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rodriguez:
--- Quote from: 58 delray on January 22, 2016, 08:45 AM ---loads of talk about a secret room again......well all forums have them, they are there for the admin/mods to discuss issues on the site, i had one on a forum i used to run and also had access to on on another forum i used to mod on, forums CANT run without them. from what i know (i dont have access) the "secret" room on here is is just used for the purpose of forum admin, its not like the old dog and duck secret room from before the crash where certain other members were also allowed in and tbh not alot happened in there anyway as i found out when a member let me have a look at it.
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Talk because it's happening if you think it's not you're naive.
Facebook groups are run without a staffroom/secret room so why is it necessary on a forum?
If everyone that's listed on the portal has access then that's 19 people, it's a forum within a forum.
Back to the subject of the thread the BOTY this year is a sham and it's only fair to those who participated it should be re-run.
stu27:
I'm not on Facebook so probably not best placed to ask this,but why did the whistleblower not do what Craig has done themselves?
It's like they've loaded the gun for Craig to fire the bullets
wilsey72:
--- Quote from: rodriguez on January 22, 2016, 10:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: 58 delray on January 22, 2016, 08:45 AM ---loads of talk about a secret room again......well all forums have them, they are there for the admin/mods to discuss issues on the site, i had one on a forum i used to run and also had access to on on another forum i used to mod on, forums CANT run without them. from what i know (i dont have access) the "secret" room on here is is just used for the purpose of forum admin, its not like the old dog and duck secret room from before the crash where certain other members were also allowed in and tbh not alot happened in there anyway as i found out when a member let me have a look at it.
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Talk because it's happening if you think it's not you're naive.
Facebook groups are run without a staffroom/secret room so why is it necessary on a forum?
If everyone that's listed on the portal has access then that's 19 people, it's a forum within a forum.
Back to the subject of the thread the BOTY this year is a sham and it's only fair to those who participated it should be re-run.
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Of course facebook groups are run with a staffroom, there will be a group in messenger or on what's app etc... all groups that are policed have a 'staffroom' of some description or other. You cant police a public group without being able to talk with staff in private.
Its crazy to suggest you can!!
Retrodan72:
--- Quote from: rodriguez on January 22, 2016, 10:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: 58 delray on January 22, 2016, 08:45 AM ---loads of talk about a secret room again......well all forums have them, they are there for the admin/mods to discuss issues on the site, i had one on a forum i used to run and also had access to on on another forum i used to mod on, forums CANT run without them. from what i know (i dont have access) the "secret" room on here is is just used for the purpose of forum admin, its not like the old dog and duck secret room from before the crash where certain other members were also allowed in and tbh not alot happened in there anyway as i found out when a member let me have a look at it.
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Talk because it's happening if you think it's not you're naive.
Facebook groups are run without a staffroom/secret room so why is it necessary on a forum?
If everyone that's listed on the portal has access then that's 19 people, it's a forum within a forum.
Back to the subject of the thread the BOTY this year is a sham and it's only fair to those who participated it should be re-run.
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I've been in the 'secret room' as its being called, as a Mod. It's nothing special, just a place where Griff liked to polish is halo. :angel: :LolLolLolLol:
An example of why it's there, is that, when a banned member tries to set up a rival forum, using the same name, in order to bring this great forum down, the Mods/Admins need to come up with an action to prevent this. On this occasion, the decision was made to make RADBMX a registered trade mark, so that the name could not be used elsewhere. Steps were made, but it took months.
If this had been done without that room, said banned member, using a fake account would have thought, 'I know, I'll get in there before them'.
Seriously, it's really nothing to get agitated over.
Funkyworm:
Sham of the month (as many call it) has been a bit of a joke for as long as I've been a member on here 3-4 years now.
One set of rules for most but these rules that can clearly be twisted as long as you're in the right clique & as such i hardly ever bother looking at it & have very rarely voted.
I know lots of members who also feel the same , they put hours in to their restorations with the greatest of intentions & after 1 or 2 attempts at BOTM wouldn't dream of including their bikes again as it's pretty clear even with stellar builds that they don't have a chance of winning... A lot of it has been a popularity contest with (mates voting for mates) a lot of the time.
Yes its's supposed to be (fun) but clearly its a lot more serious than that for a lot of people judging by current events & some of the views expressed in the various threads on here & across Facebook.
But for me the VERY least any entrant should expect surely is a level playing field......
Maybe some things to consider moving forward if BOTM / BOTY is to survive & to help reassure Radsters that this is going to be a fair monthly / yearly event.
1: Moderators shouldn't be able to enter.
2: Open voting should be published showing the time date & IP address of vote.
3: Massive Clamp down on people canvassing for votes & the calling out of those who do this.
4: Site supporters with say 500 posts or more only should be allowed to vote in order to deter some of the multiple account madness thats been going on
5: 1 vote only.
Personally i'm not into competition that's not why i build my bikes, but any competition should be as fair as possible & I hope anyone found to have been found cheating or know that this has been going on will do the honourable thing & throw themselves on their swords so to speak....
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