Banned

[Chequered Flag Racing]

way to go :thumbsup:

for letting folk know there's a 12th National event coverage on another site


You have received an infraction at RaceChat
Dear Glenn Atterton,

You have received an infraction at RaceChat.

Reason: Arguing With Moderators
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It's easier to ban you than it is to give you a warning
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This infraction is worth 1 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire.

Original Post:
http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?p=406433 (http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?p=406433#post406433)

if like me your not at the meeting you can google http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/images/icons/icon12.gif (http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/images/icons/icon12.gif) for thomas ridgley rc blog if you want to see what's happening over the weekend


All the best,
RaceChat

[Aran]

thats a bit harsh :O

[steelie600]

Just goes to show, Rob Fitzgerald/ RC racechat is a cock!!!!

[c0sie]

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[Rich D]

Ive had two official warnings via PM cos i had the audacity to post a link to the Mid East Regionals on our club section ( that we pay for ! ). He deleted the whole thread :confused: :thumbsup:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/Robbieroach/tosser.gif

[steelie600]

here is my reply

Whats this banning people for putting advice??? i put a linky a while ago giving a fellow forum member sound advice. And it got deleted and i got a warning for it. Now Glenn has done the same and you have banned him?? What gives?? why are you so scared of links to other sites??? Why the communist attitude?? Lighten up Rob, were not here to undermine you or Racechat just give sound advice to fellow rc racers.

how long before i get banned????

[steelie600]

You sir are my favourite person in the world right now :) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


oooh ta!!!:blush::blush:

[boultspeed]

the mans gone power mad :cry:

you cant do owt for the good of the hobby unless he's making a few quid out of it :thumbdown:

[c0sie]

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[PaulUpton]

I got banned few years back (the first one to be banned when they first brought it about I might add). Since finding oOple I only use race chat to check on local club forums, but that's very rare.

Definatly over moderated.

[mikeyscott]

I got very much cold shoulder last year when asking around about off road tracks. Returning after a 15 year break etc.

I then found Oople and haven't been back.

[Chris Griffiths]

Yes ive binned race chat off also. too easy to ban people for helping others out etc. Ill be donating the £15 to this site that I paid last year to be a member on race chat


Chris

[footey]

never used any other site OOPLE all the way jiimy is king and he should be our leader :thumbsup: in fact oople is that good i have 2 tattoos of it on my body :woot:

[bigred5765]

race crap is a harsh place, unless your a mod or pay for it

[footey]

and soon to have a 3rd ;)

[Chequered Flag Racing]

steelie600

Your Banned :thumbsup:

[steelie600]

as if we need any more proof!!!



Steelie600
You have been banned for the following reason:
obvious
Date the ban will be lifted: 27-03-2010, 05:00 PM

[steelie600]

steelie600

Your Banned :thumbsup:

I didnt even break a sweat LOL:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

steelie600

thanks for your support in your post on racegag :D:thumbsup:

[Chaz]

Haha i've got a ban for life :thumbsup: . Can't take sarcasm and like already said, doesn't like people posting links for the good of the hobby unless he has a few £'s. Hmmm sounds like the government :woot:

[mikeyscott]

Advertise Oople over there or put Oople in your signatures ;)

[bert digler]

Advertise Oople over there or put Oople in your signatures ;)

advertise foreign shops they love that the frikkin nazi's:woot:

[Chaz]

Not really Rob, you do have a 'communist attitiude'. Like said you don't like people posting links because you're scared. Your afraid people 'might' find a better website for their rc information and you'll be out of pocket. Here's a few links for you -

www.rctech.net

www.3hobby.net

www.oople.com

www.maxbashing.com

HTH everybody


lets see how long that person takes to get banned :D .... again....i wonder who it could be :P

[steelie600]

I lOVE IT!!!!!!!

[poopers]

Never even heard of the place until now, thank god I hadn’t. Sounds like a right control freak. He’ll only destroy his own site with that attitude though.:thumbsup:

Anyway the only site anyone ever needs is oOple:wub

[jim76]

i haven't been on raceshat for a few years. it's only for boring cars anyway. Never had any good offroad info. And like others have said, you aren't allowed to give decent advice to encourage the hobby, or you get a ban!!
Can't we just shut his site down, it will probably boost the numbers of newbies in RC!!

[DCM]

I got a lifetime ban, even got threatened with lawyers... ha ha, guy can shove it!

[c0sie]

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[Chaz]

Yea Cris, he was a loser then :D

[Chaz]

The cheeky sod removed my post :thumbdown:

[steelie600]

I got a lifetime ban, even got threatened with lawyers... ha ha, guy can shove it!


Go on elaborate this will be good!!!

wheres the popcorn smiley!!!

[c0sie]

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[DCM]

Well, it was not long after he went 'Pay per view' before then, it was a good site, but then you had to pay for things. Then he offered 'sponsored' sections, where you could have a section, like a forum in a forum, your colours and what not. Was running for Academy then (good ole days, huh, Mr Grunil). But it all went to shit, wasn't in the team colours, you were having 'banner ads' to, lets just say, I was privvy to the PM's that went on, and got banned.

Couldn't leave it rest, re-registered a few times, and in the end, he was soooo pissed off that basically said, if I tried to register again, he would contact his lawyer blah blah.... guys a little Hitler....

[boultspeed]

i got a ban when I was a full member :thumbsup:

[Aran]

should just spam the whole forum

[carlin]

I'm banned for life from Race Chat, Rob Fitz is complete KNOB END :thumbsup: i hope he pays visit on here to see how many ppl cant stand the bloke.
All he is bothered about is how much money goes into his pocket than actually supporting the hobby. I dont even think there is actually many paying members on that website now days.

Also you can find so much info on here & many other forums for free.
The folks on here are so much better & have good bit of banter.

I cant stand MaxBashing there some right idiots on that forum esp one of the MODS.

[c0sie]

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[DCM]

no need to talk about Mr Christopher like that, Chris... lol....

Racechat used to be very good, and was very informative too, but then he decided to want to make money, and have rules and what not, since then, it has never been the same. Don't get me wrong, you register, you sign up to the rules, and it is up to Rob how strictly those rules are enforced.

I know when Jimmy set this up, he was a regular visitor here, but mainly browsing.

here he is http://www.oople.com/forums/member.php?u=254

[showtime]

i left him a nice message on his profile for when he does log in ;)

[c0sie]

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[showtime]

anyone else gonna post anything on raceprat?:woot:

[Ben Turner]

So is anyone not Banned off raceshat?? I am too hahaha

[mikeyscott]

Just leaving rude and abbusive messages to him putting you in the same catagory? Now I agree that his site is utter rubbish, but just encourage people over hear and not get into a slagging match?

I think Oople just speaks for itself..

[showtime]

oople is a lot more tolerant than most sites!

there are people on here who ask literally hundreds of stupid questions with such obvious answers & unless they're rude like Stampy people still take the time to answer them, again & again &.....

[Chequered Flag Racing]

There should then be no real need to use Racechat except for 12th scale maybe?

Some of the people on Racechat are good, the 12th section use Racechat really well, but all in all Rob has done himself no favours at all.



Followers of 12th, like myself may well end up only using the new BRCA forum for 12th :thumbsup:

[Rich D]

" Rob Fitzgerald has not made any friends yet "

The irony :woot:

[showtime]

bet he doesnt get many emails from facebook :woot:

[Chris Griffiths]

i got a ban when I was a full member :thumbsup:

Mike Smith got banned off there!! And i got banned when I was a full member, but that was by Mark Christopher so cant say much about Rob lol


Chris

[Bungleaio]

I find it a very slow forum, I've recently been having a look around on it for some tourer info but there's not a lot there. I guess he had a fall out with xtreme as the pred forum has been locked, anyone know the background on that?

I've not had a run in with the site owner but hearing what you guys have been saying it sounds like he is the cause of the lack of users. This part of his oople user page made me smile

Rob Fitzgerald has not made any friends yet

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Lawyers?



yep, it's in this message if your banned :woot:



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[Ben Turner]

When I got banned, he told me to email [email protected], made me chuckle, trying to give the impression racechat is a massive company when its probs a stinky old man in his bedroom :p

[Ross]

I cant stand MaxBashing there some right idiots on that forum esp one of the MODS.


I had a problem last year on RaceChat. I do a little bit of photography,it was one of the rounds of Buggy nats that i had taken some pictures at and i thought i would post up a link to my webby showing them. Well i didn't read or know the rules about links to other websites and my post got deleted.
I asked the question about it being deleted and got the response that i wasn't aloud to post the link unless i was a paying member,i didn't know :D,anyway 2 or 3 people ask for the link to be sent to them and they would post it up,i did so but 1 of them got banned for it :blush: which is just complete and utter madness.Anyway the guy that got banned is also a member of the HMNC forum along with me,i apologised and it was all cool. T

The thing is i went back on to R/C and said that i didn't know about it and said sorry that i only wanted to show the pictures, he then goes and gives me 1 Years free subscription, Go figure that out :eh?:.




Carlin, i dont know your user name over on MB,but i'm a one of the MODS on there, if you have a problem with some one,just PM them to sort it out,weather its a member or the Mod/Admin team :thumbsup:.

Its a friendly place,and at the end of the day we play with toy cars :thumbsup:

[julianb]

Been on the receiving end...

Told him to take a running jump.


Like I give a toss.

cheers

J

Oople forever....

[Chequered Flag Racing]

i left him a nice message on his profile for when he does log in ;)

http://funnyfair.com/policemanfl.htm

[walden]

forget racecrap, oOple is the best :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Belsten]

i left him a nice message on his profile for when he does log in ;)


youre my hero showtime, I thought I fancied you, now I know I do :wub

[Col]

I just want to clarify one thing:

This pillock has taken the genius stroke of banning one of his mod's?

[Chrislong]

Going back many years, I racked up a huge post count on RCracecrap. But it was turning crappy, lots of strong attitudes that just made me think "Probably a losser, bullied as a child, sat in his undies scared of the outside world". I left and joined DoughtyUK.net and here, which were both head and shoulders better - especially when Doughty had the shoutbox working, and Millzy abused it :thumbsup:.

RCracecrap gives a bad impression of this enjoyable hobby. Whereas oOple captures the light-heartedness and friendlyness the hobby deserves.

More-fool them to whoever is daft enough to pay the subscription, pay to advertise, and I regret that there are bound to be newbies joining it unawares - and getting a bad impression of the racing side of this hobby.

[phil c]

RCracecrap gives a bad impression of this enjoyable hobby. Whereas oOple captures the light-heartedness and friendlyness the hobby deserves[/QUOTE]
well said chris :thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

Ive just hung garlic round my neck and re-visited RCracecrap.... :blush:

Well, you know when you go somewhere a lot, say for example, the pub. Then you don't go for a while, forget about why you went, remember why you stopped, then go back - but its relatively empty and the remaining people propping up the bar I don't recognise.... so you turn around and leave.

Well its just like that.

Now WHY would anybody visit it as an unsubscribed member and think "Ooooh I must pay to see more of this", its CRAP. That'd be like going to Southport and looking for the sea when it is out, not finding anything but damp sand but still go and buy a dingy.

No more poor examples.

[Chaz]

You've kind of described the 'night life' in Gloucester haha :D

[Chrislong]

You've kind of described the 'night life' in Gloucester haha :D

Which part? The part about the pub or about sitting in a dingy on damp sand? :woot::woot:

[Mini-JT]

You've kind of described the 'night life' in Gloucester haha :D

Lol, brings back drunken flashbacks at KC's (aka Kennel Club, pmsl) and Dr Fosters :O

[steelie600]

Do we reckon he'll be at Neo???

I get angry after a few shandy's!!!!!!

Ill be the 20st gorilla in a team ae shirt, find me and steer me towards him LOL

[stox217]

Why ban glenn for that?
Its a link to a blog that's covering the national as i see rc race chat ain't covering it?
Tbh banning glen for that is pathetic?
Right back to oople me thinkshttp://www.rcracechat.com/vb/images/smilies/biggrin.gif:thumbsup:

[poopers]

Do we reckon he'll be at Neo???

I get angry after a few shandy's!!!!!!

Ill be the 20st gorilla in a team ae shirt, find me and steer me towards him LOL


It’s pretty much internet law that I post this pic now ;) :thumbsup:


http://i44.tinypic.com/241l9q1.jpg

[Northy]

i left him a nice message on his profile for when he does log in ;)

Hero!

[Chaz]

Haha, man Gloucester night life is total and utter crap lol. You've got Interaction (full of the Barton Street type, people around Glos know what i'm on about) and Liquid.....attracts just about every other 'mug' known to man kind :D

Na he won't be at Neo i'd suspect. Too much of a loser and not cool enough to 'roll with it'. :woot:

[steelie600]

It’s pretty much internet law that I post this pic now ;) :thumbsup:


http://i44.tinypic.com/241l9q1.jpg


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[steelie600]

I am 6 foot 4 but im not a powerlifter or street fighting god (wish i was tho), just think angry fat bonehead biker!!

or a northern version of Bondy!!

You wont be too far off!! LOL

(im a big softy really and wouldnt normally fight anyone, but i do make exceptions!)

[rcracer]

and soon to have a 3rd ;)

Whats next shane ?

[Whoosh]

Just goes to show, Rob Fitzgerald/ RC racechat is a cock!!!!

there's more than him - let me tell you pal :woot:

pathetic bunch of looZers

they would debate the density of flyS*1t, then pass a rule that jiM demands

[SlowOne]

Lawyers?

Wow Steve!

I also didnt realise that he was a past editor of RRCi?

People like Rob make me sick. Its all well and good covering your hosting per year, but he just takes the piss with the draconian rules and attitude to new posters who dont pay his subscription fee.And the problem with that is? Live and let live?

i got a ban when I was a full member :thumbsup:Not an exclusive club, nothing special!! :p :lol:

Just leaving rude and abbusive messages to him putting you in the same catagory? Now I agree that his site is utter rubbish, but just encourage people over hear and not get into a slagging match?

I think Oople just speaks for itself..One of the reasons people like RaceChat, and Rob doesn't like you guys is this. There is a lot of bad language on here, people are very quick to hurl insults at each other, and it doesn't generally attract young people. This site often comes across as smug, ignorant and rude in equal measure. Mikey's attitude is the minority on here, the majority on RaceChat, because Rob keeps it that way. Each to their own. And as for people whining on here that they have been banned elsewhere - where's your self-confidence? More like Mikey on here please!!

RCracecrap gives a bad impression of this enjoyable hobby. Whereas oOple captures the light-heartedness and friendlyness the hobby deserves.Quite the reverse IMHO, as some posters descriptions of Rb clearly show! Most of you have done the only thing you can when you don't like a service, and voted with your feet. If that was followed by a note to Rob explaining why, fine. Where's the point, need or justification for calling him names? I don't use this forum often for just those reasons. Don't be so smug to think you're immune to what's happening to Rob, and what happened to DoughtyUK.

You've kind of described the 'night life' in Gloucester haha :DDon't make me laugh (bruised rib - ouch!!) so much. We walked the town on the night of the Millenium, and there was no one - not a single sole - in the town centre or the dock area!! Couldn't believe it, must have been the only town centre in the UK without a single reveller!!

[showtime]

some of us are just having a laugh, or trying too

who emailed me this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S0g8pG6HU

[c0sie]

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[bert digler]

some of us are just having a laugh, or trying too

who emailed me this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S0g8pG6HU

lol:thumbsup:

[Chaz]

Adam your beard ain't that bad champ..... :woot: lol

[steelie600]

some of us are just having a laugh, or trying too

who emailed me this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S0g8pG6HU


classic!!!!!! if chris long had hair hed be a spit lol!!!!!

[bert digler]

whos got banned i did for posting some cheap cells back in the day the gayist site ever ive been here ever since oople rules:thumbsup:

[big p]

i've been banned from race chat for posting a link to this thread, i cant believe someone could be so impossibly up-tight

[usagi]

If he is that tight arsed and anal maybe he needs a bigger butt plug :woot:i've been banned from race chat for posting a link to this thread, i cant believe someone could be so impossibly up-tight

[Chrislong]

The thing with this forum, is the vast majority on here know each other very well, and so the 'digs' and 'in jokes' get carried over to this forum. For most of us, its just social and a laugh. I can see how that can look ignorant and rude to outsiders.

But on the flip side, RCracecrap is all "Stand to attention, left turn, march, drop pants & handover some money". So it is one extreme to another, i.e. extremely good in here, extremely not good on rcracechat. So yeh, we've voted on our feet and having a giggle about it on this thread, cos we can giggle here, we don't get a ban for that. :thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

classic!!!!!! if chris long had hair hed be a spit lol!!!!!

Oy!!! your wrong, If I had hair id look like a negative of Will Smith!!! :thumbsup:

[telboy]

I also didnt realise that he was a past editor of RRCi?

.

Haha, it wasn't for very long. lol!!

I once got banned, it was for putting telsshells web site in my personal info, you know the bit that says 'website'?!

