I recently edited someones thread by updating the information on the roll call that they created without checking with the originator first. While it was done with all good intentions to help the cause it did not go over well with the originator. I apologize publically for doing that and promise that it won't happen again. In the same thread there was a comment made about what I did and I deleted it since it did not belong in that thread IMO. That is why I am creating this thread. I did not delete the post in hopes to hide what I did or make it forgotten, but more to keep the thread on topic.

I am not perfect, nor do I claim to be. Since I have been your regional moderator I have made several edits, deleted posts, and moved threads. In some situations I contact the person who started the thread to let them know what i intend on doing and why. If I do not contect the person before moving a thread I will post in the thread the reason why which is usually because it belongs in a better location or if they are looking for feedback on something I believe they will be able to get more feedback on where it is moved to.

In the moderator cafeteria I have seen several comments that our area is pretty messy as far as threads but I still do my best not to make waves in our region. If I move a thread I normally leave a shadow thread out of courtesy since i assume that people would like feedback from people in their area as well. I don't normally see Super Mods leaving shadows so if I see a thread that I think will be moved I try to get to it before they do since I will not be able to have a shadow present once it has been moved.

I would appreciate any feedback on my performance, if there is something you would like to see us do more or less of please voice your opinion. As a photographer and videographer I am used to critiquing and open discussion.

For those of you who might be new here let me introduce to you your regional moderators:
Questions about this forum area? Here are your moderators!

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Hey everyone, my name is Scott and I'm 25. I have owned my 2006 Nautical Blue tC since August of 2005 and have been actively on ScionLife ever since. I currently work in tech support for MTX Audio so if you have any car audio questions feel free to ask me. I'm very easy to talk to so if you have not met me yet you can just come up and talk to me at a meet if I don't beat you to it.
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>Your Regional Moderators thread< (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=106562)

Personally I think the Desert & Salt mods are doing a great job. Most of you might not know but I own and run two large forums that are MUCH larger and more popular than SL and I of all people know what a thoughtless and thankless job a moderator can be.

Allthough the D&S forum seems to be mostly a clutter free forum and I think that is because of the great members in addition to the great regional mods we have.

I think this thread should be a sticky, so when someone does have a complaint of some kind they dont have to search for this thread. Just and idea. I personally have to agree with RBasil. I have had some posted removed. But I am fine with it, if I posted something inappropriate. Keep up the good work Scott, Nick, and Troy.

I think this thread should be a sticky, so when someone does have a complaint of some kind they dont have to search for this thread. Just and idea. I personally have to agree with RBasil. I have had some posted removed. But I am fine with it, if I posted something inappropriate. Keep up the good work Scott, Nick, and Troy.

Ditto! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Keep up the good work!

this thread has now been stickified, thank you for your feedback

Wait, you just unstickified the Scion Invasion thread!

Maybe, combine this one with the Desert & Salt Region Moderator Thread...

Just a little comment to get this thread going. :)

wow sorry bout that, don't know how that happened. I guess you can only have a certain amount of stickies. I'll take care of it

Thanks hoss!

well I was able to re-sticky your thread and it didn't move anything else, not sure why it did before.

It's nice you have a thread to make comments about the regional mods... I have no opinion either way; however have you considered it says a great deal that you must have a thread to make sure everything is okay? All of the forums I have been on, the mods are transparent, stepping in only when needed and not touching anyones thread when not asked **unless** an edit is needed due to content.

I would consider that a good rule of thumb.

IMHO

thank you everyone for your feedback

It's nice you have a thread to make comments about the regional mods... I have no opinion either way; however have you considered it says a great deal that you must have a thread to make sure everything is okay? All of the forums I have been on, the mods are transparent, stepping in only when needed and not touching anyones thread when not asked **unless** an edit is needed due to content.

I would consider that a good rule of thumb.

IMHO

I think it says a lot that they want to make feedback easier, or even to reach out to see if there are issues unknown.

I think we may sometimes forget the difference between being friends and just being friendly and that might blur a line here or there. I don't know what the edit was that sparked this thread but I would bet it was minor and won't happen again. If the original post was a roll-call and the edit was to update it.... what's to get upset about anyway? Unless the meaning or point of the post was changed. Granted, I don't want people re-typing my posts but, updating a roll-call?

Let's move on.

And the man speaks^^

I think we have way way to many stickies!~

I think we have way way to many stickies!~

I've looked in other regions and seen other areas that have quite a few. I would agree that lt looks like we have a lot, which ones do you think should be removed as a sticky though?

Vegas! Thats not going anywhere. The scion spotted is getting pretty ___ too

I think we have way way to many stickies!~

I just got the stickie for your regional moderators thread removed as a stickie and just put the bio information from it on this thread along with a link to it. I'll be trying to find other ways to clean it up.

Anyone else have any suggestions at this time?

Yeah my car needs a wash... so umm... yeah... if you can use ur mod powers to get me a few models to come wash it.... ** OFFICE SPACE** that be great......

How does one find every post or thread that they have put up? I tried to find my
1st mod post but it seems to be gone.

I did try the search button, but to no avail.

