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I have come under some pressure recently over disagreements on this forum. I have always found Treasure Hunting to be a fun intellectual hobby. Occasionally I have had to deal with Trolls who, in the main, we have seen off. When hunters who have previously been working together fall out it becomes more of a problem. I have always tried to maintain a light management touch on the board and only deleting post as a final resort. In trying to deal with a recent problem I have deleted some posts. Hopefully I have not removed too much vakuble information that can't be posted again. I have editted the offensive subject on a large number of posts in the same thread. Please play nicely, if you have a problem let me know early on so I can try and put a stop to it. I don't treasure hunt anymore but have kept the board going for those that do. Hunters often offer to take over the board, which I have consider this but I think that more problems could ensue when there are conflicts. So, once again, I am sorry for any data loss, please play nicely and enjoy this great hobby. Mark

Thanks Mark for all you do, This board is a wonderful place. I'm sure we will all make a concerted effort to be civil. Matt Sparks

Can't we all just meet at the seaman's memorial at legion in san fran and get a long?

Mark Parry wrote:: I don't treasure hunt anymore but have kept the board going for those that do. Sincerely we thank you for your time. Moving forward hopefully will can all agree to use our better angels when debating with each other in the future.

mark all you do is remove valuable info. and pander to the whiniest of TROLLS. stop acting like its anything else.

you may be the gatekeeper but you are a disservice to this community. hands down.

Unknown: but you are a disservice to this community Careful Josh. You are way out of line here. Mark Parry owns the Forum, and we all participate at his pleasure. If you don't like his rules, or the way he runs things, you are free to leave at any time.

Josh - I have never called you out, even when you have made inappropriate comments. This board is run by Mark for our pleasure at his expense. Please have respect or leave. Regards, Mac

Josh if you don't like the way this forum is run, feel free to start your own.

Unknown: I don't treasure hunt anymore but have kept the board going for those that do. And, all but the most ungrateful sots are glad that you do. Thanks, Mr. Parry!

Thank you mark for keeping it going

i dont have to be greatful to a useless pos than panders to whiny little goofs. period. parry sucks ass. period. have zero respect for someone so out of touch with reality. whine to your mothers instead...buncha little bitches...

Thank you Mark -- I hope you know how deeply many, many of us appreciate your generosity and selflessness.

Thank you, Mark, for keeping this forum alive, especially after your pursuits have gone in other directions.

i just figured it did seeing as he scrubbed my shit multiple times lol. still feel the same way...ive not seen anyone doing anything extreme...and goldengate is still here so...(nycnative might have been scrubbed though lol)

JoshCornell wrote:: i dont have to be greatful to a useless pos than panders to whiny little goofs. period. parry sucks ass. period. have zero respect for someone so out of touch with reality. whine to your mothers instead...buncha little bitches... Mark, thank you for everything. This board has been the source of much enjoyment for me and so many others over many years. I know you do not owe us anything, but if I could ask just one favor - can you please consider banning this troll calling himself Josh Cornell? He is nothing more than a donkey's behind, and is ruining this forum with his posts. Thank you.

ha...what a joke.

JoshCornell wrote:: mark all you do is remove valuable info. and pander to the whiniest of TROLLS. stop acting like its anything else. Thanks for making my point.

Unknown: can you please consider banning this troll calling himself Josh Cornell Unknown: Egbert wrote: "This post was made by erexere who is currently on your ignore list." Or, we can stop bothering Mark with inane and self-serving requests and just solve our own problems. Just a thought.

is there a way to add a "Like" or a "Dislike" button, that way if new user comes on the board it'll be much easier for them to understand what's useful and what's not. I've seen other phpBB BBS have those buttons...some even can put rating on a post

Thank you Mark, I think you know how much most of us appreciate your effort. If I can ever help with anything please let me know.

I thought this thread was about Xenophon's book on Socrates...oh well. It's been fun to work on these puzzles with the many strongish personalities on this board. It's too bad there's been a lot of misconduct and crybabyness. I blame the pbwiki.

As a lurker of the board, thanks Mark for running things! I appreciate the work to build this community. (Unlike some others, I wish you were more heavy handed! There are some nasty comments here sometimes by the same people)

JoshCornell wrote:: i dont have to be greatful to a useless pos than panders to whiny little goofs. period. parry sucks ass. period. have zero respect for someone so out of touch with reality. whine to your mothers instead...buncha little bitches... Goodbye

Hey all, Been off-line with this Forum for a bit, although I have been lurking and watching. Not much productive work going on, as far as I can gather. Here's my thoughts: I don't know what went down and I don't care. What I think is that something made some of the old timers drift away. That is a shame. There should be a dialog regarding why that is and what should change to bring the old guard back. It seems that when I joined that there was a (albeit, a harsh) self regulating spirit to this forum. Now it seems unmoored. While I applaud the efforts of Mark Perry, it seems unnecessary for Mark to have to step in if we are doing our jobs and keeping each other in line. In terms of funneling people here, the major recent event seems to be the Expedition Unknown episode of The Secret, which admittedly brought me here. While "new blood" is good, it has also brought undesirable elements to this forum. Personally, while I have tried to be respectful and read much of the history and threads, this is not always true of all new searchers. I watched as many of the old timers encourage newer searchers to read the threads, absorb the info and ask intelligent questions, only to rebuffed. I am not qualified to speak for everyone, but I believe there is value in listening to the elders, so to speak. There are plenty of good minds out there, and I believe that we should encourage people to participate, however, one does not become a scholar by ignoring the history and teachings of those that came before us. Let's all agree to respect the process and each other, then maybe we can come together to solve these things together. With that, I encourage all of you to be inquisitive and expand the possibilities, but also treat each other with respect and when necessary, give hard advice, while understanding this is required for growth.

Very well said GMan!!!!

I am grateful for this post it helped me see who is serious and in good humor. I am struck by how much fun I am having. I have not done this much exploring of a park in a long time. I have discovered new a beautiful art. I think BP would be happy about that. Last weekend I went to a spot I had scouted out for a dig and what did I find but a filled in hole. I had to laugh because I was happy I on track with someone else and because the treasure wasn't found. Irony is part of treasure hunting.

Its always good to engage in some healthy exploring. Its also fun to meet interesting people and make a few friends.

Mark- You have always been above board and a straight shooter. Suppose the ones who needed more attention were put off. Thanks as always. Tron

Thanks for all the positive comments here. I have concluded that Treasure Hunters fall out. but There is no need to be offensive. If you take offense at a post then hit the report button. If I feel the poster is being offensive I will Ban them, delete their post and do my best with the technology available to keep them off the forum. I don't accept the he said she said argument. If you feel offended report the post do not respond and I will deal with it. Thanks