danpeg
08-10-2005, 07:48 AM
Dear Members,
I was extremely disturbed yesterday by the madness on this forum. Many people talk about the wisdom of the crowds on projects like wikipedia and open source programs. Yesterday I witnessed the stupidity of a crowd.
So let's keep this announcement short.
First, the facts:
I must have written this a million times: this forum is open to the public. Don't believe everything you read. If you do, you are taking a major risk.
We do not pre-screen users on this forum so you could be reading a load of rubbish anytime you login.
We do not investigate whether users have multiple IDs. Just not technologically possible.
Our policies are now changing:
The mods are volunteers here. Disrespecting them or myself results in an immidiate ban. This includes "conspiracy theories". If you wrongfuly and maliciously blame us for any reason, you will be banned.
We have updated the rules (http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?t=3). The main additions are: Do not hijack threads, Give your threads a decent title, Do not register and use multiple usernames.
We will be using the ban function much more often now. We will not warn you before we do so. Everybody posting on this forum ought to know the rules.
The majority of users here are great people. We need your help to restore order. We need you to report post using the top right report icon. Do so whenever you see a rule broken.
Again, I will not stand to be blamed for other people's actions. I do not force anyone to buy dinar. I put this site in good faith, thinking it would help rebuild Iraq. If this turns to be breeding ground for hate and stupidty, I will simply close this forum down.
Dan
I was extremely disturbed yesterday by the madness on this forum. Many people talk about the wisdom of the crowds on projects like wikipedia and open source programs. Yesterday I witnessed the stupidity of a crowd.
So let's keep this announcement short.
First, the facts:
I must have written this a million times: this forum is open to the public. Don't believe everything you read. If you do, you are taking a major risk.
We do not pre-screen users on this forum so you could be reading a load of rubbish anytime you login.
We do not investigate whether users have multiple IDs. Just not technologically possible.
Our policies are now changing:
The mods are volunteers here. Disrespecting them or myself results in an immidiate ban. This includes "conspiracy theories". If you wrongfuly and maliciously blame us for any reason, you will be banned.
We have updated the rules (http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?t=3). The main additions are: Do not hijack threads, Give your threads a decent title, Do not register and use multiple usernames.
We will be using the ban function much more often now. We will not warn you before we do so. Everybody posting on this forum ought to know the rules.
The majority of users here are great people. We need your help to restore order. We need you to report post using the top right report icon. Do so whenever you see a rule broken.
Again, I will not stand to be blamed for other people's actions. I do not force anyone to buy dinar. I put this site in good faith, thinking it would help rebuild Iraq. If this turns to be breeding ground for hate and stupidty, I will simply close this forum down.
Dan