Thank's

How does one find every post or thread that they have put up? I tried to find my
1st mod post but it seems to be gone.

I did try the search button, but to no avail.

Thank's

if you look at the opposite end from "SEARCH" there should be a tab labled "MY POSTS". If you click on that it should have pages of all the posts you have made in chronilogical order so your very first post should be on the 1st page. However, if the thread that you posted in has been deleted that post will be gone since "MY POSTS" only saves a link to the thread that you posted in and a place holder to that exact location.

How does one find every post or thread that they have put up? I tried to find my
1st mod post but it seems to be gone.

I did try the search button, but to no avail.

Thank's

if you look at the opposite end from "SEARCH" there should be a tab labled "MY POSTS". If you click on that it should have pages of all the posts you have made in chronilogical order so your very first post should be on the 1st page. However, if the thread that you posted in has been deleted that post will be gone since "MY POSTS" only saves a link to the thread that you posted in and a place holder to that exact location.

:doh: I'm blind :doh:

Wow -- went thru 12 pages and that 1st thread is no where to be seen -- Crap

Ok there is 10 stickies now... lets get rid of some!

Ok there is 10 stickies now... lets get rid of some!

I am currently working on that. I combined the "Here are your mods" with this thread so that got rid of one. I was waiting to hear back from someone about changing their thread about being a sticky but didnt hear back from them so I'll go ahead and do it now.

Do you have any other suggestions on what should be removed in your opinion?

To let everyone know of the new update I have made all events an announcement and left all stickies that are good to have for permanent information alone. Hppefully this helps to organize our region just a little bit more and make our stickie area a little less cluttered.

To anyone who's thread I altered to make an announcement that is all I did was change it from a stickie to an announcement, NO other information was altered.

I agree with Dave on da official spotted sticky. Need to re do it. And post if you see members only!

I agree with Dave on da official spotted sticky. Need to re do it. And post if you see members only!

i agree as well but that one is a bit harder for me since I see how much people enjoy just posting that they see another scion, and what would constitute seeing another member. There are sometimes i see one with a custom plate that i'll post up and don't hear anything back on, but it could still be someone on here.

I'll give it another week and see what the cencus is.

I think if you don't like the spotted thread or what goes on in it you should stay out or ignore the lame posts if it bothers you so much. Personally, I just skim through it and pass over the silly ones (i.e. I saw a stock xB at Circle K!!!). Let people have their fun, at least they are on topic for the most part.

Good idea on the link to the D&S classifieds. Not all members, especially the new ones know where to look for things. I know I didn't! This is a great way for us noobs to find the classifieds and see what is going on in our region. I think it will also help with sales, people are more inclined to purchase things locally and not have to deal with the shipping and all that jazz. The more ways to inform us new people of all the site has to offer, the better. Thanks

Keep up da good work Scott!

Keep up da good work Scott!

Thank you, Nick is doing a great job as well keeping our region going smoothly :clap:

Yes, you guys are all doing a great job! :clap:

The only thing I want to say about the Officially Spotted Thread is for some of us noobs, we don't know everyone yet and so we don't always know if someone is a member or not. Since not everyone has Scionetics or ScionLife stickers on their rides. It is a good place to ask if a certain car is a member or not. That's all.

The Spotted thread will remain just the way it is, it is posted in daily and enjoyed by many. For those that it bothers I recommend just not going into that thread.

Keep up da good work Scott!

Thank you, Nick is doing a great job as well keeping our region going smoothly :clap:

thanks scott! now if only troy were still around... :tap:

too many stickies and anouncements :lalala:

too many stickies and anouncements :lalala:

It does look packed in those areas BUT which ones do you feel should be removed from that section? All the announcements are for events, do you think we should not have a single thread for an event as an announcement for everyone to get info from?

After next wedsday the contact info for D&S members thread will be deleted completely so that one won't be up too long.

thanks scott! now if only troy were still around... :tap:

Who is Troy? :rofl:

thanks scott! now if only troy were still around... :tap:

Who is Troy? :rofl:

Ok -- I'm really out of the loop --- Where is Troy?

He was killed with Kenny. We only have one active dictator

TROY....WEL WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS..............

Troy is alive! Last week he picked me up from work and we had panda express and he gave me a pair of binoculars.

sweet! but how come he only comes out of hiding for hot chicks?

cuz he doesn't love us uglies anymore :rofl:

Troy is alive! Last week he picked me up from work and we had panda express and he gave me a pair of binoculars.
binoculars=hickey :love:

Places to have work done in Arizona thread is off topic from out of state services.

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Maybe someone can look into this and clean it up???

Places to have work done in Arizona thread is off topic from out of state services.

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Maybe someone can look into this and clean it up???

Done 8)

how is everyone doing with the way things are in our region at the current moment?

how is everyone doing with the way things are in our region at the current moment?
delete all of the stickies. its really annoying to have to scroll down to read the posts that I want to see.
I understand the announcements, but the stickies are all BS.

Poor Whaandy. Scrolling is soo difficult isn't it?