Why have that in there if you can't put your own website on it?:confused:

[jon kedge]

Nothing ever happens on there,have been waiting since feb 2010 for the bcl race dates and one bloke has had no reply to his thread asking for dates,looks like to me no-one uses the site,never updated,very very poor compared to OOPLE,never used and info of it,

[steelie600]

i've been banned from race chat for posting a link to this thread, i cant believe someone could be so impossibly up-tight

welcome to the club Pete!!!:D:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[hammerhead]

lol i might join just to call the owner a c@Nt wonder if ill get a ban?

[bert digler]

lol i might join just to call the owner a c@Nt wonder if ill get a ban?

just put a list of non paying friends of the website up rcmart rcmushroom milfhunter etc.:thumbsup:

[Neil Skull]

I got suspended for dis-agreeing with a mod.
cant remeber how long but it was enough for 3 new users to subsrcribe and upset a certain someone :)

[jon kedge]

I like the idea of tacking the piss out of rcracechat,milfhunter-good one-he probably doesn't know what it is.:thumbsup:

[bert digler]

I like the idea of tacking the piss out of rcracechat,milfhunter-good one-he probably doesn't know what it is.:thumbsup:

milfhunter is a website for deserning champions:D

[hammerhead]

Guest Pending http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/images/reputation/reputation_pos.png Join DateMar 2010Posts2
Rob Fitzgerald is a total cock wich is power hungry and deserves this site to fall into the depths of hell with a serious case of herpies get fu@ked rob hahahahahaha

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?21514-Click-Here-to-complete-your-registration/page22
recon that should do it roflmao

[jon kedge]

After 3 months of waiting for race dates for this series have just bit my lip and posted a thread about who,s in charge for the bcl and the lack of info.Also said i have posted a thread on oople about this series in that thread so i will probably get a warning(as if i care).


OOPLE RULES.:thumbsup:
Has anyone any info about the bcl

[SlowOne]

milfhunter is a website for deserning champions:DAnd not discerning spellers? :lol:

You lot are cruel. Fancy going on to his site to deliberately try and get banned. How childish, how pathetic, how achingly funny!! :woot: ;)

[Whoosh]

i've been banned from race chat for posting a link to this thread, i cant believe someone could be so impossibly up-tight

commented on that post, now I seem to be banned too :eh?::p

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Why have that in there if you can't put your own website on it?:confused:

think it falls under free advertising on racegag

[Chequered Flag Racing]

looked yesterday and thread was only page 3 news but no nudity :woot:

today it's page one :thumbsup: and nearly tops for views, just click on views top right corner of Playground page

[DaSloth]

This post makes me giggle:

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57099-A-better-forum-than-RaceChat

Good advertisement for himself, lets hope they all see it!

[MALLET]

I cant stand MaxBashing there some right idiots on that forum esp one of the MODS.

Which MOD I hope its not me...:D Whats wrong with M/B Rob :eh?:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

This post makes me giggle:

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57099-A-better-forum-than-RaceChat

Good advertisement for himself, lets hope they all see it!

I'll have to check back once ban is lifted :(

[Rebelrc]

This thread makes me realise why oople is the best!
I am not in with all the in jokes on here as i dont see many people from outside my region but i cut through ( understanding that its not to do with me )all that and oople delivers uber fast answers in a friendly tone with accuracy!and fairness :thumbsup:
getting rid of links is isnt helpfull to rc nor kind especialy to little cottage industry beer money ,one man band companys like painters and someone that makes his own shock towers etc
OOple is ace and a great service....nice one Jimmy and Vicky:thumbsup:

[DaSloth]

I'll have to check back once ban is lifted :(

Just for you Glenn:


A better forum than RaceChat ?
A better forum than RaceChat ?

It's not often that you will see me linking to another forum but for a long time I was a fan of Jimmy's website at oople.com

It occurs to me that many of you might feel better served and more at home on a forum like that and I feel it would be better for all of us if you can find the right forum for YOU and use the one that you prefer.

Anyway here is the link ...

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42485 (http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42485)

[justleanitupabit]

Like I give a toss.



THIS - is the attitude to take.

We are all small children playing with a wide variety of small toy cars - quite how some people get quite so uptight about it is beyond me.

Bothered about being banned off a forum? Yeah right!

[jimmy]

Hey guys, please keep things respectful and not get personal.

[coolcars782]

I think some of you guys take it to far, yes some of the bans are utterly crap reasons, but as Jimmy said dont get personal.

But I still agree that oOple is better cause it is my personal preference. I'm sure there are other people of Racechat that like it and they might not like oOple.

[carlin]

Which MOD I hope its not me...:D Whats wrong with M/B Rob :eh?:

LOL:p Not you Tim dont worry???
There is just two particular ppl one's MOD & the other is his gay bumming brother :woot:

[Rebelrc]

Making things personal make us on this site look bad and unfriendly+immature
OOple's the best
why not encourage more boring cars and 12th on here...they would love it as we do?

[stuartb]

Hey guys, please keep things respectful and not get personal.

One advantage of modded forums though - Whilst not wanting to sound boring but if i had young children who raced and used forums i wouldnt want them reading some of the language thats being used here? ;)

[dave g]

but thats your responsibility as a parent to monitor and limit what your kids read,not oople's..but i get where your coming from

however i wouldnt have oople any other way,its goofy and mature at the same time :)

[steelie600]

Well said Dave, after all, as its been said before, were all just big kids playing with toy cars. And we all know men never grow up!!! And i like mb and oople for that, a place where we can continue to have a laugh and a joke outside racing and get away from the menotiny of day to day life.

[bondy]

Hey guys, please keep things respectful and not get personal.


Unfortunatly Jimmy Rob does sometimes makes it personal. My ban many years ago was due to a true comment I made about someone who was a friend of his. I was told to publicly appologize. FAT Chance when what I said was true "backed up by everybody!!" Anyway it HIS forum so he can do what he likes. Thems the rules !!!


Anyway has anybody heard the latest news ???? :D



Something hit the ground near Great Yarmouth.

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/124/crater99111w.jpg




It was said to be dummy shaped, and originated from around the ACLE area :confused: ????

[MALLET]

LOL:p Not you Tim dont worry??? :woot:

He he he cool Mate :wub:thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

just looked on the "Site" to keep up with the news from the 12th National you understand

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57093-Chesterfield-national-2010&p=406662&viewfull=1#post406662

don't think Kneedownnidge would have seen all the fuss my post caused

[racingdwarf]

Errrm just before someone drops a bom on us por old norfikers.....rob's not in this here neck of the woods now, as far as i know. ;)

[steelie600]

just looked on the "Site" and have you seen this post

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57093-Chesterfield-national-2010&p=406662&viewfull=1#post406662


THE GUY IS A misguided fool!!!!!!

"do you think that post is a good idea?"

who the fook does he think he is???????

[c0sie]

....

[jimmy]

One advantage of modded forums though - Whilst not wanting to sound boring but if i had young children who raced and used forums i wouldnt want them reading some of the language thats being used here? ;)

We have some awesome guys moderating this forum and they do a great job - if you think it's not moderated you'd be very surprised. I want the forum to be a great place for young people - personal attacks or swearing aren't what I want to see, but this isn't the Disney website either and I can't guarantee that kids won't see things that are mild in comparison to the stuff they hear at school :thumbsup:
Seriously though. There are bigger problems than mild or more than mild swearing that are priorities sometimes. I deleted someones comments (not their post, just the offensive bit) in this very thread earlier today - perhaps I should have PM'd them and asked them to post with respect and inteligence but I hope for the most part people use their head and think or will try to in future.

No matter what someone at another forum has done or said, you can express yourself better without resorting to calling them harsh names - it sorta breaks down the power of what you were trying to say if you can't say it with at least a small degree of respect.

I don't have time or energy to read other R/C forums much these days but I know I used to spend many hours on Racechat and whilst I didn't personally agree with some of the choices made over there I still respect it for all the information and knowlege it's given me and other racers in the past.

[David Church]

We have some awesome guys moderating this forum and they do a great job - if you think it's not moderated you'd be very surprised. I want the forum to be a great place for young people - personal attacks or swearing aren't what I want to see, but this isn't the Disney website either and I can't guarantee that kids won't see things that are mild in comparison to the stuff they hear at school :thumbsup:
Seriously though. There are bigger problems than mild or more than mild swearing that are priorities sometimes. I deleted someones comments (not their post, just the offensive bit) in this very thread earlier today - perhaps I should have PM'd them and asked them to post with respect and inteligence but I hope for the most part people use their head and think or will try to in future.

No matter what someone at another forum has done or said, you can express yourself better without resorting to calling them harsh names - it sorta breaks down the power of what you were trying to say if you can't say it with at least a small degree of respect.

I don't have time or energy to read other R/C forums much these days but I know I used to spend many hours on Racechat and whilst I didn't personally agree with some of the choices made over there I still respect it for all the information and knowlege it's given me and other racers in the past.

Well said Jimmy:thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

Why has he asked that? The guy has done no harm atall, if I didn't think he was being an arse id think he was pulling the guys leg, trick question.

[steelie600]

Sorry Jimmy!! Telling off noted!!

[DCM]

I don't have time or energy to read other R/C forums much these days but I know I used to spend many hours on Racechat and whilst I didn't personally agree with some of the choices made over there I still respect it for all the information and knowlege it's given me and other racers in the past.

I think there are a lot of us who took a lot of pleasure from Racechat, when it was free, and reasonably liberal. But now, I guess it is your choice whether you become a member or not, and if you choose to be, then it is only fair to abide by the rules. If that is how Rob see's how a portal of information should be, then that is his choice, we choose whether to use it or not.

As for oople..... I have to get my daily, nope, hourly fix of the ramblings that go on here, and there is a massive depth of knowledge and experience, albeit with an edge of humour.

[Chrislong]

He makes himself look so bad, by attacking any offenders, or by sly comments like the "Is this a good idea" thing. It just makes him look bad!

Why doesn't he tackle the rule breachs from the other angle "Don't post your links here, but if you wish to host your information/pictures/details here directly then be my guest". Turn it into a positive.

Ive said this on the thread, im not going to push his buttons and fish for a ban. I don't want to make myself look bad. I just don't like his approach, so made the constructive critism, now I'll leave racecrap alone.

[DCM]

if you think about it, by linking to the images and info, it saves his bandwidth, I understand where he is trying to come from, but really, thats not how the internet works...

[nobby]

i can't believe he has just had a go at the most respected 12th racer in the country for telling people about a practice day were this guy is offering to help and give advice to anyone who is interested.

the guy is only trying to help for god sake:mad:

[c0sie]

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[Cosworth]

Been banned many times from Rcracecrap and never been threatened with legal action...

Guy who runs it is clearly a Grade A 'silly face' anyway :yawn:

Now normal non paying members can't even look at other members profiles ;)..

how gay!

[c0sie]

For what its worth id gladly give Jimmy £15 a year as a subscription to go some way towards how much I appreciate the help I get on the forum and how much I love reading the race reports and reviews.

Set it up and ill be the first to send payment!

[Col]

It's already set up. It's called the donation button in the forsale section!

[birdy]

Only last year a post that I put on race chat about a RC CHARITY event at nnrc for cancer got removed........come on we did raise £1.5k for charity!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was the last time I ever visited the site.

Do the BRCA still link to race chat, if I was a new racer and got sent to race chat it would put me right off.

[Cockerill]

For what its worth id gladly give Jimmy £15 a year as a subscription to go some way towards how much I appreciate the help I get on the forum and how much I love reading the race reports and reviews.

Set it up and ill be the first to send payment!

There's a donation button in the top right corner, next to the camera ;)

[Chequered Flag Racing]

just looked on the "Site" to keep up with the news from the 12th National you understand



just keeping upto date with the 12th meeting only to find this

If arranging help for others, and trying to get more people racing, is not for this forum, then we'll find another way to keep alive the spirit that Jim refers to. OK? :thumbsup:

Someone log in and point them to o0ples 12th Section :)

[jimmy]

Only last year a post that I put on race chat about a RC CHARITY event at nnrc for cancer got removed........come on we did raise £1.5k for charity!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was the last time I ever visited the site.

Do the BRCA still link to race chat, if I was a new racer and got sent to race chat it would put me right off.

Despite asking 2/3 times over the years, I've yet to see a link to oOple on the BRCA website - though if it's on there now I'll eat my own hair as I've not checked :woot:

[Garry Driffill]

never used any other site OOPLE all the way jiimy is king and he should be our leader :thumbsup: in fact oople is that good i have 2 tattoos of it on my body :woot:

:woot: 2!?

[c0sie]

There's a donation button in the top right corner, next to the camera ;)

£15 sent via the donation button :)

Id urge anyone who loves this place and everything about it to consider donating to the cause!

http://www.oople.com/rc/media/donate.html

[Themaddog]

I had a problem last year on RaceChat. I do a little bit of photography,it was one of the rounds of Buggy nats that i had taken some pictures at and i thought i would post up a link to my webby showing them. Well i didn't read or know the rules about links to other websites and my post got deleted.
I asked the question about it being deleted and got the response that i wasn't aloud to post the link unless i was a paying member,i didn't know :D,anyway 2 or 3 people ask for the link to be sent to them and they would post it up,i did so but 1 of them got banned for it :blush: which is just complete and utter madness.Anyway the guy that got banned is also a member of the HMNC forum along with me,i apologised and it was all cool. T

The thing is i went back on to R/C and said that i didn't know about it and said sorry that i only wanted to show the pictures, he then goes and gives me 1 Years free subscription, Go figure that out :eh?:.



I got banned because of your link also Ross except i got a lifetime ban to go with it when i was a fully paid up member for £15 and paid our club subscription of £50 and i wasnt even allowed to advertise our then website of www.racecentral.org (http://www.racecentral.org)

Money Money Money

Glyn

[jimmy]

£15 sent via the donation button :)

I love you ;)

[c0sie]

I love you ;)

:o :woot: :wub

[Rebelrc]

£'s sent Jimmy
Keep up the good work:thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

I love you ;)

I've left a deposit for some of your love to Jimmy :woot:

can you give as well as take !!!!!!!!

[steelie600]

My paypal is at its sending limit Jimmy, come find me at Neo ill buy you some beers!!!!!

[birdy]

Right I think we need to get the BRCA to link to Oople and any other free (good) RC forum which help the racers and clubs......Who can do that then???Glyn????

[Chrislong]

Right I think we need to get the BRCA to link to Oople and any other free (good) RC forum which help the racers and clubs......Who can do that then???Glyn????

Don't forget club forums, if there is a way of doing that - JEspares/NNRC etc.

[crtpromachine]

Right I think we need to get the BRCA to link to Oople and any other free (good) RC forum which help the racers and clubs......Who can do that then???Glyn????


Excellent suggestion Neil and i feel Glyn would be the right person if anyone can it will be Glyn

Probably the best thing that could happen if you ask me or when the BRCA new website up and runing get a link for oople of there worth a try in it surely guys/gals

I sent a email on race chat asking a simple question why i was removed from moderator of a section without being informed first after all i have paid my subscriptions for the last 6 years plus money for club sections and series section basicaly no reply so cannot be arsed to answer a email that tells me not interested in guest members or full members at all money money money comes 1st

crtpromachine

[Chrislong]

Try that thread at the bottom, its a private one only you and Rob Fitzgerald can see. Ive used it in the past, I think, and it got responded too - must have been 4-5 years ago though.

[crtpromachine]

Thats what i used and still awaitng for a reply or the manners to tell me the answer to my question but thanks for the advice anyway

Crtpromachine

[birdy]

Don't forget club forums, if there is a way of doing that - JEspares/NNRC etc.


Chris the club websites used to be on the BRCA website, not sure if they still are tho.:confused:

[chris68nufc]

£'s sent Jimmy
Keep up the good work:thumbsup:

Me too. Keep up the excellent work Jimmy and Co.

Chris:thumbsup:

[Themaddog]

Don't forget club forums, if there is a way of doing that - JEspares/NNRC etc.


I'm working on it
:woot:

Glyn

[Themaddog]

Right I think we need to get the BRCA to link to Oople and any other free (good) RC forum which help the racers and clubs......Who can do that then???Glyn????

Ill Try again

im working on it as we speak

Glyn

[Themaddog]

Right I think we need to get the BRCA to link to Oople and any other free (good) RC forum which help the racers and clubs......Who can do that then???Glyn????


now work in progress

Glyn

[Southwell]

RaceChat Statistics

Threads
32,457
Posts
264,439
Members
6,074


oOple.com Forums Statistics
Threads: 41,124, Posts: 352,999, Members: 7,527

And Racechat has been around for longer.
Nuff' said.

[birdy]

now work in progress

Glyn


Good work Glyn.

[lochness42]

RaceChat Statistics
Members
6,074

How many banned? :o:eh?::confused:

[coolcars782]

6,073

the un banned one being rob :lol:

[Themaddog]

ok the good news i have got a link in the BRCA Website:p


The bad news i have a link to the entire Oolpe forum in the truggy section on the website:cry:

well at least their is now somthing on there :blush::blush::blush::blush:

Glyn
Chairman
8-10 series

[Lee]

Amazingly, i hadn't been banned but that is about to change i reckon, this is robs post and my response.

Thread: A better forum than RaceChat ?

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A better forum than RaceChat ?
A better forum than RaceChat ?

