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Originally Posted by syr74
I'll agree, but then most of those forums handled the whole situation differently from the outset. I'm telling you, the difference is in the policies and how they are enforced.
theoretical example based on a real thread about a different subject.....somebody starts a thread here about the new Boss 302 and the fourth post is somebody saying 'yeah, but it's still a crap-stang and Camaro's rule....check and see what forum you are one'. Mod interaction.....nothing.
I know of a Mustang forum where that same reaction to a post about say, the new Z28, would absolutely garner that user a warning. Why? Because it's rude, that's why.
And I think that is where the buggy went astray here. Rude is rude, it shouldn't matter is they are being pro-Camaro or pro-whatever when they are being rude and, to be blunt, trolling....but here I think that how your comments are perceived in terms of pro-this or that does matter. The issue should be they are being rude and creating problems, but I think too often it isn't.
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The kind of problems on this forum don't spiral out of control on other forums, because more often than not, if someone posts something ignorant, abusive or just outright lies, they are shut down pretty quickly; usually by the members themselves. If not, the mods take care of it. Here, when the Mustang insults start flying, they usually fly under the radar. This just encourages more bad behavior and thread crapping. It all starts at the top.
Take a look how other forums handle this kind of thing. Here's a thread on a BMW forum talking about the new Boss. See how the mods handle it.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1511224
I was going to link to a thread someone started, bashing the Camaro on mustangsource, but it got deleted (as it should), before I could post. I found another one about the recent CTS-V vs. GT500. If the roles were reversed, and GT500 won, I think the thread here would turn out a little different.
http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...-gt500-486208/
My point is, it doesn't have to be this way. It's possible to have opposing points of view without resorting to insults and thread crapping. But you have to stop it before it spirals out of control.
Threads like this wouldn't stand a chance on most forums. It's sh*t stirring at its finest. Here, it seems to be encouraged.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101092