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peetee · 06-18-2009, 08:50 PM

Correct me if I am wrong.

This is a forum for people who are users of the E-Cigarette.

It was started as a knowledge base for new users to help them into the scene.

It was populated by people who GENUINELY wanted to help and spent time and effort to do so. Time given freely.

I for one am TRULY grateful.

When did it get taken over by the power mad, axe-wielding self important tyrants with nothing better to do with their lives than dictate to others their version of the truth?

What do you think the new users of the E-Cig, the very people the forum was set up to help, are going to make of this place? and E-Cig users in general?

Think about it.

If you were a newbie and stumbled across this place, full of questions and doubt, what the hell would you think?

What sort of an impression do you lot give?

Who needs the governments banning E-Cigs when you lot can put off any one interested.

Spikey, THANK YOU.
Leaford, Thank You.
Walrus, Thank You.

The UK users, THANK YOU.

Most of the rest of you, Try and keep your dummies in the pram.

I`m now getting my coat.

Proof once again, people get the governing body they deserve. democracy in action.

Surf Monkey · 06-18-2009, 09:05 PM

I've been on a lot of boards in the last decade or so. Some are like the wild west, with no moderation whatsoever. Others are moderated to the point that it kills the board. Personally, I tend to think that conflicts work themselves out and that moderators should generally stay out of it. However, there are disadvantages to a completely hands off approach.

Honestly, I think ECF is right about in the middle in terms of moderator intervention. Sometimes I think it's too much, other times I think it's not enough. In other words, I think the overall approach is probably just about right.

aspen · 06-18-2009, 09:13 PM

I for one agree with you surf monkey. Isee no real problem here just expansion pains. We all can be a funny lot at times.

Surf Monkey · 06-18-2009, 09:26 PM

I'm glad that we can agree on this point at least, aspen.

Oh, and we also agree that vaporing is a good thing and should be protected from idiotic government intervention.

MonkeyMonk · 06-19-2009, 11:51 PM

In honor of Spikey, Kate, and freedom of speach, message me for my response to this thread.

Carlee · 07-04-2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willowsong

Can you change your avatar? I find it threatening.

Wow, so do I! That is the most threatening avatar I've ever seen!! I'm surprised it would be allowed on a site that is friendly to everybody....

BARENETTED · 07-04-2009, 03:17 AM

right ladies - I am not real fond of it either.

Terraphon · 07-04-2009, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlee

Wow, so do I! That is the most threatening avatar I've ever seen!! I'm surprised it would be allowed on a site that is friendly to everybody....

Totally different avatar was present when that post was made. At the time, it was an old man with a long beard wearing a shirt that said "SEX" in large letters.

Looked like this...

And that post was made as a joke

The Wiz · 07-04-2009, 06:40 AM

Terraphon....Thank you...I feel much less threatened now with your "New" avatar!!

The Wiz!(Feeling safe knowing I am protected by Terra!)

nitewriter · 07-04-2009, 07:01 AM

I'll take an old biker dude anyday over a gun pointing in my face.

06-18-2009, 09:05 PM	#262
Surf Monkey Super Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,573	I've been on a lot of boards in the last decade or so. Some are like the wild west, with no moderation whatsoever. Others are moderated to the point that it kills the board. Personally, I tend to think that conflicts work themselves out and that moderators should generally stay out of it. However, there are disadvantages to a completely hands off approach. Honestly, I think ECF is right about in the middle in terms of moderator intervention. Sometimes I think it's too much, other times I think it's not enough. In other words, I think the overall approach is probably just about right. __________________ It isn't the caffeine in a latte that makes you fat. It's the milk. It isn't the nicotine in a cigarette that kills you. It's the tar, CO2, fine particulate and chemical additives.

06-18-2009, 09:26 PM	#264
Surf Monkey Super Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,573	I'm glad that we can agree on this point at least, aspen. Oh, and we also agree that vaporing is a good thing and should be protected from idiotic government intervention. __________________ It isn't the caffeine in a latte that makes you fat. It's the milk. It isn't the nicotine in a cigarette that kills you. It's the tar, CO2, fine particulate and chemical additives.

06-19-2009, 11:51 PM	#265
MonkeyMonk Adrian's Quirky Sister Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 715	In honor of Spikey, Kate, and freedom of speach, message me for my response to this thread. __________________ How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people. Albert Einstein

07-04-2009, 03:17 AM	#267
BARENETTED Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA Posts: 992	right ladies - I am not real fond of it either. __________________ Smokefree since January 5, 2009!

07-04-2009, 06:40 AM	#269
The Wiz ECF Elite Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Emerald City,Oz Posts: 3,169	Thank you! Terraphon....Thank you...I feel much less threatened now with your "New" avatar!!The Wiz!(Feeling safe knowing I am protected by Terra!) __________________ "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"

06-18-2009, 08:50 PM	#261
peetee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nut House (UK) Posts: 16	Correct me if I am wrong. This is a forum for people who are users of the E-Cigarette. It was started as a knowledge base for new users to help them into the scene. It was populated by people who GENUINELY wanted to help and spent time and effort to do so. Time given freely. I for one am TRULY grateful. When did it get taken over by the power mad, axe-wielding self important tyrants with nothing better to do with their lives than dictate to others their version of the truth? What do you think the new users of the E-Cig, the very people the forum was set up to help, are going to make of this place? and E-Cig users in general? Think about it. If you were a newbie and stumbled across this place, full of questions and doubt, what the hell would you think? What sort of an impression do you lot give? Who needs the governments banning E-Cigs when you lot can put off any one interested. Spikey, THANK YOU. Leaford, Thank You. Walrus, Thank You. The UK users, THANK YOU. Most of the rest of you, Try and keep your dummies in the pram. I`m now getting my coat. Proof once again, people get the governing body they deserve. democracy in action.

06-18-2009, 09:13 PM	#263
aspen Full Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US Posts: 129	I for one agree with you surf monkey. Isee no real problem here just expansion pains. We all can be a funny lot at times.

07-04-2009, 07:01 AM	#270
nitewriter ECF Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hendersonville Tennessee Posts: 1,262	I'll take an old biker dude anyday over a gun pointing in my face. __________________ Quote: "What the FDA is doing and what the public thinks it’s doing are as different as night and day."—Dr Ley former Commissioner of the FDA.

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