It's not often that you will see me linking to another forum but for a long time I was a fan of Jimmy's website at oople.com

It occurs to me that many of you might feel better served and more at home on a forum like that and I feel it would be better for all of us if you can find the right forum for YOU and use the one that you prefer.

Anyway here is the link ...

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42485
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Today 11:42 PM #2
lee farrer
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Rob, i think the forums are very different places, oople is fun and vibrant and people enjoy visiting it, its full of people with knowledge but they can also have a laugh and race chat, well, people just think your a bit of a BIG BEAR

[antnee]

Lee=legend!

[antnee]

Rob must make a fair bit of money from the forum, I think I counted 19 club forums, at £50 a time that's 950! Manufactures will pay more than that, then you have main banner sponsors. Do the events pay anything? Plus a hundred full members at £15 a time!

So he could potentially be receiving around 3-5k, and it costs no where near that to host such a quiet forum!

[Themaddog]

Guys this is gonna end in tears


Rob is Rob and there is no changing that, he will do what he wants on his forum and thats his choice, its simple as that, and instead of the "im going to get banned" just dont go on it.

I for one do not like Rob he is agrogant and the Racechat forum is a dictatorship but what is going on now is nothing short of Bullying and it needs to end now Guys

Im all for having a laugh but people still need to be treated with dignity and respect even if they dont deserve it

Glyn

[c0sie]

....

[Alfonzo]

I have to agree too. I'm certainly no fan of the man or his techniqes with Race Chat, but the expression 'you reap what you sow' springs to mind. Race Chat doesn't stand a chance of long term survival run in the present manner. Oople on the overhand, does!

Assuming we all remember to drop Jimmy a bit of cash now and again, right? :)

[SlowOne]

There are a lot of reasons the TC and 12th guys don't come on here. Here's one that encapsulates the many...
but thats your responsibility as a parent to monitor and limit what your kids read,not oople's..but i get where your coming from

however i wouldnt have oople any other way,its goofy and mature at the same time :)Me, me, me, me... And your responsibility to anyone else...?

Here's one that gets ignored most of the time...We have some awesome guys moderating this forum and they do a great job - if you think it's not moderated you'd be very surprised. I want the forum to be a great place for young people - personal attacks or swearing aren't what I want to see, but this isn't the Disney website either and I can't guarantee that kids won't see things that are mild in comparison to the stuff they hear at school :thumbsup:
Seriously though. There are bigger problems than mild or more than mild swearing that are priorities sometimes. I deleted someones comments (not their post, just the offensive bit) in this very thread earlier today - perhaps I should have PM'd them and asked them to post with respect and inteligence but I hope for the most part people use their head and think or will try to in future.

No matter what someone at another forum has done or said, you can express yourself better without resorting to calling them harsh names - it sorta breaks down the power of what you were trying to say if you can't say it with at least a small degree of respect.

I don't have time or energy to read other R/C forums much these days but I know I used to spend many hours on Racechat and whilst I didn't personally agree with some of the choices made over there I still respect it for all the information and knowlege it's given me and other racers in the past.

Why can't most people take a more considered view...He makes himself look so bad, by attacking any offenders, or by sly comments like the "Is this a good idea" thing. It just makes him look bad!

Why doesn't he tackle the rule breachs from the other angle "Don't post your links here, but if you wish to host your information/pictures/details here directly then be my guest". Turn it into a positive.

Ive said this on the thread, im not going to push his buttons and fish for a ban. I don't want to make myself look bad. I just don't like his approach, so made the constructive critism, now I'll leave racecrap alone.

...or make a considered argument that allows people to live and let live?Guys this is gonna end in tears


Rob is Rob and there is no changing that, he will do what he wants on his forum and thats his choice, its simple as that, and instead of the "im going to get banned" just dont go on it.

I for one do not like Rob he is agrogant and the Racechat forum is a dictatorship but what is going on now is nothing short of Bullying and it needs to end now Guys

Im all for having a laugh but people still need to be treated with dignity and respect even if they dont deserve it

Glyn
You lot often come across as equally arrogant, but you seem to add rude and ignorant to that too, on too many occasions. Some things do seem to defy logic, and some people are not good at dealing with others. There is never an excuse for being rude to people, or ignorant in one's behaviour, just because you don't get what you want, or others don't agree with you.

I realise this won't make the slightest difference to most of you, and I regret that I shan't live long enough to see you change with age and experience. But you will! I am a child of the 1960s. We were no less bold in our opinions, or our desire to change the World. But we weren't rude, we weren't ignorant of others, and we were taught to give others respect, whoever they were. We are, however, more mellow and grumpy - because we didn't change the World!! :D

You want more people on this forum; I'd like to use this forum more. For that to happen there needs to be change and there needs to be compromise. In the same way you criticise Rob for not having those traits, do you have them? The evidence of this thread is you don't. Things, therefore, are not likely to change!

Let the flaming begin!

[Mad-Wolfie]

Rob must make a fair bit of money from the forum, I think I counted 19 club forums, at £50 a time that's 950! Manufactures will pay more than that, then you have main banner sponsors. Do the events pay anything? Plus a hundred full members at £15 a time!

So he could potentially be receiving around 3-5k, and it costs no where near that to host such a quiet forum!

I've run a few forums (still do run a couple) & moderated on a load in the past. Realisitcally i reckon the running costs for a site like Racechat would be about £10 a month for hosting - £30 a month if he's running it on the back of a reseller package with someone like WebFusion would get you "unlimited" hosting (unlimited in Bandwidth & webspace) & to use a VB forum would cost around £80 a year for the licence for the VB forum software (same as what oople use), although switching to SMF or even MyBB he could save himself the £80 as realisitically he's running the basic forum without modifications or hacks. OK i know there are some other running costs such as advertising (should he advertise in one of the mags or trade books) along with the domain etc - i'm also guessing they have a few parked domains but even so a .com works out around £30 a year & a .co.uk costs about £7 for 2 years if you shop around.

I think my only gripe with Racechat is that some of the people on there (& a couple of the mods as well) it seems to me are of the mindset of "well i've run in the nationals & you haven't so as far as i'm concerned you have no say in this thread" or "you weren't at the BRCA AGM, so you don't have an opinion as far as i'm concerned" & "why ask that question, have you not read your BRCA handbook?" seems to be a fairly universal responce when people post because they want to clarify the rules & regulations on racing & what their BRCA membership involves.. so as a result some people new to the sport or people wanting to ask questions because they want to progress further with the sport or wanting to get back into racing after some time away & of course those who want to try to make sure they understand the rules & regulations in the handbook to cut the wheat from the chaff, may often get made to feel inferior by some of the responces. If Rob Stamped on those types of things (i.e making the newcomer feel a welcome part of the site, rather than just another mug with money to spend & regarded the newcomer as much as those who run nationals who are in the "click") rather than banning people or removing threads that go against his logic it would be a much better place.

Personally i don't like the idea of paying to use any forum - i'm sure the paid site would have an equally good competitor who doesn't charge anyway - but i don't mind the site's having a donate button & i'd be more willing to offer a few quid as a donation from my paypal rather than a "thou shalt pay" hard-sell attitude, but that's just me. Plus i'm pretty sure the taxman has other ideas on accepting payments as gifts & demanding payments as an income.

At the end of the day though, it's Rob's forum & he can run it how he likes, i'm pretty sure we all have an opinion on the place, but is it right to slag off the competition & the administration.. at the end of the day we are all here on forums like Oople & Racechat plus many of the other RC forums on the net because of RC racing & the RC cars we run along with the spirit of doing so. Rob's probably a very nice guy in person (i've never met the bloke so am only generalising), but as with the picture of the hardnut behind his computer screen a few pages back, the same image of the person probably doesn't come across online - especially when people just want to slag off his site & are judging the man by how he runs his site. It's a world of difference between someone intending to run their site with a rod of iron & the person intending to be mean to everyone.

[jimmy]

Hosting for this website costs £720 a year, I would imagine racechat would be similar?

[Mad-Wolfie]

Hosting for this website costs £720 a year, I would imagine racechat would be similar?

that's not too bad, £70 a month seems to be the going rate, but i suppose a lot depends on bandwidth useage as to what package to go for.. i run a forum at the moment on the back of another site & it costs me £120 per year for the hosting, but i'm running that on the back of a reseller package because it's cheaper for me to pay for a reseller than seperate pay fees to a host for each individual site i run / own.

I have seen Linux/Unix cPanel hosting packages with 150gb limits, 10gb webspace, multiple domain parking for as low as £50 a year which for most forums should be ample as a starting platform, but then i have seen/known some people who are paying £70 a year just to host a 10 page site on an account that is no bigger than the "free" webspace you get with your ISP that can only run basic HTML & store a few images.

