Nice Attitude!

[Mr 5 0]

Originally posted by Shelby428cj

What is happening to this board??

I came to this board because it wasn't like the rest of them, people here were very nice; understanding and really helpful. BUT - I have been here for a few weeks now and things are starting to go downhill.

We have some who state that other people are more important and we have some that don't believe you even own a car - let alone a Mustang - if you don't have a picture of it! And my all time favorite is a guy who posted a picture on the board holding a sign saying 'F*** You Newbie! Nice attitude! If it wasn't for us newbies this site wouldn't exist!

Shelby:

I regret the recent unpleasant posts that have you upset.

I can't blame you, but our moderators - me included - are volunteers and have jobs and families and other interests to attend so yes, things sometimes get by that shouldn't.

Your complaints point up the real dilemma moderators have to deal with all the time.

We try to keep the forums clean and flame-free but it's a constant effort, and then we're accused of being 'too controlling', 'egomanaics' (because we censor something) or generally 'too uptight' and 'constipated'. Those are the nicer accusations. Obviously, we can't keep everyone happy all the time but we would rather the nasty stuff get deleted and have one member annoyed with us than to have ten members offended by it.

Shelby, Mustang Works has always prided ourselves on our messageboard quality, compared to other websites. In that light, we're setting up new rules for the forums that will be enforced. Stay tuned, it's coming momentarily.

That ** Newbie photo was nasty and I should have deleted it, so I apologize for that oversight. I'm not sure what your other problems stem from (can't read every post on every thread) but if someone doubts your Mustang ownership there are various ways to prove it, or simply ignore the person. You don't owe anyone 'proof' of car ownership just because they challenge it. Let them prove they own their Mustang, first.

Remember, it's easy to be a jerk on the internet and a few go that route, even here. We weed out the people who bring down the website but we can't always get to do everything at once or as soon as we would like to.

I do ask that you stick around Shelby, and give us time to clean up the place a bit. We will, and quickly. Your thread is a wake-up call that the MW staff need to do a bit more to keep the forums useful and a pleasant place to visit as we always have. Nothing has changed, these clean-ups have to be done every so often. Sorry for your disappointment with us but I trust you'll stick around awhile longer.