Read all about the newest spin posted 8 minutes ago the old forum by 4Nines
I would like to take a minute and address some of the issues that have come up on the forum recently.
First off, I would like to apologize to anyone that has felt like this site has been over-moderated or your that some issues have gone unheard for the past week or so. I didn't want to get too personal about the reasons that we haven't been around, but it seems as though I need to clarify so everyone understands where we are coming from. Myself and Dascrow have been going through some life changes and issues and we have not been around to handle a lot of the reports that have come in. I personally have been gone for about two weeks to celebrate getting married and my honeymoon. For the last six years or so I have never taken off more than a long weekend, and even then I still checked in to make sure everything was running smoothly. I thought to myself that I finally deserved my time away from the computer and that everything would be fine for a week or so until I got back.
Dascrow was also gone during the same time period and has had his hands full with a family emergency. His wife found out last Tuesday her dad was having heart issues and Wednesday they life flighted him from Alamogordo to ALBQ for open heart surgery. His wife flew there within an hour of getting that notice. Dascrow has since been taking care of three kids and doing his best to support his family while she is away. Again, we didn't want to get too personal, but it seems as though all of this might help clear the air.
So basically, all this miscommunication boils down to a really bad timing of events. Dascrow and I have lived and breathed all things Slingshot dating all the way back to March of 2013. We had heard a whisper of a rumor that the Slingshot might become a reality and we never looked back. We personally drove and had input with the engineers on the original test mules well before anyone knew that they would be produced. We've worked on this site 24 hours a day since to make sure that it was the most secure and valuable resource for all things Slingshot.
I am back now (Dan is still out with his family emergency) and I am in communication with the moderation team to resolve all of the issues that we missed while we are gone. Changes are being made in the back of the house and I think you will find that the mod team will be a lot more receptive to reported issues and not so overreactive. We left the team with a set of guidelines and they were truly just trying to follow the rules down to the T. We literally get dozens of reported posts a day and while on the outside it might seem like we are proactive in moderating, we are actually just reacting to issues that the membership reports. We will continue to discuss these issues as a team and only interject when it's absolutely necessary. I can promise you that moderating is our last resort, but unfortunately it's our final duty to help the majority of our members enjoy the site. I know some of you think we over-moderate the site. We get complaints saying as much. We also get complaints from members who think we run the site too loosely and don’t moderate enough. We try to walk the balance of keeping a site fun and open while respecting that many members have families here and want to have a site they can be proud of without worry of having a family member see or read something that would be unacceptable. All we are trying to do is walk that balance and make this place as good as possible for as many people as possible.
Thank you to all of you that have made this great site what it is today. We really appreacaite the members on here and all of the knowledge that is shared. We are all about and have always been about members helping members. We’ve developed amazing friendships along the way and hopefully we can all get back to doing what we like best - talking and driving Slingshots!
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send me a message and I will get back to you as quickly as I can.
