This is also part of the problem! It is not fine to take such actions. The solution is to remove yourself from the thread.
Also, who leaves you and
@Vario to deem members idiots? This is also part of the issue which is covered in this thread. Entitlement runs deep for those who have been here a while I guess!
Well, while I think it's ok to tell off someone who is obviously abusing others' goodwill, I don't normally say much myself. A gentle reminder or two and that's it from me, but I'll be pretty pissed off that I wasted time on helping them out. However, if others do take a pop at them for it then frankly I'm fine with that. See below for why.
It's all well and good for you to say that it's not fine for members to take such actions, but that needs to be reciprocated by the mods. On many occasions when I ask for help because some douchebag has done something out of order, usually to me, I get totally ignored and that's
not ok for the mods to do. You (mods in general) gotta support us and get off that high and mighty "we make all the decisions round here and tell you what to do and you're just gonna have to lump it" perch you love so much. Cuts both ways, but you mods never like hearing that.
Heck, there was a post I reported a few weeks ago that I reported and fuck all happened and that annoyed me. I was gonna pm you about it in fact to discuss just this situation to see if we could make some headway on it and I'm sorry now that I never got around to it. If any mod wants to find that report and discuss it with me, please do so in pm.
Also, I don't agree with every critical post. There's no need to be unnecessarily unpleasant, so we do agree there.
I'd like to end on a positive note and say here in public that while we don't always agree on things, you always do take time out to reply in pm and give me straight answers, which I do appreciate. Dialog is always needed if problems are gonna be solved or improved, so thankyou.