[Garry]

Personally speaking, I've never had a problem with Rob and we've got on well so I don't want this post appearing that I'm giving him a kick in the balls. I'm not banned from RaceChat, I used to be a really active poster on there but as people were banned one by one (occasionally just trying to stir things up, but got more and more frequent), my interest waned, along with getting more involved with MSUK.

The biggest problem with RaceChat is that its sooooo confusing. Theres a few guys that I'd have no problems going straight to, if I needed info (mainly Jim Spencer), and if those members weren't around, then sticky threads would explain what I needed. But, go and have a look. Most stickies are well out of date. Some haven't had posts in them since 2006. Others are trying to explain technology that was new then, but old hat now (2.4ghz) and has moved on. I don't want to be disrespectful, but theres stickies from someone who has sadly passed away. There are sections that don't make sense, don't get used, and have parts that are covered elsewhere.

The whole forum would really benefit from being streamlined, simplified, and have a giant injection of new blood, new ideas and new impetus.

No forum is perfect, everywhere has problems. I'm sure for the amount of people here that wouldn't register on RaceChat, theres an equal number of people elsewhere that wouldn't register on oOple.

Can't we all just get along? :cry: :D

[jimmy]

that's not too bad, £70 a month seems to be the going rate, but i suppose a lot depends on bandwidth useage as to what package to go for.. i run a forum at the moment on the back of another site & it costs me £120 per year for the hosting, but i'm running that on the back of a reseller package because it's cheaper for me to pay for a reseller than seperate pay fees to a host for each individual site i run / own.

I have seen Linux/Unix cPanel hosting packages with 150gb limits, 10gb webspace, multiple domain parking for as low as £50 a year which for most forums should be ample as a starting platform, but then i have seen/known some people who are paying £70 a year just to host a 10 page site on an account that is no bigger than the "free" webspace you get with your ISP that can only run basic HTML & store a few images.


I haven't looked for a while but I think the site does ~200gb a month traffic rising to around 350 + in summer, but last time I looked was last year some time and it does go up every month.

[jimmy]

There are a lot of reasons the TC and 12th guys don't come on here. Here's one that encapsulates the many...
Me, me, me, me... And your responsibility to anyone else...?

Here's one that gets ignored most of the time...

Why can't most people take a more considered view...

...or make a considered argument that allows people to live and let live?
You lot often come across as equally arrogant, but you seem to add rude and ignorant to that too, on too many occasions. Some things do seem to defy logic, and some people are not good at dealing with others. There is never an excuse for being rude to people, or ignorant in one's behaviour, just because you don't get what you want, or others don't agree with you.

I realise this won't make the slightest difference to most of you, and I regret that I shan't live long enough to see you change with age and experience. But you will! I am a child of the 1960s. We were no less bold in our opinions, or our desire to change the World. But we weren't rude, we weren't ignorant of others, and we were taught to give others respect, whoever they were. We are, however, more mellow and grumpy - because we didn't change the World!! :D

You want more people on this forum; I'd like to use this forum more. For that to happen there needs to be change and there needs to be compromise. In the same way you criticise Rob for not having those traits, do you have them? The evidence of this thread is you don't. Things, therefore, are not likely to change!

Let the flaming begin!


Make a difference dude, moderate a secion and have an influence as you seem level-headed enough to me. Don't sit and complain that I'm doing a bad job as it doesn't really help the matters you discussed. Your problem is with the way the site is run, not these users. These users you've rightly criticized are from racechat / have used racechat (as I have)- but you're not on racechat complaining about them, you're on here. The difference is me and how I've run things.

The onroad thing? I think your point is bogus to be honest. There's a very simple reason that there's limited on-road users on here, that's because the site was set up for 10th off road, there's photos of buggies all over the place and very limited promotion of flat-track racing in general on here. Coupled with the fact that places like racechat have active sponsorship of on-road forums and a decent on-road following then it's going to be slow growth.
If I start covering races, reviewing cars and promoting products it'll be a much quicker rise in the forum numbers for those classes - but I just don't have time for everything right now.

I take pride in how friendly and helpful this website is - if you don't agree then perhaps I need to look again and change some things. If you're looking at just this thread then of course that's different from talking about the entire website.
To be honest, 99.99% of the forum is fantastic I feel - I don't want to change how things are or the approach. I'm not sure why you quote Dave Grunill and in reference to what he's said you claim that it's the reason certain users don't come on here - I think it's complete utter fantasy, in all respect. ;)

[Garry]

The onroad thing? I think your point is bogus to be honest. There's a very simple reason that there's limited on-road users on here, that's because the site was set up for 10th off road, there's photos of buggies all over the place and very limited promotion of flat-track racing in general on here. Coupled with the fact that places like racechat have active sponsorship of on-road forums and a decent on-road following then it's going to be slow growth.
If I start covering races, reviewing cars and promoting products it'll be a much quicker rise in the forum numbers for those classes - but I just don't have time for everything right now.


I'd like to point out that I've heard, on numerous occasions over the past 4-5 years from a LOT of respected on-roadies, say ''I wish there was a site like oOple for us, his photography and race reports are better than anything we've got''.

:thumbsup:

[c0sie]

Surely oOple is the best 1/10th offroad forum in the world??

[Mad-Wolfie]

Surely oOple is the best 1/10th offroad forum in the world??

if it is or it isn't a lot (& i do mean a lot) of on-road 10th racers & 12th users do use this site. Granted a lot of those people are probably here for the "for sale" section, but don't forget a lot of current on-road users have had buggies at some time or another - me included - but there is also that whole issue of "see how they are getting on" especially now technology changes are coming along so fast among those who race both on & off-road.

I don't race buggies anymore, just 10th tourers & 12th scale these days but i like the atmosphere here & the fact there are names on here i recognise so if i want to discuss on-road i know i can.

[antnee]

Slowone- How many busy forums do you regularly post on? Busy forums are friendly if you take everything with a pinch of salt! They have loads of banter which may come across as rude, ignorant, etc but it isn't, it is just some fun!

Quiet forums are always over moderated/no community feel, so with out big changes they will stay quiet.

[mark christopher]

i dont get you lot

rob has a good site, liked by many, if you dont agree or like it move on, why make pointless posts? that to me makes you look a tad imature!

yup im a mod on there, some on here dont like the way i mod, but i apply the rules, stick to em and youll be ok, if you dont like em, as i say dont bother

i spend time on here, i play by jimmys rules, i have no problems, i can diferenciate between the two styles and the way the owners run thier forums, so come on guys its toy cars, and grown up blokes/lasses chatting!!

any new comer readinfg this will be scared that if they do soming out of line you'll treat them like that!

[DCM]

i dont get you lot

rob has a good site, liked by many, if you dont agree or like it move on, why make pointless posts? that to me makes you look a tad imature!

I think it is to do with the seemingly pointless warnings and bans that you get, and the secret squirrel form of editing of information that goes on there, that has pissed so many people off. No I can differentiate between someone blatantly breaking the rules, but to be warned and edited for posting a link, to help someone who has legitimately asked a question, and someone legitimately answering, it is just daft to be honest. Sure, Rob would like to think his sight to be an Encyclopaedia of RC knowledge, but the internet just don't work that way.

I guess, the difference between Racechat and here, is that on here, people are allowed to vent their frustration and have mostly freedom to post.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Looks like I'm still out in the cold :confused:

pm box on there says


You have been banned for the following reason:
You know why
Date the ban will be lifted: 27-03-2010, 04:00 PM


and the time of my post here is 27-03-2010, 04:04pm ish

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Looks like I'm still out in the cold :confused:



My sentence looks to have been extended, maybe because I emailed him asking questions.

Sent another to ask why the extension so it may get extended again :woot:

just found this in my settings

Expires 03-04-2010 04:36 PM: Private
Arguing With Moderators

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Looks like I'm still out in the cold :confused:



16:20 27-03-10

the handcuffs are off :thumbsup:, for now;)

[SlowOne]

Make a difference dude, moderate a secion and have an influence as you seem level-headed enough to me. Don't sit and complain that I'm doing a bad job as it doesn't really help the matters you discussed. Your problem is with the way the site is run, not these users. These users you've rightly criticized are from racechat / have used racechat (as I have)- but you're not on racechat complaining about them, you're on here. The difference is me and how I've run things.

The onroad thing? I think your point is bogus to be honest. There's a very simple reason that there's limited on-road users on here, that's because the site was set up for 10th off road, there's photos of buggies all over the place and very limited promotion of flat-track racing in general on here. Coupled with the fact that places like racechat have active sponsorship of on-road forums and a decent on-road following then it's going to be slow growth.
If I start covering races, reviewing cars and promoting products it'll be a much quicker rise in the forum numbers for those classes - but I just don't have time for everything right now.

