Thanks for all you do and for all you have done for this board. Go spend a couple weeks on a good trout stream. Report back.

 

I have found the mods & admins here to be more helpful, friendly, and even handed than any of the other gun sites I visit. This is in spite of being slapped with infraction points and even temporary bans. With 20/20 hindsight, I've deserved having posts deleted and other things to keep RFC a peaceful and pleasant place to visit. I'm sure I don't say it often enough, but...

THANK YOU to Dr.G and to all of the mods who work hard to deal with all of us "entitled" people who are "always right".

 

Thanks for your efforts. Enjoy your recharge time.

 

I think your jump’n with out look’n.
you are being to hard on yourself as well.
You do a fine job………

If I wasn’t driving in the rain in southern Oklahoma and north texas I would have pm’d you earlier.

don’t act or react to quickly

Grampa always said haste makes waste.
Take a deep breath and let’s move on.

Ps

wana talk I’m able most all day.

 

Do what is best for you !!!

 

Dr, trust your gut instinct. Usually it will properly guide you. Unless you are in a gun store. 😁.

I've always admired mods and the thankless job they do. Saluting you and the team. Hope you shake the doldrums and get back at it when you know the time is right to carry on. We need you.

 

To all the mods. Not angry at you all for doing your job correctly. I just got sick of everything being turned into p word trash. Let’s all get back to just talking shooting. DRGunner you all are awesome folks. go Fishing, (I did) . I so understand the frustrations you all go thru. I’ve been to the principles office myself for straying, but I learned a lesson. God Bless you and the rest of the folks here.

 

This is the only forum I’m a member of. I actually like the rules for the most part. I’ve been on others, and it’s a free for all-anything goes. They’re all cesspools imo. Thank you to all the moderators, and the good folks that participate here.

 

Thanks, Doc, and all the mods.

 

I get it. When it’s not fun it’s no longer worth it. As I said in and earlier post, I came to RFC because of the way it’s run. So many other sites are overrun by keyboard ninjas and wanna bee’s and the dialogue being thrown around is completely toxic. Come back soon.

 

"Folks- every once in a while, take the time to thank a moderator. They’re only human, they do a very thankless job for all of you."

Part of the problem IMHO is that most (some, a few?) of us don't really understand the full extent of what moderators do. I personally only have a vague understanding.

Maybe we should be educated.

 

To the members-

I started moderating almost 12 years ago, because RFC is the best forum on the net, IMHO.

I love this place.

I love it in spite of the fact that
there’s never a shortage of armchair quarterbacks and visionaries employing their myopic hindsight here, who don’t have a clue what it’s like to try to be fair to a community that is constantly bickering & squabbling, breaking simple rules, arguing about it, and acting thin skinned and entitled, just like school children. If any of you had half a clue what a typical day on RFC is like for me & my team, you’d lose the judgmental attitudes and become part of the solution, rather than perpetuate the problems.
But that’s not society today.

I’m very proud of the moderators who work so hard to be fair & patient, doing the job of keeping this place running the way Indy intended- 24/7, 365.

They do a yeoman’s job, every day, without any pay at all.

To my team- THANK YOU ALL, for your steadfast commitment, hard work, and fairness.

It’s amazing to me how often people here take the time to complain, yet how seldom they take the time to thank them for the work they do, for all of you.
Folks- every once in a while, take the time to thank a moderator. They’re only human, they do a very thankless job for all of you.

I truly love this community-

But I’ve come to realize that’s not set in stone.

I always promised myself-
when it stops being fun, I would take a step back and reassess.

It has definitely reached the time that I take a little break from all of this-

I’ll be around, lurking & learning like I used to do, for a little while.

I just need a little time to “reset”.

Please direct all problems, questions & concerns to anyone but me, for at least the next week.

Sincerely,
DrGunner

I only just joined this fine group a few days ago and already, after reading many varied threads, it’s obvious this is a thoughtful, well and carefully moderated forum. So, although I haven't gotten to know you and your team yet, I say, “great work and thank you”. It’s a (usually) thankless job and I for one appreciate all the hours days and months folks like you put in to keep great, conversational and educational forums alive and running.

Cheers Dr.

 

Hate to see you go, but I fully understand why. I was a mod on three R/C forums for a while and an admin on one. Had to give it up after a couple of years.

Folks, if you haven't been behind the scene on a forum you have no idea what a pain it can be. I wont rehash what Dr. said but if anything he understated the problems a mod has to deal with.

Best wishes and peace to you Dr. You will be missed.

