amay121 August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 darn, I understand rules are rules, but getting locked out just because I said "PM Sent" and "Thank You" on a dopey For Trade post. Ughh.. If WAMAS ever gets that silly, I think I'll just quit all these clubs/boards since they have little to no common sense. Just venting. RC mods suck at times.
DDiver August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 darn, I understand rules are rules, but getting locked out just because I said "PM Sent" and "Thank You" on a dopey For Trade post. Ughh.. If WAMAS ever gets that silly, I think I'll just quit all these clubs/boards since they have little to no common sense. Just venting. RC mods suck at times. There's gotta be more to the story...
amay121 August 10, 2009 Author August 10, 2009 (edited) Yeah, you're right, there is more. A RULE IS A RULE. I did not meet the 50/90 rule (well, the 90 rule that is), and I've been warned a few times already. It's against policy for me to sell/trade items and it was A LOT OF NERVE on my part to actually post the "PM Sent" and I'm sorry, there's a correction on my part, I didn't write "Thank You", I wrote "You're welcome". That is a lot of nerve on my part, I feel really bad for breaking RC rules, REALLY BAD. Edited August 10, 2009 by amay121
ReeferMan August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 So your mad you broke the rules over and over and got caught and locked out? I'm just playing with you, not sure why they have a rule like that
Brian Ward August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 Yeah, you're right, there is more. A RULE IS A RULE. I did not meet the 50/90 rule (well, the 90 rule that is), and I've been warned a few times already. It's against policy for me to sell/trade items and it was A LOT OF NERVE on my part to actually post the "PM Sent" and I'm sorry, there's a correction on my part, I didn't write "Thank You", I wrote "You're welcome". That is a lot of nerve on my part, I feel really bad for breaking RC rules, REALLY BAD. This is why so many people hate RC - Leishman is banned from selling there because someone alleged he is doing commercial propagation. Anyone who's seen his system knows that while he has nice corals, he's a long way from commercial propagation. I look at the pretty pictures, but other than that I stay out of the discussions. reef2reef is supposed to be pretty good. Gadgets and Leishman both use that forum and Rik definitely recommends it.
lanman August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 I've never read the rules... what is the 90/50 rule?? And how do they decide what is 'commercial propagation'??? If you love growing corals like I do - you're going to end up selling a lot of frags. In a lot of cases now, I don't have any choice but to trim my corals. Especially Leishman's Acropora Hyacinthus - which is growing into just about everything. bob
davelin315 August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 RC mods suck all the time, not at times No, they don't suck all the time, you don't understand that they have to abide by the rules. I know you don't mean it the way it is, but keep in mind you're insulting people who are valuable members of WAMAS as well. I feel badly for the mods there, if you had to follow all of the rules all of the time, like them or not, you'd have a better understanding for the job that all mods do. Personally, I don't go on RC very often, maybe once every 6 months or so, so I can't speak as to what happened, but I do know that you can't make a blanket assertion like that. By the way, you're all on quadruple secret probation for your comments here.
amay121 August 10, 2009 Author August 10, 2009 (edited) 50/90 rule: More than 50 posts Been a member longer than 90 days. Hence the, I didn't meet the 90 rule (I'm three weeks short, I think). As I said, a RULE IS A RULE... I did not sell anything ( I participated in a trade). I did not publicly announce any items for SALE or TRADE (all details were via PM)... and after our trade was agreed upon via PMs and everything, the OP wrote a post to say "Thank You"... I wrote back saying "You're welcome"... That was all.. "You're Welcome"... so like I said.. I had two posts in that thread.. "PM Sent", and "You're Welcome".. Both were flagged for not meeting the required rules... Go Figure. Mods have it tough yes, but they also play favroties to different folks.... I saw one Mod open a Feedback post for another member (who did not meet the requirements). I asked nicely if the mod could do the same for me (I did not meet the requirements)... Uh no.. I was told to go ask someone else, maybe someone that was had by that member instead.. But hey, it's all good... I'm an addicted hobbyist.. I'm willing to learn (and RC does have a lot on info, some valuable, some not) and I love to try new equipment to see what works best for my situation, like a lot of other hobbyist. Oh, I've since been put on hold from RC for only 30 days now, instead of the 60.. whatever.. One last side note. RC is a great place to find information on items and corals. Please do not be persuaded by my rantings to no go, (I was just trying to point out that sometimes, folks do have to punish those that have broken the rules).. I am not angry, bitter, mad.. Just a little shocked. I still have a lot of things to learn, and RC is one of the places I'd go to to read over articles or things that have come about in the hobby or other hobbyist's experience. Edited August 10, 2009 by amay121
DDiver August 10, 2009 August 10, 2009 If u frequent R2R u would see that people migrate from RC almost everyday..the Mods are cool except for this one guy I think he goes by 143gadgets...;-)
blaze98 August 11, 2009 August 11, 2009 Arguing with a Mod will get you banned from selling as well, some of the mods there can't take criticism at all.