I take pride in how friendly and helpful this website is - if you don't agree then perhaps I need to look again and change some things. If you're looking at just this thread then of course that's different from talking about the entire website.
To be honest, 99.99% of the forum is fantastic I feel - I don't want to change how things are or the approach. I'm not sure why you quote Dave Grunill and in reference to what he's said you claim that it's the reason certain users don't come on here - I think it's complete utter fantasy, in all respect. ;)Steady tiger! I didn't say you did a bad job, you do a different job. I'd be happy to moderate, but have never been asked.

I quote Dave because he post makes clear that he doesn't give a stuff about what he posts, and expects someone else (Oople or a parent) to stop people reading it - not on! We don't take that attitude at our race meetings, on or off the track. We are subject to Rules about behaviour, and we stick to them by an large. Off-road and TC events (I've done both) are friendly places where people josh, but are not arrogant and rude. Give them a keyboard however... ! :D :D Why not apply that on here, or any other forum? Your posts suggest you would prefer that.

I've nothing against you or Oople, Jimmy, sorry if it came across that way.

[Chrislong]

Well Dave isn't a good example, but I get what you mean. As Dave does post what he wants but what he wants is to not cause offence and rock boats, he's a mature guy, so what he posts is of no harm to anyone and may include mild expletions used in context, like we all do.

I suppose oOple is partly self-policing. As for example, I have a lot of respect for Jimmy and fellow members so wouldn't post anything offensive or dodgy. Where it is different to Racechat is the amount we can go off-topic, the amount of humour and the amount of linking, offers of services and the like, all for free without reprocution. The moderaters do their job stealth like here, seems to work.

[DCM]

I don't see why it would be the websites problem to ensure the information and discussion is child friendly, if you got kids, you should be FULLY AWARE of what they are looking at on the internet, just like you should know what they are watching on tv, dvd and games they are playing, fed up of people making it others responsibility to ensure little Jonny and Janet don't see anything nasty....

By the way, I got 5 kids, and as much as it pisses my kids off, it is my house, if I don't think it is appropriate, it gets turned off, simples...

[dave g]

eh?

i dont know where you get the idea that i dont give a damn what i post,you clearly have totally misread what i posted.

someone said they didnt want children reading sites that had bad language on them and such,i said then they should take responsibility for ensuring that their child does not read such forums..just as you would make sure your child doesnt cross a busy road without looking,no more no less.

if a forum is known to contain a lot of 'adult' humour and the odd offensive word then care should be taken by the parent to decide if they want their child to read said forum.

i swear like anyone in real life,i dont swear on forums so you might want to rethink how you see me as tho i dont give a damn what i post.

im a mature adult of 45 with my own kids..i dont let my kids view adult/porno,if they did it would be my fault for not policing them, not the place they viewed it.

i think the world is big enough for all the forums out there,if you dont like a forum then just dont visit it,pretty simple really.


dave

[Mad-Wolfie]

I don't see why it would be the websites problem to ensure the information and discussion is child friendly, if you got kids, you should be FULLY AWARE of what they are looking at on the internet, just like you should know what they are watching on tv, dvd and games they are playing, fed up of people making it others responsibility to ensure little Jonny and Janet don't see anything nasty....

By the way, I got 5 kids, and as much as it pisses my kids off, it is my house, if I don't think it is appropriate, it gets turned off, simples...

One of the forums i run is a bikers site, however the thing is it also represents the bikers own charity organisation & that organisation revolves around raising funds for underprivilege children. Yet is it a balancing act because a lot of bikers are of course beer drinkers who swear a lot but generally wouldn't hurt a fly unless you p**sed them off & i have to run the site with them in mind, but also the site has to have a more "corporate" feeling about it to represent the charity & be family friendly as well as being visited by the children the charity supports, so the swearing & abuse is kept to a minimum (most swear words are censored out anyway) & if people want to vent their frustrations there is a hidden forum area to do it that is not on public display to guests or it is usually done with a lot of comedy in the thread so it doesn't turn into a slanging match.

I can honestly say i've never banned anyone - apart from Spammers & the "people" who linger on the site emailing & messaging people with advertising rubbish - to be honest i know a lot of the success is because everyone knows their place & they get told if they break the rules & what rules they have broken, members don't just get told off or banned without knowing why.

OK posts may get edited but the original poster is always notified or offending words may get *'d out but the moderators name appears on the post if it has been edited - sometimes "offensive" threads get removed into a special area (which is basically a hidden area that only the website staff have access to) where the mods/admins will hold a discussion to decide what action to take, usually posts are edited by the mods & the thread goes back into the main site once all the offenders have been told the outcome.

It's amazing how people respect the rules of a forum if they have done wrong & know themselves why it is wrong, rather than just been kicked off or having their posts removed without warning or notification even if they should already know why their posts have been removed.

[Neil Skull]

[QUOTE=SlowOne;360211]There are a lot of reasons the TC and 12th guys don't come on here. Here's one that encapsulates the many...

I race TC and come on here:thumbsup:

I also want to be free to post links pictures and video, share as much good info and stuff as possible to better the understanding of RC to the masses.

I dont want to be bullied by moderators who are posting answers to every single post made even when they dont know what they are talking about. Therefore confusing the racers who are seeking some knowledge.

I dont want to pay to personally promote our hobby.

I want to be free to share a laugh with some fellow racers and join in with freindly banter without being accused of breaking the rules.

Thats why OOple has my vote as number one Forum.

I will use race chat from time to time as i do many forums.
Race chat has its place and is quite useful for many issues. but i dont see a thread on there with loads of people complaining about any other forum with dozens of banned members with similar stories.
I am sure some bannings are deserved.

Some guys on this thread have gone a bit OTT and i would not behave the same. that is their choice in venting some frustration.

Jimmy needs some money to keep the forum going but he does not run it as a business to make money. ( i dont think )

I have nothing against Rob i have never met him he runs the forum how he wants. but you have to expect to upset a few people if you ban or suspend them wheter it is warranted or not.

[Themaddog]

There are a lot of reasons the TC and 12th guys don't come on here. Here's one that encapsulates the many...
Me, me, me, me... And your responsibility to anyone else...?

Here's one that gets ignored most of the time...

Why can't most people take a more considered view...

...or make a considered argument that allows people to live and let live?
You lot often come across as equally arrogant, but you seem to add rude and ignorant to that too, on too many occasions. Some things do seem to defy logic, and some people are not good at dealing with others. There is never an excuse for being rude to people, or ignorant in one's behaviour, just because you don't get what you want, or others don't agree with you.

I realise this won't make the slightest difference to most of you, and I regret that I shan't live long enough to see you change with age and experience. But you will! I am a child of the 1960s. We were no less bold in our opinions, or our desire to change the World. But we weren't rude, we weren't ignorant of others, and we were taught to give others respect, whoever they were. We are, however, more mellow and grumpy - because we didn't change the World!! :D

You want more people on this forum; I'd like to use this forum more. For that to happen there needs to be change and there needs to be compromise. In the same way you criticise Rob for not having those traits, do you have them? The evidence of this thread is you don't. Things, therefore, are not likely to change!

Let the flaming begin!

Matey

you remind me of someone that frequentley quotes misinterpretations of what people say and manipulates what has been said to suit themselves and can only assume that you know me by the way you have quoted and replyed to the post i have made

and tried to end this by making the statement i made obviously you have seen this as a way of turning this from a Positive into a negative

However i have to be above this in the role im now in so thankyou for bringing this to my attention

Im sure i wont be seeing you at Neo:lol:

Kind Regards

Glyn

[Paulnuneaton]

Bing bang bosh i have been banned more times than jim davison driving bans because i let people know about www.rccircuitcars.com (http://www.rccircuitcars.com) and the biggest f1 get togethers in the country also for livvys smile a little girl of a racer who died rc race chat must be making money not intrested in the sport just the money R.F is a little jumped up shite who has the power to ban a faceless gimp

[steelie600]

Similar has already been brought up by Neil Burdess. At NNRC we had a charity event for Cancer Research as our old Chairman died of cancer. Rob the Knob refused to let us promote it!!!

My ban has been lifted, but i will never go back on raceshat, and I never want to see him EVER!!

[Mad-Wolfie]

Similar has already been brought up by Neil Burdess. At NNRC we had a charity event for Cancer Research as our old Chairman died of cancer. Rob the Knob refused to let us promote it!!!

My ban has been lifted, but i will never go back on raceshat, and I never want to see him EVER!!

