Post by Wild Willy on Aug 31, 2009 15:42:46 GMT -5
Hello to all the remaining members and continuing Guests who remain dedicated readers on my CBF message boards.
After being kicked off and in some cases Banned from other Message boards I had decided to make this site, someplace where I cannot be kicked out. One of the main things which I wanted to be different about my boards as others I had been a member of was to try to eliminate any kind of hostilities to wards fellow members.
Some Forum's I was on had "Secret rooms" where the fates of anyone being intolerable was decided behind their backs. That method lead to more secret rooms and then more secret rooms with each one excluding more members. Bottom line was, If you thought you were among the "privileged" who was in the "loop" regarding "lesser members" chances are there was a secret room you didn't know about where your name was being discussed as well. ;D
Another message board which i was Banned from had a "court system" When two members would start publicly feuding they would both be dragged into a private message room "The Court" and be able to tell their full sides with as much details as they wished. The owner of the site would then (acting as Judge) decide the outcome of the feud and you either abide by his decisions or theres that door.
Some message boards just plain let people fight and sometimes it would get really out of hand and at the end of the day, who really wants to log in only to see that kinda BS? not me thats for sure, (although I admit to having partake in the past)
The concept behind This site, Custom Batman Figures was to be nice, if you had nothing nice to say then don't say anything, if you say something that is not nice it would be removed by me without notice.
I realize that this is called "Censorship" and it can rub many people the wrong way, we all have the right to express ourselves and say whats on our minds but if what we write hurts others or makes them feel bad in anyway I just don't think its appropriate and needed in a place like this.
The original main core of the members here have mostly all left, some of their own free will and others due to being removed by me for one reason or another.
Over the past year I have contemplated the fate of this site, should I get back to work on customs and start posting again, Should I give the site to someone else and see if they can make a go of it or maybe pull the plug on the site once & for all.
To be honest the only thing that has kept the "Plug" plugged in is the continuing Visitors which come here every single day. As long as people are enjoying the site feel it still can serve a positive purpose.
I have decided to treat all the dedicated Visitors by opening up the Bat-slab section of the site. This is an area where members could show their works in progress, or discuss upcoming ideas and plans. There are many interesting topics there and lots of laughs on the Slab.
There hasn't been any postings on there in over a year & many images posted by the users are no longer there due to their own personal preferences so anything on there is irrelevant today but there is still some great material within the pages of the Bat-Slab.
As for the fate of CBF I'm thinking with the colder weather coming soon, maybe Ill pick up the hobby again and begin posting. This forum once flourished with active members Chat nites, contests and just good times, maybe it will come again, who knows.
The Bat-Slab will be open to the public very soon, so keep an eye out fo Dat!
Will
After being kicked off and in some cases Banned from other Message boards I had decided to make this site, someplace where I cannot be kicked out. One of the main things which I wanted to be different about my boards as others I had been a member of was to try to eliminate any kind of hostilities to wards fellow members.
Some Forum's I was on had "Secret rooms" where the fates of anyone being intolerable was decided behind their backs. That method lead to more secret rooms and then more secret rooms with each one excluding more members. Bottom line was, If you thought you were among the "privileged" who was in the "loop" regarding "lesser members" chances are there was a secret room you didn't know about where your name was being discussed as well. ;D
Another message board which i was Banned from had a "court system" When two members would start publicly feuding they would both be dragged into a private message room "The Court" and be able to tell their full sides with as much details as they wished. The owner of the site would then (acting as Judge) decide the outcome of the feud and you either abide by his decisions or theres that door.
Some message boards just plain let people fight and sometimes it would get really out of hand and at the end of the day, who really wants to log in only to see that kinda BS? not me thats for sure, (although I admit to having partake in the past)
The concept behind This site, Custom Batman Figures was to be nice, if you had nothing nice to say then don't say anything, if you say something that is not nice it would be removed by me without notice.
I realize that this is called "Censorship" and it can rub many people the wrong way, we all have the right to express ourselves and say whats on our minds but if what we write hurts others or makes them feel bad in anyway I just don't think its appropriate and needed in a place like this.
The original main core of the members here have mostly all left, some of their own free will and others due to being removed by me for one reason or another.
Over the past year I have contemplated the fate of this site, should I get back to work on customs and start posting again, Should I give the site to someone else and see if they can make a go of it or maybe pull the plug on the site once & for all.
To be honest the only thing that has kept the "Plug" plugged in is the continuing Visitors which come here every single day. As long as people are enjoying the site feel it still can serve a positive purpose.
I have decided to treat all the dedicated Visitors by opening up the Bat-slab section of the site. This is an area where members could show their works in progress, or discuss upcoming ideas and plans. There are many interesting topics there and lots of laughs on the Slab.
There hasn't been any postings on there in over a year & many images posted by the users are no longer there due to their own personal preferences so anything on there is irrelevant today but there is still some great material within the pages of the Bat-Slab.
As for the fate of CBF I'm thinking with the colder weather coming soon, maybe Ill pick up the hobby again and begin posting. This forum once flourished with active members Chat nites, contests and just good times, maybe it will come again, who knows.
The Bat-Slab will be open to the public very soon, so keep an eye out fo Dat!
Will
