Folks, the mods are working on the issue regarding "About Me" bios. We were not aware of it because "it worked for us." We will let you know when it is fixed.
Folks, the mods are working on the issue regarding "About Me" bios. We were not aware of it because "it worked for us." We will let you know when it is fixed.
#RESIST
It was suggested to me to be more clear about this point. I'll just say this: If your FAST time is >10 sec then maybe you shouldn't posting about and making people think you know something about shooting techniques.Originally Posted by Aray
We're working to fix it. There's an issue and it's not as simple as clicking the "Fix User Profile Visibility".
...which was a mistake, because we did actually identify why we make people SMEs. It's right there in our code of conduct.
3/15/2016
I don't think it's as complicated as you're saying. In a world where violent, felonious rioting is the default response to an OIS before the facts are in - where the world takes the word of a rap-sheet Rambo before a clean-record cop before any investigation results or even basic facts are in hand - well, in that world I can imagine cops might overcompensate a little bit. When they're already a bit defensive because they've been kicked so many times, and someone like you or me responds to that by being (or in the faceless way of the internet, being perceived as) an asskitten, (that's for you, Tom_Jones,) then there's no hope of a valuable information exchange.
Cut them some slack, explain that you understand you're not an expert, that you're hoping they can reduce your ignorance a little, and give them a couple of chances to get it right. It's what works.......
....... but unfortunately it's not what's done. Say an experienced, knowledgeable, high level cop - who also happens to be a Gun Trekkie - is having a rough day. I don't know, let's say he just got to his crappy hotel room after a day that included a burial for a fellow officer, consoling the family, and running or assisting with the manhunt for his killer. You know, a rough day. He signs on here to talk guns for a bit, settle his nerves a bit and see if he can get some sleep before 6am roll call. I have no idea if this is how it works, but the details don't need to be right to show that the last thing this guy needs is to come on his favorite gun nerd forum and see five threads about how cops are wrong for shooting a pet. Yeah, we should be able to discuss that, but when the post is "I can't believe those cock bags, who's with me!" instead of "man, that sucks, anybody here care to share insight on if and when shooting pets is the right thing to do?"... Well, I can't be surprised when the stressed-out cop loses his shit or violates decorum or rage-quits or all of the above.
So, yeah, I don't think you're wrong, but I do think you and I and all the rest of us need to put in the effort to squeeze good knowledge out of the often bruised and battered skulls of the folks who've earned that knowledge with blood and nightmares. The only thing we offer in return is an environment where they are welcome and comfortable and where they can contribute their knowledge and discuss the nuances in peace.
And not all knowledge is born of blood and nightmares, but the folks who earned a high level of knowledge and skill through nothing but passion for the subject matter aren't usually the targets of posts that present ignorance as gospel.
The answer, it seems to me, is wrath. The mind cannot foresee its own advance. --FA Hayek Specialization is for insects.
Yes it is.
Log into your SQL database and run this script
delete from users
delete from posts
Look as much as I want to argue about this, I think it is a losing proposition and I am not going to get heard. Clearly, I am in the wrong.
I'm just going to go punch a wall or work on my hand strength, so maybe someday when I have a gun-shaped object again, I will only suck and not suck horribly.
I don't have access to the SQL DB.
"DELETE * FROM *" is my hammer.
JV- not sure I could even dig anything up, it's more of a subtle thing- just a feeling that "Damn, I'd get banned for that." Probably comes from there being a core group here that actually knows each other in real life so you can read each others intentions better. And that's fine.
I only mentioned it to point out that I can see where someone would get that idea.
Carry on :-)
When the forum started it was mostly people posting under their real name and you were usually "2nd cousins" at a minimum. If you werent actual friends you were at least classmates or a classmate of a classmate. The fact that there was a really good chance that paths would cross and you would be face to face someday was pretty good derp repellent.
The forum has grown beyond that and it'll just have to adapt.
Requiring some version of your real name as your username (PERSEC respected where justified) might be a good start.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
