Let's be realistic. With out the forums this organization would cease to exist in its current form. With out this format there would be zero communication from above other than the very limited communication that exists now..That is the very nature of the beef a lot of members have. We get no communication then we get some edict dumped on us. I can't see how that isn't being seen as a concern. We don't' need surprises to keep us engaged in the effort. I appreciate an open flow of honest communication. I don't feel this is unreasonable. Quite frankly TR I do not feel we are given honesty at times from the top.TunnelRat wrote:A large part of the problem of moderating our forums is getting the cooperation of the members. You might be surprised at the volume of bitter, vituperative PMs the mods have to put up with.djthomas wrote: As someone else said if there's a concern about the ability of moderators to adequately police the forums given that most moderators are also coordinators, then consider appointing a few folks who strictly moderate.
Some folks tend to abuse our forums, posting constant negative comments, snide remarks, and uncalled for criticisms. There are even those who like to use the OFCC forums to condemn the organization itself. This gives us a bad image. Yet for the most part, the moderators let pretty much anything stand so long as it isn't a personal attack, blasphemous, illegal, or blatantly vulgar.
We would do well to keep in mind that OFCC is not the forums, and the forums are not OFCC. These forums are offered by OFCC as one of our services to our members. Thus, we try to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere so our members can carry on positive discussions with regard to firearms, equipment, rights, reloading, sales, legislation, and much, much more. It's a good way for many of our members to keep in touch.
However, most of what OFCC does takes place off the forums, and behind the scenes. The changes we've instituted have been made with our primary goals in mind.
I still support the basic idea of OFCC and I will continue to do the things I have agreed to do promote its work because it, CC, is a part of the basic firearms freedom issue I support along with a lot of other liberty issues, but I will continue to feel betrayed and manipulated on the issues being discussed here in this thread.