Over the last year there has been a dramatic increase in the number of complaints of members using the rep system to make racial or ethnic slurs to other members. From here on forward into the new year there will be a zero tolerance to this.
In the last year the site seems to have been used to try and hurt people with these words. I don't know if it's because we implemented a temp ban system to try and warn people instead of just perm banning these people. I chose to use the temp ban system because I know people make mistakes sometimes. But some are doing it over and over again, so it appears it's not working as a deterrent. So we may be switching back to the old ways and just perm banning people. It would save us a lot of work.
Another thing we're going to take a harder approach on is spamming. I can't fathom the hours I've spent arguing with people regarding this. And it's a mute argument. We don't make the rules, so we're not going to spend hours every day on this issue. It's disrespectful to the breeders that rely on this site to sell their seeds and that have been with us for years. If you want to showcase someone else's seeds, go to their site and do it. There will be no more disrespecting our breeders and the people that help support this site. If you don't like it, that's fine. But you're not going to disrupt the harmony of the site with the negativity resulting from the arguing. We'll be taking a stronger stance with this also.
So, from all of our family here I want to wish everyone a prosperous and safe New Years. We're going to do our best to continue to make sure all of our members are safe and no one has to be abused based on their racial or ethnic beliefs.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your anticipated support with these issues..............
In the last year the site seems to have been used to try and hurt people with these words. I don't know if it's because we implemented a temp ban system to try and warn people instead of just perm banning these people. I chose to use the temp ban system because I know people make mistakes sometimes. But some are doing it over and over again, so it appears it's not working as a deterrent. So we may be switching back to the old ways and just perm banning people. It would save us a lot of work.
Another thing we're going to take a harder approach on is spamming. I can't fathom the hours I've spent arguing with people regarding this. And it's a mute argument. We don't make the rules, so we're not going to spend hours every day on this issue. It's disrespectful to the breeders that rely on this site to sell their seeds and that have been with us for years. If you want to showcase someone else's seeds, go to their site and do it. There will be no more disrespecting our breeders and the people that help support this site. If you don't like it, that's fine. But you're not going to disrupt the harmony of the site with the negativity resulting from the arguing. We'll be taking a stronger stance with this also.
So, from all of our family here I want to wish everyone a prosperous and safe New Years. We're going to do our best to continue to make sure all of our members are safe and no one has to be abused based on their racial or ethnic beliefs.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your anticipated support with these issues..............