 

I know I’m new here and don’t have anything to put in the pit on experience about rimfire rifles/pistols, but I have left other forums in the past due to the conduct of its members. I haven’t encountered any of that here. The one time I remotely had an issue it was figured out quickly, without the staff getting involved, that it was just a misunderstanding and I have no animosity towards that member. Never once was there anything anywhere near what I have seen/dealt with elsewhere. That alone is a testament to the staff keeping things inline for long enough that members take care of things the right way.

I also know what the staff have to go through behind the scenes. It’s not easy for them. Sometimes regular members have trouble being able to separate the fact that a person can be just a member or staff or both. It can be stressful and angering at times for staff members, but they are expected to be the face of the forum for absolutely nothing in return except a thank you and hopefully a nice forum to be on. They also do a lot to protect the forum from spammers and scammers that regular members will never know about.

@DrGunner I wish you happy and peaceful times on your break. It’s important sometimes to step back a little, breathe and reset.

 

Dr. -

Do what you think is best for you.

I recall a Ricky Nelson song from decades ago (Garden Party) and at the end he said "You can't please everyone so you've got to please yourself".

Good Luck but don't vanish.

 

I appreciate this forum because it is civil. profanity free and populated by a membership that is generally well informed and knowledgeable about the topics they address. The civility and lack of profanity is attributable to the membership and also, the moderators. The moderators somehow control the chaos.

On one occasion I started a thread which was subsequently deleted and I got a bit angry until one of the moderators (I think it was Lt. Crunch but maybe not) explained that it wasn't what I posted but rather, the posts of others which had crossed the line. I understood that.

As I have said before, being a Moderator is not a job which I would want. Too many grumpy old geezers like me to deal with.

 

If you're in it only to improve it, it will eat you alive...only the meglomaniacs don't tire of the grind. Hope you rest, recharge and return...God Bless.

 

To the members-

I started moderating almost 12 years ago, because RFC is the best forum on the net, IMHO.

I love this place.

I love it in spite of the fact that
there’s never a shortage of armchair quarterbacks and visionaries employing their myopic hindsight here, who don’t have a clue what it’s like to try to be fair to a community that is constantly bickering & squabbling, breaking simple rules, arguing about it, and acting thin skinned and entitled, just like school children. If any of you had half a clue what a typical day on RFC is like for me & my team, you’d lose the judgmental attitudes and become part of the solution, rather than perpetuate the problems.
But that’s not society today.

I’m very proud of the moderators who work so hard to be fair & patient, doing the job of keeping this place running the way Indy intended- 24/7, 365.

They do a yeoman’s job, every day, without any pay at all.

To my team- THANK YOU ALL, for your steadfast commitment, hard work, and fairness.

It’s amazing to me how often people here take the time to complain, yet how seldom they take the time to thank them for the work they do, for all of you.
Folks- every once in a while, take the time to thank a moderator. They’re only human, they do a very thankless job for all of you.

I truly love this community-

But I’ve come to realize that’s not set in stone.

I always promised myself-
when it stops being fun, I would take a step back and reassess.

It has definitely reached the time that I take a little break from all of this-

I’ll be around, lurking & learning like I used to do, for a little while.

I just need a little time to “reset”.

Please direct all problems, questions & concerns to anyone but me, for at least the next week.

Sincerely,
DrGunner

Dr thank you what you and the other moderators do. All of us at one time or another ask ourselves why we are doing something. I appreciate your candor and hope you resolve in your mind what is best for you. Personally I would like to see you continue in the role but understand your feelings .
Doug

 

Doc- you do so much around here. . . and are part of what makes this place great. Take care of you. You'll find the fun here. I know it.

 

Does this mean we get to fuss at Captain Crunch instead now?

 

I'm a newbie here with only 85 posts so go easy on me.

 

Seriously Doc, we love you, don't let it grind you down. You're good at what you do and we need you.

 

Hey!!!!
Looks like your age finally caught up with you……..🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
You’r so old and wise now! 😮😮😮😮😮😮 notice I did t say mature!

because……. You’re a toys R us kid…………

😁😁😁😁😁😁😎😎😎😎😎😎

all in good fun.
Hey old man Phil in Alabama, looks like they got your post count fixed.🤔🤗😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

Have a great day sir….

Dr.G

Thank you for being you sir.!
You are a unicorn

 

Phil in Alabama

Your such a newbie😁😁😁😁😁😁

 

Best little corner on the net, a hearty thank you to the Mods and the gun loving congregation.

 

Thank you for 12 years of being one of the adults in the room, I know how thankless moderating a forum can be. The internet doesn’t bring out the best in some people.

Enjoy the break, hopefully some rest will rekindle the joy you find here.