Sometimes it is not a single event that triggers the process. It is often a culmination of things and a situation develops that is no longer tenable.
There is not a moderator or administrator here that does not take the warning, suspension or banning of a member very seriously. These decisions are always made by a vote. There is not one person here that can arbitrarily revoke someone's posting privileges.
PM's goal is to promote discussion about predator hunting. Removing posting privileges doesn't help with that goal. We try to encourage members to ask and answer questions regarding the sport. We also encourage members to offer and discuss opinions on the sport, techniques, products etc. We want members to post their successes and failures.
We simply ask that it be done with some respect for other members.
No doubt there are some who post to instigate. They try to disrupt the board and most times contribute nothing positive. Even these posters are given a great deal of leeway until it becomes evident that they have a different set of goals than PM does, and we will not find common ground.
We realize everyone has an "off" day from time to time and we've all hit "enter" and thought better of it later.
Some members do contribute in a positive manner some times, only to cause a great deal of "maintenance" at others. These are the ones that cause the most difficult decisions. We try to find a balance.
We ask only that you use some common sense and respect when posting. This is a family board and our rules are set up to maintain that. If you post here we expect you to accept that premise.
Administration accountability is one of our primary goals and that is why, at any given time we have approx. twenty volunteers who must agree on our course of action. There is no risk of losing a salary or benefits, because there are no salaries or benefits, just some people united in a common goal.
In the past we have reinstated members who had had their privileges revoked, so it is possible. It would again be subject to a discussion and vote by all the moderators and admin staff.
If a member has a question or disagrees with something we do, they should contact one of the moderators or admin and the issue will be brought to the moderators' forum for discussion and resolution.
Predator Masters no longer has a position of Spokesman. It became too difficult for some to seperate the messenger from the message, and it was easier to hammer the messenger than to read and follow the message.
Policy here is NOT made or directed by one person or sponsor. PM is administered by moderators and a Board of Directors as a group.
