Quote Originally Posted by TheGodfather
I'll bite.

I was banned a while back for using a word that was allowed. The rules never stated anything about what I did wrong, but I was banned and then the rules were changes after I continually pointed out it said from Julio anything goes in the WL.

What makes it ok for the rules to be changed after I am banned when at the time I didn't break the rules. I was given a book of excuses and tried to make sense of it. Never did.

In the same breath, I was banned for something deemed offensive when someone else was not.

That made me really dissapointed in this place, and I was treated like an idiot and turned away by two admins, and never got a response from Julio. That isn't right in my opinion.

Also, the fact that so many fucking people complain about the userCP, but no one will take the time to fix it.

I've heard the things. This place is free. Blah, blah, blah. But never really adds up to make this an enjoyable place.

Just my since you seem the most receptive of the higher ups so far.
Nice post, I appreciate it. What exactly did you say? And do you mean that after Julio posted up "anything goes" you posted something and got banned, and then your offense was added to the rules as a no-no?

As for having a hard time getting a hold of an admin, they have a lot of stuff to sift through; if they catch a hint of insolence or rudeness, your question may get buried. Think of it as how they say if your job application has an error, it gets dumped in the trash. If they don't think you are being reasonable or it looks like you just want to start a fight, they may just decide you aren't worth their time. Not saying that's what happened, but it's hard to get 100 PM's a day about stuff. And for the record even I have a hard time getting answers from Julio; he's just a really busy guy.

User CP is a problem way above any of us; Paul and Julio themselves have said they wish it worked. Admins are the only people who can mess with code and the nuts and bolts of the site, and it looks like they can't figure it out. Which makes it VBulletin's problem, and who knows how much stuff they have on their plates.

I know you've heard it's free, and I'm sure you do see the logic in that. At the same time I'll admit people use that as a blanket excuse. If it makes you feel any better, there used to be a ton more mods than there are now, and the site was WORSE. At this point you are either a mod to watch over just your clubs forum or car make (meaning you don't have power anywhere else, though you still have the mod icon below your username; so you can still bluff like you can do stuff) or you are a super mod. It's definitely the way to have it, I don't know if you remember how much people didn't like the moderating staff like a year ago. I know there are still people who talk about "fuck the man, fight the power" or whatever, but we have sealed up the leaks and that has let us communicate a lot more and make informed decisions/act as one.