Righty ho. Rather than let the sprwaling multi-headed hydra continue to wreak havoc through off topic thought I'd consilidate things into one thread.
I want this thread used as a platform used for GENERAL discussion regarding behaviour and attitude on this forum. If you have concerns regarding a specific case please PM me.
One good thing to come out of this 'incident' is there have been some really useful and well worded responses, it'd be good to continue to poll such well thought out opinions.
So. Here are my thoughts and comments.
If you have a concern regarding the behaviour or actions of another user your first action should be to PM myself or another moderator in confidence. We have acted in 1000s of cases on this forum. More often than not any issue can be resolved by a quiet word.
It is not my perception this is anything other than a friendly place still. If you want rude check out some of the other mtb forums.
I have to say we've had our concerns regarding the often rather bawdy nature of the General / Off Topic section. However given many of you who have since spoken up against this are happy to participate in such threads often we let things run. Moderation is often a tough call. Sometimes is best to let stuff run it's course (even if you don't like it) rather than attempt to step in.
Freedom of speech / censcorship. At the end of the day this is a privately owned and run website. We do try not to be heavy handed and let things run, but ultimately our decision and judgement is final. If you are moderated or PM'd on something my advice is to accept this and move on.
We do try and let people have their say on any given issue. Sadly the flip of this (for you) is that we will let someone whose opinion you may not like or disagree with also have their say.
One beauty of the internet is you can walk away easily. Sometimes it's a good idea to shut that laptop lid and go back to the real world for a bit.
I always try to act and speak to people online as I would in the real world (in fact I'm far more abrasive in real life 
). I suggest we all try and act this way.
There you go. I hope this thread can generate some good debate. Maybe we need to step in more in this section. If people feel this way then we will act appropriately.
I want this thread used as a platform used for GENERAL discussion regarding behaviour and attitude on this forum. If you have concerns regarding a specific case please PM me.
One good thing to come out of this 'incident' is there have been some really useful and well worded responses, it'd be good to continue to poll such well thought out opinions.
So. Here are my thoughts and comments.
If you have a concern regarding the behaviour or actions of another user your first action should be to PM myself or another moderator in confidence. We have acted in 1000s of cases on this forum. More often than not any issue can be resolved by a quiet word. It is not my perception this is anything other than a friendly place still. If you want rude check out some of the other mtb forums. I have to say we've had our concerns regarding the often rather bawdy nature of the General / Off Topic section. However given many of you who have since spoken up against this are happy to participate in such threads often we let things run. Moderation is often a tough call. Sometimes is best to let stuff run it's course (even if you don't like it) rather than attempt to step in. Freedom of speech / censcorship. At the end of the day this is a privately owned and run website. We do try not to be heavy handed and let things run, but ultimately our decision and judgement is final. If you are moderated or PM'd on something my advice is to accept this and move on. We do try and let people have their say on any given issue. Sadly the flip of this (for you) is that we will let someone whose opinion you may not like or disagree with also have their say. One beauty of the internet is you can walk away easily. Sometimes it's a good idea to shut that laptop lid and go back to the real world for a bit. I always try to act and speak to people online as I would in the real world (in fact I'm far more abrasive in real life ). I suggest we all try and act this way.There you go. I hope this thread can generate some good debate. Maybe we need to step in more in this section. If people feel this way then we will act appropriately.
