Yes, New (Temp) Admin

[Rich-n-Texas]

Just to let you know that I'm still alive. I have banished some spamers over the last year, just don't have time to post like I did in the past.

You've "banished" two, maybe three spam messages over the past year. If you don't have time to post then I'm sure you don't have time to moderate.

Ericl quit for reason though.

HEY GUYS!!

Sorry... i guess i never told the board. I quit working for AudioReview in April! I moved down to san diego and got a great new job but it's keeping me super busy. miss you guys though! I pop in and lurk now and then but hardly ever log in..

Like I said...

I also think it's time for either more mods or new ones. The Leaders page could use some restructuring IMO.

I see the've never replaced him, so that should tell you something.

If you read the first post in this thread (and the title of it as well) you would have seen that there has been someone working as a temp and has done some site updates recently.

The last message I got from atomicAdam about two weeks ago indicated that until membership increases, there won't be a need to add more moderators, so that rules out the first part of my quote...

[Geoffcin]

Geoff,

How's it going? Long time no post.
Don't you miss your sparring matches with flo?

Yeah, it's been a while. I got assigned to a major project at work, and it was like two years of 65-70 hour weeks. Really burned me out. Had no time to spar with anyone really. Project is flying now, and things are looking up.

Geoff

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

So you would have to ask him that directly. I did know that he wasn't happy. IMHO he was a great admin for these forums. I see the've never replaced him, so that should tell you something.

I thought he was a horrible site administrator. He was not open for any suggestions, moderated the hell out of the site which drove folks away, he was stubborn and pig headed, and he didn't take things at face value. Those were just his good points.

[Auricauricle]

GRAMMAR GESTAPO!
It should read "Of course"

(but we all know you that's what you meant....)

A hoarse horse is quite coarse of course!

-Sorry, folks...Had to let 'er out...

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

A hoarse horse is quite coarse of course!

-Sorry, folks...Had to let 'er out...

Last time somebody said they HAD to let'er out, it was JSE. We could not get back on the forum for days until the stench cleared away. Hold it in pleeeeeeze!

[bobsticks]

I have tried to contact Atomic Adam regarding what is fairly clearly a massive spam attack via the Private Message conduit.

I would suggest that y'all do not open PMs from unknown individuals.

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I have tried to contact Atomic Adam regarding what is fairly clearly a massive spam attack via the Private Message conduit.

I would suggest that y'all do not open PMs from unknown individuals.

thanks for noticing sticks...

I was just going to say 'haven't had a PM yet', until 10 seconds ago when the page reloaded when I quoted your post, and I saw I had a pm from a certain 'member' Banshe (or something like that)...

title was 'have you ever seen this site'.


I too, strongly suggest not opening PM's from suspected spamming members, and not under any circumstances click any possible link shown to you in those PM's.

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[bobsticks]

Wow. Now all the "new members" are reading the private messages they've sent one another. It seems as if this is clogging up the bandwidth and slowing things down further but who knows?

Nice knowin' ya'll. Where's everyone goin' to hang?

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[Rich-n-Texas]

Last time I sent mail to atomicAdam was a month ago. Never heard back. I guess it's back to the some old chit.

WOW!!! Look at all the n00bs!

[bobsticks]

I can't help but notice our old friend "Jeannette" has been busy PMing folks again...

[atomicAdam]

Sorry for jumping into this thread late -

Unfortunately my time is spread thin among audioreview forums, audioreview redesign, and other sites from consumerreview.

audioreview is going to be the major part of my attention in the next couple of weeks and I hope to implement some of the suggestions and request from you'll.

I know recently AR has been hit with PM spams - I've made some modifications to account permissions and am looking into pruning dated unused accounts.

As far as forum functionality goes, all consumerreview sites that use vBulletin will be getting upgraded soon. This is mainly for security reasons but the forums functionalities will be nice as well. Unfortunately I have no control over when this will happen, but I know it is on our engineer's "to do sooner than later" list.

Please help me help AR if you can.
1) Report SPAM either in the forums or in the reviews.
2) Email or PM me with concerns when you have them. adam (at) consumerreview (dot) com

Thanks,
-adam

[Rich-n-Texas]

Adam,

I see you're no longer an admin here. Do we now send our correspondences to AudioREVIEW Guy? Are upgrades to the vBulletin sites you mention still part of the plan?

Also, I've noticed more threads being locked recently, including one that was locked yesterday for which there was no reason given, nor the admin/mod's name who locked it. Is that going to be the norm? Is AudioREVIEW Guy the permanent admin now?

[bobsticks]

Also, I've noticed more threads being locked recently, including one that was locked yesterday for which there was no reason given, nor the admin/mod's name who locked it. Is that going to be the norm? Is AudioREVIEW Guy the permanent admin now?

Hmmm. I wonder why BigMoney's thread was locked...though there was some level of disagreement it wasn't a flame war or anything. Can posters lock their own threads or was this an administrative decision?

[JohnMichael]

Hmmm. I wonder why BigMoney's thread was locked...though there was some level of disagreement it wasn't a flame war or anything. Can posters lock their own threads or was this an administrative decision?

Yes the person originating the thread can lock it down.

[bobsticks]

Yes the person originating the thread can lock it down.

Hey John, thanks for the clarification. All thses posts and I've never even looked...

[Rich-n-Texas]

Bump.