dandy7200 August 11, 2009 August 11, 2009 If u frequent R2R u would see that people migrate from RC almost everyday..the Mods are cool except for this one guy I think he goes by 143gadgets...;-) R2R seems good, I have been spending some time there lately. Although if your really bitter, join this forum: http://disturbedreefers.com/portal.php?sid...b69cae8fe9481db
treesprite August 11, 2009 August 11, 2009 R2R seems good, I have been spending some time there lately. Although if your really bitter, join this forum: http://disturbedreefers.com/portal.php?sid...b69cae8fe9481db Link doesn't work for me.
lanman August 11, 2009 August 11, 2009 50/90 rule: More than 50 posts Been a member longer than 90 days. Hence the, I didn't meet the 90 rule (I'm three weeks short, I think). And what does having 90 days and 50 posts entitle you to do - sell things? I've been a member like 900 days - but I doubt I have more than 10 posts. bob
extreme_tooth_decay August 11, 2009 August 11, 2009 Beats me. Maybe you can ask the mods there. If you need muscle when dealing with them, I can rent you my mantis shrimp.
CHUBAKAH August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 These kinds of threads are always funny to me. You admit to clearly breaking one of their rules, admit to be warned about it, admit to clearly breaking it, and you come on a smaller board to complain about it? The fact that they have on 2k members at any given part of the day, and they caught you breaking a rule is pretty impressive to me. No matter how petty you think the rule is, you agreed to abide by it by completing their registration. You choose to ignore it. Do you feel as though you are above their rules? I've had numerous PM's sent to me on this board with complaints from the mods, yet since 2005 I have never so much as had a PM from a mod on RC. Come to think of it I have never had a PM from a mod with a problem from me on ANY other fish/coral site. Go figure...
amay121 August 12, 2009 Author August 12, 2009 (edited) Ouch... That gets to the point. I said silly.. I said I broke the rule.. I am not mad.. just didn't think that that infraction would cost anything (didn't think that would merit any slap)... So please, I think I stated, RC is a great place for resources.. Sometimes the mods are great.. sometimes they're stringent to the rules... This is in no way to bash the mods, this is in no way to discredit the RC site.. This could be in a way to say, hey, you gotta be careful to follow the rules on some sites because some sites are extremely stringent on their rules. Oops, I did vent a little and say sometimes they suck.. Hey, sometimes they do play favorites. Sometimes they do call individuals out (they called me out, privately though and I think that was cool on their part). Thanks though Chubakah. Edited August 12, 2009 by amay121
DDiver August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 I think I'm lost but tell me if I'm wrong but what I got from this thread is that u got probated for posting pm sent and your welcome in a trading thread?and u got put on probation for engaging in a trade when at the time u didn't meet their 50/90 rule?or am I way off?
amay121 August 12, 2009 Author August 12, 2009 You're right.. I broke the rules and I gotta live with what the mods gave me.
basser9 August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 you dont pay to play on rc so they have to have some rule to show you are a member who has been with them not just some vender trying to make a dollar.....rc is run so well that they should get some type of metal ......truely one of the great sites on the web.
ctenophore August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 ...rc is run so well that they should get some type of metal .... I have a few pieces of scrap aluminum you can send them.
treesprite August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 The more people there are in a society, the stronger "the Rule" has to be. RC has so much traffic that I just can't keep up, so I only go there when I'm doing a search for information.... I'm registered but don't post because I'll never find the post again if I do.
amay121 August 12, 2009 Author August 12, 2009 (edited) Actually, I read the rules.. Then re-read them... Then re-read them again. I did NOT break the rules set forth by RC... I'm not going to post the rules here, but here's a quick gist: You have to have 50+ posts and be a registered member for more than 90 days to be able to "create a THREAD"....!!!!!! Does NOT say anything about posting a reply in a thread. I'm gonna go and get myself banned from RC now and challenge that mod for a better explanation. Edited August 12, 2009 by amay121
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