Please read the following posts by Boca on a thread which main topic is to stay on topic and to limit debates. Is Boca limiting or creating debates?
ondeadline posed a post to dave, Boca had to answer for dave and give ondeadline his position rather than waiting for dave
I view it like anything else. Dave's the moderator, he makes the calls. If you don't like it, there are other message boards with different moderating rules or you can sign up to be moderator.
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Then I posted to Dave, and again Boca had to rebutt and explain what dave said to me as though no one but Boca understood what Dave said. Boca let me explain my post to you. It was a truthful post laced with sarcasm. I understood what he said and unlike Oprah's audiences I really don't need to have things translated by you so I can understand.:
I think what Dave is saying is that we can make an argument, but only make it once per thread and make sure it's relevant to the topic of the thread. Seems reasonable to me.
Then I responded to Clemson Fan to which Boca had to answer and explain Dave' thread locking to me followed by ANOTHER time Boca said the same thing about how he feel about converting to points and playing the game on a thread designed to stop off topic debates.
Tombo,
I think I am part of the problem. I don't think that thread was closed exclusively because of you. I think it was closed partly because of me as well for the reason you state.
Actually, I am advocating that owners make their own decision and decide what they want to do based on what they read. Owners who agree with you should not enroll into the program. Owners who want to play the game the way I do, should consider doing it.
Then another post by Boca suggesting that Brian support Dave:
I can go either way. A total free for all, or a moderated approach. As long as I know what the rules are, I'll follow them.
If I were Brian, I would support DaveM. He has done the most I've seen to create the best Marriott forum on the internet.
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Then another confrontational post to ondeadlne which could easily be construed as argumentative. He challenges him to find someone better, and if ondeadline responds Boca will fire back. Hmmm, limit debates by creatng them?:
I didn't say he was the ONLY person who made this a great forum. I said he did the MOST to make this the best forum. Please point out a single other person who has done more?
Then a kind of demeaning response to Fletch basically treating him like a child and lecturing him on how message boards are run. Then in a backhanded way boca tells him to go to another forum if he doesn't like it here followed by more advice to brian to support Dave. Nice friendly post:
Most professional message boards have some type of moderation that includes modifying or deleting posts. TUG has always had moderation rules. In fact, when Brian came on, they were significantly relaxed.
Timeshare Forums was created to have more liberal posting rules in part due to moderation rules on TUG. So, there are choices out there for people who want more or less freedom to post what they want.
This forum is indeed the best Marriott forum on the internet and I give DaveM most of the credit. I think we need to back off Dave and let him run it the way he wants. He has earned the right to make that call. I'll bet Brian supports that idea.
Boca please give us all a break. For goodness sake on a thread designed to limit debates, you have debated everyone who doesn't agree with you. You posted 6 or 7 threads berating me and telling me that I must not understand timesharing, I should sell since I don't know what I bought, that change happens and I should learn to accept it, etc, etc, etc. on a thread Friday between the time I left work Friday and when I arrived home.
I bit my tongue long enough but just the posts on this thread where everyone is supposed to limit debates show everyone clearly where many unending debates start and continue., Boca (as he has done on MOST threads) stirs the pot, has to get the last word in, talks down to people he disagrees with like they are children, uneducated, or learning disabled, states the same points over and over again (Brian support Dave, join points to play the system like me, etc, etc), Where are the Boca complaints? Tombo would not post near as many times if Tombo ddn't have to defend himself from posts by Boca.
This is my third post on this whole thread where my name has been brought up many times. Boca has posted 8 times so far. Gosh perhaps even those who agree with Boca's posts will finally have to see the truth.
