Posted by southshore I’ve been on here for 8 years later on this month. That’s only roughly just over half of the time UER has been around. I’ve learned a lot on here, made dozens of friends, some became extremely close friends for years. I’ve said some inflammatory things I shouldn’t have, said some shit I probably should have been banned for, definitely did some trolling years back. But I’ve contributed a decent amount to the forums, the DB, and whatnot especially as I grew up and took the overall picture more seriously. It just pisses me off that Blackhawk gets put on that list. I’ve has back and forths with him over the years, but he has also given truly fantastic advice, feedback, and history lessons on places. A lot can be learned from him. I just find it ironic that a hobby and this specific site that is supposed to be pretty open-Minded would shut someone up. Characters make a site great, having people that aren’t just dull boring robots make the site interesting. That’s just my thoughts on it. I truly love this site. I’d be heartbroken if it ever got shut down. But I do disagree with this whole situation. My opinion does not matter here at all, and I will always be grateful for Av, and I told him as much the one time I met him a number of years back in Rhode Island. But to me, it just sends the message that if someone who contributes as much as Blackhawk does, who’s the next to end up like him? I also think it may be good to add in some other moderators but I don’t even want to get started on that one right now. Nonetheless, love all of you who continue to make this site something so special. |
Posted by Captain Chernobyl So I'd like to thank the 2 people who checked out my ig page. You guys are cool 😎 |
Posted by JennyUE I thought the name was fitting. But I am as obscure and private about locations on IG as I am here in UER. I say what the location is (mill, silo, factory, etc) and the state. I don't include the town name or any specific building names. |
Posted by RescueMe1060 This thread needs to be renamed and moved to MAIN. |
Posted by Radio2600 UER is worth keeping. |
Posted by RescueMe1060 Astro, she's the one who placed the restrictions on his account from my understanding |
Posted by jeepdave I don't hate our mods. But they do let their bias and emotions get the best of them quite a bit. Maybe we should rotate out some different mods from time to time? |
Posted by Doug My pet hate is the way some Moderators lock threads with their mightier than thou attitude. |
The Dead Hooker In Your Trunk |
Radio2600 Can't the mods split topics when this happens? |
southshore It just pisses me off that Blackhawk gets put on that list. I’ve has back and forths with him over the years, but he has also given truly fantastic advice, feedback, and history lessons on places. A lot can be learned from him. I just find it ironic that a hobby and this specific site that is supposed to be pretty open-Minded would shut someone up. Characters make a site great, having people that aren’t just dull boring robots make the site interesting. |
Posted by The Viscount Andrew Dalton I'm just going to go ahead and state the unpopular opinion here, amongst all the "Free Blackhawk" calls: I support our mods. Maybe Blackhawk didn't break any rules per se, but if he's a continual nuisance and a continual source of complaints, it's the mods that need to deal with it. Their time is worth something too, and they only have a limited amount of it. Consider the following two options: 1) They spend all their time cleaning up when Blackhawk causes trouble 2) They ban, shadow ban, whatever him, and spend their time getting rid of bigger nuisances like GoldenGateUrbex I think that option 2 is better for the good of the forum and the sanity of the people who manage it. I completely understand why Av has decided this isn't a democracy - I've come to the same conclusion myself with similar groups I run. It boils down to one simple fact: you can't please everyone. If you try, you'll not only piss off the other faction, but run yourself ragged trying. Other members have been banned outright in past for behaviour similar to Blackhawk's. Just look at the ban list, and see how many banned members try to come right back. That can't be fun dealing with. So they're trying this new "troll mode" as an alternative - they should be allowed to experiment with things like that to see if it makes running this forum slightly less tedious. As for "freeing blackhawk" - that should not come from a bunch of people yelling at the mods to do it. That should come from Blackhawk himself, improving his judgement. When he does that, and the mods find they're approving almost every post of his, he'll be freed. That would be positive change. Not freeing him because a bunch of unrelated people want it on principle. TL;DR - I sympathise with what the mods deal with and I support the decision they made. |
Posted by RescueMe1060 Siper |
Posted by The Viscount Andrew Dalton Not freeing him because a bunch of unrelated people want it on principle. |
Posted by RescueMe1060 Also, congrats to the 4 Corners, this is now the most active thread in a region thats been near death for a long time. |
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