Thou shalt not edit!

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Big deal to the rest of us. Something stinks here.

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

I could/might be banned on this Forum.....

That is no big deal with me 👍

Nah..... You are not banned..

[ZBrink]

Originally Posted by ScottZ95ZR1

Thread linked below is another example of post-editing that should not occur.

George knew where his car for sale is located.... the "help" is not always helpful.

https://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35716

This was a pure mistake on my part and one I apologized to George for. I had opened numerous tabs to edit cars 'For Sale' which I had personally posted from FB and CL and inadvertently grabbed his by mistake.

[ZBrink]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

I could/might be banned on this Forum.....

That is no big deal with me 👍

Cliff, you are not getting banned. You are valued member of not only this Forum, but the C4 ZR-1 community. As I've told you privately, your contributions have been tremendous and are sincerely appreciated. I want to help ensure your hard work is preserved so that it may "live on" and continue to help both current and future ZR-1 owners for decades to come.

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Originally Posted by DRM500RUBYZR-1

The response from a member should not have been deleted, nor the thread closed.

This has to stop.

His response, which I read before it was deleted, did not involve any system related problem, but rather it detailed the actual editing of a members post.

There was no valid reason to delete it or to close the thread.

Again, Enough.

Respectfully,
DRM500RUBYZR-1

Re: Post Editing by Board Members
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Originally Posted by Corvette95 View Post
We (I) have had a problem recently as well on the ZR1Registry Facebook page with my post getting erroneously fact checked with wrong information. Heavy handed admin can go too far.
Making vague claims without anything to reference isn't helpful. If you are having an issue with your posts on the Registry Facebook Group, please PM me with links to those posts, point out the specific issue, and I work with you on it.

Please remember, Facebook is owned and run by Meta, not us. The Registry is rather limited on what we can do. This is one of the many reasons why we need to steer any technical discussions to the Forum.
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Marty, as I stated in a previous response within this thread, the post which was deleted not only contained information that was not true, it added fuel to a fire that shouldn't have been burning in the first place. Other users and Members were reading that message out of context, taking the misinformation as fact, and commenting with additional negativity that was counter to anything positive for our community.

Forum Rule #4 contains the following, "Posts may not attack other members". If a Forum user intentionally states something which is not true about another Forum user, it may be considered an attack and Moderators may delete those posts as seen fit.

I have PM'ed both you and Bob with my phone number and have asked for a phone call to not only "clear the air" but to get to know the two of you. Both of you are valued members of our community. Not only do I care for these cars, but I care greatly about our community and will make the time and effort to help foster positive relationships.

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All,
I have no animus towards anyone on of this Forum, or anywhere else for that matter.

I am convinced the vast bulk of our frustrations were due to systems issues not any personal ones.

As I often have heard, "to make mayonnaise, you have to break some eggs"

Zack has certainly devoted many, many hours in an effort to improve our Forum, and his work has and will payoff.

I thank him for that!

I remain strong in my belief that no thread should be edited by anyone other than the author.

However, it is within the moderator's purview, to delete a post for valid reasons. Such action should be wielded with restraint and perhaps leaving the questionable post stand, but with an added response and or warning of the danger of thin ice. The latter keeps all transparent to the membership so that all may understand what occurred, and likely agree with the decision.

I regret that on occasion in the past, I too have found myself on such ice.

I will end with a copy of my response last week on the other Forum to the concern that our Registry was in danger.

I stand by the statement.

Perhaps now it is best that this thread be closed.

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Posts were experiencing problems, including mine.
All caused by a new spam blocker that was activated to quell numerous intrusions, but ended up interfering with valid posts as well.
Clearly the problem had lasted about 2 days as there were no new posts anywhere on the forum.
So it was nothing personal towards anyone.
That said, yes there has been a noticeable decline of posting activity.
It would also appear that the energy level of the "doers" has diminished as well. Sad, but understandable, as folks have lives.
Not sure where things are headed, but it is too good to give up on.
I hesitated joining an online group all those years ago, but came to find it a very valuable source of information.
Suggest all continue to remain engaged, and if you have time or expertise, offer it up.
All groups experience the waning and waxing that has been observed with the Registry, it simply happens.
However, absent either of these two forum groups, ZR-1 ownership would become more challenging for most all, and that would be regrettable.
Fraternally,

Marty

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Well said Marty. I concur. Time to close this thread--but not delete it--and get on with our lives and interests and with improving the site. Zack is clearly doing a lot of good work; keep it up. Looking forward to an updated forum site in the near future. --Bob