timing I would take a job as a moving target.
 
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Sara Lee

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That is just tooooooo funny ... I cant stop laughing ..

that was such a good line .. a moving target on this post .. Im just going to say .. Hey welcome back to this board...

Its fun here .. the water is just about right .. not to hot and not to cold

Sara Lee
 
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