I'm sorry to say this as i don't know Rob or had dealing with him as a person, so i don't want to speak badly of the man so i don't intend to slag him or his site off, but to me that's just wrong & will do him no favours in the popularity stakes by refusing to help promote charity events. :thumbdown:

I do a lot of work for charity & usually people are very forthcoming to help where charity is concerned. I know some people have to be "businesslike" & keep a corporate head on their shoulders but 99% of people will always set that aside to help a charity, if not with the finances but time & support in other ways if asked - especially so if it's to help the family of someone who is deceased!

I know sometimes people can take advantage of charitable people - expecting them to give freebies or free publicity etc all the time & people may well hold an event for charity simply to gain some credibility & self promotion for other means so i suppose Rob is in some way trying to show he's not one of them who won't sit & let people walk all over him, but even so as i said in one of my other comments on this thread, we all are supposed to be involved in this sport together as a unit & as many people will say RC people are friendly as a whole & will always help those who are struggling or need help - certainly at the trackside.

I'd like to think if i organised an RC event for charity i'd get some support from the industry - if not financial backing at least in terms of acknowledge the event by promotion & recognition to get the word out to A) the interested fundraisers & b) the participants plus the media & as the forums represent a part of the media i would hope to get some support.

[tc3team]

i dont get you lot

rob has a good site, liked by many, if you dont agree or like it move on, why make pointless posts? that to me makes you look a tad imature!

yup im a mod on there, some on here dont like the way i mod, but i apply the rules, stick to em and youll be ok, if you dont like em, as i say dont bother

i spend time on here, i play by jimmys rules, i have no problems, i can diferenciate between the two styles and the way the owners run thier forums, so come on guys its toy cars, and grown up blokes/lasses chatting!!

any new comer readinfg this will be scared that if they do soming out of line you'll treat them like that!

Despite being a guest member since October 2005 and my input to Racechat, Rob wasnt making any sense in the replies I got from the last postings I made, adding to the fact I don't like the forum layout of Racechat, so I decided my time was better spent elsewhere.

Imho, it also looked like Rob was trying to show up Oople with the way he links to this post and not the home page in his first post - until a further post trying to explain, so pot kettle black on the "immature" bit... :thumbdown:

If Rob genuinely wanted to link to Oople, he would have posted an Oople home page link and no other link (this one!).

For a longterm user of racechat (that slowly became less and less, and more just occasional browsing), I didn't feel it was worth staying.

I don't like taking sides, but I do know the difference between right and wrong.

I'll agree on one thing though... its toy cars, and grown up blokes/lasses chatting!!

[steelie600]

Thread from the dead alert. As im bored I thought id just have a look see if my ban has been lifted yet, out of curiosity more than anything and guess what.......

Im perma-banned!!

[Mad-Wolfie]

Im perma-banned!!
never mind Kev.

This is the problem with the internet age... anyone can be "big & tough" behind a computer screen & keyboard, in real life though however it's usually a different story & often with forums especially how a statement is written it's hard to put over how you intend the thread to "sound" to the reader.

[zeebra]

ur rite there mad-wolfe!.look at that rocketrob geezer,coming out with any old crap.he seems to interfere with post wen he dont know anything.latest example is-in the vintage section someone is trying to identify a model.some av come up with ideas,some av suggested asking terry.sc(a rc god),but rocketrob as decided that it is "cobbled together from bits".so in other words,he dont know jack!.wot an ass.:thumbdown:

[Chrislong]

Zeebra, its each to their own. There are certain people who'll never listen or repeatedly ask the same question although it was answered - such a Bmag, Vinny, and so if you recognise them its best to never post in reply to them - and so never fuelling their ignorance/stupidity then they go away. Or throw them a curve-ball (i.e. tongue in cheek bullshit).... but one thing for sure, don't let it get to you. :)

Chris

[MRD]

Zeebra, its each to their own. There are certain people who'll never listen or repeatedly ask the same question although it was answered - such a Bmag, Vinny, and so if you recognise them its best to never post in reply to them - and so never fuelling their ignorance/stupidity then they go away. Or throw them a curve-ball (i.e. tongue in cheek bullshit).... but one thing for sure, don't let it get to you. :)

Chris

Don't forget the Stamp-meister :thumbsup:.

Wonder what he's doing these days.....

[steelie600]

Modelsport UK last time I saw him using his real name!! And yes still up to same old trade tricks

[Mad-Wolfie]

Modelsport

another forum worth including in this thread... i got informed of a 2 week ban off there for mentioning the "M" word in a thread.

M as in "Mosque" in what was a tongue in cheek reply to what was by all accounts a fun thread & then i get branded as being a "racist"! PC really has gone mad!:thumbdown:

[Chrislong]

PC really has gone mad!:thumbdown:

Laptops too!

(couldn't resist.)

[c0sie]

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57737-No-longer-allowed-to-post-BRCA-related-threads&p=408840

Seems the 'thread delete' fairies have been at work....

[tc3team]

I lost interest in a "certain website" a long time ago to be honest, and do not have a favourite website as such... Despite the tosh posted on said "certain website".

Racing and chatting to good people is where all the fun is :)

Ps, name of website edited out purely to prevent anyone getting offended and throwing their toys out their pram :yawn:

[rocketrob]

http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/showthread.php?57737-No-longer-allowed-to-post-BRCA-related-threads&p=408840

Seems the 'thread delete' fairies have been at work....

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

:eh?: it's ironic that you complain about the same thing you do on your own forum. :lol:

[c0sie]

Nice to see RocketRob (Robbie) chiming in on things that once again have sweet fuck all to do with him. (RCRaceChat post under username Robbie)

One day you will realise that he is a vindictive SOB who causes all sorts of troubles.

[c0sie]

:eh?: it's ironic that you complain about the same thing you do on your own forum. :lol:

Rob, you have been banned from my forum for around 2 years now. Get over yourself FFS.

Oh and I love the "he PM's and emails his henchmen" comment. You are so full of shit its hilarious!

You may require backing up from others but I dont :)

[rocketrob]

Rob, you have been banned from my forum for around 2 years now. Get over yourself FFS.

1) "Get over yourself" ....... yourself
2) Funny, but I'm still on there, been posting as a member (several hundred posts) for quite some time now. :thumbsup:

Oh and I love the "he PM's and emails his henchmen" comment. You are so full of shit its hilarious!

You may require backing up from others but I dont :)

If you didn't spend blowing smoke up your own arse so much of the time maybe you wouldn't be so impressed with yourself -- but I guess, in the greater scheme of things, it does make you an expert in being "so full of shit its hilarious". :thumbsup:




It's all your whining that's the most entertaining..........

[c0sie]

Unfortunately there is no way for me to stop you viewing the micro forum without stopping all "guests" from viewing it..and I dont want you being the root cause for alot of other people not being able to see what is up.

Shame really. I just dont see what you expect to get from all this?

Are you so infatuated with me and the UK forums because you have no USA forums to go to anymore?

Seriously I worry about how much of a stalker you are becoming and its genuinely starting to scare me. Your on here harassing me, on RaceChat harassing me in a thread that only afew days ago you were aware of. You used to harass me on my own forum under two different usernames....when will it ever end?

Seriously when is it ever going to end Rob, or do I have to start thinking about taking it further? Im happy to sell everything I have to fund some form of legal precedings against you as this needs to stop. Your constant harassment and intimidation over the past two years is beyond all levels of "keyboard warrior"ness..its a joke, and one that worries me.

[rocketrob]

Unfortunately there is no way for me to stop you viewing the micro forum without stopping all "guests" from viewing it..and I dont want you being the root cause for alot of other people not being able to see what is up.

Shame really. I just dont see what you expect to get from all this?

Are you so infatuated with me and the UK forums because you have no USA forums to go to anymore?

Seriously I worry about how much of a stalker you are becoming and its genuinely starting to scare me. Your on here harassing me, on RaceChat harassing me in a thread that only afew days ago you were aware of. You used to harass me on my own forum under two different usernames....when will it ever end?

Seriously when is it ever going to end Rob, or do I have to start thinking about taking it further? Im happy to sell everything I have to fund some form of legal precedings against you as this needs to stop. Your constant harassment and intimidation over the past two years is beyond all levels of "keyboard warrior"ness..its a joke, and one that worries me.


:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

Ya know Cris-sy, had you not taken it upon yourself to screw with me here FIRST -- and then continued to stalk me and harrass me to no end (even to the point of making personal comments about me and my family) on multiple threads on this forum -- I would have no reason whatsoever to have ever responded to you again, ever.

So I'll just suggest - THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT ANY POO-SLINGING DIRECTED AT YOU, TO NOT START IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! :lol: THAT IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN. :woot: AND THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ADMINS ON OTHER FORUMS USING THE BAN-BUTTON, DON'T BE SO QUICK TO USE IT YOURSELF. :thumbsup:

[rcracer]

Ok guys this is going OTT...Thread closed.

edit: good call - jimmy ;)