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Post by BtVSFigs Admin on Mar 19, 2006 15:57:02 GMT -5
You can't use the PM system if you have a problem, that's fine. Chad, don't delete this one, I want to hear what he has to say. If he is just dying to get a spotlight on his little punk ass then let him. Here's your chance, Matt. Repost what I didn't get a chance to see.
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Post by Mattitude on Mar 19, 2006 16:36:36 GMT -5
Well then, you want it, you got it. Obviously, you heard about this through the grapevine, from somebody who was biased and told it all like I was some kind of a villain. In my thread, I SPECIFICALLY stated that it was not an attack at you and that I wasn't being malicious towards you. Of course, I'm sure the person who told you conveniently left that out. Anyway, what it WAS was supposed to be a place for members to step up and say what THEY'D like to see happen. Since the forum is nothing without its members, and I think everyone should have equal say. And what I have to say is that I believe Chad should be the Head Admin. He puts so much work into this forum, but yet you feel the need to pop up and strike down something HE put for the members without even considering it or talking to him first. Your presence is pretty sparse around here during the last few months, and the only times you arrive now are either to strike something down or get rid of it altogether. You really make no effort to interact with the members or make this a fun place, which Chad does. That's why I was implying that I think he should have Head Administrative powers. And yes, if you want to know the truth, on many occasions during conversations with other members they've happened to mention that they felt you came across as rude, short-tempered, snarky, etc. Whether you intend that to be on purpose or not, it's the way some members feel, but nobody likes to say anything. This way, if people had strong feelings on the subject, they'd be able to comment one way or the other. Although, I'm sure your 'source' left all of THAT out, too.
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Post by BtVSFigs Admin on Mar 19, 2006 17:02:36 GMT -5
I'm going to ignore my advice I usually give to not trashtalk. I'm going to talk some trash.
Well, I'm not the only one who's thinking it but I will sure as hell say it: You are so full of shit.
Now I ask, what power would you like granted to Mr. Chad that he doesn't already have? What change, exactly, would you like to see that would be accomplished by making Chad "head Admin" as you put it?
We're not going to bring Chad into this anymore because this is a problem between you and I. Chad is a big boy, and when he has a problem with me or with the forum, he knows he can come to me and doesn't need to speak through you. I apologize for having a life outside of the internet. I have school, a job, and other priorities in my life. I'm glad that you check my internet searches and know when I've been here. There is a little thing called "invisible mode". You see, when an administator is in "invisible mode" I can look at and see everything without it appearing that I am on the forum. Now, when a person has time constraints, it really is pointless to try and fix something when nothing appears to be wrong. I can say what I want, when I want, to whomever I want. Anyone here is more than welcome to do that (respectfully). If I want to post my picture, I can. If I want to talk about what the fuck I crapped last night, I can. Just because I'm not a brown-nosing little busy-body like you who tries to get on everyone's good side but ends up agrivating the shit out of them, does not mean I don't do my part to get to know the members or do my job. If someone wants to chat with me, they are more than welcome to. With the exception of a few that have given me reason to say so, I have never turned one person away from a conversation with me. And by ideas you mean that I strike down, I know your reffering to yours. Well I hate to break it so you sonny, but I can shit better ideas than what you produce. You wanted a forum for you to oogle at half-naked celebrities. I said prove that it needed it. All I see is a 3-page long thread that hasnt been replied to in days.
I make no effort to interact...hmmm. Is that a requirement? Do I wear a sign that says don't talk to me? As for Chad, may I ask then, what would you, almighty mattitude, like me to do? I cannot give him anymore powers than he already has. This may go beyond your scope of knowledge, but I cannot magically switch over the account on proboards to him. What would it serve exactly anyway by doing that? No you can't answer that question because you don't know shit about it. Unknown to you (because it has nothing to do with you), Chad and I decided long ago upon the things that we each wanted to control. He chose the fun stuff, I chose the regulation stuff. You don't see the regulation stuff, though, do you? That's because I am doing my job and not making the problems that could bring this place down like they have in the past arise in the first place. You, are slowly, evolving into one of those problems and also a personal pain in my ass.
I have a Personal Message system. If anyone has a problem with me, they are welcome to bring it up.
Cover your ass, it's what you do best. See, let me explain something to you Matt. One perk of being an administrator, is that when someone has a problem with a member, they come to me first. So despite any complaining you might have heard about me, I can garuntee you, as well as prove, that I have double that on you. You are not a savior like Jesus Christ and people here do not need you to rally them up in some pathetic battle against...what, you wanting a little badge under your name?
I have some advice for you: GROW THE FUCK UP. Take some time off the internet and realize that this is a message board, a place to have fun. When you start bringing politics into it, you just make people not want to come here. You feel the need to talk behind my back or subtlely insult me to others. Well I can play that game too son, right here. You wanted the spotlight, you got it.
If anyone else has "strong feelings" about anything, by all means, step up. Why hide this shit anymore? I'm not touching the delete button. If anyone has anything candid or blunt to say, I am opening up the floor. Anyone...say what you have been wanting to say.
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Post by firecracker on Mar 19, 2006 17:15:45 GMT -5
I just wanted to say, Flobbster, that I pretty much agree with everything you said.
And as for you, Matt, you really oughta take heed to what people are saying once in a while. Because my guess is, when it comes to you, people aren't saying what they're saying for shits and giggles. There's a reason people don't like you. Why don't you take some time off to try and figure it out for yourself, rather than brush it all off. It always seems like you're trying to prove something, whether it be for the sake of people liking you or just to put yourself in good light.
There's definitely something wrong when a mod goes after you. Let alone a nice one like Flobbster.
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Post by Demonslayer212 on Mar 19, 2006 17:19:46 GMT -5
Just wanted to say that I think the forum is running fine. What else could honestly go on here? That post really aggravated me last night, and its about time someone put you in line Mattitude.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Mar 19, 2006 17:23:05 GMT -5
I dunno what to say... From experiance I think I have only talked to Flobbster once (I didn't even know it was his forum... I thought it was Chad's) but from what I've come to know, Flobbster is nice (he was very polite to me when I requested a custom) and I don't see why anyone has a grudge on him?
Matt, I think you should calm down. You seem to have troubles with listening to rules, when you were asked to take down your half naked bimbo-banners, you flipped out and I had to agree with Chad to ask to take it down... I don't come to this forum to look at tastless junk, I come for the Buffy-Angel-Fun... I don't need to be looking at junk like that.
The mods are great here, there respect everyone and listen to input... Look at all the cool stuff we've got, free prizes, contests, and an alliance with Time and Space Toys... no other forum can say that.
What was the point of trying to take on Flobbster? He is a good guy, let him live his life and let him do what he is doing, cause he is doing it fine.
I have no idea if you are male or female Flobbster... So if you are female, sorry for saying him/he... But, I dunno...
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Post by Becky on Mar 19, 2006 17:25:32 GMT -5
I just want to say that this board has been my all time favorite forum on the net since I first joined. I check this site more times a day than any other site out there. I think Flobbster and Chad are both doing great jobs and I am grateful that they are there. This forum has less fussing and crap than any other forum I've ever visited.
So, Mattitude, I disagree with your ideas about change. I like everything on this forum just as it is.
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Post by Mattitude on Mar 19, 2006 17:27:47 GMT -5
Well in regards to the other stuff, I really don't have anything to say that I haven't said. Now in regards to this... I don't come to this forum to look at tastless junk, I come for the Buffy-Angel-Fun... I don't need to be looking at junk like that. I think it's ironic that you can bash me for my banners, yet you were the one whining and crying when you were made to take down your banner simulating the act of Clark Kent giving Aquaman oral sex.
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Post by Dave the Vampire Slayer on Mar 19, 2006 17:28:17 GMT -5
Tim keeps it running, Chad keeps it fun! Just wanted to throw that out there.
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Post by Mattitude on Mar 19, 2006 17:30:36 GMT -5
Tim keeps it running, Chad keeps it fun! Just wanted to throw that out there. See, if people want to say that, then that's fine. I know there are people who agree with me, and there are obviously people who disagree with me too. That's life, and I have no problem with you saying that. I made a topic about one thing though and it's just turned into something completely different. I made it clear last night that I wasn't attempting to personally insult Tim.
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Post by AngelAficionado on Mar 19, 2006 17:31:34 GMT -5
I'm just sad this had to happen again. That period where you were gone was the best time the forum has seen. Too bad you had to go reinfecting us. I'll bet it took a TON of convincing for you to come back *rolls eyes*
Oh well, you know how I feel about you Matt, I made that abundantly clear in the Playboy thread, before your melodramatic little exit. You're a kiss-ass, and a whiner, and this forum appears to be your whole life. And, apparently unbeknownst to you, a lot of people feel the same way I do.
Why else would I have gotten so many "thank you" PMs following your departure?
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Post by Justhad on Mar 19, 2006 17:32:33 GMT -5
Ok, I'm posting.
Matt, truth is, I think you're a good guy. I enjoy talking with you, and I'm not one to trash talk. But just so you know, I didn't go trash you to Tim or anyone else, and I really didn't want to post in your thread even though you kept trying to make me. Peer pressure is not needed, so I do encourage all those "drones" as you call them, to speak up. And you're right, I'm a bad drone, so I'm speaking up.
I love my part here. I enjoy answering advice when people need it, and really enjoy the friendships I've made. I've never wanted more power and never asked for anything. I took over swaps when they needed someone, but love getting more people involved. The people here are friendly, considerate, and welcoming - I couldn't ask to be a member of a better forum, and this is in part due to the great community that Chad and Tim have put together here.
I got here because of my love for "'Buffy," and the idea that I could meet more people as obsessed as me. To say the mods don't talk to us is a crock, because I talk to Chad and Tim often and it's not always forum stuff, there's more to life then this forum. And if you want to put CowboyGuy and I up there, go for it, but I've never turned down an IM, and I love talking to people about there issues or changes, and if need be, I'll send them to Chad and Tim for consideration.
