Hi guys. I've got a lot of time to kill tonight, I thought I'd address some of the comments here. I understand your disappointment and I truly appreciate the way you've addressed it here.
Is it officially dead, or are we on another hiatus?
Hiatus. I enjoy that thread too.
I missed it but from what I can piece together was not pretty but I have always had an issue with blanket fixes, punish the players not the group. I deal with far too often in my life.
Sloppy Saturdays rule:rockin:
Blanket fixes are not fair, I agree. You'd be surprised to know the other "fixes" that did not work. NIZZLE keeps coming back to that thread. Why?
And I still don't get what that has to do with any of us. But the mods have made it clear they don't exactly like us that are usually in that thread nor do they care for the thread itself so there ya go. My opinion but it is what it is.
Nope. Like the Tap Room, that thread is hilarious and a general good time for everyone in there. The mods only have an issue with one particular ex-member. The fact that he has strong support in that thread when he returns each time is why that thread is being affected.
And what's wrong with banning people? You act up and your gone but why do I pay for someone else's actions? I did nothing wrong but I can no longer participate in a thread that I honestly enjoyed, this forum is rather slow without it. I have tried a lot of beers I wouldn't have because of the thread.Please Mods let us have it back.
In time. I understand that that thread is a really great way to spend your evenings. I understand that, as much as an online forum can allow, that thread is full of camaraderie. I am truly sorry for affecting you all - I really mean that. I don't post much in that thread (I really only drink homebrew, so not much to say), but I have a rapport with many of you guys/gals in other threads. I'm surprised at the negative comments as I have always treated you all with respect, and I thought you knew my only intention as a mod was to keep the thread a fun and educational place for brewers and drinkers.
I wouldn't. Nothing about the way they've handled the situation make me wanna buy a membership
That's your prerogative. It's hard to make everyone happy all the time. All members, regardless of their membership, make this form what it is. I don't think any mod, ever, has encouraged any member to pay. It doesn't matter to us at all.
I just sent a PM to TX as I did last time, not sure it does any good but it can't hurt. Only time will tell.
TxBrew reads all emails. We (mods and admins) do discuss all issues, so don't feel that your messages are being ignored.
So, no, I will not pay for a premium membership just to BS in one thread. Untappd and text messaging can accomplish that. Between the over/selective moderation I've seen here and the crappy ass app that crashes and fails to connect every five minutes, I see nothing here worth $25 a year.
Yep, the app isn't great. I use the iPhone app occasionally, and it's just OK. It has occasional problems. I can't really do anything on it, but that says more about my ability to type on a 3" screen. But, it's better than no app at all. And, it's completely free.
This site has 172,000 members. At this very moment, a slow Sunday night, there are hundreds of active posters (members) typing in one of 430,000 threads (there are more than 5 million posts on this relatively young hobbyist website). You can see this info on the forum home screen. There are 7 mods and 2 admins. I don't think we could "over-moderate" this site. It might look like that if you spend a lot of time in one particular thread, though, I can see that.