I don't understand why people complain about the stuff that is stickied. Give me a break. Eighty percent of the crap that is posted in this forum is just that...crap. The majority of you should be banned from the internet permanently for some of the mundane BS that is posted here. But why do I not make a stink about it in every thread? Because I don't care! I don't have to read it so I don't! If you don't like something, DON'T READ IT. Don't click on it! Scroll (apparently hard for some) past it! Simple, right? I don't even bother to click threads started by certain posters because I already know it will be a waste of bandwidth.

So the intraweeb isn't to your liking? LOG OFF. F'ing Nancies.

in the words of artie lange....

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! I DONT LIKE THE STICKIES!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

why have this topic then?

why have this topic then?

You have a good point Randy but so does Janice. Maybe if you can be more specific on why you don't like the stickies and suggestions on what to do with the threads that should be clearly visible to people for easy access and for newbies that might not normally see the information and create the 100th thread for the same topic?

nevermind. i'm over it.

just wanted to check in to see how people are feeling about the threads lately with it being down to just me as your regional moderator. Please give me positive and negative feedback so I know what to do more of or watch out for.

Haven't spotted anyone spotting any scions lately (unless ur randode's garage). It might be time to unsticky it Scotty. Like Crispy said before, it will be around the top of the posts anyways and easy to find.
my .02

Great job BTW

Eric

IM ____ED............... SCOTT MOVED MY HOT CHICKS THREAD....

IM ____ED............... SCOTT MOVED MY HOT CHICKS THREAD....

You're just ____ed cuz I stole your thread post for your counter that you were trying to scam. GET BACK TO WORK!!! :P

How is everyone doing lately? Are there any suggestions or complaints that any of you have of my performance or something I can do to better our regional forum?

Yeah Can u rub my feet

Yeah Can u rub my feet

:no: :silly:

I had a comment, but better not make it. :lalala: :rofl:

:rofl: :rofl:

Scott, your doing a great job with d&s, keep up the good work dude :clap: :bow: :clap: :bow:

Now, i understand that you dont want a guy to just log on and get a screen name to make a quick buck at other scion owners expense. I do think it is a bit rediculous though that ive been a member scince 7- 04 and i cant post a legitimate offer on the local board because i havent proved myself by posting a magic number of 50 posts. I think its obvious im not a scammer trying to use an account to swindle money. And now i really wont be able to because like the post said i just traded my xb in. I liked this place in the beginning and followed alot of threads but the longer ive been around im glad im leaving the scion community. Good luck.

Now, i understand that you dont want a guy to just log on and get a screen name to make a quick buck at other scion owners expense. I do think it is a bit rediculous though that ive been a member scince 7- 04 and i cant post a legitimate offer on the local board because i havent proved myself by posting a magic number of 50 posts. I think its obvious im not a scammer trying to use an account to swindle money. And now i really wont be able to because like the post said i just traded my xb in. I liked this place in the beginning and followed alot of threads but the longer ive been around im glad im leaving the scion community. Good luck.

:blah: :cry: :blah: :cry: :blah: :cry: :blah: :cry: :gun:
i guess this is goodbye crybaby

Now, i understand that you dont want a guy to just log on and get a screen name to make a quick buck at other scion owners expense. I do think it is a bit rediculous though that ive been a member scince 7- 04 and i cant post a legitimate offer on the local board because i havent proved myself by posting a magic number of 50 posts. I think its obvious im not a scammer trying to use an account to swindle money. And now i really wont be able to because like the post said i just traded my xb in. I liked this place in the beginning and followed alot of threads but the longer ive been around im glad im leaving the scion community. Good luck.

unfortunetely a few bad apples ruined it for the rest by creating false accounts just to sell stuff which is why they had to create that rule for EVERYBODY. I actually was able to HELP the community by creating the "D n S Classifieds links" thread which if you go to other regions you probably won't find and if you do its probably because they liked my idea that I started. If you really wanted to try and sell the wheels all you need to do is going into a few threads and post some opinions quickly and build up your post count.

As far as wanting to post locally in your region THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE RULE and if you've been around since 2004 you should know that better than most people in here. I'm sorry you feel the way you do but if you've already sold you xB I guess we've already lost you as a member anyway. Good journey to you with whatever vehicle you decide to purchase.

Well, alot of annoucements have be completed and are out of date. And alot of the stickies have been dead for a couple months, I think that they can be put on regular status. Just my .02

Well, alot of annoucements have be completed and are out of date. And alot of the stickies have been dead for a couple months, I think that they can be put on regular status. Just my .02

thank you for pointing this out for me. I've been pretty busy with work lately so by the time i get home I'm exhausted and don't spend much time on SL. I've taken care of the announcement that were outdated and will work towards getting the "Places in AZ to get work done" thread updated again. I'm hoping to also spend time working on the "get to know your regional members" so that it's more user friendly and more organized so that it can be more useful.

Cool dude. Just wasnt sure if you were alive. lol. Keep up the good work.

thanks Scott, good job :clap: :clap:

Thanks for the clean up Scott. Lookin alot better.

Bryoninscion smells! Can you do anything about that??

PLEASE :pray: