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If it's affecting your lives then I totally understand you needing to step away, nobody needs stress from strangers and there is no doubt a fair amount of that on here but The Fretboard is by far the best forum I've been on.
Good luck chaps and come back soon.
Would it be worth comparing notes with the mods at Basschat? They're a nice bunch and their forum seems to run well, as does this place from our side of the fence, and I know one or two of them. I'm sure they've encountered some of these types of issues.
Re: their Classifieds, you have to pay to sell/advertise and it's either a pay-as-you-go per item or a flat annual fee to sell multiple times (? £20).
As a point of interest, do you guys have any idea how many hours a week you dedicate to the forum (outside of your normal viewing and participation)? It might be good for people to see how much work actually goes into this place and how that takes you away from other things, like work, family, other hobbies etc
All the best
We’re going to miss you.
You are most appreciated, and I can totally understand why you feel the need to step away from all the crap that goes on.
Hope you enjoy the time that will be freed up in your lives and also hope that you'll be back at some point.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Sincerely hope this is a sabbatical, not an ending.
I'm really sorry to hear this @TTony and @Digitalscream. You've created something very special with this forum. It's clear that you are getting far more than a fare share of the negatives whereas for most of us the positives far outweigh them. We're not on the front line.
A lot of the crap that we can see seems to be coming from the classifieds, particularly from freeloaders who resent following a few simple rules. Somehow this needs to be addressed if @Roland and @Jalapeno are not soon to feel as disillusioned as you are.
Yes there have been a few personal vendettas on here (as there can be in society generally) and also a few who seem unable to respect the differing opinions of others, BUT overall this is a great place to hang out - and unique. Don't underestimate what you have achieved.
Huge thanks to you both and enjoy your break. After a while call in as members and see just how good it mostly looks when you are not saddled with chores.
Thanks also to @Roland and @Jalapeno for agreeing to continue. I'm sure they'll get whatever support they might need. No-one wants to lose this place.
Come back soon, and don't forget to send us a postcard...
Thanks for all your hard work and apart from all the misery it brought upon you rest assured that it is BY FAR the best forum I've been on, and I've been on few. Like every big community- there will be an occasional arsehole or two... shame that it made such an impact but it's a great forum regardless.
Much appreciated guys! Godspeed.
Other forums I dip in and out of have multiple moderators that look after specific sections. Have you considers a recruitment campaign to help share the burden a bit?
Thank you for all you have done. Take a break, several weeks if need be and then come back and see if you still feel the same, hopefully some time away will reenergise you both.
Take care chaps.
Very sad that the actions of a few have such an affect on the many.
J
Gearslutz have a subforum called the Moan Zone. I suggest a similar one where ebay/manufacturer/rant/buyers remorse threads can go and like BCD be removed from google searches (like the nitro Gibson case thread & "strange selling practices") if there are legal threats that regularly result. Threads moved here then also make people aware of just how much bitching they do without realising and less tendency to open a thread there.
I rarely come on here these days, the last year or so in fact
Went from being great community after MR closed however there’s way too many freeloading, shit stirring wankers. It’s become overun with them
It really does become harder to police and I certainly wouldn’t want to have to put up with it and constantly banging your head against a brick wall
People are cunts........Shame
Really sad that the general level of bad behaviour - from a quite few members - has ground you guys down. I'm amazed that you've put up with so much for so long. You both have the patience of saints. I know I wouldn't have been able to cope with the arrogant sense of self-entitlement that some members appear to display (including all those that just treat the place as a cheap way to sell stuff... but never take an active role in helping and advising other members on anything... and then have the arrogance to: 1. Not bother reading the very simple and fair rules (because... those members are special... so normal rules obviously don't apply to them and they have license to do whatever they like. Snowflakes!!!.... and 2. When politely asked to comply with a few sensible requirements - start ranting & raving and hurling insults. How some members fail to realise that this site is not their personal property.... and totally fail to show any respect.... is beyond me.)
Please know that what you've done in setting this place up is really valued by a huge number of people. Thanks.