So, Tim's not around, have you asked him why? You blew off the fact that he evacuated because of Hurricane Katrina and that his family had to make a lot of changes. School and work tend to be priorities after a natural disaster, and keeping your family fed and healthy. I won't go into details, but Tim has done more in these months than most people do in a year.
And so I give kudos to Chad who worked hard on a forum when Tim couldn't be here. But like Tim said, they both are here, a lot. They work so hard to keep this place active, appropriate and amazingly in cahoots with the Powers that Be in the figure world. They are both amazing guys - which I hope, everyone sees. People have different jobs on forums, but I think that together they are great.
Like I've told both of them, in a perfect world, they'd be here 24/7 and working together every second of the day, but they can't be. We're human, we have issues, we have jobs, not to mention Chad in his first year of college! His college should be first priority (and he's doing quite well I here!) as is Tim's family and school. We all have to band together to make everything work, not just blame everything on one person who "isn't here". So I say, if it's our forum, let's make it our job to help them out in making this the fun, happy, exciting, cutting edge forum that we want to be.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Mar 19, 2006 17:33:36 GMT -5
Well in regards to the other stuff, I really don't have anything to say that I haven't said. Now in regards to this... I don't come to this forum to look at tastless junk, I come for the Buffy-Angel-Fun... I don't need to be looking at junk like that. I think it's ironic that you can bash me for my banners, yet you were the one whining and crying when you were made to take down your banner simulating the act of Clark Kent giving Aquaman oral sex. I got over it, and so should you. I do regret acting the way I did, and I have to agree with what people were saying. We have companies like Time and Space Toys and DST looking at this forum, we want it neat and clean, we don't want smut... It makes it look so wrong. We need to keep this place clean, we need to keep the image of BtVSfigs clean... Its the only way we will be able to rise.
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Post by VampireStake on Mar 19, 2006 17:33:39 GMT -5
Uhh....I have no idea what the heck is going on.
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Post by Dave the Vampire Slayer on Mar 19, 2006 17:37:54 GMT -5
LMAO, VampireStake. It's probably better that you don't.
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Post by Wrecked on Mar 19, 2006 17:41:53 GMT -5
Uhh....I have no idea what the heck is going on. I think I do but I'm not sure
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Post by firecracker on Mar 19, 2006 17:44:12 GMT -5
What's going on, to be frank, is that Matt(itude) is a douchebag and needs to come to realize it.
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Post by JDjnr on Mar 19, 2006 17:54:22 GMT -5
I don't really post on the forum often anymore, outside of the fanfiction section, but i still come on often (almost every day) and read through a lot of threads. I have noticed that Tim does not post as much as Chad may do, but that does not make him any less involved in the forum that Chad.
Like many people have said, Chad deals with the fun, Tim deals with running of the forum. Both of them are equally as important in the running of it. And they do a damn good job as well. When i go on the internet, 9/10 times i head straight to this forum. It has everything that a Buffy-obsessed kid like myself could ever need!
I mean, can anyone name me one other forum that has such nice people, with decent intelligent conversations and overall, a nice enviroment. Plus, thats not mentioning the competition, interaction with the companies behind the Buffy figures (and palisades, when it was around). Our opinions have made a lot contribution to DSt's decisions in the figures, and we would not have been able to do this if it weren't for Tim and Chad.
Now I don't really know you Matt, I haven't noticed many of your posts around the forum (either that or i just dont pay enough attention), so I'm not gonna say you're a bad guy or whatever, because I honestly don't know if that's true, but you should be thankful that you have such a great moderator, rather than trying to tell him to step down and give someone else the head moderator job. Like Tim said, he can't, and it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
And even if Tim hasn't been around as much as some people would like, the forums still thriving, so clearly he's not just abandoned it. He is not just slacking off, his reasons for not visting as often are genuine and I would just like to thank both him, and Chad, for such a great, enjoyable forum. You guys rock!!
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Post by Insanity on Mar 19, 2006 17:57:58 GMT -5
I'm usually not one to get involved, but I feel its needs to be addressed. Please do not take this as an attack....
I felt like the only reason you are doing this is so you can gain power. Or at least when you post comments like this people start to think that. It has appeared that way this past couple of moths. Like when you started a thread about having additional mods assigned, its like you were holding up a 12 feet sign saying "make me a mod!" Then you wanted a new section created, hoping it would happen. If it were to happen you would have been its mod, because you came up with the idea(Just like Second Evil and the Hot Seat section). Then you start a thread with the idea of promoting CMK. Sure Chad is a wonderful mod, but one of your reasons was because; that way Chad wouldn't have to ask Tim for permission whenever he makes a decision. It sounds a lot like Flobbo would never make you a mod so lets get CMK up their cause he would...
Thats the impression that a lot of people got when you did these things. If you don't want to seem power hungry, its best just to not bring things like this up.
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Post by prophecygirl on Mar 19, 2006 17:58:11 GMT -5
I reckon' AA hit the nail on the head. Well done, dude.
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